Quick summary … so close, yet so far. Less quick summary … best logistical and tactical marathon I have ever run. Was on pace to run a PR (under 3:25:00) until a cramp in my left, medial, posterior hamstring (what is the name of that cursed muscle?) at exactly mile 23. The cramp derailed me, […]
Tag: Half Marathon
Tomorrow I am running the Community First Fox Cities Marathon (track my time). I first ran this marathon in 2006 (it was my first marathon – results). Since then I have run the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon two times, the Green Bay Cellcom Marathon, Whistlestop Marathon in Ashland, the Twin Cities Marathon, and most recently the […]
Reader Question about heart rate and marathon running A reader, flight paramedic, and first time marathon runner wrote this week, “I have my first marathon this Fall. About 2 weeks ago I got a heart rate monitor watch. My question is “What HR should I run this marathon at?” My goal is to finish – […]
At the Facebook EMS Fitness Group Nick asked me if I had any heart rate training strategies to share after he saw me running the Badgerland Strider Half with a heart rate monitor strap around my chest. Understanding HR I just started running with a heart rate monitor at the start of the 2012 running […]
With just 4 weeks until the Fox Cities Marathon I entered the Badgerland Strider Half Marathon to practice race day tactics and guage my fitness. The Strider Half, organized by the Bagderland Strider running club of the greater Milwaukee area was a well run event with a very competitive field on mostly shaded trails from […]
The Cellcom Green Bay Marathon is a weekend of racing that includes a 5k, 1/2 mile kids run, half marathon, and marathon. I raced the half marathon in 2010 (or maybe 2009) and the full marathon in 2011. This year I decided to race the 5K on Saturday because on Sunday I volunteered to run […]
Today I am running the Cellcom Green Bay Half Marathon as an “angel” for My Team Triumph, an organization that helps persons with disability participate in endurance events as registered racers. Me and two other runners are part of Team Jacob, a wonderful young man from Green Bay. We are one of 10 teams with more […]
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 Firefighter/Paramedic Rachel Zambrano. Q: What is […]
Walt Disney World is one of my favorite places. I was fortunate to go there several times as a kid. Most recently I went to WDW for the 2009 National Association of EMS Educators symposium and I went back in the Fall of 2010 for a week with my family. The NAEMSE symposium is returning […]