I have always like the term “operational athlete” (I believe introduced to me by Bryan Fass) to describe paramedics, firefighters, and police officers. In many situations emergency responders need to rapidly transition from a period of non-activity to either a burst of anaerobic energy, like lifting a patient, or to a sustained aerobic effort, like […]
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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-B and FF/EMT Dan Spangler. Q: […]
The first half of 2012 I focused on training for and racing shorter distances, 5k to 15k, while also building a good foundation for a fall marathon. As of June 30 I am feeling good, at my lowest weight in 15 years, and fastest I have ever been. To get to this point: 653 miles […]
Today my training for the Fox Cities Marathon starts. I am looking forward to building off my spring racing season fitness and re-tooling for the marathon distance. The Fox Cities Marathon was the first marathon I ran. It is close to home, a point to point course, and mostly through tree lined residential streets. Are […]
Recently Everyday EMS Athlete Mark Bandy was profiled. Mark’s service, Mid Georgia Ambulance, has a running team called Run for Your Life. I asked the team coordinator, Amy Abel-Kiker, who is also the MGA Director of Public Relations for her tips for starting a workplace fitness or running team. Amy shared these great tips. Facebook […]
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 […]
Today I am running the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon 5k. The shorter race is part of a weekend of races that start and finish at Lambeau Field. Last year I ran the full marathon and the year before the half marathon. I have an ambitious time goal this morning and I will let you know […]
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 Paramedic, Educator and Author Peter Canning. […]
This afternoon I did some GPS painting in my neighborhood. 18 miles of riding without ever being more than a mile from my house. Motion player of the ride.