Jeffrey J Hall

Jeffrey J. Hall (1960- ) born in Dayton, Ohio is an avid long distance runner and endurance athlete. He has completed scores of marathons, ultra-marathons, and triathlons including Ironman. His running adventures has taken him all over the United States. He completed the 50 State Marathon challenge in 2018.

Jeff started running at the age of 44 because of two life changing events. He kept detailed records and notes of his running and other adventures. This has developed into a passion of writing and story telling which resulted in his debut book: Tales of a Dirt Bag Runner, A 50 State Marathon Journey.

His current book projects include:

Tales of a Dirt Bag Runner, My Most Memorable Runs and Other (Mis) Adventures

Tales of a Dirt Bag Runner, A Rim 2 Rim 2 Rim Run at the Grand Canyon

Tales of a Dirt Bag Runner, What I Learned In Becoming A Long-Distance Runner

T'Was the Night Before Christmas and All Through the Station... (Based on the Christmas Eve poem he wrote in 1984 while on duty as a firefighter.)

Jeff is a retired USAF firefighter and a retired college educator. He and his wife, Elsie, live in Sun City West, Arizona where they spend there winters planning their Dirt Bag Runner adventures and their summers fulfilling them.

You can contact him at azrunnerdude@gmail.com or follow his adventures at www.facebook.com/talesofadirtbagrunner.