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]
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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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