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Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 15, Top American Marathoner & Running Legend, Bob Hodge!

Jeff Benjamin by Jeff Benjamin
June 2, 2022
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image5.jpegBob Hodge and Bill Rodgers, Litchfield 1977, photo by Mac Kianon

image3.jpegBob Hodge, Randy Thomas, Vin Fleming, Litchfield 1980

image6.jpegAt Litchfield’s “The Village Resturaunt”
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Falmouth’s Russ Pelletier , Jeff Benjamin , Mary Novajasky Hawkins, Bobby Hodge

Jeff Benjamin just sent this piece by Bobby Hodge, one of my favorite athletes of all times. Bob Hodge is special because, he kept his training consistent, and showed what can happen when a fine athlete believes in one self. At the end of the day, Bob Hodge is a class act.

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

Profile # 15

Top American Marathoner & Running Legend Bob Hodge!

By Jeff Benjamin

“The current situation, while unnerving and a bit frightening, has not kept me from a fairly normal routine. I run every day and cover 25 miles/week. But I am no longer a competitive runner.

For those athletes who had competition planned this spring and summer it is a big challenge to overcome the disappointment but understand everyone is in the same boat.

Don’t be discouraged paramount stay safe and readjust your prior goals and training accordingly. Athletes need to be adaptable and great achievement goes hand in hand with some big letdowns.

Hopefully you can summon the desire and motivation to prepare for another day it will be a big test of one’s commitment.”

Looking For More Motivation?

Get A Copy Of Bob’s New Autobiography

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“Tale Of The Times – A Runner’s Story”

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/0998371203

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    Senior Writer Jeff Benjamin has written for almost 40 years for RunBlogRun! The Former President of the Staten Island AC & was the 5th man scorer for his 1982 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 is also a retired NYC DOE  history teacher. Some of Jeff's subjects have included Sebastian Coe, Eamonn Coghlan, Matt Centrowitz, Billy Mills, Joe Newton, Tom Fleming, Bill Rodgers, Abel Kiviat, Frank Shorter, Rod Dixon and Carl Lewis as well as Book Reviews and articles covering track meets and races primarily in the Northeast U.S. and beyond.

    Jeff has also covered Track & Field events at the 1996, 2016 & 2024 Olympic Games as well as the 2022 World T&F Championships in Eugene, Oregon. A noted T&F historian and chronicler of the athletic achievements of Jim Thorpe, Jeff helped with the restoration of Thorpe to the official IOC 1912 Record Books.

    In 2023 Jeff was honored with the awarded the prestigious James Dunaway memorial award for excellence in Track and Field journalism by the Track and Field Writers Association.

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