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Written by Ryan Sheehan
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Sunday, 19 April 2009 21:36 |
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HANSONS-BROOKS AT THE BOSTON MARATHON: DAY SEVEN
KYLE O’BREIN
Boston Goal: 2:14:30/Top 10 finish
Career Highlights: Member of 2007 World Championships Team (Marathon)
College: Eastern Illinois University
PRs: 5k - 14:18
10k - 29:36
15k -
20k -
half-marathon - 1:04:42
marathon - 2:15:13
Hansons Member since: 2003
Times run Boston: 1 (2006)
Mile per week: Average 135/ High 148
Hobbies: Video Games, Music
Favorite song: Sweet Emotion- Aerosmith
Favorite pre-race meal: Pizza
Favorite TV program: Lost
Favorite day of the week: Sunday
Favorite teammate: Myself
Training shoe: Brooks Glycerin 7
Racing shoe: Brooks T6
Boston 2006 really put Hansons-Brooks on the map as far as U.S. distance running goes. You are one of the three Hanons-Brooks athletes who ran in 2006. Could you summarize the team's mood going into that race? How does that compare to this year's squad?
In 2006 we were all very focused on going into Boston to make a statement, that
Americans can finish in the front of a major marathon. This year's crew appears more fit and ready to exceed the expectations achieved by the 2006 crew.
Do you have any expectations for the group?
As long as everybody races as well as they have been training, it should be a good day for the group.
Individually, have you approached training differently leading up to Boston this segment compared to 2006?
I've approached it different in that I'm running higher mileage now than I was then, and I'm also able to run workouts at a faster pace. Aside from that I'm focusing on training smarter as well as harder, being careful about recovery, etc...
You were a member of the 2007 World Championship team in Osaka, Japan. What lessons did you take away from that experience?
Just competing in a World Championships race was a great learning experience, lining up with some of the best in the world, all representing out countries. I definitely learned that you have to be flexible with your race plan (as temps were in the mid 90's for the marathon), and the importance of running smart (was around 90th place at the mile and finished 32nd).
Kyle, you have been with the Hanons program for a few years now. What originally brought you to Hansons-Brooks?
Just the desire to continue training after college and get the most out of myself.
Being one of the veterans of the Hansons team, what would you tell someone who is interested in running for Hansons?
Set up a visit and see if it is for you, if you're willing to put in several years of high mileage training, and a group of guys that you may like one day and hate the next, you could be the next Brian Sell!
A lot of runners talk about the difficulty of the Boston course, mainly Heartbreak Hill. What kind of plan do you have going into a difficult course like Boston?
Boston is definitely a course that you will run better on the more you run it, the idea is to be smart enough early in the race so you can be in attack mode from 21 in instead of just trying to survive after Heartbreak.
Many runners immediately associate Boston with Heartbreak Hill but what many of those runners don't realize is that Heartbreak is the last of a series of four hills. Could you describe that set of hills and how you approach mid-race barriers?
You just have to take each barrier as it comes, you get a lot of nice downhill for the first 16 miles or so, then you get the first major climb from about 16-18, a little respite from 18-19, then rolling to climbing again through about 21, the top of Heartbreak, take each one separately, and run them strong, but don't use too much.
What do you think are some of the keys to your marathon training and what are some of the mistakes many first-time marathoners will make?
Mileage is definitely the key to our training, first timers will make the mistake of being too impatient, you have to respect the distance.
What is the best advice you could give a beginning runner?
If you take your time getting started, and really learn to enjoy the sport, it is something that you will be able to participate in for a long time.
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Written by Ryan Sheehan
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Saturday, 18 April 2009 08:15 |
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HANSONS-BROOKS AT THE BOSTON MARATHON: DAY SIX
BRIAN SELL
Boston Goal: top 5, 2:10-2:12
Career Highlights: 4th at Boston 2006, 2008 US Olympian (marathon), 8 time US team member
College: Saint Francis (PA)
PRs: 5k - 13:57
10k - 28:28
20k - 59:12
half-marathon - 1:02:35
marathon - 2:10:47
Hansons Member since: 2001
Times run Boston: 1
Mile per week: 150
Hobbies: flying, riding motorcycle, hanging out with Lily
Favorite song: A Country Boy Can Survive - Hank Williams Jr.
