Matt Lane

Matt Lane (born 5 September 1977) is an american middle-distance runner. Later he ran professionally for Nike. Lane was ranked as high as 2nd in the US at the 3000m by the USATF.^[1]

Education

Lane is a graduate of the class of 1996 of Yarmouth High School in Yarmouth, Maine. There he not only set the state record in cross country at the Augusta course (running 15:40 for 5K). He also participated in Playmakers and the Band.^{[clarification needed]}

Life & Career

He appeared in the film 5000 Meters, about the 2004 Team for the Athens Olympic games, and was featured in a New York Times article.^[2]

Lane lives in Portland, Maine with his wife, Erin Sullivan, who was an All-American at Stanford University and a two-time Foot Locker Cross-Country Champion. Erin and Matt help coach cross country and indoor track at Yarmouth High School.

References

1. ^ "Matt Lane's Biography". USA Track & Field website. September 25, 2003. http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2003/Lane_Matt.asp. 
2. ^ Bloom, Marc (December 8, 1995). "Cross-Country: Stage Is Set for a Renaissance Runner". NY Times.com. http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/08/sports/cross-country-stage-is-set-for-a-renaissance-runner.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 

Interviews

1. Dowling, Keith (April 8, 2005). "Interview with Matt Lane". Let's Run.com. http://www.letsrun.com/2005/lane.php. 
2. Gambaccini, Peter. "Interview with Matt Lane". Runner's World.com. http://www.runnersworld.com/events/boston06/chat_lane.html. 

Dead links?

1. [1] Five Thousand Meters.com^{[dead link]}
2. [2] Run To Win.com^{[dead link]}

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