Shane Hannon holds the bragging rights in the Team OTB Towers after he powered to victory in our #RunAndRide4Pieta Duathlon in association with BMW Ireland.
Following six weeks of training alongside experts from Triathlon Ireland, "The Monaghan Machine" completed his 5km run, 20km cycle and 2.5km sprint in just under 78-minutes on this morning's edition of OTB AM.
"There was only going to be one destination," Hannon said after presenting himself with a plastic trophy to mark his victory over his OTB Sports colleagues.
"Look, if my machinery had played ball then the margin of win would have been embarrassing. My chain broke off off my bike during the transition between run and cycle and it took a few minutes to fix it before eventually getting going again.
"It was a little bit of a setback but I knew I'd be a few minutes ahead of the field for the run. I'm quite strong on the runs, (the delay) probably made it a bit more interesting for the neutral at home and it was a little bit more exciting at the finish because of my setback."
OTB AM producer Tommy Rooney felt he was "under-cooked" in his preparations but the Meath man came in second in 79-minutes with Team 33 presenter Enda Coll completing the medal places.
Our racing expert Thom Malone edged out Ger Gilroy to take fourth place with Nathan Murphy and a hamstring injury hampered Adrian Barry bringing up the rear.
.@ShaneHannon01 was top of the class after our #RunandRide4Pieta duathlon this morning @WhosAdrianBarry was left blaming his hamstrings while @TomasORuanaidh blamed his excess hair
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— Off The Ball (@offtheball) July 17, 2020
TEAM OTB OFFICIAL RESULTS:
1: Shane Hannon
5km run - 19:11
20km cycle - 49:02
2.5km run - 9:59
Total time - 77.73
2: Tommy Rooney
5km run - 22:06
20km cycle - 45:55
2.5km run - 11:07
Total time - 79.20
3: Enda Coll
5km run - 21.20
20km cycle - 48:38
2.5km run - 11:10
Total time - 81
4: Thom Malone
5km - 25mins
20km - 45.30
2.5km - 13:30
Total time - 84mins
5: Ger Gilroy
5km run - 29:32
20km cycle - 42.05
2.5km run - 14.30
Total Time - 86 mins
6: Nathan Murphy
5km - 27.30
20km - 49.34
2.5km - 14.47
Total time 91 mins
7: Adrian Barry
5km - 29.08
20km - 56.49
2.5km - 16.47
Total Time - 102 mins
BMW are supporting mental health and encouraging you look after your well-being by staying active and fit. The Duathlon Cycle & Run challenge supports Pieta House, and is proudly supported by BMW Ireland. To find out more about how to get involved in triathlons and duathlons, visit BMW’s triathlon site
