2016 HOKA ONE ONE Coaching Interviews: Coach Gags provides Ten pointers to get ready for championships
Coach Gags with Larry Eder, photo by the Shoe Addicts Coach Frank Gagliano is a fascinating combination of the anecdotal...
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.
Coach Gags with Larry Eder, photo by the Shoe Addicts Coach Frank Gagliano is a fascinating combination of the anecdotal...
Staten Island High School XC 5K Championships, Boys' race, by Jeff Benjamin Staten Island High School XC 5K Championships, Girls'...
Mike Capiraso, Mary Wittenberg, Peter Ciaccia, Jeff Benjamin, NYRR Night of Champions Jeff Benjamin, Gary Muerckhe, Dr. Norb Sander, Gene...
Michelle Carter, Olympic gold medalsit and the author, Jeff Benjamin, Rio 2016 Michelle Carter visited New Dorph High School in...
The Greats of York- Past Present and Future!!, L-R, Ron Craker, Jim White, Marris Baaken, Don Sage, Charlie Kern Jr.,...
Many American fans are still smiling over the amazing race of Matthew Centrowtiz, who won the Olympic 1,500 meters in...
Top photo: Vladamir Kasentsev (silver), Horace Ashenfelter (gold), John Disley (bronze), 1952 Olympic steeplechase medalists, Bottom Photo: Horace Ashenfelter took...
Jeff Benjamin caught up with 1964 Olympic champion Billy Mills, who has joined many concerned Americans over the new pipeline...
At the 1992 Olympic Trials in New Orleans, L-R, Joe Newton, Longtime York runner and volunteer -the Late Vito "Fido"...
Jeff Benjamin has written for American Athletics, American Track & Field and now, RunBlogRun. He is both journalist and track...