I her first ever triathlon, Sonia O`Sullivan managed 2nd place in the Tri Monkstown Triathlon in Monkstown Co. Cork yesterday.
Sonia getting fitted to her N2A by Planet X Ireland athlete Padraig Marrey
After coming through a solid swim Sonia, aboard her brand new Planet X RT57 put in great bike leg to put here in a great position to attack on the run. Sonia put in an uber impressive 19.30 run split (her first ever run off the bike) to finish in a time of 1hr 17mins. Just 3 minutes behind female winner Andree Walkin from GoTri.
Sonia just before the swim at Tri Monkstown
Following on from the recent success of Lance Armstrong in their conversion to triathlon Sonia is the latest athletic super-star to have been bitten by the triathlon bug. Judging from her times she will prove to be a major threat in any race she enters.
Sonia at the start of the tough run course
Next up for Sonia and her RT 57 is the London to Paris 3 day charity cycles for the Childrens Leukemia Trust. Sonia will put in a punishing 162km for 3 consecutive days as she makes her way from London to the French Capital.