Biking, swimming, racing propel pastor to health

Give a man bankrupt physically and spiritually a challenge, and he'll pay back his figurative debts with interest.

That's the lesson that Ray LeClair learned when he suggested that his down-and-out friend John Muntean train for a triathlon with him.

Muntean is a New York native who moved to Las Vegas six years ago with hopes greater than his means. As the 45-year-old puts it, he lost everything there was to lose -- his savings, his girlfriend, his house and his car.

He was on the brink of losing all hope when he started training for a triathlon, a race involving biking, swimming and running, while juggling graveyard-shift work and being a volunteer firefighter with LeClair.

How to Make Juggling Balls

If you can juggle that you need balls to juggle! Here's an easy way to do it. They are easy to make and catchy and colorful.

Equipment:

Balloons

Bottle

Funnel

Rice

Scissors

Time:

30 minutes

Instructions:

Step 1: Pour a half cup of rice in the bottle using the funnel.

Step 2. Inflate a balloon to the size of a grapefruit

Step 3: Stretch the neck (part Flappy) of the balloon over the mouth bottle.

Step 4: Turn the bottle upside down so that the rice goes in the ball

Step 5: Let the balloon deflate.

Mayor Santoro's Juggling Act: State of the City 'Good'

1. Holly McQueen/Register Photos Charlie Comer, 8, of Urbandale attempts to “juggle” the ball during a third-grade PE class at Karen Acres Elementary School. / Holly McQueen/The Register Daeton Abildtrup, 9, of Urbandale practices dribbling a soccer ball
2. Mark Santoro uses juggling balls and a yo-yo to share what Cupertino's accomplished, and where its headed. By Pam Marino With some juggling, yo-yo tricks, and a big dash of humor, Mayor Mark Santoro declared that the state of Cupertino is, “Good!
3. Sorrill impressed the audience at Routt, estimated at 350 people, by juggling plastic clubs. “It's my favorite prop and the most visual for the audience,” he said. But in performances across the United States, Sorrill has also juggled balls, knives,
4. We're had to juggle some balls, which is something that all coaches have to do. I don't think anything we've done this year is dramatic or anything that anyone in the league hasn't tried to work through.” The Giants front four will be the biggest test
5. BALLS, clubs and knives flew through the air as about 200 performers from around the country took part in York's Juggling Convention. Saturday saw the 17th annual Chocfest, at Manor CE School in Nether Poppleton, with circus skills workshops and public