Brad Kearns
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Born | Los Angeles, California | February 4, 1965
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Country | United States |
Sport | Triathlon (1986-1995) Speed golf (2014-present) High jump (2005-present) |
Brad Kearns (born February 4, 1965, in
Athletic career
Kearns' start in endurance sports was at
Kearns graduated from
After an 11-week stint at the KPMG accounting firm in downtown Los Angeles, Kearns decided to pursue a career on the professional triathlon circuit. Over nine years on the professional circuit, career highlights include wins at the 1991 National Bud Light USTS Series/Coke Grand Prix Championship, the 1991 USA Triathlon National Sprint Championship, the 1991 International Triathlon Union Pan-American Championship,[3] a streak of seven consecutive wins in 1991-1992 and a year-end #3 world-ranking in 1991.[4]
In November, 1986, as an unranked rookie professional, Kearns upset world's #1 duathlete Kenny Souza and world #1 ranked triathlete Scott Molina[5] at the inaugural Desert Princess World Championship Series Run-Bike-Run event (10k-62k-10k), with a time of 2:44. Six weeks later, under pressure to legitimize his fluke victory against the two world leaders and many other top professionals from both the duathlon and triathlon circuits, Kearns shattered the course record and beat his nearest competitor by five minutes, in a time of 2:38:47. At the final race in the series in February, 1987, Kearns placed 4th to easily claim the first Duathlon World Championship Series title. At this event he became the first athlete in history to use aerodynamic handlebars in a multisport event, debuting a handcrafted Scott DH handlebar[6] from inventor Boone Lennon. In moving from 27th place to 4th place during the 62k bike segment, many competitors were availed a glimpse at the aerodynamic advantage provided by the DH bars, and they soon became popular on the circuit.
Over the seasons of 1990 and 1991, Kearns had 15 first-place finishes at major races and 33 top-5 finishes. In world championship competition, he placed 5th at the long course championships in
Later athletic career
Kearns' current competitive focus is the unique sport of Speedgolf, and he is a four-time top-20 finisher in the World Professional Speedgolf Championships. In Speedgolf tournaments, competitors run through the round at high speed, carrying only a handful of clubs. Both minutes and strokes are added together to achieve a Speedgolf total score. Kearns was a professional competitor in the late 1990s, placing 8th in the 1996 World "Extreme Golf" Championships in San Diego. In 2014, he returned to professional competition for the first time in 18 years. He placed 20th in the 2014 World Speedgolf Championships at Bandon Dunes, Oregon, shooting 83 in 51 minutes for a Speedgolf score of 134.12.[8] In 2015, Kearns repeated his 20th-place finish in the professional division of the World Speedgolf Championships on Oct 19-20 at the Glen Club in Chicago, IL. His 36-hole score was 289. In 2016, Kearns placed 19th in the professional division of the World Speedgolf Championships on Oct 17-18 at the Glen Club in Chicago, IL.
In 2018, Kearns twice broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest single hole of golf ever played by an individual (minimum hole length of 500 yards.) On May 8, 2018, at the Bing Maloney Golf Course in Sacramento, CA, Kearns played the 503-yard ninth hole in one minute, 40.24 seconds, taking ten seconds off of the previous record held by Steve Jeffs of England. On June 1, 2018, at the Woodley Lakes Golf Course in Van Nuys, CA, Kearns played the 503-yard fourth hole in one minute, 38.75 seconds. Using only a single club, a 3-wood, Kearns scored a birdie four on the par-5 hole, sprinting full speed between shots.
Kearns is also an avid high jumper and sprinter. In February 2020, competing in the high jump in the masters age 55-59 division in Santa Monica, CA, he cleared 5'0" (1.52m), which ranked him #1 in the USA and #3 in the world as of May, 2020.[9] In 2016 at age 51, Kearns cleared 1.65m (5'5"), in the high jump at a practice session, matching the All-American standard for the 50-54 age group.[10] At Placer High School track practice, Kearns clocked times of 13.0 for 100 meters and 59.6 for 400 meters at age 48. At age 49, he delivered a 59.6 in the 400 meters. Kearns ran in the 50s at age 50 with another 400 meter time trial.
Publishing and coaching
Kearns has self-published several books
Since 2008, Kearns has worked with Mark Sisson to create the Primal Blueprint books and evolutionary-based diet, exercise and lifestyle movement. In 2012, Kearns did a 22-city tour across America deliver the Primal Blueprint Transformation Seminar.[14] From 2010 to 2014, Kearns was the director of 9 PrimalCon healthy lifestyle retreats in cities across North America.[15] He and Sisson co-authored the book Primal Endurance in 2016, The Keto Reset Diet in 2017, Keto For Life in 2020, and Two Meals A Day in 2021. The Keto Reset Diet became a New York Times bestseller in October 2017, reached #4 in its non-fiction category, and briefly ranked as the #1 bestselling book overall on amazon.com.
Kearns hosts the B.rad Podcast, covering health, fitness, peak performance, happiness, and longevity, with an emphasis on toning down the overly intense and self-important competitive disposition in favor of cultivating a pure motivation and releasing the attachment of self-esteem to the outcome of your peak performance pursuits. He has interviewed numerous high profile guests, including: NY Times bestselling authors
References
- ^ Kearns, Brad. "Biography". bradkearns.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Brad Kearns - Cross Country Athlete Profile". Athletic.net.
- ^ "1991 Ixtapa ITU Triathlon World Cup : Nov 16 1991 : Elite Men : Results". triathlon: International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Pajak, Steve (November 11, 2014). "Making the Rounds: Auburn golfer wastes no time at Speedgolf World Championships". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ Kearns, Brad. "Triathlon Results". bradkearns.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Was the First Aerobar Really Not the First?". Archived from the original on 2015-06-18. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- ^ "Triathlon - 1992 World Championships - Results Men". the-sports.org. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Pajak, Steve (November 11, 2014). "Making the Rounds: Auburn golfer wastes no time at Speedgolf World Championships". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Masters Track & Field Rankings: 2020 Outdoor Rankings". Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ "Masters Track & Field Rankings: 2015 Outdoor Rankings". Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Brad Kearns Profile". Staying Alive. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Mordhost, Todd (May 30, 2009). "Triathletes mourn loss of Larsen". The Folsom Telegraph. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ Neuffer, Scott (August 24, 2007). "Jacks Valley students inspired to run". Record-Courier (Nevada). Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ "About". Primal Blueprint Publishing. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ Kearns, Brad. "Biography". bradkearns.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2015.