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 1/4
Jan 1 - 4 easy - hash run
Jan 2 - off travel
Jan 3 - 5.5 easy with Betsy in Detroit
Jan 4 - 3 steady in the snow

Week 2
Jan 5 - off, travel.
Tuesday - 5 steady with Kurt, fast at the end.
Wednesday - 10 steady, parts with Kurt, Garrick and Kevin, legs felt good.
Thursday - 4.5 steady with Kurt
Friday - 3.5 easy in the snow.
Saturday - 7 solid 6:10 pace on hilly loop with the Buffalo - tweaked calf, had to stop and stretch a few times.
Sunday - off, calf.

Week 3
Monday - 1 easy, calf still hurting.
Tuesday - 2 easy, calf still hurting.
Wed. - Friday - off, calf
Saturday - 2 easy, calf better.
Sunday - 3 steady, calf better but I still feel it.

Week 4
Mon. 4 steady in Reynolda Gardens - calf still tight and sore but getting better.
Tues. 5 steady with Fry Daddy.  No calf pain, but still a little tight.  Sub-6:00 pace at the end.
Weds. - 5.5 steady with Fry Daddy - very fast last mile.
Thurs - 6.5 easy with Kurt, legs sore and tired.
Friday - 7 steady, felt decent, new shoes.
Saturday - 1.5 WU, 3 mile tempo in Wake trails - 16:45, 1.5 WD.  Not as easy as expected, but trails soft and muddy in spots.
Sunday - ran 6 easy in the snow, starting slipping so I called it a day.

Week 5
Monday - off ice and snow
Tuesday - 3.5 in spikes at the ParCourse - very choppy
Wednesday - off ice and snow
Thursday - 9.5 steady
Friday - 4.5 steady with Kurt
Saturday - 4 miles fast, legs tired from playing basketball.
Sunday - 6 slow with Stu

Week 6
Monday - 5 steady at night, felt good.
Tuesday - 2.5 WU, 1.5 WD 3 mile tempo on Bethabara bike trail - 16:05 (5:27,5:22,5:16).  Knee bothering me but wasn't hurting until the last 1/2 mile.
Wednesday - 10 at 6:30 pace from home. Legs tired.
Thursday - off, travel
Friday - 4 hard in Charleston.
Saturday - 3.5 easy in Charleston, very early.
Sunday - 12.5 easy at Salem Lake with Vinnie, felt good.

Week 7
Monday - 8 steady with Garrick and Kurt, felt good.
Tues.  1.5 WU, 2 mile tempo on YMCA course (5:30, 11:00), 2.5 WD.  Felt like crap so I stopped.  Legs very tired.
Wednesday - 4.5 easy with Kurt, 3 sprints in the last mile, felt better.
Thursday - 10 at 6:10 pace, felt strong, legs a little tired.
Friday - 4.5 easy with Kurt, legs tired.
Sat. 2 WU, 1.75 WD, 3 miles on the track in 16:03 with Dave and Patick, 1/2 mile easy, 3 * 400 (77,75,70) pacing those guys.  8 miles total.
Sun - 10 easy at Salem Lake.  Felt very tired.  Biggest week in three years.

Week 8
Monday  3 easy, legs still very tired.
Tuesday - 1.5 WU, 2.5 WD.  4 mile tempo on YMCA course at 5:40 pace.  Felt sluggish in
the beginning but starting feeling better at the end.
Weds. - 6 easy with Kurt.  Sprained foot/ankle pretty bad in the first 400 - kept
going and it eventually loosened up, but very tight and painful at night.
Thursday - 4.5 easy with Kurt, ankle still hurting.
Friday - 3 easy, legs tired.
Saturday - 1.5 WU, 1 WD, 5 mile leg in Myrtle Beach Marathon relay. 26:55.
Did not feel great.
Sunday - 10 at 6:30-6:40 pace at Salem Lake.  Legs sore and tired.  Right
knee and ankle bothering me

Week 9
Monday - off
Tuesday - 4 hard
Wednesday - 10 at 6:20 pace, felt good.
Thursday - 5 steady with Dave in the snow.
Friday - 8 avg. 6:10, very hilly run, felt good.
Saturday - A.M. 2 easy P.M. 1 WU, 1 WD 3 miles with 9 hill sprints thrown in, felt off.
Sunday - 12 steady with Phillips, felt good.

