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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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Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 40, Women’s Pioneer Running Legend, Kathrine Switzer

by Jeff Benjamin

March 31, 2022

Katherine Switzer's book, Marathon Woman Running Network Writer Jeff Benjamin was Honored by the Staten Island Athletic Club in 1994.Joining...

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 39 Top Boston Athletic Association Runner, Jacob Thomson!

by Jeff Benjamin

March 31, 2022

Jeff Benjamin With Jacob Thomson right after Thomson's first sub-4 Mile, which he accomplished in 2018 at the Sir Walter...

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, A Special Profile!, Olympic Legend, World Record Holder And World Athletics Chief Sebastian Coe!

by Jeff Benjamin

March 31, 2022

World Athletics Yannis Nikolau, LetsRun Writer Jonathan Gault, World Athletics CEO Seb Coe, Running Network's Jeff Benjamin, from the Zoom...

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile 38, Road-Racing Legend Mark Curp

by Jeff Benjamin

March 31, 2022

Mark Curp leads Jon Sinclair and Pat Porter, photo by 1973 WHS reunion blogspot For five years, from 1985 to...

Farewell To Coogan’s – The Sport’s Shangri-La

by Jeff Benjamin

June 2, 2022

Coogans, photo by Jeff Benjamin After becoming the 6th High Schooler to break the 4-minute Mile, Drew Hunter (center) is...

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 37, U.S. Champion & Top NIKE Athlete, Donovan Brazier

by Jeff Benjamin

March 31, 2022

Jeff Benjamin and Donavan Brazier, photo by Jeff Benjamin Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone - Profiles Of...

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 36, World-Class Olympic Medalist Running Legend, Wendy Sly

by Jeff Benjamin

March 31, 2022

Wendy Sly was an Olympic silver medalist from the 1984 LA Olympic 3000 meters. The women's 3000 meters in LA...

Manhattan Athletics Announces Coach Conversations

by Jeff Benjamin

March 31, 2022

Photo courtesy of Manhattan Athletics Coach Matt Centrowitz Sr of Manhattan College Jaspers is putting together a Coaches Conversations on...

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 35, Top American Miler BROOKS Athlete Amanda Eccleston

by Jeff Benjamin

March 31, 2022

Jeff Benjamin and Amanda Eccleston, photo by Jeff Benjamin Amanda Eccleston is one of those American athletes gifted with good...

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 34, 2-Time Olympian, NCAA & World Class-Miler, Mike Durkin

by Jeff Benjamin

March 31, 2022

Jeff Benjamin, Ken Popejoy, Jim Spivey, Mike Durkin, Craig Virgin, photo by Jeff Benjamin Mike Durkin was a fine athlete...

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Jeff Benjamin

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 40, Women’s Pioneer Running Legend, Kathrine Switzer

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 39 Top Boston Athletic Association Runner, Jacob Thomson!

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, A Special Profile!, Olympic Legend, World Record Holder And World Athletics Chief Sebastian Coe!

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile 38, Road-Racing Legend Mark Curp

Farewell To Coogan’s – The Sport’s Shangri-La

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 37, U.S. Champion & Top NIKE Athlete, Donovan Brazier

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 36, World-Class Olympic Medalist Running Legend, Wendy Sly

Manhattan Athletics Announces Coach Conversations

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 35, Top American Miler BROOKS Athlete Amanda Eccleston

Awaiting The Baton In The Relay Exchange Zone – Profiles Of Athletes, Coaches & Legends During The War Against Corona, Profile # 34, 2-Time Olympian, NCAA & World Class-Miler, Mike Durkin

Clyde Hart’s Guide to 400 meter training (from 1996 Super Clinic Notes/World Coaches Notes)

Noah Lyles, The Clock Doesn’t Lie

2025 Spring Racing/Training Program, April 11, 2025, week 4, day 5, fourth week of year, Friday is an easy day!

Abby Steiner replies via twitter, on the curiosity about her new professional running contract

Mondo Duplantis and the Jump that made him the greatest of all time

What happened to the crowd at Eugene?

My Five Biggest Takeaways from the Men’s Olympic Trials Marathon, by Oliver Hinson

Frank Shorter’s Tribute to Jeff Galloway

Torun 2026, Day One: Best Quotes, Surprise of the Day, Stats of the Day

Team GB Day 1 round-up in Torun

2026 Spring Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), Saturday, March 21, 2026, Week 1 Day 6, a day at the races…

Jordan Anthony was the star on Day One of the World Athletics Championships

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Torun 2026, Day One: Best Quotes, Surprise of the Day, Stats of the Day

Team GB Day 1 round-up in Torun

2026 Spring Middle Distance Training (800m-5,000m), Saturday, March 21, 2026, Week 1 Day 6, a day at the races…

Jordan Anthony was the star on Day One of the World Athletics Championships

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