Brett Daniels (Team Captain)

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Coach Bio

Age: 36

Personal: I am a happily married father of two great kids Lilly (5) and Aaron (2 ). My full time job is as an Air Traffic Controller at Dobbins ARB in Marietta, GA. My second "job" (and real passion) is as a Coach for The Sportfactory. I enjoy coaching these amazing athletes and helping them acheive their athletic goals. They also serve as and inspiration to me in my training, after all I can't let them beat me!! I started doing triathlons in the Army. My first event was a reverse sprint in Doha, Kuwait while deployed in support of Operation Desert Thunder. I concentrated on distance running at first and then made the switch full time to triathlon in 2002. Since then I have completed over 40 events of all distances from Sprint to Ironman.

Athletic Accomplishments: 2007 Results:

Wonderful Days of Winter 5k -2nd AG

Jog For A Cause 10k -1st AG

St. Anthony's Olympic-2:23 PR

Gulf Coast Half Ironman-5:05 PR

Ironman Louisville-14:37 (not a PR and a VERY long story)

South Carolina Half Ironman- 5:43

2008 Race Calendar:

ATC Resolution Run- 42:33

Wonderful Days 5k- 20:34 (3rd AG)

Tundra Time Trial-23.5mph avg

Alpharetta Half Marathon-1:32 PR!

ING Half Marathon-1:33

Gulf Coast Half Ironman-5:01:33 (close...still a PR)

West Point Olympic

Chattanooga Waterfront Olympic

Steelhead 70.3

Tri PTC Sprint

70.3 World Championships (hopefully)

2008 Goals: First goal is to remain healthy all season, if that happens all of my other goals should fall into place.