It was Omagh’s Brian Campbell that took the honours ahead of Alan Mitchell in today’s event at Lake Gartan on the outskirts of Letterkenny.
With the sun beating down on one of Donegal’s most scenic spots athletes from all over the northwest and further afield dipped their toes in the water of Gartan to kick off what is sure to be a calendar event for tri-athletes all over the country.
In what were near perfect conditions for the race 110 athletes took to the water shortly after 11 o clock to get the event under way.
Athletes got off to a flying start with the first individual out of the in just over 10m minutes.
Once Campbell had his led he worked hard to hold onto it for the rest of the race and cross the finish line in an excellent time of just over 58 minutes. Alan Mitchell from the Letterkenny club who has had one of his best seasons in a tri suit was close on Brian’s heels throughout the day but just couldn’t get close enough to the Omagh tri club man to made his push for the top spot.
Alan said “I’m happy enough with my performance; I pushed as hard as I could on the bike and run, and am coming of the back off three hard races in the past three weeks so I can’t really be disappointed”.
Neil Walton was a minute behind Mitchell and he too has to happy with his performance on the day.
In the woman’s race Eimear O Brien took the top spot in a time of 1.09.31 closely followed by Anne Paul who was in hot pursuit in a time of 1.10.25 and Margret Kelly from Letterkenny in 1.13.46.
This race too was hotly contested with the ladies fighting it out with one another throughout the race for pole position. Eimear was very happy with her performance saying that “she was delighted with her performance and it’s always nice to get a win under your belt every now again, its gives you that wee bit of extra kick and motivation the next event and the training that come with it”.
As well as the performance athletes there were also a number of individuals competing against themselves and not the clock, as one athlete put it “sure it’s a bit of craic on a Saturday morning”.
Councillor Dessie Larkin presented the prizes in the boathouse to competitors after the event, when all the tea sandwiches and cakes had bee eaten, saying that “it was a great event that really showed the attitude of Irish people towards sport, when fathers can run and compete with sons and daughter’s can compete and run along with mothers”.
It was a great event all round and the triathlon club would like to thank all individuals, companies and organisations that helped with the staging of the event, and hopes to see you all again next year.
The following are the positions and finishing times for all the athletes in the race.
Pos Name Time Category Categ Pos Gender Pos Swim T1 Cycle T2 Run Relay Team
1 Brian Campbell 00:58:42 Ages 30 – 39 1 1 00:10:08 00:00:36 00:30:23 00:00:26 00:17:07
2 Kevin Holian 00:59:43 relay 1 2 00:11:02 00:00:22 00:31:05 00:00:16 00:16:56 Triple Threat
3 Alan Mitchell 01:01:29 Ages 20 – 29 1 3 00:10:44 00:00:33 00:31:11 00:00:17 00:18:42
4 Neil Walton 01:02:16 Ages 30 – 39 2 4 00:10:53 00:00:27 00:31:54 00:00:18 00:18:41
