Current Residence:  Upper West Side of Manhattan, NY

Hometown:  Briarcliff Manor, NY

Education:  After graduating from the University of Delaware with his bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology, he took up cycling, running, and triathlon and can’t imagine what his life would be without the sport. While Brian was completing his Masters in Education from Bank Street College, he worked in the fitness industry in New York City as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor.

A little personal info about Brian:

He founded a triathlon club with help from Lululemon, and guided 17 individuals to complete their first Ironman 70.3 in Lake Placid in 2018. Merging his passions, Brian achieved his USA Triathlon Level One coaching certification in 2018 and has been coaching in varying capacities since.

Coaching Experience:

• He has been an ACE certified personal trainer and USA Triathlon certified coach.

Athletic Highlights:

• 5x Ironman finisher (including one visit to the world championships at Kailua-Kona in October 2022)

• 10x 70.3 finisher (and 2x 70.3 WC qualifier).

• 3x New York City Marathon finisher and Boston Marathon qualifier/finisher.

• Various AG and overall podiums at the sprint and Olympic distance

Hobbies:

Hiking with his dog Lucy and his fiancé Claudia, cooking, reader of fiction books, all things NYC sports.

Did you know?

His favorite endurance adventures have been completing Rim to Rim to Rim of the Grand Canyon in October 2019, and bike packing from Grand Central Station in Manhattan to Montreal, Quebec in the summer of 2023.

• Meaghan Praznik is a competitive Revolution Endurance athlete and coach. Having worked with Coach Paul Kinney for the majority of her racing years, she has completed over 20 IRONMAN races and has earned 15 podium finishes with three overall AG Champion finishes. Meaghan has also qualified for the 70.3 IRONMAN World Championships five times and has qualified/raced in the IRONMAN World Championships in Kona, HI three times. She has qualified for and raced the Boston Marathon four times, and has posted two sub-3:00 marathon times. She has also raced countless ultramarathons. 
• Meaghan’s first introduction to racing was in kindergarten when her mom signed her up for her dentist’s office’s annual ‘Smile Mile’ challenge. She ran a 7:00 mile, losing only to a boy whose dad paced him the entire race. Since then, she vowed to always compete with the boys, firmly believes that women athletes are just as competitive and strong as their male counterparts, and more importantly, has been an advocate for equity and equality in women’s sports. 
• Meaghan grew up playing competitive soccer in Central Florida and was a member of numerous Florida State Cup teams and the 3v3 National Championship team. Her first introduction to triathlon was in middle school when she started training for sprint triathlons as a way to stay in shape for soccer during the off-season. Later in high school, Meaghan suffered a soccer injury that ended her participation in the sport. However, a lover of all things athletics, she took up running, swimming, and rowing and was recruited to row for Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. After college, Meaghan adopted trail and ultra running. In 2015 she placed 3rd at the Spartan World Championships for the ultra marathon distance. 
• In addition to racing and coaching, Meaghan is also a public relations and communications professional and consultant. With over 15 years of experience in the health, wellness, sport, nutrition, and tech sectors, she is passionate about elevating mission-driven brands. Most recently, Meaghan was the head of global communications for the trail-finding and navigation app, AllTrails. During her tenure at AllTrails, she worked closely with physicians and scientists to understand and communicate the health benefits of spending time outside, movement, and nature contact. Before AllTrails, she managed athlete and nutrition communications at Clif Bar, working closely with registered dietitians to understand and communicate the benefits of pre-, during, and post-activity/race nutrition. Meaghan has been a guest speaker at The American College of Sports Medicine National Symposium, where she presented findings on a scalable approach to ’Exercise as Medicine’. She has also spoken at the Haku Annual Conference on ‘Driving Engagement Through Storytelling’ for the sport and outdoor industry. 
• Meaghan’s personal and professional philosophy is rooted in the belief that a sound health and wellness practice is a necessary foundation for a healthy, balanced life. She applies a quality-over-quantity approach to her training and coaching and is passionate about helping people achieve total well-being through wholesome nutrition, movement, mindfulness, and time outside. She is also currently working on her level 1 yoga certification.
• Meaghan and her husband, Michael, live in Danville, CA with their 3 rescue pups and a rescue kitty. In her spare time, Meaghan loves cooking (and eating!), yoga, relaxing with her animals, traveling, learning about new cultures (and trying their food!), and anything that involves time spent outside in warm weather and the sunshine. A big believer in rituals, Meaghan has not changed her pre-, during, and (most importantly) post-race fueling practice in over 5 years. She firmly believes that post-race shower beers and pizza are the best meal combo on the planet, and welcomes anyone to challenge her otherwise.