Daniel Ellis
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Daniel Ellis (born c. 1984 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma) is a Baptist minister and an accomplished long-distance runner who qualified for the 2008 Olympic trials (finishing 52nd). He won the 2010 Mercedes Marathon in Birmingham.
Ellis is a 2006 graduate of the Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He married Bekah Brock, a fellow runner on the school's track team. They have one daughter, Lydia.
Ellis came to Birmingham as a student at the Beeson School of Divinity at Samford University. He pastored Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Pleasant Grove and also works at the Trak Shak.
References
- Jones, Leslie Ann (October 18, 2007) "Poplar Springs Pastor Trains for Olympic Trials" Alabama Baptist
- "Local man wins Mercedes Marathon" (February 14, 2010) FOX6 News
- Bios at trakshak.com