Leininger Places 21st at USA 10-Mile Championships

Mark Leininger

ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Mark Leininger ran 49:24 to place 21st at the 2015 USA 10-Mile Championships held in conjunction with the Medtronic 10-Mile in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. On a crisp Sunday morning, the American University graduate ran almost even splits over the scenic and rolling route that finishes with an uphill segment near the state capitol building. Mark passed the halfway point at 24:39 in 24th position and covered the final 5 miles in 24:45. 

GTC-ELITE is sponsored by ASICS, the 43-year old Greenville Track Club, Performance Therapy, Greenville Health System's North Greenville Hospital, ScanSource, Soleus Running Watches, Boston Bill Sunglasses, The TD Bank Foundation, The Kroc Center, Carolina Spine and Rehab, The Proaxis Running Academy, ElliptiGO, the Bare Minimum Track Club and generous individual contributors.

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