Brian Sell
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Brian Sell is an American marathoner and distance runner (born April 11, 1978) who trains with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. He attended St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. 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.
[edit] Achievement Chronology[1]
- 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 USATF 25K Championships
- 2007 - 3rd place USA 2008 Olympic Trials Marathon (qualifying for Olympic team)
- 2008 - 1st place Miami Half Marathon, 1:03:46
[edit] Personal best times[2]
- 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 - 1:02:38 (1/06)
- Marathon - 2:10:47 (10/06)
