Running

 

Involved in running since 1980, Mark enjoys keeping fit, and is a veteran of many marathons and ultra marathons. During his more than 40 years of running, Mark has run approximately 100,000 km, or the equivalent of  two and a half times around the circumference of the earth.

His runs have taken him to many places of interest, including the Mojave Desert,  Klondike, Lewis & Clark Trail, Paris, and a wild solo ultra-marathon where he Ran Across Vietnam in a single day.

Mark’s Personal Best Running Times

  5 K                                    16:30
  8 K                                    27:17
10 K                                    35:03
15 K                                    53:02
20 K                                 1:12:32
Half Marathon             1:16:20
Marathon                       2:51:01
50 K                                 4:38:56
80 K                                 6:58:59
100 K                             12:58:00

• Captained Open Men’s Gold Medal Team for Coors Island Relay – 1986
• Gold medal, Premaster Men, Coors Light Island Relay – 1987
• 4th place Master, Seattle International Marathon – 1988
• Silver medal, Masters Division, Victoria Half Marathon – 1988
• 4th place, Masters Division, Vancouver Island Grand Prix Series – 1988
• 7th place, Canadian Cross Country Championships – 1988
• First place team, Royal Victoria Marathon – 1987
• Gold medal, Masters Team, Haney to Harrison Relay – 1988
• Gold medal, Open Mens Team, Lewis & Clark 505 Mile Relay – 1989
• Gold medal, Masters Team, Klondike Trail of ’98 Relay – 1989
• First place Master, Twin Peak Mountain Run – 1990
• 7th place master, Elkhorn Mountain 100K Endurance Run – 1991
• Boston Marathon 100th Anniversary – 1996
• Completed 15 marathons, 12 ultra-marathons and 7 relays
• Westcoast Trail (3 times) record holders (14 hr. 10 min)
• Endurance Team Challenge – Mojave Deathrace 2001
• Ran Across Vietnam 2000