Marc Papanikitas

Name: Marc Papanikitas
SCOTT Athlete since: 2014
D.O.B: 11.05.1967
Nationality: Belgian
Hometown: Mortsel (Antwerp), Belgium
 
Biography: 
Start running career in 1986. First years educated in track, field and short distance road running. (max ½ marathon). I debuted the marathon in 1994 (Antwerp marathon) in 2h39’ and moved in 2002 to the ultra distance road running ( 50k of Zolder, Belgium - 3h09’).
After 10 years of ultra running and member of the national ultra team, I became a member of the SCOTT Running team and learned to run the trails. As it was probably written in the stars, I moved also in trail to ultra distance in 2021 (53k in Houffalize Belgium). After all these years and sponsorships long time ago, the SCOTT team is the one which feels like family.

Athlete talk

Achievements: 
1994: Winner Berchem marathon (Belgium) 2h22’
1996: 53e place Marathon New York 2h30’ First BENELUX athlete
2005: 3e Place 100k Night of Flanders and Belgian Champion: 6h53’
2005: 11e place WC 100k Winschoten (The Netherlands): 6h53’
2007: 1e place 100k Night of Flanders and Belgian Champion: 7h18’
2007: 1e place WC 50km Palermo: 3h06’
Untill 2009 keeper of the Belgian record 50km (3h01’32”)

3 fun facts to learn about me:  
1-    I hated running for a long time (from 1994 untill 2010).
2-    I was a very shy man so I started with a course of improtheater to take myself out of my comfort zone.
3-    I like a good Whisky (Mcallan, Ardberg, Komafuji,….)

Favourite race: 60km of Texel (Netherlands)
Favourite SCOTT product: SCOTT RC Run Split Shorts
A quote you live by: "Running is just putting the one foot before the other. Nothing more, nothing less!"
Motivational song: Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky