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 and Author George Steffensen. Q: […]
Running, Running, and running … Running is one of my passions. Early in February I guest posted at the Loving the Run blog about the importance of Free Running between training cycles and when coming back from injury. I also started a new blog this month, Everyday Runner Tips, to have a specific place for […]
Thanks to Dey Pharma I received the new EpiPen training materials. You can visit their website to view a training video on using the new and improved EpiPen. I also received this splendid hoodie and matching set of wine glasses from my friends at Road ID. Thanks! Most of the books I read in January […]
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 […]
On August 27th I competed in the 2nd annual Run, Bike, Unite Duathlon for the Portage County, Wisconsin United Way. This was my second ever duathlon. My first was the Run, Bike, Unite one year ago. (note: EMS World Expo 2011 came right after the duathlon so this race recap is a year over due) […]
For every massive 10K like the Bellin 10k there are probably dozens of small community 5k and 10k runs that attract dozens or a few hundred runners. Musky Days is the annual celebration of Musky fishing in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin – the Musky capital of the world. One of the weekend events is the Musky […]
Today is the annual Bucky Bash group bike ride from Stevens Point to Madison, Wisconsin. A group of about 20 cyclists will pedal the rural countryside through some great small towns like Montello and Rio. As we ride I will be uploading some photos and videos to @gfriese and +GregFriese. I will be wearing my […]
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 […]
Road ID, the leaders in identification products for runners and cyclists, has launched an outreach campaign to teach first responders about their products. I am a long-time Road ID user and proud to assist them in this important education effort. When I am training for a marathon or on a long distance bike ride I […]