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Brian Boyle
  • Brian Boyle
  • Hometown:Welcome, MD
  • Birthdate:27-April-86
  • Favorite product :
  • PowerBar<sup>®</sup> Endurance sports drink Lemon Lime
Brian Boyle

Brian Boyle first competed in the 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship as one of the inspirational athletes. “When I’m breathing hard and my heart is beating fast, I feel alive and healthy -- two things I do not take for granted.”

Q & A with Brian Boyle
  • Biggest obstacle/challenge
  • A little over the half-way mark in my coma, I had to find the hope and strength that I needed to live life stronger than death.
  • Superstitions
  • I always have to listen to music before any race or competition and the night before I always eat pasta.
  • Nobody knows…
  • To get the inspirational athlete media slot for the Ironman World Championship, I had to complete at least one Ironman 70.3 triathlon, and with only one week of training under my belt before the race, I came into the bike-to-run transition and wrecked in front of everyone and the camera crew that was following me because I didn’t know how to get my feet out of the pedals. When I got to bike-to-run transition in Kona, I kept telling myself “Don’t crash, don’t crash” and luckily I made it through but it still makes me smile when I think about it
  • Biggest athletic accomplishment
  • Completing the 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii
  • Favorite thing about training
  • I enjoy the alone time that I have with my thoughts, very therapeutic and peaceful. It gives me time to really look back on everything that I’ve been through.
  • Least favorite thing about training
  • I’m still pretty new to the sport so I’ll let you know when I find something I dislike about training.
  • I work out to…
  • Anything that gets the blood pumping, usually hard rock, grunge, or heavy metal, with an emphasis on the “heavy”
  • Unusual training regimens
  • Power lifting and bodybuilding is in my blood so I focus on my strength training just as much as my endurance sets.


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