Mark Iversen
Mankato MN/ Singapore
DOB: September, 1959
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I started running regularly after high school in 1978. I met a guy while working at Big Mountain Ski Resort in Whitefish, Montana and he had run the New York City Marathon and I told him that is what I want to do.
It's been a long journey, but I have been running ever since then. I recently completed my 101st marathon/ultramarathon at the Seattle Ghost 50k on Saturday, November 29th, 2025. After finishing my 100th marathon/ultramarathon I completed a book available on Amazon as an ebook. My 100th was the Kathmandu Marathon in Kathmandu, Nepal on November 1st. I have run 78 marathons and 23 ultramarathons including 10 Boston Marathons. My current lifetime running miles is at 120,000 miles.
I ran my marathon PR, 3:06, at Grandma’s Marathon in 1980.
I have been retired since January 2024 and spend most of our time running races around the world, skiing in the USA, Europe and Japan and climbed several mountains with my son including Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mount Ararat in Turkey, Mount Fuji in Japan, Mount Adams in Washington and lots of others including several 14ers in Colorado and have done the Rim2Rim and Rim to River to Rim in the Grand Canyon 5 times.
I have run maybe 25% of the races on the trail. I don't see it as my strong suit, but I keep going back. Trying not to biff it too many times. I usually get a better rhythm running on the road. I was the Master's men's winner of the Mad City Ultra 50k in Madison, Wisconsin on April 7, 2018 and in August of this year, I was the Alaska State Champion in the Male 50+ group in the Alaska Anchorage Ultra 49k.
And I was going to mention I ran the Bear Lake Trifecta this year running 3 marathons in 3 states in three consecutive days running the Idaho Marathon on Thursday, the Wyoming Marathon on Friday and the Utah Marathon on Saturday. I think there were about 20 or so runners that ran all 3 marathons in the 3 days.
Attached is the link to my ebook on Amazon for your reference: https://a.co/d/8FEm8PB