Mark Marzen

Hometown: Whitehall, PA

Real Job:  Educational Curriculum Developer

Website: www.markmarzen.com

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Favorite Beverage: Safeway brand selzter water

Guilty Pleasure:  Any type of burrito (break, lunch, dinner....still haven't found a dessert one yet though..working on it)

Other Hobbies: Reading, writing, sketching, cooking

Pets: None

Best thing about VFuel: I love the flavors of vFuel, how easy they are to get and keep down, and the new sleek packaging!

Best recovery meal:: As I've mentioned...all things burrito.

Favorite trail running memory:  Finishing my first 100 mile race. I thought you had to be superhuman to do something like that, and it marked a transformational period of my life. It was painful and almost 10-12+ hours longer than what I run them in now. I crossed the line saying I'd never do that again. Fortunately, I was wrong.

Schedule:   Badwater 125 - July 2020 Telluride Mountain Run - August 2020 Run Rabbit RUn 100 - September 2020

Any advice you want to share with a new athlete?:  Don't worry about all the details of nutrition, gear, and training at the start. Focus all your mental energy on consistency. Find a way to build running into most of the days of the week, in a way that you find rewarding and sustainable. Preparing your body for ultramarathons takes years, and it's important to figure out how the habit will fit into your life for the long run. Be patient and enjoy the process and experience of the every day run. Finish lines only last a second.