Carrick on Shannon

Triathlon season starts with a bang. The Aura leisure centre in Carrick on Shannon was the scene of the first triathlon of the season on Sunday 22nd of April and with a strong club presence about it was the Dunne family who showed the way by taking a fantastic 1, 2. There were two distances for to chose from the shorter distance of 600m swim,17 km bike and a 4k run or the longer distance of 1200m swim, 35km cycle and a 8k run. Most decided on the shorter one at this early stage in the season. Some of the Liquid Motion members who have bitten by the triathlon bug after competing in the Salmon Run triathlon in Ballina last July decided to make the short trip up to Carrick on Shannon. All producing fantastic times and showing that the hard training over the winter was paying off. But it was local man Paul Dunne who showed the way by winning an exciting race outright. He emerged from the water in second in a time of 10min 34sec and a after powerful bike in 27min 26sec he had taken the lead. On the run Paul was caught up and they had a tussle all the way to the final bend. Paul sprinted off the bend and opened up a gap to cross the line and grab the top spot about 30m ahead of his rival in an impressive overall time of 54min 57sec. Not to be out done by her husband Cloghans favorite Mary Dunne produced a fantastic display to keep the bragging rights at home to a minimum by taking the second spot in the women's race.

May 13, 2007 14:58

Paul