Ken Rideout

I'm Ken Rideout — the fastest marathoner in the world over fifty, and a former prison guard, Wall Street trader, and opioid addict. My life story has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Outside Magazine. Since getting sober more than a decade ago, I've won some of the world's toughest races, including the Gobi March — a 155-mile, self-supported race across the Gobi Desert in Mongolia — at age fifty-two, and the Masters (50+) Marathon World Championships just a few months later. I've also completed more than ten Ironman triathlons.

Beyond competing, I've built businesses from the ground up. I founded capital solutions firm Camrock Advisors in 2018, launched talent agency Rideout Sports and Entertainment, and I'm the host of the podcast RIDEOUT: The Other Side of Hard.

You can ask me anything — but here are some of the things people come to me for most:

• Book deal process — how it works, what to expect, and how to position yourself
• Book marketing & launch — building momentum before, during, and after your release
• Scaling your personal brand — turning your story into a platform that actually grows
• Key storytelling principles — how to find the narrative thread that makes people care
• Whatever's on your mind — bring your questions, challenges, or ideas and we'll dig in