The Hydra Patch Review: A new method using some old fashioned ideas!
The Hydra Patch Review - A new method using some old-fashioned ideas! By Jeff Benjamin Last month in Orlando, America’s...
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 Hydra Patch Review - A new method using some old-fashioned ideas! By Jeff Benjamin Last month in Orlando, America’s...
Reposted March 28, 2024 This was originally posted on April 4, 2021. Today is the 43rd anniversary of Craig Virgin's...
50 Years Later! February 2nd, 1974 - The Christchurch Commonwealth Games 1500 With Filbert Bayi, John Walker & Rod Dixon...
As Yared Nuguse prepares to race on the 200m surface at the Nike Armory, Jeff Benjamin, who will be covering...
Jeff Benjamin, senior writer for RunBlogRun, posted this piece on the gold medal for Bob Beamon, which goes on sale...
This is a piece from Jeff Benjamin on Jim Thorpe and his AAU Hall of Fame Induction video. Jeff Benjamin...
The 40th Anniversary Of Rod Dixon’s 1983 NYC Marathon Win! The Finale Episode! A Race For The Ages! By Jeff...
The 40th Anniversary Of Rod Dixon’s 1983 NYC Marathon Win! Part 3 - Running Into The Legend On The Jersey...
The Kiwi & The Chairman! By Jeff Benjamin 1983 began as a very rough time for Eamonn Coghlan. The Millrose...
The 40th Anniversary Of Rod Dixon’s NYC Marathon Win! 1983-2023 1st In A Series By Jeff Benjamin Being a novice...