Local athlete wins Beaver Lake Triathlon

Jason Houck became the first male athlete from Issaquah to ever win the Beaver Lake Triathlon Saturday, taking the 17th annual event in 1 hour, 10 minutes, 3 seconds.

By Reporter Staff • August 24, 2010 1:13 pm
One of the 362 Beaver Lake Triathlon competitors makes her way to the final stretch of the race on Saturday.
One of the 362 Beaver Lake Triathlon competitors makes her way to the final stretch of the race on Saturday.

Jason Houck became the first male athlete from Issaquah to ever win the Beaver Lake Triathlon Saturday, taking the 17th annual event in 1 hour, 10 minutes, 3 seconds.

The 32-year-old finished the 1/4-mile swim around Beaver Lake in 5:54, the 13.8-mile bike ride in 37:35, and had the fastest time in 4.3-mile run at 24:45.

Fellow Issaquah athlete, Baraka Poulin, finished the race fifth overall in 1:13:09, while Sammamish’s Mathieu Signoretty was 10th in 1:15:32.

Kara Nielsen, 31, of Seattle won the women’s race, finishing more than four minutes ahead of the second-place finisher in a time of 1:17:20.

Issaquah’s Kenda Super was seventh in the women’s overall race in a time 1:28:00, while Sammamish’s Tammy Wales was 10th in 1:29:02.

The 17th annual Beaver Lake Triathlon featured 362 athletes from all over the Northwest.