| Name: Ed | Date: July 27, 2010, 11:29 pm |
| Legends were scattered far and wide over the week-end; although there has been no further word from the girls in Hungary - which could mean they're back in jail.Jonny Hooper took on the Beast of the East in Kilkenny finishing 17th in 2:29:20. Perhaps even tougher was the latest in the Decathlon Series, the Top of the Mournes Olympic Triathlon at Rostrevor which featured an interesting descent off Spelga.All I know is that Kieran McVeigh got down safely to post a time in and around 3 hours.
Earlier in the week there had been a good turn-out at the Portaferry 10-miler with age-group wins for Greg McClure,Ed Smith,Francis Boal and Maureen Oliver.
July 20 - Portaferry:26th Greg McClure 1:05:04.66th Ed Smith 1:11:47.73rd Paul Brown 1:12:22.77th Francis Boal 1:13:09.83rd Alfie Day 1:14:12.88th Joey Miles 1:14:50. 119th Maureen Oliver 1:19:14. |
| Name: Ed | Date: July 22, 2010, 11:52 am |
| A further update on the Ukraine situation.Apparently they weren't heading for the Ukraine but Hungary. And, it was for the European Champs not the Worlds. Anyway it all turned into a Hungarian Goulash as Ruth Magill and Finn McCourt were pulled out of the 5,000metres a lap early- and then not allowed to finish robbing them of any chance of medals."The whole thing was a complete disaster," says Ruth.Mary Macken was allowed to finish and she came 5th in 22:43 in a race run in 37 degrees of heat. |
| Name: Ed | Date: July 20, 2010, 11:13 am |
| From a garbled message coming out of Eastern Europe, Finn McCourt and Ruth Magill have not had the best of build-ups to today's(Tues) World Masters Athletics Championships in the Ukraine. Apparently, en route, they spent a night in jail for speeding!Let's hope they go as quick on the track today.
Well done to the Omagh and QUB triathletes who are now Ironmen and Ironwomen following Sunday's Challenge Roth. They were led home in just over 11 hours by John McManus despite carrying an achilles tendon injury into the race.
July 18 Roth Challenge:Men - 1,300th John McManus 11:20:36.1510th Sean Bradley 11:38:15. 1535th Marty Lennon 11:40:11.1581st Damian Eannetta 11:44:15.1886th Conor Eannetta 12:20:30.1989th Niall Magee 12:37:06.
Women - 299th Emma Kerr 14:29:51.
Finally, despite being on holiday, Shileen O'Kane managed to take in the Coleraine 10K at the week-end.She wasn't too happy with her time, but still picked up an age-group prize.
July 17 Coleraine 10K - 55th Shileen O'Kane 42:18.70th Francis Boal 44:10. |
| Name: Derek | Date: July 14, 2010, 5:45 pm |
| Portaferry Triathlon website for information and entries
www.triathlon-ni.co.uk |
| Name: Derek Patterson | Date: July 14, 2010, 10:35 am |
| Fellow legends have kindly allowed us to hold The Portaferry Triathlon
again. This time Desi and Neill will be competing.
The event will take place on Saturday 18th September at approx 10.15am.
Swim 1.3km, 45km 4 lap cycle and a 10km run. Entries are now on-line.
Relay teams £45 and individuals £35. Insurance/licence is included.
£5 from each entry goes to The Ulster Cancer Foundation and sponsorship
forms will be available.
Please feel free to spread the word and donate via the mosaic tile appeal
link on our news page.
Good luck. portaferrytri@gmail.com |
| Name: Ed | Date: July 6, 2010, 10:51 pm |
| On the medical front - David Matthews got out of hospital today following his quad heart by-pass.That's a sign of how well he's doing - because he only had the surgery last Wednesday.
And, Ciaran Cahill is due out of hospital following his car accident this week-end. Ciaran has been in hospital for some 10 weeks and faces a lot of rehab before he can return to work, hopefully around Xmas time. |
| Name: Ed | Date: July 6, 2010, 10:47 pm |
| Yes. Athlone was the triathlon gig of the year to be at in Ireland at the week-end with the world champion Alistair Brownlee imperious as he hurtled through the town's narrow streets being cheered to the echo by the crowds packed like sardines on the pavements.
Well done to all who represented Ireland in the Sprint and Olympic age-groups - though the Olympic competitors comfortably got the worst of the weather with driving wind and rain and a 7.30am start.
In the Open events - Philip Boyd in winning his age group had a secret weapon - a pair of borrowed Quest carbon rim wheels.
July 3/4 TriAthlone European Championships. SPRINT:3rd(Open30-34) Neville O'Neill 1:12:33.2nd(Open 20-24)Emma Bamford 1:19:49.12th(Euro 55-59) Chuck Russell 1:20:34.8th(Euro 40-44) Alison McConnell 1:21:46. 2nd(Open 45-49)Anne Hannan 1:30:41.
