Hansons-Brooks Distance Project
Template:Short description 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
Men
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- Shuaib Aljabaly
- JP Flavin
- Ethan Gregg
- Ben Kendell
- Zach Panning
- CarLee Stimpfel
Women
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- Anne-Marie Blaney
- Jessie Cardin
- Amy Davis-Green
- Sarah Disanza
- Maggie Donahue
- Caroline Garrett
- Melissa Johnson-White
- Dot McMahan
- Megan O'Neil
- Olivia Pratt
Notable Former Athletes
The 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]
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