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Marathon Running: 3 Lists of 3 Part 1

Three Sponsors and Gear Supporters: 1. Talon Rescue 2. Road ID 3. Magnum Boots USA Three Types of Marathon Courses: 1. Point to Point – courses I have run include Milwaukee Lake Front, Fox Cities, Whistlestop, and Twin Cities. 2. Loop – Green Bay marathon 3. Out and back – I have not nor do […]

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Race Recap: Green Bay Duathlon for myTEAM Triumph

Yesterday, along with Mike C., I helped my captain, Lisa, experience the thrill and challenge of an endurance event as part of the Wisconsin chapter of myTEAM Triumph. myTeam Triumph “myTEAM TRIUMPH is 501(c)(3) non-profit athletic ride-along program created for children, teens, adults and veterans with disabilities who would normally not be able to experience […]

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Race Prep: New York City Marathon in 30 Days

I am just 30 days from running the New York City marathon, the largest marathon in the world. Like all marathons the course is 26.2 miles, but I will be running with more than 40,000 other runners. This will be my 7th marathon and first significant time in New York City. I am looking forward […]

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Time to End the Celebration and Get Back to Business

I am enjoying the final few hours of celebrating the Packers Super Bowl XLV victory before they begin their defense of the title tonight versus the New Orleans Saints. I am hoping for a great game to kick-off the NFL season. My hope for the Packers is always to win the NFC North title. Anything […]

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Posts Outside the Service Area: June 2011

Wearing a Watch When I wear a watch, which is not very often, I either wear a Timex off the shelf Ironman or a [amazon-product text=”Garmin Forerunner 305 Watch” type=”text”]B000CSWCQA[/amazon-product]. I run and cycle with the Garmin and value the pacing information. I run foot races with the Timex and record my own mile splits. […]

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Race Recap: Bellin 10K 2011

Saturday June 11 I ran the Bellin 10K race in Green bay, Wisconsin. This was the 35th running of the Bellin and probably about the 5th time I have participated. The Bellin 10K race is named after the Bellin Hospital/Health System and benefits the Bellin College of Nursing. In recent years it has grown to […]

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Green Bay Cellcom Marathon Race Report Part 2

As I briefly mentioned in part 1 of this race report I ran without my Garmin GPS watch. Just after passing the mile 4 marker several runners near me began to discuss the discrepancy between their GPS watch measurements and the course mile markers. This is a common topic for racers as a race distance […]

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Green Bay Cellcom Marathon Race Report

Update: on 5/16 (1 day after the race) the race organizers emailed all participants that the race had been mis-marked and we ran an extra .15 miles. See my Part 2 race report for more on that plus some final details about the race. Earlier today I completed the Green Bay, Wisconsin Cellcom Marathon. It […]

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Everyday EMS Athlete

50 Miles of Running in One Week

For the first time I completed 50 miles of running in one week. Keep in mind I didn’t just jump out of bed a week ago and decide I would run 50 miles. I am the midst of training for my 6th marathon – Green Bay in May. For the previous marathons I did either […]

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Green Bay is Great! We Won Super Bowl XLV!

It has been a busy few weeks at Everyday EMS Tips headquarters in central Wisconsin. I have been consumed with Packers fever as my team charged through the playoffs and won Super Bowl XLV. Honestly it has been hard to think or do anything other than watch Packers football, read about Packers football, and talk […]