▁of ▁his ▁former ▁coach es ▁at ▁AS U . ▁Hud g ins ▁training ▁typically ▁involved ▁a ▁volume ▁of ▁ 7 5 – 9 0 ▁miles ▁per ▁week ▁even ▁while ▁working . ▁On ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Hud g ins ▁placed ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁el ite ▁heat ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁Mil er , ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 3 : 5 9 . 6 7 . ▁ ▁Writ ings ▁ ▁Br andon ▁has ▁a ▁blog ▁page ▁that ▁has ▁am ass ed ▁nearly ▁ 5 0 k ▁hits . ▁ ▁The ▁blog ▁focus es ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁a ▁Vas cul itis ▁patient , ▁a ▁professional ▁runner , ▁and ▁his ▁batt les ▁with ▁anx iety ▁and ▁de pression . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Br andon ▁self ▁published ▁his ▁book , ▁Go ing ▁the ▁Dist ance , ▁on ▁e book ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁Kind le . ▁The ▁book ▁became ▁available ▁in ▁paper back ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁book ▁Br andon ▁describes ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁journey ▁through ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁on ▁his ▁journey ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Tri als ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁male ▁middle - distance ▁run ners ▁Category : 1 9 8 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from