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The Triathlon Ireland National Series came to a close with the Pulse Port Beach Sprint triathlon in Clogherhead. Mark McGinley of 247 Triathlon Club and Aine Kinsella of Waterford Triathlon Club claimed the top spots in the final round of a long season which featured 21 racing opportunities across the country.
The Triathlon Ireland National Series is Ireland’s most prestigious and largest endurance competition with an almost two decade long history. The series brings together some of the best and biggest races of the season, giving triathletes of all ages the chance to test themselves against their peers all summer long.
The season got underway in Clonmel in mid-May with Conor Mullaney of Belpark Triathlon Club and Faye Mansfield from Piranha Triathlon Club taking an early lead in the National Series by winning the opening round.
In order to have an end of season ranking an athlete needs to race four events – one sprint, one standard and two others races of any distance.
After 12 sprint distance, 8 standard distance races and 1 middle distance race taking place across the season it was Becky Woods of Piranha Triathlon Club and Cory Fines who took the overall Triathlon Ireland National Series titles for 2024.
Six years after her last overall series win, Becky Woods has sealed the 2024 Triathlon Ireland National Series title with 512.281 points from her best four races.
Woods boasted the highest amount of points received by any athlete, male or female, in the 2024 series with her win at Triathy Standard Distance Triathlon providing 131.730 points. She also claimed the top spot at Top of the Mourne Standard Distance Triathlon with 127.462 points and Two Provinces Sprint Triathlon with 127.137 points. Her final scoring race in the series was 2nd place in the Pikeman Triathlon Standard Distance to her Piranha Triathlon club mate Saoirse O’Brien, giving Woods 125.952 points to claim the overall Triathlon Ireland National Series titles.
Woods also became the Irish Middle Distance Triathlon National Champion this season.
Aisling Wyer of Naas Triathlon Club finished the series in a closely fought 2nd place with a total of 497.741 points. Her 2nd place at Triathy Standard Distance Triathlon collected 127.053 points. In addition, her win at Skerries Triathlon, worth 124.097 points, 2nd place at Dublin City Triathlon worth 123.938 points, and a 3rd place finish at Two Provinces Sprint Triathlon worth 122.653 points, were enough to put some distance between her and 3rd place on the overall series podium.
Wyer also won Crooked Lake Sprint Triathlon and finished 3rd in the Lost Sheep Middle Distance National Championships.
Helen Perry of Lisburn Triathlon Club claimed the final spot on the overall Triathlon Ireland National Series podium, with a total of 480.719 points. This came from two 1st place finishes at Beyond The Wall Sprint Triathlon and Carlingford ‘Land of Legends’ Triathlon, earning her 122.296 and 117.494 points respectively. She also claimed 3rd at both Dublin City Triathlon Sprint and Top of the Mourne Standard Distance Triathlon to add 121.550 and 119.379 points to her overall tally.
Cory Fines edged out Loughlin Campion for the top spot of the Triathlon Ireland National Series Podium by the narrowest of margins, with Cork’s Donncha Kiely putting up a strong fight throughout the series to finish the season in 3rd in an incredibly tight battle.
Fines finished the series with a total of 497.968 points with Campion taking second place with 497.842 points, while Kiely rounded out the podium with 496.458 points.
Fines took the top spot for his efforts with a win at Beyond The Wall Sprint Triathlon earning 124.858 points. His 5th place finish at Triathy Standard Distance provided 124.417 points, while wins at Hazelwood Olympic Standard Distance Triathlon and Two Provinces Sprint Triathlon gave him 124.363 and 124.330 points respectively to seal the overall win for the 2024 Triathlon Ireland National Series.
Loughlin Campion put in several strong performances with four 3rd place finishes. His 3rd place at the Lost Sheep Middle Distance National Championships earned him 127.969 points, while his Two Provinces Sprint performance garnered 123.435 points. His Beyond The Wall Sprint distance and Top of the Mourne Standard distance podiums achieved 123.298 and 123.139 points respectively.
Donncha Kiely of Cork Triathlon Club, who took the National Series titles in 2018 and 2022, fought hard to claim the final spot on the National Series podium with a total of 496.458 points. His 2nd place finish at the Centra Fastnet Sprint Triathlon provided him with 125.677 points, while his 1st place finish at the Hell of the West Standard distance earned him 124.870 points. His remaining points came from a 4th place finish at Triathy Standard Distance Triathlon with 124.625 points, and a 2nd place finish at Cork City Sprint Triathlon providing 121.259 points.
You can view the full Triathlon Ireland National Series Ranking HERE
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