Paul Vogel

Paul is running the Antarctic Ice Marathon to honor the Navy Seals and also to pay tribute to Brian Hoke, a former Navy SEAL that was killed in action overseas last Fall. “Brian was a tremendous supporter and believed in the mission of the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF) and it was NSF who immediately supported and continues to support Brian’s family. My hope is to not only raise awareness for the Navy SEAL Foundation, but also to raise funds to support their programs to the SEAL Community.” The SEAL Community includes Active Duty and Reserve service personnel and their family members under the Naval Special Warfare Command and those former SEALs, and their families, who continue to serve the United States on diplomatic mission overseas. Paul said he’s also running to demonstrate his perseverance and drive, “despite the doubts and questions of sanity from friends and family, as to his ability to survive and complete this race”, he says. “This will surely become a case study in how to go from couch potato to ultra athlete (okay maybe just ordinary athlete).” The Antarctic Ice Marathon will be his second marathon and he’s running the race with his brother Robert.