Nationality American | Sport Track | |
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Personal best(s) 1500 meters: 3:38.20Mile: 3:59.67 College team | ||
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Brandon Hudgins (born January 14, 1987) is an American middle-distance runner. He is known for having stopped running when he experienced three episodes of Wegener's granulomatosis, and subsequently making a comeback to run a sub-four minute mile at the age of 28 as a non-professional athlete.
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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.
Collegiate
Hudgins enrolled at Winthrop University where he made further improvements in his first two years. During his junior year at university, he experienced his first episode of granulomatosis with polyangiitis. He went on to complete his undergraduate degree at Winthrop without running competitively during his junior and senior years of undergrad studies. As a graduate student, he went on to study at Appalachian State University, where he made a return to competitive running. At ASU, he posted personal bests of 3:45 in the 1500 meters and 1:50 in the 800 meters, which were actually faster than his previous bests before contracting granulomatosis. He graduated from ASU in 2011.
Post-collegiate
After graduating from ASU, Hudgins signed a semi-professional contract with Saucony. However, his body experienced new episodes of granulomatosis starting from 2012, after which Saucony stopped sponsoring him due to lack of performance. After having lost his sponsorship, he began working full-time at the Westglow Spa in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. During this time he got coached by James Snyder, one of his former coaches at ASU. Hudgins training typically involved a volume of 75–90 miles per week even while working. On August 7, 2015, Hudgins placed fifth in the men's elite heat at the 2015 Sir Walter Miler, with a time of 3:59.67.
