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Hometown: Colts Neck, NJ
Place of Birth: Red Bank, NJ Date of Birth: 2/28/1991 Height: 5'10" Weight: 130 High School: Colts Neck High School High School Coach: Jim Schlentz Alma Mater: American University Major: Business Administration College Coaches: Matt Centrowitz and Sean Graham Graduate School: American University Graduate Degree: Masters in Health Promotion Employer: Joy Real Estate |
Collegiate Bests
800 meters: 1:57.95 1500 meters: 3:53.14 3,000 meters outdoor: 8:28.63 3,000 meters indoor: 8:27.12 5,000 meters outdoor: 14:08.3 5,000 meters indoor: 14:21.79 10,000 meters: 29:30.97 Other Highlights
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Mark Leininger moved to Greenville after training in Washington, DC following his graduation from American University. He completed his M.A. in the nation's capitol and decided to focus on the 1500 meters distance post-collegiately. However, upon joining ASICS GTC-ELITE, he changed his goal to "qualifying for the USA Olympic Marathon Trials." The coaches developed a plan that would have Mark compete at the USA championships in the 20K and 10-Mile events. They then turned their focus to the Jax Bank Half Marathon in Jacksonville, FL and Mark found success with a 1:04:27 performance (well below the 1:05:00 qualifying standard). Mark followed his coach's advice and started slowly in the trials race in Los Angeles on a very sunny and hot day. He moved up through the field to place 68th overall with a time of 2:28:17. Mark became a fixture on the USA Road Champs circuit and placed 15th at the 2017 USA Half Marathon Championships in Columbus, OH. Mark ran 28 races during his two years with the program and won five of those. Some of the cities Mark traveled to and competed in are: Los Angeles, CA; Minneapolis, MN; New Haven, CT; Northport, NY; Las Vegas, NV; San Francisco, CA; Newport, NJ; Richmond, VA; Jacksonville, FL; Raleigh, NC; Columbus, OH; Knoxville, TN; and Lake Nona, FL. In addition to his Half Marathon he also ran personal bests at 3,000m indoors (8:16.02) and the 10-Mile (48:56). During his time with the program he continued to improve his 10,000 meter track performances and ran his personal best of 29:06.16 at the 2017 Portland Track Festival, which was his final race for ASICS GTC-ELITE. Mark has continued to train and compete with the NYAC and has improved his marathon PB to 2:17:50.
Performances
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08.15.2015
08.22.2015 09.06.2015 09.19.2015 10.04.2015 11.15.2015 12.12.2015 01.03.2016 02.13.2016 03.25.2016 04.23.2016 05.14.2016 06.04.2016 06.11.2016 07.04.2016 08.06.2016 09.05.2016 09.17.2016 10.09.2016 10:22.2016 11.12.2016 01.28.2017 02.10.2017 03.24.2017 04.07.2017 04.29.2017 05.27.2017 06.10.2017 |
Michelin Run, Greenville, SC
Maggie Valley Moonlight Run, Maggie Valley, NC USA 20K Championships, New Haven, CT The Great Cow Harbor 10K, Northport, NY USA 10-Mile Championships, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Rock n Roll Half Marathon, Las Vegas, NV USATF Club XC Championships, San Francisco, CA Jacksonville Bank Half Marathon, Jacksonville, FL USA Olympic Trials Marathon, Los Angeles, CA Raleigh Relays, Raleigh, NC TD Bank Reedy River Run, Greenville, SC Newport 10K, Newport, NJ Music City Distance Carnival, Murfreesboro, TN Portland Track Festival, Portland, OR Red, White & Blue Shoes, Greenville, SC Sizzler 5K, St. George Island, FL USA 20K Championships, New Haven, CT The Great Cow Harbor Run, Northport, NY USA 10-Mile Championships, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Run Nona 10K, Lake Nona, FL American Family Fitness Half Marathon, Richmond, VA Bob Pollock Invitational, Clemson, SC Tiger Paw Invitational, Clemson, SC Raleigh Relays, Raleigh, NC Tennessee Relays, Knoxville, TN USA Half Marathon Championships, Columbus, OH Jailbreak 5K, Lexington, SC Portland Track Festival, Portland, OR |
5K (road)
8K (road) 20K (road) 10K (road) 10-Mile (road) 13.1-Mile (road) 10K (XC) 13.1-Mile (road) Marathon 10,000 (track) 10K (road) 10K (road) 5,000 (track) 10,000 (track) 5K (road) 5K (road) 20K (road) 10K (road) 10-Mile (road) 10K (road) 13.1 Mile (road) 3000m (indoor) 5000m (indoor) 10,000m 5,000m 13.1 Mile (road) 5K (road) 10,000m |
14:54
25:08 (course record) 1:06:44 30:47 49:24 1:10:06 31:21 1:04:27 2:28:17 29:28.67 30:21 30:07 14:25.8 29:48.68 14:50 15:10 (course record) 1:02:25 30:16 48:56 30:18 1:04:57 8:16.02 14:27.89 29:18.46 14:23.31 1:07:13 14:38 29:06.16 |
1st
1st 33rd 6th 21st 20th 75th 9th 60th 11th 3rd 4th 4th 23rd 1st 1st 26th 6th 16th 1st 3rd 8th 2nd 14th 2nd 15th 3rd 19th |
