Running Across The United States In 52 Days (59 Miles A Day): The Remarkable Story Of Paul Johnson

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Less than 400 people have ever completed the Transcontinental Run across the United States.

Recently, Paul Johnson became one of those people, and one of the fastest to ever do it, completing the trek in 52 days and averaging 59 miles a day (yes, you read that right.)

Paul is passionate about inspiring others to get up, engage in physical activity, and find their own positive outlets. Paul discovered that military and veteran communities are particularly prone to struggles with mental health due to the nature of everything they do and experience, and because of this, Paul dedicated this trans con run to Team Red White & Blue. He raised over $590,000 for this important cause.

In today's conversation, Paul takes me through his journey and progression within the sport, the logistics behind planning a trans con run, how he preserved despite wanting to throw in the towel every single morning, what's next, and so much more!

Man, was this conversation inspiring. One of the things that Paul shared with me that struck me was how, just a few years ago, he felt like his body was "literally going to fall apart running 30 miles a week," to then averaging 59 miles a day on this run. His story is one of dedication and the power of running for something bigger than yourself.

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1:09.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Running Effect podcast with Dominic Schleader.
1:14.0	I'm your host Dominic, and today on the podcast is Paul Johnson. For some context to today's episode,
1:20.1	less than 400 people have ever completed the transcontinental run across the United States.
1:25.5	That basically is people who run from LA to New York City.
1:29.4	Recently, Paul became one of those people and one of the fastest to ever do it.
1:33.3	He completed the trek in 52 days, an average 59 miles a day, which is absolutely remarkable.
1:39.7	Paul's story is fascinating. He hasn't been a runner his whole life. He kind of got into it very recently
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