This weekend saw a number of Ireland elite athletes racing in ITU races around the world.
Brian Keane and Amy Wolfe were competing in Saturday Holten ITU European Cup while TI Juniors Con Doherty and Emma Sharkey were racing in the Junior Category.
Keane was some way off in the swim and looked to have missed the lead pack but produced a strong 32:47 10km run to finish in 20th spot.
In the women's race Amy Wolfe came out of the 1500m swim in 7th place before biking and running strongly to finish 13th in 02:07:10.
Full Results here
In the Junior men’s race Con Doherty was a little over half way down the field after the 750m swim but made his way to the head of the field during the 20km bike leg. Doherty then ran 17:34 to finish inside the top 10 in 9th position. Another great result for the 16 year old.
Emma Sharkey also had a fine result in the Junior women’s race finishing 15th. Sharkey was 12th out of the water in 10:15. The quick swim meant she made the lead pack which helped her to a high overall finish.
Full Results here
A little further afield Russell White fresh from his 12th place finish at the World University Games was racing his first senior ITU race at the Osaka ITU Asian Cup. A former swimmer White showed his class exiting the water in 2nd just 1 second off the Korean Ju Seok. White also had a strong bike leg and a 34:51 10km run to finish 8th.
Full Results here
