The "Legends"

BOB SCHUL - back to top

BOB WAS THE 1964 OLYMPIC CHAMPION AT 5,000 METERS IN TOKYO. HE HELD FIVE AMERICAN AND ONE WORLD RECORD. SCHUL IS THE ONLY AMERICAN DISTANCE RUNNER WHO HAS WON A GOLD MEDAL WHILE BEING THE FAVORITE GOING INTO THE GAMES. PICKED BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED AND TRACK AND FIELD NEWS TO WIN THE GOLD MEDAL BASED ON HIS HAVING THE FASTEST TIME IN THE WORLD THAT YEAR (13:38) AT 5K (WORLD RECORD WAS 13:35), AS WELL AS SETTING A NEW WORLD RECORD IN THE TWO MILE (8:26.4) AND 3:58.9 IN THE MILE. (ALL WERE RUN ON DIRT TRACKS)(THE 13:38 IS EQUAL TO A 13:14 ON THE ALL-WEATHER TRACKS.) AS A SOPHOMORE AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OHIO), HE RAN 4:12.1 IN THE MILE FOR A NEW SCHOOL RECORD. DURING THE OUTDOOR SEASON HE WENT UNDEFEATED AT 5000 METERS, BREAKING THE AMERICAN RECORDS FOR THREE MILES IN 13:15.4 AND THE 5K IN 13:38, RUNNING THE LAST LAP IN: 54. (THE WORLD RECORD WAS 13:35) AFTER WINNING THE USA VS. USSR MEET, THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE FIRST OLYMPIC TRIALS IN JUNE, HE BROKE THE WORLD RECORD FOR TWO MILES. (8:26.4) HE THEN RAN HIS SECOND MILE UNDER FOUR MINUTES (3:58.9). BOB IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE AMERICANS TO WIN A GOLD MEDAL IN A DISTANCE RACE IN OLYMPIC HISTORY.
WES SANTEE: WES SANTEE (BORN MARCH 25, 1932) WAS AN AMERICAN MIDDLE DISTANCE RUNNER AND ATHLETE WHO COMPETED MAINLY IN THE 1,500 METERS.
BORN IN ASHLAND, KANSAS, SANTEE WAS NICKNAMED THE "ASHLAND ANTELOPE." SANTEE ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL IN ASHLAND, WHERE HE SET A STATE RECORD IN THE MILE RUN. HE LATER ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS WHERE HE SET RECORDS IN CROSS COUNTRY AND THE MILE AND TWO-MILE EVENTS. HE WAS THE INDIVIDUAL NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION IN 1953, WHILE LEADING HIS TEAM TO THE OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
SANTEE COMPETED IN THE 5,000 METERS IN THE 1952 SUMMER OLYMPICS AT HELSINKI, FINLAND, BUT DID NOT WIN A MEDAL. THREE YEARS LATER, SANTEE WON THE SILVER MEDAL IN THE 1,500 METERS AT THE 1955 PAN AMERICAN GAMES IN MEXICO CITY.
DURING THIS PERIOD, SANTEE WAS ONE OF THE TOP MILERS IN THE WORLD, ASPIRING TO BECOME THE FIRST MAN TO RUN A FOUR-MINUTE MILE. HIS CHIEF COMPETITORS WERE GREAT BRITAIN'S ROGER BANNISTER AND AUSTRALIA'S JOHN LANDY.
ON MAY 6, 1954, BANNISTER BECAME THE FIRST TO BREAK THE BARRIER WITH A HISTORIC TIME OF 3:59.4. SEVEN WEEKS LATER, LANDY SURPASSED BANNISTER'S MARK.
IN EARLY 1955, SANTEE CAME BREATHTAKINGLY CLOSE TO A FOUR-MINUTE MILE OF HIS OWN, WITH A TIME OF 4:00.5. UNFORTUNATELY, SANTEE WOULD NEVER SURPASS THIS TIME. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, SANTEE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION (AAU) IN A DISPUTE OVER HIS AMATEUR STATUS. IN 1956, SANTEE WAS PERMANENTLY BARRED FROM AMATEUR EVENTS, ENDING HIS CHANCE TO SURPASS BANNISTER AND LANDY AND ALSO COSTING HIM A PLACE IN THE 1956 SUMMER OLYMPICS AT MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.
DURING HIS ABBREVIATED CAREER, SANTEE SET WORLD RECORDS IN THE 1,500 METER RUN, INDOOR 1,500 METER RUN AND INDOOR MILE.
SANTEE'S TRACK CAREER, INCLUDING HIS RIVALRY WITH BANNISTER AND LANDY AND HIS TROUBLES WITH THE AAU, IS CHRONICLED IN NEAL BASCOMBE'S 2004 BOOK THE PERFECT MILE. A FILM BASED ON BASCOMBE'S BOOK IS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT.

DON BOWDEN - back to top

THE FIRST AMERICAN TO RUN A MILE UNDER 4 MINUTES IN 1957. HE COMPETED IN THE 1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPICS IN THE 1500-METER RUN.
BY PAULA PARRISH ( FROM WWW.RECORDNET.COM/)
SPECIAL TO THE RECORD
SEPTEMBER 06, 2005 6:15 AM

HIS FACE, WHEN HE CROSSED THE FINISH LINE 48 YEARS AGO, COULD HAVE COME STRAIGHT OUT OF "HAPPY DAYS." EVEN WHEN HE WAS STRAINING ON HIS LAST STEPS TO BECOME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO BREAK THE FOUR-MINUTE MILE, DON BOWDEN LOOKED LIKE HE LIVED RIGHT NEXT TO RICHIE CUNNINGHAM -- INNOCENT, FRESH-FACED, BOY-NEXT-DOOR.
IT WAS 1957, A TIME OF UNQUENCHABLE OPTIMISM INAMERICA. THE GREATEST GENERA-TION HAD SURVIVED THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND DRIVEN BACK HITLER, ONE OF THE MOST HORRIFIC MADMEN THE WORLD HAS KNOWN, ALONG WITH IMPERIALIST JAPAN. WHAT COULDN'T WE AMERICANS DO? WHAT COULDN'T WE ACCOMPLISH, IF WE SIMPLY TRIED? THE SPACE RACE WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN. RACE RELATIONS WERE JUST STARTING TO HEAT UP, WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN ITS INFANCY.
ELVIS WAS JUST ASCENDING HIS THRONE. EVEN WITH FEARS FROM THE COLD WAR LOOMING, MIDDLE-CLASS AMERICA WAS BLOSSOMING WHILE WATCHING "I LOVE LUCY" AND "GUNSMOKE." G.I. BILL COLLEGE GRADUATES WERE JUMPING ON CAREER TRACKS EVERYWHERE, IN EVERYTHING FROM INDUSTRY TO SCIENCE AND POLITICS.
IN SPORTS, AMERICA'S NATIONAL PASTIME WAS STILL BASEBALL, WITH MICKEY MANTLE AND WILLIE MAYS, AND BROOKLYN FANS MOURNING THE LOSS OF THE DODGERS TO LOS ANGELES.
IN TRACK AND FIELD, BRITON ROGER BANNISTER HAD BROKEN THE FOUR-MINUTE MILE ON MAY 6, 1954. FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, NO AMERICAN COULD MIRROR THAT FEAT. THEN, DON BOWDEN, A 20-YEAR-OLD MIDDLE DISTANCE RUNNER AT CAL, STEPPED ONTO THE TRACK AT BAXTER STADIUM WHERE THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC CAMPUS IS TODAY FOR THE PACIFIC ASSOCIATION-AAU MEET.
"NO AMERICAN HAD RUN IT, SO THERE WAS ALWAYS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT WHY NOT AND WHEN IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN," BOWDEN, NOW 69, SAID BY PHONE FROM HIS HOME IN SARATOGA.
BOWDEN REMEMBERS THAT COOL STOCKTON SUMMER EVENING CLEARLY.
"IT WAS JUNE 1, 1957," BOWDEN SAID. "I HAD JUST DRIVEN TO STOCKTON AFTER TAKING A FINAL EXAM. I WAS PRIMARILY A HALF-MILER, THAT WAS MY BEST EVENT.
"BUT THIS WAS MY LAST CHANCE TO RUN THE MILE, BECAUSE FROM THERE ON OUT, I WOULD BE CONCENTRATING ON THE HALF-MILE. MY COACH THE LEGENDARY BRUTUS HAMILTON SAID, 'LET'S GIVE IT A TRY AND SEE IF YOU CAN DO IT.'"
EARLIER THAT SPRING, BOWDEN HAD RUN A 4:01.6 IN THE MILE AS THE ANCHOR FOR CAL'S MEDLEY RELAY TEAM.
"MY COACH WAS GIVING ME THE BREAKDOWN LAP TIMES EVERY TIME AROUND, SO I KNEW," BOWDEN SAID. "THEN, AS I WAS COMING DOWN THE BACKSTRETCH, THE ANNOUNCER STARTED ENCOURAGING THE CROWD, TELLING THEM I WAS ON PACE TO BREAK THE FOUR-MINUTE MILE. IT WAS JUST A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT. EVERYTHING CAME TOGETHER."
HIS TIME? 3:58.7.
ACCORDING TO THE STORY IN THE RECORD BY REPORTER AL GOLDFARB, "BOWDEN STEPPED OFF THE FEAT WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF EVEN BEING PUSHED. ONLY THE PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER AND THE CROWD OF ABOUT 3,500 URGED HIM ON, WHILE THE CLOSEST MAN TO HIM FINISHED 80 YARDS BACK AND CROSSED THE FINISH LINE ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER. HE SEEMED BARELY WINDED AT THE FINISH."
THE PREVIOUS FASTEST AMERICAN MILE HAD BEEN RUN BY WES SANTEE 4:00.5.
BOWDEN HAD LAP TIMES OF 59.7, 61.1, 59.8 AND 58.1.
TODAY, THERE'S A PLAQUE HONORING BOWDEN'S ACCOMPLISHMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STUDENT DINING HALL THAT SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING OF RESIDENCE HALLS AT UOP. LIKE HISTORICAL MARKERS EVERYWHERE, IT'S BARELY, IF EVER, NOTICED BY THE UOP STUDENTS WHO RUSH BY EVERY DAY, SLAMMING COKES OR ADJUSTING BACKPACKS. BUT ONCE LAST WEEK, WHILE A REPORTER WAS WATCHING, A YOUNG WOMAN PAUSED AND LOOKED INTO THE SHADE, TOWARD THE RED BRICK WALL WHERE THE PLAQUE HANGS. SHE SQUINTED -- BUT THEN HER CELL PHONE RANG AND SHE WALKED AWAY.
SO MUCH FOR A HISTORY LESSON.
BOWDEN WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN AND THE YOUNGEST MAN AT THAT TIME TO BREAK THE FOUR-MINUTE MILE, AN AMERICAN RECORD THAT HE HELD FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS.
TODAY, BOWDEN IS SEMI-RETIRED. HE OWNS AN EXPORT BUSINESS FOR SPORTS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LIKE SURFACES FOR TENNIS COURTS. A RACE BEARING HIS NAME WAS HELD HERE IN STOCKTON IN 2001-2003. LAST SUMMER, HE WAS AMONG 17 RENOWNED MILERS HONORED AT A FETE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THAT COMMEMORATED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BANNISTER'S FIRST SUB-FOUR-MINUTE MILE.
"ALL OF THEM HERE ARE SUB-FOUR-MINUTE MILERS AND WHEN THOSE GUYS RAN A SUB-FOUR-MINUTE MILE, A SUB-FOUR-MINUTE MILE WAS A BIG DEAL," SAID U.S. RUNNER ALAN WEBB, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE WASHINGTON POST DURING THE EVENT.
WEBB WON THE 1,500 METERS IN LAST YEAR'S OLYMPIC TRIALS. INTERNATIONAL MEETS, LIKE THE OLYMPICS AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, USE THE METRIC SYSTEM AND HOST THE 1,500, NOT THE MILE.
IN 2001, WEBB BROKE JIM RYUN'S 36-YEAR OLD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL RECORD IN THE MILE 3:53.43.
"BEING HERE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M PART OF THE CLUB," WEBB SAID.
BESIDES BOWDEN, WEBB AND SANTEE, ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE SUB-FOUR-MINUTE CLUB WHO WAS THERE THAT NIGHT LAST YEAR WAS CRAIG MASBACK, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF USA TRACK & FIELD.
"GIVEN THE FACT THAT MORE THAN 50 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST SUB-FOUR-MINUTE MILE, WE STILL CELEBRATE AN ATHLETE'S FIRST TIME UNDER THAT BARRIER, DON'S ACHIEVEMENT REMAINS REMARKABLE," MASBACK SAID LAST WEEK. "AS THE FIRST AMERICAN TO BREAK FOUR, DON'S PLACE IN AMERICAN TRACK AND FIELD HISTORY IS SIGNIFICANT AND SECURE. HE USHERED IN AN AREA OF GREAT AMERICAN MILING THAT INCLUDED AN AMERICAN BECOMING THE FIRST MAN, JIM BEATTY, TO BREAK FOUR MINUTES INDOORS AND WAS FOLLOWED BY TWO LEGENDS, JIM RYUN AND MARTY LIQUOURI.
"AT A PERSONAL LEVEL, WHEN I MOVED FROM THE 1/2 MILE TO THE MILE AS A COLLEGE JUNIOR, I USED THE EXPERIENCES AND STORIES OF THOSE MILERS WHO CAME BEFORE ME FOR EDUCATION AND INSPIRATION. DON, TOO, MOVED FROM THE 1/2 MILE TO THE MILE IN COLLEGE, AND HIS 3:58.7, WHICH MADE HIM THE THIRD-FASTEST MILER EVER WHEN HE RAN IT, WAS REMARKABLE IN PART BECAUSE HE RAN IT ON THE SAME DAY THAT HE TOOK A FINAL EXAM IN BERKELEY. FOR AN ATHLETE LIKE MYSELF, WHO ASPIRED TO BE A STUDENT AND AN ATHLETE THROUGHOUT MY CAREER, DON WAS AND IS A TRUE ROLE MODEL."
BOWDEN OFTEN IS ASKED ABOUT HIS HISTORIC NIGHT IN STOCKTON ALMOST A HALF A CENTURY AGO.
"MY MOTHER WAS ALWAYS CURIOUS ABOUT IT, BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T SEE HOW SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED SO LONG AGO, THAT PEOPLE KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT," HE SAID, LAUGHING. "BUT SHE SAID SHE WAS GLAD THEY DID. IT'S BEEN A LOT OF FUN FOR ME."

