By Lauren Tomory
“I have seen a thing or two in my day but what Shoup did was out of control, over the top, 100% [incredible].”
These are the choice words of Sport Factory Elite Team Member …
Our off road team is comprised of off road triathletes, adventure racers, and ultra runners capable of overall placement and National Championship qualification. These amazing athletes test the outer limits of human endurance.
Our age group team is comprised of athletes that consistently place in their age group. This may be on the local level.
Club members join The Sport Factory “family” and are invited to attend all club social events, access to our message board, group training, many special discounts, and get their own web page. Best of all your team members are there to support you at your next race!
Our elite team in comprised of athletes that consistently place overall in their races, and/or are capable of category placement on a national level, or are professional athletes.
We are always looking to invest in the future of the sports we coach and we do so with through our Junior Elite Team. These athletes range in age from 15-19 and may be eligible for our coaching scholarship program
Our scholarship athletes have demonstrated exceptional ability while being relatively new to their sport. Our coaches invest in these young athletes with the objective of refining them to their greatest potential and the scholarship program is a feeder for our elite team.
Team Member: Jason McCambridge
Race Name: Heels N Wheels Duathlon
Race Date: August 28, 2010
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 1st overall, 55:45
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: Went down to the swamp for the Waycross duathlon (2mi, 13mi, 2mi) last weekend and had a good one. The best part was my two year old made the trip with me and cheered her daddy on to the win. The course went through the S/F five times so there was plenty of opportunity to be inspired by my little girl.
The run was the big unknown for me. Dr. Sadri of First choice health care has been done an excellent job patching me together this summer but with run training is at a minimum you never know. As I came through the first half mile in just over five min pace I knew it was going to be a good day. Into T1 I was second, to a relay team (I did note his running shorts and figured it had to be a relay) It was time to put my head down and go after it, I wanted to be first across that line for my little girl. About two miles into the bike I tucked in behind the lead vehicle and never looked back. The ride went well as I held a 25+ average. Now it was time for the big test, could I hold it together for the second run?? Well just over 6 min pace it was and that was good enough to hold off the hard charging relay team. Crossing the line first was extra sweet with my little girl looking on.
Next up in age group nationals and I hope to be able to represent the sport factory well. On a side note swamp bugs are scare, thought they were going to dent my hood or crack my windshield as I drove in, crazy!! I highly recommend this race to anyone, great crowd and a beautiful place to race.
See you on the road…
Team Member: Kirk McElreath
Race Name: 2371
Race Date: 8-29-2010
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 1265/14:01:10/finisher
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: I am not sure that the goal of Ironman would have been achieved had it not been for …
Team Member: Meghan King
Race Name: Tri for Cancer Sprint
Race Date: 8/29/10
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 1st Overall Female: 1:12:47
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: This was overall a great race. It’s my first season racing, so …
Team Member: Jeff Lukich
Race Name: South Carolina Half Iron
Race Date: 8/29/10
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 3rd AG/ 33rd OA
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: The SC Half is one of my favorite races. Though the field …
Team Member: Jim Heebner
Race Name: Peachtree City Sprint
Race Date: 8/21/10
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 2nd AG: 1:09:02.85
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: So this turned out to be the race I learned the valuable lesson that …
Team Member: Keith Marshall
Race Name: Peachtree City Sprint
Race Date: 8/21/10
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 6th Overall, 2nd Masters 1:05:15
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: This ia a great local race, with over 1,000 people racing …
Team Member: Mandi Harris
Race Name: Peachtree City Sprint Triathlon
Race Date: 8/21/2010
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 2/56 AG, 20/583 Female, 1:16:10
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: I felt good in this race, even though my time was …
Team Member: Byron Milton
Race Name: Just-Tri-It Habitat Gainesville, GA
Race Date: 08/21/2010
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 1st AG/ 4th OA/ 1:13:46
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: Drenching rain, thunder,lighting perfect day for a triathlon. Opting for a …
Team Member: Diane Dutcher
Race Name: Beaver Lake Sprint Triathlon
Race Date: 08/21/2010
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 1st AG; 1:34:27
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…:
This race was a “first” for me on several fronts:
1. First race since my …
Team Member: Stuart Makinson
Race Name: Georgia Veterans Sprint Tri
Race Date: 8/14/10
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 3rd OA, 1st AG, 1:02:24
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: Flat is nice. Hot and humid is not. So welcome to …