Day One at the Sir Walter Raleigh Mile, shake out runs, plus a pre race dinner in three acts
The night before the Sir Walter Raleigh Mile dinner, at Runologie, August 2, 2018, photo by Jeff Benjamin The Sir...
Jeff Benjamin
Jeff Benjamin has written for 30 years for American Track and Field along with RunBlogRun. The Former President of the Staten Island AC & Chair of the Staten Island Running Association was the 5th man scorer for his 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 currently serves as the LDR Chairman for USATF NY. A passionate (or fanatical) follower of the Sport, some of Jeff's subjects have included Sebastian Coe, Emma Coburn, Eamonn Coghlan, Matt Centrowitz, Jim Spivey, Galen Rupp, Joe Newton, Tom Fleming, Ajee’ Wilson, Bill Rodgers, Allan Webb, Abel Kiviat, Jordan Hassay, Marty Liquori, Caster Semenya, Rod Dixon, Carl Lewis and Jim Ryun as well as Book Reviews and articles covering meets and races in the Northeast U.S.
Emily Lipari-Flyin’ Under the Radar, Nine Questions from RunBlogRun’s Jeff Benjamin
Emily Lipari, after 2017 HOKA ONE ONE Long Island Mile, photo by Jeff Benjamin This is a fun interview with...
Thirty Fifth Anniversary of Mary Decker Slaney’s Amazing 1983 World Champs!
Mary Decker-Slaney, with a youngish Jeff Benjamin, from the Benjamin photo collection Mary Decker-Slaney, 1982, in a year when she...
Craig Virgin, Olympic athlete and XC-Great, visits Staten Island, Photo essay by Jeff Benjamin and story courtesy of Staten Island Sports News Desk
RunBlogRun opines: Craig Virgin is one of the most iconic of America distance runners. He comes from the heartland of...
Making The World Cup Greater! An Open Letter To Sebastian Coe!
Look, we liked the Athletics World Cup, recently hosted in London. The next weekend, they even had good crowds in...
RunBlogRun Interviews Sean McGorty, Stanford runner goes pro
Sean McGorty is an NCAA Champion. The former Stanford star has now ventured to Europe, now as a pro athlete,...
Five Questions for Coach Matt Centrowitz
L-RCoach Matt Centrowitz, Former American University Star Jeff Brannigan, Runblogrun's Jeff BenjaminOlympic Champion Matthew Centrowitz. Note- After much Pleading, Matthew...
The Perplexities of Caster Semanaya (from the Rio Archives, August 2016)
Jeff Benjamin with Caster Semanaya Originally posted on August 18, 2016 Reposted on July 2, 2018 We repost this because,...
” I want Anthem People”, Carl Lewis Teaches “The Perfect Method”
Carl Lewis teaching "The Perfect Method", photo by Jeff Benjamin Carl Lewis working with some young athletes, photo by Jeff...
Steve Miller, Chairman of Board of USATF, speaks to RunBlogRun on the late Joe Newton, an exceptional coach
Steve Miller, photo courtesy of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo RunBlogRun opines: Steve Miller spoke to Jeff Benjamin about his...
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