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.
Ajee' Wilson is the finest American women's 800m runner of her generation. With silver medals at the 2016 and 2018...
Ryan Hill is one of America's finest distance runners. Competing for the Nike Bowerman TC, Ryan has PBS at 1500m...
Yomif Kejelcha runs 3:51.70 at the NBIGP, photo by PhotoRurn.net Mark my word. Yomif Kejelcha is not racing in Manhattan...
The NYRR Millrose Games will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the NYC Armory, the house that the...
Tommy Leonard and Jeff Benjamin, photo by Jeff Benjamin Tommy Leonard was one of those wonderfully colorful and eccentric people...
Jeff Benjamin, Sir Roger Bannister, Brianna, Amanda Benjamin, photo by Jeff Benjamin Original post, March 6, 2018 repost, January 8,...
Amanda Eccleston is an elite athlete for Brooks. Amanda has run 4:03.25 for the 1,500 meters and 4:25.64 for the...
The Sports Training Center that includes a basketball and volleyball court, fitness center, batting cage, showers and locker rooms, photo...
The HOKA ONE ONE Long Island Mile will be held on 5 September. It is one of the premier mile...
View this post on Instagram Woke up to see the perfect #mondaymotivation as I start the next block of training...