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Brian Grasky

 

This is me in sport: I'm an amateur triathlete and semi-pro mountain bike racer. I race everything multisport, from Ironman to Xterra to Olympic distance. I've been blessed to have had a great sport career so far: I've stood on the podium in Kona, have been to the Best of the US Championship, and have been a member of Team USA. I am a 4-time USAT All-American for both on- and off-road, am a 4-time All-Air Force Triathlon Team member (both Ironman and Olympic distance), and was the #2 amateur Xterra triathlete in the USA in 2006. In mountain biking I was the Arizona state champion runner-up in 2005 and ranked 30th in the US, and have state wins and national top 5 finishes as a semi-pro.


As a coach, I take more joy in seeing my athletes meet their goals than my own, and all my athletes are great friends. I am certified through USA Cycling and USA Triathlon. I coach athletes privately, write training plans, and help one-on-one with technique and form. I'm also co-founder and co-owner of Mach3 Multisport. My athletes have gone on to World, National, and State Championships in duathlon, triathlon, Ironman, Xterra, and mountain biking. I also work with my wife, Jill, a USAC certified coach and athlete who does nutrition and mountain bike coaching. Check out my coaching page for more.


As a person, I am a Christian first--I owe all my success to The Lord. I have a great life with Jill, who races mountain bikes in the expert class, and is ranked #1 in Arizona and top 10 in the USA! We travel around quite a bit to local and national mountain bike races and triathlons. For my real job I am a Major and an F-16 Instructor Pilot in the Arizona Air National Guard--a great job.; It beats working for a living, that's for sure! I fly F-16C and F-16CG jets, and have time in;T-3, T-37, T-38, H-60, and F-16 Block 10, 15, 25, 42, 50, and 52 aircraft.


Enjoy the blog and race reports! Send me your thoughts. Shift Up!


What I ride: MTB--2007 Cannondale Scalpel with Lefty Speed Carbon, SRAM X.O drivetrain, Reynolds Topo carbon wheels, Michelin XCR tires run tubeless with a Stan's kit. 22.5 lbs.


ROAD--2007 Cannondale SystemSix, SRAM Force drivetrain, Cannondale C1 carbon brakes, Reynolds Attack wheels and bar/post, Michelin ProRace tires. 15.0 lbs.


TRI--Awaiting a 2008 Cannondale Carbon Slice with SRAM Force drivetrain, Reynolds DV66, DV-UL, and Disc wheels. Waiting on aerobars.


Airplane--1988 Lockheed Martin F-16C BLK 25, tail number 88-1284 with Pratt Whitney F100-PW-220 engine @ 25,000 lbs thrust (aircraft weight with full internal fuel = 24,700 lbs), APG-68 Radar, AIM-120 and AIM-9 air-to-air missiles, Laser-guided, GPS-guided, and dumb bombs, Night Vision Goggles.


For more info on Brian, visit his website at: graskyendurance.com