Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone &#8211; Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches &#038; Legends During The War Against Corona

Jordan Hasay, with advisor, Paula Radcliffe, photo by Kevin Morris, @KevMofoto,

Kishane Thompson headlines Men’s 60 at BAUHAUS-Galan Indoor (WIT Silver) on 22 January 2026

Menno Vloon, European Indoor Champion, leads field at Klaverblad International Polsstokhoog Gala (WIT Challenger) on 17 January

Big Women’s 400 meters at Madrid World Indoor Tour Gold (January 6, 2026)

The 2020 Olympic Trials did not go well for Jordan Hasay. Dealing with injuries, and the pressure of personal attacks on her former coach, all added to the pressure. Battling injuries since 2018, Jordan had run 2:23.00 at Boston 2017 (3rd) and 2:20.57 in Chicago 2017 (3rd), and then the injury bug hit.

Recovering from Atlanta, Jordan Hasay sent a note to Jeff Benjamin on how to keep it together during this difficult time.

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona

Profile # 4

Jordan Hasay

By Jeff Benjamin

“Right when we got on lockdown I started running a bit (took 3 week break) so I can go outside to run alone (which I prefer anyways). I’m running only every few days though since I just had my break so I’m doing a lot of rowing (shout-out to Hydrow! Check it out if you need a home rower) and gym stuff. I am trying to spend the extra time to pray/mediate/do something special for others.

My advice to youngsters who have had their season canceled is to stay positive l! This is an opportunity to take a “productive pause” is what I’m calling it and work on any areas of weaknesses ðŸ’ªðŸ˜Š enjoy the flexibility of not having a competition schedule to really listen to your body and go easy when you need to back off but also don’t feel limited to push if you are feeling good and having fun with it!”

Jordan Hasay, Galen Rupp, photo by Kevin Morris / @kevmofoto

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Jeff Benjamin

Jeff Benjamin has written for 30 years for American Track and Field along with RunBlogRun. The Former President of the Staten Island AC & Chair of the Staten Island Running Association was the 5th man scorer for his Susan Wagner High School NYC XC City Championship team. Also a member of the College of Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame for XC, Jeff currently serves as the LDR Chairman for USATF NY. A passionate (or fanatical) follower of the Sport, some of Jeff's subjects have included Sebastian Coe, Emma Coburn, Eamonn Coghlan, Matt Centrowitz, Jim Spivey, Galen Rupp, Joe Newton, Tom Fleming, Ajee’ Wilson, Bill Rodgers, Allan Webb, Abel Kiviat, Jordan Hassay, Marty Liquori, Caster Semenya, Rod Dixon, Carl Lewis and Jim Ryun as well as Book Reviews and articles covering meets and races in the Northeast U.S.

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