Did your opinion of the Hansons change Saturday?

I was actually just discussing this with a friend yesterday. The Hanson's have done wonders for running -- not just because of Brian's awsome run on Saturday. Brian and Chad have groupies!! Wow. Runners ... with groupies!! I think this is wonderful!

And ... top that off with the fact that in most big championship races in US right now the "Hansons-Brooks" runners are out in force and are doing quite well.

I dunno d00d wrote:

I think if you gave 50 post-collegiate runners to almost any coach...

he would tell them to get a job, find a place to live on their own, and charge a coaching fee of $xx/month.

Bitter Sally wrote:

Someone sounds like a Bitter Sally. The lil girl that wasn't good enough.

The Hansons 50 or whatever can't be considered the same as Mammoth. No one in Hansons is good enough to run for Mammoth.

The Hansons rock for just that reason. They give athletes with inferior credentials a chance to do something big.

Have the Hansons ever had a recruited guy start with sub 28:30 credentials? NO Have Mammoth ever started with someone slower than 28:30? NO

This is why everyone loves the Hansons. And it was never more evident than this weekend in New York.

bs. there are hansons guys who could have run for mammoth. absolutely.

what they do is great. but they have major corporate sponsorships and millions have been spent to get one olympian. this is not like billy rogers moving stiffs around at the va hospital and running at night. it's not blue collar.

Does 28:31 suck?? Out of college?

Hanson's is good for the US marathon scene. If you specialize, you will be great. Baylor track comes to mind. 400 meter runners. Are they great at what they do or do they attract the best for thier needs?

? i never said ANYONE sucked.

I wish there were runners like Brian Sell when I was competing. Sell has achieved all he has done through years of hard work. He wasn't a hot shot hig schooler, a top collegian, and didn't recieve a big contract. Yet through his efforts over the years he has the ability to run with any marathoner in the US. Watching Sell finish the trials this past weekend was one of the best moments in US distance running that I can remember. He should be an inspiration to everyone out there and a testament to what happens as a result of hard work and dedication. I doubt Sell reads these boards, but if by some chance he does, congrats on making the olympic team. I wish you the best in Beijing. I cannot think of a better runner/person to represent our country! My hat goes off to you.

Doug E. wrote:

I agree with you, and pretty boys was probably the wrong terminology. Poster boys might be a bit better.

I have a poster of Brian Sell and the Hansons' runners...

Doug E -- going off topic here, but did you run NYC?

No...No Marathon this year for me.

Boston in the Spring though!

ERFE wrote:

There are way more people praising the Hansons on this site than bashing.

Not good enough. Certainly by this point NOBODY should be bashing anymore, except maybe for those who have a problem with themselves but they should probably just STFU anyway.

Good Is Good wrote:

ERFE wrote:

There are way more people praising the Hansons on this site than bashing.

Not good enough. Certainly by this point NOBODY should be bashing anymore, except maybe for those who have a problem with themselves but they should probably just STFU anyway.

AMEN Brutha. I remember when folks were saying that Sell was good but couldn't compete with Abdi or Meb. The smartest racer on the planet. Great job Brian.

The Hansons are changing the landscape of american distance running.

The Hansons have shut their critics up one at a time. It must be a great feeling to have people doubt you and then sit back and no that you were right. They have led the resurgence in Marathoning in the United States.

Their success becomes a slap in the face to USATF and that warms my heart.

Feva Blista wrote:

AMEN Brutha. I remember when folks were saying that Sell was good but couldn't compete with Abdi or Meb. The smartest racer on the planet. Great job Brian.

The Hansons are changing the landscape of american distance running.

Let's not get carried away here. Sell at his best is not as good as Abdi and Meb at their best.

The best thing about this system is that they all lace em up and race head to head. Speculation on who is the best is replaced with reality after the finish. The best 3 American Marathoners are clearly Ryan, Dathen, and Brian. It was not even close. Brian was nearly 1 minute ahead of the next best American. Speculate all you want, but when you decide to get back to reality you can simply read the results.

ExportImport wrote:

Let's not get carried away here. Sell at his best is not as good as Abdi and Meb at their best.

Well, he beat them when it counted, and that's what's important here.

This entire thread is nauseating.

I am so underimpressed it is ridiculous.

Florida Track Club produced world beaters back in the day that would blow the jockstraps off these fellows, with a lot less of everything in terms of support.

Wake me when it's over.

Keebler Elf wrote:

This entire thread is nauseating.

I am so underimpressed it is ridiculous.

Florida Track Club produced world beaters back in the day that would blow the jockstraps off these fellows, with a lot less of everything in terms of support.

Wake me when it's over.

Blah, Blah Blah.....Walked uphill, in the snow, both ways to school.....You don't know what tough is.......

That's great that it was that way then. The problem is that we are living now. U.S. distance running was in a slump, and the Hansons decided to do something about it. What did they do?.....They looked to what had worked in the past (ie. Boston, Florida, etc.), and recreated it today. They have realized that the future of U.S. distance running is about we, not me.

Molson Special Export wrote:

Well, he beat them when it counted, and that's what's important here.

Somehow I think Meb's silver is worth more than Sell's 9th at World's.