A day in the Life - Hansons Brooks

In 1999 US distance running was at a low point. At the previous Olympics, Bob Kennedy lead the 5k in the final mile but his career was ending and there were not many athletes lining up to take his place. The 2000 Games was fast approaching and Americans were struggling to get Olympic standards just to make the US team, much less make the final of an event. Keith and Kevin Hanson at the time owned 8 successful shoe stores and they decided to give back to the sport they loved and do something about the lack of depth in U.S. distance running. They created Hansons Distance Project to help develop US distance runners. The goal was to give runners coming out of college, that could not get a shoe contract, a chance to continue to compete on a high level. The 2004 Trials was a coming out party for the now well seasoned Hansons-Brooks Distance Project: Brian Sell lead for a majority of the race and Hansons-Brooks teammates Trent Briney and Clint Verran finished 4th and 5th, respectively. The 2004 trials solidified Kevin and Keith's belief in the Hansons-Brooks program.

Doing well at the trials is not the goal on Nov 3rd. Top 3 and a trip to the Olympics Games is on the team's mind.

Hansons-Brooks has changed our sport for the better and Flotrack is going to go along for the ride in NYC. We will be getting a ton of interviews and footage of the the Hansons-Brooks' athletes and coaches at the most anticipated marathon........ Can I say ever? I know it is for me, but I am just a young pup. I am pumped because like Flotrack, Hansons-Brooks is all about the grassroots approach. Stay tuned all week as we go back stage with Hansons-Brooks.

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#23	Dave_x   March 5, 2008 at 12:41am haha, 1:56 left is hilarious reply
#22	Geoffrey Schofield   January 19, 2008 at 10:59pm i don't know...that is uncanny though reply
#21	Yo   January 6, 2008 at 4:31pm lmao i saw that too, simultaneously..did they coordinate this reply
#20	Googe   November 14, 2007 at 2:35pm ryan hall, textin on his blackberry what a player reply
#19	Mark From Flotrack   November 12, 2007 at 10:34pm There are always haters reply
#18	Sammy Korir   November 10, 2007 at 11:06am I hate these guys! reply
#17	7:33pm Anonymous   November 10, 2007 at 11:03am Guys that debut with 2:20s stay that way for a long time. If your a 2:15-20 guy its better to stay low and hungry for a non girl time;) reply
#16	Commish   November 10, 2007 at 3:26am Mark your editing skills are getting good! reply
#15	girl_loves_2_run   November 9, 2007 at 8:56pm once again, great job, Mark! reply
#14	GoBrian   November 8, 2007 at 9:12pm Hope you show some of the crazy's out on the fountain after the race...Brian Selllll.... reply
#13	Anonymous Coward   November 8, 2007 at 9:08pm chill simon reply
#12	Anonymous Coward   November 8, 2007 at 7:33pm haha, i love how joe waddles. great guy, one of the best distance coaches of our time. verran is not funny. hes a self obsessed wanna-be. if he is still running 2:14 four years from now, i will laugh. hard. reply
#11	Anonymous Coward   November 8, 2007 at 7:10pm yeah, I haven't been able to find a word from Abdi after the race. Is he too distraught? reply
#10	Anonymous Coward   November 8, 2007 at 7:09pm verran is a funny guy... reply
#9	Anonymous Coward   November 8, 2007 at 6:11pm what happened to abdi in the race? reply
#8	Anonymous Coward   November 8, 2007 at 5:51pm weird that hall, ritz, and sell were sitting in that order... reply
#7	Vigil Fan   November 8, 2007 at 1:51pm How could you have this video without mentioning coach Vigil? reply
#6	Dcsolo   November 8, 2007 at 11:20am that is coach Vigil...weird. reply
#5	Kay   November 8, 2007 at 10:30am Gimme more! reply
#4	Who   November 8, 2007 at 6:05am Was that Coach Vigil who was sharing a ride with the Flotrack/Hanson juggernaut? reply
#3	Brett Heimstead   November 8, 2007 at 2:17am f-in awesome.... mark you are the man, good stuff reply
#2	Vigilante   November 8, 2007 at 1:53am how come no interviews with good ol' joe? reply
#1	Anonymous Coward   November 8, 2007 at 12:52am I thought that fitting room was a port-a-potty reply