Paula O'Neill

GWTC Board Member Profile - Paula O'Neill

Name	Paula O'Neill
Position with GWTC	Clothing Coordinator
All Time Favorite Race	Plains Peanut Festival Run. I got my age-group award from former President Jimmy Carter in 2009.
Favorite Annual Event	Springtime Tallahassee 10K
Favorite Running Route or Trail	The ten mile Southwood route with my running partners
Personal Hero	My mom and dad. I love them so much!
Why I run	I run because I can't afford not to. It's helped to reduce stress in my life, made me more healthy, and I've met so many wonderful people because I run.
Inspirational Quotation	I love Nike's slogan, “Just Do It”
Brief Running History	I started running in January of 2006 when a friend and I joined Julie's Springtime training group. In 2007 Julie led a Turkey Trot 15k training group that I attended, and that's when I met Lori, who is still one of my running partners. We decided to train for a marathon in 2008, and that's when I really began thinking of myself as a runner. We both completed our marathons and then just kept running!! My best 5K, 10K, and half marathon times were in 2010. I know I'm not the fastest runner out there, but I do love running so much. It's something that I hope to be doing the rest of my life.