Aileen wins silver in London to finish eighth in world triathlon series

North West Triathlon Club's very own Aileen Reid claimed a stunning second place in the final leg of the World Triathlon Series in London. Aileen, a former pupil of Thornhill College, described her achievement as “amazing”. The result means she finishes the International Triathlon Union world series in eighth place overall. “I was running with Jodie [Simpson] and Moffy [Emma Moffat] and I just thought, how am I staying here? “I felt good and saw I got a wee bit of a gap on Jodie so I just pushed more and more to see if I could get a medal. “I’m totally delighted with second place. It’s amazing.” Aileen, who represented Ireland at the Olympic Games in London last summer, took to social network site Twitter to thank her fans and her family moments after the race. “So many messages. So thankful. My family 4th time coming to London finally a result. So happy.” she said. Aileen finished the race only 25 seconds behind winner and now current world champion, Non Stanford.