GEOFF HOLLISTER - back to top

GEOFF HOLLISTER RAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON UNDER LEGENDARY COACH BILL BOWERMAN AND BECAME NIKE'S THIRD EMPLOYEE. DRIVEN BY BOWERMAN'S ADVICE TO "FIND SOMETHING IN LIFE YOU LOVE TO DO, AND THEN DEDICATE YOURSELF TO IT", GEOFF HOLLISTER PIONEERED THE USE OF SPORTS MARKETING TO HELP BUILD THE NIKE BRAND INTO A GLOBAL ICON. GEOFF HOLLISTER LIVED IN THE HEART AND SOUL OF DISTANCE RUNNING CULTURE FOR OVER THREE DECADES AND BROUGHT LONG DISTANCE RUNNING TO GENERATIONS OF ATHLETES, YOUNG AND OLD. HE HELPED MAKE RUNNING MAINSTREAM, HE DROVE PRODUCT INNOVATION AND MADE CHAMPION RUNNERS AMBASSADORS OF THE NIKE BRAND. GEOFF HOLLISTER SERVED THE INTERESTS OF RUNNERS HIS ENTIRE LIFE AND WAS AWARDED THE FIRST EVER NIKE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. IN HIS NEWLY RELEASED BOOK, OUT OF NOWHERE, YOU'LL GAIN PRECIOUS INSIGHT INTO HOW NIKE MARKETED THE CULTURE OF RUNNING.
(CONDENSED FROM INSIDENIKERUNNING.COM)
THE DESK FROM WHERE HE WILL SIGN BOOKS IS THE SAME ONE FROM WHERE “PRE” AND HE WORKED AT THE ATRIUM STORE FROM 1973-1975 More Info:

MARGARET JOHNSON BAILES - back to top

A NATIVE OF EUGENE. SHE WAS A CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHEN SHE RAN THE SECOND LEG ON THE USA OLYMPIC TEAM IN THE 1968 MEXICO CITY OLYMPICS AND SET A WORLD RECORD AND WON GOLD.

RYAN HALL - back to top

OLYMPIC TEAM BEIJING EVENT MARATHON
FROM :WWW.USATF.ORG
EVENT: MARATHON- MIDDLE/LONG DISTANCE
HEIGHT: 5-10
WEIGHT: 130
PRS: 1,500M - 3:42.70 (2001); 5,000M - 13:16.03 (2005); HALF-MARATHON - 59:43AR (2007); MARATHON 2:06:17 (2008)
BORN: OCTOBER 14, 1982, BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIF.
CURRENT RESIDENCE: PALO ALTO, CALIF.
HIGH SCHOOL: BIG BEAR HIGH SCHOOL (CALIF.) 01
COLLEGE: STANFORD UNIVERSITY '06
COACH: TERRENCE MAHON
AGENT: RAY FLYNN
CLUB: ASICS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2008 OLYMPIC TRIALS - MEN’S MARATHON CHAMPION; 2007 U.S. HALF-MARATHON CHAMPION; 2006 USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION; 2005 NCAA 5,000M CHAMPION; 2003 NCAA CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER-UP; THREE-TIME NCAA CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICAN; USA 20 KM AND HALF-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER
AT THE 2007 OLYMPIC TRIALS – MEN’S MARATHON, HALL TAMED WHAT HAD BEEN THOUGHT OF AS A SLOW AND VERY DIFFICULT COURSE, BREAKING THE OLYMPIC TRIALS RECORD WITH HIS WINNING TIME OF 2:09:02. HALL SHOWED SIGNS OF BECOMING A FUTURE OLYMPIC MARATHONER WHEN HE MADE HIS MARATHON DEBUT IN STYLE, FINISHING SEVENTH IN APRIL AT THE 2007 FLORA LONDON MARATHON IN 2:08:24. HALL'S TIME WAS THE FASTEST EVER DEBUT MARATHON FOR AN AMERICAN MAN BY 1:16.HALL HAS GONE FROM HIGH SCHOOL PRODIGY TO NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER IN THE SPAN OF JUST A FEW YEARS. HALL SET A U.S. RECORD AND EARNED A NATIONAL TITLE ON JANUARY 14, 2007, WHEN HE WON THE MEN’S U.S. HALF MARATHON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 59 MINUTES 43 SECONDS BECOMING THE FIRST AMERICAN TO BREAK THE ONE-HOUR BARRIER AT THAT DISTANCE. HIS PERFORMANCE BETTERED THE PREVIOUS AMERICAN RECORD BY MARK CURP THAT HAD STOOD FOR 21 YEARS BY 1:12, AND MAKES HIM THE 13TH FASTEST PERFORMER IN THE WORLD AT THE HALF MARATHON DISTANCE. HALL WON HIS FIRST MAJOR CROSS COUNTRY TITLE WHEN HE CAPTURED THE MEN’S LONG COURSE NATIONAL CROWN AT THE 2006 USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS AT HISTORIC VAN CORTLANDT PARK IN THE BRONX, N.Y. HALL WON GOING AWAY WITH A 27-SECOND MARGIN OVER THE REST OF THE FIELD. "IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST FUN RACE OF MY LIFE," SAID HALL. "IT'S MY FIRST 12K. I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD MAKE A MOVE AND SEE WHO WOULD GO, AND MAYBE IF I GET A GAP, THEN KEEP GOING.” HALL WAS THE FASTEST AMERICAN IN THE LONG COURSE RACE AT THE 2006 WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN JAPAN, PLACING 43RD. ALSO IN 2006 HALL SET AN AMERICAN RECORD IN THE 20 KM OF 57:54 ON OCTOBER 8 AT THE IAAF WORLD ROAD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DEBRECEN, HUNGARY. HALL ENJOYED A STRONG SEASON IN 2005 THAT INCLUDED WINNING THE NCAA OUTDOOR 5,000M TITLE, PLACING THIRD AT THE USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, WHERE HE SET A NEW PERSONAL BEST OF 13:16.03, AND COMPETING AT HIS FIRST WORLD OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. AS A PREP STANDOUT, HALL COMPETED AT THE PEREGRINE SYSTEMS U.S. OPEN AT STANFORD IN THE 1500 METERS WHERE HE RAN 3:42.70, THE THIRD FASTEST HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE EVER FOR THE METRIC MILE ... CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPION IN THE 1600 METERS DURING HIS SENIOR SEASON WITH A STATE RECORD TIME OF 4:02 ... HAD THE #2 HIGH SCHOOL TIME IN THE U.S. IN THE 1600 METERS AT 4:00.52 ... THE NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC MILE CHAMPION IN HIS JUNIOR SEASON AT 4:06 ... ALSO WON THE STATE TITLE DURING HIS JUNIOR SEASON IN THE TWO-MILE AT 8:55.03 ...THE CALIFORNIA STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION DURING HIS JUNIOR AND SENIOR SEASONS AT BIG BEAR HIGH SCHOOL ... FINISHED THIRD AT THE FOOTLOCKER NATIONALS IN ORLANDO DURING HIS SENIOR SEASON. WIFE SARA BEI-HALL IS ALSO A COMPETITIVE RUNNER, WHO PLACED 26TH IN THE 4 KM RACE AT THE 2006 WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS.
2008: 5TH AT LONDON MARATHON (2:06:17PR - 2ND FASTEST AMERICAN ALL-TIME)
2007: 1ST AT OLYMPIC TRIALS – MEN’S MARATHON (2:09:02CR)…7TH AT LONDON MARATHON (2:08:24)…7TH AT USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 10,000M (28:51.77)…3RD AT STANFORD (28:07.93)…1ST AT USA HALF-MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HOUSTON (59:43AR)…RANKED #1 IN MARATHON AND #8 AT 10,000M IN U.S. BY T&FN…BESTS OF 2:08:24 & 28:07.93.
2006: USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS LONG COURSE CHAMP (34:38)…3RD AT USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS 4 KM (10:57)…43RD AT WORLD XC CHAMPS (37:29)…8TH AT AT&T USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 5,000M (13:40.55)…RAN 20 KM AR (57:54) IN DEBRECEN, HUNGARY…4TH AT ADIDAS CLASSIC (8:26.26)…10TH AT HEUSDEN (13:38.89)…RANKED #8 IN U.S. AT 5,000M BY T&FN…BESTS OF 13:38.89, 8:26.26.
2005: 3RD AT USA OUTDOOR CHAMPS 5,000M (13:16.03 PR)1ST AT NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS (13:22.32 SCHOOL RECORD)6TH AT MT. SAC RELAYS 5,000 (13:31.58)2ND AT PAC 10 CHAMPIONSHIPS 5,000 (13:37.45)RANKED #5 IN U.S. BY T&FN...BEST OF 13:16.03.
2004: 1ST AT THE NCAA WEST REGIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS2ND AT PAC 10 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS...BEST OF 13:45.0.
2003: RUNNER-UP FINISH LED STANFORD TO TEAM VICTORY AT THE NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS ... 2ND AT THE NCAA WEST CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL...BEST OF 3:43.37
2002: 37TH AT THE NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS ... 1ST AT THE STANFORD INVITATIONAL 4000 METER RACE (11:49) AND THE NOTRE DAME INVITATIONAL BLUE RACE (8000 METERS, 24:10) ... 8TH AT PAC-10 CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS...9TH AT THE NCAA WEST CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL ...TRACK & FIELD REDSHIRT.
2001: 1ST AT THE MURRAY KEATING XC INVITATIONAL...BESTS OF 1:51.07, 3:42.70, 8:58.6.
2000: 3RD AT FOOT LOCKER XC

