Born 6/17/72 and raised in Winston-Salem, NC. Went to Mount Tabor High School where he graduated in 1990.
Went on to run at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. Brant was All ACC in Cross Country twice

Track and Cross Country PR's include:

1500 3:44.3 (relay)  3:46.69 (open) 3000 8:05.88 (indoors)  5000 14:00.69 (outdoors)

 8k Cross Country 24:19

Road Bests

8k Road 23:47    5k Road 14:31     15k Road - 48:48      Half Marathon - 1:11:02

Brant's other accolades include:
National high school mile indoor champion - 1989
ACC champion in the mile and DMR, indoors (1995)
2-time all ACC in X-Country   4-time all-ACC in indoor and outdoor track
NCAA qualifier in 5,000 outdoors (1994)
NCAA qualifier in 3,000 indoors (1993)

Ran in 3 NCAA Cross Country Championship meets
Ran with brother Kyle in the US Junior World CC championship meet in Antwerp, Belgium.

Week 1    1/1 thru 1/5
4 miles this week

Week 2
Off all week

Week 3
5 miles this week

Week 4
10 miles this week

Week 5
1 mile this week

Week 6
4 miles this week

Week 7
5 miles this week

Week 8
Off all week

Week 9
 ran a couple of miles this week - calves are still incredibly sore, knee hurts but I think everything
is getting better.

Week 10
Off all week

Week 11
5 miles this week

Week 12
Monday - 1 mile barefoot
Tuesday - 2 miles in Reynolda Gardens
5 miles total this week

Week 13
Two 3 milers, a 2 miler, a 1.5 miler, and a 1 mile run.  Legs getting better
on the barefoot/racing flats program.

Week 14
Monday - 3 miles steady
Thursday - 1 mile easy barefoot
Friday - 3 miles steady, right knee bothering me.
Saturday - 1 mile barefoot, felt awkward
Sunday - 4 miles in Wake trails at 6:20-6:25 pace, felt decent.

Week 15
Monday - 4 miles easy
Tuesday - 2 miles steady
Saturday - 1 mile hard barefoot
Sunday - 5 miles at 6:10-6:15 pace, hurting last mile.

Week 16
16.5 miles this week

Week 17
Off this week

Week 18
15 miles this week

Week 19
Tuesday - 4 easy with Kurt Seeber
Wednesday - 4.5 steady at Bethabara - 6:30-6:40 pace, didn't feel great.
Thurs. - Ran 3 miles in Reynolda Gardens/Graylyn - 6:20-6:30 pace, legs felt tired
Friday - 4.5 at Bethabara - 6:40 pace, 90 degrees, cardio terrible but legs feel smooth.
Saturday - 3.5 miles

Week 20
Monday - 4 w/ Kurt Seeber
Tuesday - 1.5 easy pushing Ben.  He started to cry (tired) so I stopped.
 Wednesday - 5.5 steady (6:20-6:30) in the morning with Kevin and Patrick.
Felt decent except on Runnymeade Hill.
Friday - 3.5 steady in Reynolda Gardens - 5:58 last mile.
Saturday - 4.5 steady in Umstead Forest with the General, felt okay
Sunday - 4 easy with Espo.

Week 21
Monday - Ran 6 miles at 6:40 pace pushing Ben.  Longest run of the year.  Left foot bothering me.
Thurs. - 6 miles at Bethabara - easy in the driving rain.  Left foot better but right knee hurting at the end.
Friday - 4.5 in 30:15 with Fry Daddy.  Sub-6:00 at the end.  Felt good.
Saturday - 3.5 in Wake Trails at 6:20-6:30 pace.
Sunday - 7 miles at Wake with Phillips - 6:20 pace.  Hauling at the end.  Felt okay except for right knee pain.  Longest run of the year.

