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Jeff Wells
American marathon runner and pastor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeff Wells (born 25 May 1954[1][2]) is a marathon runner and pastor, originally from Madisonville, Texas, United States.
Early life and education
Wells attended Rice University, majored in history, and was named an All-American four times in cross country and track.[3]
Running
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 2:10:15.[1] Wells's time was either the third- or fourth-fastest by an American to that date, behind three runs by Rodgers, one of which was on a New York Marathon course later found to be shorter than the standard marathon length.
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]
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Pastor
Wells is the founding pastor of the WoodsEdge Community Church in Spring, Texas.[5]
Achievements
Source: ARRS[2]
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References
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