Quote From A P.A.C.E. Trek Supporter:
"Thank
you for the challenge
– the kids in our elementary are always
talking about it and most of them look forward to our daily mile."
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T.V. News Videos, Music Slideshows
& Pics
This page features television news reports,
music slideshows and pictures about Paul's P.A.C.E.
journeys between 2006 and 2010. The videos are
from YouTube and if your network server has YouTube blocked
you can still watch the videos in Windows Media format by clicking on
the Download It Here links on this page.
To view
music slideshows of the various journeys, please watch the embedded Windows Media Player videos available via the
following individual journey pages
(and the pages also contain links so that you
can download the videos to your computer's hard drive):
To view some
highlight pictures of Paul's P.A.C.E. adventures, select
from the following picture albums – which are available
through the photo-posting feature of Google's Picasa:
Below are some embedded YouTube television news reports about Paul's P.A.C.E.
Trek adventures. If
you would like to see more videos, including videos that
Paul has taken roadside while on P.A.C.E. Treks,
click here
to
access the P.A.C.E. Trek account on YouTube.com. If you
click on any of the "Download It Here" links below, you'll
be downloading a Windows Media file.
If you're a Mac user, you may need to get the Windows Media
Player via
Apple Downloads or
Microsoft Downloads.
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2006 U.S.A.
Run T.V. News Report
(Washington)
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2006 U.S.A.
Run T.V. News Report
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2006 U.S.A.
Run T.V. News Report (Montana)
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2006 U.S.A.
Run T.V. News Report (Minnesota)
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2006 U.S.A.
Run T.V. News Report (Minnesota)
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2006 U.S.A.
Run T.V. News Report (Iowa)
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2008 Solo Run
Across Montana News Report
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2008 Solo Run
Across Montana News Report
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2010 Solo Run
Across Germany News Report
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2010 Solo Run
Across Germany News Report
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2010 Solo Run
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How Did
P.A.C.E. Get Started?
In July 2005, Paul Staso had a 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. Russell
Elementary School in Missoula, Montana agreed to the
challenge and it was decided that during the 2005-2006
school year the 4th and 5th grade students at Russell
Elementary 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. His research had shown that an
individual elementary class had not yet documented a
successful 3,000+ mile virtual run across America within a
single school year. The 41 fifth grade students ultimately succeeded
first (and the 56-member fourth grade team did soon
after, before summer). So, Paul ran solo across America
to keep his promise. You can see the kids' story at
pacetrek.com/seeusrun
and the fulfillment of Paul's promise to actually run across
the U.S. at
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 TV 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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Paul's 7 Teaching Goals Through P.A.C.E. Trek Challenges
1. The importance of good health/nutrition, as well as the benefits of frequent and consistent
exercise.
2. The benefits that can be experienced from running and/or walking
(the original way to better fitness)
3. That if you take care of your body it can take you on some
wonderful adventures.
4. Interesting information about the various locations that he runs
through completely alone.
5. The importance of setting goals and pursuing dreams no matter
what obstacles might be in front of you.
6. That a positive attitude and the desire to positively impact the
lives of others can be very rewarding.
7. That perseverance can take you places that you never imagined you
could get to.