Fit For Life with Paul Thomas {Hyland‘s}

We met Paul when he did LOTOJA in 2020.  Paul raced the pro category and we had a little back and forth via text.  Our real connection comes through Hyland's.  Big team sponsor has brought us together on some projects and gratefully we get to spend 45 minutes with Paul talking about his life as an endurance athlete and coach.  Paul has supported the cycling initiatives of Hyland’s Powered, including coaching their cycling teams at the 2021 Belgian Waffle Ride Series. Hyland’s is an official sponsor of the Belgian Waffle Ride Series and fielded teams for the 2021 BWRs around the country - including Cedar City.  One of Thomas’s primary roles was be to prepare the Hyland’s teams for the 100+ grueling miles of racing on dirt, gravel, and road. A legendary endurance athlete, Thomas is certainly qualified for this leadership role, having competed at the national level for 40 years, first as a runner and now as a cyclist. He won his first U.S. championship at 11 years old with a 4:55 mile and followed that up with a national high school title in 1987.  For the last ten years, Thomas has focused on cycling, winning 12 more professional and state championships. His most recent wins include the 2020 Arizona State Hill Climb Championships, El Tour de Tucson Tandem 2019, and the Arizona State 40K Time Trial Championship. https://www.outsidebusinessjournal.com/press-releases/bike-press-releases/hylands-doubles-down-on-cycling-adding-paul-thomas-to-the-hylands-powered-family/