Week 22
Monday 7.5 in 51 minutes.  2-3 hard with Phillips.  Dull pain in right knee, otherwise felt okay.
Tues. - Ran 4 easy with Fry Daddy - right knee pain but foot better.
Weds. - 4 at 6:40 pace at Bethabara.  Felt good except for right knee pain which forced me to stop
thursday - Ran 3 miles easy - knee better but still hurting.
Ran 4 miles easy with Russell on Sunday, Off Fri. and Sat

Week 23
Ran 4.5 miles in the Wake trails at 6:20 pace.  Right knee still bothering me.
Tues. 6.5 at 6:20 pace.  Knee better but was having some GI problems.  Squats and leg extensions appear to be paying off, although legs were extremely sore and tired.
Thursday - Ran 4 miles steady at Bethabara. Right knee pain, not excruciating.
Friday - 3 at 6:20 pace in Wake Trails, right knee pain.
Saturday - 5 at 6:40 pace at Wake, felt good except for excruciating knee pain, may have to start medicating.
Ran 7.5 at 6:20 pace in the Wake Trails.  Felt good until 5, struggled after that.  Knee slightly better. Best week of the year.

Week 24
Mon. - Ran 4.5 easy (6:50 pace) with Fry Daddy.  Legs sore.
Tues. - Ran 6 miles at 6:30 pace with Craig, right knee really hurting.  Pace felt fine.
Weds. - Ran 4.5 at 6:20-6:30 pace with Kurt Seeber. Legs felt much better, although starting to get hot and was a little tired the last mile or so
Thursday - off
Friday - 6.5 total - 6 at 6:15 pace with Phillips .5 WD easy.  Sharp pain in right knee forced me to stop
Saturday - 5.5 easy with Betsy, right knee pain.
Sunday - 4 at 6:10-6:15 pace, felt good, .5 WD - right knee really hurting.

Week 25
Monday - A.M. 3 steady with Matt Hamrick followed by weight exercises.
Noon - Ran 5 miles steady with Kurt at lunch.  Legs felt okay but definitely sore
Tuesday - 5 easy at Bethabara (6:40 pace).  Whole body sore, right knee felt okay.
Wednesday - A.M. 3 pretty hard with Matt Hamrick followed by weighted jump rope sets.
                    PM 5 at Lunch with Kurt (probably averaged 6:15 with a fast last mile) felt really good except
                    for residual body soreness
Thursday - 4.5 at 6:35 pace with Kurt. Last mile under 6:00 but legs definitely tired
Friday - Legs trashed so ran dirt slow for 3.5 miles followed by strides.
Sat.     3 miles
Sun.    Off

Week 26
Monday A.M. 4 easy
           PM - Ran 3 miles steady.  Knees really aching - going to get some new shoes.
Tuesday - Got some new shoes, the Brooks racing flat.  Ran 6.5 miles steady, knees much better.
Wednesday - A.M. 3 steady, lower legs and feet tired.
                      P.M. 6.5 steady(6:30 pace) on 10K loop, last mile timed in 6:20.  Very hot, felt tired
Thursday    4.5 with Kurt at 6:40 pace. Legs pretty good, a little tired. Very hot.
Friday    4.5 steady (6:30 pace) with Kurt. Tired
Saturday    8.5 easy/steady 6:45 pace with Craig and Pat, mostly in Wake trails.  Hurting the last two miles.
                    Longest run of the year
Sunday    4.5 very slow followed by strides.  Best week since February 2001

Week 27
Monday AM - 3.5 moderate, legs felt good.
PM - 4 total at Bethabara - 1 easy, 2 at 5:40 pace, 1 easy.  Felt awkward, heavy breathing
Tuesday - 4 steady followed by strides.  knees bothering me.
Wednesday - 5.5 steady in a downpour.  Knees sore, hamstrings tight.
Thursday - 3 very easy at 7:30 pace.  Strained something during yesterday's run.
Friday - 8 steady with Dave Barrett from Wake - very hot and ran during the middle of the day.  Legs better but hurting last mile or so.
Saturday - 3.5 easy, legs tired.
Sunday - 10.5 at Salem Lake, averaged 6:35 pace, felt good until last two miles.  Longest run of the year.

