Benjamin Polin

A Vosges runner who goes all out on the road 🏃

Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Benjamin Polin has made the Vosges his training ground and Épinal his home base, running under the colors of Athletic Vosges Entente Clubs. Between Cornimont, La Bresse and Le Valtin, he piles up the kilometers on roads that climb without warning. Before the SaintéLyon, one week of preparation even reached 261 km and nearly 6,000 m D+.

The clock follows the workload. In the half marathon, he clocked 1h05'53" in Thaon-les-Vosges in March 2025, which is a 21 km at roughly 3'07" per kilometer.

Ultra running appealed to him very early. In August 2022, he finished 19th at the 100 km World Championships in Berlin in 6h45'29", with a team silver medal to boot 🥈 . A year later, he won the 100 km of Steenwerck in 6h35'19", on those long straight roads of the North where the wind plays spoilsport. A two-time French 100 km champion (2022 and 2023), he can put two blue jerseys away in the closet 🏆 .

Benjamin Polin, neither road nor trail: a bit of both ⛰️

In March 2024, he followed up with the Gulf of Saint-Tropez Marathon, with 350 m D+ on the menu. Where the 30 km wall slows down many, Benjamin Polin went on the attack in the hills of Ramatuelle, between the 30th and 35th km, and sped toward his first national title in 2h23'10". A year later, in Sainte-Maxime, he did it again in 2h16'16" and took a second French marathon champion title.

The 100 km is a marathon with 58 extra km. In Bangalore, in December 2024, the heat doubled the toll: he finished 15th in 6h54'49" and came out as the first Frenchman in the standings 🌡️ .

On the trail side, he arrived in November 2025 at the SaintéLyon, an 80 km night race between Saint-Étienne and Lyon 🌙 . He led all the way to Saint-Genou, at km 45. Then back pain and cramps set in, and Sylvain Cachard passed him around km 56. Ultra-trail doesn't let itself be tamed in a single night.

Record and latest news: the clock suits him well ⏱️

On September 27, 2025, Millau rolled out its gorges and causses for him: he completed the 100 km de Millau in 6h19'18" and erased the record of Jean-Marc Bellocq (6h28'31"), which had stood since 1990 🔥 .

The 2026 season continues the momentum. On February 1, he finished 4th in the 10 km des Champs-Élysées in 28'52", first Frenchman and with a personal best to boot. On April 19, he cruised through the Lake Annecy Marathon in 2h13'20", more than 7 minutes ahead of Kenya's Benard Kipkorir Koros 🚀 . On June 27, he won the 23 km of the Mont-Blanc Marathon in 2h06'17" with 1,680 m D+, proof that the mountains don't scare him.

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