Gym Owner

Under Armour Sponsored Athlete

District Running Collective Run Captain

2022 Philadelphia Marathon

2023 Baltimore Marathon, Marine Corps 50K, TransRockies Run, The Speed Project, and Ragnar Relay

Founder

Leon D. Bournes

Leon D. Bournes is the founder and operator of Bourne 2 Fly LLC, and has over 15 years of fitness industry experience.  Leon has always had a passion for sports and recreation, because these programs were an outlet for him as a DC youth.  As a teen, Leon utilized his swimming skills to take his first job as a lifeguard with the Districts Department of Parks and Recreation, so it all started with fitness.  Through high school at Archbishop Carroll, Leon continued to cultivate his career in the summer months as life guard, and was also a 2 sport athlete, playing both football and lacrosse. Leon continued his academic and athletic careers at Lynchburg College, where he earned a BA in sports management and competed as a proud member of the lacrosse team.  

Leon’s professional development continued in fitness industry when he landed his first position as a fitness membership sales consultant, and within a year was promoted to a Personal Training sales director at one of the DC’s former top health club chains.  With no prior experience in either position, Leon went on to build and manage 3 different club locations, producing upwards of $360,000+ in personal training sales revenue annually.  After a few years of seeing the dysfunction and lack of compassion for the members shown by the box gym industry, Leon founded Bourne 2 Fly LLC in 2011. With a passion for people, the knowledge needed, and the drive to create a better fitness experience, Bourne 2 Fly has and will continue to provide innovative fitness services diverse communities in DC.