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 Hansons-Brooks Distance Project is still producing athletes with shots at making the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials and the U.S. Olympic team for the Summer Games in Paris. In 2023, the team is celebrating a 20-year partnership with Brooks Running. We paid the team a visit in Michig...