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By TRACEY ROXBURGH
A Queenstown triathlete says winning a new award, which recognises athletes overcoming obstacles, outshone her recent race success.
Fiona Gallagher, 27, came second in her age group at last month’s Tauranga Half in a time of 4 hours, 39 minutes.
Impressively, it was her first half-distance ironman race.
But after crossing the finish line she was named as the inaugural winner of the Tony O’Hagan Cup, something she says was ‘‘humbling and emotional’’ .
O’Hagan, a Tauranga local, was a well-known triathlon coach who raced to a high level as an age grouper, before passing on his knowledge to others.