Director of Personal Training
Rutland was born in eastern North Carolina where he grew up playing basketball, soccer, football and baseball. He attended high school at Virginia Episcopal School where he began his running career. Rutland quickly became a top competitor in Cross Country and Track, garnering all state honors in both sports. He still holds several school records.
Rutland attended UNC at Chapel Hill where he continued his Track and Field career. After graduating in 2000, he spent a few years away from athletics while working for PPD and BioSignia in RTP.
Since 2003, Rutland has been involved in training athletes and weekend warriors alike. He has spent time training several of our top athletes in the Chapel Hill/Durham community in their specific sports. Rutland is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), Level 1 Cross Fit Coach, Level 1 USA Track and Field Coach and Level 1 TRX® Suspension Training Instructor.
Currently, Rutland competes in Cross Fit, Adventure Races, and Triathlons all the while trying to run down his two boys, Cole and Pierce.