Updated November 3, 2026
Art Hall coached Jeff Benjamin. Art Hall, in 1973, picked Bill Rodgers off the ground, two miles from the NYC Marathon finish, and cajoled Bill to finish the marathon. Bill had become dehydrated.
This is a repost of a wonderful story on one of the real icons of New York running.
This story was originally published in 2011 and republished in 2022.
In mid-October, the New York Road Runners announced that the late Art Hall, Staten Island’s finest road runner, was being inducted into the NYRR Hall of Fame in the Class of 2022 alongside Mary Keitany.
We thought it was appropriate for our readers to remember Art Hall, who was mentored by the late Ted Corbitt and coached by senior writer Jeff Benjamin, who will also join this illustrious Hall of Fame.
This was The 50th NYC Marathon Rewind – Chapter # 1 – Remembering Art Hall, by Jeff Benjamin, for RunBlogRun. It was originally published in 2011.
Jeff Benjamin, who was coached by Art Hall, wrote this piece on Art, who passed away at the age of 64 in 2011. Art Hall played a huge part in the amazing movement that became the New York Road Runners.
Enjoy the story: Remembering Art Hall, by Jeff Benjamin, for RunBlogRun
