Mark Godale

Mark Godale

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Mark Godale is an American runner and works as an Art Director.[1]

Mark Godale
Event  Ultramarathons
Height  5'7"
Weight  150
PR 400m: 52; 800m 1:58; 5 km: 15:27; 1/2 Marathon: 1:12; Marathon: 2:30; 50 km: 3:17; 50 Miles: 5:30; 100 km: 7:08; 100 Miles: 14:15; 24-Hours: 162.4 Miles
Born 06/16/70 at Cleveland, OH
Current Residence Aurora, OH
High School Aurora High School
College University of Akron, B.F.A. in Graphic Design, minor in drawing and illustration.
Club Cleveland Southeast Running Club, Summit Athletic Club





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Career Highlights

  • 2005 World Champion, 100 km World Masters Championship, Argentina
  • 2005 Silver Medalist, USA 50 Mile Championship
  • 2005 Silver Medalist, USA 100 Mile Trail Championship
  • 2004 Broken leg [Fibula] in Sedona, AZ
  • 2003 1st Overall, EdFitz 100K, Duluth, MN
  • 2003 1st Overall, Mohican 100 Mile Trail Endurance Run
  • 2002 1st Overall, Nifty Fifty Mile Run, RI (Fastest 50-Mile time in North America 2002)
  • 2002 Silver Medalist, USA 24 Hour Championship
  • 2002 1st Overall, Niagara 100K, Canada
  • 2002 Bronze Medalist, USA 50 km Championship
  • 2001 1st Overall Sunmart Texas Trail 50 Mile Endurance Run
  • 2001 Bronze Medalist, USA 50 km Trail Championship
  • 2000 38th Overall, [8th American] Boston Marathon
  • 2000 Silver Medalist at the 100 km World Championship [USA 100 km Team]
  • 1999 USA Track & Field Ultra Runner of the Year
  • 1999 Gold Medalist, USA 24 Hour Championship [American Record Holder 162.4 Miles, National Championship Event Record]
  • 1999 Ranked 3rd in the World for 24-Hours
  • 1999 Gold Medalist, USA 50 Mile Championship
  • 1999 3rd Overall, Badwater 135 Mile Endurance Run from Death Valley [lowest elevation in the U.S.] to Mt. Whitney [highest elevation in the US], in 117 heat.
  • 1999 2nd in Division 18-29, Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run
  • 1998 Silver Medalist, USA 50 Mile Championship
  • 1998 Silver Medalist, USA 100 km Championship
  • 1997 2nd in Division 18-29, Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run
  • 1997-2001 Represented the United States in five 100 km World Championships (USA 100 km Team)
  • 1995-2000 1st Overall: Ohio-Michigan Marathon, Silver States Marathon, Almost Heaven Marathon, Carolina Marathon, Phoenix Desert Classic Marathon
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Club team highlights

  • 2005-2004 1st Overall JFK 50 Mile [Montrail/Patagonia Monsters]
  • 2003 Silver Medalist, USA 24 Hour Championship [Cleveland Southeast Running Club]
  • 2003 Gold Medalist, USA 100 Mile Championship [Cleveland Southeast Running Club]
  • 2002 Gold Medalist, USA 24 Hour Championship [Cleveland Southeast Running Club]
  • 2002 Silver Medalist, USA 50 km Championship [Cleveland Southeast Running Club]
  • 2001 Gold Medalist, USA 50 km Trail Championship [Cleveland Southeast Running Club]
  • 2000 Gold Medalist, USA 100 km Championship [Cleveland Southeast Running Club]

Back to Back Races and Other Facts

  • 2001 Sunmart Texas Trail 50 Mile Endurance Run, 1st Overall in 6:03. Next day Dallas White Rock Marathon, 36th Overall in 2:58.
  • 2003 Akron Road Runners Marathon, 4th Overall in 2:43. Next day Towpath Marathon, 5th Overall in 2:56.
  • Twice Crossed the Grand Canyon from South to North and Back to South for a total of 50 miles in half a day.

External links

References

  1. http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/MountainUltraTrail/Godale_Mark.asp Retrieved 2008-05-24.