THE FIRST TRIATHLON OF THE SEASON FOR 24/7 MEMBERS
Liam Ball Triathlon
Siobhan Gallagher was 2nd female in Sundays Liam Ball Tri hosted by North West Triathlon Club. Despite the windy cycle conditions Siobhan put in an excellent performance finishing in 01:10. Margaret Kelly showed her versatility finishing 4th woman overall in a time of 01:150 this was Margaret’s first sprint distance triathlon since 2013. There were also great performances from Niall Mulrine, Ryan Doherty, Alicia Quigley and Paul Kelly.
North West 10k
As always, the club had huge numbers taking part in the Annual NW10K in windy conditions. Michael Logue was the first 24/7 member to finish in a time of 37:09. Natasha Kelly was first 24/7 female with a brilliant time of 42:26. Special mention to Liam Tinney with a fine PB of 43:38. Congrats to all club members who took part, once again the 24/7 supporters club were in fine form. Full results below.
Race Across Italy
Jason Black completed the Race Across Italy in a time of 33hours- well inside the 37hour qualifying time for RAAM. Congrats Jason from all at 24/7.
Belfast Marathon
Well done to Stephanie Dunleavy who ran the Belfast Marathon as part of a 4-person relay team on Bank Holiday Monday.
Yeats Tour of Sligo Cycle
Well done to club members Lester Speer, Graham Parker, Cathal Mc Laughlin, Cathy Harvey, Ailbhe Dunne and Bridie Devenney who took on the Yeats Tour of Sligo cycle on Sunday.
5k Roundup
Peter O’Donnell was 1st in Thursdays Stramore NS 5K with Desiree Casburn taking the first F40 prize with her PB time of 22:21. Pat Brady and Liam Tinney used the 5k as a cool down to their earlier TT session. Pol Mac GiollaBhride finished in a time of 18:48 in Wednesdays Letterkenny Educate together 5k. Adrian Callaghan raced 19:45 in the final 5k in the Ardravan race series, giving him 3rd place overall in the M35 category for the series.
Open Water Swimming
Open water swimming will commence this Monday 8th May at 6.30pm from the Boathouse at Gartan. There will be shower and changing facilities available for 24/7 members. There will be a€10 charge for club members to go towards the cost of Gartan for the season.
Club Training
Club training continues as follows:
Monday: Open water swimming@Gartan-6.30pm
Tuesday: Track session- 7.45pm
Wednesday: Swim session- Advanced 7-8pm, Intermediate/ Beginners 8-9pm
Thursday: Brick/TT session 6:30pm Sharp- this week is Brick Session starting at Foxhall
Saturday: Club cycle leaves from Aura at 8am
Saturday: Swim session- 6-7pm (please note prepayment does not cover the cost of Saturday sessions)
Full Results
Liam Ball Triathlon
Siobhan Gallagher 1:10:09 2nd Female
Margaret Kelly 1:15:10 4th Female
Niall Mulrine 1:19:34
Ryan Doherty 1:25:14
Alicia Quigley 1:33:28
Paul Kelly 1:34:5
NW10K
Michael Logue 37:09
Gavin Crawford 37:25
Paul Doherty 37:35
Peter O’Donnell 37:59
Paul Cullen 39:32
Anthony Sweeney 40:25
David Harvey 40:25
Pol Mac GiollaBhride 40:36
Stephen Robinson 42:04
Damian McGoohan 42:19
Natasha Kelly 42:26
Martin Donnelly 42:30
Liam Tinney 43:38
Emma McGee 44:23
Killian Nulty 44:59
Adrian Callaghan 45:09
Pat Brady 45:33
Fionnuala Larkin 45:33
Shaun McDevitt 45:08
Alastair Hetherington 46:07
Catherine McKinley 46:10
Phillip Browne 46:10
Keith Fletcher 46:28
Keith Gordon 46:55
Pauric Mitchell 47:46
Martin Temple 48:36
Terence Quinn 49:01
Martin Robinson 49:02
Niamh McDaid 49:33
Jackie Callaghan 50:37
Niamh Gibbons 50:48
Raj Mehan 51:41
Fiona McDaid 52:12
Patrick Kennedy 53:21
Linda Sweeney 63:09
Fiona Temple 65:42
Elaine Gallagher 65:42
Stramore 5k
Peter O’Donnell 18:09 1st
Desiree Casburn 22:21
Liam Tinney 27:34
Pat Brady 27:34
Letterkenny Educate Together 5k
Pol Mac GiollaBhride 18:48
Adravan 5k
Adrian Callaghan 19:45