July in Phoenix means one thing to most triathletes and runners – head to Flagstaff! The Mountain Man Olympic and Sprint Triathlons were held up there this past weekend as was the Footprints for Hopi 10K trail run.

Not only did Joan McGue race at Mountain Man, but she got revved up and ready by competing in a 4-mile run on July 4th here in Phoenix. Morning temps were a toasty 90 degrees that day. Joan finished in 45:45 and took 2nd in her AG before heading up to Flagstaff to race the Mountain Man Sprint where she also stood on the podium, placing 2nd in her AG once again! Way to go, Joan!

Mountain Man Olympic Tri
Matt Johnson – 2:36 – 3rd in Ag and 13th overall!
Jon Byron – 2:48 – 5th in AG

Mountain Man Sprint Tri
Joan McGue – 2:04 – 2nd in AG

Footprints for Hopi 10K
Melissa Samuelson – 54:01 – 4th in AG and 9th overall female!

Congratulations to all and have a great weekend!

Congratulations to Adela Moore who raced the challenging Glacier Half Marathon in Browning, Montana last weekend! Adela finished in 2:53 over the hilly course. If you ever want to do a tough, scenic 1/2 marathon, check this race out! It takes place on the eastern border of Glacier National Park. Way to go, Adela!

Frank and Ian Smith – Summer Vibes Combo

Congratulations to our lucky athletes who are racing in cool Colorado!

Loveland, CO Olympic Tri
Brent Pauly – 2:58 – 5th in AG – This was Brent’s first Olympic Tri!

Frank Smith and his son, Ian, raced the Summer Vibes Combo race in Lyons, CO where a 5-mile trail run was combined with a 32-mile gravel bike race.

Summer Vibes, CO
Ian Smith – 3:22 – 7th place – 51:41 run, 2:31 bike
Frank Smith – 3:46 – 10th place – 1:15 run, 2:31 bike

Have a great weekend and happy 4th!

Congratulations to our athletes on some outstanding performances last weekend!

St. George 70.3 (on a 95 deg day!) – UT
Matt Johnson – 5:27
Melissa Samuelson – 6:11 – 16th in AG!

Area 51 12K trail run – TN
Craig Conley – 1:36

Capital City 1/2 Marathon – MO
Ed Wallis – 2:02

Flying Pig Marathon – OH
Frank Smith – 5:07

Great job, everyone!

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!

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!

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!

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!