Picture special as Letterkenny 24/7 Triathlon Club host Sprint Duathlon

The Letterkenny 24/7 Triathlon Club hosted their Sprint Duathlon on Sunday. Sponsored by The Kitchen the National series the event was a major success and saw 112 competitors take to the start line to compete.

The race started on the track at Aura and after a wet and windy cycle competitors returned to O’ Donnell Park to complete the final 3.2k run.

Killian Heery was the overall winner in a time of 51:15, with Gavin Corey of Omagh Tri Club in 2^nd position in a time of 52minutes with local athlete Shaun Stewart just 9 seconds behind in 3^rd place.

Lorraine Carey from Liquid Triathlon Club was the first female in 56:34. 24/7 member Siobhan Gallagher finished in 2^nd place in 58:35, just a week after finishing 2^nd in the Sportsman Duathlon in Louth. Marie Boyle was 3^rd woman just marginally over the one hour mark in 01:00:07.

There was some impressive performances from club members with Peter O’Donnell, Shane McNulty,John Connaghan, Natasha Kelly, Gavin Doherty, Niamh McDaid and Kate Black all winning their respective age categories.

The club wishes to acknowledge St. Eunan’s GAA club for the use of O’ Donnell Park and Aura Leisure Centre for the use of their facilities on Sunday. A big thanks is also extended to Pat and Amanda from The Kitchen for the excellent food provided for all competitors.

Planning a club race is not an easy task but Race Director Clara Quigley ably assisted by her race committee and team of marshals and volunteers ensured the event ran smoothly. Thanks to everyone who gave up their time to help in any way. Congratulations to all club members who took part.

Alan Patterson Trust 5k/Milford AC 5k

Peter O’Donnell was also in action on Saturday in the Milford 5k finishing in 17:34. Clint Doherty ran 18:06 in the Alan Patterson Trust 5k held in Raphoe on Sunday. The Raphoe duo of Terence Quinn and Raj Mehan completed it in 23:42 and 24:41 respectively.

Try a Tri and Super Sprint -23^rd April

The 2017 Letterkenny Try a tri and Super Sprint Triathlons are due to take place on Sunday 23^rd April at the Aura Leisure Centre. Always a popular event with new people and existing triathletes this event sells out quickly. Please note as this is a pool based triathlon entries are limited.

As the Aura Leisure centre has a moveable floor, the less experienced swimmers have nothing to fear as the floor will be risen on the day, with a water depth of only 1.25metres.

There will be 2races on the day, the Try a tri with a swim distance of 200meters (8 pool lengths) and the Super Sprint with a swim of 400 meters (16 pool lengths). Please note that the Try a tri is only open to first time competitors in triathlon.

Entries are now open on the Triathlon Ireland website. This is a pre-entry event only and no entries will be taken on the day.

For any queries please contact the race director by email at letterkenny247tryatri@yahoo.com

Important Notice regarding Club Membership

From Wednesday 1st March you will no longer be permitted to take part in any club training sessions if you are not a registered Club Member.

NO guest members will be permitted to take part in any swim sessions. Due to high numbers this will be strictly enforced.

All details on renewing membership can be found on the Triathlon Ireland website. Anyone who does not have membership paid in the next week will not be permitted to attend club training.

Club Training

Club training continues as follows:

Tuesday: Track session- 7.45pm

Wednesday: Swim session- Advanced 7-8pm, Intermediate/ Beginners 8-9pm

Thursday: Long Run session leaves from Aura at 6.30pm

Saturday: Club cycle leaves from Aura at 9am

Full Results:

24/7 National Series Duathlon

Peter O’Donnell                       54:54   1^st M25-29

Shane McNulty                       56:02   1^st M40-44

Jason King                              58:02

John Connaghan                    58:19   1^st M55-59

Siobhan Gallagher                  58:35   2^nd Female

Paul Doherty                           58:43

Jason Black                            58:55

Jonathan Martin                      59:07   2^nd M18-19

Michael Logue                         59:28

Shaun McDevitt                      01:01:08

Martin Donnelly                       01:02:05

Paul Lynch                              01:02:06

Liam Tinney                            01:02:46

Pat Brady                                01:03:10

Anthony Sweeney                 01:03:14

Natasha Kelly                         01:03:31 1^st F20-24

Adrian Callaghan                     01:03:46

Gavin Doherty                                    01:05:17 1^st M16-17

Cathal Roarty                         01:06:24

Catherine McKinley                 01:06:46 2^ndF40-44

Sam Bogan                             01:07:27

Tommy Hill                              01:08:27

Lester Speer                           01:08:58

Graham Parker                        01:09:32

Philip Robinson                       01:09:49

Sharon Black                           01:10:23

Niamh McDaid             01:10:25 1^st F25-29

Martina McDaid                       01:10:34 2^nd F30-34

Aidan McFadden                     01:10:35

Fionnuala Larkin                      01:11:02 3^rd F35-39

Anne Robinson                       01:12:13

Kathleen McNulty                    01:15:18

Stephanie Dunleavy              01:17:56 2^nd F50-54

Desiree Casburn                    01:18:23

Cathy Harvey                                    01:19:42

Rachael Stilvern                      01:19:51

Alicia Quigley                          01:20:35 2^nd F25-29

Kate Black                               01:21:15 1^st F16-17

Aisling Diver                            01:27:59 2^nd F16-17

Alan Patterson 5k

Clint Doherty                           18:06

Terence Quinn                        23:42

Raj Mehan                               24:41

Milford 5k

Peter O’ Donnell                      17:34:09