5 Adam Speer 01:02:56 Ages 20 – 29 2 5 00:12:21 00:00:37 00:31:12 00:00:26 00:18:17
6 Eamon Hill 01:04:23 Ages 40 – 49 1 6 00:13:31 00:00:41 00:30:26 00:00:19 00:19:24
7 Carl Russell 01:04:26 Ages 30 – 39 3 7 00:11:21 00:00:39 00:31:51 00:00:25 00:20:09
8 Eoin Mcmanus 01:04:50 Ages 20 – 29 3 8 00:11:05 00:00:43 00:33:34 00:00:31 00:18:55
9 Sean Mcfadden 01:05:21 Ages 30 – 39 4 9 00:13:19 00:00:56 00:30:28 00:00:17 00:20:18
10 Cathal Wilson 01:06:01 relay 2 10 00:12:23 00:00:22 00:30:36 00:00:13 00:22:25 LK Bikes
11 Mick Kavanagh 01:06:46 16-19 1 11 00:14:06 00:00:47 00:33:17 00:00:30 00:18:02
12 Clifford Rogers 01:08:15 Ages 40 – 49 2 12 00:10:47 00:00:28 00:34:28 00:00:22 00:22:07
13 Raymond Byrne 01:08:36 Ages 20 – 29 4 13 00:12:20 00:01:06 00:34:05 00:00:24 00:20:38
14 Daniel Quigley 01:08:45 Ages 20 – 29 5 14 00:12:05 00:00:46 00:35:07 00:00:30 00:20:16
15 Angus Hunter 01:08:53 relay 3 15 00:12:05 00:00:35 00:36:03 00:00:22 00:19:46 The Amphibians
16 Aidan callaghan Callaghan 01:09:24 relay 4 16 00:11:23 00:00:28 00:30:31 00:00:16 00:26:45 The C Team
17 Eimear O’brien 01:09:31 Ages 20 – 29 1 1 00:12:09 00:00:53 00:35:14 00:00:34 00:20:40
18 Anne Paul 01:10:25 Ages 40 – 49 1 2 00:13:26 00:00:44 00:35:49 00:00:21 00:20:03
19 Ben George 01:10:31 Ages 30 – 39 5 17 00:13:18 00:00:43 00:34:27 00:00:18 00:21:43
20 Alan O Mahoney 01:10:55 Ages 20 – 29 6 18 00:12:45 00:00:37 00:35:03 00:00:38 00:21:51
21 Brian O’reilly 01:12:44 Ages 40 – 49 3 19 00:12:15 00:01:26 00:34:28 00:00:37 00:23:57
22 Patrick Mitchell 01:13:09 Ages 50 – 59 1 20 00:14:05 00:00:37 00:35:14 00:00:25 00:22:45
23 Lk Athletic Club 01:13:14 relay 5 21 00:13:35 00:00:31 00:37:51 00:00:24 00:20:51
24 Margaret Kelly 01:13:46 Ages 40 – 49 2 3 00:14:13 00:01:02 00:36:24 00:00:29 00:21:35
25 James Beattie 01:14:13 Ages 30 – 39 6 22 00:13:29 00:00:47 00:38:33 00:00:30 00:20:51
26 Mark Kelly 01:14:31 Ages 30 – 39 7 23 00:14:11 00:00:46 00:36:14 00:00:17 00:23:01
27 Paul O’gara 01:14:31 Ages 40 – 49 4 24 00:15:37 00:00:56 00:35:28 00:00:32 00:21:55
28 Damien Reid 01:14:41 Ages 40 – 49 5 25 00:15:10 00:00:59 00:36:03 00:00:40 00:21:47
29 Joan Mollohan 01:14:43 relay 1 4 00:10:36 00:00:47 00:33:31 00:00:15 00:29:31 Sausy’s Hero’s
30 Conall Cahill 01:14:55 16-19 2 26 00:11:14 00:01:02 00:41:36 00:00:25 00:20:35
31 Lorcan Healy 01:15:01 Ages 20 – 29 7 27 00:13:51 00:00:53 00:37:46 00:00:21 00:22:06
32 Thomas Mccallion 01:15:14 Ages 30 – 39 8 28 00:16:15 00:01:31 00:36:05 00:00:53 00:20:28
33 Andrew Connolly 01:15:45 Ages 30 – 39 9 29 00:16:59 00:01:42 00:35:20 00:00:43 00:20:58
34 Alistair Huggett 01:16:27 Ages 50 – 59 2 30 00:17:10 00:01:45 00:33:01 00:00:35 00:23:54
35 Mark Mclaughlin 01:16:42 Ages 40 – 49 6 31 00:13:20 00:00:46 00:37:44 00:00:36 00:24:15
36 Nick Fowell 01:16:50 Ages 40 – 49 7 32 00:16:16 00:00:37 00:36:08 00:00:24 00:23:22
37 Hazel Scorer 01:16:56 Ages 30 – 39 1 5 00:14:35 00:00:59 00:37:48 00:00:32 00:22:59
38 Alec Reid 01:17:09 relay 6 33 00:16:10 00:00:28 00:34:57 00:00:20 00:25:11 Donegal Bay Tri
39 Mick Summerville 01:17:35 Ages 30 – 39 10 34 00:15:25 00:01:00 00:39:16 00:00:36 00:21:15
