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
1/2

Week 2
7 miles for the week.

Week 3
Mon. - 2.5 steady.  Legs tired.  Outside of right leg and right knee sore.
Tues. - 3 steady at Reynolda Gardens,  Right lower leg and knee sore at night, hamstring tight.
Weds. - 3.5 steady in the Gardens.  Same issues.
Thursday - off
Friday - 1.5, calf still hurting.
Saturday - off
Sunday - 4 miles steady in Wake Trails, legs better.  Played basketball afterwards - knee stronger!

Week 4
Monday - 3 easy in the Gardens - legs baked.
Tuesday - 3.5 steady in the Gardens - legs still very tired.
Weds. 4 steady in the Gardens.  Still battling right leg.
Thursday - 4.5 felt good.
Friday - 3 steady in downtown Wilmington
Saturday  2.5 easy around Wilmington

Week 5
Monday - 5 steady in the Gardens.  Hamstrings tight and stomach issues.
Tuesday - 5.5 steady in the Gardens.  Real tired at the end.   Right leg still hurting.
Wednesday - Another calf pull.  Ran 2.5 easy with Kurt and then had to walk-in.  Appears
to be totally related to the hamstring strain I've been battling for a month.

Week 6
Off this week

Week 7
1 mile this week, knee trouble

Week 8
13 miles this week

Week 9
12 miles this week

Week 10
22 - slight flu and a perirectal abcess (don't ask) messed me up.  Legs feel good.

Week 11
23.5 miles

Week 12
25 miles last week - ran a loop at Salem Lake with the Boys Sunday

Week 13
Mon - 5 moderate at Tanglewood.  Felt tired.  Found some new trails along the river.
Tues. - 5 moderate at Tanglewood.  Calves were tight and sore at the end.  Nice run.
Weds. - 4 steady around the Gardens.  Felt alright.
Thurs. - 7 steady around Bethabara.  Graveyard Hill was hard.
Friday - off
Saturday - 4 steady in the Wake Trails, felt good.
Sun. - 8 steady at Salem Lake.  Left hamstring sore at the end, other than that felt good.

Week 14
Monday - 3.5
Tuesday - 5
Wednesday - 6
Thursday - 8 steady at Bethabara.  Legs really tired after 6 miles.
Friday - off baby.
Saturday - off baby.
Sunday - 7  Tweaked calf and stopped.`        29.5 total

Week 15
Off all week d/t hamstring trouble

Week 16
22 miles, legs getting better but not great.

Week 17
Monday - Ran 4 miles steady at Tanglewood.
Tuesday – 4 easy at Tanglewood.  Hamstrings much better.
Weds. - 5 moderate around Tanglewood.  Found some more new trails.
33 miles this week

Week 18
13 miles (spinal headache from outpatient surgery has put me on my back from Thursday on - still hurting.)

Week 19
Off all week

Week 20
21 miles.  Right knee was hurting after lay-off but felt better as the week
went on.  Horrible run Sunday, had to walk.

Week 21
Monday - 5 at 6:45 pace in the Wake trails.  Felt much better.
Tuesday - 6 moderate at Tanglewood.  Felt awful - no energy.
17 miles this week

Week 22
Monday - off
Tuesday - 5 moderate at Tanglewood
Wednesday - 5 steady around the Gardens.  6:25-6:30 didn't feel easy.
Thursday - Ran 5 miles - averaged 6:40 pace around my house.  Felt hard.
13 weeks from today.  Time for the hammer and tongs approach.
Friday - 6 steady around Tanglewood.  Tired.
Saturday - 4 easy at Wake, followed by 8*100.  Dirt slow, mechanics were terrible.
Felt like I was going to fall over.
Sunday - 7 moderate around Wake.  Once again breathing heavy, legs tired.  Did some strides afterwards,
quads tight.

