Brandon Hudgins

High school Hudgins attended Northwestern High School of Rock Hill, South Carolina, where he ran cross country and track. When he graduated in 2005, he was the South Carolina state champion in the boy's outdoor 1600 meters, posting a time of 4:16. As a graduate student, he went on to study at Appalachian State University, where he made a return to competitive running. During this time he got coached by James Snyder, one of his former coaches at ASU. == Writings ==

Brandon has a blog page that has amassed nearly 50k hits. The blog focuses on his life a Vasculitis patient, a professional runner, and his battles with anxiety and depression. On August 15, 2017, Brandon self published his book, Going the Distance, on ebook exclusively for Kindle. The book became available in paperback a few days later on August 19. In the book Brandon describes much of his journey through the last 10 years of his life on his journey to make the Olympic Track and Field Trials in 2016. ==References==