Pam Goodley
Pam is going into her fourth year in triathlon, after being a runner for more than 20 years. Competing in distances from sprint to full Ironman, Pam considers the journey “continuing education,” always striving to learn more, especially with cycling and open-water swimming. Along with regional races in California, Pam has also traveled to Canada and Hawaii to complete in 70.3 and 140.6 races. She plans the same for 2017, with a focus on improving her times on courses on the Big Island and in Mont-Tremblant, Canada. In addition to triathlon, Pam enjoys flatwater kayaking, downhill and cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.
Aside from the physical and mental benefits of athletics, Pam values the friendships forged with people all over the world, all connected through triathlon, running, cycling, swimming and other sports.
Pam lives in Sacramento close to the American River Parkway, and works fulltime at an aerospace company. You’ll often find her training on the Parkway or in the nearby Sierra foothills. In winter she enjoys downhill and skate skiing in Tahoe. Pam considers the Parkway and nearby Lake Natoma to be a couple of the region’s greatest assets for running, cycling, swimming, paddling, dog-walking, and seeing wildlife. Outdoors is her “gym,” and she loves to inspire others to #FreeplayOutside.
Quick Facts
- Loves animals and likely won’t get tired of your dog and cat photos.
- Motto is “Be Positive, Be Grateful”. It is on her Road ID bracelet. B positive is also her blood type!
- Fantasy careers are being a singer (can’t sing), an actress (no acting experience), a writer, journalist, detective (Secret Squirrel?) or manager of an animal sanctuary.
- Loves potatoes (sweet, red, russet), which means she could probably survive on Mars.
- Been a plant-based athlete since beginning triathlon.
- Has run the Boston Marathon five times.
2017 Schedule
April 2 – Sactown 5K
April 9 – Napa HITS Olympic distance
May 13 – Ironman Santa Rosa 70.3
June 3 – Ironman Hawaii 70.3
June 25 – USAP California Olympic distance, Pleasanton
July 30 – Ironman Canada 70.3
August 20 – Ironman Mont-Tremblant
2016 Results
Super Sunday Run 10K; 2nd AG
Ironman Honu 70.3 Triathlon; 3rd AG
Ironman Canada; 4th AG
Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz; 4th AG
Race Highlights
Five-time Boston marathon finisher (most recently 2014)
Santa Rosa Marathon; 2nd AG 2013
Vineman Monte Rio Olympic Triathlon; 3rd AG 2014
Barb’s Race (70.3); 2nd AG 2014
Challenge Rancho Cordova (70.3); 2nd AG 2014
Morgan Hill Sprint Triathlon; 1st AG 2015
Tri for Real Olympic Tri; 1st AG 2015
Ironman Victoria 70.3; 2nd AG 2015
Ironman Mont Tremblant 140.6, 8th AG 2015
Pam’s Blog
The Ups and Downs of Ironman Canada
“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes.” I read this quote from Pico Iyer before my trip to Whistler for Ironman Canada. The trip would be my third to Canada in thirteen months, each time...
Swim, Bike, Run, Hula
My Road ID bracelet, in addition to having all of the pertinent contact and medical info, says, “Be Positive, Be Grateful.” That sums up how I approached Ironman Hawaii 70.3 (“Honu”). Roll back the reel to the beginning of April, when I badly strained my Achilles...
Pool Running – Make it Your Fitness Savior
You know you’ve done it, too. Felt a niggle during your training. Maybe a bit of a limp after your run. Some specific pain you thought you could run through without being out of the game. So, with big races on the schedule this year, I committed all of those athletic...
Into the Cosmic Tree
That spade. That Freeplay spade. What does it mean? A quick Google led me to a definition of a leaf representing life on the cosmic tree. Other meanings were strength and wisdom. And then there was death. Geez, let’s forget about that last one! Now I need to read up...
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