Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, practices Family Medicine in Ranson and Martinsburg, West Virginia. He is a Professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine and conducts Continuing Medical Education courses on health, fitness, and running through HealthFitU and developed the US Air Force Efficient Running Program. Mark has run competitively for almost four decades, with more than one hundred marathon and ultramarathon finishes, and he continues to compete as a national-level masters runner with thirty straight years under a 3-hour marathon. Mark owns the first minimalist running and walking shoe store, Two Rivers Treads. He has also been named a Distinguished Mountaineer by the Governor of West Virginia, a Blue Ridge Outdoors Pioneer, Air Force Athlete of the Year, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians’ Teacher of the Year, is inducted into the Marine Corps Marathon Hall of Fame (2018), and has received the President’s Award from the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. He lives in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, with his wife and two children. His new book “Run For Your Life” summarizes the science and the soul of running, nutrition, and physical activity to help you maintain a vigorous life. Visit Mark's site at www.DrMarksdesk.com.

Broughton Coburn, of Wilson, Wyoming, is a Visiting Assistant Professor for Colorado College, and worked for decades on conservation and development projects in the Himalaya. He has written or edited eight books, including two national bestsellers, and is an enthusiastic, if slow, runner.

The Wolpertinger is a left-eyed creature whose range extends from the sodden hollows of West Virginia to the mountain ranges and waters of anywhere in the world. This specimen captures motion and power from peculiar perspectives. More at thewolpertinger.com

Nicholas Pang, is a Silicon Valley technologist heavily involved in AI, Cloud Computing, AR/VR/MR, and 8K/5G technology. For over 25 years, Nick was a serious runner before he got injured in traditional running shoes and stopped running. After discovering minimalist running shoes in 2009, he retooled his running gait & form (natural running) and starting running injury-free again. Based on his own experiences, he created the Wear Tested website that quickly became an important destination for anyone looking for minimalist shoe reviews (running, business casual, and walking).