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Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 by Jake Larson
I honestly can't believe we are only 9 weeks away from Ironman Coeur d'Alene. Throughout these last 6 months I thought we would lose members of our team from injury, but the reality is we have almost everyone still onboard. Our team has been training hard in preparation for the event and each member continues to push for additional fundraising...
Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 by Jake Larson
Well, for the second year in a row TeamXXXchurch has made an appearance at the Vineman 70.3. With 6 of our team members participating we had a good presence and solid fundraising effort. We lost one of our team members along the way and so we missed seeing Russ Graef, but still had 6 athletes participate who represented the team well.
Once...
Posted on Saturday, July 09, 2011 by Jake Larson
We are looking for a few more athletes who would be up the challenge of a Full Ironman in 2012. We have 8 people on the team for this event and are looking for a few more. Besides the committment of 140.6 miles there are a few others:
1. Raise a minumum of $2500
2.Spread the word about XXXchurch
3. Participate in team-wide fundraising
4....
Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011 by Ryan Russell
When the opportunity arose to lead a team for XXXchurch in the Belfast Marathon I was excited for two reasons.
- I was really unfit and now had a great excuse to go running again and
- I wanted to raise awareness about the problem of porn and how it effects people.
It didn’t take long to get five of my closest friends to join me in the...
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2011 by Jake Larson
If you have ever thought you cannot do something, Christian Isakson has proved the impossible is possible.
Last week Christian attempted what seems to many as an insane, outrageous, and even impossible journey. He joined 4 athletes in an attempt to finish 5 consecutive Ironman Triathlons in 5 consecutive days on 5 separate Hawaiian...
Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by Ryan Russell
Our team isn't very old. In fact, we are still trying to figure quite a few things out while nine months into this journey. However, a pretty cool opportunity has come our way to be involved in a sweet event called Epic5 (www.Epic5.com). Christian Isakson reached out to us to ask for our permission to race for XXXchurch.com as his main cause to...
Posted on Tuesday, February 08, 2011 by Jake Larson
Five men converging to accomplish a grueling task - Ironman Roho 70.3! We are now only 8 weeks away from another 70.3 half Ironman race. Our team is pulling together and training in preparation for April 2, 2011.
When people hear about 5 ordinary men pursuing such a challenge they often come to the conclusion that they could never do something...
Posted on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 by Ryan Russell
Have you ever wanted to do something outside of yourself? Ever had a passion that took time away from other valuable things? The solution is sometimes to give up one to make the other happen. However, sometimes there is an opportunity hidden in those things where when they are integrated, all of those valuable things are accomplished to a...
Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 by Ryan Russell
I am inspired every time a person completes their very first endurance race. So much goes into the accomplishment of racing such a great distance. For most it starts out with a mindset that says "I can't do this". Then, with some encouragement, direction, prayer and really hard work invested into regular training, a person is able to start...
Posted on Friday, September 10, 2010 by Ryan Russell
from one of our runners: Jason Shafer
I spend between 4 and 6 days a week training for the Las Vegas Rock -n- Roll Marathon. I live in Palm Desert, and it's consistently in the low 80's at 5am. I can honestly say that training for this event is the most miserable training I've ever done. Which begs the question: Why do I do what I do?
Here's...
Posted on Monday, August 30, 2010 by Ryan Russell
Here are my starting point suggestions for running, making the assumptions that you are just starting out. (Most all of this is stolen & revamped from various people & places). Bottom line = If you want to run/fast walk 13 miles by Dec. 5, 2010, you can absolutely do it if you will commit to 2-3 short workouts & 1 long work out each week. ...
Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2010 by Jake Larson
July 18, 2010 marked the beginning of Team XXXchurch as we completed the Vineman 70.3 half Ironman Triathlon. Many months ago the idea was fresh and untested - would it work for a organization battling porn to break into the endurance world to raise funding and awareness? Absolutely YES! This last week our team, made up primarily of men who had...
Posted on Wednesday, July 07, 2010 by Ryan Russell
TeamXXXchurch.com is the new, fun, team-oriented, race-paced, awareness and fundraising side of the XXXchurch ministries.
So many of you already know so much about what we do. However, we continue to seek new, high profile arenas to share the message of XXXchurch.com with people who have not yet heard. We are confident that these new...
Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 by Jake Larson
If you haven’t cemented your commitment by now to training for this half ironman you may be in trouble! I think the hardest part of training besides the actual physical commitment is time. How much time do you have extra in your day to hit the road, pool, and trail? I realize that this commitment is made not only by the participant but...
Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 by Jake Larson
I have been spending time thinking and reading about nutrition during intense training…it seems all-consuming and a bit frustration. I came across this article online that it helpful.
Components of a Peak Performance Diet:
The components of a PPD center around three main things: Quantity, Mix, and Timing.
1. QUANTITY - Quantity refers to...
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 by Jake Larson
After I swam 40 laps this morning in the mist of the cold I wondered to myself for a second, “why are we doing this again?” Later I sat with a man who shared his struggle with pornography and the spiraling down of his life.
Ten of us are going to fight with everything we have to help men just like the one I spoke with this morning. I wish...
