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Riverboat Marathon Series, Buffalo Bill Olympic – TN, Ironman Texas, Cactus Man – AZ

Joan McGue completes her 90th triathlon at Cactus Man!

Lots of race results to catch up on from Frank Smith, Craig Conley, Mike Wood, Matt Johnson, Jon Byron, and Joan McGue!

Frank Smith finished the Riverboat Marathon Series in states near the Mississippi River. He completed 7 marathons in 7 days and has done 15 marathons in the last 21 days!! This is truly amazing!!
LA – 6:10
AR – 6:20
MS – 6:10
TN – 7:02
KY – 6:22
MO – 6:13
IL – 6:36

Craig Conley raced the Buffalo Bill Olympic Triathlon in TN and finished in 3:09, taking 1st in his AG!

From The Woodlands, Mike Wood raced Ironman Texas. He finished in 12:44 on a hot and humid day and beat his personal best time!

At Cactus Man (international distance), Matt Johnson and Jon Byron had great races!

Matt Johnson – 2:11 – 6th in AG and 26th overall finisher!
Jon Byron – 2:26 – 9th in AG!

And a very special shout-out goes to our longtime athlete, Joan McGue (pictured), who raced her 90th triathlon at Cactus Man!!! She ran the course in 2:02 and was 2nd in her AG! Joan, you have always been and continue to be an inspiration to both Bill and me and to all Camelback Coaching athletes!

Oceanside 70.3 – CA, Tour de Scottsdale – AZ, Horse Capital 1/2 Marathon – KY

Pat Haenel – Oceanside 70.3

What beautiful weekend weather here in Phoenix! We’ve had some great results over the past couple of weeks!

Congratulations to Matt Johnson and Pat Haenel who raced the tough Oceanside 70.3 triathlon in CA.

Matt finished in 5:13 and included an impressive 1:37 1/2 marathon split!

Pat  PR’d his run and finished in 5:32!

Congratulations also go to Prakash Balan and Ed Wallis.

Prakash raced the Tour de Scottsdale and finished the 62-mile road race in 3:11!

Ed ran the Horse Capital 1/2 Marathon (KY) and finished in 2:01!

Congratulations, guys!

Oak Mountain 50K, Florence Sprint Try, Mainly Marathon Series, Tempe 5K

Frank and Phyllis Smith – Mainly Marathon Series

Catching up on some race results! Congratulations to Craig Conley, Brent Pauly, Frank Smith (pictured), and Melissa Samuelson!

Oak Mountain 50K
Craig Conley – 8:43 – this was Craig’s 30th ultra marathon!

Florence Sprint Triathlon
Brent Pauly – 1:03 – 1st in AG and 4th overall male!

Mainly Marathon Series
Frank Smith ran 7 marathons in 7 days in 7 states!
AL – 7:29
GA – 6:49
SC – 6:41
NC – 6:52
TN – 7:11
VA – 6:35
WV – 6:21

Tempe 5K
Melissa Samuelson – 23:17 – 2nd in AG and 5th overall female!

Nice job, everyone!

Tri for the Cure – AZ, Lucky Lions 10K – CO

Frank and Phyllis Smith – Lucky Lions 10K

Congratulations to Matt Johnson and Joan McGue for racing Tri for the Cure last weekend and to Frank Smith for racing the Lucky Lions 10K in CO. Great job, guys!

Tri for the Cure
Matt Johsnon – 1:06 – 3rd overall!!

Tri for the Cure 5K
Joan McGue – 48 min

Lucky Lions 10K
Frank Smith (pictured) – 1:05 – 2nd in AG!

Have a great weekend!

Mesa Half Marathon, Pancake 10K, Hoot n Hustle 5K

Jon Byron – 1st Overall – Hoot and Hustle 5K

Happy Presidents Day weekend!

Congratulations to Adela Moore, Joan McGue, and Jon Byron on their latest racing achievements!

Mesa 1/2 Marathon
Adela Moore – 2:36

Pancake 10K
Joan McGue – 69:23 – 5th in AG!

