Brian Sell
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| Brian Sell | |
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 Brian Sell (#16) in the 2006 Boston Marathon |
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| Born | 11 April 1978 Altoona, PA |
| Residence | Rochester Hills, MI |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Occupation | Long Distance Runner |
Brian Sell is a retired American marathoner and distance runner (born April 11, 1978) who trained with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project.[1] He attended Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, where he ran on the Saint Francis University cross country team. He placed third overall in the 2008 USA Olympic Team Trials Marathon in Central Park, New York City on November 3, 2007, with a time of 2:11:40, earning him a spot, along with Ryan Hall and Dathan Ritzenhein, on the U.S. men's marathon team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished the Olympic Marathon in 22nd place with a time of 2:16:7[2]
Sell ran the 2009 New York Marathon, which he and his coach have indicated was his last competitive race.[3]
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[edit] Achievement Chronology
- 2002 - 3rd at USATF Fall Cross Country Championships
- 2002 - Chiba Ekiden Relay Team
- 2002 - 8th at USATF Championships 10K (road)
- 2002 - 8th at USATF Championships 8K (road)
- 2002 - 4th at USATF Championships 7 mile (road)
- 2003 - 13th at USA 2004 Olympic Trials Marathon (after leading through 21 miles)
- 2003 - 25th at IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (1st American)
- 2003 – 2nd at USATF Championships 20K (road) (5th fastest American 20k time ever 59:18)
- 2003 - 8th at USATF Championships 8K (road)
- 2004/2005 - 1st place Shamrock Shuffle
- 2005 - 2nd at USATF Championships 10 mile (road)
- 2005 - 1st place USATF 25K
- 2005 - Member of the USATF World Championships marathon team
- 2006 - 1st place US Half Marathon
- 2006 - 4th place Boston Marathon in a PR 2:10:55
- 2006 - Reed’s Lake 10K Champion 29:02
- 2006 - Chicago Distance Classic Champion 1:04:25
- 2006 - 6th place Chicago Marathon in a PR 2:10:47
- 2007 - 1st place Sauder's Egg Run
- 2007 - 1st place USATF 25K Championships
- 2007 - 3rd place USA 2008 Olympic Trials Marathon (qualifying for Olympic team)
- 2008 - 1st place Miami Half Marathon, 1:03:46
- 2008 - 22nd place, 3rd American at the Men's Olympic Marathon, 2:16:07
- 2008 - 1st place Rock 'n Roll San Antonio Half Marathon, 1:02:50
- 2009 - 5th place 2009 USA Half Marathon Championships, 1:02:36
[edit] Personal best times
- 3000M – 8:07 (3/02)
- 3K Steeple - 8:52 (4/01)
- 5K - 13:59 (1/02)
- 8K Road - 22:57.7 (4/03)
- 10K - 28:28 (11/05)
- 20K – 59:18 (9/03)
- ½ Marathon - 1:02:36 (1/09)
- Marathon - 2:10:47 (10/06)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.hansons-running.com/resumes/BIO_Sell.pdf
- ^ http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Sell_Brian.asp
- ^ Gambaccini, Peter (September 1, 2009). "A Brief Chat With Kevin Hanson". Runner's World. http://dailynews.runnersworld.com/2009/08/a-brief-chat-with-kevin-hanson.html. Retrieved 2009-09-01.[dead link]
