Gary Keith is a native of Louisville, Kentucky. Gary joined the US Navy in 1989 and retired in 2015 while serving as a Naval Aviator, qualified as Helicopter Aircraft Commander in the CH-46 and MH-60S. His endurance resume includes mountaineering in North and South America, various distance ultramarathons, numerous marathons and half marathons (2:59 marathon PR / 2017 Bozeman Half Marathon first-place), various distance triathlons and member of the 2012 Team USA triathlon team.