- CAMP DIRECTOR
- Charlie Woodcock
- Charlie Woodcock has been directing Triathlon Camps in Solvang since 2004. The first camp started with a gathering of like minded athletes who wanted to explore the Solvang area. These camps have now grown into fully supported training weeks allowing many athletes of all levels the chance to 'train like a pro' with the support team and coaches that Charlie has put together.
- A British native, her passion for competing and sporting events grew at a young age, when she won her first running race at the age of ten. As a teenager she competed in athletics and equestrian events which led to her first taste of multi-sport competition, Modern Pentathlon. This event, which is deemed to be a logistical and training juggling act, is something which Charlie thrived upon. She went onto compete for the Junior British Modern Pentathlon Team whilst obtaining a Sports Degree and Post Graduate Teaching Certificate from Bedford College in the UK. Shortly thereafter whilst teaching in the UK, she added some cycling training to her regime and consequently Triathlons. She has competed in many different countries and been a member the British Amateur Triathlon Team on several occasions. In 1999 after being awarded a scholarship from Rotary International to study massage therapy in the USA, Charlie added a national certification in this field to her skills. She continued her passion for sports performance by working as a massage therapist with many athletes from fun runners to Olympians.
- With Solvang Triathlon Camps she is now drawing on all her past experiences to provide memorable training weeks for triathletes from all over the world. From coordinating staff and athletes, to massage and driving support, her role as Camp director is a multi-faceted one that she thoroughly enjoys. Who is her idol you may ask? "The mastermind behind the Discovery Team, Johann Bruneel" she says without hesitation, but then continues, "Thankfully, my love for speeding tickets is not as strong as his!"
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- STAFF ROSTER
- COACHES
- Listed is our coaching roster over the last two years. Please check the specific camp details for a complete coaching roster for each camp.
- Michael Lovato
- Michael has been involved in the sport of triathlon since 1992, when he participated in the University of Texas Intramural Sprint Triathlon, a grueling event staged entirely on the UT Austin campus. The 900-yard pool swim, 22-lap fifteen mile bike ride, and 3-mile run were such a challenge that Michael was pushed to his limits, and immediately became hooked on the sport.
- For the next seven years, Michael traveled all over the world competing in triathlons and duathlons of every distance, from sprint to olympic to half ironman. After completing his first Ironman in Hawaii in 1999, Michael decided to make the switch from amateur athlete to professional racer, and to focus mostly on the long-distance events. Since that time, Michael has finished twenty-two Ironman races, two of which he was able to finish before everyone else: Ironman Coeur d'Alene in 2003 and Ironman Arizona in 2006.
- Having completed the Hawaii Ironman nine times, Michael's best finish is ninth place, a feat he has accomplished three times: in 2003, 2007, and 2008. His goals are to continue climbing up the finish results, and to ultimately challenge for a top finish.
- Drawing on the experience he has gained from racing at each level from beginner to world class, Michael has enjoyed coaching athletes of all abilities for the past eight years. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Michael travels across the country to serve as an invited coach and speaker for numerous triathlon camps, clubs, and clinics. A Spanish teacher by trade, Michael is very happy to share his knowledge, his stories, and his advice on all things triathlon. And if you are not careful, he may well chose to share his knowledge on other subjects as well, including Spanish.
- Michael has been coaching at Solvang Triathlon Camps since 2008.
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- David Fix
- David, a four time Hawaii Ironman veteran, is no stranger to being first out of the water in the many triathlons he has completed. In fact, he's finished in the top 10 after the swim in Hawaii Ironman on three occasions. His coaching career began at his alma mater, ASU, and he also served as a club coach for Scottsdale Aquatics. Today, David's thirst for endurance sports is far from quenched. An active professional, husband, and father of three, David finds a rewarding challenge in balancing his career and family life with continued training as a competitive triathlete. Year after year, he seeks out new goals and challenges for a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle. After a 13-year career in finance, David has taken on his newest challenge - running Endure It! based in Naperville, Chicago. As a USA All American, he hopes to bring his unique experience and training perspective to athletes in the Chicago area interspersed with warm weather training trips to Solvang. "Being a successful, driven athlete doesn't mean sacrificing you're life" he says. "Whatever your goal is, it can be done." The endure it! Solvang Camp in 2011 will be David's sixth training/coaching trip out to Solvang.
