Ryan33's blog

Good afternoon team firefighter from the sunny and warm shores of Charleston West Virginia. Well, they may not be as nice as our California friends but this mild winter is awesome! Actually being able to ride OUTSIDE in January in WV is not heard of but it sure beats the indoor trainer zombies. I just received word that I will be attending FDIC in April and wanted to see if any of our team firefighter friends will be attending. I am looking forward to the biggest fire department conference in the world.

Good afternoon Team Firefighter, I just wanted to share some recently released information. “Rates of overweight and obese individuals in the fire service are higher than those found in the general public, ranging from 73 percent to 88 percent of firefighters.” This is from a recently released study that the National Volunteer Council conducted.

As 2011’s clock is running down I suggest we all take a look at what we have accomplished this year. 2011 was a huge milestone year for me athletically, wow never thought of me as an athlete. Little over one year ago I found myself struggling to run a mile without stopping, now a half Marathon FINISHER! It’s amazing how we go through our fire service careers with blinders on. I certainly had a HUGE set on till 2011. I thought of myself as indestructible and had no clue on how out of shape I was!

Good morning team firefighter nation. As I enjoy my last long break of 2011 to enjoy Christmas with my family and friends I can’t help but look up to see 2012 staring back. It’s that time of year again, New Year’s resolution time. With that in mind it’s time to readjust some goals, make a plan, and in the words of the Grinch “This time I’ll keep it off”.

Good Morning Team Firefighter,

Hello all team firefighter members! Just a quick blog to update our week here in West Virginia. The week at my home department started off really bad with city hall’s axe hitting us hard. Staffing and benefits reductions had made for a hostile work environment to say the least. Later in the week we had a LODD in a neighboring department that really drove home the dangers of our job.

Alright team firefighter,

I usually don't double post blogs but this on I found to be relevant to the subject that Team Firefighter is about. Firehouse.com just published an article about physical training in the fire service. I found it to be kind of condemning and used a blog to do some venting about it!

Here's a link: http://www.firehouse.com/blog/ryan33/time-vent

Good afternoon from the great state of West Virginia! My name is Ryan and I am so exciting about the chance to become a member of team firefighter.com. This is a great avenue to introduce firefighters to the world of endurance athletics. I am a new athlete in this world setting out on a goal of loosing a considerable amount of weight while competing (more like participating) in endurance events like marathons and triathlons!