Nate Carroll, of Winneconne, completes his 1,500,231st pushup Sunday at the 50-yard line of MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Carroll has surpassed the world record for pushups in a year as part of an effort to raise money for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which pays off mortgages and provides housing to the families of fallen first responders.
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Nate Carroll celebrates Sunday after setting the record for the most pushups in a year.
Nate Carroll, a Winneconne social worker, has done the vast majority of his pushups over the last year in his living room.
Photos: Nate Carroll approaches world record for push-ups in a year
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Nate Carroll is reflected in a U.S. flag memorial presented to his family after his grandfather, a World War II vet who took part in the D-Day invasion, died a few years ago.
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Push pins on a map of the United States at Nate Carroll’s Winneconne home mark the locations he and his family have thanked first responders.
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A log book, illustrated by his children, tracks Nate Carroll's daily push-up totals as Carroll continues his quest for a world record that has stood since 1989.
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Nate Carroll continues his quest to hit a world record of just over 1.5 million push-ups in a year. The Winneconne social worker is raising funds for the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which pays off mortgages for the families of law enforcement officers, firefighters and other first responders killed in the line of duty.
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A sign adjacent to a map of the United States at Nate Carroll’s Winneconne home logs the number of times he and his family have thanked first responders and police officers.
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Family is important to Nate Carroll. These are a just a few of the many bottles he has that hold notes of encouragement and love he has written to his three children and saved over the years.
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Nate Carroll's living room is where he does the bulk of his push-ups.
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Nate Carroll, who continues a quest to do more than 1.5 million pushups in a year, during a break in the effort outside his home in Winneconne.
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Nate Carroll performs the national anthem on electric guitar at his home in Winneconne during a break from doing push-ups. His cat, Steamboat, is more interested in the camera, but Carroll's efforts to set a new world record are raising thousands of dollars for a charity that pays off mortgages of fallen first responders.
