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The Newry Triathlon Club was once the best club in the nation. From the mid to late eighties right up to the early nineties they were winning across the board. Take for instance the 1989 National series. Martin Patterson was the top man in the league table, beating the likes of national champion Eugene Gilbraith, Dessie McHenry and the famous Ger Hartmann, arguably the best triathlete Ireland ever produced and currently coach to Paula Radcliffe. Tony Bagnall was the leading vet while Newry Triathlon Club won the best male team award |
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and individually the border club were winning races all over the place with Kookie O'Hagan, John Browne, Padraig Lynch and Martin Patterson crossing the line first in triathlons the length and breadth of the nation. But back to the start... Triathlon began in the Newry area one wet June night in 1983 when Pauline Lamph of the Newry and Mourne Council brought this new sport to the locality. READ MORE... |
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