Week 23
Monday - 4 easy around the Gardens.  Felt better. Strides after.  Left calf slightly tight.
Tuesday - 6 steady around Tanglewood.  Picked it up in the end.  Felt better than the last few weeks.  Good run.
Wednesday - 6 moderate around the Gardens and BV.  Split a mile in 6:18.  Starting to feel better.
Thursday - 4 easy around Bethabara followed by strides
Friday - off
Saturday - 2 WU, 4*400 76,79,77,76 with a 200 jog at Wake track.  1.5 WD.
(5 total) Baby steps, have to start somewhere.
Sunday - Ran 10 at Salem Lake with Garrick, Kevin, Justin and Dave.  66 minutes, 6:01 8th mile.
Struggling at the end.

Week 24
Monday - 4 easy at night.  Legs felt pretty good.  Left foot hurting when I get up in the morning.
Tuesday - 4 moderate around the Gardens.  Did some strides afterwards.  Legs tired.
Wednesday - 6 steady around Wake, last 800 on the track in 2:44.  Strides afterwards.  Feeling better.
Thursday - off travel
Friday - 4 easy on a treadmill.
Saturday - 2 WU, 1.5WD 4*400 - 72,74,75,73 with a 200 jog.   Breathing really heavy, legs okay.
Sunday - 10 moderate around Salem Lake.  Felt tired.  Last few miles at 6:15-6:20 pace.

Week 25
Monday - 7 easy with the high school kids.  Hamstrings sore.
Tuesday - 4 steady around Wake, last 800 on the track in 2:53.  Ran some
strides afterwards, last one in 14.4.  Feeling slightly better.  Very hot.
Wednesday - 6.5 moderate with the high school kids.
Thursday - 5 with last 2 miles in 11:40.  Feeling better.
Friday - 2 easy at Lake Norman, right hamstring tight.
Saturday - 6 easy with Betsy and Kyle.
Sunday - 9.5 at 6:30-6:35 pace at Wake/Gardens.  Felt good.

Week 26
Monday - 6.5 moderate with Greg Dame. Tired.
Tuesday - 3 steady - felt very good.
Wednesday - 6 easy with the high schoolers in the morning.
Thursday - 5.5 with 2 miles in the middle in 11:25 (5:43/5:42).  Very hot but felt pretty relaxed.
Friday - 5.5 easy with the high schoolers.
Saturday - 2WU, 1.5 WD 8 * 400 with a 200 jog. (75,75,74,73,73,73,71,69)
Feeling better. Feeling some twinges in the outside of the left knee.
Sunday - 10 miles

Week 27
Monday - 6 miles
Tuesday - 5 miles solid around Tanglewood, followed by some strides.  Felt better.
Wednesday - 6.5 moderate with Greg Dame.  Still tired.
Thursday – 3 moderate, 3 in 17:40 (5:55/5:50/5:55) 1/2 easy.  Felt hot.  Legs tired.
Friday – 4 dirt slow, legs baked.
Saturday - 2 WU, 9 * Long Hill in the Wake Trails, jogged around to the
bottom after each one, 1/2 easy, 1200 on the track in 3:58, 1/4 WD (6.5 total)
Sunday - 12 at Salem Lake.  First 5 easy with your boy Perry, last 7 by
myself (lake loop in 45:27).  Felt better.  Longest run in forever.

Week 28
Monday, July 4th - Ran 5 miles moderate.  Hamstrings sore.
Tuesday - 6 steady in the Gardens followed by strides.
Wednesday - 6 moderate with Greg Dame.
Thursday - 1 mile - got caught in the tornado that came through W-S.  Turned
around at high speed in the Gardens.
Friday - 5 steady from home. Felt good.
Saturday - 2WU, 9 * Long Hill in the Wake Trails with a Jog Around, ½ easy,
1 mile in the trails in 5:22, ½ WD.  (7 total)
Sunday - 6 moderate around Wake.  Tired.

