About

Utah.JPEG

Founder - Mel Pro

Throughout my life, I've traveled throughout the United States and abroad - experiencing different cultures + seeing how people live, fascinates me. With all these travels, I keep yearning to return to southern Utah. The colors & the feels of the landscape are something that lights up my soul.

When I was a kid, my favorite classes were anything to do with art - drawing, painting, & pottery. In undergrad, I took two drawing classes - not because they were part of my degree because I wanted to have a way to express myself + still be connected to that creative part of me. Life is full of color, whether it is shades of gray or the full spectrum of the rainbow.

All aspects of race planning is like an artful risk, yet rewarding adventure - detailed planning of the journey to have the right execution of race details, understanding that all the plans might not go as expected, and learning to adapt- no matter what the circumstance.

 

Mel working at the 2022 TINAR Race Series Alley Trail Marathon. Photo credit Misty Dawn

Mel’s qualifications

 

2022

USA Triathlon Level 1 Race Director

  • First Aid & CPR Certified

  • SafeSport Certified

Mel with Natalie at Tri CLE. Photo Credit Cody York

Mel’s racing experience

 

2010

How it all began…..

North Shore Border War (Sprint Triathlon)

2011

  • St. Malachi (5-mile run)

  • Flag Day 5k (run)

  • Lake Metroparks Lighthouse Triathlon (Sprint)

  • Muncie Triathlon (Sprint)

2012

  • Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon (Half Marathon)

  • MiltonMan (Sprint Triathlon)

  • AmmoMan (Sprint Triathlon)

  • Muncie Triathlon (Sprint)

  • Midtown Cleveland (10k run)

2013

  • Clay’s Park (Sprint Triathlon)

  • Flag Day 5k (Run)

  • MiltonMan (Olympic Triathlon)

  • USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships (Olympic Triathlon)

2014

  • Lake Health 10 Mile Drop (Road Run Race)

  • Cleveland 10 Miler (Road Run Race)

  • Mohican Endurance Festival (Olympic Triathlon)

  • Lake Metroparks Lighthouse Triathlon (Sprint)

  • Greater Cleveland Triathlon (Olympic)

  • Rev3 Cedar Point (70.3 Triathlon)

2015

  • Florida Challenge Triathlon (Sprint Triathlon)

  • Salt Fork Spring Challenge (10-Mile Trail Run)

  • Maumee Bay (Olympic Aquabike)

  • Musselman (70.3 Triathlon)

  • Salt Fork Trail Challenge (10-Mile Trail Run)

  • Big Foot (10-Mile Trail Run)

2016

  • Winter Buckeye Trail (Trail Half Marathon)

  • Fools 25k (Trail)

  • Maumee Bay (Olympic Aquabike)

  • Musselman (Sprint Triathlon)

  • Musselman (Half Aquabike)

  • Western Reserve Racing Burning River 100 (Relay team)

  • Ironman Ohio (70.3 Triathlon)

  • Ironman Maryland (Swim Canceled, 100-Mile Bike, Marathon Run)

2017

  • Fools (Trail 25k)

  • Cle Trail Half Marathon

  • Swim to the Moon (Swim 5k)

  • Leave No Trace (Trail Half Marathon)

  • Portage Lakes (Olympic Triathlon)

  • Conquer the Castle (Trail 50k)

2018

  • Old Girdled Grit (Trail Half Marathon)

  • Mo Marathon & Half (Trail Half Marathon)

  • Fools (Trail 25k)

  • Bryce Canyon Ultra (Trail 50k)

  • Swim to the Moon (Swim 5k)

2019

  • Old Girdled Grit (Trail Half Marathon)

  • Ironman Puerto Rico (70.3 Triathlon)

  • Burning River (Trail 50 miles)

2020

Well… you know… it was just one of those years

2021

  • Black Fork Gravel Grinder (Gravel 30-miler)

  • Medina Twin Sizzler (Road Cycling)

  • Gravel Race Up Spruce Knob (Gravel 50-miler)

  • Leave No Trace (Half Marathon)

  • Mo Half Marathon (Trail)

  • Dead Horse State Park Ultra (50K)

2022

  • R2R2R attempt (44+ miles)

  • Lake Metroparks Pirate Triathlon (Sprint)

  • Western Reserve Racing Burning River 100 (Relay leg 5)