Racing History and Results

When I first started racing I was totally new to the whole race scene and didn’t even know how I should pace myself during a race. As I was a newbie, I was obviously unsure of my athletic ability and when the competitors were called to the start line I would not go anywhere near the start line. I always had the thought “Shure what would I be doing up there with all the fast lads?”

It was only after a few races and as I found that I was passing out a lot of people after a few minutes that I realised that I should probably be starting the race on the actual start line. It might sound simple now, but at the time I was much too scared to even go near the front of the race.

One example was at the 2011 Age Group European Duathlon Championships in Limerick. This was my biggest race up to that point and I travelled down with only a passing hope of getting onto the podium. At the start of the race, I once again entered the start area and positioned myself around 20 rows back from the front of the race. A friend of mine, Aidan O’ Gorman who was on the side-lines, said to me “What the hell are you doing down there? Get up to the start line, will ye!!”

So I had to push my way up to the start line and experienced for the first time what it felt like to race hard from the beginning of the race.

I learned a lot from that race and began to believe in myself and that I actually deserved to be up the front. I’m still learning even to this day and in every race I learn something new. I have no problem with going up to a fellow competitor and politely asking them about a specific piece of kit, or technique they’re employing. Coming from an athletics background I always love talking to people about what works and what doesn’t work for them. My motto about this is “You can never know enough”

Below I have listed some of the races that I have taken part in over the last four years in order to give you an idea of how I have developed in my racing. What you may notice is that my results have gradually improved and my times have come down.

I put this down to a few things.

1.      Joining a club

2.      Consistent training

3.      Enjoying the sport

Duathlon Races

·         I won the summer series of Duathlons (5 races in total) in West Cork in 2010.

·         3^rd in the Clonakilty Duathlon (3km run, 20km cycle, 3km run) on Sunday 19^th September 2010 with a time of 58:51 minutes.

·         2^nd at the Skibbereen Duathlon (3km run, 20km cycle, 3km run) on April 25^th 2010 with a time of 1:21:29.1 hrs.

·         1^st in the Ilen Duathlon (3km run, 30km cycle, 3km run ) on Sunday 3^rd April 2011.

·         5^th at the European Duathlon Championships Open Race on April 17^th 2011 with a time of 47:41 minutes.

·         I took part in the Team Relay at the Lough Hyne Challenge Triathlon (I did the first run 11:07 minutes and cycle 1:16:12 hrs) on 16^th July 2011 which we won with a time of 2:05:03 hrs.

·         5^th at the Ashford Duathlon (5km run, 20km cycle, 5km run) on September 17^th 2011 with a time of 1:10:46.33 hrs.

·         1^st at the Timoleague Duathlon (2km run, 16km cycle, 2km run) on September 24^th 2011 with a time of 40:53 minutes.

·         1^st at the Kenmare Duathlon (40km cycle, 6km run) on October 24^th 2011 with a time of 1 hour 18 minutes and 47 seconds.

·         1^st at the Limerick Triathlon Club Duathlon (4.5km run, 20km cycle, 4.5km run) on February 19^th 2012 with a time of 1:05:01 hrs.

·         1^st at the Carrick on Suir Triathlon Club Duathlon (5km run, 20km cycle, 3km run) on February 26^th 2012 with a time of 58:17 minutes.

·         1^st at the 2 Cool for School Duathlon (6km run, 25km cycle, 4km run) on March 4^th 2012 with a time of 1:10:56 hrs.

·         2^nd at the Ennis Tri Club Draft Legal Duathlon (2.6km run, 16.5km cycle, 2.4km run) on March 11^th 2012 with a time of 43:03 minutes.

·         1^st at the Valentia Island Tri Club Duathlon (4.5km run, 18km cycle, 3km run) on March 18^th 2012 with a time of 54:33 minutes.

·         1^st at the West Cork Bantry Duathlon (3km run, 22km cycle, 3km run) on April 8^th 2012 with a time of 56: 49 minutes.

·         1^st at the West Cork Skibbereen Duathlon (3km run, 22km cycle, 3km run) on April 22^nd 2012 with a time of 60: 12 minutes.

·         24^st at the Elite European Long Distance Duathlon (15km run, 60km cycle, 7.8km run) on April 29^nd 2012 with a time of 03:07:53 minutes.

·         1^st at the Donadea Forest Park Duathlon (5.2km run, 21.5km cycle, 5.2km run) on June 10^th 2012 with a time of 01:11:26 hours.

·         1^st at the Phoneix Park Runways Duathlon (2.7km run, 13km cycle, 2.7km run) on July 10^th 2012 with a time of 37:23 minutes.

·         1^st at the Phoneix Park Runways Formula 1 Duathlon (2.7km run, 8km cycle, 2.7km run, 8km cycle and 2.7km run) on August 1^st 2012 with a time of 53:51minutes.

