Back Home- Mammoth Lakes has become a hotbed for developing world class long-distance runners. Home to The Mammoth Track Club, coached by Andrew Kastor. Previous home to Team USA, coached by Terrence Mahon. The following runners call (or have called) Mammoth Lakes, CA their home:
2005 Winner – Chicago Marathon
2006 Winner – London Marathon
(Dennis was actually co-MVP of the track team with Deena at Agoura High School!)
2007 – Winner of Houston Half Marathon and new American record
2007 – 7th place at London Marathon – fastest debut ever by an American-born citizen.
2007 – Winner of the Olympic Trails in NY and new American record
2004 Athens Olympic Silver Medalist – Marathon
10,000 meter American record-holder
2nd place – NY Marathon & 3rd Place – Boston Marathon
Morgan Uceny World ranked 1500 meter runner from Cornell.
Sara Hall: 4-time California State Cross-Country, US Road 5k Champion & wife of Ryan Hall
Josh Cox: American record holder in the 50km.
Jennifer Rhines: 2009 USA Outdoors 5,000m runner-up; 2008 Olympic Trials 5,000m runner-up; 2007 USA Outdoor 5,000m runner-up; 3rd at 2005 USA Outdoor Championships 10,000m; 2008 and 2004 Olympian; 3rd in the marathon at the 2004 Olympic Trials; 2002 USA 10,000m champion; 2002 World Cross Country 8 km Championships Team silver medalist; 2000 Olympic Trials and 2001 USA Championships 10km runner-up; 3-time NCAA 5km Outdoor champion (94-96); 1995 NCAA Indoor 5km champ; 1994 NCAA XC champion. Husband of coach Terrence
Amy Hastings: High school state cross country and track champion in Kansas. She was the 2003 USA Junior 5000-meter champion. At Arizona State, she won the 5000 at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships. She’d been a 2004 Pac-10 steeplechase titlist as a freshman and won the 10,000 at the 2006 Pac-10 Championships. Hastings was 14th at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in both the 5000 and the 10,000. Hastings is coached by Terrence Mahon.
