Hansons-Brooks Distance Project

The Hansons-Brooks Distance project is an Olympic development program for post-collegiate distance runners. It has produced a number of notable professional runners. It is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan.[1]

above: Hansons-Brooks logo

Notable Runners

The project's first Olympian was Brian Sell at the 2008 Beijing Olympiad. The most recent success is that of Desiree Davila who finished second in the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston, TX, January 14, 2012. In August 2016, Davila placed 7th in the Olympic Marathon in Rio de Janeiro.[2]

On April 16, 2018, Desiree Linden was the first American woman in 33 years to win the Boston Marathon, with a time of 2:39:54.[3]

References
  1. "Hansons Running". www.hansons-running.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. Mich, Pan. "Rio 2016: Women's Marathon recap". VAVEL. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  3. "Desiree Linden Withstands the Rain to Win the Boston Marathon". Runner's World. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-16.


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