While rising to become one of the most admired trial attorneys in Michigan, five-time Boston Marathon competitor Paul James Johnson morphed into a trail-runner at age 60. Today –at 69 – Paul is one of the most outstanding 200-mile-plus Grand Masters racers in the world. Last year, he was awarded the coveted 1,000-mile buckle in the famed Cocodona 250-Mile Ultramarathon after beating the cutoff time in that race for four consecutive years. Paul and Troy – who met randomly and ran together for a segment of the inaugural Cowboy 200-Miler in 2022 – explore Paul’s extraordinarily prolific journey into ultra, including conquering the first-ever Arizona Monster 300-Miler and missing the cutoff – after getting accidentally turned-around in the High Country of the Canadian Rockies, in the dead of night – in the Divide 200. Through it all, Paul’s warmth, dignity, and humanity never dim.

Links:

Michigan Defense Trial Counsel biography: Paul James Johnson

https://www.mdtc.org/member/paul_johnsonstaffdefense-com/

Episode 14 – Paul James Johnson: Storytelling, Distraction, and Thriving in the 200-Mile World on the Run Long After 60 Podcast with Mark Vega:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-14-paul-james-johnson-storytelling-distraction/id1871947718?i=1000747134406

200 Miles and an Irrational Mind: Paul Johnson’s Ultra Adventure on Buckle UP: An Ultrarunning Conversation with Coach Brian and Mandy Mullen:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6btlhV8pQKFZSFw9MANI5V

Cocodona 250:

https://www.aravaiparunning.com/cocodona2/

Arizona Monster 300:

https://www.destinationtrailrun.com/arizona-monster-300

The Divide 200:

https://www.sinistersports.ca/divide200/

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