The Sydney Morning Herald logoThe Sydney Morning Herald logo{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@id":"https://www.smh.com.au","name":"Home"},"position":1},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@id":"https://www.smh.com.au/national","name":"National"},"position":2},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@id":"https://www.smh.com.au/topic/fitness-5xb","name":"Fitness"},"position":3}]}AdvertisementNationalFitnessHow Ben Turner went from catastrophic injury to running a marathonAfter being hit by a tram going 40km per hour, Ben Turner nearly died. But now, 20 years later, he's running the Melbourne Marathon. Video courtesy of Wayne Tindall / True North Films