Kevin Beatty

Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 15, 2012

Kevin Beatty didn’t begin a running career until late high school. He began to excel as a member of the Queen’s University Cross-County and Track teams during University. He was Queen’s Cross-Country Rookie of the Year in 1997 and OUA All-Star in 2001 for the University of Waterloo.

In 2000, he began marathon running and placed 6th overall in a field of 25,000 at the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington. He competed at the National Capital Marathon in Ottawa in 2002, ran a personal best to finish 6th overall and took home the silver medal in the Canadian Championship. Finished the year as the 3rd fastest marathon runner in Canada.

Kevin ran the 2004 Chicago Marathon, one of the World Marathon Majors, finished 20th overall in a personal best time of 2:21:37, and once again finished the year as the 3rd fastest Canadian marathon runner. In 2005, he was selected to be a member of Team Canada and helped Canada finish in first place. In 2008, he turned his attention to triathlons and finished 3rd in his age group, top Canadian and had the fastest run split of all competitors. Selected in 2008 as Triathlon Canada Athlete of the Year of the Olympic Distance.