Hood to Coast Profile #6 - Brian!
Brian knows pain. Brian knows the pain of going long distances, hoping to finish strong. Brian knows how hard is to often start out wonderfully, only to hit the proverbial wall and screech to a halt. Brian knows the pain of constant toil, knowing that the only thing in the future is another disappointment. Such is life for Detroit sports fan.
When it comes to running, however, Brian's story is among the best on this team. Checking in at 5-10 1/2 inches tall, Brian at one point decided he needed to lose some weight. I envision it was much like Forrest Gump. One day, he just put on some running shoes, stepped outside his Detroit home and took off. He arrived in Las Vegas four months later, shacked up with some cocktail waitress from Ned's House of Blackjack (it's just off the strip) and divorced his wife. Budweiser is considering him for a spot as a "Real Man of Genius."
Brian has run several marathons and/or half-marathons (though we've tried to tell him that quitting a full marathon midway doesn't really count as a half-marathon) and lost enough weight that he is also being considered for the role of body double to Subway Jared, who appears to be getting a little bit thicker in the past couple of months.
Tale of the Tape:
Name: brian
AKA: briandtw, Chippewa Chuck
Height: (omitted)
Wait: 15 minutes from this point
Team Role: Runner, Leg #2 (17.5 Miles, 3rd most Difficult)
10K Potential: One of a handful to reach this post count
Hobbies: Hitting on 15, Olde English Typesetting, Boycotting Video Games, Issuing Non-Interest Bearing Loans
Biggest Asset to Team: Body Glide Supplier
Most Likely To: Start his legs later than expected
In seriousness, Brian is our Team Captain and has put in a lot of time to help make sure things have run as smoothly as they have. He fronted a lot of money when we didn't know who was going to be running, coordinated our paperwork with the race organizers and secured half of our vans for the race itself. I would like to extend a personal thank you to Brian for this and I think in doing so I speak for all of our team members.
Next: boybleu!