Bio for Brandon Steele

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First Time at Ironman Canada!

As a child I was involved in track and field as well as a member of the kilometer club for running at lunch hour and after school. In my teens and early adult life I moved away from running and focused more on team sports. While I still very much enjoy my team sports I have found great personal satisfaction and sense of accomplishment from individual events. With Team Ironcops, I look forward to combining the challenges of individual competition while working as part of a great team.

In 2002 I took up distance running again to combat stress and maintain fitness.  I ran my first organized 10 km race and was hooked. I progressed through a few half marathons before my first full marathon in October, 2005. Three marathons and one year later while in Las Vegas I was fortunate enough to qualify for the prestigious Boston Marathon. In 2007 I successfully completed The Boston Marathon (top 11% overall finishers). Accomplishing this goal was a thrill of a life time. Moving forward, my goal is to continue to run 3-4 marathons a year while taking on this next challenge of triathlons and ultimately Ironman.

Never competing in a triathlon before committing to Ironcops makes Ironman 2008 a momentous challenge for me. I am excited at the idea of pushing my mind and body to new limits. Ironcops for Cancer has inspired me to take on this extraordinary commitment. I have had close friends and family touched by cancer and I feel that Ironcops provides an opportunity to confront this horrible disease and still allow me to accomplish new goals and overcome personal challenges. As a member of the Ironcops team, I am proud to be doing both.  

Brandon Steele

Vancouver Police Department