Campbell wins Dublin City triathlon
Sunday, 26 August 2007 23:06Brian Campbell has won the Gatorade Dublin City Triathlon which took place in the Phoenix Park and Islandbridge on Saturday. He completed the course in 2 hours and 9 minutes.
Over 800 competitors from Irish and international competitors took part in the race, swimming 1500 metres in the River Liffey and cycling 40km and running 10km in the Phoenix Park.
While elite athletes finished this Olympic distance triathlon in two hours, tough personal battles were also fought by those whose goal was simply to finish this test of stamina and willpower or to raise money for their chosen charity with some amateur competitors completing the course in times of three to five hours.
The winners of the 2007 Gatorade Dublin City Triathlon were:
Men's event
1st Brian Campbell, Hi Elbow Triathlon Club, Northern Ireland (2.09)
2nd Art McManusa, Belpark Triathlon Club, Templeogue
3rd Colm Turner, Limerick Tri Club
Women's event
1st Claire Connor, Hi Elbow Triathlon Club, Northern Ireland (2.26)
2nd Elena Maslova, Piranha Tri Club, Dublin
3rd Kathrina Baldinger, 3D Tri Club, Dublin
