RUSH TRANSCRIPT Amy Well ░░░░░░░░ fox 35 care force ░░░░░░░░ honoring a really fabulous ░░░░░░░░ this morning Rob Verhelst ░░░░░░░░ known as fireman rob ░░░░░░░░ s an air force ░░░░░░░░ and he s a ░░░░░░░░ in Madison Wisconsin He ░░░░░░░░ in town this week ░░░░░░░░ the Disney marathon weekend ░░░░░░░░ will be doing the ░░░░░░░░ k the 10 k ░░░░░░░░ half and the full ░░░░░░░░ that s not all ░░░░░░░░ He will do it ░░░░░░░░ wearing 35 pounds of ░░░░░░░░ He s doing it ░░░░░░░░ support boys and girls ░░░░░░░░ of central Florida and ░░░░░░░░ to inspire and provide ░░░░░░░░ and purpose and passion ░░░░░░░░ young people and firemen ░░░░░░░░ is joining us in ░░░░░░░░ this morning and we ░░░░░░░░ so glad you re ░░░░░░░░ Welcome back I m ░░░░░░░░ happy to be back ░░░░░░░░ love when you come ░░░░░░░░ visit us You are ░░░░░░░░ breath of fresh air ░░░░░░░░ I got to say ░░░░░░░░ inspired you to do ░░░░░░░░ of this Because you ░░░░░░░░ have such a you ░░░░░░░░ a really fun like ░░░░░░░░ vibrant personality So this ░░░░░░░░ like the perfect role ░░░░░░░░ you It s you ░░░░░░░░ coming to Disney too ░░░░░░░░ pretty fun You know ░░░░░░░░ get to run around ░░░░░░░░ course and you have ░░░░░░░░ and you know it ░░░░░░░░ it s it provides ░░░░░░░░ the opportunity to spread ░░░░░░░░ mission and message And ░░░░░░░░ me like in the ░░░░░░░░ it s 30 degrees ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin right now So ░░░░░░░░ s beautiful to come ░░░░░░░░ here Love the people ░░░░░░░░ coming here That s ░░░░░░░░ right This is the ░░░░░░░░ year in a row ░░░░░░░░ you ve done this ░░░░░░░░ I was asking you ░░░░░░░░ the break about training ░░░░░░░░ how do you train ░░░░░░░░ this Because okay when ░░░░░░░░ do all four of ░░░░░░░░ what do they call ░░░░░░░░ Is that the it ░░░░░░░░ the dopey The dopey ░░░░░░░░ Right Rightfully named right ░░░░░░░░ because it s like ░░░░░░░░ you kidding me Right ░░░░░░░░ how do you train ░░░░░░░░ something like this And ░░░░░░░░ actually shocked me when ░░░░░░░░ said how many miles ░░░░░░░░ you been running a ░░░░░░░░ in preparation And you ░░░░░░░░ 3 to 4 miles ░░░░░░░░ s crazy That was ░░░░░░░░ It seems crazy And ░░░░░░░░ you ve already accomplished ░░░░░░░░ twice doing just that ░░░░░░░░ do you do it ░░░░░░░░ a lot of it ░░░░░░░░ mental like you know ░░░░░░░░ lot of the things ░░░░░░░░ talk about and things ░░░░░░░░ that mentally you have ░░░░░░░░ persevere in these in ░░░░░░░░ tough moments I actually ░░░░░░░░ broke the world record ░░░░░░░░ few months ago for ░░░░░░░░ farthest distance traveled in ░░░░░░░░ gear in 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ had 50 miles Oh ░░░░░░░░ gosh And so it ░░░░░░░░ just it really is ░░░░░░░░ pushing yourself beyond the ░░░░░░░░ Our bodies are not ░░░░░░░░ to do it I ░░░░░░░░ a I have a ░░░░░░░░ fake knee thanks to ░░░░░░░░ and nephew and like ░░░░░░░░ you know I m ░░░░░░░░ down but at the ░░░░░░░░ point it s just ░░░░░░░░ that reason finding that ░░░░░░░░ to just keep moving ░░░░░░░░ I love that one ░░░░░░░░ the things you re ░░░░░░░░ to be doing on 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░░░░░░░░ their lives And that ░░░░░░░░ carries on forward And ░░░░░░░░ these books were written ░░░░░░░░ I was like I ░░░░░░░░ something when my kids ░░░░░░░░ young to just have ░░░░░░░░ basic conversation about something ░░░░░░░░ important And this was ░░░░░░░░ way And last year ░░░░░░░░ read resilience to the ░░░░░░░░ And this year we ░░░░░░░░ reading confidence So it ░░░░░░░░ going to be amazing ░░░░░░░░ s it s kind ░░░░░░░░ fun It is fun ░░░░░░░░ is fun You brought ░░░░░░░░ of