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Recently added to the Brooks neutral shoe lineup: the Defyance 2. The shoe is an update to 2008’s Defyance, which (despite a love-it-or-hate-it lime-green men’s color scheme) won the Runner’s World Editor’s Choice Award in 2008. Now some inside scoop for the shoe geeks: The Defyance can be thought of as the the “neutral cousin”… Read more »
More...One of the things we’re most excited about at Brooks–besides our running shoes and gear!–is the Brooks I.D. Program. Brooks I.D. is made up of over 800 athletes who are active in their running communities, share a passion for Brooks, and inspire people around them to run and be active. Members of the program get… Read more »
More...Congratulations to Brooks’ own Steve DeKoker, who won this past weekend’s Seattle Half Marathon! While most of us were still digesting turkey, Steve cranked out a 1:11:50 on a hilly course. Along with running (a lot), Steve otherwise keeps busy by heading up our Brooks I.D. Program. He’s also known as a snappy dresser around… Read more »
More...A big shout-out goes to Brooks I.D. member Rob Heppell. Rob just achieved his goal of running all 5 World Marathon Majors in one year! Rob was doubly excited (and we were extra impressed) that he managed to finish each of the 5 major marathons (London, Boston, Berlin, Chicago and New York) in under 4… Read more »
More...Check out the latest interview with 2008 Olympian (and Hansons-Brooks athlete) Brian Sell, over at The Cassidy Feed. Brian talks about how he balances running with family and work… how every day is “try to beat Sell day”… and why he thinks hard work and dedication trump natural talent.
More...The Hansons are on a roll! Hansons-Brooks team member Mike Reneau PR’ed at 2:16:20 to finish seventh in the men’s division of the Chicago Marathon. He was the first American male to cross the finish line. You can read the Chicago Tribune‘s story and post-race interview with Reneau here. Congratulations, Mike!!
More...Hansons-Brooks women Melissa White and Dot McMahan led team USA to a fourth-place finish at the 2008 IAAF/CAIXA World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rochester Hills, MI, teammates were the first US finishers at 21st (1:14:37) and 24th (1:15:14), respectively. Ethiopia won the first-place team title, with Kenya and Japan taking… Read more »
More...The Chicago Tribune chats with Hansons-Brooks Distance Project team member Desiree Davila after she finishes fifth in the women’s field at the Chicago Marathon. In her third-ever race at this distance, Davila was the top American woman finisher, with a personal record of 2:31:33. Read the story here. Congratulations, Des!
More...Melissa White, the first woman member of the Hansons-Brooks ODP team, was inducted into the State University of NY (SUNY) Geneseo Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 27. All White did in four years under coach Mike Woods is become the premier female distance runner in the history of Geneseo and the SUNYAC Conference and… Read more »
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