Category Archives: Athlete Photos

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!

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!

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!

Mainly Marathon Series (OH, MI, IN), Beale St. Mile and 5K (TN), Mountain Man Olympic and Sprint (AZ), Musselman 70.3 (NY), Open Water Swim Challenge (2.4-mile) (TX)

 

Frank and Phyllis Smith – Mainly Marathon Series

Great result from the last couple of weeks!

Mainly Marathon Series OH, MI, IN
Frank Smith (pictured) – 6:17, 6:33, 6:25 – 3 marathons in three days!

Beale Street Mile and 5K, TN
Kemp Conrad – 5:52 mile time! 1st in AG! He followed that up with a 20:35 5K time – 2nd in his division!

Mountain Man Olympic, AZ
Matt Johnson – 2:48
Eric Cummins – 3:00

Mountain Man Sprint, AZ
Clint Chadwick – 1:30 – 1st triathlon!!
Joan McGue (pictured) – 1:59 – 2nd in AG! This was Joan’s 90th triathlon!!

Musselman 70.3, NY
Ed Wallis – 5:56 – Ed will be racing IM California in Oct.

Open Water Swim Challenge (2.4-mi) Cedar Hill, TX
Rob Somer (pictured) – 1:33 – 1st in AG!

Great job everyone!!

Joan McGee (left) – Mountain Man

Rob Somer – Open Water Swim Challenge (2.4-mile) – Cedar Hill, TX

Victoria 70.3 – BC, Canada; Great American River Half Marathon – TN; CapTex Olympic Tri – TX; Deuces Wild Sprint Tri – AZ; Chattanooga 70.3 – TN; Colfax Marathon – CO

Aga and Dayn Pefferle – Victoria 70.3

Congratulations to everyone who raced these past couple of weekends! We had some really nice results!

Dayn Pefferle and Aga Pefferle completed the Victoria 70.3 as a relay – BC, Canada! Cold, wet, and muddy, but a great experience!

Great American River 1/2 Marathon, TN
Kemp Conrad – 1:35 and 1st over 50!

CapTex Olympic Tri, TX
Jack York – 2:39 – 1st ever Olympic distance tri!

Deuces Wild Sprint Tri, AZ
Jon Byron – 1:29 – 1st in AG and State Champion!

Craig Conley raced the Chattanooga 70.3 and finished in 6:35 on a brutally hot day!

Father and son team, Frank and Ian Smith, raced the Colfax Marathon in CO. Frank finished in 5:51 while Ian finished in 4:16.

Congratulations to all our athletes!

Jon Byron – Deuces Wild Sprint Tri

Kemp Conrad (right) – Great America River Half Marathon

Phoenix 10K, Dead Horse 50-mile Run – Moab, Ironman Arizona

Happy Thanksgiving weekend! Congratulations to our race finishers in the Phoenix 10K, the Dead Horse 50-mile Run in Moab, and of course, Ironman Arizona!

Phoenix 10K
Joan McGue – 67:34 – 5th in AG!
Seann Matthews – 41:44

Ed Wallis and Craig Conley – Dead Horse 50-mile Run – Moab

Dead Horse 50 Mile run – Moab, UT
Ed Wallis – 11:48
Craig Conley – 12:19

Ironman Arizona
Kemp Conrad – 15:15 – great finish as he dealt with a bad knee for the entire run!
Jimmy Boswell – 13:17 – 1st Ironman!
Monica Parks – 15:55 – 1st ironman!
Matt Dorr – 12:24 – 1st Ironman!
Mike Volpentest – 13:24 – PR by over 2 hours!

Have a great weekend!

 

Moab

Moab

 

 

 

Mountain Man Olympic – AZ, Younglife Tri – MN

Susan Geib – Younglife Tri

Congratulations to everyone who raced last weekend! We want to especially recognize Joan McGue who raced her 13th Mountain Man Triathlon. Mountain Man is known as one of the toughest Olympic Distance races in the country!

Young Life Sprint Tri, MN
Susan Geib (pictured) – 1:29 – 1st in AG!

Mountain Man Olympic Tri, AZ
Joan McGue – 4:03 – 3rd in AG
Owen Smalley – 2:50 4ht in AG
Jon Byron (pictured) – 2:54 – 2nd in AG
Matt Johnson – 2:48 – 4th in AG

Great job, everyone!

Jon Byron – Mountain Man Tri