LUKE HUMPHREY began running track in middle school and hasn’t slowed down since. After several all-state performances in high school, Luke ran for Central Michigan University from 1999 to 2004. There he was a member of several NCAA Division I top-25 cross country teams, including a 9th place team in 2002. In fall of 2004 Luke competed in his first marathon at the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon for the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project. He ran a debut time of 2:18:46 and was 18th overall. Since then Luke has gone on to finish 11th in the 2006 Boston Marathon, 11th in the 2008 ING New York City Marathon, and 12th in the 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and has also qualified for three U.S. Olympic Trials for the marathon (2008, 2012, and 2016). Luke holds a personal best of 2:14:38 in the marathon. He has a B.A.A. in exercise science from Central Michigan University and an M.S. in exercise science from Oakland University. Luke began Hansons Coaching Services in May 2006 to help runners of all abilities reach their running goals. He and his wife, Nicole, have a daughter, Josephine.
KEITH AND KEVIN HANSON are cofounders of the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project, together coaching the Olympic development team to victories on national and international stages. They also co-own the Hansons Running Shops and avidly support, build, and encourage the running community, coaching hundreds of local runners to their first or hundredth marathon.