About Dream Run

Dream Run began, fittingly, with a Dream. In 2017, forty-six-year-old amateur runner Matt Fitzgerald fulfilled a lifelong dream of living and training like a professional runner.

For an entire summer, he shadowed the HOKA Northern Arizona Elite team in the running mecca of Flagstaff, Arizona, doing everything they did, from high-altitude training to physiotherapy. Culminating in a 2:39:27 marathon in Chicago—his first PB at the distance in nine years—the experience transformed Matt’s running and left him with beautiful memories and new friends.

Book cover for Running the Dream by Matt Fitzgerald

A screenshot of a New York Times article featuring Dream Run

Dream Run featured in the New York Times

Five years later, Matt fulfilled another dream: to create a year-round retreat for adult runners in Flagstaff, where athletes like you, with their own dreams, can come to pursue them just as Matt did.

We received our first Dream Runner in May 2023, and we’ve hosted and held dozens more since then. In the process, we’ve expanded from one house to three, added more coaches, and leveled up the Dream Run Camp experience in many ways, from hot tubs and cold plunges to twice-weekly group strength workouts.

In May 2024, we started Dream Run Club, our online coaching service, which combines professional 1:1 coaching with a supportive team environment. Mostly recently, we launched Dream Run Creative, the engine behind all the cool videos and other content you see from us.

What will the future bring? Whatever you want! We like to say that Dream Run isn’t mine, it’s ours—a shared dream. Help us shape it.

Leadership

Matt Fitzgerald

FOUNDER & HEAD COACH
Matt started running on April 19, 1983, one day after watching his father complete the Boston Marathon. This began a lifelong love affair with the sport. Having completed 50 marathons of his own, authored more than 30 books, cofounded the world’s largest online provider of endurance training resources, and coached dozens of his fellow runners to their goals, Matt lives by the motto, “Let your passion, not your ability, decide how far you go.” That’s why he created Dream Run Camp–to enable runners of all abilities who share his passion for the sport to see just how far they can go.
Dhani Oks

DIRECTOR OF BRAND & STRATEGY
Dhani combines a burning passion for running with an eclectic professional background. He has launched several fitness, wellness & education projects and partnered with brands such as Nike, Lululemon, Arc’teryx, New Balance, Roots, Virgin Mobile, Canon and more. Leaning on his background in photography & video production and his work with Vice Media, Dhani is excited to share the stories and knowledge of runners with the Dream Run community and beyond.
Amy Fu Schuck

DIRECTOR OF UX & OPERATIONS
Amy is a User Experience Designer with over a decade of experience in the tech industry. After staying at Dream Run Camp to train for her first marathon, she decided to pursue her passion of empowering all runners to pursue their dreams, and in that process, become the best version of themselves.
Jack Shea

GENERAL MANAGER & ASSISTANT COACH
Jack is a recent graduate of Northern Arizona University, where he received a B.S. in psychology. He was a member of the 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021 NCAA champion men’s cross country teams. Currently pursuing a M.S. in clinical mental health counseling from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Jack decided to join the Dream Run team and finish his degree online. Jack has aspirations of becoming a mental performance consultant.