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. Brunt 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
Sunday 1/1    ran 5.5 easy
Monday - off.  Hit shin while moving furniture.
Tuesday - 4 moderate on the new treadmill, shin sore.
Wednesday - 10 steady around the Gardens.  Cruising.
Thursday - 7 moderate with 12 15 second surges thrown in.
Friday - A.M. 6 easy with Bill Gibbs.
Saturday - 5.5 on the treadmill - 2WU (Put the treadmill on  6:00 pace,
increasing incline by 0.5% every 1:00, going to level for 1:00, going to
1.0% grade, etc. for first 15 minutes (got up to 3.5% grade) then cranked
last 1/2 mile, getting to 5:00 pace in the last minute.  1/2 WD.
Sunday - 15 (first 8 easy with the old guys, next 6 with Garrick between
6:05-6:15, last mile in 6:30).  Felt a little tired, but good run.

Week 2
Monday - ran 3 miles easy on the treadmill.  Travel.
Tuesday - 7 steady around the Gardens, threw in 5 15 second sprints to get my legs moving, felt slow.
Weds. - 7 on the treadmill at home - moderate/steady.  Didn't feel good.  Ran a few
pickups in the last mile.
Thursday - 10 easy around the Gardens.  Tired.
Friday - treadmill 2WU, 1/2 WD, ran 3 miles cutdown in 17:00ish, felt shitty.
Saturday - shot some hoops, then 5.5 miles moderate.
Sunday - 10 steady from home in 65 minutes.  Felt better at the end.

Week 3
Monday - Ran 1/4 mile then had to go to work and answer the burglar alarm. Not happy.
Tuesday - 7 moderate on the treadmill with 4 pick-ups in the last mile. Felt decent.
Weds. - 3 WU, ½ WD – 4 mile tempo on 3-6 (Mistletoe) in 22:02 (5:37,5:34,5:34,5:17).   Good effort.
Thursday - 15 solid.  Legs tired.
Friday - 4 miles
Saturday - 7 easy around the Gardens, legs tired.
Sunday - 10 steady around Wake, felt better.

Week 4
Mon. - 4 moderate on treadmill with 4 pickups thrown in.  Felt decent.
Tues. - 3WU, 1/2 WD , 2 miles on Mistletoe Course (3-4) in 10:39 (5:20/5:19), 4
minutes rest, 1 mile in 5:06 (number 5).  Felt pretty good.
Weds. - 10 moderate around the Gardens.  Legs sore, but felt decent.
Thursday - Easy 7 miles around Tanglewood with John Anderson.
Friday - Friday - 3 easy.  Felt tight.
Saturday - Winter Flight 8K in Salisbury - 2 WU, 2.5 WD
(5:12,10:35,16:04,21:10, 26:27) - 1st place.  First win in 10 years,  I think.  Tough course.  Barely won.  $100.
Sunday - 13 easy.  Legs, especially hamstrings, sore and tired.

Week 5
Monday - 3 easy on the treadmill, legs still sore.
Tuesday - 7 steady around the Gardens.  Split a mile in 6:22, felt better.  Threw a few strides in the last mile.
Wednesday - 2 WU, 1WD.  4.5 cut-down tempo on the treadmill, felt allright. (Total 7.5)
Thursday - 10 solid around Bethabara.  A little tired.
Friday - 6 steady with some pick-ups thrown in.
Saturday - 12 miles (Pub Run)  Drank a six-pack total at different stops
(Village Tavern, Lucky 32's, Fox and the Hound, Guy's House, 1st Street, Mellow Mushroom)  Good time.
Sunday - 4.5 total  (2WU, 6*Deacon Blvd, 1/2 WD).  Leg speed sucks.

Week 6
Monday – off
Tuesday – 2WU, 1WD  6 mile tempo at Salem Lake/Greenway 33:23 (5:33,5:40,5:34,5:31,5:34,5;31).  Felt better than last time.
Weds. - 8 easy around the Gardens.  Calves a little sore.
Thursday – 15 miles moderate/steady on the treadmill.  I think I’ve lost my mind.  Felt allright.
Friday – 5.5 easy with Bill Gibbs, legs very tired.
Saturday - 5.5 total (2 easy, 3 with surges every minute, 1/2 easy)
Sunday - 10 steady from home.

