Eric Bean

 
 
HOME: Currently in Madison, WI for med school. Hometown is Chapel Hill, NC, great place to live. Favorite "hometown" is Palo Alto, CA for the perfect weather, scenic ocean, mountains, and redwood forests, and great athletic and outdoors culture.
NICKNAME: most teammates and classmates call me "Bean," but this is confusing because a 4th year med student's nickname is also "Bean" though this real name isn't Bean, so some classmates have taken to calling me "Ironman" fine for school but would be embarrassing in the triathlon community...Growing up, dad called me "Dammit Eric!" and mom called me "Eric!!!"...some teammates call me "The Legend" (for a story that can never be repeated)
MUSIC: almost everything, depends on mood: DMB, Eminem, Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, Norah Jones, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, U2, Rusted Root, Madonna, Sting, Nelly Furtado, Ottmar Liebert, Justin Timberlake, Kylie Minogue, Mozart, old GnR (Appetite and Lies)
FAVORITE FOOD:

Breakfast, Mexican, Italian, sushi, dessert, fresh fruits and veggies, salmon, oatmeal, almonds, ginger, chocolate covered ____, BBQ, anything grilled, soup.
HOW YOU RELAX: Sleep! shower, socializing, and other things that start with "s", reading, coaching, enjoying the outdoors.
HOW YOU PREPARE
FOR AN EVENT:		 On a daily/short term basis I listen to my body and do what it needs; long-term is a focused and disciplined approach starting months in advance, so when I show up on the starting line I'm relaxed and confident.
RECENT ACHIEVEMENT: Published an article in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery on a novel atrial retractor for minimally invasive robot-assisted cardiac surgery. Still racing OK despite med school dominating my life: 2008 Results: 21st pro at Ironman Hawaii, WI state TT champ, 4th at Tour of Fitchburgh stage race, 2nd at USA Cycling Master's Nationals TT....2006 Omnium/"Best Overall Rider" title at USA Cycling National Champs (30-34 age group)
FAVORITE QUOTE: "Whether you think you can or can't, your right." Henry Ford. Other good thing from Ford is their Ironman sponsorship. Now they just need to make a good hybird.
WHAT'S IN YOUR TRANSITION
BAG YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT:		 iPod touch
WHERE YOU SEE
YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS:		 in a place that's sunny, warm, and that has mountains, an ocean, and progressive culture...working as a physician and coach...still an "athlete" ...enjoying family bike rides...
YOUR WEBSITE: Under construction: FastForwardTriathlon.com, FFTcoaching.com

ABOUT “YOU”

Seek to combine experience as an athlete and coach with aerospace and biomechanical engineering, and medicine into a common career path.

Middle of 3 children of Carl, a dentist, and Betty, an educator...Grew up in Chapel Hill, NC...Learned to ride a bike at age 4 and has been an addict ever since...Rode circles in the cul-de-sac every morning before kindergarten...Was an NCAA swimmer and runner at the University of Virginia, graduating with Aerospace Engineering degree...Migrated west to California to attend Stanford University graduating with an MS in Biomedical Engineering...lead Stanford's triathlon team as the 2003 USAT Collegiate National Champion and coach from 2000-2005...member of Stanford's 4th place team pursuit at USA Track Cycling Collegiate National Championships...Currently a 3rd year medical student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...for 2009 and 2010 will split the year between full time school in the spring, and full time racing in the summer/fall with the ISCorp Cycling Team and TIMEX Professional Triathlon Team...racing focus is Elite Cycling Natz, a sub-50-minute 40km TT, and IM Arizona or IM Western Australia...Hopes to start mountain bike/Xterra racing...Medical interests are surgery, sports med, emergency med, and anesthesia...Also designs devices for minimally invasive robot assisted (MIRA) surgeries...Coaches Inside-Out Sports elite amateur Ironman triathletes...Goal is to develop coaching education/certification program and write book on high-yield triathlon training...Likes dogs more than cats, pizza and hamburgers equally, and sleeping in...Rides the CompuTrainer A LOT during Madison's arctic winter while watching lecture capture...

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

21st pro IM HI '08
3x Ironman top-10's (USA 2000, 2001, WI 2007)
2006 M30-34 USA Cycling Master's National ominum champion
1998 IM HI age group winner
2003 USAT Collegiate Triathlon National Champion
Lowe's Motor Speedway collegiate record holder in 10-mile TT (19:44)