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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.
The Challenging Road To Paris - 8th in A Series - Bryce Hoppel - By Jeff Benjamin One could say that Bryce...
The Challenging Road To Paris - 7th in A Series - Drew Hunter - By Jeff Benjamin Drew Hunter ran the race...
John Reniweicki placed 8th in heat 2 of the 1,500m on Friday night, June 21, 2024. He ran 3:38.03 and...
Craig Engels made the semi-final with his run last night in the heats, and he is racing in the semi-finals...
The Challenging Road To Paris - 4th in A Series - Leonard Korir - by Jeff Benjamin One could say that Leonard...
Jeff Benjamin’s Spring Book Reviews Second In A Series Bend Don’t Break - A Memoir Of Endurance By Frank O’Mara ...
The Challenging Road to Paris, the third in a series: Hillary Bor Last month, Hillary Bor returned to the site...
Sam Prakel is one of those amazing milers that one sees in North America. Sam, a graduate from the University...
Jeff Benjamin has written for our media group since 1990. First, it was American Athletics; then, it was American Track...
Jeff Benjamin’s Spring Book Reviews First In A Series CHASING FOUR: A Personal History of Work and Play By Gene McCarthy...