FITG Endurance Athletes
Our challenge to you is “pursue the extraordinary in your athletic endeavors!”  So, to us, this means:

• Setting a very high athletic goal
• Making a plan to reach that goal
• Executing on that plan no matter the final outcome. 

A lesson learned from the SEAL teams that applies most of the time is – nothing is ever executed exactly as planned! A no-quit attitude and a lot of motivation will help you reach your goal no matter how insurmountable it may seem at the time!

If you have a story to share with us, I challenge you to send all the details of your extraordinary athletic endeavor along with photographs of you wearing your FITG shirt to info@fireinthegut.com. Take the challenge – you could be our next FITG extraordinary athlete!

We will showcase our teammates pursuing the extraordinary on this page. 

Max O'Meara (read more)

FITG Endurance Athlete Max O'Meara successfully reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 22, 2010 at age 20.

Alden Mills (read more)

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Perfect Fitness, inventor of the Perfect Pushup, former Navy SEAL officer, a damn good friend and FITG wear tester. Alden's goal was summiting a mountain over 14,000 feet before he turned 40.

Team Paddlefish (read more)

Team Paddlefish will participate in the 47th annual Texas Water Safari, a punishing 262-mile paddle sprint from Central Texas to the Gulf Coast. This event is billed as "The World's toughest Canoe Race" and listed by Forbes as one of the "Top Ten Toughest Endurance Races." Team Paddlefish is comprised of Christine Johnson (Flyfishchick.com) and Banning Collins.

Tim Osburn - 2010 Marathon des Sables (read more)

Tim Osburn completed the 2010 Marathon des Sables wearing his long sleeve Endurance I shirt. Considered by many to be the toughest footrace in the world, this 151 mile race in Morocco is completed over the period of 6 days in temperatures reaching 120F. Competitors carry everything except water and 15-20% of the terrain is made up of sand dunes.