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
12/31 Monday - 10.5 easy after lifting. Tired.
1/1 Tuesday - 5 steady at TCTC Hash Run.
Wednesday – off
Thursday – 6 around Buena Vista – 2 easy, 6:15,5:58,5:52, 1 easy.  Didn’t feel great.
25 miles this week - tweaked calf on Thursday - off Friday and ended up walking back
from Linville Road on Saturday - not fun.

Week 2
3.  Calf slightly better at the end of the week.  Biked and lifted a few times.

Week 3
9 miles, still hurting

Week 4
3 miles - Frustrated

Week 5
13.5 - calf getting better.

Week 6
12.5 miles

Week 7
12 miles too much travel

Week 8
21.5 miles this week

Week 9
26.5 miles this week

Week 10
16.5 in three runs.  Workout on Sunday at Wake, felt slow.

Week 11
Monday – 4 easy around the Gardens.  Legs stiff.
Tuesday – 5.5 easy/steady around the Gardens.  Legs very tired.
Weds. - 4 easy around the Gardens with 6 15 second pick-ups in the last mile.
Thursday - 4 easy around the Gardens.
Friday - off
Saturday - 2.5 easy
Sunday - 3 WU, 1 mile of stride the straight, jog the curve, 2 sets of
(4*400, with 200 jog) 400 jog between sets, averaged 73's, 2.5 WD. 9.5 miles total, good workout.

Week 12
Monday - 3 slow, tired.
Tuesday - 6 medium, 6 15 second pick-ups in the last mile.
Wednesday - off
Thursday - 3.5 cut-down at treadmill at home, got down to 5:35 pace.
Friday - 6 medium around Tanglewood with Craig
Saturday - 4 easy around the Gardens, tired.
Sunday - 7.5 total.  WU, 8 & 100 stride with a 100 jog, 800 in 2:39, jog
to Deacon Blvd. 6 * hills in trails (43,46,46,46,45,44),WD.  Legs tired, not recovering on hills.

Week 13
Monday - 4 easy around the Gardens – Legs Tired
Tuesday - 6 easy/steady around the Gardens.  6 15 second pick-ups in the last mile, legs tired.
Wednesday – off
Thursday – 6 cut-down 7:31, 6:49, 6:18, 6:07, 6:01, 6:32 around the Gardens and Buena Vista.
Friday - 3 easy
Saturday - 4 easy
Sunday - 8.5 total; 1.5 mile warm-up, 1 mile stride straight, jog curve,
easy 400, 10*200 in 34 with 30 seconds rest, 1.5 easy, 1600 in 5:16, 2 mile warmdown.  Good workout, short rest quite a jolt to the system.

Week 14
Monday – 3 easy, legs tired.
Tuesday – 7 easy around the Gardens.  Legs very tired, hamstrings still sore.
Wednesday – off
Thursday – 5 miles cut-down on the treadmill, last three miles 6:25, 5:55, 6:10 – didn’t feel great.  Got down to 5:40 pace.
Friday - 5 easy around the Gardens with 4 15 second pick-ups, felt decent.
Saturday - 4 easy on the treadmill
Sunday - 1.25 WU, 1 mile stride straight, jog curve, 400 easy, 3 sets of
(4*400 in 74 w/100 jog), 400 jog between sets, 2.5 WD.  8.5 miles total.  32.5

Week 15
Monday - 4 easy
Tuesday - 8 moderate around the Gardens/Graylyn
Wednesday - off
Thursday - 4 steady, tried to workout, no dice.
Friday - 6 moderate around Tanglewood, very tired.
Saturday - 3 easy on the treadmill.  Heart rate was 140 running 8:15 pace, not good.
Sunday - 2 WU, 1 mile 100 stride, 100 jog, 5 * 200 in 33-34 w/30 sec.
rest, easy 800, 6 * Deacon Blvd. Hills (43-45), 400 easy, 5*200 in 34-35
w/30 sec. rest.  2.5 WD.  Good workout, tired on hills.  9.5 miles total

Week 16
Monday – 4 easy around the Gardens, legs tired.
Tuesday – off
Wednesday – 8 moderate/steady around the Gardens/Graylyn
Thursday – 4 easy around the Gardens, with 6 15 second pickups.
Friday - 6.5 miles easy around Tanglewood.
Saturday - off
Sunday - 4.5 easy, 1 mile stride straight, jog curve, 400 easy, 3 * 800 in 2:50 with a 400 jog, 0.5 WD.  8.25 total.  Still feeling tired.

Week 17
Monday – 5.25 easy around the Gardens
Tuesday – 8.5 moderate with Alan Marion.
Wed. - off
Thursday - 6 moderate/steady with 4 15 sec. pickups
Friday - 6.5 steady around Tanglewood, felt better.
Saturday - 3 easy on the treadmill.
Sunday - 1.25 WU, 1 mile stride straight, jog curve, 400 easy, 800 in
2:39, 400 easy, 8*300 in 54 w/100 jog, 400 easy, 800 in 2:36, 1.25 WD.  7.25 total miles.

