Hudgins attended Northwestern High School of Rock Hill, South Carolina, where he ran cross country and track.
[2] He went on to complete his undergraduate degree at Winthrop without running competitively during his junior and senior years of undergrad studies.
[2] However, his body experienced new episodes of granulomatosis starting from 2012, after which Saucony stopped sponsoring him due to lack of performance.
[2] After having lost his sponsorship, he began working full-time at the Westglow Spa in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
The blog focuses on his life a Vasculitis patient, a professional runner, and his battles with anxiety and depression.