Four of our club members travelled to compete in the National Duathlon Championships hosted by Sligo Triathlon Club at the weekend and all four had superb performances in a highly competitive field of competitors.
There were perfect conditions of bright sunshine, light wind and cool temperatures for the 160 competitors taking part. A positive since they were greeted by such a challenging course.
It began with a 9km – part on road, part off-road – run before an undulating 40km out and back bike leg; and a 4km flat-ish fire road run through Union Wood to the finish line. Shane McNulty was the first club member to cross the line in a superb time of 2:01:30.
Shaun Mc Devitt wasn’t too far behind and after an impressive bike leg of 1:0730 finished strong on the run and crossed the line in an overall time of 2:04:18. Club chairman Liam Tinney was also in impressive form. Liam had 2 very strong run legs of 37:06 and 17:10 and finished in a total time of 2:10:03.
Cathal Roarty’s recent warm weather training certainly paid off. Cathal was in fine form on Sunday after his spell in the sun and crossed the finish line in 2:22:42, picking up 2nd place prize for the M55-59 age category.
Ocala Sprint Triathlon Florida
Peter McLean never likes to just sit back and relax on holidays; instead he always ensure to fly the 24/7 flag where and whenever possible. On Sunday Peter took part in the Ocala Sprint triathlon in Florida. He had a brilliant race and crossed the finish line in a time of 1:39:15, 4th in the M60-64 age category.
Run Donegal 2019
Amongst the 700 plus competitors that took part in Sundays annual Run Donegal Woman’s 5k was
Suzie Bogan and Bridie Devenney who ran 26:58 and 34:09 respectively.
Spring/Summer Training Update
The longer evenings will soon be here and so with it will be the change to Club Training. The proposed date for the commencement of Brick/TT Sessions is Thursday 18th April. The first session will be a brick session. The proposed date for the first open water session (weather dependent) is Monday 13th May. More information will follow in the coming weeks.
Beginner Cycle Sessions
Beginner cycle sessions will continue this week and will leave from the Aura Leisure Centre@ 11am. The club will have two experienced cyclists leading the cycle.
This Saturday cycle leaders will be Colm Corcoran and Enda Carr. We encourage any of our new members to take up this opportunity and get out on the bike and also anyone that may be a member for a while and is not comfortable with their bike handling skills are welcome to join.
Club Training
Club training continues as follows:
Monday: Coached track session at Aura
Message from Coach Ciaran O’Donnell: Leaving reception at Aura at 6.30pm SHARP to complete 2km warm up, out past Ballymacool Park. Latecomers will know where to head to meet them if anyone running late. On track and warmed up for 6.50pm, with session getting under way as soon as!
Wednesday: Swim session- Novice 7-8pm, Intermediate/Advanced 8-9pm
Thursday: Long run session leaves Aura at 6.30pm sharp- Hi-Viz is compulsory for these sessions- Be safe, be seen!
Saturday: Club cycle from Aura at 9am- All members must have front and rear lights to take part in the club session.
Saturday: Club swim session Saturday at 6pm Additional lane added for 14-16yr old club members- MUST be accompanied by a parent (please note prepayment does not cover Saturday swim).
Full Results
National Duathlon Championships, Sligo Duathlon
Shane McNulty 2:01:30
Shaun McDevitt 2:04:18
Liam Tinney 2:10:03
Cathal Roarty 2:22:42 2ND M55-59
Ocala Sprint Triathlon Florida
Peter McLean 1:39:15
Run Donegal 2019
Suzie Bogan 26:58
Bridie Devenney 34:09
