1. Name:  Mark Halls

2. Year of Birth:  1985 

3. Sarnia ASW Club member since:I believe I began running in the club camp in grade 6.

4. School:  St. Clair Secondary School

5. Graduation Date:  2003.

 6. Events and Personal Bests:  800 metre - 1:56.88;  400 metre - 51. 56;  1500 metre - 4:14.96

7. Major Achievements:  In my grade nine year I was able to win a silver medal in the 800 metre at Ofsaa and I also received a silver medal in the 800 metre at the National Royal Canadian Legion meet in Calgary. I also just recently competed at the Junior National meet in Kitchener and although I did not have my best performance just competing there I believe was an accomplishment.

8. Why did you start participating in Track and Field:   I began participating in Track and Field when I was in grade 6 I believe because I enjoyed running and had discovered I could have a lot of fun doing it.

9. What does participating in Track and Field mean to you:  Participating in Track and Field means that I am able to compete individually doing something that I love. It also means having a lot of fun and being able to meet many new people while still being able to be competitive.

10. To what do you attribute your improvements in the sport:  I attribute my improvements to my coaching and the experience I have gained throughout the years as a runner.

11. What is the highlight of your athletic career:  The highlight of my athletic career was travelling to Calgary and competing at the national level at the National Royal Canadian Junior meet, and accomplishing a silver medal at this competition.

12. Future Goals:  My short term goal is to lower my times in all my races especially focusing on the 800. My long term goal is to attain a University scholarship in Track and Field.

13. Plans after you finish running:  I do not really have any plans to finish running any time in the near future so I have not really considered what I will do when I do stop running.

14. Inspirational quote:

 "Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The creator of the ends of the earth, Neither fainst nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." - Isaiah 40: 28-31

 "You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement." - "Pre" (Steve Prefontaine)