2006 - A Year in Review - 2nd Best in Country

A year in review and what a year! The Club which was only formed in 2004 was ranked an amazing 2nd best overall out of 30 clubs last year.  This was an astonishing feat considering there were only 10 members at the start of the year and we had 25 towards the end of the year.  The following athletes trained hard and travelled all over Ireland and abroad to compete.

Athlete Profiles

Vincent Ryan was the first of the Club to compete when he did a duathlon in Limerick, his first time doing one.  He spent the rest of the season training for a rowing and sailing competition in Italy where he represented his country, with his team finishing 8th out of 16.

Noel Dillon started his season with a 10mile road race in Ballycotton on a frosty February morning.  He was the first of the club to compete in a Triathlon last season where he did an amazing 12 races in total.  His best time for Olympic distance was in Lough Neagh in 2hrs 33mins. His most noteable race was in San Francisco where he completed the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon in 3hrs 14mins.  He finished off his season by running 3hrs 36mins in the Dublin City Marathon.

Martin Mizgajski fulfilled his dream by completing his first Ironman.  He travelled to Lanzarote to do this 3.8k swim, 180k cycle, 42k run, where he had to contend with 75kph gusts of wind and blistering heat. He had a great race to finish in 11hrs 4mins, 6th in his age-group.

Barry Murray started his season in National Aquatic Centre in Dublin and followed this by doing 8 more races his best time for Olympic distance being in Lough Neagh in 2hrs 28mins.

Shane Scadding competed in 8 races last season his toughest being Half Ironman in Kenmare where he finished 13th overall in 4hrs 41mins.  He had a great season to get bronze medals in his age-group in National Sprint Champs and National Long distance Champs and finish ranked 3rd overall in his age-group.

Declan McGrath completed 7 races last season, a brilliant achievement considering it was his first season doing triathlons, his best Olympic distance time being 2hrs 49mins in Dublin.

Davin Power also had a great season competing in 7 races all over Ireland. His best overall result was in Connemara Olympic race where he finished 22nd overall, 2nd in his age-group.

Helen Whyte started her season in Newry with a Sprint race and followed with 6 more races which included running with a punctured bike and getting rescued from a rough swim.

Keith Radley started his triathlon career by having a brilliant race in Bonmahon where he finished 6th overall.  He competed in 4 more races which included Olympic race in Dublin where he did 2hrs 21mins.

Alan Smith’s first race last season was also in Bonmahon where he finished 7th overall.  He competed in 3 more races which included finishing 1st in Fire Service Champs in Kinsale and 21st overall in Half Ironman in Kenmare in time of 4hrs 47mins. His last race of the season was Dublin City Marathon where he ran 3hrs 26mins.  He is now training hard for the Ironman in France this year.

Michael Carroll participated in Carrick triathlon but due to mechanical faults he had to retire from the race.

Ian McNulty competed in 4 races which he was delighted with as he did virtually no training, his toughest race being in Kilkee where he did 3hrs 2mins for Olympic distance.

Colm Long only started doing triathlons last season and did 3 races starting with Sprint distance and finishing in Kenmare doing the Half Ironman in 6hrs 5mins which was a great achievement.

PJ Tobin competed in 4 races last season culminating in Dublin in his first Olympic race which he did in 2hrs 51mins.

John Power took part in 4 races his toughest test being in Kenmare in the Half Ironman which he finished in 5hrs 20mins.  He enjoyed is so much he is now training for the full Ironman in Austria later this year.

John Lyons completed 2 races, Kilkee Olympic being the toughest in 3hrs 45mins.  He also did lots of cycling completing 206k race for the blind in 8hrs 10mins and travelling to Spain with the Blazing Saddles to do 600k charity cycle.

Alan Murphy completed his first ever triathlon in 1hr 29mins in Dunmore East and followed this 2 weeks later in Carrick where he came 3rd overall in the shorter distance Try-athlon in 1hr 13mins.

Jenny Goor completed 3 races last season her longest being in Dublin where she did 3hrs 7mins for Olympic.

Liam Lowe only started doing triathlons last season for the first time so he was very brave to do Olympic distance in Dublin where he did an excellent 3hrs 10mins.

Niamh Sullivan took part in Bonmahon race as part of a team doing the run section where her team came 3rd.  She also did lots of road running races.

Aiden Ryan competed in his first ever race where he finished in 1hr 17min in Bonmahon.

The Year Ahead

This year promises to be even better for the club as everyone is training hard already with certain goals in mind.  Waterford Triathlon Club also have a few races on the calendar which they are hosting this year including a Duathlon in April, an Aquathlon in May and a Triathlon on 7th July.  We will also be having an Open Day in February where everyone is invited to come to, where there will be information and advice on anything to do with Triathlon. More details will follow soon. 

 

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