My name is Brad Mastros. I live in southern California with my wife and two daughters. As a kid I grew up playing basketball and played at Pacifica High School in CA. After high school, I began working as an aide for students with special needs while I completed a BA in Elementary Education, an Education Specialist Credential, and later an MS in Special Education. I have been a teacher for students with disabilities for over 15 years and currently teach a specialized class for students with Autism. During my college and early teaching years I did extensive traveling, backpacking, and mountaineering that culminated in multiple expeditions to Peru and Alaska. After my wife became pregnant with our first daughter, I did my last big climb in Peru and then decided to try my hand at triathlon. Like many of us, I watched the Wide World of Sports when I was a kid and remember thinking what bad asses those men and women were who competed in the Hawaii Ironman. The seed that was planted many years ago turned into much more as I am now in my 12th year of racing. In that time I have gone on to 7 consecutive years of USAT All American honors, 7 overall wins, 25 age group wins, and competed in the 70.3 World Championship. I am an 9x IM finisher and have PRs of 9:29/IM, 4:24/70.3 and 2:05/OLY. In 2013 I completed my USAT certification and have been coaching athletes ever since. I have coached athletes to overall podiums, age group wins, sub 9:30 Ironman finishes, and Boston qualifying marathons.