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Health and Wellness

My Day in Doodles

All Doodles made with Kids Doodle, from the Amazon Appstore for Android

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Health and Wellness

Everyday EMS Athlete Profile: Jimmy Pearson

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 and Talon Rescue Racing team […]

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Everyday EMS Athlete Profile: Conan Kelly

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/Firefighter and Team Firefighter member Conan […]

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EMS Tips

Alternate Posting Locations: November 2011

EMS1.com Does Pranking Belong in EMS? I am not sure it belongs anywhere. How do you feel about pranking? EMT Class is Like a Marathon. Marathon running can be a metaphor for just about anything. Blog.CentreLearn.com Guest Post Welcome – guidelines and instructions New Portfolio: Emergency Management Institute Professional Development Series. We also have a […]

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Health and Wellness

Alternate Posting Location: Green Circle Trail

I had a short piece with photos published today at the Loving the Run Blog about the Green Circle Trail in Portage County, Wisconsin. Yesterday because of unseasonably warm Thanksgiving weather my family enjoyed a ride on the Green Circle. Today I ran about 5 miles on the trail to work off some of the […]

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Health and Wellness

Race Recap: Stevens Point School District Turkey Trot 2011

The 1st Annual Stevens Point School District Turkey Trot was run Wednesday, November 23. The event, organized as far as I could tell by two SPASH teachers, was run at Bukolt Park in downtown Stevens Point on the banks of the Wisconsin River. Pre-Race Our information about the race was limited to some word of […]

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Health and Wellness

Everyday EMS Athlete Profile: Matt Bassett

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: […]

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News and Events

American Ambulance Association 2011 Tradeshow and Conference Day 1

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 […]

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ING New York City Marathon 2011: Race Recap Part 3

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 […]

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Health and Wellness

ING New York City Marathon 2011: Race Recap Part 2

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 […]