26th-annual Boston Fire Fighters Memorial Road Race - Articles

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POLICE & FIRE FIGHTER FITNESS by Richard S. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Oct 2008 6:18pm The Fitness Challenge is a Weight Loss Contest for the Public Safety Population to LOSE FAT and GAIN MUSCLE as a TEAM. This approach promotes TEAMWORK and Camaraderie. Four Winning Teams with the Greatest Improvement will WIN $5,000.00 from each Region. The Regions include Southeast, Central, Western, and Northeast. Eligibility requires tea ... Read on »

A Wellness Success: Orange County Fire Fighters WEFIT by Fiona G. Healthy Living Professional

People's HealthBlogger Awards 2008 - Best 100 Winner!

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 2:21pm Yet another example of how a great corporate wellness program can have amazing benefits for employees—as well as ROI and the bottom line. The Orange County Fire... with heart disease " before they had an episode,” Fausto Reyes, the Fire Authority’s risk manager, recently told Business Insurance. A public entity has to justify spending money Read on »

ViziLite Cancer Screening Test Comes Under Fire by Boston Globe by Dr. Helaine Smith Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:06am The Monday, July 28, 2008 Boston Globe featured an article about the new ViziLite oral cancer test. The main thrust of the article is that it's a waste of time and money. You can read the full article here. There is always someone who is willing to take the other side in a story in order to have their five minutes in the spotlight Read on »

ViziLite Cancer Screening Test Comes Under Fire by Boston Globe by Dr. Helaine Smith Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:52pm The Monday, July 28, 2008 Boston Globe featured an article about the new ViziLite oral cancer test. The main thrust of the article is that it's a waste of time and money. You can read the full article here. There is always someone who is willing to take the other side in a story in order to have their five minutes in the spotlight Read on »

The Boston Tea Party: The Spark that Lit the Fire of the American Revolution by maria@theteaspot.com Posted Thu 03 Jul 2008 12:00am . Happy 4th of July, tea drinkers! I can't see a better opportunity to point out the connection between the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and the eventual independence... as Indians and bum-rushed the Boston harbor. 45 tons of East India Company tea were unloaded from the Dartmouth. The tea was dumped quickly and efficiently into the harbor and all Read on »

Boston’s Run to Remember Half-Marathon Race Report by Terri O. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 30 May 2010 2:25pm know, it’s a beautiful thing. Happy Memorial Day, everybody! Races , Running Routes , Training Workouts Boston's Run to Remember Half Marathon , half-marathon... 13.24. But part of the race was in downtown Boston and anyone who’s run or driven in a bigger city knows how the building can mess with the GPS, even the one in your car. So Read on »

Bar owners and patrons race to save pets from fire in nearby vet clinic by PetDoc Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 4:25pm A Pennsylvania veterinary clinic found help from an unlikely source – the bar across the street. Firefighters had just left the Wright Veterinary Medical Center after responding to an ultrasound that had burned up. However, soon after the firefighters left, flames broke out. According to a The Morning Call article, ''The people at the Keysto ... Read on »

Max’s Ring of Fire 5K Race Recap by sdrunner Posted Sun 12 Sep 2010 5:13pm Not calling this a report since I don’t see it being that long. This was a local 5K that I decided to run a couple of weeks ago. I didn’t have any races planned for September, so it was a nice break between training. And the race was just a couple of miles away from my place, so I didn’t have to worry about traffic (or parking since I actually Read on »

Mud, Fire and Armour: My First Obstacle Race! by Charlotte H. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 10 May 2012 10:00am Notice how I’ve never done a triathlon as an Experiment? Or channel swimming? Or deep sea cave spelunking diving? While I’m really good at pushing myself to try new things, I lean towards trying new things that I think are fun. And also, if you look at my list, things that don’t involve swimming. We’ve gone over why I don’t l ... Read on »

Race Report: Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire and Rescue 5k Ambulance Chase by ajlesser Patient Expert

Posted Sat 29 May 2010 8:00am After my last race , I knew of my single goal - don't run the 1st mile too fast! I repeated it over and over and over. I even practiced my race start with some strides in the days before to practice my goal pace for Mile 1. Fortunately, because this race took place less than a mile from our house, it was super easy to get to. I got to the race about Read on »