By Amy Kloner
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When you think of retirement, what comes to mind? Golfing in Fort Lauderdale? A card game in Sun City? Knitting sweaters for the grandkids?
Since we are active, fit, and healthy in our 20s, …
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, 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 15-23 and may be eligible for our coaching scholarship program
Our Xterra off road triathletes are capable on overall placement and National Championship qualification. Our Adventure Racing teams compete in races up to 24 hours and are comprised of a co-ed (elite) and co-ed masters teams
Team Member: Joshua Stephens
Race Name: 22nd Annual Polar Bear Run 2010
Race Date: 01-23-2010
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 3rd AG
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: Set a new PR for running a 5K; was set to run sub :20 race until possibly the world’s biggest hill dropped my pace to 9-9:30, and I only recovered to a 7:20ish pace after the climb.
Name: Tracy Palmer
Age: 29
Coach: Amy Kloner
Personal: : I have been pretty athletic all of my life. I played soccer and tennis, but once I learned to swim, it became my passion! I was …
Name: Sara Allen
Age: 17
Coach: Matt Russ
Personal: I am a junior at Chattahoochee High School.
Athletic experience/accomplishments: I have been involved in competitive swimming for 11 years. At Chattahoochee High School I have earned 3 varsity letters …
Name: Brian Duffy
Age: 16
Coach: Holly Marzetti
Personal: : I have been racing in triathlons since I was 7 years old. I have participated in different distances over the years, but long distance triathlons are my …
Age: 12, racing age 13, DOB 12/30/97
Personal: I’ve been racing in tri’s since I was 6 yrs old. My parents, Keith and Lisa, and my brother, Alex, all race as well. I’m currently in 6th …
Name: Marc Seitz
Age: 29
Coach: Matt Hanson
Personal: : I am a small animal veterinarian with a wonderful wife and an energetic chocolate lab. Simplicity, curiosity, and love guide my life. I enjoy athletics because …
Name: Sean Sanders
Age: 41
Personal: : My wife, Ashley, and I have a son and a daughter, Noah(8) and Ella(6). In our spare time we like splitting time between the mountains and the beach. We do …
Name: Todd Olson
Age: 41
Coach: Amy Kloner
Personal: : Born and raised in Minnesota I really have no idea why I am using a coach in Atlanta (anything south of the Mason Dixon line makes me nervous), …
Team Member: Sam Morgan
Race Name: Wonderful Days of Winter 5K
Race Date: 1/2/2010
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 2nd OA again, 17:32
Tell us about your race (limit 500 words)…: Last year’s results, mile splits, average HR, max HR:
2nd OA
5:34 175 …
Name: Michelle Hanson
Age: 23
Coach: Matt Hanson
Personal: : I was born in Fairfax, Virginia. I moved to Alpharetta, GA at the age of 6 and shortly after the move I joined the neighborhood swim team. Due …
Name: Wendell Scott
Age: 48
Coach: Jon Adamson
Personal: : Married, two kids (college age).
I earned my MBA from Duke University and have been with BellSouth/ATT since 1981, finally getting to Atlanta in 1999. Growing up on a …
Name: Chris Celka
Age: 41
Personal: : Married and the father of 2 beautiful girls. I work for a large financial services firm where I lead a fraud analytics team.
Athletic experience/accomplishments: Main focus over the last …