Carrie Clay
Carrie is a stay-at-home mom to her 3 year-old son, and has been happily married to her husband, Aron fore almost 5 years. She understands the difficulties of balancing work, family, friends, and training. She founded Custom Coaching, LLC in December of 2008, as she saw a need for quality, affordable, fun, and CUSTOMIZED multisport coaching in the St. Louis area. She is excited about the overwhelming response she has received from her blog and is looking forward to growing her company, helping others reach their goals, and contributing to the multisport community in the St. Louis area.
Carrie began swimming competitively at the age of 8. Growing up, she swam USS, summer league and high school. Carrie decided not to swim in college, so she could focus on her studies and pursue new and different activities. While in college, Carrie competed in her first triathlon, the South County YMCA Sprint Triathlon. She also began mountain bike racing and soon discovered that if she wanted to be a good mountain biker she needed to spend some time on a road bike. While in graduate school, she joined the St. Louis University Cycling Team and started road bike racing. During this time, Carrie continued to compete in sprint and Olympic distance triathlons. Upon completing college, Carrie shifted her focus solely to triathlon.
Carrie is a competitive age group triathlete in the local multisport scene. She has qualified many times for the USAT Age Group NationalChampionships, qualified for and competed in the Half-Max National Championships, and traveled to various regional and national races. Her primary focus, up until recently, has been the Olympic distance triathlon, but a few years ago she completed her first half-Ironman distance race and has grown to like the longer distances. In 2009, Carrie will be training for and competing in her first Ironman distance race at Ironman Louisville.
Carrie has 10 years of experience as a triathlete and 21 years of experience as a swimmer. Additionally, she has coached youth summer league swim teams, taught swim lessons to both children and adults, and has coached marathon training groups. In 2008, she became a USAT Certified Coach.
Carrie loves to help others,especially those just venturing into the multisport world. She is excited to give back to the sport that she has enjoyed for so long!