About

Team HSEC is composed of three long time endurance athletes and professional coaches in the field of exercise and sport science (and one enthusiastic new guy) who are learning the sport of adventure racing as we go. One minute we know exactly what we're doing, the next minute we're lost (excuse me, temporarily "off course").

Our adventure racing resume is still growing, but what we lack in experience, we make up for in enthusiasm, years of experience in exercise science...and garages full of both necessary and probably unnecessary adventure gear.

Whether climbing trees, complaining up hills, or trying to not become the next meal for a massive alligator, we're always looking to improve and learn more, always reminding Geoff his right from his left, and always, ultimately, having an awesome time getting lost on purpose.

Meet Team HSEC- the Athletes Behind Hart Adventure Racing

Meet the members of Team HSEC:

Geoffrey Hart - Team Captain, Lead Tow

RRCA Certified Running Coach (Level 1)
UESCA Certified Ultrarunning Coach
USATF Certified Level 1 Running Coach
UESCA Certified Triathlon Coach
AFFA Certified Personal Trainer
USAC Certified Level 3 Cycling Coach
Co-founder Hart Strength & Endurance Coaching
Adventure Racing since 2010

Click Here for Geoff's Coaching Bio

When asked why Geoff enjoys adventure racing, he said:

"I like nature."

When pushed to extrapolate a little further, citing that laying around on a pool deck is also considered "time in nature", Geoff added:

"I like DOING stuff in nature. I also really like all of the gear."

No further comments were provided.

Heather Hart - Navigator, Keeper of the Snacks

B.S. Exercise & Sports Science, Coastal Carolina University
ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist
NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
RRCA Certified Running Coach (Level 1)
UESCA Certified Ultrarunning Coach
Specializes in helping athletes balance ultramarathon training with real life.
Co-founder Hart Strength and Endurance Coaching
Founder, Relentless Forward Commotion
Adventure Racing since 2019

Click here for Heather's Coaching Bio

Heather Hart is a long time endurance athlete and lover of getting lost on the trails.

Heather discovered a passion for running after the birth of her oldest son in 2006. In typical endurance athlete fashion, the distance of the races Heather pursued got longer and longer. In 2012, Heather stepped off road and into the sport of Obstacle Course Racing for a while, before settling into the sport that sets her soul on fire: ultrarunning. If given the chance, Heather would pick running 100 miles over racing a 5K any day of the week.

After meeting, falling in love, and marrying Geoff, it took him only another 3 years to convince Heather -a very reluctant cyclist - to give adventure racing a try. Their first race together was the 2019 Independent Republic 3 Hour Adventure Race. Heather's competitive spirit took hold, and they raced hard, securing the overall win.

While Heather still has mixed feelings about mountain biking, her love for adventure racing grows each time she correctly navigates her team to the next CP.

Brian Killory - Co-Navigator, Voice of Reason, & Tie Breaker

NASM certified Personal Trainer
UESCA Certified Running Coach
UESCA Certified Ultrarunning Coach
Adventure Racing since 2021

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Brian has been an athlete his whole life, starting with team sports and eventually progressing to distance running and triathlon. It wasn’t until he discovered a love for strength training that Brian developed a desire to teach and coach, and help others experience the same passion for health and fitness.

Brian has completed numerous road and off road triathlons, including two 70.3 distance races and countless road races from 5K’s to full marathons. But over time Brian realized that his true passion lies in the dirt, and being outside immersed in nature. Since hitting the trails he has completed multiple 50K Ultra races, timed events ranging from 8 to 12 hours.

But, according to Brian, he got "sick of running so much", so Heather and Geoff didn't have to try terribly hard to convince him to give adventure racing a try.

Brian joined Heather and Geoff for his first AR, the 2021 Palmetto Swamp Fox 12 Hour race. Already a great friend, Brian fit in perfectly with Team HSEC, and acts as a voice of reason for the team, diffusing marital spats fueled by caloric deficits between Heather and Geoff, and acting as the tie breaker vote when necessary.

Greg Majewski - The New Guy

In 2022, Brian suggested that we add his life long best friend, Greg, to our adventure racing team. On a group paddle that May, the four of us came across what appeared to be a 10 foot alligator floating belly up on the shoreline. Seeing as Greg was the new guy, the duty to confirm that a) it was a real alligator, and b) it was a dead alligator, fell upon him.

Despite the pungent smell, and the very real risk that the 10 foot apex predator was simply taking a nap, Greg charged forward up the narrow blackwater creek.

In doing so, he proved his mettle and earned a place on team HSEC through this inadvertent initiation ritual.

Since then, Greg has joined Heather, Geoff, and Brian on endless training adventures. What Greg lacks in adventure racing experience he makes up with an eagerness to learn, and a willingness to "embrace the suck".