Colin Bennie

Colin Bennie is an American distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He was an All-American runner at Syracuse University before shifting to longer races after college. Bennie placed in the top 10 at the 2020 and 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon.

Early life Bennie grew up in Princeton, Massachusetts, and attended Wachusett Regional High School. He was the Massachusetts state runner-up in the 2-mile run with a time of 9:25. Bennie continued his career at Syracuse University, where he earned NCAA All-American honors in cross country. On the track, he registered times of 28:37 in the 10,000 meters and 13:38 for 5,000 meters. While competing for the Orange, Bennie was teammates with elite marathoners, Martin Hehir and Joe Whelan.

Career After graduating from Syracuse in 2018, Bennie made a successful transition to longer races. In a 2021 interview, Bennie stated that his two older brothers inspired him to train for marathons. He placed 19th at the 2019 Houston Half Marathon in a time of 1:02:46, which qualified him for the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (marathon).

Bennie took 6th place at the 2019 USA 15 km Championship in a time of 44:16. In the fall of 2019, he claimed 11th at the USA 20 km Championship. Later in 2020, Bennie improved his marathon time to 2:09:38 at the Marathon Project event in Arizona.

In 2022, Bennie finished 5th at the USA 15 km Championship and 19th at the Boston Marathon. In the fall, Bennie placed 12th at the 2024 New York City Marathon.

At the 2025 Boston Marathon, Bennie placed 18th in a time of 2:11:46. He was the 6th American finisher. In the fall of 2025, Bennie finished 15th at the New York City Marathon.