Houston : Houston Highland Village
Dave Lee
Brian O'Neill's Rub Running Club
Entrepreneur by Day, Athlete by Heart.
Dave is the Founder of Houston’s very own Brian O’Neill’s Pub Running Club. BON Running Club is a free weekly social running club that meets every Tuesday night at Brian O’Neill’s Pub in Rice Village for a 5k fun run. Founded in the fall of 2008, BON Running Club has quickly become one of the largest running clubs in the city with a total membership of over 1,500 people. What initially started as a club of 25 runners, now impressively draws more than 300 runners each week from all over the Greater Houston area! Dave’s philosophy is to create a lifestyle balanced by fitness and fun and to encourage people of all fitness levels to make running a fun part of their lives. His mission is “to make Houston a stronger, healthier, and happier place to live.”
Dave is also an active Elite Amateur Triathlete and competes in multiple triathlons throughout the year. Some of his key races include Chicago Accenture Triathlon, Nautica NYC Triathlon, Escape from Alcatraz and Longhorn 70.3 Ironman. He also teaches a “Triathlon Brick” spin class at FIT Athletic Club once a week to help new triathletes enter the sport. Dave is from Chicago, where he grew up with a strong background as a swimmer and a water polo player. He competed on the Men’s Water Polo Team at the University of Colorado and went on to coach the Men’s Water Polo Team at Northwestern University (’93-‘02) and both the Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Teams at Rice University (’02-‘06). His teams have won multiple Big 10 and Texas Division titles as well as one National Championship title with Northwestern. Dave has a passion for helping people figure out what flutters their fitness and ultimately to help them push beyond their perceived potential.
As an entrepreneur, Dave has co-founded two successful start-up companies where he remains as a Principal at Covelo Group, LLC while working as President and Interim CEO of Nano3D Biosciences, Inc. His dedication to BON Running Club and triathlon training reflects his dedication to promoting a healthy lifestyle and spreading his philosophy throughout the community in Houston.
Dave holds double B.A.’s in Molecular Biology and Physical Anthropology from the University of Colorado - Boulder and has completed executive coursework at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.