Athletes In Action, a new triathlon club sanctioned by USA Triathlon, is a Christian organization that is committed to helping athletes reach their full potential as well as share the Good News of God's love and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. Having worked with amateur and professional athletes in the U.S. and around the world since 1968, AIA utilizes Biblical principles to promote excellence in sports competition and development of individuals in the physical, mental, and spiritual areas of their lives. Check out this website to find out how you can get involved in making your experience "more than just a triathlon."

Vision
With the great popularity of multisport events and the nature of how they are run, with many spectators standing around during the races, it seems very easy for personal evangelism and distribution of Christian literature to take place.

Objectives
1) Develop teams of multisport athletes who are Christians and committed to the philosophy and principles of Athletes In Action. These individuals would probably compete as club members who must be screened and approved by AIA. They would race under the name of Athletes In Action and be willing to promote the gospel before and after the competitions.

2) Develop and train individuals who are willing to pray for and attend races to share the gospel and distribute Christian literature to athletes and spectators at the events

3) Develop individuals who would assume leadership in their state (region) or nation who would organize the outreaches to the selected local events, be responsible for follow up of those who become Christians or who have expressed interest in the gospel, and recruit potential club members to compete for AIA. At major national or international races the regional workers would come together and have a larger influence at these events. If possible these individuals would also have a presence at the pre race packet pick-ups the day before the events.

4) Distribution of Christian sports literature to help Christian athletes grow in their faith and better use their talents and energy for God's kingdom

5) Use multisport media to communicate the existence and purpose of the Athletes In Action ministry

6) Utilize other celebrity Christian athletes to participate in the ministry through their attending and sharing of their testimonies

7) Develop projects of teams who would travel to various events during the summer months during the primary competition season.