Week 29
Monday morning (7/11) - 6 easy with the high schoolers.
Tuesday - 3 easy, 2 in 11:52, 1 easy.  Very hot, felt awful, chest cold getting worse.
Wednesday - 6 easy in the morning, felt better.
Thursday - 5 moderate, threw in a couple of 30 second surges and a 3:57 1200
on the track.  Felt slightly better. Still coughing.
Friday - 5 moderate with the high schoolers.  Felt better.
Saturday - 1.5 WU, 1 WD 5:24/11:10/ - ran 17:33 for 20th place.  Very humid.  Legs fine, it was all cardio.
No real aches and pains to speak of.
Sunday - 9.5 miles

Week 30
Monday - 7 easy/moderate around Tanglewood.  Legs tired.  Very hot and humid.
Tuesday - 7 moderate around Bethabara.  Heat index of 105.  Legs still tired.
Wednesday - 7 moderate around the Gardens.  Legs felt better, although calves were randomly sore at the end of the run.
Thursday - 2 WU, 1 WD, 4 mile tempo at Bethabara (on top loop) in 24:31.
Just tried to stay relaxed.  Still very hot.
Friday    Friday - 5 easy at Tanglewood.  Felt good.
Saturday - 2 WU, 1 WD 3*Deacon Blvd., jog around, 800 hard, 3 * Deacon Blvd., jog around, 800 hard, 3 * Deacon Blvd.   (7 total)
Sunday - Felt slightly cooler this morning.  14 miles at Salem Lake.  Felt good.  Longest run in forever.

Week 31
Monday - 5.5 easy in the morning.
Tuesday - 5.5 moderate at Tanglewood.  100 degrees (actual temp.) when I was running.  Was totally brutal.
Legs felt pretty good, no other runners or bikers to be found.
Wednesday - 7.5 moderate with the high schoolers.  Felt good.  78 degrees at 6:00AM.  Crazy.
Thursday - 2 WU, 1/2 WD. 4 mile tempo run on top loop at Bethabara (23:37)
92 degrees.  About the same effort as last week.  Finally making a little progress.
Friday - 6.5 easy in the morning.  Pain in left quad.
Saturday - 2 WU, 1/2 WD 8 * 400 in 70-71 with a 200 jog, 800 easy, 1600 in 5:22.  Legs felt heavy and tired, started 400's at
6:45AM so it took awhile to get warmed up.  (7 miles total)
Sunday - 14 at Salem Lake at 7:00 pace.  Exhausted at the end.

Week 32
Monday - Ran 7.5 moderate with the high schoolers this morning.  Legs felt better, and cooler weather helped.
Tuesday - 8 miles moderate around the Gardens.  Felt good except for the heat.
Wednesday - 6 miles easy in the morning.
Thursday - 2 WU, 1/2 WD 4 mile tempo on top loop at Bethabara - 23:19.  93 degrees.  About the same effort as last week, but felt better.
Friday - 6 easy this morning.  Pain in left quad.
Saturday - 5.5 easy hill fartlek very early in the morning.
Sunday - 14 easy at Moses Cone Park.  Ran the last 1.5 miles of the mountain
relatively hard.  Legs (especially left quad) tired after 1:30 on the downhill.

Week 33
Monday - ran 6 moderate this morning.
Tuesday - Very fatigued.  Had to lay down at work.  Tried to workout, no dice.
6.5 mile run with 2 miles in the middle in 11:48, breathing very hard
Wednesday - Ran 4 easy around Wake Trails, then ran 6*100 strides on the track.  Ran
13.9 on the last one.  Left quad still hurting.
Thursday - 4.5 moderate around the Gardens with 12 15 second surges.
Friday - 6.5 easy with the high schoolers.
Saturday - 2 WU, 1 WD.  3 mile tempo in the Wake Trails - 16:40.  Felt better.  Ran loops in 8:07/8:03 and added 30
seconds at the end. No quad pain.  Felt like I was slowing down on the second loop but was actually going faster.  Good sign.
Sunday - Ran 2 easy at Lake Norman just to get legs going.

