USA Distance Project Testimonials

Just a note to let you know I received the final check from the 2008 USATF Foundation - Distance Project grant. I also wanted you to know that all of us at Team USA Minnesota appreciate the support and confidence that the Foundation has given to our training center. As a result of this funding support, we have added five new athletes to our program for a total of 14 - seven men and seven women - which is the most we have ever had. Our distance runners have had a great fall of training and, as of this moment, are all healthy and looking forward to the coming year's competitions.

                                                       Pat Goodwin, Manager, Team USA Minnesota

Thank you. The team is sincerely appreciative of the support from the USA Track and Field Foundation and its benefactors.

                                                                           Pete Julian, Coach, Tempo Sports

Please know that the athletes and I appreciate all the work you do, and this grant was a big help to our travel needs last year.

                                                     Robert Chapman, Coach, Team Indiana Elite

Thanks so much. Your efforts within the Foundation to help groups such as ours are having a big impact. Particularly with the current state of the economy, we would really struggle to get by without your assistance. We at ZAP fully appreciate every dime we receive, and the funding coming from the USATF Foundation and the Distance Project will enable us to further our efforts this year and beyond to 2012. Thank you for all that you and the Board do.

                                                                                   Pete Rea, Coach, ZAP Fitness

Thank you so much. We really appreciate all the help and all the hard work that you guys are doing. It is a tremendous benefit to the team and to U.S. distance running at large.

                                                            Terrance Mahon, Coach, Running USA Mammoth

I appreciate the Distance Project committee's efforts to reach out to athletes who narrowly missed achieving their Olympic Dream, but still strive to be in the upper echelon of U.S. and international distance running. Grants like this give developing athletes the financial flexibility necessary to focus their efforts and maximize their potential.

                                 Ed Moran, 4th Place, 10,000 meters, 2008 Olympic Trials

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