Ben Smith

ABERDARE VALLEY AAC · ABERV · Aberdare Valley · Aberdare Valley AAC · Brighton & Hove AC · CHELM · Cardiff · Chelmsford AC · EalE · Ful-On Tri · KENDAL AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB · Kendal Amateur Athletic Club · Kendal-Helm Composite · MANSH · Mansfield · Mansfield Harriers · Mansfield Harriers & AC · Mansfield Harriers & Ac · Newark AC · Newark Ac · Rugby & Northampton AC · SWANSEA HARRIERS · Salford Metropolitan Ac · Salford Mets · Swansea Harriers · Swansea Harriers Athletic Club

#40436

#24120 men

Overall rank

-3.79

Rating

Races rated

Results

#26021

#16336 men

Cross-country rank

#2554

#1717 men

Track rank

#3005

#3004 men

Road rank

Personal bests

Event	Best	National rank	All-time
Half Marathon	01:17:04	#332 of 25731 (2023)	#873 of 66461
800m	01:55.27	#291 of 1752 (2024)	#1184 of 6504
1500m	04:07.94	#289 of 757 (2019)	#2341 of 6191
10K	00:39:52	#984 of 8253 (2022)	#2635 of 21974
Marathon	02:51:15	#2055 of 21073 (2024)	#4027 of 43093

National rank by time among athletes collected so far, in that event & year.

Form over time

Season-by-season ability from the time-varying model. Higher is stronger.

