Mark Covert
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Mark Covert is an American
runner. He is believed to maintain the second-longest streak of running
every day in the world. Covert's running streak began on July 23, 1968, and continues to the present. His is the longest streak recorded by the United States Running Streak Association, followed closely by Jon Sutherland, who began less than a year after Covert. However, British runner Ron Hill
is believed to have the longest continuous streak.
Covert has also run in competition, earning seventh place with a time of 2:23:35 in the 1972 US Olympic marathon trials. During those trials, Covert (then a runner for Fullerton State College
) was the only surviving member of a pack of eight lesser-known runners to try to follow the blistering pace of Kenny Moore
and eventual gold-medalist Frank Shorter
, all the others failed to finish the race. Also while at Fullerton, he won the 1970 Division II NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship. His personal best in the mile is 4:09 minutes, and he has run over 130,000 miles in total.
Covert is currently in his 17th year as Head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach at Antelope Valley College
in Lancaster, California
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
runner. He is believed to maintain the second-longest streak of running
Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
every day in the world. Covert's running streak began on July 23, 1968, and continues to the present. His is the longest streak recorded by the United States Running Streak Association, followed closely by Jon Sutherland, who began less than a year after Covert. However, British runner Ron Hill
Ron Hill
Ronald "Ron" Hill, MBE, BSc, PhD , is a noted runner and founder of Ron Hill and Hilly Clothing Company. Hill was born in Accrington, Lancashire, England. He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon; he set world records at four other distances, but never laid claim to the marathon world...
is believed to have the longest continuous streak.
Covert has also run in competition, earning seventh place with a time of 2:23:35 in the 1972 US Olympic marathon trials. During those trials, Covert (then a runner for Fullerton State College
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton is a public university located in Fullerton, California. It is the largest institution in the CSU System by enrollment, it offers long-distance education and adult-degree programs...
) was the only surviving member of a pack of eight lesser-known runners to try to follow the blistering pace of Kenny Moore
Kenny Moore
Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Moore is an American athlete and journalist. At the University of Oregon, Moore was one of Bill Bowerman's finest distance runners. After college, Moore ran in the Olympic marathon at both Mexico City and Munich, finishing fourth in 1972...
and eventual gold-medalist Frank Shorter
Frank Shorter
Frank Charles Shorter is a former American long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics. His victory is credited with igniting the running boom in the United States of the 1970s....
, all the others failed to finish the race. Also while at Fullerton, he won the 1970 Division II NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship. His personal best in the mile is 4:09 minutes, and he has run over 130,000 miles in total.
Covert is currently in his 17th year as Head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach at Antelope Valley College
Antelope Valley College
Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties...
in Lancaster, California
Lancaster, California
Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the high desert, near the Kern County line. Lancaster currently ranks as the 30th largest city in California, and the 148th largest city in the United States. Lancaster is the principal city within the Antelope Valley...
.