Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 8, 2008
Ironman Christians
Have you heard of the Ironman Triathlon? It’s held every fall in the US city of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, the race encompasses three endurance events; a 2.4 mile ocean swim in Kailua-Kona Bay, a 112 mile bike ride across the Hawaiian lava desert to Hawi and back, and then to top it
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Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Sep 19, 2007
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TEAM HOYT
- Team Hoyt loves to race
-Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team from Massachusetts
- Since 1975 who together compete just about continuously in running cycling swimming crossing 1000 finish lines
- 64 marathon races.
- 204 10 K runs
- 206 triathlons
- 6 of these triathlon
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Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 7, 2000
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“On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken, Jr., broke the baseball record that many believed would never be broken: Lou Gehrig’s iron-man feat of playing in 2,131 consecutive games. Ripken gives much of the credit for his accomplishments to the example and teaching of his father Cal Ripken, Sr., who
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 24, 2010
Gianni Poli of Italy won the 1986 New York Marathon in 2:11:06. On March 2, 2003, Mark Yatich of Kenya won the Los Angels Marathon in 2:09:52. To me, however, the real hero of both marathons was the man who finished dead last in both. He is fifty-seven year old Bob Wieland. In 1986 he finished the
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Baptist
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Perseverance--Gianni Poli of Italy won the 1986 New York Marathon in 2:11:06. On March 2, 2003, Mark Yatich of Kenya won the Los Angels Marathon in 2:09:52. To me, however, the real hero of both marathons was the man who finished dead last in both. He is fifty-seven year old Bob Wieland. In
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Methodist
Contributed by Steve Miller on Mar 8, 2008
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Max Lucado tells the story in his book, 3:16, Numbers of Hope, about Team Hoyt…
Team Hoyt consists of a father-son squad: Dick and Rick. They race. They race a lot. Sixty-four marathons. Two hundred and six triathlons. Six triathlons at Ironman distance. Two hundred and four 10K runs. Since 1975,
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 8, 2010
"Pa, let's play David and Goliath." My grandson and I play all kinds of games ranging from kings and heroes to dinosaurs. At any point in the game my grandson may change from being Petri the Pterodactyl to Spiderman. As my daughter and I walked with her children last night I ranged from being the
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On Sunday, October 16, 2022 my daughter, aged 25, ran her first marathon – the Toronto Waterfront marathon. Though I’m currently living 3000 kms away in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – I was there at the race to cheer her on.
I was not prepared for the emotional intensity of the
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