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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.
This story was originally posted in 2015, as Jeff Benjamin took his family to the NIKE Headquarters. I am reporting...
We reposted this on the 51st anniversary of Steve Prefontaine's death. Special thanks to Seb Coe and Jeff Benjamin. Originally...
Skechers Aero Models Look To Take Off From The Pack Of The Rival Shoe Companies! 35 years ago in the...
Jeff Benjamin Book Review - Insight 800 By Ray Brown When longtime Indoor Track fans think of the phrase “Grabbing...
This is Jeff Benjamin's piece on the upcoming USATF championships coming to Randall's Island, New York in July 2026. Will...
Frank Shorter, 1972 Olympic gold medalist, 1976 Olympic silver medalist, wrote this piece in honor of his dear friend,...
Craig Engels, “I love pure racing and seeing who the best racer is.” by Jeff Benjamin Craig Engels has been...
Cordell Tinch has a story to tell Interview by Jeff Benjamin, story by Larry Eder A good athlete in high...
Sinclaire Johnson is the 2022 USATF Outdoor 1500m champion, and she has represented the U.S. at the World Athletics Championships...
The USATF Indoor is being held at Ocean Breeze on Staten Island. Jeff Benjamin, the Mayor of Staten Island running,...