In the long race top Irish Pro Bryan Keane made a very welcome re-appearance to...


In the long race top Irish Pro Bryan Keane made a very welcome re-appearance to competition after a break of 9 months since a bad traffic accident left him out of action. He made his re-appearance a winning one getting the better of Stephen Earley on the second run lap with 2011 Howth Olympic Plus Triathlon winner Kevin Thornton back in 3rd.

The Irish National Championships are always a hard race with a top class field and it can be anybodies race on the day. The quality of the field in Valentia on Saturday ……

Results from the Rose Duathlon held at Tralee Rugby Club.
Distances were 3.5km run, 20km cycle, 3.5km run.

Results from the Quiet Man Sprint Triathlon organised by Tri Lakes Triathlon club in Cong on the shores of lough Corrib.

The big race this week was down in Connemara for the Connemara Adventure Challenge organised by the Galeforce West team.
The detailed breakdown of the course:
Stage 1: Bog Run
The race starts with a 4km run through the Connemara bog and along a section of the Western Way!

Results from Collinstown for Tri an Mhi’s CXIII half-ironman distance triathlon.
Male
1. Michael O’Brien
2. Colm Sheahan
3. Mark Doyle

A big turn out for the Roe Valley Sprint Triathlon in Limavady. Paul Carroll (Pixel pro/Olympia Tri) continues his race winning form. the current irish duathlon champ used the race best cycle and run splits to create a comfortable margin of almost 4mins at the finish.
Mark Nolan (Emerald racing) and Katie Cooke (West Cork tri) are the 2012 Irish Sprint Distance Triathlon Champs. Mark Nolan used the fastest bike split of the day to regain the time he lost in the swim. Then Mark’s race best run cemented his first Irish Championship title, ahead of Stephen Early (Belpark/Pixel Pro) and Trevor Woods (Cork tri)
The Brown’s Bay Beast triathlon was organised by Hi-Elbo triathlon club on the scenic peninsula of Islandmagee, Larne.
Brown’s Bay Beast triathlon video

Ben Shaw achieved his first ITU Asian Cup podium in the Philippines at the Subic Bay ITU Asian Cup triathlon. In particular Shaw showed how much his run has improved, as he has the 2nd fastest run of the day to secure his 2nd position overall after coming into T2 in the lead pack of five who broke away after the swim.
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