Welcome to Team Agar

BEYOND POSSIBLE

What becomes possible when we refuse to give up on ourselves—or each other.

Johnny Agar was born with cerebral palsy and once dreamed of walking a mile—even though his longest previous walk had been just 23 steps. With faith, perseverance and a family that refused to allow his circumstances to define his possibilities, that first goal became the beginning of an extraordinary journey.

Today, Johnny and his father, Jeff, have completed more than 250 races together, including marathons and a full-distance Ironman. Along with Johnny’s mother, Becki, TeamAgar now shares its story with audiences across the country—combining honesty, humor and three powerful perspectives on faith, family, failure and the people who help us keep moving forward.

TeamAgar reminds audiences that the hardest miles are rarely traveled alone—and that our circumstances do not have to determine what becomes possible.

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ONE FAMILY. THREE POWERFUL PERSPECTIVES.

Johnny shares what it means to confront limitations, pursue ambitious goals and refuse to give up on himself.

Jeff reveals how preparation, high expectations and the willingness to learn from failure can turn seemingly impossible goals into meaningful progress.

Becki brings audiences inside the family’s journey of faith, adaptation and advocacy—and the deeply human experience of continuing to believe when life looks nothing like the future you had imagined.

Together, they show that success is not achieved through determination alone. It grows through faith, perseverance and people who refuse to give up on one another.

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Completing the notoriously challenging triathlon is a triumph for any athlete. For Team Agar, it’s also a testament to both a father’s love and a son’s grit and unwavering belief in himself….“When he (Johnny) first … had the idea to walk in a race, he’d never walked more than 23 steps,” Jeff notes. “He said he wanted to walk a mile — there’s like five or 6,000 steps in a mile. He could only walk 23. … so he kept working and working on it and getting better and better. But it has been a long, steady, slow process with a lot of failure along the way. But it all fits in with what he is trying to accomplish: You set a goal, and then things start working towards trying to achieve that goal.” –YAHOO! Sports

A bond stronger than iron.

When Johnny was born with cerebral palsy, Jeff and Becki Agar were given a long list of things their son might never be able to do. They chose to acknowledge the challenges while refusing to let a diagnosis define Johnny’s future. They surrounded him with love, faith, support and high expectations—and encouraged him to discover what he could do.

Johnny loved sports, but he could not participate in them in the traditional way. Jeff began pushing him in a running chair so they could experience athletics together. A few local 5Ks eventually became half marathons, full marathons and triathlons.

Then Johnny set a goal of his own: to walk a mile, even though his longest previous walk had been only 23 steps. With his family beside him, he trained one step at a time. When he completed that mile, spectators who had already finished returned to surround him and cheer him across the finish line.

After TeamAgar’s story was featured by ESPN, Johnny and Jeff were invited to compete at the Ironman World Championship in Kona in 2016. They did not reach the finish line that day, but the experience taught them that failure does not have to be the end of a goal. Sometimes it becomes the beginning of something greater.

In 2022, Johnny and Jeff completed Ironman Maryland and earned the title of Ironman together. They returned to the Kona start line in 2024, continuing a journey that has inspired millions through national media, major brands and speaking engagements across the country.

Today, TeamAgar uses that journey to help others reconsider their own limitations, take the next step and recognize the power of having the right people beside them.

A STORY THAT MOVES PEOPLE FORWARD.

Through powerful storytelling, genuine humor and lessons forged through both success and failure, TeamAgar challenges audiences to reconsider what is possible in their own lives.

From corporations and healthcare organizations to schools, churches and nonprofits, every TeamAgar presentation is thoughtfully shaped around the people in the room. Audiences leave with a renewed willingness to confront difficult goals, take the next step, learn from failure and become the kind of person who helps someone else keep moving.

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