Day 2 at the American Ambulance Association tradeshow and conference started with another early morning wake up (curse you time change). I was out the front door of the Hilton by 0530 for another run on Las Vegas Boulevard. As I had the day before I ran a round trip from the Hilton the MGM […]
Year: 2011
EMS professionals are challenged to balance work, family, and other obligations while also staying or striving for mental and physical fitness. The Everyday EMS Athlete is a regular column to recognize and learn from other EMS professionals that are setting and meeting fitness goals. This edition was contributed by EMT/Firefighter and runner Matt Bassett. Q: […]
Today was my first day at the American Ambulance Association Conference and Tradeshow in Las Vegas. Travelling to the Pacific time zone is always a challenge because of the two hour time change. Of course I was wide awake at 0400 local time. Running the Strip As I like to do during any Las Vegas […]
I had some downtime at Newark Airport a few weeks ago. And by downtime I mean 5 hours camped out on a chair near the terminal B baggage claim. I splurged on the Boingo wireless and used the time to make some site changes. A few of those changes: 1. Social share buttons moved to […]
After a visit to British Columbia two paramedics from Hong Kong discuss why they are paramedics and their experience. I am trying to contact these paramedics to be guests on the EMSEduCast – the podcast by and for EMS educators. Incidentally, we are always looking for EMS educators from outside North America to be show […]
Ten Lessons Learned at the 2011 ING New York City Marathon Go to the Expo early in the day to maximize time with vendors and hopefully the crowds would be smaller. Don’t dither about dropping layers. As soon as I have the thought to ditch a layer I should. Bring some cardboard to the start […]
Verrazano Narrows Bridge: miles 1-2 In about a minute I was over the start line and on my way for a 26.2 mile run to Central Park. I had anticipated a delay of 5 to 10 minutes to actually get to the start line so I was pretty pleased with my placement and how briskly […]
Note: Part 1 of this race recap is from arrival in New York City to the start of the race. Part 2 is a recap of the race and post-race. The ING New York City Marathon (INGNYCM) was more than a race it was a long weekend experience that started on Thursday and continued until […]
FINISHER!
Watch this video to learn about the November 9 2pm EST test of the Emergency Alert System.