Joey sent the sunshine (and a little wind!) for a fantastic event at UL on Sunday last, the 4th of May. The club played host to 400 athletes from all over the country including the Elite development squad.

The main contenders in the mens race all finished the swim in a time around the 20 minute mark but Eoghan Considine (Galway) shot off on the bike creating a two minute lead for himself which he maintained, throughout the bike. Brian Campbell (Hi Elbow) and our own Brian Jenkins chased him down on the run, catching him early on. Campbell and Jenkins ran together for a bit but eventually Campbell pushed through and beat Jenkins to win in a time of 2 hours and 19 seconds. Colin Bolger (Pulse) was third in a time of 2.02.51.

In the ladies Aileen Morrison came out of the swim a full 5 minutes ahead of Elena Maslova ( Piranha) who clawed it all back on the bike but was beaten by Aileen on the run to finish in a time of 2.16.41.Elena finished in 2.18.47 and Keira-Eva Mooney (Belpark) came in third in a time of 2.23.23. The Novice event saw many people trying this for the first time, as well as many seasoned and speedy at this distance, but all giving it their all.

Special thanks to Dave Mahedy, Alan Ward and all the team at the University Arena for all the help in organising such a great event.