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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.
Craig Masback, photo courtesy of Runnerspace.com Steve Ovett, photo courtesy of BBC Craig Masback was a fine miler, used his...
Reposted on September 30, 2017 Someone just texted me about John's top ten tips, so I am reposting. A good...
Jeff Benjamin with Jordan Hasay, September 16, 2017, photo by PhotoRun.net Jordan Hasay is running the RNR Philly Half marathon...
Jeff Benjamin drove down to Philly to interview some of the top athletes at RNR Philadelphia Half marathon, a historically...
This is a review of The Brave Athlete, written by Jeff Benjamin. Jeff has written for American Athletics, American Track...
RunBlogRun comments: The HOKA ONE ONE Long Island Mile is becoming an institution. This year, the rain, the death of...
This is a new book review from Jeff Benjamin. We ask Jeff to provide book reviews for @runblogrun, and this...
Brenda Martinez, photo by Justin Britton Lauren Johnson, photo by Justin Britton Emily Lipari, photo by PhotoRun.net Here's Jeff Benjamin's...
RunBlogRun opines: Our sport has a colorful history, with characters who devoted their lives to our sport. Characters is a...
Jeff Benjamin wrote this piece on the upcoming HOKA ONE ONE Long Island Men's Mile. Jeff, as we have come...