National Duathlon Championships 2018 – Race Preview

The National Duathlon Championships 2018 will take place in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal on Sunday, 11th March and are being hosted this year by 24/7 Triathlon Club.

The race briefing for the National Championship race is scheduled to take place at 9.05am with the race start at 9.30am. Full details of the can be found in the race briefing here.

the course

The race is being run over standard distance and will consist of a 10k run, a 40k cycle and finish with a 5k run.

Full course details can be found on 24/7 Triathlon Club’s website here.

the contenders

This year’s event sees some of the best duathletes in the country head to the north west of the country to compete to become National Champion.

The start list for the women’s race contains more than a few names that could contend for the title in what promises to be an exciting race.

women’s Start list

Marie Boyle Lorraine Carrabin Breda Daly Katie Devin Majellla Diskin Fiona Donnellan Eimer Dowds Barbara Dunne Heather Foley Siobhan Forman Hannah Gibney Geraldine Gill Jackie Kelly Dympna Kelly Natasha Kelly Siobhan Kennedy Sonia Knox Hilkka Kontro Sarah Lane Fionnuala Larkin Helen Leonard

Claire Ludlow Olivia McCartin Laura McMunn Lynn Mcneill Denise Molloy Claire Moriarty Ellen Murphy Siobhan Murtagh Majella Ní Chríocháin Bronagh O’Gara Ciara O’Neill Aoife Reilly Gemma Skeath Sarah Stapleton Lauren Strange Catherine Terry Maggie Vahey Helen White Joanne White Ciara Wilson

With a large entry for the men’s race, there are some big names amongst the field of 120.

men’s start list

Sean Allis Owen Barron Ralph Barron Sam Bogan Emmet Boyle Richard Bradley Pat Brady Ian Brankin Andrew Brennan John Bruton Brendan Buck Stuart Bulloch Eddie Butt William Byrne Gerard Byrne Gerard Callaghan Matthew Carroll Paul Carroll Michael Carroll Dermot Connolly Andrew Connolly Trevor Corcoran Niall Cornyn Kieran Cosgrove Kieran Coyle David Coyle Brendan Crawford Derek Croal Paul Dermody Joe Doherty

Raymond Doherty Constantine Doherty Stephen Donnelly Jonathan Edwards Owen Falconer Ray Farrelly Arthur Fitzgerald Marc Flavin Ray Flynn Conor Gath Thomas Gillespie Peter Gilmore Michael John Gombart John Greaney Edward Harkin David Hawcroft Tommy Hill John Hodge Donnacha Holmes Brian Jacob Daryl Kearns John Kelliher Brendan Kelly Cormac Kelly Dylan Kennedy John Kenny Peter Kern Andrew Kirk Martin Kirwan Dermot Logue

Raymond Lonergan Alan Ludlow Michael Macken Ciaran Madden Conor Maguire Brendan McBride Brian McBride Sean McFadden Frankie McGinley Brian McLaughlin Sean McLoughlin Donnacha McCarthy Shaun Mcdevitt Seamus McGarrell Damian McGoohan Féidhlim McGowan Matthew McKinley Peter Mclaughlin Sean Mclaughlin Aidan McMoreland Ray McNamara Padraic Mcvann Diarmuid Meldon Ramunas Meskauskas Brendan Monaghan Gary Moralee David Murillo Christopher Murray Declan Murray Jonathan Nangle

Damien Ó Dónaill Nigel O’Sullivan Paul O’Brien Declan O’Donoghue Paul O’Gara Noel O’Regan Liam O’Riain Billy Orr Philip Owens Michael Phillips Shane Power Ronan Queally Michael Reilly Clifford Rodgers Mark Rodgers Mark Rushby Michael Russell Domnick Sharkey Ciaran Steed Stephen Sweeney Martin Temple Conor Tiernan Cillian Tierney Barry Tinney Ciaran Tobin Jason Travers Gerard Turbitt Colm Turner Gavin Ward Liam Williams

TI will be onsite covering the race live from start to finish, you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to see all the action as it unfolds in Donegal for the 2018 National Duathlon Championships.