Team GB Day 1 round-up in Torun
March 21, 2026
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.
How can you not forget Sean McGorty's brilliant and gutty fight to get that third place on the US World...
This is the second of Jeff Benjamin's summer book reviews, and this guy can read, and review! Enjoy! Jeff...
This is Jeff Benjamin's piece on Steve Scott, the former AR holder in the mile at 3:47.69, the 1983 WC...
So, Jeff Benjamin is on summer break and he gets busy! He's working on columns for RunBlogRun on the World...
In his third edition of Countdown to America's World Championships, jeff Benjamin interviewed Galen Rupp, four time Olympian, two-time Olympic...
This is our second column, on Countdown to America's World Championships, written by Jeff Benjamin, senior writer for RunBlogRun and...
With just nine days until the 2022 World Outdoor Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Jeff Benjamin, senior writer for RunBlogRun...
Bill Squires was one of the finest distance coaches to coach in this country. What made him special? Well, he...
Steve Bence was a teammate of the late Steve Prefontaine, and key player in the rise of the Nike brand,...
As the Russian attack on Ukraine enters its third month, 1972 Olympic silver medalist Yevgeny Arzhanov corresponds with senior East...