Cascade’s Edge + Victoria Half Ironman +Ironman CDA
Cascade’s Edge Triathlon
June 21, 2008
Mireille Nelson completed her second Olympic distance race at Cascade’s Edge and had a fantastic swim, dropping 3 minutes off her previous Olympic race. Mireille learned after the race that her breaks were on the entire ride… lesson learned. Check your equipment before the event! Good job Mereille on sticking with it when the going got tough.
Erik Lovro placed 39th overall with a finish time of 2:32.11. This was Erik’s first Olympic distance race. Erik had the 7th quickest bike split of the day averaging 22.13 mph. Erik is definitely an up and comer to watch. Congrats!
Victoria Half Ironman
June 22, 2008

This was the “A” race for several in the HSP Tri Club. We had 8 HSP members in the race For 5 of them, it was their first half-Ironman. The weather held up and although the water was a bit choppy in the morning, everything fell into place as the race started. It’s funny how that happens. The bike course is much equivalent to that of Lake Stevens with hills and the run is fairly flat.
Rebecca Kelly finished her first Ironman 70.3 and second triathlon EVER with a time just under her 7 hour goal! Finishing with a time of 6:59.48. Way to be consistent and to make it happen! Great job!
Elyse Tung gets the “sticking with it” award for the day, or as she may tell you the “pony up princess award”. The girl had 3 flats (yes, 3), which is a reminder that anything can happen out there! Elyse finished the race in 6:51.40 and along the way tapped out all her karma and supporters for tubes and pumps and cartridges, etc. She was able to pull everything together on the run, running 17 minutes faster than her previous half-Ironman time. Good job Elyse!
Stacey Klimek completed the event in 6:44. We are still awaiting her official results, as she had to switch out her timing chip. Stacey- you did it! Way to go!
Jill Donnelly was 19th in her age division with a finish time of 6:19.27. Way to finish with a strong run 9 min faster than your previous half. Good job!
Jason Arango completed his first half Ironman and his second triathlon ever in 6:36:39. Jason learned a lot in the last 4 months in preparation for the event and finished up with a fantastic race. Great job.
Ashlea Wright finished 23rd in her age division and 88th overall with a time of 5:57.56. Ashlea had three strong events, with an exceptionally strong bike time. Her rankings were 94/61/88. Fantastic job Ashlea.
Betsy Zoladz was 12th in her age division and completed her first half Ironman. Going 67/30/29. Way to be strong!
Wayne Donnelly had a superb race placing 15th in his age division with a finish time of 5:10.29 and smashing his previous half Ironman time by 28 min. Congratulations!
Ironman France
June 22, 2008
Scott Zaleski completed his first Ironman in 12:07.59! Way to go IRONMAN!
Ironman CDA
June 22, 2008
As many know the lake temps were the huge concern going into the race. As usually everything pulled together and race morning we had fantastic 59 degree water with air temps in the mid 70’s. We really could not have asked for better conditions. HSP had 3 racers, with an honorable mention to our friend Scott Greene.
Nathan Clem just joined us a two weeks before the event where we planned out nutrition and taper in the final weeks. This was his first Ironman and he reached his goal of finishing, completing the event in 14:06.50. Unfortunately, Nathan had a bum knee that forced him to walk mile 7 on along with a trip to medical to get bandaged up. Nathan persevered and finished with a smile! Way to go IRONMAN!
Natalie Komar, my beloved training partner, completed her second Ironman on this day. Finishing in 1 hour and 18 seconds faster than her previous time in 2003. Natalie came so close to breaking 12 hours at 12:00.30, but could not have asked for a better day, placing 15th in her age division. Natalie swam a 1:13, biked a 6:04.37 and ran a 4:35.32. AWESOME, FANTASTIC, IRONMAN SUPERSTAR!
Scott Greene is one of our HSP training buddies. Scott finished his second Ironman with an Ironman PR of 37 min. Scott finished with a time of 10:31.02. Way to be strong and consistent. Your hard work showed!
As for Teresa Nelson… well, I have already bored each and everyone one of you with my race report, but I can say that I am very happy and pleased with my results – I am KONA Bound! We all have set backs leading to each event and I went into the event with the “try my best attitude”. Sometimes things just fall into place and I believe it is the consistency throughout the years that helps when the going gets tough. Thanks to all my supporters- Mom, Chris, Mark, Natalie, Inewmed, HSP, all my docs, Blue seventy, Hammer Nutrition, Rudy project, Zac at Cascade Bicycle Studio, Speedy Reedy, my coach and all of my coaching peeps – you inspire me!