Week 7
Monday – 3 easy on the treadmill.  Tired.
Tuesday – 3 WU, 1 WD 2 miles in 10:37 (5:20/5:17) on Mistletoe 3-4, 4 minutes rest, 1 Mile in 4:59 on Mistletoe 5.
First sub-5 in awhile.  Did not feel good.
Wednesday – 10 easy around the Gardens.
Thursday – off, heading to Pinehurst for a meeting.  Legs feel very heavy and stiff.
Friday – 3 easy at Myrtle Beach – felt allright.
Saturday – 2.5 WU, 5 mile first leg 26:20 (5:12/5:06/5:25/5:27/5:10)  Team got 2nd.  Didn’t feel great.
Early in the morning – perfect for a marathon.
Sunday - 10 miles moderate in the Wake Trails.  Felt decent.

Week 8
Monday – 3 easy at night.
Tuesday – 4 moderate early in the morning.  Long day ahead.
Weds. - 8 easy with Phil Ponder with some hill fartlek thrown in.
Thursday – 10 solid in 62 minutes.  Ran a few 5:45 miles and felt awful.  Asleep by 7:00.
Friday – 6.5 moderate with Bill Gibbs.  Felt slightly better, not great.
Saturday - 7 total (2WU, 6*Deacon Blvd. in Wake Trails (avg. 42) 1/4 easy to
the track, 1600 in 4:55, 1.75 WD)
Sunday - 15 total at Salem Lake.  Felt good.  Loops in 46:38/44:49 and then added on.

Week 9
Monday – 3 easy on the treadmill.
Tuesday – 2 WU, 2 in 10:53, 2 easy, 2 in 10:49, ½ WD.  At Salem Lake/Greenway.  Did not feel good.  Legs tired.
Weds. - 8 moderate around the Gardens.  Felt decent.
Thurs. - 10 moderate around the Gardens – still tired.
Friday – 8 moderate around Tanglewood. Ran some strides afterwards, felt better.
Saturday – 2 easy, 10K loop in 36:37, 1.5 easy (9.5 total).  Cold and windy, hard effort at a pediastrian pace.
Sunday - 6 easy around the Wake trails, then some strides.  Quads sore.

Week 10
Monday - 3 easy  Legs felt good except for random tightness in right hamstring.
Tuesday - 5 total with 6 * Deacon Blvd.
Wednesday - 5.5 easy from home, through some sprints in the last mile.
Thursday - 5 easy with a 5:17 thrown in to get legs moving.
Friday - 3 easy in J-Ville, felt shitty.
Saturday - 1.5 WU, 15K in 55:23.  Felt awful.
Sunday - off

Week 11
Monday – off
Tuesday – 11 easy around Tanglewood.  Legs sore.
Weds. - 10 easy from home.  Felt allright.
57.5 total. 1 day off, 2 11 milers, 3 10 milers, 1 5.5

Week 12
Monday – off
Tuesday – 10.5 easy.
Weds. - 11.5 easy from home at night.
Thurs. - 10 easy around Tanglewood.  Legs tired.
Friday
62 total.  1 day off, 4 10 milers, 1 11.5, 1 10.5.  Biggest week in a long time.

Week 13
Monday – off
Tuesday – 10.5 total (10 moderate around the Wake Trails – felt good, followed by 6*100 in 14-15 on the track.)
Weds. - 10 very easy around Tanglewood.  Legs baked, especially quads.
50.5 for the week. 2 days, 4 10 milers and 1 10.5.

Week 14
Monday – off
Tuesday – 10 moderate.  Felt better.
Weds. - 10 moderate/easy around Tanglewood.  Legs a little tired.
Thursday - 10 easy/moderate around the Gardens.  Legs tired.
Friday - 10 easy around the Gardens.
Saturday - 10 solid around the Wake Trails.
Sunday - 10 solid at Salem Lake.

Week 15
Tuesday - 10 miles
Sunday - 10 miles

Week 16
Monday – off
Tuesday – 10 solid from the Gardens.  Ran 6:00 pace for the last couple of miles, felt good.
Wednesday – 10 easy/steady around the Gardens.
Thursday – 10 solid from home.  Quads sore, breathing felt easy.
Friday - 10 very easy around Tanglewood. Legs tired.
Saturday - 10 steady from home, quads sore but felt good.
Sunday - 4.5 easy, then 9*100 on the Wake Track with 100 jog, most in
the 14-15 except the last two - 13.4.  Felt very awkward.

