About
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’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)