Posted: September 28, 2004

Triathlon: 2004 Triathlon Ireland National Series (NS) has been decided

From: Wes Murphy
Public Relations Officer
TRIATHLON IRELAND
ph: 086 4056653
Email: wesley.murphy@helaba.de
Web: www.triathlonireland.com

Trevor Woods and Anna Frankland are the 2004 National Series Winners.

The National Series is a series of 10 triathlons, the 10 best and biggest races out of the 45 in the calendar. The rankings are based on the performance of an athletes best 6 races out of the 10. This Series was unsponsored in 2004 but we are looking for a sponsor for 2005.

Trevor Woods
Trevor, 33, was born and educated in Omagh and Belfast, Northern Ireland but for 7 years he has been living and working in Cork, he began his Tri career with Hi-Elbow but is now with Cork Tri Club.He works as an Exercise Physiologist in UCC.

Trevor did his first Try-a-triathlon in 1989 in Omagh and has gone from strength to strength since. He has a deservedly long list of titles to his name, he adds the 2004 NS title to his 2003 title, he is the 2004 Irish Middle Distance Champ (Kenmare), he got a bronze medal in the 2004 Tri Age-group World Champs in Madeira, Irish Tri Champ in 1998, 1999, Sprint Champ in 1999, he finished 23rd in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, 7th in 1999 World Champs, 24th in 1998, he finished 2nd in the 1999 European A-G Champs and many, many more.

In this NS he won the Carrick, Kinsale and Kenmare Triathlons, 2nd in Galway and Dublin. He came 11th in the ITU Lough Neagh race.

Anna Frankland
Anna, 26, was born and bred in Dublin. Anna is one of the founding members of Tsunami Tri Club, they started with 3 three years ago and have 100+ now. She works in venture capital for 4th Level Ventures in Dublin.

Anna has a background in swimming. She did her first Tri in 2001, the Youghal Maritime Triathlon and took to the sport straight away. She hasn't as many titles as Trevor yet but if she keeps progressing as she has been she'll have a full trophy cabinet soon.

In 2004 alone, Anna competed in her first European Triathlon Age-group Champs in Switzerland and got a bronze medal. She was second in the Irish Championships.

In the NS she won the Derry, Kinsale and Lough Neagh Tri's and was second in Galway, Kilkee, Carrick and third in Kenmare, a consistent performer in sprint, olympic and middle distances. One to watch in 2005.

The final top 20 are listed below,
Some stats:
In the 10 races 980 different athletes finished, 816 men and 164 women (a ratio of 5:1), 1,876 in total. Thats just the NS, a new record, thousands others took part in the other 35 Triathlon Ireland races. Nobody managed 10 races, not even 9 full ones. 3 men did 8 - Brendan Kennedy, Dermot Hickey, Wes Murphy, and only 1 woman - Elena Maslova.

5 men did 7 races - Ciaran Cassidy, Brian Murphy, Rory Brennan, Oliver Harkin and Mick Macken (a mix of newbie and vet), and 3 women - Anna Frankland, Emma Quirke and Loraine Creane. Most did 6 or less.

Pos Male 		Points 
1 Trevor Woods 	470
2 Liam Dunne 		325
3 Brian Crinion 	315
4 Brian Campbell 	300
5 Bobby Behan 	285
6 Ciaran Cassidy 	275
7 Peter Savage 	264
8 Ray Glynn 		255
9 Eanna McGrath 	215
10 Ian Lyle 		185
11 Dave Tilly 		184
12 Hugh Carberry 	179
13 Sean mcevoy 	174
14 Shane Scadding 	169
15 Michael Macken 	165
16 Thomas Elliott 	155
17 Mark Riseley 	150
18 Eimhin McManus 	142
19 Wes Murphy 	133
20 Eamon Horgan 	131
20 Tomás Kelly 	131

Pos Female 		Points
1 Anna Frankland 	555
2 Lisa Higgins 		495
3 Emma Quirke 	330
4 Jenny Fay 		305
5 Aoife O'Connor 	300
6 Heather Wilson 	255
7 Mary Horgan 	250
8 Anne Paul 		240
8 Emma Riggs 		240
10 Elena Maslova 	229
11 Joanne Bingham 	203
12 Christine Johnson 	200
12 Loraine Creane 	200
14 Rachael Beck 	170
15 Jane Waugh 	140
16 Frances Buckley 	135
17 Susan Glennon 	115
18 Hilary May 		111
19 Emily Ennis 		108
20 Derval Devaney 	104