Paul Taylor

He began his running journey in 2012 and, during the process, lost 50+ lbs. Since running his first marathon in 2013 (4:18:26), he has lowered his time to 2:58:05 in 2019. He credits his first running coach, Dane Rauschenberg, with teaching him the valuable lesson of “make your miles count, don’t count your miles.” He believes every run, even easy runs, should have a purpose rather than focusing on building to high mileage in pursuit of goals. While Paul has been a sports coach for over twenty-five years (football and basketball), he began coaching others informally in 2016. He’s helped athletes discover the joy of running and achieve their fitness goals. He has coached various athletes, from those training for their first 5k to others looking to PR their marathon time. Paul is involved in the local running community and has volunteered at several races, including acting as a volunteer pacer. He is one of the group leaders for the Iguana Run Fast Track Club. In addition to his coaching, Paul has earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Arizona State University and has undergraduate degrees in Education (BEd) and History (BA). Athlete Successes Stories: • First place female finish, Royal Victoria Marathon (2023) • Top 3 female finish, Revel Mt. Charleston Half Marathon (2023) • First overall female, Portland Marathon (2022) • Top 10 female finish, Vancouver Half Marathon (2022) • Top 80 female finish, Boston Marathon (2021) • Multiple athletes have achieved PRs from 5k to ultra distances • First marathon finish (multiple) • First half-marathon finish (multiple) • First 10k finish (multiple) Athlete Testimonials: “After many decades as an “unbridled” athlete, following workouts/training plans online or in books, I took on Paul Taylor as my coach. He was great at seeing where my fitness level was and what I needed to do to get to the start line of a race. For the first time, I was doing workouts I enjoyed and looked forward to. As an athlete I admire and respect, he brought his knowledge of the sport to help me be a great athlete, hoping to achieve some PRs finally." C. Haakonsen (2022) Additional Coaching Certifications: • Spartan SGX Level 1 • Spartan SGX Deka • Hyrox Foundations • Advanced Marathoning, Human Kinetics • High-Performance Nutrition for Masters Athletes, Human Kinetics • NCCP – Level I fully certified (Football, Rugby) • NCCP – Level II technical (Football) Personal Accomplishments: Marathon Distance: • Marathon (x28): PR 2:58:05 • BQx13 • Boston Marathon finisher (x4): Course PR 3:01:46 • World Marathon Majors (4): Boston, Chicago, NYC, Berlin Half Marathon Distance: • Half-marathons (x41): PR 1:20:38 Ultra Distance: • 50k race (x3) • 55k race (x1) • 50-mile race (x1) • 100k race (x1) • 5hr race (x2) • Quarantine Backyard ultra (2020) • Goggins 4x4x48 (2021) Hybrid Fitness Racing • OCRs (x10) up to 21k distance • Hyrox (x1) • Deka (x3)