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Ottawa, OntarioE-mail: markc7 [at] gmail [dot] com Occupation: Graduate Student Height: 6' 1" Weight: 190 lbs Birthplace: Vancouver, BC Running since: 2001 PRs: 5K: 21:48. 30K: 2:37:07, Marathon: 4:16:11, 50K: 5:11:47, 50 Miles: 9:30, 100K: 13:21, 100 miles: 28:09 Shoes I run in: Mizuno Precision Favourite running surface: Trail, road, track, I like them all. Some ultras I have completed: Sulphur Springs 100, Haliburton 100, Ultimate Canuck, Ottawa 24-hour, Kingston 6-hour, Toronto 100K. Best performances: Sulphur Springs 100, 2007 Ultra achievements: Finishing my first 100 miler at Sulphur in 2006. Events I would like to do but haven't yet: Hardrock 100, Western States 100, Lost Soul 100 in Alberta. Typical training week: Long runs on Saturday and Sunday, and a couple of shorter runs during the week. Sometimes a midweek track or hill workout. Injury history: Some knee pain and minor achilles tendon problems. Favourite ultra foods: Cantelope, potato chips, oreo cookies. Favourite ultra beverages: Water, gatorade, coke, and Red Bull Things I like most about ultras: Running in beautiful places. Things I hate most about ultras: That moment in the middle of the night in 100's when I'm cold, hungry, and just want to lay down and pass out on the trail. What got me started doing ultras: An extra 8km seemed reasonable. Ultra heroes: Scott Jurek Sep 2007 |