Week 34
Monday - 5 moderate around the Wake Trails followed by some strides.  Felt good.
Tuesday - 1 easy, 2 in 11:38, 2 easy.  Felt terrible, no energy, very hot.
Wednesday - 5 easy, not feeling good.
Thursday - 4.5 moderate at Bethabara, with 8 15 second pick-ups and an 800 in 2:40 thrown in.
Friday - 5.5 easy with the high schoolers.  Ran 5 1:00 minute pickups.  Felt pretty good.  Last morning with the kids this summer.
Saturday - 2 WU, 1 WD  3200 at Wake Track 10:32 - 5:16/5:16.  96 degree heat index and was alone, so good effort.  Didn't look at my watch in the 2nd mile, so 79's must be a good rhythm.  Random right knee pain during the warmdown.
Sunday - Ran 7.5 easy this morning with Bill Gibbs and Perry Macheras.  Knees sore but no major pain.

Week 35
Monday -  5 moderate with 8 15 second pickups thrown in.  Quads tight but felt good.
Tuesday - 1.5 easy, 1.5 hard, 1.5 easy in the Wake Trails.  Felt light on my feet.
Wed. - 2.5
Thursday - 2
Friday - 0
Saturday - 18
Sunday - 0

Week 36
1.5 miles this week

Week 37
9 miles this week

Week 38
Thursday - 3.5
Friday - 4
Sunday - 7

Week 39
13 miles

Week 40
Monday - off
Tuesday - 4 steady around the Gardens
Wednesday - 4 steady around Tanglewood.
11 total for this week

Week 41
27 miles on the west coast

Week 42
27.5 miles

Week 43
Monday - 5 steady at night.
Tuesday - 1 WU, 3 mile tempo on the Greenway with Bill Gibbs
(5:52,5:48,5:45 - 11:25), 2 WD.  Didn't feel great, first hard effort since Hood to Coast.
Wednesday - 6 slow
Thursday - 4 steady in the Wake Trails, felt shitty.
Friday - off travel
Saturday - 5 steady in the Wake Trails, felt good, then 8 * 100 meters in 15-16 with a 100 walk.  Legs tight.
Sunday - 10 solid from home.

Week 44
monday - 6.25 moderate at night.  Felt good except for calf soreness.
tuesday - 6 steady (threw in a 5:55 mile and four 15 second pick-ups at the end.)
Weds. - 6 easy/moderate around Tanglewood.  Legs a little tired, slight pain in outside of left ankle.
Thurs. - 3 easy, 3 hard, 1/2 easy.  Legs tired but felt better than last time.
Friday - 4 easy around the Gardens.  Legs tired.
Saturday - 5.5 steady, last 400 on the track in 1:22.  Then 8 * 100 in 15 with a 100 walk.  Man I'm slow.
Sunday - 11 moderate at Tanglewood with Craig.  Battling a head cold but good run.

Week 45
Monday - off.  Halloween, busy.
Tuesday - 6 steady from home, felt good.
Wednesday - 7 moderate around the Gardens, felt good.
Thursday - 5 steady with some accelerations, didn't feel good.
Friday - off
Saturday - 5.5 easy around Tanglewood.
Sunday - 12 moderate from home, felt good.

Week 46
Monday - off travel
Tuesday - 5 on treadmill steadily increasing pace.
Wednesday - 5 steady with some surges.
Thursday - 5.5 moderate with the Worker in Raleigh
Friday - off travel
Saturday - 1 WU, 27:20 at Richmond 8K (5:25, 11:00, 16:40, 21:20).  First hard effort since Hood to Coast.  Time to start training again.
Sunday - 10 easy in Richmond, nice loop.