OLYMPIC: 25th(Euro 25-29)Jonny Hooper 2:18:14.5th(Open 40-44)Tony McNulty 2:20:02.4th(Open 40-44)Colm Hanratty 2:22:07.22nd(Euro 40-44)Damian Eannetta 2:22:25 9th(Euro 30-34)Judith Lowry 2:23:37 9th(Open 30-34)Ciaran Hanratty 2:26:05.21st(Euro 25-29)Emma Kerr 2:36:44.1st(Open 50-55)Philip Boyd 2:38:06.10th(Euro 45-49) Joanne Bingham 2:38:18.10th(Euro 50-54) Heather Bamford 2:42:00.
Shileen O'Kane increased her lead in the NI Mountain Running Championship at the week-end with a superb win on Slieve Bernagh that saw her place 17th overall.
July 3 Slieve Bernagh: 16th Brian Magee 56:37.17th Shileen O'Kane 56:40.40th Barry Rankin 66:03.46th Ricky Cowan 73:12.49th Hazel McLaughlin 74:43.51st Donal O'Kane 94:01.
July 2 Ards Half-Marathon: 34th Greg McClure 1:28:21.135th Alfie Day 1:39:50.158th Francis Boal 1:42:38. |
| Name: Athlone European Championships | Date: July 6, 2010, 10:06 am |
| By all accounts it was a great weekend in Athlone and a fabulously well organised event - brilliant to have the elite men and women come to Ireland.
In the Open sprint event Emma Bamford came 2nd in her age group with a fabulous time and Anne Hannan also came 2nd in her age group. Phillip Boyd was 1st in his age group in Olympic distance and Heather Bamford was racing for Ireland in the European age group against a very strong field and ended up 10th in Europe. Not sure who else was racing and apologies if I missed you but a lot of results to pour through. |
| Name: Ed | Date: June 29, 2010, 11:37 am |
| Ruth Magill is the Northern Ireland Masters Track Champion. Ruth, currently in the form of her life, won gold at the Mary P. track on Sunday in the 3000m with a winning time of 11:09:19.Fancying herself as a bit of a sprinter, she also couldn't resist entering the 200m - where she took silver in 31.39 secs.
And,Barry Rankin may have been flying(see home pic) but Anne Sandford took Legends' pride of place on Saturday at the Slieve Donard fell race where she finished as third woman overall.
Slieve Donard Results,June 26: 45th Anne Sandford 1:15:19.65th Barry Rankin 1:22:40. 88th Ricky Cowan 1:30:43.91st Richard Dugan 1:31:49.95th Brian Spence 1:33:06.
At the Irish Waterways Sprint triathlon in the Fermanagh lakeland on Sunday - Desi McHenry climbed some 40 places during the 20K cycle into eighth spot - but was forced back down the field by that debilitating knee injury on the run section.
There were several Legends taking part in the 200 mile Belfast-Dublin-Belfast Maracycle at the week-end - one of them, Maeve Cahill, featured in last night's Belfast Telegraph. Willie Noteman took the train home from Dublin - but he had planned to do so -honest.
Finally, good luck to David Matthews who goes into hospital today for by-pass heart surgery. He's already entered for next year's London marathon - so that's a good sign. |
| Name: Ed | Date: June 22, 2010, 9:53 pm |
| Watch out for Seamus Linden. At the Lisburn 10K last Wednesday he took more than 30 seconds off his PB recording 38:43.And,good to see Ruth Magill again dipping under 40 minutes and getting very close to her PB winning her age group. Finn McCourt also won her age group.
Lisburn half marathon,June 16: 49th Greg McClure 1:26:29.68th Simon Robinson 1:29:30.79th Ali Robinson 1:30:40.
Lisburn 10K: 34th Robert Wilson 37:39.41st Sean McCann 38:39.42nd Seamus Linden 38:43. 55th Ruth Magill 39:50.107th Finn McCourt 42:57.260th Maureen Oliver 47:31.
The Hill and Dales came to an end in the Avoca Hotel,Newcastle on Thursday evening. Special mention for Peter McGuckin who did 10 of them and won 9 in his age-group to comfortably lift the overall prize.Shileen O'Kane and John Adgy also won their overall age-groups.
Hill and Dale Monument,June 17 - 52nd Peter McGuckin 36:44.54th Shileen O'Kane 36:47. 69th Anne Sandford 37:46.96th Ed Smith 40:01.103rd Donal O'Kane 40:26.105th Barry Rankin 40:33.115th Francis Boal 40:54.128th Richard Duggan 42:05.131st Ricky Cowan 42:11.145th Hazel McLaughlin 43:22. 147th Brian Spence 43:52.167th Heather Bamford 45:03.175th John Adgy 46:13.187th David Hughes 49:30.189th Iryna Kennedy 49:55.
Flagstaff to Carlingford, June 20:12th Shileen O'Kane 2:04:10.25th Donal O'Kane 2:24:15.26th Barry Rankin 2:24:25.33rd Ricky Cowan 2:30:54.40th Hazel McLaughlin 3:07:09.
Couldn't find the Mullagmore Triathlon results but Glenn Pollock said he did very well. |
| Name: Vaughan | Date: June 21, 2010, 5:16 pm |
| If anyone is thinking of entering the top of the mourne triathlon they might consider buying an entry off broken-armed old me. I can transfer my entry up until the 16th July. Looks to be a great course. Thanks. |
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