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Mark Hunkele is a coach, competitive runner and triathlete. He is passionate about coaching runners and athletes of all ages.
Mark’s goal is to help every person have the best experience possible in running and training. He works with athletes to devise an individualized science-based plan to help each athlete achieve his/her goals.
Mark individualizes training so that every person gets the best training possible. Mark feels it’s very important for every runner to have fun, keep a positive attitude, focus on achieving their goals and be determined to always do their best.
Mark is the head coach for Pine-Richland High School’s Cross Country and Track and Field teams. Mark has coached both teams for the past 6 years. As head coach, Mark oversees the entire cross country and track and field programs.
The runners and teams he coaches continue to enjoy great success. His teams and athletes are enjoying great success at the district, state and national level.
Mark also has extensive experience coaching youth running, triathlon and fitness programs.
Mark also enjoys being is the race director for various events such as the of the Ram Run 5K. In addition, Mark directs two track distance festivals each year - one at the beginning of November and one at the end of May.
Mark has been running since he was 13. Mark started running after picking up an application for the Pittsburgh Great Race 10K, one of the largest races in the country. He ran this race one month later and was hooked on running. He has run hundreds of races including cross country and track meets, road races and triathlons. He enjoys racing all distances, but his favorite events are the marathon and Ironman Triathlon. Mark has run 64 marathons including 10 marathons run during Ironman Triathlons. Mark’s personal best marathon is 2:43.34 run in the 2004 Philadelphia Marathon. He has run 16 Boston Marathons and in 2004 finished 126th overall male. His best place in the Pittsburgh Marathon is 14th in 2000.
Mark’s best Ironman time is 10 hours 23 minutes. In 2017 he finished 8th out of over 400 people in his age group at Ironman Lake Placid and missed qualifying for the Hawaii Ironman World Championships by 2 places (3 minutes).
Mark and his wife Jenene and have 4 children. They have lived in Pine Township since 2004. Three of his children attend Pine-Richland schools and one is a sophomore cross country and track runner at the University of Pittsburgh. They are all active in running, cross country, track, triathlons and other sports.
