Well the quest started February 1, 2011 to run the Las Vegas Rockin Roll Marathon which only gave us eight months to prepare, not having any previous long distance running experience. I had to rely on my 20 years of health and fitness experience and faith in the Lord. I knew right away from competing many years in tennis, that we had to have a strong crosstraining regimen in the gym and a lazer focus nutritional plan, which would give us the right nutrients for our body to hold up through the vigorous training. Through the eight months the enemy tried to discourage us, telling us to quit, but Gods voice was so much louder telling us to keep our eyes on Him.The Lord showed us so many parallels with the physical and the spiritual. One of my favorites is when Paul is telling the Philippines to keep pressing on don't look back.Philippians 3:13,14 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. We where all encourage seeing Pastor Greg Seymour losing over 80lbs one year prior to starting the training for the marathon, starting at 240lbs and ending at 160lbs and not stopping there. With encouragement from the Lord, Greg found Joy and strength in his training . He ended up finishing the marathon at 4hrs 12min, what was so amazing was that prior to losing the 80lbs, he never had stepped into a health club or had any athletic background. The biggest blessing the Lord gave me was to have my wife, my Dad and my mom who never ran prior to there training to come across the finish line and to hear their testimonies on how the Lord gave them strength when they needed it, and also taking a family photo together, something that we will never forget. My vision is to help families become spiritually fit, physically fit, and nutritionally fit. So that they can give the Lord their best in what their called to do!
