I’m Ben. A rower turned runner. I'm not a celebrity, not an influencer - just someone who believes ordinary people can do extraordinary things.
This July I’ll race 135 miles through Death Valley aiming to raise £30,000 for The Allegr Foundation.
Incredible acheivment to all involved ❤️
Well done Ben
Amazing!!
Amazing effort
Hope you survived!! lots of love Mickey and Ali
I feel the same way about Hove park run and the support crew at the cafe.
Well done Ben. A simply incredible effort, youve inspired me to never run again in my life 🤣
Well done! Quite a dramatic way of getting to cut Sheringham short! Fabulous achievement!
Well done - hope the sunburn has cured!
Amazingly mad!
BIG BEN, you're a superhero! Absolutely inspirational, many congrats to you and your incredible team! Dan & Clemmie xx
Huge congratulations from Leila and The Moreno Masey Team (whilst looking down on The Rose & Crown)
Well done Ben; you run and I'll paint!
What an epic challenge and huge congrats on finishing so well
Great stuff!
Astonishing!
Wow. From brenda
Amazing achievement!! Well done my friend
So inspiring Ben well done!
Wow what an achievement ❤️
A true legend
We are in awe - well done Ben and crew! Ange, Si, Ed and Ellie x
Fantastic, well done and for agood cause
Legend
Amazing. So inspired
Final miles! Lets go!
Not far now!
Amazing mate. Incredible!
Amazing Ben 💪🏻
Good luck Ben! Hope it goes well.
Good luck!
Awesome work Ben 🙌💪
Amazing effort Ben! From us all at the Harsbrook team.
Beat the Heat.
All the very best Ben. Go well.
Ben- Sunshine Looks Great On You
Just keep putting one foot infront of the other...
We're thinking of you - what a huge achievement even to get to the start line!
Good luck!
Wow....bonkers but very brave! Tig
The craziness just keeps coming! Utter madness triggers utter admiration. Go well, stay safe, see you in the WH for a celebratory (0% ABV) pint!
Go Ben... and support crew. Tremendous effort and cause
Amazing work Ben, you are a huge inspiration.
Good luck
Incredible effort Ben - wishing you the very best of luck and think how good that beer will taste at the end.Lauren F x
Best of luck Ben. Impressively mad!
Madness. But we love you pal.
In memory of our son, Alexander, who was about to embark on a charity bike ride across the US, and whose spirit echoes yours. Jacques and Karen Capelluto
Good luck Ben - youve got this!
In memory of John McCallum with whom i enjoyed a trip to Zabriskie Point in 1970
Smash it Ben and support crew. Good luck x
Sheffield with you in spirit
I knew there was insanity in your family!
Speechless!
Good luck out there! Incredible effort x
Sounds horrendous! But what a great cause - best of luck
Brutal Ben good luck
Officially certifiable. Good luck. Suzi
Extaordinary, very best of luck. Richard and Lindsay
Good luck Ben!! A completely brutal and super impressive challenge you've taken on there mate. Having thought about how much to donate, I thought I'd make it simple and make it simple and just go for the predicted temperature in degrees C!!! ;-))
Sounds absolutely wild! Have a great race.
Good luck big man, quite an astonishing thing to do.
From Avis and Brenda
Good luck!!
I will be thinking about you
Lead into the first corner and control the race from there.
Not sure enjoy is the right word, but I hope you're able to look back with immense pride and satidfaction. Well done!
Good luck James! You'll smash it.
Hope Sunday early pays off
Here's to hoping this is the pinnacle of your mental running madness! The years of preparation are now complete...time to go and get it done! Best of luck to you the epic crew!!
Best of luck!!
All the best - you can do it!
All the best! You can do it!
Don't forget the sprint finish
Good luck!
Awsome challenge! All the very best
You can thank Rich for this one Ben :-)
An incredible challenge, best of luck!
Good luck Ben!
Chapeau! (though best keep yours on in that heat!) x
You can do it! £1 for every mile! Love Teresa & David
Best of luck
Good luck from everyone at Barnes Runners!
Well done Ben... once youve done this and then the couch to 5k, your bucket list should be complete
Huge respect for this degree of madness! Go well xx
I'm Ben. You're baked Ben.
Go well, you beautiful idiots xx
Go get em Tiger!! Amazing thing to do. You ll nail it - loads if good vibes, love The Wattys Xx
Dear Ben Congratulations on tackling this incredible challenge. A pound a mile does not seem a lot,when you will probably be sweating that much.Good luck
Good luck to Ben and all the best to the fantastic support crew, from Rich's auntie Kaz x
I don’t usually fundraise off the back of races. But when you’re running 135 miles in 50°C heat, it feels right to make it count for something bigger.
Badwater 135 demands a four-person crew, equipment and countless supporters. The race itself is proof that nobody achieves anything extreme alone.
That’s exactly what Walk+Talk is built on - the idea that connection is what keeps people going.
I co-founded The Allegr Foundation because I’ve seen what happens when people show up for each other, week after week, with no agenda other than a shared purpose.
It changes lives. It changed mine.
This race is my personal Everest. But the real win is using it as a spotlight for a cause that deserves one.
Centred around our ‘Health through Connection’ mantra - we build activity programmes, fostering human connection, to improve wellbeing. Read more...
Our flagship programme is Walk+Talk. We run this in the community, and for the military veterans. It’s a simple and effective project, that gets people active, engaged and talking. The walks accommodate absolutely everyone - and with the help of social prescribing, also offer effective signposting support to those who are especially isolated and lonely - intercepting them before potential crisis.
The formula may be simple - but its impact is proving itself very positive and significant.
£100 - Trains and equips a new volunteer walk leader.
£500 - Launches and maintains an entire new Walk+Talk hub for a full year - weekly sessions, a trained leader, and a community that didn’t exist before.
As with all fundraising, there's often a cost to make campaigns happen. Whilst the majority of costs are covered by corporate sponsors, personally and other support there is sometimes a shortfall. We do have a policy in place to financially support a campaign - read about our fundraising linked event support. If you are interested in being a fundraising for The Allegr Foundation please get in touch.
Reaching our full target funds new Walk+Talk hubs across the UK and a part-time Volunteer & Walks Manager - a dedicated role to recruit, train and support the volunteers who make every session happen. Our walks rely on the generous time given by our volunteers; to scale responsibly, we need someone focused entirely on looking after them.
Walk+Talk is The Allegr Foundation’s flagship programme. Free, weekly community walks - open to everyone - that turn strangers into teammates and chip away at loneliness, one conversation at a time. We run sessions in the community and for military veterans.