Week 17
Monday - off
Tuesday - 6 easy before the thunder and lightning hit.
Wednesday - off
Thursday - 10 solid
Friday - 10 solid
Saturday - off
Sunday - 14 easy/steady at Salem Lake.  1:35. Didn't feel great.

Week 18
Monday - 1.5 easy.  8 * 100 in 14-15 with a 100 walk, then 200 in 31.0.  Man I’m slow.  Countdown to the Ultimate.
Tuesday - 8.5 steady around the Gardens.  Legs very sore, calves extremely tight up high.
Wednesday - off
Thursday - 10 solid, split a few miles (6:26,6:09,5:58), hard last mile.
Felt allright, not great.
Friday - 7 moderate from home.
Saturday - 4 very easy at the Lake.
Sunday - off

Week 19
Monday - Cooler weather, felt good.  10 miles solid.  Last 2 miles in 11:03.  Still no snap, but felt better.
Tuesday - 1.5 WU, 8 * 100 in 13-14 with a 100 walk, 200 in 29.2, ½ WD.  Slightly better, still slow.
Weds. -    3.5 easy, legs extremely sore.
Thursday - 7 steady around the Gardens, legs hurting.
Friday - 5 at Wake, finished with trail loops of 8:46/7:55, felt good.
Saturday - 10 easy around the Gardens, early.
Sunday - off

Week 20
Monday - 10 miles in Hilton Head, first 2.5 easy, last 7.5 at 5:50-6:10.
Thursday - 4 easy
Friday - 10 easy
Sunday - 10 moderate at Salem Lake with Dave and Garrick.

Week 21
Monday – off
Tuesday – 8 solid (6:15ish) with the Buffalo
Wednesday – off
Thursday – 3 WU, 1600 in 4:56, 400 jog, 6*400 in 71 with a 200 jog, 2 WD.  Tweaked left quad so I stopped.  Felt allright, rusty
Friday – off to rest quad.
Saturday – 4 easy, some quad pain.
Sunday – Loop at Salem Lake in 45:41.  Felt fine while running, a little quad pain, but then was painful later.

Week 22
3 miles on Saturday.  Leg finally getting better.

Week 23
12 in three runs, leg better.

Week 24
Monday – 5.5 easy with the high schoolers
Tuesday – 5.5 moderate around the Gardens
Wednesday – 6 easy
Thursday – 5 moderate around the Gardens
Friday – 5.5 easy    Quad still hurting.
Saturday - 5.5 steady/moderate in the Wake Trails, felt good.  Quad still bothering me.
Sunday - off

Week 25
Monday - 4.5 moderate with Greg Dame, had to stop because of left calf
Tuesday - 1 stopped because of calf
Wednesday - biked, massage
Thursday - off
Friday - 1.5 easy, calf
Saturday - 3 easy, calf slightly better
Sunday - 4 easy/moderate, calf slightly better

Week 26
Monday – 2 easy, raining, slipping in the trails, decided to stop.
Tuesday – 5 moderate around the Gardens, calf felt fine but could feel quad a little bit.
Wednesday - 6 moderate around the Gardens.
Thursday - off, Ben's birthday.
Friday - 5.5 easy with the kids.
Saturday - 7 at 6:35-6:40 pace in the Wake Trails.
Sunday - 7 at Salem Lake in 46:52 with Bill Gibbs.  Calves sore.

Week 27
Monday – 6 easy with the kids
Tuesday – 7.5 easy with Dave and Margie
Wednesday – 5.5 steady with Dave, very hilly, legs tired.
Thursday – 7 moderate around the Gardens, legs tired.  Through in a few strides in the last mile.
Friday – 7 easy with the kids.
Saturday - 7 cut-down solid in the Wake Trails.  10:19/9:34/9:04/8:39/5:37 last mile.
Tired at the end.  Ran some strides afterwards, left quad still hurting.
Sunday - Off

Week 28
Monday - 6 moderate with the high school kids.  Quad hurting again.
Tuesday – 8 moderate around the Gardens.   Oppressive heat and humidity.  Tired.
Wednesday – 6.5 easy/moderate with the high schoolers.  Quad still hurting.
Thursday – off, one of those days.
Friday – 7 moderate with the kids.
Saturday - 6 at Wake 9:56/9:11/8:37, easy.  Didn't feel good.
Sunday - 4 slow, exhausted.

