Summary: Coach Brad Hudson started training at the age of 10 under the tutelage of world-renowned distance running coach Mark Wetmore who at the time was a student at Rutgers. In high school Brad became the New Jersey State Cross Country Champion and then moved to Eugene, OR and then became the Oregon State Cross Country Champion. In college at the University of Oregon, he earned multiple NCAA All-American honors and won the Pac-10 Cross Country Championships under the direction of coach Bill Dellinger, as many may know the coach of legend Steve Prefontaine. After successful high school and collegiate careers he competed on the roads for 10 years as an elite runner qualifying for the Olympic trials 3 times and earning a PR of 2:13:23 at the Cal International Marathon. He also notched two victories at the Columbus Marathon and a win in the Detroit Marathon before turning his passion towards coaching. In his coaching career he has coached notable runners including Shayne Culpepper, Dathan Ritzenhein, Jason Hartmann, James Carney, Molly Pritz and Pat Rizzo as well as everyday runners. He is also co-author with Matt Fitzgerald on the well regarded book Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon. In this episode, Brad shares his insights from coaching elite runners and everyday runners alike including: Thoughts on children training and racing competitively at a young age from his own experience doing so His meeting with Arthur Lydiard Making sense of the endless training approaches and ideas available today What will improve your running the most if you are young How running more now will allow you to run less when you are older and still have success The concept of individualization - and why there is no one size fits all training How often you should be changing things up in your training Evaluating your training from an "Everything Matters" approach What being consistent really means Is high volume to blame for most overuse injuries - or something else? How he has his athletes build mileage - and how you can safely build yours What his thoughts are on missed workouts and deviating from a training plan Why comparing previous performances on workouts can be misleading in measuring true progress Insights into the seemingly endless injuries at the elite level in many prominent marathons His thoughts on the 80/20 principle of training Quick Tip Ideas on how to maintain consistency in your running so you can realize the long term payoff it can bring. Links Mentioned in the Show Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcom Gladwell Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon by Brad Hudson and Matt Fitzgerald RA Podcast Episode 37: Matt Elliot - Hear this inspirational story of training at a high level with a full time job
