FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo, 44, a 14-year veteran of the department and mother of five, was killed Thursday night in the line of duty. Her killer has been arrested and charged with murder. On Friday, like EMS providers everywhere, I tried to make sense of this terrible tragedy in an EMS1 article (Learning from the […]
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2014 Chicago Marathon Quick Recap: I swung for the fences at the 2014 Chicago Marathon. I came to the start line Sunday morning with perfect weather conditions for distance running, Boston qualification ambitions, good health, lots of good training runs, and a plan to run at the limits of my capabilities. I ran hard for […]
Mike Morse posted the Top 10 Reasons to Write an EMS Book on Rescuing Providence. Here are my 10 reasons to buy a book from the Everyday EMS Tips Books Store by authors like Peter Canning, Michael Morse, and Kelly Grayson. 10. Book authors have bills to pay. When you buy their book for yourself […]
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I am the 0.045%
According to a February 2012 Outside magazine article there were only 140,000 runners that completed two or more marathons in 2010. Assuming that it was the same in 2011 I was one of the few in a population of more than 312 million that completed multiple marathons. I ran the Green Bay marathon in May […]
In late October on my way to New York City for the marathon I had a long ground hold at the end of the runway at the Detroit Airport. After kindly loading us on the plan and taxing to the end of the runway the pilot announced that due to traffic in Newark we had […]
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2011: An Amazing Year
Wire to Wire, 2011 has been one of the best years of my life. Of course there were some challenges and disappointments, but as I look back it has really been amazing. Some of the things (in no particular order) that made 2011 AMAZING! New TV installed just in time for 2011 Rose Bowl featuring […]
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 […]
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Marathon Weekend #INGNYCM
I am in New York City for the ING New York City Marathon. My wave starts tomorrow morning at 0940. Between now and then we are enjoying the sights and sounds of New York City. How are you spending your weekend? If you want to track my progress there are many runner tracking options from […]