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- Jared Berg
- Starting in high school, into college and after, Jared Berg developed and maintains a passion for living and sharing a healthy active lifestyle. As a sophomore in high school Jared was about 30lbs over weight. However, he quickly realized that with the right attention he could change his body composition, perform better in sports and feel healthier at the same time. He expanded his knowledge in college through further studies in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota. Since graduating from the University of Minnesota with a BS in Kinesiology, Jared worked in health fitness spas, corporate fitness centers before starting his own endurance coaching business, TriEndurance, Inc. in 1998. For 15 years now, through TriEndurance, Jared works with athletes from a variety of backgrounds including beginners, professional triathletes, full-time working parents (with little time to train), grandparents and youth athletes. He primarily coaches triathletes but also works with a lot of cyclists, runners, general fitness enthusiasts, mountain bikers, adventure racers and Nordic skiers. Many of JaredŐs athletes have qualified for Ironman Hawaii and achieved podium finishes in national championship events.
- Jared always places a high priority on developing sound nutritional habits, healthy endurance training practices, functional strength to help athletes perform safely and effectively in their sport and life. Clients are always surprised with how many effective and challenging exercises they can do in their own home or while traveling.
- After ending his high school golf and soccer careers, Jared began competing in endurance sports. After early success in triathlon he obtained his pro/elite card and started mixing it up with the worldŐs best. Typically a top 50% pro finisher, Jared placed in the top 10 at many of his Ironman, Xterra and Olympic distance events as well as winning lots of local competitions. He raced 7 years as a professional triathlete and currently competes in the pro-division on the mountain bike.
- Jared is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a USA Triathlon Coach. In addition to coaching full time and parenting his 3 children, Jared helps his wife run Wellness of Boulder, a sports chiropractic, massage, and acupuncture clinic.
- Jared looks forward to sharing his triathlon, wellness experience and expertise with Solvang Triathlon Camps.
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- Kimberly Baldwin
- Kimberly Baldwin is a former T'Moblie Women's Cycling Team Member and our key Women's Camp coach. Kimberly was one of the most successful American women in the international cycling scene. Kimberly started off her professional athlete career competing in cross country running and triathlon through high school and college. She became a professional duathlete in 1999 and then finally in 2001 decided to focus totally on cycling. She was the 2001 USCF Elite National Road Rach Champion and has been three time USCF elite National Time Trial Champion. Kimberly raced for Saturn in 2001 and 2002 and then was a member of the very strong T'Mobile Professional Cycling Team 2003-2006. No stranger to riding in stage races, Kimberly scored wins in the Australian Tour de Snowy and Tour of Switzerland and was awarded the VIP rider in the 2007 Hershsy's Tour de Pink. Kimberly is no stranger to Solvang cycling having trained in the area many a spring with the T'mobile squad. One of the most approachable and down to earth professional athletes, it is an absolute pleasure to have Kimberly be part of these camps and share her invaluable knowledge.
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- Ryan Ignatz
- Ryan has spent the majority of his life learning about the human body and its performance capabilities through research, studying, and personal endeavors of all kinds. He grew up playing outdoors and participated in many team and individual sports. Running and bike riding were at the top of his competitive agenda through middle and high school where he was a top state-level cross country and track runner and Nationally one of the top jr. level mountain bikers. In college, he briefly ran cross-country for the University of Colorado at Boulder, but switched his focus to triathlon and has not looked back at other sports since. He quickly worked his way toward the top and became an elite level triathlete in 1999 focusing on some draft legal and short course racing, but eventually put his focus in Xterra triathlon. Some major highlights would be several top 15 road and off-road National and World Championship finishes.
