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Lead Stories: Saturday, September 6, 2008

Olympic Marathon Trials ‘07:
Elite Athlete Profile:
BRIAN SELL

Posted November 3rd, 2007 at 7:05 AM by thefinalsprint.com

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics

Through persistence, a strong work ethic, and the ability to learn from a mistake, Brian Sell has made himself an elite marathoner and a top contender for a berth on the team that will represent the USA at the Beijing Olympics.

Sell qualified for the Trials with a sparkling 2:10:47 at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon last October. A consistently strong competitor, he ran a 2:10:55 six months earlier at the Boston Marathon. Only four Americans (Khalid Khannouchi, Ryan Hall, Abdi Abdirahman, and Meb Keflezighi) have run faster qualifying times than Sell as of June 2007.

The Trials course in Central Park is one Sell has traveled before. But that won’t make the task any less formidable.

To read the rest of this elite athlete profile by the Cecil Harris and via the New York Road Runners, please click here.

For more details, background and interviews:

• Runner’s World “Brief Chat”
• Runner’s World Article
• USATF Biography

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New ‘Chasing Glory’ Pre-Marathon Trials Video

Posted September 20th, 2007 at 5:07 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics

As part of the New York Road Runners’ unprecedented promotional and media build-up to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s Marathon race on Saturday, November 3, “Chasing Glory,” a seven-week series of web videos offering exclusive athlete and coach interviews and insight will premiere today on the NYRR website, it was announced by NYRR president and CEO Mary Wittenberg.

Leading Olympic Trials contenders Dathan Ritzenhein, Abdi Abdirahman, Alan Culpepper, Meb Keflezighi, Brian Sell, and Ryan Hall, along with top coaches Brad Hudson, Keith and Kevin Hanson, and Terrence Mahon will be among those featured in the weekly videos. Other segments will highlight behind-the-scenes footage of the challenging Olympic Trials course in Central Park, facts and figures about the race, and a glimpse of how the USA’s runners compare with those of the rest of the world.

The five- to seven-minute videos will be launched every Tuesday and Thursday from September 17 to October 26. The videos are produced by videographer Matt Taylor, whose other credits include “Chasing Kimbia” and “Chasing Tradition.” The videos will be supplemented by three text-based commentaries each week, written in conjunction with television analyst Toni Reavis.
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