The Initiators

Brian Patterson

A Registered Nurse, Brian graduated from the University of South Carolina – Aiken with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing, and has completed undergrad course work in athletic training principles. After completing his first year of triathlon, Brian was asked to start a couch potato-to-triathlon program for University Hospital’s Employee Health and Wellness Program, and mentored over twenty first timers who successfully completed their first sprint triathlon. Since then, Brian has conducted other beginner programs and has helped over fifty men and woman complete their first triathlon. 

Brian is a USA Triathlon Level 1 certified coach, a League of American Bicyclists Instructor, and a Road Runners Club of America Certified Coach. Brian has been involved in the sport of triathlon for seven years and has completed sprint, olympic, half and full iron distance races as well as off road triathlons.

Brian’s is part of the Peak Rehabilitation, Fitness and Performance Performance Lab in Augusta GA where he is involved in running gate analysis and metabolic testing from metabolic efficiency and aerobic (lactate) threshold to VO2 max testing for running and cycling.