Not only did Paul finish the Chicago marathon back in October, he fundraised $33,550 for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Research with his Firstgiving page.  This probably goes without saying, but neither the running nor the fundraising was a small feat.

Like many of our successful fundraisers, Paul was inspired to use the Chicago race as a springboard for a cause he cares about.  And while it wasn’t Paul’s first marathon (he’s run 7 of them), it was his first marathon fundraising experience.  We pulled some more info. from his fundraising page:

Why Paul is running:

In years past, my goal has simply been to better my time. This year, I have decided to try to use my running to help others. I am raising money and awareness for Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or FSMA.  Please visit their site: http://www.fsma.org/

Why Paul is fundraising:

In June of this year, my co-worker and friend Ken’s baby boy Cruciano was diagnosed with SMA Type 1. Cru and his family have an extremely tough battle ahead of them. Please help me support FSMA as I run for Cru to help find a cure through research.

How Paul met. . . and exceeded. . . his fundraising goals:

My original goal this year was to raise $3,000 to help find a cure for SMA. After an amazing first day, we raised the goal to $7,500.  We smashed through that goal on Day 3. We then decided to raise the goal to $20,000.  We broke that mark in mid-July. We reset the goal to $25,000 and surpassed that in late July. We have reset the goal to $30,000.

Paul also created a marathon blog to keep his fans up to speed on his training and racing.  Well done and congratulations on your success!