With over 10 years of coaching and as one of the only USA Triathlon Level II coaches in Oregon Coach Mark has provided athletes of all abilities the support and guidance to successfully maximize their potential. This includes both beginning level athletes up to the professional ranks.
Coach Mark has successfully blended his background in physcial therapy with his competitive experience in running, swimming, and triathlon. As a masters swimming coach he has also had the chance to work hands on in developing a successful swimming methodology for triathlets that you can see in the SwimSPEED Series of clinics.
As an accomplished age-group competitor in the Pacific Northwest, Mark has most recently been seen competing at Ironman Wisconsin (10:29) and at the Age Group Pan American Championships, by taking 2nd overall and winning his age-group. Additionally, he has raced over 10 years in the sport and competed both in duathlon and triathlon, as the PNW Regional Long Course Champ (Men 20-24 in 1996) and as a 3-time team captain and 4-time member of Team USA at Short Course Worlds for Duathlon.
Coach Mark holds a B.A. of Exercise and Sport Science with focuses in Physical Therapy and Stress Management and Biofeedback. He currently holds certifications as a USA Triathlon (Level II) Coach and USA Cycling (Level II) Coach, as well as maintaining his certification through NSCA as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
Mark has also been published in the following: