2️⃣0️⃣ 🎂 – This year, the @hansonsbrooksodp celebrates 20 years with @brooksrunning
The Hansons-Brooks Distance Project is a team of elite American distance runners that was founded in 1999 by coaches and running store owners, Kevin and Keith Hanson. Frustrated with the lack of success in American distance running, the Hansons decided to invest in the sport by creating a team that focused on the power of teamwork.
The team started with three relatively unknown athletes who lived together, trained together, and competed together. Since then, the team has grown to nearly seven times its original size and has produced two Olympic marathoners in Brian Sell and Des Linden. The team’s success has helped shift American long distance training culture towards a “better together” mindset.
🗣️ “The groups that are out there like: The @brooksbeaststc with @dannytmackey - Danny was an athlete of ours. @naz_elite’s @coachbenrosario1 was an athlete of our’s. @djritzenhein, who is at OAC, was a...