The idea for this site came while I was launching my own company (Multisport Maps) – I needed people (lawyers, bankers, accountants, web designers….) and I wanted to work with other triathletes. It made sense to me – to hire someone who would understand what I was doing, and who I could trust to do solid work... but I didn’t know where to find them. So, that’s what I created here – a simple networking site for triathletes working outside the sport to connect, and hopefully, to give business to one another. On the left, there's a link to the list of athletes, categorized by their profession - each name accompanied by a short, descriptive paragraph. Every so often, on the main page, I’ll profile one of the people from the list - what exactly they do, what they look like, and best of all, how (and where) they race. I hope you enjoy.

---Brian Burns

Monday, January 28, 2008

Feature – Me (Brian Burns)

This main page, as it says above, is devoted to feature some of the people in the lists – a chance to go a little more in depth about who they are athletically and professionally, and of course, a chance to have a good time with it. I figured I’d put myself out there first… so here goes:

Athletically, I come from more of a baseball, basketball, hockey, football, soccer background. After I got my fair share of that (about 3 years ago now), I got into triathlon. Immediately, something clicked for me. I was always good at those other sports, but could never really put it together to be very good (or even great). I can wrap my head around multisport, and while my fitness is a long way from ‘very good,’ I’m starting to put things together. Even without the results, it’s exciting stuff. Race-wise, I’ve got the Boulder-based 5430 series coming up this summer, and in the fall, I’m tentatively planning to head to Silverman - probably for the half (though I’m keeping my full-distance options open). Should be a good season.

Professionally, I work online in business and content development. A lot of my time goes into Multisport Maps, a business I created to help athletes trying to train in an unfamiliar place… sort of a all-you-need guide to find the best swimming, biking or running in a given area. And while I really like the work there, I devote other time to projects like this, or to freelance content development work (helping people write and produce their blogs and websites). Though I can do the technical stuff, my real excitement is in bringing an idea or a product to life - giving it that personal and connecting feel… giving it the depth to make it more than what it was.

So, by all means, if you’d like to plug Multisport Maps into your network, or you’d like me to give a hand on a project of yours, or really, if you’d just like to chat, drop me an email: multisportmaps@gmail.com, or give me a ring: 802.318.6152. Last, here are a couple pictures. The first is me just hanging out in camp this past summer, and the second is as close as I have to a good race shot. It’s actually a still (I’m leaning against the wall) I took for a magazine shoot:


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