BRADYN "Bran Bran" "BRG" ROARK GRAY

Date of Birth: May 14, 1979

Where are you from:  North Idaho / Northwest

Where do you live now: Aztec, New Mexico

Sponsors: SQUIRT lube, Rudy Project, BERN, Under Armour, FatyPus Skis, RAW Revolution, Morningstar Minerals, XTERRA Wetsuits,  InnerAthleteconcepts.com, and Goode.

Website: www.gobranbran.com / www.snrgymultisport.com

What 2010 XTERRA races are you doing: Vegas, possibly Waco, Italy, Beaver Creek, Richmond, Brazil, Canada, Nationals, and Worlds.

What other big races are on your schedule: TEVA Games, Mountain Cup mountain bike series, and Winter Rando Worlds.

# Years Racing XTERRA: 5

Best XTERRA finish: 1st overall AM Richmond / 7th European Championships (Pro).

Best discipline (swim, bike, or run): SWIM.

2009 race results (all races): 7th Euro Champs, 22nd Worlds, and 14th Nationals.

Top 3 all-time racing accomplishments: Olympic Trials Swimmer, Overall Pro Female Winner: Intermontane Challenge 5-day stage Mt bike race, and Collegiate All American Swimmer.

University attended: The George Washington University: Pre-Med / Bio-Anthropology.

Did you play sports in college: Swimming: NCAA, Division 1, All American, Conference Champion.

If you have a regular job outside of racing, what do you do: Mental Health Professional, Nutrition and Mental Coach, Professional Swim Coach and I own my own Coaching business with Pro XTERRA Jenny Smith (SNRGY Multisport).

Interests outside of athletics: Cooking, eating really good food (I have Celiac disease so I cook all the time) flying airplanes, rock climbing, paddling, Im also a professional big mountain skier in the winter and rando skier. I play and write music, I love spending time with my family, animals and OUTSIDE.
Tell us something we should know about you: I'm writing a children's book for special needs kids and children with abuse issues.  Funny, winter sports are actually what I am good at! XTERRA and endurance sports are really hard for me…so I love the challenge it brings!

Open forum: One of the greatest honors in my racing career was receiving the 2009 Ms. XTERRA award. Since retiring from swimming after my husband and I attended the 2000 Olympic Trials and he was diagnosed with cancer, I was lost with what to do with my adventurous spirit, need to travel and race and my love for meeting new people. XTERRA has given me a family of wonderful people all over the world, a sport which challenges me in many ways and a spirit which fulfills my love for adventure and travel and mountain sports. I was raised in the mountains and that's where I find my most happy moments in life…XTERRA is a huge part of this.

XTERRA Racing History:

2008: Won the 25-29 XTERRA Northwest Region as an amateur, her fifth regional title.

2009: Won the XTERRA East Championship as an amateur, then placed 12th at the XTERRA Mountain Cup in her first race as a pro, was 11th at XTERRA Germany, 7th
at the XTERRA European Championship in Austria, 14th at the XTERRA USA Championship, and 22nd at XTERRA Worlds.

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