Ben Hoffman

Ben Hoffman is an American professional triathlete from Grand Junction, Colorado, born in 1983, who races long-distance, non-drafting events. He studied Spanish at the University of Montana, discovered triathlon through a training book found on a summer trip to Alaska, and won the individual collegiate national championship in 2006 as his club team took the overall collegiate title. He turned professional after that summer, taking third place at the Wildflower Triathlon in 2007, and later moved his training base to Boulder, Colorado. He concentrates on the half-iron and full Ironman distances and has won six Ironman events, including Lake Placid, St. George, Wisconsin, Coeur d Alene and Ironman South Africa twice. His breakthrough at the Ironman World Championship came in 2014 when he placed second.