Week 10
Monday - 3 miles easy
Tuesday - off
Wednesday - 6 miles easy
Thursday - off
Friday - 6 miles on hilly loop in 36:14 (18:33/17:41).  Hot, didn't feel good.
Saturday - off
Sunday - 10 in 63 at Salem Lake.  5:45 last mile on Greenway - didn't feel great, left quad, right ankle hurting.

Week 11
Monday -  3 steady with sprints thrown in.
Tuesday - 7.5 very solid with a couple of 5:20-5:30 miles thrown in.
Wednesday - 6 steady, ran a 5:25 mile in the middle to get my legs moving.
Thursday - 3.5 easy with some strides, felt good.
Friday - 2.5 easy
Saturday - 1.5 WU, 2.5 WD Gate River 15K in 52:10, knee pain, went out a little fast, but good race.
Sunday - travel

Week 12
Monday - 3.5 easy
Tuesday - 10 at 6:20-6:25 pace with the Buffalo.  Felt pretty good except for right knee pain.
Wednesday - 4 steady, felt good.
Off Thursday - Sunday, extremely busy, sick, Betsy on call.

Week 13
Monday - 3 steady, felt good.
Thursday - 1 mile steady
Saturday - 3 miles easy

Week 14
Monday - 4 easy with Espo
Wednesday - 5 steady at the Gardens
Thursday - 7.5 hard from home.
Saturday - 4 easy with Betsy in Kansas City

Week 15
Monday - 4 hard from home, breathing hard.
Tuesday - 4.5 steady in the Gardens, stepped in hole, sprained ankle.
Wed. - Friday - off
Saturday - 4 at 6:15-6:20 in Wake trails, ankle felt alright.
Sunday - 7 at Salem Lake in 43:02.  Felt decent running - inside of right
ankle extremely painful the rest of the day.

Week 16
Monday - 1 mile easy, ankle better but still hurting.
Tuesday - 3 miles at 6:00 pace, felt good.
Wednesday - 4 miles steady, ankle okay.
Thursday - 6 steady with Kurt
Friday  3 easy with Kurt
Saturday - 2WU, 5 * Deacon Blvd., .75 WD - 4 total Had to stop because of ankle and knee pain.
Sunday - 45:37 for Salem Lake 7.  Was relaxed.  Ankle really hurting rest of
day - may have some tendinitis.  Knee better.

Week 17
5 miles this week

Week 18
5 miles this week

Week 19
Biked 4 times.  Gave foot/ankle a week to heal.

Week 20
Monday - 1
Tuesday - 1
Wednesday - 1.5
Saturday - 1.5
Sunday - 2    Ankle better but still hurting.

Week 21
Unsure of mileage this week

Week 22
5 miles this week

Week 23
5/31    3 miles, felt good
6/1    3 miles easy in the Gardens.  Ankle still hurting, but knee felt strongest  in months!
Wed. - 3 steady in the Gardens
Sat. - 3 easy in Muncie, IN with Kyle.

Week 24
Monday - 1.5, knee really hurting
Wednesday - 3 steady, knee slightly better.
Thursday - 3 steady, knee better.
Saturday - 3.5 in the Wake Trails at 6:15-6:20 pace, felt a little better.
Sunday - 4.5 at Salem Lake, last mile in 5:57, felt much better.

Week 25
Monday - 3 steady in Wake Trails.  Knee really hurting, ran some strides which seemed to loosen things up.
Tuesday - 4 easy around the Gardens, felt better.

Week 38
Monday - 1/2 mile slow.  Felt awful.
Tues. - 3/4 mile easy, felt better.

Week 39

Week 44
1/4 mile this week

Week 45
1.5 miles this week

Week 46
5 miles this week

Week 47
7 miles this week

Week 48
10.5 miles this week

Week 49
15 miles this week

Week 50
14 miles this week, tweaked calf muscle.

Week 51
5 miles, calf still hurting

Week 52
10, calf getting better.

Week 53
Monday - 4 steady at Bethabara, calf sore but didn't tighten up.
12/28  Ran 3.5 with Mike, calf locked up and is very sore today, probably no running.