JEN RHINES - back to top

FROM :WWW.USATF.ORG
EVENTS: DISTANCE
HEIGHT: 5-3
WEIGHT: 105
PRS: 1,500M - 4:17.30 (2000); 3,000M - 8:46.09 (2001); 5,000M – 14:55.18 (2006); 10,000M - 31:17.31 (2007); MARATHON – 2:29:32 (2006)
BORN: JULY 1, 1974, IN SYRACUSE, N.Y.
CURRENT RESIDENCE: MAMMOTH LAKES, CALIF.
HIGH SCHOOL: LIVERPOOL HS (NY) '92
COLLEGE: VILLANOVA '96
COACH: TERENCE MAHON
AGENT: RAY FLYNN
CLUB: ADIDAS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2007 USA OUTDOOR 5,000M RUNNER-UP; 3RD AT 2005 USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 10,000M; 2004 OLYMPIAN; 3RD IN THE MARATHON AT THE 2004 OLYMPIC TRIALS; 2002 USA 10,000M CHAMPION; 2002 WORLD CROSS COUNTRY 8 KM CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM SILVER MEDALIST; 2000 OLYMPIC TRIALS AND 2001 USA CHAMPIONSHIPS 10KM RUNNER-UP; 3-TIME NCAA 5KM OUTDOOR CHAMPION (94-96); 1995 NCAA INDOOR 5KM CHAMP; 1994 NCAA XC CHAMPION
AN OLYMPIC MARATHONER IN 2004, RHINES IS FOCUSING AGAIN ON SHORTER DISTANCES. IN 2007, SHE SET PERSONAL BESTS IN THE 1,500M, 3,000M AND 10,000M AND WENT ON TO TAKE SEVENTH IN THE 5,000M AT THE 2007 IAAF WORLD OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. SHE RECORDED PERSONAL BESTS AT 5,000M, 10,000M AND THE MARATHON IN 2006, INCLUDING FOURTH IN THE 2006 ROME MARATHON IN 2:29:32. IN THE SUMMER TRACK SEASON, RHINES RECORDED 14:55.18 FOR 5000M IN BRUSSELS AND 31:24.16 FOR 10,000M IN HELSINKI…IN ONLY THE THIRD MARATHON OF HER CAREER, RHINES FINISHED THIRD AT THE 2004 U.S. OLYMPIC WOMEN'S MARATHON TRIALS WITH A PERSONAL RECORD BY 11 MINUTES, 19 SECONDS OVER HER PREVIOUS BEST OF 2:41:16…A COLLEGE STAR WHILE AT VILLANOVA, RHINES CAME INTO HER OWN ON THE ELITE TRACK SCENE WHEN SHE PLACED 2ND IN THE 10KM AT THE 2000 OLYMPIC TRIALS, USING AN IMPRESSIVE KICK TO MAKE THE OLYMPIC TEAM…SHE REPEATED THAT RUNNER-UP FINISH AT THE 2001 GMC ENVOY USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, THEN WON HER FIRST USA TITLE IN THE 10 KM IN 2002 SET PERSONAL BESTS ACROSS THE BOARD IN 2000THE DAUGHTER OF TWO RECREATIONAL RUNNERS, RHINES STARTED HER OWN CAREER IN THE EIGHTH GRADE AS A SPRINTER: 'I JUST KEPT MOVING UP EVERY YEAR.'...WON TWO STATE 1500M TITLES AS A PREP...WON A TRIPLE CROWN IN 1994-95, WITH NCAA TITLES IN CROSS COUNTRY, INDOOR, AND OUTDOOR TRACK...EARNED HER DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AT VILLANOVA...MARRIED DISTANCE RUNNER TERRANCE MAHON ON NOVEMBER 20, 1998…ALONG WITH MAHON IS A MEMBER OF THE TEAM USA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRAINING GROUP.
2007: USA OUTDOOR 5,000M RUNNER-UP (15:08.53)…7TH AT WORLD OUTDOORS (15:03.09)...1ST IN 10,000M AT PAYTON JORDAN CARDINAL INVITATIONAL (31:17.31PR)…8TH IN 1,500M AT ADIDAS TRACK CLASSIC (4:09.52PR)...4TH IN 5,000M AT ROME (14:58.51)…2ND IN 3,000M AT MONACO (8:35.03PR)…4TH IN 5,000M AT STOCKHOLM (15:12.64)...RANKED #9 IN THE WORLD (#3 U.S.) IN 10,000M AND #2 IN THE U.S. BY T&FN...BEST OF 31:17.31 AND 15:03.09.
2006: 5TH IN 5,000M AT USA OUTDOORS (15:29.51)…10TH IN 3,000M AT LUCERNE (9:09.30)…8TH IN 5,000M AT BRUSSELS (14:55.18)…12TH IN 5,000M AT ROME (15:05.24)…10TH IN 5,000M AT ZURICH (15:10.65)…4TH IN 10,000M AT HELSINKI (31:24.16)…4TH IN ROME MARATHON (2:29:32)…7TH IN TOKYO MARATHON (2:35:37)…RANKED #3 IN 5,000M, # IN 10,000M AND THE MARATHON IN THE U.S. BY T&FN…BESTS OF 9:09.30, 14:55.18, 31:24.16 AND 2:29:32.
2005: 3RD IN 10,000M AT USA OUTDOOR CHAMPS (31:37.20)...16TH AT WORLD OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (31:26.66)...5TH IN 3,000M AT THE REEBOK GRAND PRIX (8:56.07)...1ST AT USA 15 KM CHAMPS (49:21)...8TH IN 5,000M AT STOCKHOLM (15:12.89)...2ND AT BOSTON MARATHON (1:12.56)...18TH IN ING NYC MARATHON (2:37:07)...RANKED #3 AT 10,000M, #4 AT 5,000M, #5 AT 3,000M AND #8 IN THE MARATHON IN THE U.S. BY T&FN...BESTS OF 31:26.66 AT 10,000M, 15:12.89 AT 5,000M, 8:56.07 AT 3,000M AND 2:37:07.
2004: 3RD AT USA MARATHON OLYMPIC TRIALS (2:29:57)...34TH AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES (2:43:52)...5TH IN 5,000M AT OLYMPIC TRIALS (15:19.15)...RANKED #6 AT 5,000M IN U.S. BY T&FN...BEST OF 2:29:57.
2003: 5TH AT USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS 8KM (30:29)...3RD AT USA HALF-MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS (1:11:59)...3RD IN 3,000M AT BRUNSWICK (9:06.77).
2002: USA 10,000M CHAMP (31:57.38)...4TH AT WINTER XC CHAMPS 8KM (27:04)...WON TEAM SILVER MEDAL AT WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS (12TH-27:43)...3RD IN PALO ALTO (31:41.16)...7TH AT STOCKHOLM 5,000M (15:13.44)...RANKED #2 AT 10,000M, #6 AT 5,000M IN U.S. BY T&FN...BESTS OF 15:13.44 & 31:41.16.
2001: 2ND AT USA OUTDOOR 10,000M (32:20.03)...2ND AT USA XC CHAMPS 8KM (26:43.80)...27TH AT WORLD XC CHAMPS 8KM (30:03)...6TH IN 3,000M AT PREFONTAINE CLASSIC (9:01.30)...RANKED #2 AT 10,000M, #6 AT 5,000M IN U.S. BY T&FN...BESTS OF 8:46.09, 15:13.26, 32:20.03.
2000: 2ND AT OLYMPIC TRIALS IN A PR 31:58.34... 16TH IN HER FIRST ROUND HEAT AT OLYMPIC GAMES (34:08.28)...RANKED #3 IN U.S. IN 10,000 BY T&FN...BESTS 4:17.30, 8:50.72, 15:19.88 AND 31:58.34
1999: 4TH IN 10,000M AT USA OUTDOORS (32:29.67)...BESTS OF 4:18.76, 9:01.16, 15:25.52 AND 32:29.67...RANKED #7 IN U.S. IN 10,000M BY T&FN.
1998: WON USA 15KM CHAMPS (51:00)...2ND IN 5,000M (15:38.82) AT ADIDAS/OREGON CLASSIC...2ND IN 10,000M (34:10.31) AT USA CHAMPS...WON 5,000M (15:26.88 PR) AT MCGILL INTERNATIONAL...5TH IN 10,000M (33:44.19) AT GOODWILL GAMES...RANKED #3 IN U.S. AT 10,000M, #8 IN U.S. AT 5,000M BY T&FN... BESTS OF 15:26.88 AND 33:44.19.
1997: 5TH IN 10,000M (33:17.26) AT USA OUTDOORS...8TH IN USA 10KM ROAD CHAMPS (34:04)... RANKED #7 IN U.S. AT 10,000M BY T&FN...BESTS OF 9:15.21, 15:57.46 AND 33:17.26.
1996: WON 3,000M (9:13.48) AND 5,000M (16:19.05) AT BIG EAST INDOOR...3RD IN 5,000M (16:00.39) AT NCAA INDOOR...WON BIG EAST 5,000M (16:25.31), 2ND IN 3,000M (9:24.76)...WON NCAA 5,000M (16:05.85)...12TH IN 10,000M (33:58.71) AT OLYMPIC TRIALS...14TH IN USA XC CHAMPS...BESTS OF 9:13.48, 16:00.39 AND 33:15.88.
1995: WON NCAA 5,000M (15:56.18)...10TH IN 5,000M (15:57.78) AT USA OUTDOORS... WON 5,000M AT NCAA INDOOR (15:41.12 PR, MR); ANCHORED DISTANCE MEDLEY WIN (4:42.7 FOR 11:11.98)...WON 5,000M (16:07.40), 2ND IN 3,000M (9:31.78) IN BIG EAST INDOOR...WON MILE AT ECAC INDOOR (4:45.62)... WON BIG EAST 5,000M (16:21.62), 2ND IN 3,000M (9:23.34)...WON ECAC 3,000M (9:06.66)... 3RD IN NCAA XC... BESTS OF 9:06.66 AND 15:41.12.
1994: WON 5,000M (16:21.60) AT NCAA...2ND IN 5,000M (16:04.02) AT USA OUTDOORS...WON NCAA XC... WON 3,000M (9:25.29) AND 5,000M (16:02.67) AT BIG EAST INDOOR...3RD IN 5,000M (16:54.39, LAP LONG) AT NCAA INDOOR...WON 5,000M (16:22.28), 2ND IN 3,000M (9:23.32) AT BIG EAST...WON ECAC 3,000M (9:10.01)... RANKED #6 IN U.S. AT 5,000M...BESTS OF 9:10.01 AND 16:02.67.
1993: 2ND IN UNC TWILIGHT 3,000M (9:41.81 PR)...7TH IN BIG EAST 5,000M...2ND IN NCAA XC...BEST OF 9:41.81.