Favorite pre-race meal: Pasta
Favorite TV program: Airwolf, The O'Reilly Factor
Favorite day of the week: tomorrow
Favorite teammate: Josh Eberly
Training shoe: Brooks Adrenaline 9
Racing shoe: T Dandy
Brian, this will be your first marathon after the Beijing Olympics. Does that hold and special significance to you?
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 18 April 2009 08:26 )
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Written by Ryan Sheehan
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Friday, 17 April 2009 09:18 |
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HANSONS-BROOKS AT THE BOSTON MARATHON: DAY FIVE
C FRED JOSLYN
Boston Goal: 2:17:59
Career Highlights: 2007 NCAA DIII 5000m Champion
1:05:28 half-marathon (March 2008)
2nd place at Marine Corpse Marathon, 2008
Fun Facts: Won high school chess tournament in 5th grade.
My wife, Shelby, is also running Boston and hopes to run 2:49
College: SUNY Cortland
PRs: 5k - 14:26.63
10k - 29:55.14
15k - 46:41
20k - 1:02:54
Half-marathon - 1:05:28
Marathon - 2:23:54
Times run Boston: 0
Hobbies: Chess, Snowboarding, Eating
Favorite song: Jesus Freak, DC Talk
Favorite pre-race meal: Pasta
Favorite TV program: The Office
Favorite day of the week: FUNDAY
Favorite teammate: Todd "D-Train" Snyder
Training shoe: Brooks Ghost
Racing shoe: Brooks T6
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Written by Ryan Sheehan
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Thursday, 16 April 2009 12:00 |
HANSONS-BROOKS AT THE BOSTON MARATHON: DAY FOUR
LUKE HUMPHREY
Boston Goal: Top 10 and/or sub 2:13
Career Highlights: 11th in 2006 Boston Marathon and 2008 ING NYC Marathon
Fun Facts: Pinewood Derby Champ, 1990
College: Central Michigan University
PRs: 5k - 14:15
10k - 29:04
15k - 45:33
20k - ???
half-marathon - 1:04:05
marathon - 2:15:22
Hansons Member since: 2004
Times run Boston: once
Mile per week: 120-140
Hobbies: golf, fishing
Favorite song: Laughing River, Greg Brown or Silver Lakeside, Adam Carroll
Favorite pre-race meal: Fire burns hot, anything goes.
Favorite TV program: Ghost Hunters
Favorite day of the week: They're all the same to me.
Favorite teammate: Ryan Sheehan, goofy kid
Training shoe: Adrenaline
Racing shoe: Racer ST4
Luke, you were one of the Hansons runners who raced Boston in 2006. What do you think were some of the keys to success for that group?
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Written by Ryan Sheehan
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Wednesday, 15 April 2009 09:10 |
HANSONS-BROOKS AT THE BOSTON MARATHON: DAY THREE
Boston Goal: 2:15
Career Highlights: 26th at Olympic Trials Marathon
Fun Facts: My college coach also coached my high school coach.
College: North Central College
PRs: 5k - 14:29
10k - 29:38
15k - N/A
20k - N/A
half-marathon - 1:0 whatever I ran at Houston
marathon - 2:18:30
Hansons Member since: June 2006
Times run Boston: 1 (2008)
Mile per week: 130-40 this segment
Hobbies: Where we're going, there won't be any hobbies.
Favorite song: In My Life by the Beatles
Favorite pre-race meal: Pizza-real pizza, as in Chicago deep dish.
Favorite TV program: Family guy and anything on the History Channel
Favorite day of the week: I have it narrowed down to 7...
Favorite teammate: I don't like a single one of you, but I tolerate Chad the best because he doesn't say much other than just to agree with me.
Training shoe: Favorite now is the Infiniti
Racing shoe: T6
This past year you were hit by a Jeep shortly before the Boston Marathon but still were able to finish 22. Could you describe what happened the day you where hit?
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