- Ryan has always been intrigued by Human performance and his college studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder focused just on that. His undergraduate and masters degree's were both in Kinesiology and Applied Physiology where his focus was mostly on cycling performance specific to aerodynamic quality, with now, Dr. Allen Lim. During his time at CU, he became assistant and eventually the head coach of the winningest Triathlon Club Sport teams in the Nation. He is a Certified Level 1 Triathlon Coach and has coached individual athletes ranging in ability from pure beginner to the professional level within numerous endurance sports. He currently is top bike fitter and manager of Boulder's premier triathlon shop, Colorado Multisport shop and has fit top-level pros like Chris McCormack and Chrissie Wellington. We are stoked to have Ryan on staff and very excited that he will be offering bike fits to at the Spring Fling Camp 2011!
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- Lisa Tonello
- Lisa may be new to coaching but she is not new to cycling. Lisa and her husband David started riding bicycles for fun after David had a serious horse accident in 1991. When their two children started racing, Lisa and David joined them to make it a family affair.
Lisa rose from the Category 4 beginner ranks to retiring as a Category 2 racer. Having raced on a semi-pro master women's team for 8 years, Lisa knows the importance of training smart.
- Lisa has won or placed in just about every aspect of cycling, including mountain biking, road, track, time trials, triathlons and ultra-endurance events. Lisa is a past national champion on the track and has numerous state and national titles on both the road and the track. Her proudest accomplishment is that she has twice completed the Race Across America (RAAM), including a record setting effort by a four woman team in 2010. She is truly a well-rounded and experienced cyclist.
- Lisa is a Level 2 USA Cycling coach and is certified by NASM (National Academy of Sport Medicine) as a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), Corrective Exercise Training (CET) and Sports Performance Training (SPT). She is also currently working on getting her USA Triathlon coaching certificate. Although Lisa has retired from racing, she is still extremely active in the cycling community. She regularly coaches at cycling camps, skill clinics and is the assistant coach of the Santa Ynez Valley Junior Racing Team.
- Oh, and as anyone who has attended our camps knows, she's a pretty darn good mechanic too!
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- Carrie Cash
- Carrie draws on 9 years of racing experience, having competed on the road and trail at the national level with significant success. As a pro rider for Team Vera Bradley Foundation in 2010, and a founder of, and mentor to, an all-women's cycling club she prides herself in goal-oriented training. Her background started with mountain bike racing and grew into a love for the speed, strategy and discipline of racing on the road.
- Carrie brings a healthy dose of ambition and perseverance and she'll help you put all the pieces together with a patient, yet driving attitude. Since she's familiar with mentoring beginners, while competing in the professional scene she's ready to train all levels of cyclists. Carrie is someone that will help you listen to your dreams, ambitions, fears and strengths. Her personal experience allows her to give you a tactical and strategic edge in race training; all while cheering you on to your personal and competitive victories. May 2011 will be Carrie's second trip to coach at one of our camps.
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- Sports Doctor Consultant - Dr. P.Z. Pearce
- Dr. P.Z. Pearce founder of www.champsportsmed.com is a seven-time finisher of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship, is Medical Director of Ironman Coeur d’ Alene, Ironman Arizona, Ironman Hawaii, and Spokane Bloomsday. He is the team physician for Spokane Indians baseball and Spokane Chiefs hockey, and medical staff for the Seattle Seahawks. In addition, Dr. Pearce is the Training Coordinator and National Team Physician for United States Triathlon Association, adjunct faculty at Eastern Washington University, and Associate Clinical Professor of Sports Medicine at University of Washington. Dr. Pearce received a B.S. Degree in Physiology and Psychology and his M.D. at the University Of Washington. Please check each individual camp to see if Dr PZ Pearce will be giving a presentation.
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