Race history

Date	Race	Club	Time	Place
2026
2026-03-07	UK CAU Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships — UK CAU Inter Counties Cross Country Championships↗	SUSSEX	—	137
2026-02-21	English National Cross Country Championships — Nationals XC 2026↗	Chelmsford AC	—	129
2026-02-07	Manchester Area Cross Country League — Match 5 (Heaton Park)↗	Salford Metropolitan Ac	—	49
2026-01-24	SEAA South of England AA Champs incl. London / National XC — SEAA Main Cross Country Championships↗	Chelmsford AC	—	85
2026-01-17	South East Lancashire Cross Country League — 2026-01-17↗	Salford Metropolitan Ac	—	11
2026-01-03	Essex County Cross Country Championships — Essex Athletics Cross Country Championships 2025/26↗	Chelmsford AC	—	18
2025
2025-12-06	South East Lancashire Cross Country League — 2025-12-06↗	Salford Metropolitan Ac	—	12
2025-11-08	Essex Cross Country League — Hainault Forest↗	Chelmsford AC	—	11
2025-10-25	South East Lancashire Cross Country League — 2025-10-25↗	Salford Metropolitan Ac	—	15
2025-10-25	Essex Cross Country League — One Tree Hill↗	Chelmsford AC	—	17
2025-10-11	Metropolitan Cross Country League — Race 1 Race 1↗	EalE	—	217
2025-02-22	English National Cross Country Championships — English National Cross Country Championships↗	Chelmsford AC	—	230
2025-01-25	SEAA South of England AA Champs incl. London / National XC — SEAA Main Cross Country Championships↗	Chelmsford AC	—	121
2025-01-18	South East Lancashire Cross Country League — 2025-01-18↗	Salford Mets	—	17
2025-01-04	Essex County Cross Country Championships — Essex Cross Country Championships↗	Chelmsford AC	—	17
2025	Cardiff Half Marathon↗	—	01:45:08	3816
2025	Sussex Cross Country League — Goodwood↗	Brighton & Hove AC	—	8
2024
2024-11-16	South East Lancashire Cross Country League — 2024-11-16↗	Salford Mets	—	23
2024-09-14	English National Cross Country Championships — Saucony National Cross Country Championships↗	Chelmsford AC	—	148
2024-03-02	John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League — Parc Pont-y-Pwl (Pontypool)↗	Swansea Harriers Athletic Club	—	162
2024-01-27	Midland Counties AA — Midland Counties Cross Country Championships — Midland Cross Country Championships↗	Rugby & Northampton AC	—	8
2024-01-07	British Milers' Club — Sheffield Indoor 07 Jan 2024	Mansfield Harriers	01:55.27	4
2024	London Marathon↗	—	02:51:15	1064
2024	London Marathon↗	—	02:59:18	1793
2024	Vitality London 10,000↗	—	00:49:58	2378
2023
2023-12-02	John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League — Blaise Castle, Bristol↗	Swansea Harriers Athletic Club	—	248
2023-11-11	John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League — Llandaff Fields, Cardiff↗	Swansea Harriers Athletic Club	—	356
2023-02-25	English National Cross Country Championships — Saucony National CC Champs↗	Rugby & Northampton AC	—	129
2023-02-25	English National Cross Country Championships — Saucony National CC Champs↗	Chelmsford AC	—	229
2023-02-11	John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League — Margam Park, Port Talbot↗	Swansea Harriers Athletic Club	—	180
2023-01-28	SEAA South of England AA Champs incl. London / National XC — SEAA XC↗	Chelmsford AC	—	143
2023	Cardiff Half Marathon↗	—	01:26:38	472
2023	Cardiff Half Marathon↗	Swansea Harriers	01:39:31	1625
2023	Royal Parks Half Marathon↗	—	01:17:04	20
2023	Vitality London 10,000↗	—	00:48:28	2080
2022
2022-12-03	John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League — Pembrey Country Park↗	Swansea Harriers Athletic Club	—	159
2022-11-12	John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League — Blaise Castle, Bristol↗	Swansea Harriers Athletic Club	—	223
2022-11-12	Surrey XC League — 2022-23 Men Div 3/4 Match 2↗	Ful-On Tri	—	50
2022-10-15	John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League — Llandaff Fields, Cardiff↗	Swansea Harriers Athletic Club	—	243
2022-10-15	John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League — Llandaff Fields, Cardiff↗	Swansea Harriers Athletic Club	—	41
2022-07-23	British Milers' Club — Trafford Grand Prix 23 July 2022	Mansfield	01:55.54	4
2022-05-18	Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre track night↗	CHELM	4:59.48	5
2022-03-12	UK CAU Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships — Inter Counties XC↗	Northamptonshire	—	85
2022-01-09	British Milers' Club — Sheffield Indoors 09 Jan 2022	Mansfield Harriers	01:57.06	2
2022	Brecon Carreg Cardiff Bay 10K↗	SWANSEA HARRIERS	00:39:52	142
2022	Cardiff Half Marathon↗	ABERDARE VALLEY AAC	01:37:49	982
2022	The Big Half↗	—	01:28:51	760
2021
2021-08-24	British Milers' Club — Trafford Gold Standard 24 August 2021	Mansfield Harriers & Ac	01:55.48	3
2021-07-24	British Milers' Club — Loughborough Grand Prix 24 July 2021	Mansfield	01:56.89	4
2019
2019-06-22	Welsh Athletics League Fixture 3 2019↗	ABERV	4:39.56	8
2019-06-01	British Milers' Club — Milton Keynes Pb Classic 01 June 2019	Mansfield	04:07.94	7
2019-05-29	Watford Open Graded Meeting↗	MANSH	4:12.02	10
2019-03-09	UK Athletics Cross Challenge — The British Athletics Cross Challenge↗	Nottinghamshire	—	122
2018
2018-11-24	UK Athletics Cross Challenge — 2018 British Athletics Liverpool Cross Challenge↗	Mansfield Harriers & AC	—	52
2018-03-10	UK CAU Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships — UK CAU Inter Counties XC↗	Nottinghamshire	—	74
2018-03-03	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2018-03-03↗	Kendal-Helm Composite	—	11
2018-02-17	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2018-02-17↗	Kendal-Helm Composite	—	15
2018-02-11	John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League — Pontypool Park↗	Aberdare Valley AAC	—	19
2018-01-27	Northern Athletics — North of England Cross Country Championships 2018↗	Kendal Amateur Athletic Club	—	128
2018-01-13	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2018-01-13↗	Kendal-Helm Composite	—	22
2017
2017-12-09	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2017-12-09↗	Kendal-Helm Composite	—	22
2017-12-03	John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League — Pembrey Country Park↗	Aberdare Valley AAC	—	27
2017-11-25	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2017-11-25↗	Kendal-Helm Composite	—	28
2017-11-11	John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League — Brecon Leisure Centre, Brecon↗	Aberdare Valley AAC	—	27
2017-10-14	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2017-10-14↗	Kendal-Helm Composite	—	18
2017-06-03	British Milers' Club — Milton Keynes Pb Classic 03 June 2017	Newark Ac	04:25.25	7
2017-03-04	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2017-03-04↗	Kendal-Helm Composite	—	17
2017-02-25	English National Cross Country Championships — Under 15 Boys	Newark AC	—	78
2017-01-28	Northern Athletics — North of England Cross Country Championships 2017↗	KENDAL AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB	—	142
2017-01-14	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2017-01-14↗	Kendal-Helm Composite	—	22
2016
2016-11-26	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2016-11-26↗	Kendal-Helm Composite	—	25
2016-10-29	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2016-10-29↗	Kendal-Helm Composite	—	14
2016-10-01	Mid Lancs Cross Country League — 2016-10-01↗	Kendal-Helm Composite	—	17
2016-06-04	British Milers' Club — Milton Keynes Pb Classic 04 June 2016	Newark Ac	04:28.79	8
2016-05-02	British Milers' Club — Millfield Pb Classic 2Nd May 2016	Cardiff	02:33.00	7
2014
2014-05-05	British Milers' Club — Millfield Pb Classic 05 May 2014	Cardiff	02:36.56	9
2013
2013-05-06	British Milers' Club — Millfield Pb Classic 06 May 2013	Aberdare Valley	02:44.30	8

Ratings are head-to-head (Bradley–Terry) over finishing places across cross-country, track and road. Times are ranked nationally per event. Identity is resolved across clubs and disciplines; results shown are those collected so far.