Mark Tompkins grew up in Palo Alto, CA with his identical twin brother Matt Tompkins.   He ran Cross Country, and Track & Field in high school, at the Naval Academy and for the Greater Boston Track Club. 

His personal bests are 2:27, 1000m, 3:53 1500m, 8:29 3000m, 14:58 5000m, and 25:04 for 8000m.

In the past 16 years, he has coached at 5 high schools. He has had the honor to coach two state runner up teams for track & field. 

The Jamestown team's girls XC team won regions in 2019 for XC and indoor track.  The boy's team were conference champions, region runner, up and 4th at the state meet in 2016.  He has coached several all-state athletes including three individual state champions in the 1000m, and 3200m in his coaching career.  The boy's team has the 3rd longest streak in the state of qualifying for the state xc meet qualifying 18 years in a row. 

He is married to Karen Tompkins a Naval Academy graduate who is a graduate of Lafayette HS and a Williamsburg native.  Mark and Karen have five children and reside in Williamsburg, VA.

My name is Katelyn Birchfield and I am an eighth-grade teacher at Berkeley Middle School. I have been running for nine years, and am training to run my third marathon this fall. My dog, Tuck, is my #1 running buddy! Outside of school and running, I love to read, paint, and play ultimate frisbee with my club team.