40 Simon Feehan 01:17:49 Ages 40 – 49 8 35 00:13:31 00:00:37 00:37:39 00:00:30 00:25:29
41 Noel Hoey 01:17:50 Ages 40 – 49 9 36 00:14:05 00:00:52 00:39:27 00:00:28 00:22:55
42 Gary Friel 01:18:02 Ages 30 – 39 11 37 00:17:12 00:01:06 00:37:05 00:00:32 00:22:04
43 Adrian Mckinny 01:18:17 Ages 40 – 49 10 38 00:12:02 00:01:13 00:40:02 00:00:17 00:24:40
44 Diarmaid Keon 01:18:41 Ages 40 – 49 11 39 00:15:05 00:01:11 00:35:50 00:00:33 00:26:00
45 Bronagh O’gara 01:18:51 Ages 30 – 39 2 6 00:16:40 00:01:04 00:38:18 00:00:36 00:22:11
46 Ciaran Clancy 01:19:10 Ages 20 – 29 8 40 00:18:20 00:00:45 00:36:23 00:00:20 00:23:19
47 Tatjana Weidemann 01:19:17 16-19 1 7 00:14:59 00:00:51 00:39:04 00:00:29 00:23:51
48 Hugh Gallagher 01:19:30 Ages 30 – 39 12 41 00:17:51 00:01:45 00:37:48 00:00:17 00:21:47
49 Alvar Norris 01:19:50 Ages 40 – 49 12 42 00:15:06 00:01:34 00:39:45 00:00:18 00:23:04
50 Brendan Giffney 01:19:59 Ages 50 – 59 3 43 00:13:48 00:00:59 00:39:30 00:00:34 00:25:05
51 Niall Mulrine 01:20:11 Ages 30 – 39 13 44 00:16:50 00:01:36 00:36:39 00:00:34 00:24:29
52 Declan Byrne 01:20:23 Ages 50 – 59 4 45 00:15:35 00:01:07 00:34:56 00:00:42 00:28:01
53 Patrick Sharkey 01:20:56 Ages 30 – 39 14 46 00:16:23 00:02:20 00:38:16 00:00:35 00:23:19
54 Paul Mcdevitt 01:21:06 Ages 40 – 49 13 47 00:18:11 00:01:02 00:36:17 00:00:24 00:25:10
55 Noelle Mollohan 01:21:11 Ages 30 – 39 3 8 00:15:33 00:00:38 00:39:00 00:00:32 00:25:26
56 Paul Cullen 01:21:38 Ages 30 – 39 15 48 00:15:12 00:01:20 00:45:33 00:00:43 00:18:47
57 Donald john Maclean 01:21:54 Ages 30 – 39 16 49 00:17:19 00:00:56 00:38:02 00:00:51 00:24:44
58 Daireann Gibson 01:22:37 Ages 30 – 39 17 50 00:15:28 00:02:00 00:40:17 00:00:48 00:24:01
59 Noel Lynch 01:22:44 Ages 40 – 49 14 51 00:17:55 00:01:42 00:40:22 00:00:18 00:22:25
60 Stephen Travers 01:22:52 Ages 40 – 49 15 52 00:20:21 00:01:09 00:38:03 00:00:31 00:22:45
61 John Heneghan 01:23:22 Ages 30 – 39 18 53 00:17:38 00:01:11 00:39:55 00:00:43 00:23:52
62 Daragh Callaghan 01:23:27 Ages 30 – 39 19 54 00:17:16 00:01:16 00:38:39 00:00:44 00:25:30
63 Denis Harkin 01:23:39 Ages 40 – 49 16 55 00:17:43 00:01:42 00:37:27 00:00:43 00:26:01
64 Alan Rodgers 01:23:50 relay 7 56 00:23:04 00:00:27 00:38:56 00:00:19 00:21:01 LFC
65 Jane Mcdevitt 01:23:57 Ages 40 – 49 3 9 00:14:38
66 Marcella O’reilly 01:24:06 Ages 40 – 49 4 10 00:14:23 00:01:21 00:40:43 00:00:42 00:26:54
67 Aoife Logan 01:24:08 Ages 30 – 39 4 11 00:13:42 00:00:40 00:41:53 00:00:29 00:27:20
68 Donal Rowan 01:24:11 Ages 40 – 49 17 57 00:18:34 00:01:23 00:41:40 00:00:44 00:21:48
69 Brendan Meenan 01:24:31 Ages 40 – 49 18 58 00:17:02 00:01:56 00:41:23 00:00:17 00:23:50
70 John Cunnigham 01:24:47 Ages 40 – 49 19 59 00:16:31 00:01:16 00:39:10 00:00:33 00:27:13
71 Kevin Hennessy 01:25:21 Ages 50 – 59 5 60 00:14:15 00:00:55 00:41:25 00:00:59 00:27:44
72 Marcel Mulholland 01:25:38 Ages 30 – 39 20 61 00:17:49 00:01:30 00:38:54 00:00:36 00:26:46
73 Albert Law 01:25:56 Ages 50 – 59 6 62 00:20:51 00:02:03 00:39:10 00:00:44 00:23:05
74 Kevin Feely 01:26:53 Ages 20 – 29 9 63 00:13:48 00:01:15 00:38:16 00:00:46 00:32:44
75 Trevor Devlin 01:27:09 Ages 30 – 39 21 64 00:13:13 00:01:42 00:43:17 00:00:56 00:27:59