CARRIE TOLLEFSON - back to top

EVENTS: MIDDLE DISTANCE
HEIGHT: 5-9
WEIGHT: 120
PRS: 1500M 4:06.13(2004); MILE 4:29.2 (2005); 3000M 8:52.67 (2002); 5000M - 15:04.07 (2004)
BORN: JANUARY 18, 1977 IN DAWSON, MINN.
CURRENT RESIDENCE: ST. PAUL, MINN.
HIGH SCHOOLS: DAWSON BOYD HS (MINN.) 95;
LACQUIPRLEVLY HS (MINN.) '92
COLLEGE: VILLANOVA '99
COACH: DENNIS BARKER
AGENT: MARK WETMORE
CLUB: ADIDAS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2004 OLYMPIC TRIALS 1500M CHAMPION; 2004 U.S. INDOORS 3000M RUNNER-UP; 2ND AT 2002 USATF WINTER CROSS COUNTRY 4K CHAMPS; 5-TIME NCAA CHAMPION; 1995 USA JUNIORS 1500M RUNNER-UP
TOLLEFSON IS RETURNING TO COMPETITION AFTER HAVING SURGERY IN APRIL 2007 TO REPAIR PELVIC MUSCLE INJURIES THAT HAVE BOTHERED HER FOR SEVERAL YEARS…TOLLEFSON WON THE WOMEN'S 3,000 METERS, SPRINTING TO THE WIN IN 9:05.88 AT THE 2006 AT&T USA INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS...SHE GAINED CONFIDENCE, EXPERIENCE AND NEWFOUND LEG SPEED IN 2004. FIRST, SHE PLACED 6TH IN THE 5,000M AT THE OLYMPIC TRIALS. SHE THEN TRIED HER HAND AT THE 1,500M AND WAS A SOMEWHAT SURPRISE WINNER. SHE ENSURED HER OLYMPIC BERTH WHEN HER 4:06.30 AT HEUSDEN MET THE OLYMPIC B STANDARD…THE FIVE-TIME NCAA CHAMPION MADE STRIDES IN 2002 WITH A 3RD PLACE FINISH AT THE 2002 USA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (9:01.49), A SECOND-PLACE FINISH AT THE 2002 U.S. WINTER CROSS COUNTRY 4 KM CHAMPIONSHIPS (13:01.0) AND A THIRD-PLACE FINISH AT USA OUTDOORS IN THE 5,000M FOR HER BEST SEASON AS A PROFESSIONAL…HER XC PERFORMANCE QUALIFIED HER TO COMPETE AT THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS…THE 1999 NCAA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR, TOLLEFSON SET A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL RECORD WITH FIVE INDIVIDUAL TITLES IN CROSS COUNTRY ALONG WITH A STATE RECORD OF 13 INDIVIDUAL STATE TRACK TITLES. THE MINNESOTA NATIVE RECENTLY SIGNED ON TO TRAINING AT THE NEWLY CREATED TEAM USA MINNESOTA TRAINING CENTER A PROGRAM STARTED IN COOPERATION WITH USA TRACK & FIELD AND RUNNING USA…MOVED BACK TO THE TWIN CITIES AREA IN MAY OF 2001… HAS A DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS...MARRIED TO CHARLES PETERSON…GRACED THE COVERS OF RUNNING TIMES AND RUNNERS WORLD IN JANUARY 2007.
2007: DID NOT COMPETE
2006: USA INDOOR 3,000M CHAMPION (9:05.80)...4TH IN 1,500M AND 5,000M AT USA OUTDOORS (4:12.23, 15:23.49)…USA XC 4 KM CHAMPION (12:32)...7TH IN 3,000M AT WORLD INDOORS (8:59.13I)...2ND IN 1,500M AT REEBOK GP (4:06.40)...7TH IN HEAT 2 OF THE 3,000M AT THE LONDON GP (8:44.63)...16TH IN 5,000M AT ROME (15:21.75)... 4TH IN 3,000M AT BOSTON INDOOR GAMES (9:01.80)...4TH IN MILE AT TYSON INVITE (4:32.08I)...RANKED #5 AT 5,000M IN THE U.S. BY T&FN…BESTS OF 4:06.40 (1,500M), 8:59.13I (3,000M) AND 15:21.75 (5,000M).
2005: 9TH IN 1,500M AT PAYTON JORDAN U.S. OPEN ( 4:11.16)...4TH IN FIFTH AVENUE MILE (4:29.2)
2004: OLYMPIC TRIALS 1,500M CHAMPION (4:08.32) AND 6TH IN 5,000M (15:25.55)...WON AT HEUSDEN TO ACHIEVE OLYMPIC B STANDARD WITH 4:06.30, EARNING OLYMPIC SPOT...9TH IN SEMI FINALS AT OLYMPIC GAMES (4:08.55)...10TH IN 1,500M AT ZURICH (4:06.13PR)...3RD IN 5,000M AT CARDINAL INVITATIONAL (15:04.07PR)...USA XC CHAMPIONSHIPS 4 KM RUNNER-UP (12:28)...USA INDOORS 3,000M RUNNER-UP (9:00.93I)...1ST IN THE MILE AT MINNEAPOLIS (4:37.38I)...2ND IN 1,500M AT ADIDAS BOSTON INDOOR GAMES (4:12.00I)...2ND IN 3,000M AT TYSON FOODS INVITATIONAL (8:55.36I)...1ST AT DRAKE RELAYS (4:11.69)...RANKED #1 IN THE U.S. BY T&FN.
2003: 11TH AT ADIDAS OREGON TRACK CLASSIC OUTDOORS 5,000M (15:27).
2002: 2ND AT 2002 U.S. WINTER XC 4K CHAMPS (13:01.0)...11TH AT WORLD XC CHAMPS (14:05)...3RD AT USA INDOORS 3000M (9:01.49)...3RD AT USA OUTDOORS 5 KM (15:21.37)...4TH AT SHEFFIELD (8:52.67)...3RD AT ZAGREB (4:08.21)...RANKED #3 AT 5,000M, #5 AT 3,000M, #6 AT 1,500M IN U.S. BY T&FN...BESTS OF 4:08.21PR, 8:52.67PR, 15:21.37PR.
2001: 2ND AT PRINCETON INVITATIONAL MILE (4:33.15)...6TH AT USA INDOORS 3000M (9:13.72)...13TH AT USA OUTDOORS 5000M (16:02.04)...11TH AT U.S. WINTER XC 4K CHAMPS (13:15.9)...BESTS OF 4:13.61 (1500M), 4:33.15 (MILE), 8:57.61 (3000M) AND 15:25.52 (5000M).
2000: WON NCAA INDOORS 3000M 3RD AT NCAA OUTDOORS 3000M 15TH AT U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS 5000M (16:02.28)WON ECAC AND BIG EAST 3000M BESTS OF 4:16.5 (1500M), 9:08.20 (3000M) AND 4:41.02I (MILE).
1999: WON NCAA OUTDOORS 3000M AND 5000M WON NCAA INDOORS 3000M WON BIG EAST 3000M BESTS OF 4:19.84 (1500M), 9:17.86 (3000M) AND 4:46.05I (MILE).
1998: DID NOT COMPETE
1997: WON NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS; 6TH AT NCAA OUTDOORS 1500M WON ECAC 1500M 2ND AT BIG EAST 1500M 3RD AT BIG EAST 3000M BESTS OF 4:17.53 (1500M), 9:22.14 (3000M), 2:47.03I (1000M) AND 4:42.16I (MILE).
1996: 10TH IN QUALIFYING HEAT AT NCAA OUTDOORS 1500M 9TH AT ECAC 1500M 3RD AT BIG EAST 1500M 6TH AT BIG EAST 3000M BESTS OF 4:21.81 (1500M) AND 9:30.70 (3000M).
1995: RUNNER-UP USA JUNIORS 1500M 4TH AT JUNIOR PAN AMS 1500M BESTS OF 4:28.17 (1500M), 9:52.61 (3000M), 4:53.00 (1600M).
1994: 4TH AT USA JUNIORS 1500M 18TH USA JUNIORS 3000M BESTS OF 4:28.77 (1500M), 10:28.75 (3000M), 4:59.5 (1600M).
1993: BEST OF 10:57.39 (3200M) AND 4:56.18 (MILE).
1992: BESTS OF 10:47.86 (2 MILES) AND 5:00.24 (MILE).
1991: BEST OF 10:41 (3,200M) & 10:45.11 (2 MILES).

