By the Numbers

Annual by the numbers recap ( Since 2013 anyway)

Running, Hiking, Martial Arts

Participated in a Charity Challenge this year and got a dog so that helped me almost double my miles from the previous year.

421.55 miles ran and rucked

Continued to attend Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Currently on a 72 week attendance streak

97 days attended

Approximately 190 hrs of training

Average 1.73 days training per week

Races and Competitions

2 BJJ Competitions

3 trail races 25K ,10 Mile and 4 mile

I plan on doing more competitions in 2019 and ramp up the races as well

Classes attended

2018 was another great training year for me personally

Classes attended- 9

Shivworks Craig Douglas Edged Weapons Overview x 2

Resilience Development Precision Rifle

Government Training Institute Rescue Task Force-Hostile Event Interdiction Course

NAEMT Advanced Medical Life Support

Shivworks Chris Fry Practical Pistol 1

Shivworks Chris Fry Practical Shotgun 1

Dark Angel Medical Direct Action Response

EMSLRC Critical Care Paramedic Refresher

Axon Taser X2 Certification Course

Classes Taught and Seminars or Talks Given

2018 also a great year for me teaching

Tactical Medicine Seminar taught- 2

Immediate Casualty Care 1 taught- 10

Immediate Casualty Care 2 taught-1

Active Shooter Response Course taught -3

Active Shooter Response 1 hour Seminars -24

EMS Conferences spoken at - 4

Paramedic Courses Co-taught -2

Emergency Medical Technician Courses Co-taught -1

Emergency Medical Responder Courses Co-taught -1

CPR/First Aid/AED classes taught - 4

Concealed Carry Classes taught - 2

Defensive Firearms Coaches Certification Courses Co-taught -1

Fundamentals of Home Defense Courses taught -1

Fundamentals of Concealed Carry/ Introduction to Defensive Pistol Courses taught - 3

Intuitive Defensive Shooting Courses taught- 4

Intuitive Defensive Carbine Courses taught -2

Gunshow/Industry events attended or volunteered at -3

Writing,Podcasts, and Instructional videos

Posts on Personal Blog - 40

Posts on Professional Blog - 48

Articles Published -1 ( Named one of the Top 3 Articles of the Year however)

Instructional Videos published - 2

Podcast episodes broadcasted - 9

EMS and PD

190 hours worked as a Reserve Police Officer

300 calls ran as a Paramedic

Still doing what I do

Random Numbers

Daughters that got married -1

Years since Army enlistment- 36

Years since Army Retirement -14

Years since Ranger School Graduation -30 ( wow I still remember the suck everyday)

Years since Special Forces Qualification Course Graduation - 28 ( SF in large part made me who I am.)

Years Married- 31

2017 by the Numbers

The annual by the numbers post. Been a good year if somewhat transitional. A lot less running, more rucking. Lots of EMS and grappling.

Running,Hiking, Biking, Martial Arts

241 total miles mostly rucking

I stopped Krav Maga as I didn't have the time and I felt it wasn't what I needed to concentrate on. I have consistent attendance at BJJ however and am currently riding a 21 week attendance streak where I have attended at least one session during the week. I was awarded my Green Belt in December. 

I also finished a Charity 10,000 flutter kick challenge and a 10,000 push up challenge for the Green Beret Foundation

Races

Still not back to speed on the race front

Indoor Triathlon x 1

Go Ruck Light x 2

Trail Races x 2

Yup that's it but better than zero

Reading

I have always been a reader but I noticed I had fallen off a bit because..life. I made an effort to read at least a chapter a day this year. To keep my mind active.

Audible books finished-10

Books read-13

Mostly non fiction with an emphasis on biography,shooting and philosophy. There was a sprinkling of science fiction in there though. Always going back to the roots.

Writing,Podcasts

I managed to write and podcast during the year as well

Posts on Professional Blog -51

Posts on Personal Blog- 39

Published articles on independent sites - 2

Podcast Episodes broadcasted-11

Teaching and Learning

I taught multiple Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, and Paramedic class sessions during the year. I also taught Pistol,Carbine,Lay person Medical,Active Shooter Response Courses.

I attended training as well, to include Critical Care Paramedic,shooting,knife and grappling classes.

Number of adjunct EMS instructor positions-2

Number of classes I took -14

Number of classes I taught-28

EMS

Agencies worked for -3

Calls participated in -304

Had a few significant calls last year. I keep on honing my craft. 

