Clark Zealand is a Canadian ultramarathoner and CXO of trail running and event management company eco-x. Zealand currently resides in Forest, Virginia

Forest, Virginia

Forest is a census-designated place in Bedford County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,006 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Forest is located at ....

, but is originally from Lindsay, Ontario

Lindsay, Ontario

Lindsay is a community of 19,361 people on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately west of Peterborough...

, Canada

Canada

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. Zealand has been running most of his life. From an early age he began putting in long miles and having great success at all levels. He moved to the USA in 1992 to pursue his dream of running at the NCAA Division I level at Liberty University

Liberty University

Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...

. There he met Dr. David Horton and began his career as an ultramarathoner in 1999.

Education

Graduate education:

• University of Waterloo
  University of Waterloo
  The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
  
   2007: Ph.D., Recreation and Leisure Studies, Ecophenomenology and experiential recreation
• Liberty University
  Liberty University
  Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...
  
   1998: M.A., Counseling sport psychology

Undergraduate education:

• Liberty University
  Liberty University
  Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...
  
  1996: Sport Management

Achievements

• JFK Men's Canadian National Record 6:06:45 Clark Zealand - 1999
• 3rd place at the 2001 National 50 Mile Championships
• 5th fastest 100 mile in Canadian history

Personal best times

• 50 km – 3:20:00 (Road), 1999 GNC 50k National Championships
• 50M – 6:06:45 (Trail), 1999 JFK 50 Mile
• 100M – 15:02:00 (Trail), 2004 Vermont 100 Mile

External links

• Eco-X Sports Ultramarathon Races - Event management