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Paul Pelland, currently residing in Londonderry, New Hampshire, is a long distance motorcyclist who has set many world records despite his tug of war with Multiple Sclerosis.

In 2003, before getting his diagnosis, Paul was a top ten finisher of the Ironbutt Rally, an 11 day 11,000 mile motorcycle endurance event known as, “The World’s Toughest Motorcycle Competition ." As Pelland continued through the latter portion of his rally, he found that he could not remember the name of a friend whom had fallen off his bike. He also found his hands numb and his mind scattered . He learned shortly after this experience that these were symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis.

On September 29th, 2012, Paul set a world record by riding 1000 miles in under 24 hours on 100 different motorcycles. This event being his first fundraiser for the National MS Society.

He will continue to ride until he meets his one million mile goal which he calls Longhaulpaul's Endless Road Tour, all to raise funds for The National Multiple Sclerosis Society.