Week 47
Monday - 6 easy with Phil Ponder.  Legs sore but felt decent.
Tuesday - 6 moderate around the Gardens.  Threw in 8 15 second surges to try and get
legs moving.  Definitely felt last weekend.  Very lethargic.
Weds. - 6.5 easy with Phil Ponder.  Legs better.
Thursday - Ran 6.5 miles light fartlek
Friday - 6 easy around the Gardens.
Saturday - 0 flu
Sunday - 0 flu

Week 48
Monday - 0 flu.
Tuesday - 6.5 moderate with Phil Ponder.  Calves sore and stomach issues, but felt better.
Wednesday - 3 easy, felt awful.
Thursday - 3.5 moderate hash run - felt better.
Friday - 8.5 moderate with Mike and Jackie, felt better.
Saturday - 2 WU, strides and stretching, 1 mile hard in the Trails 5:14, 1/2 WD
Sunday - 12 moderate with Bill Gibbs.  Hamstrings, achilles very sore after an hour.  Solid run.

Week 49
Monday - 5 steady from home.  Felt good.
Tuesday - 6 easy with Dave and Margie.
Weds. - 3 easy, 4 mile tempo on the Mistletoe Course (2-6) in 23:01
(5:48,5:47,5:51,5:35), 1/2 easy.  Felt pretty strong, a little awkward.
Thursday - 10.5 moderate with Phil at night.  Felt good.
Friday - 4.5 easy with Bill.  Legs tired.
Saturday - 3 miles total.  Warmup, then 8 * 60 meter hills in the Wake Trails (all-out).  3 minute walk between sprints.  Warmdown.
Sunday.  10 moderate around Wake.  Legs, especially quads, blown out.

Week 50
Monday - Off
Tuesday - 3 easy, 2 * 2 mile on Mistletoe Course (2-6)  11:04 (5:31/5:33) 4
minutes rest 10:50 (5:26/5:24) 1/2 easy.  Felt quicker.
Wednesday - 13 moderate from home.  Legs tired in last 10 minutes.  Solid run.
Thursday - 4.5 very easy in the Gardens.  Legs baked.
Friday - 6 steady at Kiawah.  6:00 miles last couple of mile.  Pain in right leg behind knee.
Saturday - 6 easy with Betsy at Kiawah.  Leg still hurting.
Sunday  - 3 total with 8 * 60 all-out hills in the Wake trails.  Felt better than last time.

Week 51
Monday - off, leg still hurting.
Tuesday - 10 moderate around the Gardens. Leg much better.
Wednesday - 6 moderate around the Gardens with 6 15 second sprints thrown in.
Thursday - off ice
Friday - off ice.
Saturday - 6 easy around Bethabara
Sunday - 14 moderate on hilly loop from home.  Running 6:30's felt easy
until the last two miles or so.  Still having leg pain.

Week 52
Monday - off
Tuesday - 6 moderate around the Gardens with 5  15 second sprints thrown in.
Wednesday - 10 steady around Wake.  Felt good.
Thursday - 6 moderate around Bethabara with a few sprints thrown in.
Friday - 6 moderate around Wake Trails, felt good.
Saturday - 2WU, 1WD.  3 mile cut-down tempo on Wake track - 16:15 (5:37,5:26,5:12).  Didn't feel great.
Sunday - 10 easy from home, having some leg issues.

Week 53
Monday - 3 miles total.  WU,WD with 8*60 meter hills all-out.  Felt very awkward.
Tuesday - 6 steady around the Gardens.  Hamstrings and quads sore.
Wednesday - 15 miles steady.  Longest run in years.   Ran last 10 miles with the Worker.  Felt good until the last 10 minutes or so.
Thursday - 6 moderate with the Worker, legs sore.
Friday - 4.5 easy in the morning with Bill Gibbs. Tired.
12/31 Saturday - 3 easy, 6 in 34:42 (5:48,5:52,5:50,5:47,5:41,5:44) on the Greenway, 1 easy.  Felt allright.