SARA SLATTERY - back to top

INTERVIEW WITH SARA SLATTERY FROM NYRR -NYRR.ORG
BY SHANNON MARTIN MOREHOUSE
RESIDING IN BOULDER, CO UP UNTIL JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, SARA SLATTERY AND HER HUSBAND STEVE SLATTERY HAD BEEN COACHING THEMSELVES. LOOKING AT SARA SLATTERY’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ONE WOULD CONCLUDE THAT SHE WAS SUCCESSFUL AT COACHING HERSELF—SHE HAS ACHIEVED PRS OF 15:08 FOR 5000 METERS AND 31:57 FOR 10,000 METERS. THIS PAST SUMMER, SHE WON THE 10,000 IN THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES, IN THE RECORD-BREAKING TIME OF 32:54.41, AND SHE PLACED SIXTH IN THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE CIGNA FALMOUTH ROAD RACE (7 MILES) IN A TIME OF 37:28. IN 2006, SLATTERY PLACED SECOND IN THE 10,000 METERS AT THE USATF OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS. IN 2005, SHE WAS THE BOLDER BOULDER CHAMPION.
FOR SLATTERY, 26, HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER IS ABOUT TO GET EVEN BETTER. AFTER OVER THREE YEARS OF SELF-COACHING, SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAVE JOINED TEAM RUNNING USA, BASED IN MAMMOTH LAKES, CA. THERE, TERRENCE MAHON COACHES THEM. SLATTERY WILL BE COMPETING IN THE USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS ON FEBRUARY 16 IN SAN DIEGO, CA. IN HER RUST-BUSTER RACE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON INVITATIONAL ON FEBRUARY 2, SLATTERY WON THE 5000 METERS IN A TIME OF 15:32.28.
NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS: WHY DON’T YOU START OUT BY TELLING ME A BIT ABOUT YOUR WEEKEND? I KNOW YOU HAD QUITE THE BUSY WEEKEND OF TRAVELS AND IN THE MIDST OF THAT YOU WON THE 5000 METERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON INVITATIONAL.
SARA SLATTERY: YES, STEVE AND I HAVE BEEN PRETTY BUSY WITH TRAVELING FOR THE PAST MONTH. WE MOVED OUT TO MAMMOTH ON JANUARY 10, AND THEN THIS WEEKEND, WE TRAVELED TO SEATTLE TO COMPETE, AND THEN FLEW BACK TO RENO, [NEVADA, THE CLOSEST AIRPORT TO MAMMOTH LAKES], AND THEN DROVE UP TO MAMMOTH, AND NOW WE ARE DOWN IN SAN DIEGO FOR A MONTH TRAINING AT THE [OLYMPIC] TRAINING CENTER, SO WE’VE KIND OF BEEN ON THE GO, BUT IT’S GOOD AND I’M GLAD TO BE DOWN IN WARM WEATHER RIGHT NOW.
NYRR: HOW HAS IT BEEN WITH THE MAMMOTH GROUP SO FAR?
SS: IT’S BEEN REALLY GREAT. FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, STEVE AND I HAVE WANTED TO WORK WITH A COACH. WE’VE BEEN COACHING OURSELVES JUST BECAUSE WE HADN’T FOUND A COACHING SITUATION THAT WE REALLY WANTED, AND THEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP TO JOIN THE MAMMOTH GROUP, AND WE JUMPED AT IT. WE’VE KNOWN TERRENCE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM FOR A WHILE AND REALLY GOT ALONG WITH THEM. WE’RE SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS GROUP. WE SPOKE TO TERRENCE IN THE FALL, AND DECIDED TO MOVE OUT HERE IN JANUARY.
IT’S SO NICE HAVING TERRENCE AS OUR COACH AND HAVING A GROUP TO TRAIN WITH. IT MAKES THINGS SO MUCH EASIER THAN THE SITUATION WE WERE IN BEFORE. WE BOTH HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN TERRENCE AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A MUCH MORE PROFESSIONAL APPROACH THAN WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO BEFORE. WE’RE BOTH LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR.
NYRR: PERFECT TIMING WITH THIS BEING AN OLYMPIC YEAR!
SS: YEAH, AT FIRST WE WERE WONDERING WHY WE DIDN’T DO THIS SOONER, BUT WE’RE GLAD THAT WE FINALLY GOT OUR ACT TOGETHER AND GOT HERE.
NYRR: SEEING AS YOU’RE IN SAN DIEGO TRAINING, WILL YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREVIEW THE CROSS COUNTRY COURSE?
SS: YEAH, I THINK WE’LL DO A WORKOUT OR TWO OVER THERE AND CHECK THINGS OUT. I’VE NEVER RUN A CROSS COUNTRY RACE IN SAN DIEGO, SO IT’LL BE NICE TO LOOK THAT OVER.
NYRR: DO YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULAR GOALS GOING INTO THAT RACE?
SS: I’D LIKE TO RUN A STRONG RACE. I ALWAYS FEEL THAT CROSS COUNTRY GETS ME REALLY STRONG FOR THE TRACK SEASON AND I’D LIKE TO IMPROVE UPON MY FOURTH-PLACE FINISH [AT THE 2006 USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NEW YORK] A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. IT’S IMPORTANT TO ME TO ALWAYS GIVE IT MY ALL EVERY TIME I COMPETE, SO MAINLY, I’D LIKE TO JUST RUN THE BEST THAT I CAN.
NYRR: DID YOU USE THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON RACE TO GAUGE YOU CURRENT LEVEL OF FITNESS?
SS: DEFINITELY. I DIDN’T WANT TO OPEN UP AT THE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. I WANTED TO GET A RACE IN BEFORE THAT AS A RUST BUSTER. THE 5K IS A GOOD DISTANCE BECAUSE IT’S COMPARABLE TO THE DISTANCE WE’LL BE RUNNING IN THE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS [8K]. I WOULD’VE LOVED TO HAVE COMPETED IN THE 3000 THIS PAST WEEKEND BECAUSE IT’S A LITTLE MORE COMPETITIVE, BUT THE 5K WAS A BITTER FIT TO GET ME READY FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. I WISH I RAN A LITTLE BIT BETTER THIS PAST WEEKEND, BUT I WAS STARTING TO GET A COLD WHEN I WAS THERE, SO I THINK THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. IT WAS GOOD THOUGH JUST TO GET AN INDICATION OF WHERE THINGS ARE GOING.
NYRR: WELL, YOU DID VERY WELL!
SS: I DID, THANKS.
NYRR: BEYOND THE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, HAVE YOU STARTED TO PLAN OUT YOUR RACE CALENDAR AT ALL GOING INTO THE TRACK SEASON?
SS: TERRENCE AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT. MY MAIN FOCUS IS GETTING THE OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFYING STANDARD FOR THE 10K. I’LL PROBABLY RUN THE STANFORD RACE [THE PAYTON JORDAN CARDINAL INVITATIONAL] TO GET THE QUALIFICATION. BEFORE THAT, I MIGHT DO A ROAD RACE AND ANOTHER TRACK RACE. AFTER THE STANFORD MEET, WE’LL PROBABLY DO A COUPLE OF MORE TRACK RACES. WE HAVEN’T MADE DEFINITIVE PLANS, BUT WE’RE TRYING TO SPACE OUT THE RACES SO THAT I CAN GET IN GOOD TRAINING FOR THE 10K THIS YEAR.
NYRR: LOOKING BACK ON THIS PAST YEAR, I’D CLASSIFY IT AS PRETTY SUCCESSFUL, FROM YOUR GOLD MEDAL AT THE PAN AM GAMES IN THE 10,000 TO WINNING THE PEARL STREET MILE AND BREAKING THE COURSE RECORD THERE [IN 4:44]. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE PAST YEAR AND WHAT WOULD YOU ATTRIBUTE THE SUCCESS TO?
SS: ACTUALLY DURING THE PAST TRACK SEASON, THINGS WEREN’T GOING VERY WELL, ESPECIALLY AT THE BEGINNING. I HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE AT U.S. [OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD] NATIONALS; I WAS SICK RIGHT BEFORE AND HAD BEEN INJURED AS WELL. ALSO, I THINK I WAS RACING TOO MUCH, WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRAINING.
DURING THE SUMMER, I HAD TO REFOCUS THINGS AND CONCENTRATE MY TRAINING, AND I ALSO TRIED TO PICK THE RIGHT RACES. THAT WHOLE EXPERIENCE OPENED MY EYES TO THE FACT THAT I NEEDED SOMEONE TO COACH ME.
AS FOR THE SUMMER, I FELT THAT IT WAS AN OKAY SEASON. I WAS HAPPY WITH HOW I PERFORMED AT THE PAN AM GAMES, BUT WHERE I REALLY WANTED TO BE WAS AT THE [IAAF] WORLD [TRACK AND FIELD] CHAMPIONSHIPS. IT UPSET ME THAT I WASN’T THERE, SO I WANTED TO MAKE MY SEASON AS SUCCESSFUL AS I COULD THIS SUMMER, AND THEN I KNEW I NEEDED TO REEVALUATE THINGS AT THE END OF THE SEASON AND THAT’S WHEN STEVE AND I DECIDED WE NEEDED A COACH.
NYRR: AND WAS STEVE’S REASONING FOR WANTING A COACH SIMILAR TO YOUR REASONING?
SS: HIS REASONING WAS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR. HE GOT HURT RUNNING THE FINAL [3000-METER STEEPLECHASE] AT [THE USATF OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD] NATIONALS LAST YEAR. IF HE HAD A COACH, HE PROBABLY WOULD’VE LEARNED THAT HIS FOOT WASN’T OKAY BEFORE THE RACE, AND COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
ALSO, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS IN OUR TRAINING THAT WE BOTH FELT THAT WE NEEDED GUIDANCE WITH. AND HAVING A COACH ALSO TAKES THE WEIGHT OF YOUR SHOULDERS THAT YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN, DOING IT ALL BY YOURSELF. WE WERE BOTH IN THE SAME BOAT WITH THAT ASPECT. WE’RE BOTH EXTREMELY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH THE MAMMOTH GROUP.
NYRR: ASIDE FROM YOUR COLD, DO YOU FEEL HEALTHY AND SET FOR THE UPCOMING TRACK SEASON?
SS: YES, ASIDE FROM MY COLD, I’M FEELING PRETTY GOOD, KNOCK ON WOOD. MY TRAINING IS COMING ALONG WELL AND IT’S BEEN AWESOME JUST HAVING PEOPLE TO TRAIN WITH EVERY DAY. IT MAKES RUNNING A LOT OF FUN. STEVE AND I BOTH REALLY ENJOYED BEING A PART OF THE COLLEGE SYSTEM, AND IT’S LIKE YOU’RE ON A TEAM AGAIN. EVERYBODY SUPPORTS ONE ANOTHER. IT’S A TRUE EXPERIENCE OF “ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL.”
NYRR: IT MUST BE INSPIRING TOO, JUST SEEING HOW WELL YOUR TEAMMATES PERFORM. THERE’S A LOT OF TALENT ON TEAM RUNNING USA.
SS: DEFINITELY! I WATCHED SARA [HALL’S] RACE [THE WOMEN’S MILE AT THE MILLROSE GAMES IN NEW YORK CITY] BEFORE MINE ON THE TV THIS PAST WEEKEND. I WAS SCREAMING FOR HER ON THE TELEVISION. SHE DID SO WELL. IF ANY OF YOUR TEAMMATES DO WELL, IT MAKES YOU WANT TO DO WELL. IT’S AWESOME. ALSO, HAVING DEENA [KASTOR] ON MY TEAM IS VERY HUMBLING. YOU REALIZE THAT YOU’RE TRAINING WITH THE BEST IN THE WORLD AND THAT YOU HAVE A WAYS TO GO, BUT YOU CAN GET THERE IF YOU JUST WORK HARD.
INTERVIEW CONDUCTED FEBRUARY 6, 2008, AND POSTED FEBRUARY 12, 2008.

IAN DOBSON - back to top

EVENT: MIDDLE DISTANCE
HEIGHT: 6-2
WEIGHT: 150
PR: 5,000M 13:15.33 (2005)
BORN: FEBRUARY 6, 1982 IN DEERLODGE, MONT.
CURRENT RESIDENCE: PALO ALTO, CALIF.
HIGH SCHOOL: KLAMATH (KLAMATH FALLS, ORE.) HS 00
COLLEGE: STANFORD 04
COACH: TERRENCE MAHON
AGENT: RAY FLYNN
CLUB: TEAM USA CALIFORNIA
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2005 USA OUTDOOR CHAMPS 5000M RUNNER-UP; 2001 USA JUNIOR 5,000M CHAMPION; 2ND AT 2005 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 5,000M
DOBSON QUALIFIED FOR HIS FIRST-EVER TEAM USA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ROSTER WITH HIS RUNNER-UP FINISH IN THE 5,000M AT THE 2005 USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CARSON, CALIF., WHERE HE ESTABLISHED A NEW PERSONAL TIME OF 13:15.33. A NINE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN WHILE AT STANFORD, DOBSON WAS THE RUNNER-UP IN THE 5,000 METERS AT THE 2005 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FINISHING BEHIND CARDINAL TEAMMATE RYAN HALL. IN 2004, DOBSON SET A SCHOOL RECORD IN THE 3000 METER STEEPLECHASE WITH A TIME OF 8:32.09 AT THE PAYTON JORDAN U.S. OPEN. THAT YEAR HE WAS THE RUNNER-UP IN THE 3000 METER STEEPLECHASE AT THE PAC-10 AND NCAA WEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS…ENJOYED AN OUTSTANDING PREP CAREER AT KLAMATH UNION HIGH SCHOOL ...FINISHED SECOND IN THE STATE IN THE 1500 AND 3000 METERS ... A TWO-TIME OREGON STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION ... FINISHED THIRD AT THE FOOTLOCKER NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ORLANDO, FLA. ... HIS TEAM WON TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES ... NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBER…A POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR AT STANFORD.
2006: 10TH AT USA OUTDOORS 5,000M (13:43.08)…4TH AT ADIDAS CLASSIC (8:25.86)…3RD AT 2 MILES IN CARSON, CALIF. (8:25.26)…13TH AT HENGELO (28:17.49)…BESTS OF 13:43.08, 8:25.86, 28:17.49.
2005: 2ND IN 5,000M AT USA OUTDOORS (13:15.33PR)10TH IN OPENING ROUND AT WORLD OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (13:2716)2ND AT NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPS 5,000M (13:22.54)RANKED #6 IN U.S. BY T&FNBEST OF 13:15.33.
2004: 2ND AT PAC 10 OUTDOORS STEEPLE3RD AT NCAA OUTDOOR STEEPLE9TH IN OPENING ROUND AT OLYMPIC TRIALS (8:40.08)BESTS OF 8:32.09, 13:40.91I, 28:15.66
2003: 6TH AT USA OUTDOORS 10,000M (28:20.51)5TH AT NCAA OUTDOOR 10,000M (28:32.33)PAC 10 STEEPLE CHAMP (8:50.83)5TH AT PAC 10 AT 5000M...RANKED #9 U.S. AT 10,000M BY T&FNBESTS OF 28:20.51, 13:52,29I, 8:50.83
2002: 3RD AT PAC 10 3000M STEEPLECHASE9TH AT PAC 10 5,000MBESTS OF 9:03.06, 14:07.94I
2001: USA JUNIOR 5,000M CHAMP (14:39.37)BESTS OF 14:39.37, 29:06.41.

