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How Does Paul Do It? Watch These Slideshows & Videos!

This page features music slideshows and television news reports about Paul's P.A.C.E. journeys in 2006 and 2008. The embedded videos below are from YouTube and if your network server has YouTube blocked you can still watch the slideshows and videos by clicking on the "Download It Here" links.

If you're interested in viewing the videos that Paul has personally made from the edge of the road on his journeys, go to: U.S.A. Run Videos | Montana Run Videos

2006 Solo Run Across U.S.A. Music Slideshow Can't See The Video Below? Download It Here!	2006 U.S.A. Run T.V. News Report (Washington) Can't See The Video Below? Download It Here!



2006 U.S.A. Run T.V. News Report (Montana) Can't See The Video Below? Download It Here!	2006 U.S.A. Run T.V. News Report (Montana) Can't See The Video Below? Download It Here!



2006 U.S.A. Run T.V. News Report (Minnesota) Can't See The Video Below? Download It Here!	2006 U.S.A. Run T.V. News Report (Minnesota) Can't See The Video Below? Download It Here!



2006 U.S.A. Run T.V. News Report (Iowa) Video Only Available To View Through YouTube	2008 Solo Run Across Montana News Report Can't See The Video Below? Download It Here!



2008 Solo Run Across Montana News Report Can't See The Video Below? Download It Here!	2008 Solo Run Across Montana Music Slideshow Can't See The Video Below? Download It Here!

How Did All Of This Get Started?

In July 2005, Paul Staso had a bedtime discussion with his then 10-year-old daughter, Ashlin, about the fitness level of kids today. Ashlin suggested that they try to come up with an idea to get the kids in her class more fit. Since Mrs. Staso was the P.E. teacher at Ashlin's elementary school it was decided that during the 2005-2006 school year the 4th and 5th grade students at Russell Elementary in Missoula, Montana would be two teams virtually racing 3,200 miles across America by adding up their walking and running mileage in P.E. each week. As a motivating element, Paul promised that if either class could finish the challenge within the 9-month school year that he would run their route for real... solo. The kids ultimately succeeded, and so did Paul. You can see the kids' full story online at www.seeusrun.com and the fulfillment of Paul's promise to actually run across America at www.pacerun.com. Since 2006 Paul has been organizing P.A.C.E. journeys so that kids around the world can experience a virtual fitness/education trek. What began with 97 students now involves thousands of children each year from numerous countries around the globe. Below is a television news story about the 5th grade class finishing first on April 25, 2006.

2006 News Story About Kids Finishing Virtual U.S.A. Trek
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