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Aileen's does NW triathletes proud
08.07.10
NORTH West athlete
Aileen Morrison finished fifth on Saturday in the
Waterways Ireland European Triathlon Championships
in Athlone.
Morrison, of the North West Triathlon Club, had a
strong swim, exiting the water in second position.
This placed her nicely in the lead cycle pack of 17
where she and fellow elite athlete Emma Davis worked
well to keep the pace up throughout the bike leg. |
Proving herself to be a
serious contender for the 2012 London Olympics,
Morrison produced a strong run performance and
surprised many more experienced athletes who
finished behind the Derry girl, who is also a member
of Triathlon Ireland's High Performance squad.
During her post race interview, an emotional Aileen
broke into tears and thanked the Irish crowd for
their support. In the Age Group Sprint event held
earlier in the day, five other members of the North
West were in action with two of the men getting into
the top ten in their respective age groups.
Paul McConnellogue raced consistently from start to
finish to cross the line in 7th position in the
M40-44 age category. He put in a time of 1hr 9mins,
while Jarlath Fearon finished strong on the run to
clock 1.11.46 putting him 9th in the M45-49 age
group. |
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Frankie Dunlop also
stayed consistent throughout his race to finish in
13th spot in M50-54 category in 1.15.23. Joe
Doherty's continued good form saw him race strong in
the M30-34 category clocking a 1.10.34 which was
good enough for 19th position while Aoife Logan put
in a good swim in the F30-34 race to finish in 23rd
spot in 1.26.03. |
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On Sunday, Mickey
McBride competed in the M40-44 Age Group Olympic
event while Patrick McLaughlin raced in the M30-34
Open Olympic event. McBride put in a strong cylce to
cross the line in 24th position in a time of
2.23.13. McLaughlin performed well in the run up to
his next Ironman race to come 16th in his category
in 2.35.32 This was an all round great performance
from the club competing against some of the best in
Ireland and Europe. |
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