ANDREW CARLSON - back to top

FROM WWW.TEAMUSAMINNESOTA.ORG/
ANDREW CARLSON MINNEAPOLIS
AGE AGE 26 (4/27/82)
HOMETOWN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
OCCUPATION KINESIOLOGY/RUNNER
COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA - 2005
PERSONAL RECORDS 1500 >> 3:49
MILE >> 4:04.7
3000 >> 7:58.73
5000 >> 13:32.71
8K >> 22:42
10,000 >> 28:56.59
15K >> 44:12
10 MILE >> 48:51
20K >> 59:47
HALF MARATHON >> 1:02:44
ACHIEVEMENTS: 2ND - USA 8K CHAMPIONSHIP 2008
1ST - USA 15K CHAMPIONSHIP 2008
4TH - USA HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007
4TH - USA 5K CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007
2ND - USA 10 MILE CHAMPIONSHIP 2006
3RD - USA 20K CHAMPIONSHIP 2006
MEMBER - 2006 U.S. WORLD ROAD RUNNING 20K TEAM
MEMBER - 2006 U.S. CHIBA EKIDEN TEAM

NOTES: ANDREW IS A GRADUATE OF FARGO SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE WAS A FOUR TIME ALL-STATE HONOREE AND A NORTH DAKOTA STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, WHERE HE WAS A KINESIOLOGY MAJOR, HE RAN CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK FOR THE GOLDEN GOPHERS. HIS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AT MINNESOTA INCLUDE SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER IN THE OUTDOOR 5000 METERS (13:44.64), 2002 AND 2004 MIDWEST REGION CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION, TWO-TIME RUNNER-UP IN THE BIG TEN OUTDOOR 5000 METERS, TWO-TIME CROSS COUNTRY ALL-AMERICAN, 2005 TEAM CAPTAIN IN TRACK, AND ALL-AMERICA HONORS IN THE 10,000 METERS AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS. ANDREW ALSO HAS THE SECOND FASTEST TIME IN THE 10,000 (28:56.59) IN SCHOOL HISTORY. HE SET HIS PERSONAL BESTS IN THE 5000 AND 10,000 IN THE SPRING OF 2005.
AFTER COMPLETING HIS ELIGIBILITY AT THE U, ANDREW COMPETED IN THE USA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE 5000 WHERE HE PLACED 15TH. HE ALSO POSTED 14:04 IN THE 5K AT THE CHILEDA CLASSIC IN JUNE AND FINISHED 8TH IN THE CRAZY 8'S 8K IN 23:54.
IN 2006, ANDREW MADE HIS DEBUT IN THE HALF MARATHON DISTANCE WITH A TIME OF 1:03:20, WHICH PLACED HIM 5TH IN THE USA MEN'S HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIP. AT THE USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, HE FINISHED 12TH. IN JACKSONVILLE, ANDREW PLACED 8TH IN THE USA 15K CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A TIME OF 45:35. AT THE USA 10 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS, ANDREW FINISHED SECOND IN 48:51. IN NEW YORK AT THE REEBOK GRAND PRIX, HE RAN A PERSONAL BEST IN THE 5000 METERS OF 13:38.06 (PREVIOUS WAS 13:44). ANDREW RAN THE 5000 METER EVENT AT USA OUTDOOR AND FINISHED 7TH. IN EUROPE DURING JULY, HE POSTED A PERSONAL BEST IN THE 3000M OF 7:58.73 (PREVIOUS WAS 8:05.98) AND A PERSONAL BEST IN THE 5000 METERS OF 13:32.71. ON LABOR DAY, ANDREW PLACED 3RD IN THE USA 20K CHAMPIONSHIP (59:47) AND ON SEPT. 17, WAS 7TH IN THE USA 5K CHAMPIONSHIP. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE U.S. TEAM THAT PLACED 6TH AT THE IAAF WORLD ROAD RUNNING 20K CHAMPIONSHIPS ON OCT. 8. ON NOV. 23, ANDREW WAS A MEMBER OF THE U.S. TEAM THAT PLACED 3RD AT THE CHIBA EKIDEN IN JAPAN.

TO START 2007, ANDREW FINISHED 4TH AT THE USA HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A PERSONAL BEST TIME OF 1:02:44. AT THE USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS HE FINISHED 11TH IN THE 12K. AT THE USA 15K CHAMPIONSHIPS HE WAS 10TH AND AT THE USA 5K CHAMPIONSHIPS, HE WAS 4TH.

IN 2008, ANDREW WON THE NEW YORK MIDNIGHT 4-MILE RUN ON JAN. 1 IN A COURSE RECORD 18:12. IN MARCH, HE WON THE USA 15K CHAMPIONSHIPS IN A PERSONAL BEST TIME OF 44:12 TO ACHIEVE HIS FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. ONE WEEK LATER, ANDREW PLACED 2ND AT THE USA 8K CHAMPIONSHIP.

ANDREW BEGAN TRAINING WITH TEAM USA MINNESOTA IN NOVEMBER 2005.

TODD WILLIAMS - back to top

BORN: MARCH 7, 1969 IN DETROIT, MI
CURRENT RESIDENCE: KNOXVILLE, TN
PRS: 5000M 13:19.50 (1995); 10,000 27:31.34 (1995); MARATHON 2:11:17 (1997)
HIGH SCHOOL: MONROE, MI '87
COLLEGE: TENNESSEE '91
HEIGHT: 5-10
WEIGHT: 145
COACH: GEORGE WATTS / SELF-COACHED
AGENT: FLYNN SPORTS MANAGEMENT
CLUB: ADIDAS
1985: WON MICHIGAN CLASS A XC TITLE.
1986: BEST OF 8:33.1 (3000)… WON MICHIGAN INDOOR TITLE IN 2 MILE (9:21.5)…WON MICHIGAN HS TITLE IN 3200 (9:11.63)…WON MICHIGAN CLASS A XC TITLE.
1987: BEST OF 8:23.4 (3000)…2ND IN USA JUNIOR XC TRIALS…WON MICHIGAN INDOOR TITLE IN 2 MILE (9:07.5)…23RD IN WORLD JUNIOR XC CHAMPS…WON MICHIGAN HS TITLE IN 3200 (9:01.8)…35TH IN NCAA XC.
1988: BESTS OF 14:24.29 AND 29:46.5…WON USA JUNIOR XC TRIALS…15TH IN WORLD JUNIOR XC CHAMPS…19TH IN NCAA XC CHAMPS.
1989: BESTS OF 14:14.08 AND 28:57.7…15TH IN 10,000 AT NCAA…6TH IN NCAA XC.
1990: BESTS OF 13:48.16 AND 28:41.97…3RD IN 5000 AT NCAA INDOOR (13:50.41)…4TH IN 10,000 AT NCAA…DID NOT FINISH 10,000 AT USA CHAMPS…8TH IN NCAA XC.
1991: BESTS OF 13:41.50 AND 28:18.4…3RD IN 5000 (13:41.50) AT NCAA INDOOR…WON 10,000 AT SEC…2ND IN 10,000, 3RD IN 5000 AT NCAA…WON USA XC CHAMPS…RANKED #5 U.S. AT 10,000 BY T&FN.
1992: BESTS OF 13:36.99 AND 28:05.9…19TH IN WORLD XC CHAMPS…WON 10,000 (28:19.82) AT OLYMPIC TRIALS…10TH IN 10,000 AT OLYMPIC GAMES…2ND IN USA XC CHAMPS…RANKED #1 U.S. AT 10,000, #8 U.S. AT 5000 BY T&FN.
1993: BESTS OF 13:20.13 AND 27:40.37…WON USA XC TRIALS…20TH IN WORLD XC CHAMPS…WON 10,000 (28:02.05) AT USA CHAMPS…7TH IN 10,000 (28:30.49) AT WORLD CHAMPS…WON USA XC CHAMPS…RANKED #9 IN WORLD (#1 U.S.) AT 10,000 BY T&FN; #3 U.S. AT 5000.
1994: BEST OF 13:47.0…INJURED FOR MUCH OF YEAR…3RD IN USA XC CHAMPS.
1995: BESTS OF 13:19.50 AND 27:31.34…WON USA 15K CHAMPS (42:22 AR)…9TH IN WORLD XC CHAMPS…WON 10,000 (28:01.84) AT USA CHAMPS…9TH IN 10,000 (27:52.87) AT WORLD CHAMPS…RANKED #1 U.S. AT 10,000, #3 U.S. AT 5000 BY T&FN; #2 U.S. AT 3000.
1996: BESTS OF 13:21.95 AND 28:56.58…WON USA 15K CHAMPS (43:49)…WON 10,000 (28:46.58) AT OLYMPIC TRIALS…DID NOT FINISH 10,000 HEAT AT OLYMPIC GAMES…2ND AT USA XC CHAMPS…RANKED #1 U.S. AT 10,000, #5 U.S. AT 5000 BY T&FN; #4 U.S. AT 3000.
1997: BESTS OF 13:20.39, 27:58.13 AND 2:11:17…WON 3000 (7:50.49) AT USA INDOOR…DID NOT FINISH USA 15K CHAMPS…DID NOT FINISH 5000 FINAL AT USA CHAMPS…WON USA 10M ROAD CHAMPS (47:46)…10TH IN CHICAGO MARATHON (2:11:17 DEBUT) …RANKED #2 U.S. AT 10,000, #3 U.S. AT 3000, 5000 AND MARATHON BY T&FN.
1998: BESTS OF 13:56.78 AND 28:45.09…WON USA 15K CHAMPS (44:06).
THE REST OF THE STORY: SON OF A FORMER MINOR LEAGUE CATCHER, WILLIAMS STARTED OUT AS A FOOTBALL PLAYER. EVERY DAY, THE PLAYERS HAD TO RUN THE "BIG LAP", WITH CAPTAIN OF THE WEEK HONORS GOING TO THE WINNER. AFTER 50 OR 60 STRAIGHT WINS, THE COACH SUGGESTED WILLIAMS TRY CROSS COUNTRY INSTEAD…HE RAN 4:34 FOR THE MILE IN HIS FIRST RACE…COACHED BY DAVE BORK IN HIGH SCHOOL; HIS BROTHER JOHN WAS THE 1961 NCAA 880Y CHAMP…EARNED HIS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY AT TENNESSEE…HIS 7TH IN THE 10,000 AT THE 1993 WORLDS WAS THE BEST U.S. FINISH IN AN OLYMPIC OR WORLD 10,000 SINCE FRANK SHORTER PLACED 5TH IN 1972; HE SAID, "I'VE STILL GOT TO DECIDE IF I WANT TO PUSH IT IN A RACE HARD ENOUGH TO JOIN THE TOP GUYS"…FACED WITH A SLOW PACE IN THE 1995 WORLDS, WILLIAMS TOOK THE LEAD AFTER 1.5 LAPS. HE RAN TWO MILES IN FRONT, BUT FINISHED 9TH. THAT GOT HIM MUCH CRITICISM FOR GOING OUT TOO FAST, FEW NOTICING HE HAD RUN HIS SECOND HALF FASTER THAN HIS FIRST: "YOU'VE GOT TO THROW THAT BEHIND YOUR BACK AND GO TO THE NEXT YEAR"…MARRIED TO STEPHANIE, WHO NABBED A 10TH IN THE OLYMPIC TRIALS IN SWIMMING IN 1992; ONE DAUGHTER, BROOK (BORN 1997)…WAS SIDELINED MUCH OF 1998 BY TENDINITIS IN HIS GROIN: "IT WASN'T A TEAR, BUT IT WAS A MONSTER OF AN INJURY. EVERY SNEEZE OR COUGH FELT LIKE A RAZOR BLADE IN MY GROIN. I HAD MY LAST RUN ON JUNE 10 AND DIDN'T START AGAIN UNTIL MID-NOVEMBER. I'M ON AN INTENSE STRETCHING PROGRAM NOW, AND THAT'S HELPED. THE GROIN PAIN IS GONE, BUT IT'S A PAIN TO GET BACK IN SHAPE. MY FIRST AND FOREMOST GOAL FOR 1999 IS TO STAY HEALTHY"…IS PLANNING TO RACE THE ROADS MORE THAN EVER, BUT WILL ALSO CONTEST THE USA XC CHAMPS AND TRACK CHAMPS…"I'D LIKE TO BREAK 2:10 AT THE CHICAGO MARATHON."

KEITH AND KEVIN HANSON - back to top

THE COACHES BEHIND THE HANSONS-BROOKS DISTANCE PROJECT.
KEVIN HANSON: HEAD COACH
RUNNING BACKGROUND
STILL WORKING ON THIS CHECK BACK SOON....
COACHING
1. GIRLS CROSS-COUNTRY AND TRACK COACH - STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL (MI) 1982-PRESENT
2. HEAD MEN'S TRACK COACH - MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MI) 1986-1991HEAD
3. MARATHON COACH MICHIGAN CHAPTER TEAM IN TRAINING 1991-1992
4. CONSULTANT STONEY CREEK RUNNING CLUB (260 MEMBERS) 1987-PRESENT
5. DIRECTOR/CONSULTANT FOR OVER 15 ROAD RACES A YEAR
6. MID-EAST MEET OF CHAMPIONS MICHIGAN COACHING STAFF 1987-PRESENT
COACHING HONORS
1. MACOMB ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR
1983-89, 1991, 1993-96, 1998-2001
2. MACOMB COUNTY COACH OF THE YEAR
1983-1987, 1989, 1991, 1993-1999, 2001
3. MICHIGAN TRACK ASSOCIATION COACH OF THE YEAR FINALIST
1983, 1985-86, 1994-96, 1998, 2001
4. MICHIGAN TRACK ASSOCIATION CLASS A COACH OF THE YEAR
1985, 1996, 1998
5. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR FINALIST
1996
6. IN 5 YEARS AT JUNIOR COLLEGE, COACHED 28 ALL-AMERICANS
7. IN 20 YEARS AT HIGH SCHOOL, COACHED 30 ALL-STATERS
8. ELITE PROGRAM PRODUCED 2 MAJOR SUPRIZES IN OLYMPIC TRIALS
6TH IN 10K JIM JURCEVICH...... 11TH IN THE MARATHON CLINT VERRAN
INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF HANSONS ODP RUNNERS
1. CLINT VERRAN
11TH AT 2000 OLYMPIC TRIALS IN MARATHON. 2ND AT 2001
AMERICAN MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS. RAN PERSONAL BESTS OF 8:02 3000 AND 13:51
5000 DURING 2000 TRACK SEASON. HAS RUN PERSONAL BESTS AT MILE, 3000, 5000,
10 MILE, HALF MARATHON, AND MARATHON SINCE JOINING PROGRAM. 17TH AT WORLD
HALF MARATHON IN VERACRUZ, MEXICO IN 2000.
2. JEFF CAMPBELL
RAN PERSONAL BEST HALF MARATHON AT WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS IN
BRISTOL, ENGLAND OF 1:04:23.
3. RICHIE BRINKER
RAN PERSONAL BESTS OF 13:54 5000 FROM 14:11 AND 28:45 10000 SINCE JOINING
PROGRAM. COMPETED ON US EKIDEN TEAM IN CHIBA, JAPAN IN BOTH 2001 AND 2002.
4. JIM JURCEVICH
RAN PESONAL BESTS OF 8:03 3000 AND 28:39 10000 DURING HIS STAY IN THE
HANSONS ODP. FINISHED 6TH IN 10000 AT 2000 OLYMPIC TRIALS
5. CHAD JOHNSON
RAN PERSONAL BESTS OF 8:03 3000 AND 13:41 5000 FROM 14:06 DURING HIS STAY IN
THE HANSONS ODP. WON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 25K IN MAY OF 2001
KEITH HANSON: HEAD COACH
EDUCATION
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERISTY - GRADUATED 1987 BACHELOR OF ARTS
MATERIALS AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
RUNNING BACKGROUND
COMPLETED DETROIT FREE PRESS MARATHON 1978 AT AGE OF 13 IN 3:20:01 AND
MARYLAND MARATHON 1979 AT 14 IN 2:59:29.
HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL BESTS OF 9:39 3200 METER
COLLEGIATE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 3000 8:23 5000 14:36 10000 30:36
CAPTAIN CROSS COUNTRY 1986 AND 1987
COACHING
1. 1995 - 1999 HARPER WOODS NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY HEAD COACH
2. 1999 - CURRENT COACH OF HANSONS RUNNING SHOP OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1. 2001 USATF CLUB TEAM CHAMPIONS
2. 5 INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS IN 2001 US TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
3. 5 IN TOP 21 AT 2000 US CROSS COUNTRY WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS

JEFF GALLOWAY - back to top

FROM WWW.JEFFGALLOWAY.COM/
* US OLYMPIAN
* AUTHOR OF TOP SELLING RUNNING BOOKS IN NORTH AMERICA, GALLOWAY'S BOOK ON RUNNING AND MARATHON YOU CAN DO IT!
* RUNNER'S WORLD COLUMNIST
* INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER TO OVER 200 RUNNING AND FITNESS SESSIONS EACH YEAR
* DESIGNER OF THE WALK-RUN, LOW MILEAGE MARATHON TRAINING PROGRAM-WITH AN OVER 98% SUCCESS RATE JEFF GALLOWAY SPENDS THE TIME NECESSARY TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OF THOUSANDS OF BEGINNERS, RECREATIONAL RUNNERS, ASPIRING MARATHONERS AND TIME GOAL RUNNERS-EVERY YEAR.
* HE HAS WORKED WITH OVER 150,000 AVERAGE PEOPLE IN TRAINING FOR SPECIFIC GOALS AND IS THE INVENTOR OF THE GALLOWAY RUN-WALK METHOD.
* HIS INNOVATIVE IDEAS HAVE OPENED UP THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING AND COMPLETING A MARATHON TO ALMOST EVERYONE. PHILOSOPHICALLY, JEFF BELIEVES THAT WE WERE ALL DESIGNED TO RUN AND WALK, AND HE KEEPS FINDING WAYS TO BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE POSITIVE WORLD OF EXERCISE.
GROWING UP
A VERY AVERAGE TEEN RUNNER: "I CAN IDENTIFY WITH THE STRUGGLES OF SEDENTARY, OVERWEIGHT ADULTS AND KIDS, FOR I WAS ONE. BECAUSE MY SCHOOL REQUIRED SPORT PARTICIPATION EVERY QUARTER, AS AN 8TH GRADER, I ENROLLED IN A TRACK CONDITIONING PROGRAM. TWO MONTHS OF RUNNING FOREST TRAILS PRODUCED A YOUNG RUNNER ADDICTED TO THE POSITIVE WELL BEING THAT COMES AFTER A RUN, THE CAMARADERIE, FUN, AND MUTUAL RESPECT WHICH I'VE SINCE LEARNED THAT DISTANCE RUNNERS SHARE EVERYWHERE, AT ANY AGE."
BUT GALLOWAY WAS FAR FROM AN INSTANT SUCCESS. IT WASN'T UNTIL HIS SENIOR YEAR, AFTER MORE THAN FOUR YEARS OF RUNNING, THAT JEFF EVEN QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS (IN GEORGIA). BY COINCIDENCE, JEFF ATTENDED A SMALL LIBERAL ARTS SCHOOL, WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, AT THE SAME TIME AS AMBY BURFOOT (NOW EDITOR IN CHIEF OF RUNNERS WORLD) AND BILL RODGERS (LATER, MULTI WINNER OF NYC AND BOSTON MARATHONS).
MARTHONING
OVER 116 MARATHONS: "MY FIRST MARATHON WAS AN ACCIDENT. ARRIVING HOME FROM MY FRESHMAN YEAR AT CHRISTMAS BREAK, I ENROLLED IN THE FIRST ANNUAL ATLANTA MARATHON BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE TROPHY. I MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES IN TRAINING AND HIT A BIG BAD WALL AT 19 MILES. SINCE THERE WERE ONLY FOUR OTHERS LEFT IN THE RACE AT THAT POINT, AND I WAS LEADING, I STRUGGLED IN TO WIN-BUT IT TOOK TWO YEARS BEFORE I COULD THINK OF RUNNING ANOTHER MARATHON. I CURRENTLY RUN ABOUT 60 SLOW, ENDORPHIN-FILLED MILES A WEEK, AND 3-4 MARATHONS A YEAR. I'VE NOT FOUND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH BESTOWS THE HIGH LEVEL OF SATISFACTION, ACCOMPLISHMENT AND SELF-RESPECT AS ONE RECEIVES FROM FINISHING A MARATHON--AT ANY SPEED."
TRAINING PROGRAMS
JEFF'S QUEST FOR THE INJURY-FREE MARATHON TRAINING PROGRAM LED HIM TO DEVELOP GROUP TRAINING PROGRAMS IN 1978, AND TO AUTHOR RUNNER'S WORLD ARTICLES WHICH HAVE BEEN USED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS OF ALL ABILITIES. HIS TRAINING SCHEDULES HAVE INSPIRED THE SECOND WAVE OF MARATHONERS WHO FOLLOW THE GALLOWAY RUN-WALK, LOW MILEAGE, THREE-DAY, SUGGESTIONS TO AN OVER 98% SUCCESS RATE.

THE NAVY
TAKING A BREAK IN THE 60'S: "I CHOSE TO SPEND THE LATE 60'S IN AN ALL EXPENSE PAID CRUISE COURTESY OF THE US NAVY, WHERE I LEARNED HOW VERY ADDICTED I WAS. IMAGINE WHAT THE SAILORS ON MY SHIP THOUGHT WHEN THE ONLY THING I WAS DRIVEN TO DO AFTER 2-3 WEEKS AT SEA WAS TO RUN."
UPON RETURNING FROM THE PACIFIC, JEFF SPENT THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF 1970 BACK IN HIS HOME TOWN OF ATLANTA AS PE COACH AT HIS FATHER'S NEW SCHOOL, THE GALLOWAY SCHOOL. IN THE AFTERNOONS, HE COACHED DISTANCE RUNNERS AT GEORGIA TECH AND THAT SUMMER WON THE FIRST ANNUAL PEACHTREE ROAD RACE.
THE OLYMPICS
ON TO THE OLYMPICS: "IN THE FALL OF 1970 I ENROLLED IN GRADUATE SCHOOL AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY WITH TWO MISSIONS: TO GET A MASTERS DEGREE AND TO QUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPIC TRIALS. MY FRIENDS ON THE FLORIDA TRACK CLUB, FRANK SHORTER AND JACK BACHELER, TALKED ME INTO JOINING THEM FOR HIGH ALTITUDE TRAINING AT VAIL FOR TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE 1972 OLYMPIC TRIALS. QUALIFYING FOR THE OLYMPIC TEAM WAS FULFILLING BEYOND WORDS, BUT MY GREATEST THRILL WAS PACING JACK THROUGH THE MARATHON TRIAL AND THEN DROPPING BACK AT THE FINISH SO THAT HE COULD TAKE THE REMAINING SPOT ON THE MARATHON TEAM." JEFF QUALIFIED FOR THE 1972 OLYMPICS IN THE 10,000 METERS AND AS AN ALTERNATE FOR THE MARATHON.
RUNNING BUSINESS
JEFF'S FIRST BUSINESS EXPERIENCE, IN 1973, WAS A STORE FOR RUNNERS CALLED PHIDIPPIDES. KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF MEMBERS CONTINUE TO HELP CUSTOMERS WITH THEIR EXERCISE PROGRAMS AND ARE TRAINED TO MATCH UP SHOES WITH THE FUNCTION AND SHAPE OF THE FEET OF EACH PERSON. THEY STAY ON TOP OF THE EVER-CHANGING MARKET, THE DIFFERENT FACTORIES USED, HOW THE SHOES ACTUALLY WORK, AND THE MANY LITTLE DEVICES WHICH MAY REDUCE INJURY-OR ARE PURE ADVERTISING HYPE. HE STILL OWNS TWO PHIDIPPIDES STORES IN ATLANTA.
JEFF NOW SUPERVISES GALLOWAY PRODUCTIONS, WHICH CONDUCTS DOZENS OF FITNESS SEMINARS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA, FITNESS VACATIONS TO GREECE AND LAKE TAHOE, AND TRAINING GROUPS IN 40-50 CITIES A YEAR.
AS A RACE DIRECTOR, JEFF HELPED TO ORGANIZE THE PEACHTREE ROAD RACE AS IT GREW FROM 1200 TO 12,000 IN THREE YEARS. HE ORGANIZED THE FIRST AVON MARATHON FOR WOMEN WHICH CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE INCLUSION OF THE MARATHON IN THE OLYMPICS. HIS MAIN ATLANTA EVENT, TODAY, IS THE KAISER PERMANENTE CORPORATE RUN/WALK, WHICH ENTERS MORE THAN 20,000 EACH YEAR.
QUOTES
"THIS PAST YEAR, MY 42ND YEAR OF RUNNING, WAS THE BEST OF MY LIFE. IT IS MY MISSION IN EACH OF MY TALKS TO HELP OTHERS AVOID THE ACHES AND PAINS, WHILE EXPERIENCING ALL OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ATTITUDE ENHANCEMENT WHICH RUNNING BESTOWS BETTER THAN ANYTHING IN LIFE."
"JEFF GALLOWAY IS PERHAPS THE ONE INDIVIDUAL IN THE AMERICAN RUNNING COMMUNITY WHO CAN COMBINE A SUPERIOR KNOWLEDGE OF OUR SPORT WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT - MAKING THE OLYMPIC TEAM." BILL RODGERS, 4-TIME WINNER OF THE BOSTON MARATHON
" CERTAINLY JEFF GALLOWAY HAS BOTH THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE PHYSICAL ABILITY TO SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE. HIS BOOK IS AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO COMPETITIVE RUNNING." KENNETH H. COOPER, M.D. AUTHOR OF AEROBICS
"JEFF GALLOWAY IS ONE OF THOSE RARE INDIVIDUALS WHO NOT ONLY KNOWS HIS CRAFT, BUT ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO CONVEY THIS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH TEACHING." FRANK SHORTER 1972 OLYMPIC MARATHON CHAMPION
"JEFF GALLOWAY IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED, THOUGHTFUL, AND INNOVATIVE DISTANCE RUNNERS IN AMERICAN TODAY. HIS BOOK NOW ALLOWS ALL RUNNERS TO BENEFIT FROM HIS IDEAS AND TO IMPROVE THEIR RUNNING WITH FIELD-TESTED METHODS. I RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY." JOAN L. ULLYOT, M.D. AUTHOR OF RUNNING FREE

