July 6, 2009 (Boulder, CO) - Boulder’s Brooke Davison burst onto the triathlon scene in 2008 with a dominance rarely seen in the sport today.  A 37-year old mother of three, Davison was a collegiate swimmer at the University of California at Berkeley in the early 90s. But it wasn’t until last year when she completed her first full season in the sport of triathlon. 

Brooke Davison

Of course, she did more than ‘complete’ a full season.  She dominated it, placing as the first amateur in every race she entered. She won at St. Anthony’s, Boise 70.3, the Los Angeles Triathlon, and the Toyota US Open.  Closer to home she swept the Boulder Triathlon Series, taking first overall at the 5430 Sprint Triathlon, first amateur/third overall at Boulder Peak, and first amateur/third overall at the 5430 Long Course. 

She also went undefeated at two big end-of-season championship races.  She earned the title of national champion at the USAT Age-Group National Championships, and became a world champion with her win at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Clearwater. To top everything off, she was named the 2008 Female Age Group Triathlete of the Year by USA Triathlon. 

Colorado Triathlete caught up with this busy mother of three, and now professional triathlete, as she prepares for the Boulder Peak Triathlon.

Adam Hodges:  Brooke, thanks for taking the time to talk with Colorado Triathlete.  Your name should be familiar to our readers since it appeared in headline after headline during last year’s race season.  You’ve competed—and won—at every distance from sprint to 70.3.  What distance do you feel is your strongest?  And do you have any plans of adding the Ironman distance to your repertoire?

Brooke Davison:  If you asked me this question last year (2008), I probably would have said Olympic distance was my forte. Yet so far this year, I have had more success with racing the 70.3 distance. That said, I love them both and have a few Olympic distance events coming up this summer that I hope to have better performances at again. As far as Ironman goes, this is something that I may pursue once all three kids are in school full time (2011/2012), yet probably not before that.

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