Stan Mavis

Stan Mavis (born February 26, 1955), is an American former professional long-distance runner.

Stan Mavis

Personal information
Born	February 26, 1955 United States
Sport
Country	United States
Event(s)	5 km, 10 km, Half Marathon, Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5 km: 14:12 10000 m: 28:36.6 10k road: 28:47 Half Marathon: 1:02:16

Mavis attended Michigan State University on a Track and field Scholarship in 1973. After graduating, Mavis turned pro, running for the Athletics West Track Club. In 1980, Stan's time of 1:02:16 at the Natural Light Half Marathon broke the IAAF Half Marathon World Record. Mavis placed 10th in the 1980 US Olympic Trials despite the fact that the US boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics . After Retiring, Mavis became involved in the sporting good business. In 2002, Mavis joined Brooks Running and served as the senior vice president of product there. He co-founded the Pearl Izumi brand and led the Brooks Sports and Sugoi Performance Apparel store. In 2009, Mavis was inducted into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Competition record

Date	Event	Distance	Venue	Time	Finished
29 June 1980	Natural Light Half Marathon	Half Marathon	Saugatuck MI, USA	1:05:01	1st
27 January 1980	Natural Light Half Marathon	Half Marathon	Saugatuck MI, USA	1:02:16	1st
3 July 1982	Pepsi Challenge National Championships	10 km	New York NY, USA	29:00	7th
5 April 1980	Nike Club Championships	10 km	San Diego CA, USA	29:01	5th
16 June 1979	National AAU Championships	5 km	Walnut CA, USA	13:43.1	4th
26 September 1981	KFWB South Coast Classic	10 km	Irvine CA, USA	28:47	1st
4 July 1980	Chicago Distance Classic	20 km	Chicago IL, USA	1:01:23	2nd
21-29 July 1980	US Olympic Trials	10,000 metres	Eugene OR, USA	28:38.6	10th

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References

1. "ARRS - Runner: Stan Mavis". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
2. "Stan Mavis | Colorado Running Hall of Fame". corunninghalloffame.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
3. "2009". Colorado Running Hall of Fame. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
4. Holst, Donald (2005). American Men of Olympic Track and Field: Interviews with Athletes and Coaches. McFarland books. p. 154.
5. "Brooks Takes the Stink out of Exercise". BG News. August 24, 2005.
6. "ARRS - Runner: Stan Mavis". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
7. "1980 Olympic Trials 10000m photo". www.letsrun.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
8. Holst, Don (2005). American Men of Olympic Track and Field: Interviews with Athletes and Coaches. McFarland and Company Inc. p. 154. ISBN 0-7864-1930-X.

Records
Preceded by Kirk Pfeffer	Men's Half Marathon World Record Holder 27 January 1980 – 20 September 1981	Succeeded by Herb Lindsay