Peter Haenel – Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon – getting a mid-race hug!
Congratulations to Matt Johnson and Peter Haenel (pictured with his nephew mid-race- so cute!) for their outstanding races at the famous Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco! This is one of the true classic races on the calendar and is a bucket list race for many. Any time under 3 hours is considered quite fast in this race. Matt finished in 2:52 and Peter came home in an impressive 2:43! Nice job, guys!
Joan McGee – Yosemite
May is full of great races around the country! Here are some results from last weekend.
La Jolla 1/2 Marathon, CA
Jona Davis – 2:09
Dickson Endurance Tri (1m swim, 38m bike, 15K run), TN
Craig Conley – 4:11 – 1st in AG!
Coeur d’Alene 1/2 Marathon, ID
Adela Moore – 2:31
Colfax Marathon, CO
Frank Smith – 5:52
We’d also like to recognize Joan McGue (pictured). Joan is a long time triathlete and Camelback Coaching athlete and she spent this past week in Yosemite National Park, completing 4 days of rigorous hiking. She is a walking advertisement for the endurance way of life! Way to go, Joan!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Ian Smith (L) and father, Frank Smith – IM Florida
Congratulations to Ian Smith and Todd Silva!
Ian finished his first Ironman at Ironman Florida. He finished in an impressive first time of 13:19!
Todd raced the Sweden 50K as part of the UTMB series of races. He finished the beautiful course in 6:12 and took 8th in his AG!
Congratulations, Ian and Todd!
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!
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