Week 29
Monday 6 easy/moderate in the Gardens with 5 15 second pick-ups in the last mile.  Very hot, still felt tired.
Tuesday - 8 moderate around Bethabara.  Legs still very tired.  Extremely hot.
Wednesday - thunderstorms forced me to run late.  3.5 pretty quick
around Wake.
Thursday - huge thunderstorms forced me to stop after 4.5 moderate
Friday - 8 easy/moderate around the Gardens.
Saturday - Cut-down tempo in the Wake trails with the Worker -
9:57/8:58/8:24/8:07 1.5 easy - 7.5 total.  Hard effort.
Sunday - 12.5 moderate with the Worker at the Lake.  Good run.

Week 30
Monday - 5.5 moderate.
Tuesday - off, travel.
Wednesday - 7.5 moderate, calf got tight at the end of the run.
Thursday - 3 steady, calf incredibly tight, painful.
Friday - massage then 1 hour hard on the bike.
Saturday - 3 easy, stopping to stretch calf.
Sunday - 3.5 moderate around the Trails, calf better but still a little tight.

Week 31
Monday – 4 moderate around the Gardens.  Calf extremely tight.
Tuesday – massage, bike ride and 1.5 very slow.  Calf hurting.
Wednesday – 3 easy – calf
Thursday – 5 easy, calf tight.
Friday – 4 easy, calf tight.
Saturday – 6 steady/moderate in the Wake Trails, calf better but not great, last loop around 9:00 – everything else felt great.
Sunday – 8 steady/moderate in the Wake Trails, calf is very sore, still a little tight.  Good run, averaging around 6:35-6:40.

Week 32
Monday - 6 moderate around Bethabara. Calf and left leg sore, generally tired.  Very hot and humid.
Tuesday - 7 at Salem Lake (2 easy, 3 in 17:12 (5:45,5:48,5:39), 2 easy).  Hot.  Didn’t feel great but legs stayed together.
Wednesday - 4.5 very easy in the Wake Trails, legs tired.
Thursday - 5 moderate in Boston, legs tired.
Friday - 6 moderate in Maine on the trails behind L.L. Bean - felt good.
Saturday - 10 steady in Maine - 6:15-6:20, felt good.  Best run in awhile.
Sunday - 6 easy in Maine.  Legs very tired.

Week 33
Monday – 6 easy/moderate around the Wake Trails.  Felt good.
Tuesday - At Salem Lake, 2 WU, 2 in 10:59 (5:27, 5:32), 3 easy.  Hot and humid – felt quicker than last week.
Weds. - 7 easy around the Gardens – legs tired.
Thursday – 7 easy around Bethabara, with 4 15 second surges thrown in and a 2:35 800.  Legs felt pretty good.
Friday – 7 easy/moderate with the kids.  Last morning of the summer.
Saturday - 6 in the Wake Trails - 10:02/8:50/8:08 1.5 easy, - didn't feel good at all.
Sunday -10 easy/moderate in the Wake Trails - felt good until about 50 minutes.  Humid.

Week 34
Monday - 4.5 easy in the Wake Trails with 8 15 second surges thrown in.  Felt quick.
Tuesday - At Salem Lake 2 easy, 1 mile in 5:14, 1 mile easy, 1 mile in 5:17, 2 miles easy.  Very muggy.  Didn’t feel great.
Wednesday - off
Thursday - 3 easy in Portland.  Felt good.
Friday - 6.5 (warm-up plus first leg)
Saturday - 11 miles (last two legs)
Sunday - off

Week 35
2.5 miles on Saturday - easy.

Week 36
Monday - 3.5
Tuesday - 3
Friday - 4
Saturday - 4
Sunday - 4.5

Week 37
20 miles this week

Week 38
15 miles this week

Week 39
25 miles

Week 40
16 miles this week

Week 41
15 miles

Week 42
4 miles

Week 43
12 miles

Week 44
15 miles this week

Week 45
6 miles

Week 46
19.5 miles this week

Week 47
23 miles

Week 48
20.5 miles

Week 49
20 miles

Week 50
24.5 miles

Week 51
8 miles, back trouble

Week 52
7 miles this week