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The Coach

Thad McLaurin

Owner, Personal Trainer & Running Coach at RunnerDude's Fitness, Host of RunnerDude's Blog, and Author of Full-Body Fitness for Runners

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Thad McLaurin (aka: RunnerDude), his wife Mitzi, and their three kids have lived in Greensboro, NC since 1998. He's come a long way since being "that overweight kid" as a youngster. After Weight Watchers® and a 40-pound weight loss in high school, he discovered running during college and has been passionate about running and fitness ever since. (Over 25 years!) It all started with the '84 Great Raleigh Road Race 10K. He wasn't fast, but he had a blast and was hooked. 

13 years later, Thad caught the marathon bug. His marathon quest began with the '97 NYC Marathon. Twelve years later, he's run 14 marathons all over the country from NYC to Baltimore to Nashville to Honolulu, and then some.

A UNC Chapel Hill grad, Thad began his career as a 5th grade teacher before moving into the world of Educational publishing where he worked as a writer, editor, and book development manager for 13 years. Thad combines his love of writing with his love of running and fitness by hosting RunnerDude's Blog, one of the top-ranked running blogs in the country and he's authored the book Full-Body Fitness for Runners. Thad's a contributing writing for Active.com and he's also written articles for AmateurEndurance.com and Fitter U Fitness, and IMPACT Magazine. as well as being featured in the "Ask the Experts" section of the July 2010 Issue of Runner's World. 

Thad's also active in the community and has been a member of the executive board for GOFAR, a nonprofit organization that prepares youngsters to run their first 5K! He also contributed to the GOFAR instructor curriculum manual.