Week 18
15 miles - golf trip, right foot hurting.  Hope to get better this week.

Week 19
Monday - off
Tuesday - 4.5 easy
Wednesday - 3 easy
Thursday - 5 moderate
Friday - 5 steady
Saturday - 5 easy
Sunday - 1.25 WU, 4 miles of stride straight, jog curve, 400 easy, 1200
in 3:56, 1.25 WD.  7.5 miles total.  Averaged 16 low for the 100's.
Behind left knee bothering me, but right foot better.

Week 20
Monday – off
Tuesday – 7.5 easy with John Anderson and Glenn Wells around Tanglewood
21 miles this week

Week 21
Monday - 7.5 moderate around Umstead Forest – felt good
Tuesday – off
Wednesday – 8 moderate around the Gardens/Graylyn, felt pretty good.
Thursday - 5 steady around the Gardens/Buena Vista – 7:22, 6:29, 6:17, 6:09, 6:42.  Felt better, still not right.
Friday - 4 easy
Saturday - 3.5 easy
Sunday - 10.5 total.  2.25 WU, 1 mile of strides, easy 400 (800,
followed by approximately 1.25 miles of jogging) ran 2:35, 2:32, 2:32, WD.  Tweaked right hip flexor on last stride.
Got progressively tighter so decided to skip the last 800.  Felt better.

Week 22
16.5 miles in 4 runs

Week 23
30 miles for the week.

Week 24
Monday - Friday 5 runs during the middle of the day at Hilton Head.
Heat Index over 100 every run.  Brutal.  Leg getting better.  Total of 24.5 miles
Saturday - off
Sunday - 2.5 WU, 1 mile of strides, 400 easy, 4*600 in 1:57-2:00 with a
200 jog, 1.25 WD.  Legs extremely tight.  7 total
31.5 miles for the week.

Week 25
Monday – 4 moderate with the high school kids.  Legs tight.
Tuesday – 6 solid around the Gardens.  Good run but definitely have some work to do.
Wednesday – 4 easy with the high schoolers.
Thursday – 6 cut-down on very hilly loop. 7:28, 6:32, 6:35, 6:18, 6:21, 5:56.  Felt okay
Friday – 4 moderate with the high schoolers.  Legs tired.
Saturday - 10.5 easy from home.  Last few miles moderate, last mile sub-6:00.
Sunday - 2 WU, 2 mile hill tempo in the Wake Trails (avg. 46 for the hill, 12:07 for the loop) 1.5 WD.

Week 26
Monday - 5 easy with the kids.  Legs tired.
Tuesday – 6.5 loop around Tanglewood in 42:15.  Did 15 second pickups in the last mile, legs sluggish.  Hot.
Wednesday – 5 easy with the kids
Thursday - 3 easy in the Gardens.  Postponed swim meet, thunderstorms, etc.
Friday - 4 easy on the treadmill.
Saturday - 2 WU, 3 miles on Deacon Blvd. (hills in 45-46, total loop in 18:23 (6:07/6:08/6:08)) 1 WD.  Very hard effort.
Sunday - 9 easy, moderate except for 1 hill sprint up Deacon Blvd.

Week 27
Monday - 6 easy with the high schoolers.
Tuesday – 6 mile cut-down around the Gardens, Buena Vista – 7:29, 6:24, 6:07, 6:07, 5:58, 6:54.  Felt better.
Wednesday – 6 moderate with the high schoolers.  Right knee, left hamstring a little off.
Thursday - 5 easy around Tanglewood with 6 15 second pick-ups.  Tired, right knee and left hamstring hurting.
Friday -  5.25 moderate with the kids.  Tired.  Ran 3 pickups in the last mile.
Saturday - 10.5 easy/moderate.  Very hilly run.  Legs tired.
Sunday - 5 mile cut-down on the basement treadmill.  Ran 5:39 for 4th mile, with 600 meters at 5:30 pace.  Felt allright, not great.

Week 28
Monday - 5 moderate with the kids.  Right knee and random right ankle pain.
Tuesday – 6 around Buena Vista.  Tried to do a cut-down and ran a 6:28 and was dead.  Very tired.
Wednesday – 4.5 easy with the kids.  Ran 4 15 second pick-ups.  Right knee hurting, still tired.
Thursday – on the treadmill – 5 total, 2 easy, 6:00, 5:38 (with ¾ at 5:30 pace), 5:57.  Felt much better.
Friday – 5.75 moderate with the kids, felt allright.
Saturday – 12 easy.  No energy after 1:00.
Sunday – 2 WU, 4 * 200 hill with 200 jog.  Had nothing.  Just stopped.

