Naas Triathlon Club race 1 results

Monday, January 25 2010 @ 02:41 PM GMT Standard Time Contributed by: connopaul Views: 938 Naas Triathlon Club Race Series Kindly Sponsored By Wheelworx RACE 1 24th of Jan. 2010 RESULTS Naas TC, Would like to thank everyone who help us out the Marshals, the Gards and ambulance crew for making this year race the most successful one so far. A special thanks goes out to Punchestown manager and his staff for letting us stage a great race on their grounds. We would like to say congratulation to everyone who competed yesterday. Hopefully we will see you all for Race no. 2 on Sunday 21st of Feb. 2010 - so pencil that date into your diary - "Punchestown race 2". Race report: report Race 1 2010 Race-1 prov. results: Results Race 1 2010 Race-1 Age-cat. results: Results Race 1 Age-cat Naas Duathlon Race Series (sponsored by Wheelworx Bike and Tri Shop) 3.5k/20k/3.5k Despite the foggy conditions 149 competitors turned up to take part in the now traditional ‘season opener’ run by Naas Triathlon Club at Punchestown racecourse in Kildare. This was a very competitive field as it was a qualifier for the World Duathlon Championships in Edinburgh later in the year. At the end of the first run a time of 10.01 gave Michael Black of the ‘24/7 club’ a ten second advantage over Adam Speer also from 24/7, with pre-race favourite Mark Doyle of Belpark only 2 seconds behind him. The bike section is quite challenging with two decent drags each side of Eadestown but this didn’t phase Mark Doyle who put in a 32.30 min bike leg to lead out of T2 with a 32 sec advantage over the hard chasing pair of Speer and Black. In the end it was Adam Speer who was the strongest and managed to hold off Michael Black’s determined challenge to take the win in a time of 56:01, with Mark Doyle finishing close behind in third. The ladies section was just as competitive with Eilis Connery of Belpark leading the group into T1 in a time of 10:43, followed closely by Donna Mahon Wheelworx, Eimear O’Brien and Bronagh Ni Bhrian from Pirhanna. Unfortunately Eilis and Donna weren’t able to maintain their advantage on the bike and it was Eimear who led into the final run by less than 5 secs from Bronagh. In the end Eimear had judged her race to perfection and was able to stretch her lead to almost a minute from Bronagh with Eilish putting another good run to stay in contact and take third place. Home competitor, Marie Keane of Naas Tri Club, in her first full season in Triathlon came in a very creditable fifth in the Ladies section and could be a real contender in the future. This race is not all about the elite performers however and the rest of the field were able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and facilities of Punchestown racecourse. A great days racing for all with plenty more to look forward to as the series continues on 21st Feb and 14th Mar next. Well done to all who took part. Ed Byrne Race Director

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