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Ben Dhiman

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Ben Dhiman is a trail runner who publishes first-person race essays. His 2026 90K du Mont-Blanc account explores adapting to heavy legs, negotiating technical descents and choosing when to attack within a closely matched lead group.

Own writing
First-person trail-race essaysSigned 2026 race recap.Source

21 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

15 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Ben Dhiman — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 3 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 0 editorial issuesOct 2024: 2 editorial issuesNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 0 editorial issuesApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 1 editorial issueJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 1 editorial issueAug 2025: 1 editorial issueSep 2025: 1 editorial issueOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 3 editorial issuesJun 2026: 1 editorial issueJul 2026: 0 editorial issuesAug 2026: 1 editorial issueSep 2026: 3 editorial issuesOct 2026: 1 editorial issueNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 3Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 2; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 1; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 1; Aug 2025: 1; Sep 2025: 1; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 3; Jun 2026: 1; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 1; Sep 2026: 3; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 0.

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Published in TUM

Looking for a performance coach

TUM linked Ben Dhiman’s announcement that he was seeking a performance coach after his UTMB win.

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López’s UTMB reflection

TUM recommended Joaquín López’s account of racing through fatigue and feeling he belonged among the runners he once looked up to.

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A debate over racing and progress

TUM linked Dakota Jones’s response to Ben Dhiman’s argument about preparation, pacing and performance.

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A film about Dhiman’s UTMB

TUM recommended Rémi Ferodet’s film following Dhiman’s thinking through the race and his still-unspecified next goal.

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Dhiman’s race essay and representation

TUM linked Dhiman’s argument for faster 100-mile racing and Rauf’s discussion of South Asian representation with him.

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UTMB’s fastest-ever times

TUM covered Dhiman and L’Hirondel’s wins and the depth of fast times. The issue separately explained the changed route before comparing editions.

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Why the UTMB marks need qualification

TUM distinguished fastest-ever times from course records after a reroute and described an unofficial route-adjustment estimate as a model, not a record.

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Dhiman, Chassagne and Olson

TUM reported the men’s podium and Olson’s account of nearly catching Chassagne. The result belongs to the 2026 route.

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UTMB recaps and interviews

TUM recommended the official recap and post-race conversations with Dhiman, Entrekin and Olson.

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Rauf on representation at UTMB

TUM recommended Rauf’s reflection on Dhiman’s win and outreach to South Asian and other communities.

Earlier coverage (11)
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Lavaredo 120K course-record wins

Namberger won his fourth Lavaredo 120K in 11:45:31 and Budha the women’s race in 13:33:18. Dhiman’s previous-year record and Bartholomew’s late-race position are distinct context.

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90K du Mont-Blanc results and accounts

Ben Dhiman: Men’s second ·9:38:02. Dated June 29 reporting; other editions and later outcomes remain distinct.

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Dhiman reflects on fifth at Transvulcania

Ben Dhiman reflected on his fifth-place Transvulcania finish and what the race taught him. This is his dated post-race perspective.

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The Transvulcania pre-race interviews

TUM linked Ben Dhiman’s pre-race Transvulcania interview; this preview does not establish a finish.

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A Transvulcania preview and former records

TUM named Ben Dhiman in the Transvulcania pre-race field, without asserting a later finish.

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The 2025 UTMB men’s podium

TUM reported second at UTMB 2025 in 19:51:37, top American man.

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The 2025 UTMB start-list preview

TUM discussed Ben Dhiman in its August 2025 UTMB start-list preview; no finish is established.

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Lavaredo’s 2025 results and a future plan

TUM reported the 2025 Lavaredo 120 K course record in 11:49:16.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 4, 2025

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Dhiman wins Ventoux’s 100K

Ben Dhiman won the 2025 Grand Raid Ventoux by UTMB 100K after pulling away late from a battle with Chassagne.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: May 2, 2025

Published in TUM

Dhiman’s Grand Raid account and a planned audio post

TUM recommended his first-person 2024 Grand Raid 100-mile account and noted a call for questions for a future audio AMA.

Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: October 29, 2024

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Blanchard wins Diagonale; TUM reports Bohard’s women’s win

Finished third on the 2024 Diagonale des Fous men’s podium; no time is given.

Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: October 22, 2024

Repeated links & other mentions (1)
Repeated link

Prior-issue link highlight

The October 9 most-viewed module highlighted Ben Dhiman’s search for a performance coach from the preceding issue.

Read & listen

Original public source

90K du Mont-Blanc race account

His own account of the front-group tactics and technical descents.

The Speedhiman Substack / Ben Dhiman

Connections

Responded to Dhiman’s racing argument in an essay

Dakota Jones

TUM linked Dakota Jones’s response to Ben Dhiman’s argument about preparation, pacing and performance.

Source

Made the linked film about Dhiman’s UTMB

Rémi Ferodet

TUM recommended Rémi Ferodet’s film following Dhiman’s thinking through the race and his still-unspecified next goal.

Source

Subject of Rauf’s linked conversation

Raziq Rauf

TUM linked Dhiman’s argument for faster 100-mile racing and Rauf’s discussion of South Asian representation with him.

Source

2026 win on the changed route; fastest-ever time, not a course record

UTMB

TUM covered Dhiman and L’Hirondel’s wins and the depth of fast times. The issue separately explained the changed route before comparing editions.

Source
Sources & notes

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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

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