Dr. Jason Karp is a run coach, exercise and sport scientist, bestselling author of 16 books and more than 400 articles, and TED speaker. He is the 2011 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year and two-time recipient of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Community Leadership award. His run coaching certification was obtained by fitness professionals and coaches in 26 countries before being acquired by ISSA. In 2021, he became the first American distance running coach to live and coach in Kenya, and he has served as a sports science and coach consultant to the Chinese Athletics Association.