IM California, Tucson 5K Series, Wicked 10K AZ, Utah float trip

Ed Wallis, Craig Conley – IM California

We had some great racing last weekend! We especially want to recognize Ed Wallis and Craig Conley who raced Ironman California. Ed and Craig are from Memphis, TN. Ed set his Ironman PR just 8 weeks after separating his shoulder in a bike accident!

Tucson 5K Series
Dave Sprage – 31:18

Wicked 10K AZ
Adela Moore – 1:06

Ironman California
Ed Wallis (pictured) – 12:59 – PR!
Craig Conley (pictured) – 13:54

Utah Float Trip
Joan McGue proved that staying in triathlon shape has its benefits as she completed a rugged 4-day river rafting trip through Southern Utah a month after having hiked the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim!

Well done, everyone!

Big Bear 50K Trail Run (CA), Chicago Marathon (IL), T-100 Triathlon (Las Vegas)

We’d like to extend our congratulations to Todd Silva, Kathryn Battock, and Matt Johnson!

Todd ran the Big Bear 50K Trail Run (HOKA KODIAK Ultramarathons by UTMB) and finished in 5:42. This was fast enough for 6th in his AG!

Kathryn ran the prestigious Chicago Marathon and finished in 5:09!

And Matt raced the T-100 Triathlon in Las Vegas. The T-100 is a new tri series that includes races with a 2km swim, 80km bike and 18km run. Matt raced the hilly Las Vegas course in 5:16. Matt will be racing IMAZ next month!

Great job, everyone!

Portland Half Marathon, Memphis 10-Miler

Congratulations to Adela Moore and Kemp Conrad this week!

Adela raced the Portland Half Marathon and finished in a strong time of 2:38. If you ever get a chance to do a running race in Portland, do it! Oregon might have the best running culture in the country and the weather is perfect for it!

Kemp added another Memphis, TN, event to a summer race series and finished the 10-miler in an impressive 1:10. This was fast enough for 1st Master and 6th overall!

Great job, guys!

Michigan 70.3, Whistler 50K Trail Run, Grand Canyon Rim 2 Rim, 100-mile bike Denver, Memphis 4-mile run

Grand Canyon photo by Joan McGue

Happy October, everyone! We have some nice race results to report.

Congratulations to Todd Silva who raced the Whistler 50K trail run in Canada this past weekend. Todd finished the tough course in 12:11 and took 7th in his AG!

Ian Smith completed his first 100-mile bike event in Denver, CO and finished in 7:40 over a course that included 6,100′ of climbing! Ian will be racing IMFL soon.

Joan McGue completed the Rim 2 Rim hike at the Grand Canyon on a hot weekend! Joan covered the 24 miles that included 5,150′ of climbing in 14:38. Nice job, Joan!

And catching up from a couple weekends ago, congratulations to Kemp Conrad and Alex Elhilal!

Kemp raced a 4-mile run as part of a race series in Memphis, TN. He finished in 25:56 and took 1st in his AG!

Alex raced Michigan 70.3 and finished in 7:24. Nice job Alex!

Congratulations to all our athletes!

Grand Canyon photo by Joan McGee

Grand Canyon wildlife photo by Joan McGue

Guided Nyvoirienne Swim – Lake Geneva (Switzerland and France)

We’d like to give a huge shout-out to Charlie Shields and his daughter, Ava, for completing the Guided Nyvoirienne Swim! It took place across the western part of Lake Geneva – what the locals call the Petit Lac. Charlie and Ava swam nearly 6 miles, leaving the town of Vevey Switzerland and arriving in St. Gingolph France. Congratulations, guys! All those Lake Tahoe training swims certainly paid off!

Disney Half Marathon, Memphis 10K

We hope you are all looking forward to the weekend and some cooler fall temperatures! Here are a couple of race results from last week. Congratulations to both Adela and Kemp!

Disney 1/2 Marathon, CA
Adela Moore (pictured) – 3:17 in full costume!

Memphis 10K, TN
Kemp Conrad – 41:52 – PR! 1st in Grand Master Division!

Have a great weekend!

Leadville 100 MTB, Mountain Man Olympic and Long Course Triathlons

Keith Munion – Leadville 100 MTB

Huge congratulations to Keith Munion (pictured) who raced the notoriously difficult Leadville 100 MTB race last weekend! He finished in a strong 11:47, taking 34 minutes off of his 2022 race time. Well done Keith!

We also had some great performances at the Mountain Man Olympic and Long Course Triathlons in Flagstaff.

Mountain Man Olympic
Jon Byron – 2:42 – 4th AG!
Brett Yanofsky – 2:45 – 3rd in AG! Brett is an ASU student looking to race IMAZ this fall!

Mountain Man Long Course (Matt and Eric are both shooting for IMAZ in Nov!)
Matt Johnson – 5:55
Eric Cummins – 6:42

Great job, guys!

Great Shasta Rail Trail Ultra Run (CA)

More racing news from another Camelback Coaching athlete who has been with us for 20 years! Jenifer Garner has raced scores of triathlons in her time with us, including umpteen+ Ironman races. But this past weekend, she took on her first Ultra Run at the Great Shasta Rail Trail 50K(ish). Jenifer finished in 9:22 and was the third female overall! Nice job Jenifer!

Salem 70.3 (OR)

Bret and Dina Scott – Salem 70.3

Last weekend, one of our very first Camelback Coaching athletes raced the Salem 70.3 in Oregon.

Bret Scott and his wife, Dina, finished the race in 8:01. Bret raced the first Ironman Arizona way back in 2005. This 70.3 race marked the 20th anniversary of that first Ironman. Dina finished Ironman Arizona just a few years ago.

One the great joys of what we do is to get to know people like Bret and Dina and see them accomplish such great things over the years! Way to go guys!