Mark Hulsey, a top commercial broker and team leader with REMAX Results – Commercial Group in Minneapolis, is used to competing at the highest levels of his profession. His team is currently ranked No. 2 among medium teams in the United States and worldwide, and he is well-known across the REMAX network as a trusted advisor, speaker, and mentor.
But on April 20, Marathon Monday, the only goal Hulsey was focused on was crossing the finish line at the Boston Marathon with his race partner, Moses “Mo” Cooper.
“This is a very blessed opportunity for me – to use my skill sets and build this friendship with Mo and his family,” Hulsey says. “It’s taking something I’m passionate about and giving it a much bigger purpose.”
Cooper, who lives with cerebral palsy and other physical and mental limitations, and Hulsey met through Minnesota My Team Triumph, a nonprofit that pairs volunteer runners with people who have disabilities and special needs.
Just as real estate has pushed Hulsey to compete, grow and reach higher levels of success, running has done the same. Hulsey took up the sport three years ago – at age 60 – and quickly found himself drawn to adaptive racing.
“I’m a competitive runner on an international level,” Hulsey says. “The first time I saw volunteers pushing disabled runners in wheelchairs, I knew immediately – that’s what I want to do.”
But not just any marathon would do. Hulsey set his sights on the Boston Marathon and committed to making it happen with Cooper. What followed was a two-year journey.
“It’s been a two-year process – nearly two years of working toward this specific initiative to take a disabled, special-needs family to a major marathon,” he says.
Competing as Team Flash Mo, the pair had to qualify as an official Adaptive Duo Team, meeting the same qualifying standards as solo runners in their division – no adjusted times.
“Qualifying was very difficult,” Hulsey says. “I needed to run a 3:50 marathon or better, so I trained hard for a long time.”
The pair officially qualified at Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, in June 2025, finishing in 3 hours and 18 minutes.
“When we finished Grandma’s and I knew we had met the qualifying time for Boston, that was a remarkable moment,” Hulsey says.
What’s just as remarkable, on April 20, 2026, Team Flash Mo delivered again. At the Boston Marathon, they crossed the finish line in 3:24:00, an average pace of 7:47 per mile.
Still, Hulsey insists the experience had little to do with times or medals.
“This is about volunteerism,” he says. “It’s about serving another person. When we serve others, we realize there’s nothing more rewarding or enriching in life than that opportunity.”
Along the streets of Boston, that spirit was on full display.
“People were yelling and screaming for Mo,” Hulsey says. “There’s nothing cooler in the world than Mo getting to experience that.”
If the experience inspires others to step forward, Hulsey says, even better.
“My hope is people see this and think, ‘There’s real reward in being a volunteer, in serving another,’” he says.
Hulsey is open about the role his career has played in making this level of commitment possible.
“My work in real estate – what I’ve built in this business – allows me to do this kind of volunteer work,” he says. “It gives me both the time and the resources. And I have incredible support within REMAX. The people, the brand – they understand what I’m doing and why, and they support it. That means everything to me.”
Looking ahead, Hulsey has no plans to slow down.
“I’ll always be a volunteer guide runner as long as I’m able,” he says. “I’ll always push disabled and special-needs athletes. I’ll always guide blind or low-vision runners. Where this goes from here, I don’t know, but I’m far from done.”
Written by Keri Henke
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