JOE HENDERSON - back to top

Joe Henderson is recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on Running. He has published over two dozen books
on the subject and his monthly On The Road Column appears in the periodical
Marathon & Beyond. He is a member of the Road Runners Club of America Hall
of Fame and has three times won national acclaim for his literary contributions
to the sport. As a high school student in Iowa, he was a State Champion runner
and the creative influence of the magazine known as Runners World. For over four
decades his writing guided runners worldwide through two running booms. In
addition to his daily running and writing, Joe Henderson appears at running
expos nationwide as a keynote speaker. He teaches running classes to college
students at the University of Oregon and coaches the Joe Henderson Marathon Team
at the Eugene Running Company.

PAT TYSON - back to top

GRADUATE U OF OREGON 73 (COACHED BY
BOWERMAN/DELLINGER)

GREW UP IN NORTHWEST AND GRADUATED FROM LINCOLN OF TACOMA
AND WOULD SPEND 5 YEARS RUNNING FOR THE DUCKS 68-73 ...
GREATLY INFLUENCED BY "THE OREGON SYSTEM OF TRAINING"
CREATED BY BOWERMAN AND DELLINGER ... ROOMED WITH
PREFONTAINE ... EXPERIENCED THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRACK IN
EUGENE AND HAYWARD FIELD

10 YEARS COACHING EXERIENCE IN SEATTLE AT BOTH MORGAN AND
KELLOGG JUNIOR HIGHS - 25 SUB 5:00 MILERS INCLUDING 3 YOUNG
LADIES UNDER 5:00 DURING THE 1970'S (LAURIE SHANSBY -
ADRIANNE LORVICK - PAM EYEMAN)

3 YEARS AT SHORECREST (SEATTLE) WITH 1 3RD PLACE STATE
TROPHY AND WINS AT LEGENDARY HANGMAN VALLEY SPOKANE
(PREFONTAINES LAST NCAA XC TITLE THERE IN FALL OF 73) IN 85
AND 86

MEAD OF SPOKANE 1986-2006 WITH 18 CONTINUOUS YEARS TO STATE
( HAS CONTINUED TO 20 SINCE TYSON LEFT) WITH A THIRD PLACE
TROPHY OR HIGHER DURING THAT ERA ... COACHED 8 INDIVIDUAL
STATE XC CHAMPIONS AND 17 STATE CHAMPIONS ON THE TRACK ... 9
CONSECUTIVE TEAM TITLES 1988-1996 AND THEN MEAD SPLIT INTO
TWO SCHOOLS ... 7 FOOTLOCKER FINALISTS ... TOP TEN IN 1600
TAKES 4:12 OR BETTER AND TOP 10 IN 3200 MUST BE UNDER 9:06
..

SPENT A SPRING AT U OF OREGON AS INTERIM COACH 2005

1 YEAR AT U OF KENTUCKY AS HEAD DISTANCE COACH OF MEN AND
WOMEN 2006-07

WRAPPING UP A SPRING AS DIRECTOR OF TRACK & FIELD AT SOUTH
EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL

WILL BE THE FIRST FULLTIME HEAD COACH FOR DISTANCE/TRACK AT
GONZAGA OF SPOKANE AS THEY WANT TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO
RIVAL U OF PORTLAND IN THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE (TAKES
OVER THIS SUMMER OF 2008)

ROY BENSON - back to top

FROM -WWW.COACHBENSON.COM/
ROY T. BENSON, MPE, C.F.I., IS AN EXERCISE SCIENTIST AND DISTANCE RUNNING COACH. AFTER A BA DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY FROM DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, HE EARNED A MASTER’S DEGREE IN PE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. SINCE 1976, HE HAS HELD A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION AS A FITNESS INSTRUCTOR FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE. HE HAS PRESENTED OVER 500 PROFESSIONAL PAPERS AND LECTURES FOR ACADEMIC AND POPULAR AUDIENCES.
PUBLICATIONS
HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS A SENIOR WRITER FOR RUNNING TIMES AND AS CONTRIBUTING EDITOR FOR RUNNING JOURNAL MAGAZINES. THE COMBINED READERSHIP OF RUNNING TIMES AND RUNNING JOURNAL IS OVER 500,000. HIS BOOKLET “PRECISION RUNNING,” PUBLISHED BY POLAR ELECTRO, HAS SOLD OVER 200,000 COPIES AND HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO 7 LANGUAGES. HIS COMPUTERIZED TRAINING PROGRAM, COACH BENSON’S HEART RATE TRAINING, HAS BEEN A BEST SELLING PROGRAM FROM PC COACH IN BOULDER, COLORADO. HIS NEW BOOK, "SECRET WORKOUTS", RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY BEAUFORT BOOKS, HAS ALREADY SOLD WELL OVER 7,000 COPIES.
RUNNING RESUME
COACH BENSON RAN COMPETITIVELY FOR OVER 45 YEARS WITH PERSONAL BESTS OF 1:53.4 FOR 880 YARDS AND 4:19.8 FOR THE MILE. AS A MASTER’S RUNNER, HE RAN 36:06 FOR 10K, 17:22 FOR 5K, 4:52 FOR THE MILE AND QUALIFIED FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON WITH A 3:09:05 PR AT AGE 40.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
SINCE 1987, BENSON HAS BEEN THE OWNER AND PRESIDENT OF RUNNING, LTD., A COMPANY IN ATLANTA, GA THAT HAS BEEN OPERATING NIKE-SPONSORED SUMMER CAMPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL RUNNERS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VERMONT FOR THE PAST 36 YEARS. IN THEIR SIX WEEKS OF OPERATION, THE CAMPS ATTRACT OVER 1800 RUNNERS AND COACHES. BENSON’S BUSINESS, RUNNING LTD, ALSO FEATURES HIS PRIVATE COACHING SERVICES FOR ADULT RUNNERS AT ALL LEVELS OF ABILITY THAT ARE SERIOUS ABOUT IMPROVEMENT.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
HE HAS COACHED PROFESSIONALLY FOR 45 YEARS FOR MILITARY, CLUB, UNIVERSITY AND HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS. FROM 1969-79, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, BENSON SERVED AS HEAD CROSS COUNTRY COACH FOR 7 YEARS AND HEAD TRACK COACH FOR THREE YEARS. DURING HIS TENURE WITH THE GATORS, HE WAS PRESIDENT AND THEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS FLORIDA TRACK CLUB THAT PLACED MARATHON GOLD MEDALIST FRANK SHORTER, ALONG WITH 9TH PLACE MARATHONER JACK BACHELOR AND ALSO JEFF GALLOWAY AND RON JOURDAN ON THE 1972 USA OLYMPIC TEAM. COACH BENSON WAS A NATIONAL ADVISORY COACH TO THE PHILIPPINE OLYMPIC TRACK TEAM THAT COMPETED IN THE ‘72 MUNICH OLYMPICS. WHILE HIS STAR ADULT RUNNER, KELLIE EYRE, PLACED 6TH IN THE 1500M AT THE WORLD VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA IN 2001 AND WON THE AMERICAN NATIONAL TITLE IN 2002 IN 4:47, BENSON ALSO COACHES ADULTS TRYING TO BREAK 60:00 FOR 10K ROAD RACES. HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY COACHED 6 NATIONAL MASTERS CHAMPIONS.
COACHING CROSS COUNTRY & TRACK AT MARIST SCHOOL
SINCE 1993, COACH BENSON HAS BEEN A PART-TIME COMMUNITY COACH FOR MARIST SCHOOL IN ATLANTA. HIS BOYS AND GIRLS TEAMS HAVE WON 13 STATE 4A CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL FEMALE ATHLETE, KYLA BARBOUR, PLACED 16TH AND THEN 7TH AT THE NATIONAL FOOT LOCKER X-C CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HER JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. BRENDON MAHONEY, A 1999 GRADUATE, WAS 2 TIME STATE X-C CHAMPION AND WAS UNDEFEATED IN THE MILE HIS SENIOR YEAR WINNING THE NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP MEET IN 4:04.78. IN THAT RACE, HE DEFEATED ALLAN WEBB AND PULLED HIM TO THE 4:06 THAT BROKE JIM RYUN’S SOPHOMORE YEAR NATIONAL RECORD. MAHONEY ALSO RAN 1:49.8 FOR 800 METERS AFTER BREAKING A 23-YEAR-OLD STATE RECORD WHILE WINNING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1:50.1. COACH BENSON’S TRACK AND CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS HAVE WON A GRAND TOTAL OF 20 INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

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STEVE PREFONTAINE’S YOUNGER SISTER AND FOUNDER OF “PREFONTAINE PRODUCTIONS LTD” RESIDES IN EUGENE OREGON AND HAS SO SINCE 1973.
LINDA WAS A UO GRADUATE WHO WAS A CHAMPION ATHLETE JUST LIKE HER BROTHER STEVE.
TENNIS: WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL LINDA WAS RANKED TOP 2 IN THE NORTHWEST IN SINGLES AND DOUBLES.
WHILE AT UO LINDA WAS #1 IN DOUBLES AND #2 IN SINGLES
RACQUETBALL: AS AN ARMATURE RANKED #1 IN THE NATION. AS A PROFESSIONAL, LINDA WAS RANKED IN THE TOP 10.
LINDA STARTED HER BUSINESS “ PREFONTAINE PRODUCTIONS LTD”
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“MY BROTHER'S LIFE CAN BE BEST DESCRIBED IN ONE WORD—INSPIRATIONAL.
I CREATED THESE “PIECES OF PRE” TO CONTINUE WHAT I BELIEVE IS STEVE'S LEGACY—MOTIVATING INDIVIDUALS TO BE THE BEST THEY CAN BE!”