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Olympic Dreams

The excitement for the 2008 Men’s Olympic Marathon is building as Brian Sell enters his final month of preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. We encourage all his fans to watch the race live on NBC, August 23 at 7:30 P.M. We wish him the best of luck as he has made his Olympic dream a reality.

Detroit's Hanson Brothers Aim for Gold as Sponsored Runner Makes US Olympic Team
voanews.com June 23, 2008

Determined to cultivate homegrown world class distance runners, two brothers pooled their resources to establish their own running team. Their goal was to return American runners to the world's elite in distance running. For producer Roger Hsu, Elaine Lu says the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project is on the verge of achieving that dream.

Read more at Voice of America

Saturn Midwest Distance Solution
June 7, 2008

Last Chance High Performance Distance Qualifying Event. All interested athletes send entries to hansonsrun@aol.com. Entries must be received by 6 pm EST Wednesday June 4, 2008. Contact Bill Lundberg (bill.lundberg@hillsdale.edu) for very affordable and convenient housing in Michigan.

The 800, 1500, 3000 Steeple, 5000, and 10,000 will be run under the lights at Hillsdale College.
PERFORMANCE BASED PRIZE MONEY

Results

Bill Roney 5k
March 22, 2008

Bill Roney 5k results

Hansons Running Shop 2008 Running Circuit

The Hanson’s Running Shop has always been a proud sponsor of local running events. This year we are providing a circuit to spice up the competition. more information

Register online at www.hansons-running.com/dbID/262.html

Brian Sell Makes Olympic Marathon Team
November 3, 2007

Brian finished third in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in 2:11:40

Complete Results

Photos from the event

2007 Hansons-Brooks Team Sweepstakes Winners
Bothell, Wash. – October 22, 2007

Brooks® Sports, Inc., a leading performance running company headquartered in Bothell, Wash., today announced the winners of the 2007 Hansons-Brooks Team Sweepstakes. The three winners, Suzanne Windsor of Brandon, MS, Marianne Offenbecher of Puyallup, WA, and a third individual to be named (once we reach him/her), were chosen at random from contestants who applied online from July 27 to October 18, 2007.

Each winner will receive a 3-night trip for two to New York City to watch the Hansons-Brooks ODP athletes compete in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and be a VIP guest at the Hansons’ post-race party celebrating American long-distance running. Not only will they get the opportunity to meet the Hansons-Brooks team, but one of the three winners will be awarded an all-new Saturn VUE XR Compact Sport Utility. The winner of the Saturn vehicle will be determined and announced during the post-race party on November 3, 2007.

Fall Marathon Training Runs: 16 Mile Training Runs
September 2007

Join us on Septermber 16th and 30th for our free training runs. Every Mile will be marked and water stations will be available. Restroom facilities are not available on the course and are very limited at the start, so plan accordingly. There will be refreshments at the finish. more information

Summer Cross Country Events

Hansons Running Shop presents summer cross country races and high school day camp.

Kyle O'Brien is bigger than life in hometown
Summer 2007

Danville, Illinois the hometown of Hansons-Brooks Distance Project member Kyle O'Brien has honored his running achievements with this billboard.

Saturn Midwest Distance Solution set for June 9th
5/7/07

Last Chance High Performance Distance Qualifying Event
The 800, 1500, 3000 Steeple, 5000, and 10,000 will be run under the lights at Hillsdale College,

NEW for 2007: PERFORMANCE BASED PRIZE MONEY

Prize Money

WITH OLYMPIC TRIALS A STANDARD                   WITH OLYMPIC TRIALS B STANDARD

1. $1,000   2. $500   3. $250         	   1. $500    2. $250    3. $100

          MALE     FEMALE                             MALE         FEMALE
800       1:46.5     2:01.5                           1:48.5       2:06.5
1500      3:39.0     4:10.0                           3:43.0       4:19.5
STEEPLE   8:32.0    10:00.0      		      8:45.0      10:20.0
5000     13:33.0    15:28.0                          13:50.0      16:00.0
10000    28:15.0    32:45.0                          29:00.0      34:00.0

Click here for results

Hansons Newsletter
4/28/07

Read about what's new with the Hansons Running Shops!

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MOT Apple Blossom Run a success
04/21/07

A much better day than last year! Thanks!

Results | Photos (provided by RunMichigan.com)

Dick Beardsley- Duel in the Sun
04/11/07

Doug Kurtis, a Free Press Columnist, shares his thoughts on the first installment of "The Running with the Legends" session with Dick Beardsley. Each month will be a different guest speaker. Read on to find out what Dick Beardsley brought to the table.
Make sure and check back to see who is coming up next month.

Read full article from RunMichigan.com (Doug Kurtis Column)

Hansons 5k Results are in...
03/31/07

A BIG thanks and congratulations to all the runners from the community that came out for the Bill Roney Memorial 5k (Hansons 5k).

Full Results (RunMichigan.com)

Photos (from RunMichigan.com)

Picture on right: The Hansons 5k overall winner Adam Roach who ran the 5k in a great time of 15:18.
(picture credit: John Brabbs)

2007 Hansons Running Shops Event Calender now available
03/9/07

Download the Hansons Running Shops Event Calender.

• FREE 16 Mile Training Runs
• Check out the group runs
• XC Races
• XC Camps
• Marathon Clinic's (first one starts June 6th)

Go to Events Page | Download Calender in pdf format

Top Stores in the Country by Region and How they were selected (from the RunningNetwork.com)
01/17/07

When The Running Network, LLC and Footwear Intelligence set out to identify the 50 Best Running Stores in America earlier this year, they sought to establish a firm, identifiable criteria and enlisted the assistance of a leading retail merchandising company to help do so... more

Read the full article (from the Running Network)