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Ever want to know what’s in the minds and hearts of both collegiate student-athletes and veterans athletes alike? Sometimes not much. Other times? To know would blow your mind! Just ask them.
Join educator and sports mentor Dr. Scott McNeal as he, collegiate student-athletes, and veteran athletes engage in personal, somewhat unscripted monthly conversations about life and faith at the intersection of soul and sport.
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WPDSports Press On Podcast
"The Captain" - M. Curp. Part 2. World Record Holder. Cancer Survivor. Regardless of Outcome. Honor God!
Smokin' Special Guest!
Dr. Scott McNeal (Dr. M.) continues conversation with Mr. Mark “The Captain” Curp, pride of Polo, MO; seven time NCAA D-II and 2 time D-I All-American in cross-country and track and field at Central Missouri State University (CMSU); professional New Balance sponsored runner for 15 years (1983-1997); former US 20K record holder (1986); former US half marathon record holder (1985-2007); US Olympic Trials participant (1984-1996), and former half-marathon world record holder (1985-1990).
Oh yeah, he is a husband, father, grandfather, and coach.
In part two, Mark reflects on his fifteen-year New Balance professional running career, dropping a Who’s Who list of 80’ and ‘90s runners. Marks recounts his various high profile road races, his Olympic Trials appearances, and the run up to his world record half-marathon. Oddly, he just wasn’t feeling it days before the event.
Finally, The Captain reflects on life after professional running, and life as a cancer survivor, giving us words of wisdom when the “race” gets seriously hard.
Mark currently resides in the Kansas City, Missouri, area. He and his wife, Teri, have five grown children (combined) and three grandsons. After professional running and after 21 years in the corporate world, Mark changes directions, hoping to make a positive impact in the world through coaching.
In his semi-retirement, Mark works as a paraprofessional and coach at a local high school. He also collaborates with individual athletes on a one-to-one basis. Currently, Mark presses forward in and through his second cancer occurrence.
More information at MarkCurp.com
Contact: mcruns77@gmail.com
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