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I ran in the 5k for Ella this past Saturday in Norwalk, OH.  It was a charity fundraiser for Ella Enderby’s family to help with expenses during Ella’s treatment of leukemia.  There was a great turnout and the weather was perfect.  Check out the benefit page on Facebook or if you would like to give a donation send it to: ...

We will be running/walking with or without turnout gear / SCBA to the Erie County Firefighters Memorial for a moment of silence, then running back to the fire station.

The weather in Northern Ohio was snowy and windy for the 2013 Santa Hustle. FF Brian Hackenburg set out to break the Guinness World Recod for faster 1/2 marathon in a firefighters uniform, but came up short.

Hopefully you have heard about Perkins Township Firefighter Brian Hachenburg's attempt to break the Guinness World Record for fastest half marathon in a Firefighter's Uniform

We have been trying to promote firefighter fitness by doing many different events and fundraisers this year.  Everything from short triathlons, 5k runs, 10k runs, and longer distance triathlons.  Check out the Triathlon Training page for more pictures. The cause evolved into the National Firefighters Endowment Turnout Challenge project to raise funds to be used to assist fire departments in ...

Hackenburg has set a new goal of attempting (in December) to set the Genius World Record for fastest half marathon in gear. It is currently set at 2 hours and a few seconds. More to come on this one.

We all had a great weekend of racing and reached goals of different proportions together. There is talk of Brotherhood, training, and the need for improved fitness levels all the time in the fire service. This past weekend was a culmination of all three.

The Rev3 triathlon in Sandusky, Ohio is near, the weather forecast is looking better, and we are almost set for a long weekend.

Three of us raced in the HFP Racing Vermilion triathlon / duathlon yesterday. The weather was perfect and Lake Erie settled down from the night before for a nice swim.

There are three separate parts to this post, but lots of good stuff to think about.