76 David Cullen 01:27:28 Ages 30 – 39 22 65 00:18:23 00:01:32 00:42:17 00:00:21 00:24:53
77 James Mcginley 01:28:03 Ages 20 – 29 10 66 00:18:01 00:02:13 00:39:45 00:00:52 00:27:10
78 Cathal Roarty 01:28:30 Ages 40 – 49 20 67 00:16:40 00:02:12 00:41:48 00:01:14 00:26:34
79 Anita Meehan 01:28:47 Ages 30 – 39 5 12 00:20:18 00:01:44 00:42:07 00:00:33 00:24:02
80 Ann Morrow 01:29:03 Ages 40 – 49 5 13 00:16:29 00:01:29 00:43:25 00:00:18 00:27:20
81 Chris Spratt 01:29:53 Ages 30 – 39 23 68 00:16:11 00:01:53 00:39:44 00:01:13 00:30:51
82 Karen Dolan 01:30:10 Ages 40 – 49 6 14 00:21:30
83 Nessa Murnaghan 01:30:11 Ages 30 – 39 6 15 00:16:05 00:01:04 00:44:28 00:00:49 00:27:42
84 Maria Concagh 01:30:46 Ages 40 – 49 7 16 00:18:30 00:02:05 00:42:16 00:00:54 00:26:59
85 Trevor Doherty 01:30:46 Ages 30 – 39 24 69 00:17:26 00:03:50 00:46:47 00:00:23 00:22:17
86 Paul Corcoran 01:30:48 Ages 30 – 39 25 70 00:18:38 00:01:32 00:42:32 00:01:15 00:26:49
87 Feilim Gormley 01:31:11 Ages 30 – 39 26 71 00:16:10 00:02:28 00:42:05 00:02:10 00:28:16
88 Breda Curley 01:31:12 Ages 50 – 59 1 17 00:18:39 00:01:13 00:40:31 00:00:59 00:29:47
89 John Blain 01:31:13 Ages 20 – 29 11 72 00:14:14 00:02:09 00:45:51 00:00:32 00:28:25
90 Brian Nicholson 01:31:32 Ages 30 – 39 27 73 00:17:35 00:01:37 00:43:07 00:00:20 00:28:51
91 Catherine Mcateer 01:31:39 Ages 30 – 39 7 18 00:17:52 00:01:40 00:43:41 00:00:24 00:27:59
92 Hugh Mcglinchey 01:31:46 Ages 40 – 49 21 74 00:16:36 00:02:23 00:44:36 00:00:34 00:27:35
93 Eamonn Mccafferty 01:32:09 Ages 50 – 59 7 75 00:21:40 00:01:48 00:41:05 00:00:40 00:26:54
94 Paul Shields 01:32:24 Ages 20 – 29 12 76 00:22:00 00:02:23 00:44:17 00:00:48 00:22:53
95 Ann Devlin 01:32:50 Ages 20 – 29 2 19 00:16:57 00:01:03 00:44:13 00:00:27 00:30:07
96 Ronan Cunningham 01:32:53 Ages 30 – 39 28 77 00:22:16 00:01:29 00:41:22 00:00:56 00:26:47
97 Katie Megaw 01:33:14 Ages 20 – 29 3 20 00:16:29 00:01:50 00:46:13 00:01:09 00:27:31
98 Gavin Harris 01:33:53 Ages 30 – 39 29 78 00:27:23 00:02:27 00:36:22 00:00:43 00:26:56
99 Eleanor Rooney 01:35:49 Ages 40 – 49 8 21 00:18:45 00:01:23 00:41:24 00:00:48 00:33:26
100 Mel Boyle 01:36:29 Ages 40 – 49 22 79 00:18:20 00:02:36 00:45:42 00:01:23 00:28:25
101 James Morrison 01:36:31 Ages 40 – 49 23 80 00:19:06 00:01:35 00:44:45 00:00:57 00:30:05
102 Paul Smith 01:37:19 Ages 30 – 39 30 81 00:18:44 00:03:16 00:48:39 00:01:10 00:25:27
103 Keelan Gallagher 01:37:55 Ages 20 – 29 13 82 00:25:24 00:02:12 00:44:23 00:00:38 00:25:15
104 Mark Cunningham 01:39:55 Ages 30 – 39 31 83 00:25:43 00:03:11 00:47:04 00:00:26 00:23:28
105 Michael Mcgrath 01:40:23 Ages 30 – 39 32 84 00:22:50 00:01:59 00:45:38 00:01:17 00:28:37
106 Pauric Mcbrearty 01:41:18 Ages 20 – 29 14 85 00:22:53 00:03:10 00:44:31 00:00:49 00:29:52
107 Christopher Kelly 01:41:58 Ages 40 – 49 24 86 00:27:41 00:01:48 00:45:28 00:00:52 00:26:06
108 Karina Carroll 01:42:32 Ages 30 – 39 8 22 00:19:32 00:02:47 00:48:51 00:00:39 00:30:42
109 Michael Mcmenamin 01:43:18 Ages 40 – 49 25 87 00:28:16 00:03:35 00:44:10 00:01:16 00:25:59
110 Anish Patil 01:45:21 16-19 3 88 00:24:43 00:02:15 00:46:49 00:02:40 00:28:52