Week 28
Monday Ran 4.5 at 6:50 pace with Kurt.  Legs tired.
Tuesday - Ran 6 miles with Kurt at lunch.  Over 90 degrees, very hot, felt like crap.
Wednesday - off
Thursday - 1 WU, 5 mile race - the Bear
Friday - 6.5 easy from Wake, felt better than I thought I would.
Saturday - 6 easy in the Wake Trails, legs beat.
Sunday - 8 steady at Reynolda Gardens, felt decent.

Week 29
Monday - a.m. - 4 easy.
PM - 5.5 steady at lunch with Kurt, felt decent, right knee a little weak.
Tuesday - Ran 8 miles steady with the guys at Wake.  Pace picked up in the end, got dropped on Bio and jogged in a 6:25 last mile.  Right ankle pain, random.
Weds. - Only ran 3 miles easy, having a lot of ankle pain.
Thurs. - 8 miles steady with the Wake guys, cranking at the end, did not get dropped.  Ankle slightly better.
Friday - 4 easy, legs trashed.
Saturday - 3.5 easy, had to stop because of right knee pain.
Sunday - 4 steady with circuits - tried to mix it up, but still had right knee pain.

Week 30
Monday - off
Tuesday - 1.5 steady, knee better
Wednesday - 2.5 steady, knee still tight
Sunday - 3 hammering at Va. Beach, felt good except for the heat.

Week 31
Monday - off traveling
Tuesday - 4.5 steady with Kurt.  Could still feel knee but much better.
Weds. - I got caught in the Fry Daddy vortex on today's run, with an all-time low of 28:14 for our 4.5 mile lunch loop.  Fearing the vapor trail of hot cooking oil, I stayed near the front, resulting in a 5:20-5:30 last mile after hammering Buena
Thursday - Shack 7 at 6:35 pace.  Tired but legs felt decent.
Friday -off
Saturday - 4 at 6:10 pace at Wake, felt really good. Did strides after, 16,15,14.
Sunday - Easy 7 at Salem Lake. Legs tight, knees a little sore.

Week 32
Monday - 3 steady, knee pain.
Tuesday - 6 easy, knee pain.
Wed. - off
Thursday - 8 steady, knee pain.  Did strides after - 16, 15, 13.   13 made by knee instantly feel better. Random
Friday - 1 WU, 2 miles at 5:40 pace at Bethabara, 1/2 WD.  Was in a driving rain storm.  Felt sluggish but better than the last time.
Saturday - 3 easy at the TCTC Poker Run.
Sunday - 10.5 at Salem Lake 6:45-6:50 pace.  Pace felt very easy but right knee hurting

Week 33
Monday - off
Tuesday - 6.5 in 41:04 with Wake guys. 6:06 last mile coming in. Did not get dropped on Bio hill.
4.5 steady with Kurt at lunch.  Tired.
thurs. - 4.5 easy-medium with Fry Daddy at lunch. Hot and humid.
Friday - 3 easy, felt good.
Saturday - 1 WU, .5 WD. 2 on the track 5:37/5:31 - 11:08.  Very hot but felt in control the whole way,
breathing heavy.
Sunday - 8 miles easy, felt good.  Ready to roll.

