Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - N'afọ 1986, Benning meriri n'asọmpi AAA nke mita 3,000, wee nọrọ n'ọkwa nke anọ n'egwuregwu Commonwealth na Edinburgh. Na 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
ọ gbara onye nke iri abụọ, nke asaa ya n'ime mmadụ iri abụọ kacha eme nke ọma n'asọmpi ahụ. N'oge ọkọchị, ọ meriri aha UK Championship 1500 m. Mgbe ahụ na asọmpi egwuregwu ụwa na Rome na Septemba, ọ ruru asọmpi ikpeazụ nke 3000 m maka oge nke abụọ, na-emecha 12 na 8:57.92.