Happenings Around the Lily Pad....

Many thanks and congratulations to all the Bad Frogs who attended and participated in the 7th Annual Race for Faith 5K Run, Walk and 10k Challenge. This was a great time to disciple and share our faith by representing Jesus Christ. A special congratulations to Scott Hansel for placing 2nd in his age group and a special thanks to Lucinda Shenkman for all the encouragement and support during the event.

Results can be viewed online at http://www.raceforfaith.com/2010results.shtml

Bad Frog results are as follows;
5K Race/3.1 miles:
Lisa Cole 27:39.6
Curt Shenkman 26:07.2
10K Challenge/6.2 miles:
Scott Hansel 48:49.3
Chris Gonsalves 50:32
Chris Gunn 48:50.5

Thanks again to everyone for participating in such a great event.


Training
We are kicking off a new training schedule this week. Please feel join any of these training sessions no matter what your ability. As the days become longer with more daylight, we will be adding more training sessions (biking and swimming).

Monday 6:00pm: Run: Mirasol Walk Plaza PGA Blvd west of the Turnpike. Meet at west side of parking lot. This is an easy run on a lighted paved trail along PGA Blvd. Workout led by Chris Gunn.
Tuesday 6:00pm: Track Workout: Benjamin High School on Central Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens. Workout varies, runners participating in scheduled workout should have an good aerobic base (10-12 weeks of running). Workout led by Dan Hutchinson of Ultimate Speed.
Thursday 6:00pm Run: Juno Beach Town Hall. Easy to Moderate run along A-1-A and around Juno’s duck pond. Please bring a flasher and wear light colored or reflective clothing as we will be running on the road after dark. Workout led by Tom Bennett.
Saturday AM Bike Ride: Dates to be determined, 1 ride/month. Ride to be coordinated by Robby Drake and Don Pennington.

Sunset 2 Sunrise Relay across Florida:

We are now less than two months away from our annual run across Florida. Please stay in touch with the event by visiting www.sunset2sunriserelay.com and checking in at the Bad Frog website. All team runner positions have now been filled. However, we are still in need of 2 additional drivers and 2 volunteers for the race course. Drivers, will be used to drive and navigate the course switching between RV and passenger van during the event. Course volunteers are used somewhere in the Palm Beach/Martin County area to secure exchange points or at the Finish line in Densen Beach If you would be interested in volunteering for any of these positions please contact Chris or Ann Gunn. As last year, we are once again running to raise money for The Real Life Children’s Ranch. This is our opportunity to provide something for the children that they might not be able to obtain through the regular RLCR Budget. Last year the monies we raised were able to send some of the children to summer camp. I encourage you to continue fundraising and if you need assistance please give Ann or me a call.

Please check the Bad Frog website occasionally for updates on training, events and notices.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon.

The Tiny Frog and God

From Lucinda Shenkman:

Go Frogs!Once Upon A Time...Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs.... who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants.... The race began.... Honestly: No one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard statements such as: "Oh, WAY too difficult!!" "They will NEVER make it to the top." 0D or: "Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!" The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one.... Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher.. The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"

More tiny frogs got tired and gave up..... But ONE continued higher and higher and higher.... This one wouldn't give up! At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!

THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it? A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal? It turned out.... That the winner was DEAF!!!! The wisdom of this story is: Never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic....because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart! Always think of the power words have.. (There's life and death in the power of the tongue - Proverbs 18:21.) Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions! Therefore: ALWAYS be.... POSITIVE! And above all: Be DEAF when people t ell YOU that you cannot fulfill your dreams! Always think: God and I can do this! Pass this message on to "tiny frogs" you care about. Give them some motivation!!!

Thanks Lucinda!

Team BAD FROG Website Is Live!!

God is good, all the time!! All the time, God is good!! Amen.

Roughly a year an a half after we were inspired by the Holy Spirit to start this athletic ministry of multi-sport and endurance athletes, we have grown in numbers and inspiration. The official Team Bad Frog website is officially up and running!!

Chris has worked tirelessly in the evenings over the last week to put the whole thing together, and it looks great! There are pages that list all of our current training activities, races, race results, even a photo gallery and a page for members to share their race experiences.

Please take a look at the website at http://www.teambadfrog.org/ and tell us what you think. We will be continually updating and revising the site, so we would encourage any and all imput and feedback you might have. While we're at it, if you have anything that you would like to contribute to the website you can submit it to either anngunn@bellsouth.net or teambadfrog@teambadfrog.org.

A few other business notes, we will be having our next organizational meeting on Thursday, February 12th @ 7:30 pm in the Youth Building Coffee House at First Presbyterian Church, NPB. We will be discussing upcoming races, specifically commitments (spiritually, monitarily and physically) to putting our relay team together for the 3rd Annual Sunrise 2 Sunset Relay across Florida. We will hopefully have our running singlets in for distribution by then.

Finally, we want to thank our sponsors First Presbyterian Church, Medtronic and Fleet Feet Sports Stuart for their generosity and willingness to help us in fulfilling our mission to glorify God through our racing, fellowship and outreach.

What's A BAD FROG Any Way?

B.A.D. F.R.O.G. is an acronym for Beyond All Doubt Fully Rely On God.

We are a Multi-sport Athletics Ministry encompassing, but not limited to swimming, running and bicycling. Our members compete in triathlons, adventure races, and running races and participate in multiple training events as a group.

Team Bad Frog welcomes everyone to join no matter what your ability might be. If you have an interest in ministry and athletics, we encourage you to join our team’s journey.

Mission Statement

Through First Presbyterian Church of North Palm Beach, FL – we are an Athletic Ministry dedicated to being a Christ-centered fellowship of athletes for the purposes of athletics training, spiritual growth and Christian outreach.