Weekend Wrap: Bumper Two Days of Racing
Thousands of you raced this past weekend, at races all across the country and further afield! From the Youth Series supported by Costcutter to the Triathlon National Series, the Aquabike Champs to Xterra, sprint triathlon to international duathlon…it was all happening!
Here’s the weekend wrap…
Triathlon National Series
No fewer than THREE rounds of the Triathlon National Series this weekend, at Boland’s BMW Hook or by Crook and Crooked Lake on Saturday, and Skerries Triathlon on Sunday!
In Dunmore East, Belpark swept the boards with Ellen Murphy and Luke McMullan taking the top spots. Catch up here.
The ever popular Crooked Lake Tri was won by James Graham and Catherine Sands. For all Ken Murphy’s pics from the day, and the results, see our report here.
Skerries Triathlon, one of the longest running triathlons in Ireland, was a super day out on Sunday. Won by in-form Ciara Wilson and newcomer Anthony O’Brien, check out how all the action unfolded here.
Youth Series Supported by Costcutter
Hundreds of young triathletes between the ages of 6 and 17 showed everyone how it was done at the Skerries Youth Series supported by Costcutter. For all the images of amazing swimming, biking and running, view the gallery here.
Racing in Schull, Blackrock and Clonbur
The Fastnet Schull Triathlon returned for the first time since 2019 in the scenic West Cork town. Sprint and Try a Tri races saw seasoned athletes and newcomers enjoy a morning of triathlon. For full results see SportsSplits.
TriLakes Sprint Tri at Petersburg Outdoor Education Centre saw athletes take on a lake swim in Lough Mask and the bike and run course in the surrounding countryside. Full results here.
Matthieu Proffit and Amelie Roland were the winners at Setanta Triathlon club’s Blackrock Sprint Triathlon. For full results see Core Timing. The club’s Facebook Page has lots of pics and a race report!
TriTeam Ireland Enjoy Success on the World Stage
Irish athletes won a massive seven medals from international competition over the weekend at the 2022 World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Targu Mures, Romania.
Over two days of racing in Tagu Mures, the athletes of TriTeamIreland delivered some incredible performances, most notably Siobhan Kennedy who won double gold medals in the sprint and standard distance duathlon world champs; Diane Behan who won gold in the sprint event; Darren Millar who won silver in the standard distance race; Owen Barron who continued his incredible streak of international achievement by netting two silver medals; and Harry McDermott who claimed bronze in the Standard Distance duathlon championships. See more here.
Success for Jackson at XTERRA Belgium
Kieran Jackson continued his early season good form with a great win in XTERRA Belgium last Saturday. For the uninitiated, XTERRA is a cross country triathlon where triathletes complete an Olympic Distance 1,500m swim, 40km mountain bike up steep trails and technical mountain descents and finish with a trail run that can include natural obstacles such as gullies, rocks and even shallow river crossings!
A strong swim saw Kieran bridge across from the amateur wave start to move through the back of the pro field. Despite some ‘adventures’ on the bike, Jackson maintained his lead in the amateur field.
Jackson has been accumulating some consistency in run training this year which shone through on lap 2 of the run where he was able to pick off 6 of the pro field as they ran through the ups and downs of the hilly terrain. Finishing in first overall place in the amateur race and a fantastic fifth place in the overall pro field despite having started 2 minutes later. Kieran has qualified to compete in the pro XTERRA races and is looking forward completing some more of these in the season ahead alongside his triathlon racing.
Thanks to Damien Jackson for the images and race report from Xterra.
Junior Racing in Austria
Junior athletes Ethan Doherty and Finn Harris took on one of their first international races at the 2022 Europe Triathlon Junior Cup Wels in Austria over the weekend. A great experience for both, Ethan finished 16th and Finn in 30th in a large international field. Congratulations to both athletes!
Full results are available here.
