Shared
History
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A historic event will take place
when brothers Paul, Stephen and Jim Gidus run together in the
Boston Marathon, setting the precedent for three brothers running
together in one of the most prestigious races.*
New Balance is the official
clothing sponsor for the Gidus Brothers.
The brothers grew up in Ashtabula,
Ohio and relocated to Central Florida as young adults.
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Paul Gidus Facts
Personal
History
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Age 42, born June 8,
1960
1982 graduated from Kent State
University, Ashtabula Campus
1984 relocated to Central
Florida
Married to Tammy with three
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Professional
History
- 1987
established PSG Construction with brother Stephen as equal
partners
- Complete company information can be found at file:///D:/index.htm
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Running
History
- Ran
cross-country for Ashtabula High School and Kent State
University, Ashtabula Branch
- Continued running after college, intermittently, mainly
10k races
- Fall
2001 began marathon training
- April 2002 ran first marathon in 3:32 (3 hours and 32
minutes)
- June
2002 joined Track Shack (road race management) training
program
- October 2002 ran second marathon in Columbus, Ohio with
injury in 3:33
- December 2002 ran OUC half marathon in 1:30 PR (Personal
Record)
- January 2003 ran third marathon in Houston, Texas,
qualifying for Boston Marathon in 3:18 (PR)
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Stephen
Gidus Facts
Personal
History
- Age
40, born June 10, 1962
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Professional History
Running
History
- Ran
cross-country for Ashtabula High School and Kent State
University, Ashtabula Campus
- 1993-2000 ran in various 5k and 10k races and ran
infrequently 3 miles two times/week
- Fall
2000 joined Track Shack (road race management) Marathon Fest
Program
- 2001
completed first marathon at Disney World in 3:47 by training 3
days/week; second marathon in Jacksonville in 3:28, training 3
days/week
- 2002
completed third marathon in Las Vegas in 3:28, training 3
days/week; fourth marathon in Columbus, Ohio in 3:13 PR,
training 5 days/week and cross-training 1 day/week; completed
Orlando OUC half marathon in 1:28 (PR)
- 2003
completed 15k Gasparilla Classic in 59:19
(PR)
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Jim Gidus
Facts
Personal
History
- Age
39, born August 24, 1963
- Married to Carol with two children
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Professional History
- Employed with PSG Construction for four years
- 1993
established Extreme Care, a demolition maintenance
company
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Running and
Sports History
- Began running cross-country and playing tennis in
sophomore year of high school
- Became #4 runner out of approximately 15 runners in
sophomore year of high school
- 1981-82 ran cross-country for Kent State University,
Ashtabula Campus
- Became #2 runner in the first year at KSU, Ashtabula
Campus and #1 runner in the second year by training 1 ½ hours
per day
- 1981-83 completed approximately 15-20 road races in
addition to college running with 4-5 hours of intense training
including martial arts, jump roping, swimming and a 10-mile run
at a 6:00 pace
- 1984
completed first marathon in the Cleveland/Revco Marathon in 2:46
(PR)
- 1989
completed first sprint triathlon in 56:00 (PR) after training
for one year
- 2002
completed Columbus marathon after training 5 months in 2:56
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*Prior to running the Boston Marathon, the Gidus Brothers
carried out research that led them to believe three brothers had never
qualified for and completed the Boston Marathon together. However, in a
letter to the editor of the Orlando Sentinel published several weeks
after the marathon, it was pointed out that four brothers, one of whom
resides in Central Florida, completed the Boston Marathon in
2000.
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