- 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.
- Chuckie V
- Chuckie is an accomplished endurance athlete who started his athletic career on the USA National team as a cyclist. He took up Triathlon with irrepressible style, sporting a foot-high Mohawk on festive occasions and enjoyed appearing in MTV-style adds for Gatorade in the mid 90's. He got down to business a few years later, with numerous top Ironman finishes around the world including Lanzarote, Wisconsin and Canada. In 1999 he was crowned Ironman Canada winner after an impressive race that came down to the wire.
Chuckie is now passing on his experience, knowledge and love of endurance sports to other athletes through one on one coaching, camps and clinics. His enthusiasm for the outdoors and sports is certainly contagious and he enjoys motivating others to meet new physical challenges. Since retiring from racing, Chuckie still enjoys a very active lifestyle. He has hiked 2655 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail both in 2002 and 2006 and enjoyed many long distance bike trips around the USA. Chuckie has trained in the Solvang area each winter since 2003 and knows the area like the back of his hand!
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- 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.
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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 2010 will be David's fifth training/coaching trip out to Solvang.
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- Peter Reid
- Peter, three time Hawaii Ironman World Champion (and three time runner up) has been the most consistent performer at this prestigious race for the last decade. His talent, dedication and ability to perform when it matters, has resulted in a career which includes ten Ironman wins across the globe. Similarly to Chuckie, Peter set out in the endurance world as a cyclist but swiftly made the move to Triathlons in 1989. A seventeen year career span followed where Peter became King of the Hawaii Pressure cooker on many occasions and has certainly earned himself a spot on the list of the islands greats.
- Peter, who retired from life as a pro athlete in 2006, is now challenging his experience and passion for the sport into his coaching domain, PR Peak Performance. His goal is to apply his philosophies to coach other athletes to achieve their sporting dreams. He is also currently enjoying a very active lifestyle. During the spring of 2007 Peter was to be found coaching at a camp in Monaco and training with Axel Merckx and in 2008 he coached at camps in Tucson and 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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- Andy Fox
- Andy is an elite age group triathlete from Colorado with over 25 yrs of racing experience. He works as a professional Firefighter/Paramedic in Englewood, Colorado. He grew up as a nationally ranked swimmer and started his triathlon career in 1981. He has competed in all distances with success including 3 Kona visits and age group wins at Boulder Peak, Buffalo Springs and Ironman Canada. Living in Colorado has enabled him to be very diverse in his racing as he has competed in numerous mountain bike races, including a top ten Leadville 100 finish, as well as snowshoe races, ski races, winter triathlons, off road tris and trail races such as the Pikes Peak Ascent.You will usually find him racing cyclocross in the fall.
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- Shaun Callaghan
- Shaun did his first Triathlon in Durban (South Africa) in 1989 on a borrowed bike with no prior cycling background and has remained active in the sport ever since. From those early days he has gone on to qualify for both Clearwater and Kona and is an 8 time Ironman Finisher. Shaun comes from a strong swimming background with a his real strength being open water swimming. He did his first Mile Openwater swim at age 8 and spent many years refining the skill as a surf lifeguard and provincial waterpolo player. In his latter High School years Shaun started a successful running career, first in cross country (Provincial Team and University Scholarship) then in Ultra's (2 times Two Oceans Finisher). He first became involved in coaching in 1990 running a competitive swim squad of between 40 to 60 athletes between the ages of 8 and 18 through the early and middle 90's.
- Shaun and his family immigrated to Vancouver, BC in 2003 where he began his triathlon coaching career - first by running swim clinics for the local triathlon club and then taking on his first individual clients. In 2006 with the help of his wife Janine, he founded Pacific Rim Multisport and ran their first Camp. Since then Shaun has been involved in many training camps in both Canada and Tucson and coaching many Ironman athletes. Shaun is a certified FaCT Level 1 Lactate Tester and experienced Bike Fitter.
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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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- Support Driver - Peter Nicklin:
- Pete Nicklin lives in the beautiful Santa Ynez Valley in the city of Solvang. He started bicycle riding about 25 years ago as he needed something to do after he quit smoking! Thereafter, he and his wife took all of their vacations on bike tours. He enjoyed these tours so much that about 6 years ago he started leading bike tours with Scenic Cycling Adventures for 3 summers in a row. For the past 15 years he has worked the Breathe Easy Ride (an American Lung Association event) in the Santa Ynez Valley area and driven support for the Solvang Century ride which involves 6,000 riders. Peter was a key part of our team for the 2007 and 2008 camp season and we are very lucky to have his continued expertise and support.
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