Week 34
Monday - 4 easy in the Gardens, felt good.
Tuesday - 4.5 easy with Kurt, last .6-.7 at 5:20 pace
Wednesday - 3 easy with Kurt
Thursday - 2 easy
Friday - 1 mile WU, 1/4 WD. 3.95 miles in 20:07 down mountain.  Felt good until finish.
Saturday - 7.4 miles at 5:45 pace, really running hard.  5.9 miles at 5:50 pace, glad to be done.
Sunday 0

Week 35
Friday    3 miles
Saturday  3 miles
Sunday    3 miles

Week 36
Monday    Ran 4 miles easy, legs felt much better, although still pretty tired.
Tuesday 4 easy.  Right knee bothering me, but overall body felt better.
Wednesday - off
Thursday - 4.5 at 6:40 pace with Kurt.  Legs still feel tired.  Got some new shoes so knee was much better
Saturday - 3.5 at 6:40 pace in the Trails, felt alright.
Sunday - Loop at Salem Lake - 46:02.  Felt decent, knee still bothering me a little bit but overall felt better.

Week 37
Monday - off
Tuesday - 5 miles at 6:20 pace with four 100 meter sprints in the last mile.  Felt very hard
Weds. - Ran 8 steady in Reynolda Gardens.  Knees creaking in the end but otherwise felt pretty good.
thursday - Ran 5 easy at Bethabara with some sprints in the last mile.  Felt off running,
like one leg is shorter than the other.  Feel much better running fast.
Friday - off
Saturday - 1 WU, .5 WD - 600 in 1:50, jog lap 600 in 1:52 jog lap 400 in 74.
1.5 miles in 8:36.  Off, not recovering.
Sunday - 7 at Salem Lake in 47:12.  Did not feel good.  Knee pain.

Week 38
Monday - off
Tuesday - 6 miles at 6:30 pace with Kurt, did 4 pickups in the last mile.  Legs still feel off, right knee pain
Wednesday - 8 steady, knee better, solid run.
Thursday - off
Friday - 5 at 6:30 pace at Bethabara with 4 sprints in the last mile.  Legs felt pretty good
Saturday - 1 WU, .5 WD. 8 * 300 in 52 with a 500 jog.  Pace felt fine, still not recovering very quickly
Sunday - Salem Lake loop in 44:35.  Rolling last mile.  Felt alright.  Fastest lake loop in a long time

Week 39
Monday - off
Tuesday - 6 steady with 5 sprints in the last mile, felt awkward.
Wednesday - 5.5 at 6:20 pace with Kurt, felt good except for right knee pain.
thursday - Ran 9 miles with Phillips at lunch, averaging 6:25 pace.  Did not feel well,
a little under the weather but a good run nonetheless
Friday - off sick.
Saturday - 3.5 easy, still feel like crap.
Sunday - 10 at 6:30 pace in the Wake Trails.  Felt much better but right
knee pain.

Week 40
Monday - off
Tuesday - 6 at 6:10-6:15 pace with 6 15 second sprints in the last mile.  Felt good.
Wednesday - 8 at 6:45-6:50 pace.  Felt awful.
Thursday - 6 at 7:00 pace in Reynolda Gardens with 6 15 second sprints in the last mile.  Felt
better.
Friday - 1.25 WU, 1.25 WD  4 mile tempo on the Greenway with Phillips - 5:32,5:45,5:40,5:39 -
(22:36) Didn't feel great but wasn't blown-out at the end.  Legs felt fine, back of arms
tired.
Saturday - 1.75 WU, .25 WD 8*100 at Wake track in 16.0 with a 100 jog.  Legs
tired, pain in right side where back connects to ass.
Sunday - 10 at 6:25-6:30 pace at Salem Lake.  Felt good, best week in
awhile.

Week 41
Monday - off
Tuesday - 6 steady at Reynolda Gardens with 7 15 second sprints thrown in.
Weds. - 8 at 6:30 pace at Bethabara.  Felt decent until the last mile or so.  Right
knee pain, random neck pain.
Thursday - 6 easy in the Wake trails - legs felt tired.  Outside of left calf, tight.
Friday - 2.5 WU, was going to workout, ran 2:50 of 1st mile and had to stop because of calf tightness and pain, jogged back home.  6 total
Sunday - Ran 12 miles of the Chicago marathon with Espo at 7:50-8:00 pace. Calf got better after about 8 miles but was still incredibly tight and sore. Nice easy run to experience with marathon.

