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'''Jeff Wells''' (born 25 May 1954<ref name="marathon training" /><ref name="arrs">more.arrs.net/runner/4566</ref>) is a marathon runner and pastor, originally from [[Madisonville, Texas]], United States. |
'''Jeff Wells''' (born 25 May 1954<ref name="marathon training" /><ref name="arrs">http://more.arrs.net/runner/4566</ref>) is a marathon runner and pastor, originally from [[Madisonville, Texas]], United States. |
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Revision as of 14:42, 18 November 2015
Jeff Wells (born 25 May 1954[1][2]) is a marathon runner and pastor, originally from Madisonville, Texas, United States.
Running
Wells attended Rice University, majored in history, and was named an All-American four times in cross country and track.[3]
Wells finished first in the 1976 Houston Marathon,[2] the 1976 Dallas White Rock Marathon,[2] the 1977 Honolulu Marathon,[1] the 1977[2] and 1979 Nike OTC Marathons,[4] the 1980 Stockholm Marathon,[1] and the 1985 Wang New Zealand Marathon.[2]
He came in second place to Bill Rodgers, by just two seconds, in the closest Boston Marathon finish to date, at the 1978 Boston Marathon, finishing in his fastest-ever marathon time of 2:10:16.[1] Wells's time was the 28th-fastest marathon by an American to that date.
He finished fifth, in 2:13:16, at the 1980 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Buffalo, New York, and fourth in the Olympic Trials 10,000-meter run in the same year.[2]
He was the top American finisher, finishing 24th overall, at the 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race.[3]
Pastor
Wells is the founding pastor of the WoodsEdge Community Church in Spring, Texas.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Jeff Wells and the Boston Marathon". marathon-training-program.com.
- ^ a b c d e f http://more.arrs.net/runner/4566
- ^ a b "Athlete profile for Jeff Wells - iaaf.org". iaaf.org.
- ^ Moore, Kenny (September 17, 1979). "The Quick In A Dead Heat". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ "Staff". woodsedge.org.