About Us
The Advanced Running Project mission is to create healthier communities by going the extra mile. We strive to constantly increase the number of people who run while simultaneously encouraging runners to constantly seek to better themselves as runners and as people in order to leave the world better than we found it.
After starting the Advanced Running online forum in late 2011 that now boasts 85,000+ users, the foundations of wanting to grow the running community was born. That forum coupled with Brandon’s passion for running and experience in producing world class races would lead to the creation of the Advanced Running Project. A place where runners can participate in industry leading races, purchase apparel to show off their lifestyle, run with like-minded individuals, compete as a team, and even a place where other race directors could find a resource to help them produce their own events. The Advanced Running Project has never been and will never be about a specific distance, PR, finishing position, or anything of that nature. The Advanced Running Project simply supports the relentless pursuit of personal growth through running.
While a for profit company, we have long looked up to companies who have made strong ethical choices in their decision making as a business. Businesses like Ben & Jerry's, Patagonia, Timberland and others have been role models. Thus since day one of our company we have made being a community partner and supporter of great organizations a cornerstone of our business philosophy. To date we have donated $20K+ to organizations such as Families of Addicts, The Bellbrook Sugarcreek Family Resource Center, Rotary, Vandalia Recreation Fund, Project Woman, the Historical Society of Germantown, the USO, Shoes 4 The Shoeless, and ReTree PC.
The Advanced Running Project was founded and is run by one guy, Brandon Hough.
Introduced to the sport at the youngest age by his father, Brandon competed in Cross Country and Track and Field in high school and at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Since graduating he has continued to improve as a runner and has set PRs each year in distances from 5K to Ironman. His favorite event is the 5000m on the track.
After graduating from the Air Force Academy, Brandon served in the Air Force before separating in 2014. His next journey saw him lead the operations of 20 events annually including but not limited to four runDisney half marathons, three trail marathons/ultras on Catalina Island, the Anaheim Angels 5k, Surf City 5k, and numerous other events.
In early 2018 Brandon took his passion and skills and launched the Advanced Running Project. ARP began with 3 events and has since grown to produce 7 events, sponsor and elite team and offers multiple weekly/monthly free group runs. The business is headquartered in southwest Ohio where Brandon lives with his wife Ashley who is employed as a scientist at Wright-Patterson AFB.
