Apparently Ben had stamina enough to finish the race in 22:17, which was fast enough to make him win the gold medal in his age group of 45-49 years. Although it could have been quite different if Trent, another and top U.S. runner in the starting list, had been running too. But Trent was unable to start, as he was preparing for the team 4x200 meter relay a few minutes later.

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