Paul Revere 10-Miler (MI), AZ Road Racers Summer Series – 4 on the 4th

Congratulations to our athletes who raced on July 4th last week!

Paul Revere 10 Miler – MI
Mike Haenel – 1:37
Peter Haenel – 1:21
Katie Haenel – 1:32 (Katie and Mike are taking on the Chicago Marathon in Oct while Peter is doing Ironman Canada in Aug!)

AZ Road Racers Summer Series – 4 on the 4th (4-miler)
Joan McGue – 45:00 – 3rd in AG!

Great job, guys!

Ironman Coeur d’Alene

Happy 4th of July weekend, everyone!

We want to offer a huge congrats to Jenifer Garner who finished her 18th Ironman race at Ironman Coeur d’Alene last weekend in 15:18! Fun fact: Jenifer has been our athlete since 2005!!! when she completed the inaugural IMAZ. Way to go, Jenifer!!!

Boulder 70.3 (CO), Concrete Man Olympic (MO), Mainly Marathon Series

Ed Wallis (L), Craig Conley (R) – Concrete Man Olympic Tri

We had some great results in the last couple of weeks!

Boulder 70.3
Ryan Searle – 7:15

Mainly Marathon Series NE
Frank Smith
PA – 8:08
NJ – 7:57
CT – 7:41
RI – 7:57
MA – 7:53
VT – 7:54
ME – 7:52

Concrete Man Olympic Tri, Missouri
Craig Conley – 3:04 – 3rd in AG!
Ed Wallis – 2:53 – 2nd in AG!

Congratulations, guys!

Grand Canyon Rim to River to Rim

Some great photos from our longtime athlete, Joan McGue from her recent Grand Canyon trek. The route was 18 miles long – South Kaibab to Phantom Ranch and back up Bright Angel. A tough hike, definitely, but through stunning and almost surreal terrain.

Ironman 70.3 Victoria (Canada), Mountain Trail 100k (South Africa), Music City Olympic Trial (Nashville, TN), Dueces Wild Olympic Trials (Show Low, AZ)

Lots to catch up on over the last few weeks! Our athletes have had some incredible performances!

Congrats to Mike and Lisa Volpentest who raced Victoria 70.3 in Canada. Mike finished in 6:20 and set a PR, while Lisa came home in 8:18.

Todd Silva raced the Mountain Trail 100K run in South Africa. This is part of the world wide UTMB series. Todd finished just over 20 hours and took 4th in his AG!

Congrats to Kemp Conrad who raced the Music City Olympic Tri in Nashville, TN. This was the TN state championship and Kemp took 2nd in his AG with a time of 2:20!

At the Deuces Wild Olympic Tri here in AZ, Monica Parks finished 3rd in her AG with a time of 3:10 and Matt Johnson took 2nd in his AG with a time of 2:51!

Congratulations to all our athletes!

AZ 25K Trail Race, Chattanooga 70.3 (TN), Colfax Half Marathon (CO), Mainly Marathon Series (OK, MO, KS, NE, IA)

Catching up on race results from the last couple of weeks. Congratulations to our athletes who had some outstanding performances!

25K Trail Race – AZ
Jimmy Boswell – 3:02

Chattanooga 70.3
Craig Conley – 6:15
Gretchen Pearson – 6:49 – 1st ever tri!

Colfax 1/2 Marathon, CO
Frank Smith – 3:32*

*Also, two weeks ago, Frank walked five marathons in five days!

Mainly Marathons Series
Miami, OK – 7:38
St. Joseph, MO – 7:43
Hiawatha, KS – 7:54
South Sioux City, NE – 8:05
Sioux City, IA – 7:40

Congratulations to all our athletes and have a great week!

London Marathon, Cactus Man Olympic and Sprint, Cape Girardeau, MO Marathon, and Vienna, IL Marathon

Jennifer Delgado – London Marathon

We hope you had had a nice week and are looking forward to a great weekend! Congratulations to everyone who raced last week!

London Marathon
Jennifer Delgado (pictured)- 5:04

Cape Girardeau, MO Marathon and Vienna, IL Marathon
Frank Smith – 7:44 and 8:19

Cactus Man Olympic Tri
Matt Johnson – 2:56
Monica Parks – 3:09
Josh Parks – 2:56
Andrew Broderick – 2:48
Jimmy Boswell – 3:02 – 1st tri ever!

Cactus Man Sprint Tri
Mitch Woody – 1:21 – 3rd in AG – 1st tri ever!
***Joan McGue – 2:06***

We would like to call special attention to Joan McGue. Joan has been an athlete of ours since 2007!!! This race marked the 85th triathlon she has raced in! The list includes sprints, olympics, 70.3 and full Ironman races. She has also represented the USA at the age group World Championships! We are so proud of you, Joan! You are an amazing athlete and just a freaking great person, in general, and an inspiration to all of us!