Random Numbers

Years since Army Enlistment-35

Years since Army Retirement-13

Years Since Ranger School Graduation- 29 (Holy Hell has it been that long?)

Years since SF Q Course Graduation - 27 ( Ditto above)

Years married - 30 ( yes to the same person :) )

2017 was good. I have some goals for 2018 that I will outline in another post.

Peace

2016 by the numbers

 6th year in a row for this post. Its fun to look back and see how the direction of my life has changed. Definitely less physical and more work this year. I need to work on that balance 2017. 

Running,biking,hiking, martial arts

Total miles-441 about half of last year which was half of the year before. I need to do some prioritization. But hey it isn't zero

Running/Hiking- 260.6 miles These are together as I started getting into rucking as a way to move and not irritate the Chuckster (my right achilles tendon)

Biking- 95.86 I like biking. I did some good gravel rides with CJ this year

Walking/Hiking- 54.42 more ruck miles that were categorized differently

Krav Maga and Brazilain Jiu Jitsu- 

I started CKM last December and average about 3 sessions a month. I have progressed to level 1 in that time. I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in August and also go about 2-3 times per month. I am still a very inexperienced white belt. I hope that this helps me stay in shape and just keeps me active and a smidge more dangerous. 

Races

I did not keep as good of track of my races as I did in the past. Honestly I am not sure exactly how many I did but here is my best guess. Its in line with my previous running activity this year

1-50K

1- GoRuck Light

1-Half Marathon ( Shuetzen Nein I ran half of it)

1-Trail 10K

3- Virtual 5K

EMS - I quit my job in March to work as a Paramedic full time. I doubled my call volume from last year. I ran just short of 400 calls for the year between the three agencies I work at. I also started teaching EMS classes at a local community college.

Shooting and Training

This year saw me expand my shooting and training activities. I started my own company and conducted quite a bit of training. I attended and conducted training

Shooting classes I took-2

Other classes I took-4

Instructor Credentials Obtained-2

Handgun training classes taught- 11

CCW classes taught- 10

Carbine Classes taught-3

Active Shooter Response classes taught-1

Medical Classes taught- 5

CPR classes taught- 10

Random Numbers

Years since Army Enlistment-34

Years since Army retirement-11

Years since Graduating Ranger School- 28

Years Since Graduating Q Course-26

Years since becoming MFFI356- 21

Number of jobs quit since retirement-3

Number of jobs I currently have-3 (4) if you count my training business

Number of LEO agencies I work for-1

Number of EMS agencies I work for-3

2016 was busy busy busy

2014 By The Numbers

And so with the last post of 2014 here goes the traditional by the numbers post, 5th Annual.

Officiating
Well after 10 years it finally happened. I have stopped officiating. Last season the winter of 2013-14 I only officiated 2 wrestling tournaments. Probably about 45 matches. This season nada, I have officially retired from officiating or at least on hiatus.I have other things going on and being yelled at by parents, as much as I love it, has lost its luster. So for now I will just sit in the stands or my living room and second guess the officiating like everyone else.

Running
I hit 2000 miles exactly of movement this year. Most of that was running, some was rucking, or bicycling, or walking. 299 less miles of movement this year but I was down for 3 months with that dang Achilles injury. That seems to be clearing up and I am currently training for my next 100 mile race. I also joined a Crossfit gym so I can finally do the cross training I kept talking about doing.

Races
I ran 20 races this year. 2 less than last year but more varied. Some of the highlights:
1-100 mile DNF ( the scenery was outstanding)
1-100K
4-50K
3-Marathons ( 1 as pace group leader)
1-Cyclocross race ( this was fun and muddy)
3- Races ran with a 3X5 US Flag. 1 marathon, 2 5K

EMS
More than ever I am deeply involved in pre hospital medicine. I graduated the Paramedic program earlier this year and was certified as a Nationally Registered Paramedic.
3- Number of ambulance services I work for "part time".

Random Numbers
Years since joining the US Army-32
Years since Army Retirement-10
Years since Ranger School- 26
Years since SF Q Course- 24
Birthdays-51
Anniversaries-27

I connected with 2 old friends this year and we had a couple long talks catching up.

Well there is probably more but I am done. 2014 was a good year. Here is to 2015!