Alex Hutchinson

Alex Hutchinson, Ph.D., is a columnist for Outside magazine and was a long-time columnist for Runner's World . A National Magazine Award winner, he is a regular contributor to The New Yorker online, pens the weekly Jockology column in the Toronto Globe and Mail , and writes for the New York Times . FiveThirtyEight recently named him one of their favorite running science geeks. He was a two-time finalist in the 1,500 meters at the Canadian Olympic Trials, and represented Canada internationally...See more

Alex Hutchinson, Ph.D., is a columnist for Outside magazine and was a long-time columnist for Runner's World . A National Magazine Award winner, he is a regular contributor to The New Yorker online, pens the weekly Jockology column in the Toronto Globe and Mail , and writes for the New York Times . FiveThirtyEight recently named him one of their favorite running science geeks. He was a two-time finalist in the 1,500 meters at the Canadian Olympic Trials, and represented Canada internationally in track, cross-country, road racing, and mountain running competitions. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Cambridge, and has worked as a researcher for the U.S. National Security Agency. He lives in Toronto, Canada. See less