Irish eyes will be focused on triathlete Aileen Morrison as she competes in Hyde Park at 9am, Saturday morning. Over half a million people are expected to line the streets of London as much of the event is free to view and the host nation has a serious medal contender. Morrison will take her place on the left of the start pontoon wearing No. 28, flanked by 5 time World … [Read more...] about Pontoon draw brings a smile to Morrison’s face
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Morrison disappointed with poor Hamburg showing
Aileen Morrison had a disappointing showing in her final race before the Olympic Games. Morrison had fond memories of Hamburg after securing Ireland’s first ever World Series medal taking bronze here in 2010. Hamburg is famed for its fans as close to a quarter of a million spectators turned out to watch the leading ladies in the sport. Wearing No1 the race started well for … [Read more...] about Morrison disappointed with poor Hamburg showing
Last Stop before London for Irish Triathletes
Aileen Morrison and Gavin Noble will test themselves for the final time before the London Olympics, at the Hamburg leg of the ITU World Triathlon Series. The sprint distance race should prove the perfect preparation for the duo who are coming off the back of 3 weeks altitude training. Morrison was using the state of the art training facilities in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in … [Read more...] about Last Stop before London for Irish Triathletes
Morrison and Noble putting in the hard yards before London 2012
Aileen Morrison and Gavin Noble are putting in the hard yards with just weeks to go until they line up in Hyde Park on August 4th and 7th for the Olympic Games. Morrison is training at high altitude in Sierra Nevada in Spain with training partners Conor Murphy (Elite triathlete), Noel Collins (TI Development Athlete), Niamh O’Sullivan (TI Development Athlete) Caroline Ryan … [Read more...] about Morrison and Noble putting in the hard yards before London 2012
Kinetica National Olympic Distance Championships 2000 participants expected to tackle triAthlone
Waterways triAthlone is the host of this year’s Kinetica National Olympic Distance Championships with some 2000 competitors expected to line up for the Olympic, Sprint, Try a Tri and Paralympic events. The highlight of Saturday’s racing is set to be the Kinetica Olympic Distance National Championships which is raced over a 1500 meter swim in the river Shannon, 40km bike and 4 … [Read more...] about Kinetica National Olympic Distance Championships 2000 participants expected to tackle triAthlone