Dan Browne began his running career in the beautiful town of Portland, OR. His first experiences with running were fun 1 mile runs when he was in grade school.  That quickly developed into his enjoyment of running in high school. He attended West Linn high school and graduated in 1993 where he achieved some success at the state level by placing 2nd in Cross Country, 1500 meters and 3000 meters during his senior year. Browne  went on to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point where he earned All-American Honors and graduated in 1997. Upon graduation, Browne received his commission and became a lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps and signed onto the Army's World Class Athlete Program. He moved to Boulder, CO and trained with a team of other soldiers for 4 years before accepting an offer from Alberto Salazar to move back to his hometown and become one of the founding members of the Nike Oregon Project. In his spare time Dan enjoys reading and going out with friends. Most of his family is located in Portland, OR and Dallas, TX where he  loves to spend time when he's not racing. Dan is passionate about traveling the world and does so as much as possible while taking in new cultures, languages and sights.  Dan is also fluent in Spanish. Ultimately, the quest to become the best pushes him to new heights in his own running. One of Dan's favorite inspirational quotes goes something like this, "It's only by pushing yourself further than you think you can that you can possibly find out how far you can go!" You contact Dan via email: dan@danbrowne.com