Over the course of his 25-year racing career Alan Culpepper proved to be one of the most consistent and versatile distance runners in American history. While a student at the University of Colorado, Culpepper became an 8-time All-American and NCAA Champion in the 5K distance. During his 10-year professional running career, Culpepper qualified for two Olympic Games. He is a multiple sub-4-minute miler, with a personal best of 3:55. In his debut marathon, Culpepper ran a 2:09:41, an American Debut Record. In his second-ever marathon, Culpepper won the 2004 Olympic Marathon Trial and finished 12th at the Olympic Games. He finished in the top 5 at the Boston Marathon two times. Culpepper now produces running events for the Competitor Group, including Rock "Ëœn' Roll Marathons and Half-Marathons. He contributes to Competitor magazine and coaches runners through his Culpepper Coaching company. He lives in Colorado with his wife, two-time Olympian Shayne Culpepper, and their four children. Brian Metzler has run more than 50,000 miles in his life, tested more than 750 pairs of running shoes, and raced just about every distance from 50 yards to 100 miles. He is Editor-in-Chief of Competitor magazine and was the founding editor of TrailRunner and Adventure Sports magazines and was Senior Editor for Running Times. Metzler has written about endurance sports for Runner's World, Triathlete, Inside Triathlon, Men's Health, Men's Journal, and Outside. He is the author of Running Colorado's Front Range and co-wrote Natural Running with Danny Abshire and Run Like a Champion with Alan Culpepper.