Victories for two former multiple Irish champions Brian Campbell, Hi Elbow, Larne and Trudy Brown, Real Triathlon at today 888 Triathlon at Strangford.
Distances: swim 888m (or run 4k), cycle 80k & run 8k.
54 from the 70 entries from all over Ireland with a few from Scotland and England finished one of Irelands toughest Triathlons today in South East Down. Taking in some of the iconic landmarks of N.Ireland.
The course starts with triathlons hardest sea swim 888 metres across the Worlds 2nd fastest moving stretch of water. Next up cycling 80km including the climb of Scrabo round Strangford lough is the biggest sea lough in Britain and Ireland. After arriving back in Strangford competitors then finish of with a 8km 4 lap run including the Millenium hill and Lecale trail each lap.
Liam Curran set the pace on the bike averaging over 40kpm in Strangford arriving back with an 8min lead. Liam used to compete in Triathlons in the 90′s before starring at cycling including winning a world moulton cycling championship.
Brian passed Liam on the last lap of the run for a fine victory in another usual a tough event to end our season.
Graham Barr, Olympian made up places on the run for 3rd from Tony Boylan Slane cycles and Paul O’Rourke.
Trudy was 2nd after the swim and stayed ahead of the other girls Teresa Fearon, Camlough another former star Anne Duffy, Newry Elle Forrest, Triangle and Julie Stewart Real Triathlon.
Kathryn Bell did the swim and run for the Real Triathlon relay team with Roger Atkin, who finished 2nd in the “Ras” a few years ago and represented ireland at the World professional cycling championships completing the cycle to win the relay prize. Drogehda triathlon club won the team prize.
The overall winners each received a hand made sculptureby Emma McWilliams of the Real Triatlon logo.
Strangford 888 Triathlon Photos
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Strangford 888 Triathlon Results
Pos Entry Type Race Name CLASS Swim Cycle Run Total 1 Triathlon BRIAN CAMBPELL MO 00:12:35 02:08:33 00:27:00 02:48:07 2 Triathlon LIAM CURRAN MV 00:15:33 01:58:19 00:36:07 02:49:58 3 Relay Triathlon K. BELL / R.ATKIN R 00:14:34 02:07:04 00:36:00 02:57:37 4 Triathlon GRAHAM BARR M 00:15:10 02:13:48 00:29:21 02:58:19 5 Duathlon TONY BOYLAN MV 00:17:04 02:10:27 00:33:45 03:01:14 6 Triathlon TRUDY BROWN F 00:13:04 02:19:11 00:33:58 03:06:12 7 Duathlon PAUL O'ROURKE MV 00:16:32 02:20:27 00:33:57 03:10:54 8 Triathlon DARRAGH CORVAN MO 00:15:17 02:16:12 00:41:03 03:12:31 9 Triathlon MATT ARMSTRONG MO 00:16:27 02:22:57 00:34:51 03:14:13 10 Triathlon BRYCE IRVINE MV 00:17:32 02:20:30 00:36:13 03:14:14 11 Triathlon JOHN-JOE MULDOON MV 00:15:20 02:24:01 00:37:14 03:16:34 12 Triathlon JOHN YOUNG MV 00:20:34 02:18:49 00:37:49 03:17:11 13 Triathlon BARRY SHANKS MO 00:20:26 02:29:17 00:29:44 03:19:27 14 Triathlon CONAL MCBRIDE MO 00:17:01 02:33:18 00:29:54 03:20:12 15 Triathlon CHRIS SHERRARD MO 00:16:41 02:31:27 00:36:59 03:25:05 16 Relay Triathlon ANDREW HARTLEY R 00:21:57 02:32:41 00:31:24 03:26:01 17 Triathlon MARK DIAMOND MV 00:15:19 02:34:47 00:40:12 03:30:17 18 Triathlon ROGER BOYD MV 00:20:22 02:32:51 00:40:51 03:34:02 19 Relay Triathlon JASON THOMPSON R 00:18:14 02:43:02 00:33:37 03:34:52 20 Triathlon PETER THOMPSON MO 00:24:09 02:37:38 00:35:01 03:36:47 21 Triathlon FERGAL O' BRIEN MO 00:18:01 02:43:43 00:35:32 03:37:15 22 Triathlon STEPHEN WHELAN MV 00:20:34 02:38:34 00:38:46 03:37:53 23 Triathlon GERALD MORGAN MO 00:18:12 02:38:54 00:40:49 03:37:54 24 Triathlon GAVIN MCKEE MO 00:23:19 02:34:11 00:40:39 03:38:09 25 Triathlon TERESA FEARON F 00:20:17 02:40:54 00:38:36 03:39:45 26 Triathlon ANNE DUFFY F 00:16:08 02:34:12 00:51:16 03:41:35 27 Triathlon SIMON CONROY MV 00:19:43 02:41:18 00:41:23 03:42:23 28 Relay Triathlon JULIE DUNLOP R 00:17:55 02:49:57 00:35:23 03:43:14 29 Relay Duathlon DUANE MCCREADIE R 00:18:40 02:38:59 00:46:02 03:43:40 30 Triathlon COLMAN LEDWITH MV 00:20:12 02:33:36 00:51:29 03:45:17 31 Triathlon GREG MASON MO 00:19:27 02:49:25 00:38:25 03:47:17 32 Triathlon KEN MATHEWS MV 00:19:56 02:46:16 00:41:14 03:47:26 33 Triathlon JONATHAN FAY MO 00:16:09 02:51:07 00:40:41 03:47:57 34 Triathlon ELLE FORREST FO 00:21:13 02:46:12 00:41:15 03:48:39 35 Triathlon PADDY HEANEY MO 00:20:10 02:51:45 00:37:42 03:49:35 36 Triathlon CRAIG MC DONALD MO 00:22:16 02:49:48 00:39:46 03:51:48 37 Triathlon MICHAEL MCMULLAN MO 00:22:41 02:48:56 00:42:55 03:54:31 38 Triathlon JEFF CURRY MO 00:22:54 02:53:28 00:39:19 03:55:41 39 Triathlon PAUL FLYNN MV 00:20:13 02:51:23 00:44:43 03:56:18 40 Relay Triathlon MARTINA ELLIOTT R 00:28:07 02:49:04 00:39:20 03:56:30 41 Relay Triathlon KATY BEST R 00:15:03 03:04:32 00:41:35 04:01:09 42 Duathlon BRIAN HAMILTON MV 00:22:28 03:02:16 00:38:51 04:03:33 43 Triathlon DONALD SMITH MV 00:24:00 02:56:49 00:42:45 04:03:34 44 Triathlon FINBAR ROBINSON MO 00:20:54 02:53:55 00:50:17 04:05:05 45 Triathlon PAUL DEVLIN MV 00:19:41 02:51:31 00:55:17 04:06:28 46 Triathlon JULIE STEWART F 00:17:08 03:06:01 00:43:35 04:06:43 47 Duathlon JIM HEANEY MV 00:23:13 02:56:47 00:48:30 04:08:29 48 Triathlon PAUL BRANNIGAN MV 00:21:30 03:02:19 00:45:56 04:09:44 49 Duathlon CARLA FOWLEY F 00:23:44 03:01:46 00:46:39 04:12:09 50 Triathlon NIALL STEWART MO 00:23:57 03:01:55 00:50:01 04:15:52 51 Triathlon MATT MYERS MO 00:24:49 03:02:01 00:51:34 04:18:24 52 Triathlon LINDA TOMB F 00:23:54 03:09:41 00:49:38 04:23:12 53 Triathlon GARY LAVERTY MV 00:27:05 03:58:53 00:26:04 04:52:01
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