The Hansons-Brooks Distance Project is an Olympic development program for post-collegiate distance runners. The program was founded by brothers Kevin Hanson and Keith Hanson in Rochester Hills, Michigan in 1999, and joined by Brooks Sports as a sponsor in 2003.[1] It has produced a number of notable professional runners.[2] The Hanson brothers also operate four stores for runners in the Metro Detroit area.[3] The program is coached by Keith Hanson, Kevin Hanson, and Don Jackson.[4]
Current Athletes
editCurrent elite team memebers are:[5]
Men
edit- JP Flavin
- Wilkerson Given
- Ben Kendell
- Zach Panning
Women
edit- Anne-Marie Blaney
- Jessie Cardin
- Amy Davis-Green
- Sarah Disanza
- Melissa Johnson-White
- Dot McMahan
- Kathryn Munks
- Maddie Offstein
- Megan O'Neil
- Kassie Parker
- Olivia Pratt
- Michele Rink
- Stephanie Sherman
Notable Former Athletes
editThe project's first Olympian was Brian Sell in the marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Sage Canaday wrote a book titled Running For The Hansons about his experience with Hansons-Brooks, published in 2011.[6]
Desiree Linden finished second in the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston, TX. In August 2016, Linden placed 7th in the Olympic Marathon in Rio de Janeiro.[7] On April 16, 2018, Linden was the first American woman in 33 years to win the Boston Marathon, with a time of 2:39:54.[8]
Other notable former athletes include Natosha Rodgers, Neeley Spence Gracey, Bobby Curtis, Jake Riley, Shadrack Kiptoo Biwott, Dathan Ritzenhein, and Mohamed Hrezi.[9]
References
edit- ^ "The Great American Training Experiment That's Paying Off Big". www.runnersworld.com. 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "About Us - Hanson's Running Shop". www.hansons-running.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Store Information - Hanson's Running Shop". www.hansons-running.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "Meet the Coaches Hansons Running Shop- Michigans favorite running store". shop.hansons-running.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Meet the Team Hansons Running Shop- Michigans favorite running store". shop.hansons-running.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ Jeff Benjamin (2011-12-22). "Running for The Hansons, by Sage Canaday: RBR Book Review by Jeff Benjamin, note by Larry Eder". runblogrun.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ Mich, Pan. "Rio 2016: Women's Marathon recap". VAVEL. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ "Desiree Linden Withstands the Rain to Win the Boston Marathon". Runner's World. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Hansons ODP Records Hansons Running Shop- Michigans favorite running store". shop.hansons-running.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
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