Hoot n Hustle 5K
Jon Byron – 20:10 – 1st Overall and PR!

Congratulations, guys!

Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon-AZ, Daufuskie Island Marathon-SC, AZ Rocks Trail 5K, Carlsbad Marathon-CA, ARC 50-mile Trail Race-United Kingdom, Dopey’s Challenge 5k, 10K, Half Marathon-FL

Adela Moore – Dopey’s Challenge

Lots of racing to catch up on in this new year!

It’s especially fun this time because Jan 2025 marks the 21st anniversary of the founding of Camelback Coaching! We’re super excited as we head into coaching year #22, and honestly, one of the coolest things is how many returning athletes we’ve had over these many years. Super fun to get that phone call from an athlete we coached 10, 15, 20 years ago!

Anyhow, we are so proud of our athletes and their first batch of 2025 results below!

Rock and Roll 1/2 Marathon – AZ
Matt Johnson – 1:42
Jon Byron – 1:34

Daufuskie Island Marathon , SC
Frank Smith – 5:27

AZ Rocks Trail 5K
Matt Johnson – 21:52 – 1st in AG!

Carlsbad Marathon, CA
Matt Dorr – 3:29!

ARC 50 mile Trail race – United Kingdom
Todd Silva – 12 hours – Todd will be racing the world famous UTMB trail race in Chamonix, France later this summer!

Finally, Adela Moore (pictured) raced the Disney Dopey’s Challenge in Florida. Adela finished the 5k, 10K and 1/2 marathon over the course of three days. She did each race in full costume to fully capture the essence of the event! Well done, Adela!

Dopey’s Challenge, FL – Adela Moore
5K – 41:14
10K – 1:36
1/2 Marathon – 3:26

Congratulations to all our athletes. Looking forward to a great 2025!

Santa Hustle Half Marathon – AZ, Barbados Open Water Swim Festival

Happy New Year’s Eve! Our athletes have had quite the year in 2024 and we’re looking forward to helping you all reach your goals in 2025! But while we’re still in 2024 . . .

Adela Moore ran the Santa Hustle in Glendale lats weekend. She finished the 1/2 marathon in 2:34. Nice job Adela!

And Rob Somer swam in the Barbados Open Water Swim Festival, which consisted of three 1.5-mile swims and one 2.05-mile swim. He survived some rough conditions–including stinging sea lice!–but finished well. Rob is currently training for the 2.5-mile Nevis to St. Kitts Swim in March.

Congratulations Adela and Rob!

Florida 70.3, Tucson Marathon, Kiawah Marathon – SC, Hot Chocolate 5K and 15K

Kemp Conrad – Tucson Marathon

Happy Holidays! We had some great racing by our athletes last weekend. Special shout out to Kemp Conrad who ran a Boston Qualifying time of 3:19 at the Tucson Marathon!

Florida 70.3
Ed Wallis – 6:09
Craig Conley – 6:34

Hot Chocolate 15K
Jon Byron – 1:05 – 2nd in AG and 28th overall!

Hot Chocolate 5K
Joan McGue – 33:15 – 1st in AG!

Kiawah Marathon
Frank Smith – 5:23

Tucson Marathon
Kemp Conrad – 3:19 – PR and BQ time!

Congratulations to all our athletes!

La Quinta 70.3 – CA, St. Jude 10K – TN, Thailand 100K UTMB Trail Run

Jenifer Garner – La Quinta 70.3

We’ve had some strong end-of-season performances this year! Special shout out to Todd Silva who ran a 100K trail race in Thailand! Keep thinking of your 2025 goals – ’tis the season for dreaming about epic experiences!

St. Jude 10K – Memphis, TN
Ed Wallis – 50:26

La Quinta 70.3 – CA
Peter Haenel – 5:13
Jenifer Garner (pictured) – 6:54
Jon Byron – 5:40 – PR!!

Thailand 100K UTMB Trail run
Todd Silva – 9:23

Have a great week!