THE Irish Pony Club winter Triathlon/Biathlon championships, sponsored by Carr & Day & Martin, was held last Sunday in Athy, where the run and swim phases were staged at K Leisure, while the shoot took place at the nearby Ardscoil na Tríonóide.

Duhallow’s Caroline Roche, a winner at the earlier Co Clare and North Kilkenny competitions, displayed consistency across all three phases of the Senior Girls’ Triathlon to win on a total of 2,590 points. Roche’s closest rival in the 17-strong field was Leitrim’s swim phase winner, Grace Quinn (2,634), while her sister and fellow Duhallow Branch member, Victoria, finished third (2,590), having won the shoot. The run was won by Kildare’s Katie Dillon, who placed fourth (2,512) overall.