Paul is on the READ board and is a long distance walker. He’s been a prolific racer for a long time. All the donations from this race will be donated to READ.

this is the information from Paul about his race history:

I am doing the Endless Mile 72 hour race from October 24 to 27. Last year I walked 102 miles. This year I have the same goal of 100 miles. We shall see if I can still do that many miles. This race has a 1 mile loop around a scenic park in Alabaster, AL. I shall attempt to walk or run 100 laps around this park. For breaks, I take short naps either in my car or in my folding zero gravity chair. I won’t have time for sleeping in a bed. I eat both race provided and self provided snacks and other food.

I started running when I was 14, about 57 years ago. I have accumulated a little over 100,000 lifetime miles.

My first race was a marathon on October 17, 1976, which I finished in 3:36:20. My most recent marathon took me over 13 hours. Age has slowed me a lot.

Since that first race I have done perhaps a few hundred races ranging in distance from 1 mile to 314 miles.

I did my first ultramarathon race in 2008 at a 24 hour race. My first 100 mile finish was in 2011 at a 48 hour race. People are less familiar with time format races. In these races everyone runs or walks for the same amount of time rather than for the same distance. They are held on short loop courses. The person completing the most laps, and hence the most miles, wins.

Paul’s Endless Mile 72 Hour Race

By READ: Rural Education Advancement and Development

Paul’s Endless Mile 72 Hour Race