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Gord Pauls has 'Iron' ambitions

Competing in 'Triple Ironman' to raise $250,000 for Haiti

Gord Pauls has never shied away from a challenge. 

He has crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon 10 times.  He has trained to swim, bike and run his way through 2 gruelling Ironman competitions.  He has helped to establish Canada’s fastest Boston Marathon qualifying course, the “Road 2 Hope Marathon”, raising thousands of dollars for children in Hamilton and Haiti.

But now the 56 year old co-owner of The Runners Den has set a goal for himself that makes all the others pale in comparison.  In August 2010, Gord is suiting up for a TRIPLE IRONMAN to raise $250,000.

All monies received are tax receiptable and will be used in Haiti to help the poor climb out of poverty. This is achieved by implementing sustainable micro-credit development projects. 

These micro-credit projects will be developed and managed by Empower Global (empowerglobal.org), a Canadian not-for-profit entity with a proven track record of working with the poorest of the poor, and achieving high impact sustainable results - economically, educationally, and in terms of health as well.

In the wake of January’s devastating earthquake, the need for help has never been more real.  The need for action, urgent.  And that’s why Gord is training.  He’ll be swimming 11.4 kilometers, biking 540 kilometers, and running 126.6 kilometers over the course of three consecutive days.  All in all, he will push himself for an astonishing 678 kilometers. 

His goal between now and August?  To find a sponsor for each one of those 678 kilometers. At $370. per kilometer, that $250,000. goal is reachable.  But he needs your help.

Ambitious?  Definitely.  Impossible?  Not if you know Gord Pauls. “These people down in Haiti, it’s an Ironman every day for them just to survive,” he says.

For more information, for training updates, and to see Gord in action on video, please check out his website:  www.GORDPAULS.com  

You can monitor his progress on Facebook by joining the group “Gord Pauls-Triple Ironman Event”.