Name: Brendan City: Beltsville
Other Activities: Graduate school at
University of Maryland working on my PhD in Materials Engineering; Bucket Drumming in Las Vegas.
When did you first start triathlon: About four years ago I competed in the Beach Bum triathlon in Hilton Head, SC. Despite having
to run/walk the whole run (5k), I was hooked. Nowadays I am all about the swim-bike-run.
Goals for 2008: Qualify for Clearwater 70.3
– the Half Ironman World Championships!
Goals for 2009: To finish a Half-Ironman under 5 hours and to finish an Olympic-distance tri under 2.5 hours.
What helps motivate you to train/exercise: I wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t fun. The training keeps me mentally sharp
and helps me push limits. For me, a triathlon is more of a competition against myself than with the next guy, and like
anything else in life, you have to put in your time.
Thoughts on having a coach: I can’t begin to count the hours
I spent searching the net for training plans, nutrition advice, etc… Having a coach puts it all together for you and
your specific goals. Nothing else out there will save you more time, both on the course
and at home, by helping you train effectively to reach your goals.
2008 Race Results:
*Frederick
Marathon (5/4) = 3:40:47 - 5th / 27 (AG), *first marathon
*Bay to Bay Century
(6/15) = *first Century ride (104 miles)
*General Smallwood Triathlon (Oly; 6/29) = 3rd
place AG *Timberman
70.3 (Half Ironman; NH) = 15th place AG; 423 OA/ 1483
*The Nation's Triathlon (Oly; DC) = 28th AG/ 80; 464 OA/ 2398
*Naylor's
Beach Triathlon (Oly; 9/28) = 2:41:19 (run split PR!)
2009 Race Results:
*St.
Patty's 8k (3/15) = 37:59 (first 8k)
*National Half Marathon (3/22) = 1:43:37 (first half marathon)
*Rumpass
in the Bumpass triathlon (4/18)= 2:30:59 (14th AG)
*Kinetic sprint triathlon (5/10) = 1:29:00 (13th AG)
*Eagleman (6/14) = 5:17:40 (27th AG)
*Diamond in the Rough tri (7/11) = 2:33:23 (11th AG)
*Cumberland Valley Century (8/8) = finished!
*Patriots tri (9/13) = 2:35:00
*General Smallwood (9/19) = 2:28:58
(11th OA, 2nd AG; goal was sub-2:30:00)
*Ironman Augusta
70.3 (9/27) = 5:05:44 (44th AG out of 190)
Middle: Brendan pictured with 2008 Hawaii Ironman champ,
Chris McCormack at the Columbia Triathlon! (Brendan had already finished and changed clothes by the time Macca crossed the
line)
