About
At first triathlon in 2007
Marcus and his wife, Alba, decided late in life to get into shape. After losing over 40 pounds, he continued to strive for further improvement and eventually turned to racing. After racing in numerous trail and road running events, he was persuaded by a fellow trail runner to look into off-road triathlons.
In 2007, he first started racing triathlons. At his first triathlon, XTERRA Uwharrie, he took 3rd place overall in the Sport class. He has been hooked on XTERRA‘s ever since.
Racing the Open class for the first time in 2008, he qualified for Nationals and finished the points series in 6th place for the Southeast Region within his division. Check out more of his results.
In 2010, Marcus will be racing as part of MelRad Racing, a team mentored by 3X Professional World Champion Melanie McQuaid. He races as a runner in road and trail runs and as a triathlete with a primary focus on off-road triathlons, specifically the XTERRA Points Series.
When not working a full time day job, Marcus enjoys working out at the gym with his training partner and wife, Alba. He also loves trail running and mountain biking. It doesn’t take much effort to talk him into going for a group ride or run on the trails.
- Name: Marcus Barton
- Nickname: Boogie
- Height: 5’7″ / 170cm
- Weight: 155 lbs / 70.3 kg
- Sports: Road Running, Trail Running, Mountain Biking (XC), Road Biking, Duathlons, Triathlons
- Mountain Bike: 2010 Specialized Epic Expert Carbon
- Hometown: Marion, AL
- Current Residence: Waxhaw, NC
- Wife: Alba
