Brad Hudson has risen as one of the nation’s foremost distance coaches having overseen the development of Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein, among others, for the past eight years.

Hudson, the founder and coach of the Marathon Performance Group, has directed athletes to multiple U.S championships including James Carney’s US Half Marathon title and Ritz’ cross country title.

He is the co-author of the book Run Faster From the 5k to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach and is a dynamic speaker with revolutionary ideas regarding training.