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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.
Frank Shorter, VA Beach, 2012, photo by PhotoRun.net I remember watching Frank Shorter on TV winning the Munich Olympic Marathon....
This is a photo essay (plus links) on the great Rod Dixon's visit to Staten Island, as captured by Rod...
Shoe Dog cover courtesy of Scribner This review was done by Jeff Benjamin, on the day that the book was...
Matt Fitzgerald writes compelling books on high performance athletics. His ability to weave the anecdotal and scientific is one of...
Air Max Con NYC, photo by Brianna Benjamin The Air Max Con NYC took place a few weeks ago. Jeff...
The NY-NJ Track Club (note Coach Gags with hat in center, John Trautmann, NYNJTC blue tshirt in center, and Jeff...
So, we asked Jeff Benjamin to sit in front of his TV, and provide a copious review of the Day...
The 1988 Jesse Owens Awards Dinner: Left to right: Ruth Owens, 2-time Olympic PV gold Medalist Bob Richards, the Owen's...
Left to right-- Jeff Benjamin, Race Director Matt Lebow, and Michael Schnall, NYRR's Vice President for Community Engagement Initiatives.(Photo Courtesy...
Jeff Benjamin sent me a note about this book a few months ago. I was checking his story folder and...