the gear with ░░░░░░░░ that you re going ░░░░░░░░ be running with this ░░░░░░░░ And And how many ░░░░░░░░ I think did we ░░░░░░░░ 35 pounds That s ░░░░░░░░ incredible When you re ░░░░░░░░ when you re just ░░░░░░░░ those 3 or 4 ░░░░░░░░ a day leading up ░░░░░░░░ it Are you also ░░░░░░░░ the gear Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ wearing the gear I ░░░░░░░░ doing what I call ░░░░░░░░ training I ll wear ░░░░░░░░ full sweats so I ░░░░░░░░ like I have enough ░░░░░░░░ as it is as ░░░░░░░░ want to be in ░░░░░░░░ manatee naming contest Or ░░░░░░░░ the bear naming I ░░░░░░░░ t remember bears or ░░░░░░░░ either one It s ░░░░░░░░ Fireman rob would be ░░░░░░░░ great name for one ░░░░░░░░ them so But you ░░░░░░░░ it s just really ░░░░░░░░ out there and making ░░░░░░░░ uncomfortable so that I ░░░░░░░░ that in mile 20 ░░░░░░░░ mile 24 that I ░░░░░░░░ actually keep moving forward ░░░░░░░░ m so impressed by ░░░░░░░░ What does your family ░░░░░░░░ of this your family ░░░░░░░░ in Wisconsin right now ░░░░░░░░ wife is just as ░░░░░░░░ as I am She ░░░░░░░░ done a 50 mile ░░░░░░░░ She does those every ░░░░░░░░ And then my oldest ░░░░░░░░ just signed up for ░░░░░░░░ first ironman with her ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I know 2022 ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I know we ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ our brains tested soon ░░░░░░░░ then my son just ░░░░░░░░ up in the fire ░░░░░░░░ And so it s ░░░░░░░░ cool It s a ░░░░░░░░ of lot of fun ░░░░░░░░ I think we all ░░░░░░░░ and understand that there ░░░░░░░░ no limits The only ░░░░░░░░ you put are your ░░░░░░░░ limits and your mind ░░░░░░░░ I love I just ░░░░░░░░ what you do And ░░░░░░░░ have an adult book ░░░░░░░░ well An adult book ░░░░░░░░ fighting for tomorrows There ░░░░░░░░ another statement in front ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ it s my journey ░░░░░░░░ was a 10 year ░░░░░░░░ of writing I actually ░░░░░░░░ t want to put ░░░░░░░░ to post probably like ░░░░░░░░ or 7 times because ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ stories about myself But ░░░░░░░░ s my mental health ░░░░░░░░ and it s from ░░░░░░░░ to fighting that stigma ░░░░░░░░ kind of getting to ░░░░░░░░ growth point and just ░░░░░░░░ with what the pain ░░░░░░░░ And you can find ░░░░░░░░ online at dot com ░░░░░░░░ it s it s ░░░░░░░░ it s a book ░░░░░░░░ you re just looking ░░░░░░░░ you are struggling or ░░░░░░░░ re trying to find ░░░░░░░░ next day because that ░░░░░░░░ what it s about ░░░░░░░░ s about fighting for ░░░░░░░░ s amen We re ░░░░░░░░ broken right We re ░░░░░░░░ broken Broken Amen This ░░░░░░░░ beautiful How can people ░░░░░░░░ your story Are you ░░░░░░░░ Instagram and Facebook as ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I m on ░░░░░░░░ The fireman rob And ░░░░░░░░ Yeah just if you ░░░░░░░░ to fireman rob com ░░░░░░░░ can find out way ░░░░░░░░ much information about me ░░░░░░░░ s amazing Well we ░░░░░░░░ we love sitting down ░░░░░░░░ you This is such ░░░░░░░░ joy for us So ░░░░░░░░ luck to you as ░░░░░░░░ as you proceed through ░░░░░░░░ week of dopey starting ░░░░░░░░ five k tomorrow we ░░░░░░░░ going to be out ░░░░░░░░ so hopefully we ll ░░░░░░░░ able to see you ░░░░░░░░ there too So it ░░░░░░░░ not hard to see ░░░░░░░░ I m the slowest ░░░░░░░░ and I have the ░░░░░░░░ gear on slowest one ░░░░░░░░ the most gear I ░░░░░░░░ it and pick up ░░░░░░░░ books too They re ░░░░░░░░ special Great teaching learning ░░░░░░░░ for you and your ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ Thank you We love ░░░░░░░░ you,