Week 29
Monday – 7 moderate/steady in and around the NC Arboreteum in Asheville.  Felt good.
Tuesday – 6.5 moderate around Tanglewood with Jim Waters, ran 5 15 second pick-ups in the last mile.
Wednesday – 5.75 easy with the high school kids, ran 5 15 second pick-ups in the last mile, felt good.
Thursday – 5.5 on treadmill at home – 8:04, 6:58, 6:22, 5:51, 5:27, 2:58.  Felt better, calves really sore.
Friday – 5.25 easy with the kids.  Legs tired.
Saturday - 2 WU, 6 * Deacon Blvd. in 44 (6:43/6:18), 1 WD.  5 miles total.  Felt very tired, cut workout short.
Was breathing hard on the warm-up.
Sunday - Sunday – 5 steady in the Wake Trails, felt horrible, breathing heavy.  Loops in  10:22/9:46/9:20 plus ½ mile at
6:00 pace, just stopped.

Week 30
Monday - 6 easy around the Gardens, with 3 15 second pick-ups in the last mile.  Very hot, still not feeling great.
Tuesday - 5.5 miles around Tanglewood, extremely hot.  6:49/6:36/6:30/6:04/7:05/3:40.  Felt slightly better, not great.
Wednesday - Wednesday – 3.5 easy around the Gardens.  Felt better.
Thursday - 6 mile cut-down on the treadmill at home.  8:05/7:04/6:34/6:00/5:35/5:25.   Starting to feel better.
Friday – 6 easy/moderate around Tanglewood with 5 second 15 second pick-ups.  Legs, especially calves, sore.
Saturday – 12 moderate with Tim Doran around town.  Probably averaged 7:00 pace, with the last 6 under 7:00.   Felt easy.
Sunday – 7 miles total.  Warm-up to the Wake track, 8 * 100 in 14-16 with a 100 jog, jog to the trails, 4 * Deacon Blvd,
with easy jog around (41, 41, 42, 39) warm-down.  Good to get a little quicker work in.

Week 31
Monday - 5.75 easy.  Legs a little tired, hamstrings sore.
Tuesday – Cut-down at Salem Lake – 7:06/6:24/6:12/6:04/6:05 1.5 miles easy  (6.5 total) Hamstrings sore, still not right.
Wednesday – 4.5 slow with the kids.  Very tired.
Thursday - 3 easy in the Gardens.  Head cold, tired.  Felt fast on some strides afterwards.
Friday – 3 easy with the kids.  Last morning of the summer.  Head cold, still tired.
Saturday - 12 miles total with warm-ups, warm-downs.  Ran (3 * 2 mile hard) and 1.5 miles hard. Started off at about 5:40 pace and would ramp it up towards
5:18 or so by the last mile. NEW Treadmill WR for 100k and 100 miles!
Sunday - 3 miles

Week 32
Monday – 2 easy on the treadmill.  Legs very sore.
Tuesday – 4 easy around the Gardens.  Legs better.
Wednesday - 5.5 moderate around Tanglewood, felt like crap.
Thursday - 5 moderate around the Gardens, last 0.5 in 2:52, didn't feel great.
Friday – 5.75 easy/moderate around Tanglewood with some strides, felt better except for outside right knee pain.
Saturday – 5 in the Wake Trails Loops of 9:44/9:06/8:31 ½ easy followed by strides.  Felt better, cold still in chest but legs better except for outside right knee.
Sunday - 11 at Salem Lake, probably averaged 7:00 pace, with the last couple of miles at 6:15.  Felt good except for outside right knee pain,
which forced me to turn around early.

Week 33
Monday - off
Tuesday - off
Wednesday - 3 easy in Michigan, outside of right knee still hurting.
Thursday - 4.5 cut-down in Michigan, last 2 miles at 5:52 pace.  Outside of right knee still hurting.
Friday - 5 moderate in Michigan with 4 15 second pickups, knee slightly better.
Saturday - 7 steady in Michigan, knee slightly better.
Sunday - 2 easy, 8 * 100 strides, 1/2 easy.  Still off.

Week 34
Monday – 4.5 steady in Michigan.  Last 2.5 miles averaged 6:00 pace.
Tuesday – 3 easy on the treadmill.
Wednesday - 4 around Tanglewood, with 4 15 second pick-ups and a 5:20 miles thrown in.
Thursday - off
Friday - 8.5 miles, first leg.
Saturday - 8 miles, last two legs.
Sunday - are you kidding me - 0

Week 35
3 miles on Sunday, sore

Week 36
20 in 4 runs (4,5,3,8)

Week 37
17 miles this week

Week 38
22.5 miles this week

Week 39
24 miles this week

Week 40
16.5, left foot and calf having troubles

Week 41
10.5 miles, calf problems

Week 42
3.5 miles, calf still sore

Week 43
17 miles this week

Week 44
14.5 miles this week

Week 45
18 miles this week

Week 46
19.5 miles for the week, including a 31:00 8K pacing a friend of mine at Richmond.

Week 47
11.5 miles this week

Week 48
20 miles this week

Week 49
17.5 miles

Week 50
13 miles this week

Week 51
3 miles this week

Week 52
17 miles this week

Week 53
Monday – 3 moderate around downtown/Hanes Park.
Tuesday    4 miles at Tanglewood
Wednesday    Off from running