“I had a huge goal of trying to get the qualifying time for the England Masters in the half marathon. I spoke to Geoff about it all and he helped me to believe that I could do it.

His plan was very personal and challenged me throughout the 12 weeks, which shows that he listened to exactly what I needed!

He checked in on me through the process and was easy to confide in, the plan felt tough but I knew that I was making good progress!

On race day I was ready, Geoff even came to see me to cheer me on! It was the extra boost that I needed and I DID IT!

England Masters qualifying time…DONE! Thanks Geoff!”

Ben features in the Prime Video film ASICS Mind Games the Experiment.

The film follows a number of competitive mind gamers as they take on regular exercise to improve their rankings on the international stage.

All were largely inactive, exercising for less than 30 minutes a week.​ Ben followed a 16 week exercise training programme supervised by Geoff.

Alongside noting participants’ international gaming ranking, Dr Stubbs measured brain function and overall wellbeing at the start of the research period. The test data was collected again at the end of the four-month training programme to measure the impact of the exercise plan.

Geoff coached me over 16 weeks with the goal of getting a championship qualifying time in the London Marathon (sub 3:14). Having a previous PB of 3:25, this felt close to unachievable for me but Geoff wholeheartedly believed I could do it.

Geoff's coaching is attentive, kind and encouraging and each session was carefully planned around my schedule and how I performed the week before.

On marathon day I ended up having a horrendous race with lots of pain and cramps but with Geoff's support, and knowing he was tracking me every step of the way, it spurred me on to still achieve a time of 3:14:32.

Given everything I went through, and knowing my goal was already a long shot, I can't believe I managed to achieve this time and I couldn't have done it without Geoff's support every step of the way. Highly recommend as a coach and watch this space as he coaches me again for the next one!