Week 42
Tuesday - 3
Wedesday - 2 had to stop
Thursday, Friday and Saturday - 30 minutes on the bike.
Sunday - Rode the bike for 1:00.  Calf better but still feels tight.

Week 43
1/2 mile w/ 4 rides on bike, calf muscles sore!

Week 44
Monday - 1
Tuesday - 1
Wednesday - 1.5
Thursday - 2
Friday - 2.5  Calves still sore, but getting better. All mileage has been run steady. (6:10-6:20 pace)
Sat. and Sun.  -  Off

Week 45
Monday - 2.5 steady
Tuesday - 3 easy with Fry Daddy
Wednesday - 3.5 steady at Reynolda Gardens, calf started getting tight, had
to stop.
Thursday - 2 steady at Bethabara, calf tightness
Friday - 3 steady, legs better.

Week 46
Monday - Ran 4 steady - calves sore but best they have felt since I got hurt.
Tuesday - Ran 5 easy.  Right knee hurting in the end, and calves were tight, but
bearable.  Will probably just try to run 6:00 pace this Saturday.
Weds. - 6 steady at Bethabara.  Calves felt fine, right knee a little sore.  Felt
pretty good the whole way.
Thursday - Ran 5 easy in Reynolda Gardens.  Felt good, little pain, high winds.
Friday - off
Saturday - 1 WU, 8K race in 27:23, 1/2 WD  Splits:
5:48, 11:29, 16:41, 22:10, 27:23.  Blew this guy away in the last 150, so my speed was decent.
Sunday - stomach flu

Week 47
Mon. - Ran 3 easy - calf, foot, knee sore.
Tues. - Tonight - 2 WU, 2 mile in 11:15 (paced a local high school girl) 1/2 WD
Wednesday - 5.5 steady, legs tired.
Thursday - 6 hard, first 3.5 with Kevin, Garrick and Dave.  Felt okay except for GI problems.
Friday - off
Saturday - 3.5 steady in Florida.
Sunday - 8.5 easy with Betsy and Kyle in FL.  Right knee hurting.

Week 48
Monday - Ran 6 steady with 4 15 second sprints in the last mile. Felt good.
Tuesday - 2 WU, 3 * 1600 at Bethabara with 3:00 rest - 5:22. 5:21, 5:19  1 WD - felt decent.
Wednesday - 1 steady (ran out of time)
Thursday - 6 easy
Friday - off
Saturday - 2 WU, 3200 in 11:16, 1.5 WD - achilles got sore, stopped early.
Sunday - 10 steady at Salem Lake - 63:00.  Last 3 miles under 18:00.  Best long run (don't laugh) in awhile.

Week 49
Monday - 5.5 easy
Wednesday - 3 hard
Thursday - 6 easy in the snow

Week 50
Friday - 3 steady
Saturday - 5 steady

Week 51
Mon. Off
Tues. Ran 6 miles steady - pretty fatigued the last mile.  Left calf a little tight
Weds. - 4 moderate
Thursday - 5 at 6:15-6:20 pace in the Wake trails.  Felt good except for sore hamstrings and butt.
Friday - 5 easy
Saturday - 5 steady
Sunday - 7 easy

Week 52
Monday - 4 easy with Fry Daddy
Tuesday - 4.5 steady with Fry Daddy
Wednesday - 7.5 steady with Mike and Jackie
Thursday - 5 easy with Kyle, Mike and Jackie
Friday - 1 easy
Saturday - 2 easy
Sunday - 10 steady.  Felt good until the last mile.

Week 53
Monday - 6 steady, pretty hard in the beginning, finished with 4*100
sprints.
Tuesday - 5 easy, legs tired.
De. 31st. - Wednesday - 8 moderate with Patrick, Kevin and Garrick.  Felt tired.