·         1^st at the Schull Fastnet Duathlon 2013 (5.2km run, 21.5km cycle, 5.2km run) on March 10^th 2013 with a time of 55:41:00 minutes.

·         1^st at the Valentia Island Duathlon 2013 (4.5km run, 20km cycle, 3km run) on March 23^rd 2013 with a time of 55:41 minutes.

·         1^st at the Clonakilty West Cork Tri Club Duathlon 2013 (5.2km run, 21.5km cycle, 5.2km run) on March 24^th 2013 with a time of 54:43 minutes.

·         1^st at the Fingal Duathlon 2013 (6km run, 20km cycle, 6km run) on March 30^th 2013 with a time of 01:12:56 hours.

·         I won the Irish National Duathlon Championships 2013 (10km run, 40km cycle, 5km run) on April 6^th 2013 with a time of 01:48:01 hours.

·         1^st at the Tinahely Duathlon 2013 (5.5km run, 20km cycle, 3km run) on May 5^th 2013 with a time of 01:02:53 hours.

·         1^st at the Phoenix Park Duathlon 2013 (2.5km run, 12km cycle, 2.5km run) on July 3^rd 2013 with a time of 36:27 minutes setting a course record for the fastest first run and coming close to beating the overall course record.

·         1^st at the Humpty Dumpty Duathlon 2013 (40km cycle and a 6km run) on October 26^th 2013 with a time of 01:17:58 minutes.

·         1^st at the Butchers Block Naas Duathlon 2014 (3.5km run, 20km cycle and a 3.5km run) on January 19^th 2014 with a time of 52:26 minutes.

·         1^st at the Fota Island Duathlon 2014 (6km run, 18km cycle and a 6km run) on March 1^st 2014 with a time of 01:10:54 minutes.

·         1^st at the Ashford Duathlon Cong, Mayo 2014 (5km run, 20km cycle and a 3km run) on March 8^th 2014 with a time of 57:05 minutes.

·         1^st at the Fingal Duathlon 2, Dublin 2014 (4.93km run, 20km cycle and a 3.39km run) on March 15^th 2014 with a time of 01:02:49 minutes.

·         1^st at the Naas Buthchers Block Duathlon 3, Kildare 2014 (3.2km run, 19km cycle and a 3.2km run) on March 23^rd 2014 with a time of 51:34 minutes.

·         I also won the overall Naas Duathlon series 2014 as well.

·         I won the Irish National Duathlon Championships 2014 at Skerries, Co. Dublin on April 5^th 2014 for the second year in a row (10km run, 40km cycle and a 5km run) on April 5^th 2014 with a time of 01:45:41 hours.

·         1^st at the Powerman UK Elite Distance Duathlon 2014 in Sherborne, England (10km run, 60km cycle and a 10km run) on May 11^th 2014 with a time of 02:44:07 hours.

Road/Track Races

·         16^th at the John Buckley 5k Road Race - 31st May, 2011 with a time of 16:15 minutes.

·         5^th at the Glanmire 4 Mile Road Race - 14th June, 2011 with a time of 21:52 minutes.

·        4^th at the Ballycotton Summer Road Race Series 2011 at the Shanagarry 5 mile race on Thursday 23 June 2011 with a time of 27:14 minutes.

·        4^th at the Courtmacsherry/Timoleague 10km Road Race – Friday 24^th June with a time of 35:07 minutes.

·        4^th at the EMC 5k Road Race - 6th July, 2011 with a time of 16:52 minutes.

·        7^th at the IPS-Garda 5K Road Race - 13th July, 2011 with a time of 16:16 minutes.

·        4^th at the Carrigtwohill Community Council 5km on Wednesday 20 July 2011 with a time of 16:11 minutes.

·        2^nd at the Kenmare AC 10km Road Race on February 11^th 2012 with a time of 34:38 minutes.

·        1^st at the Bantry Bay Half Marathon on May 6^th 2012 with a time of 1 hour 17 minutes.

·        1^st at the Bandon 10k Road Race on May 13^th 2012 with a time of 34:06 minutes.

·        1^st at the Ballineen 10k Road Race on May 30^th 2012 with a time of 35:12 minutes.

·        1^st at the Dunmanway 10k Road Race on June 17^th 2012 with a time of 32:54 minutes.

·        1^st at the Daniel Kingston Memorial Macroom 5km Road Race on June 21^st 2012 with a time of 16:14 minutes.

·        1^st at the Timoleague/Courtmacsherry 10km Road Race on June 29^th 2012 with a time of 32:22 minutes.

·        1^st at the EMC 5km Road Race on July 4^th 2012 with a time of 15:53 minutes.

·        1^st at the 5^th John Buckley Sports Cork County Graded League 5000 metres on July 15^th 2012 with a time of 15:39 minutes.

·        3^rd at the 5^th Carrigtwohill 5km Road Race on July 18^th 2012 with a time of 15:33 minutes.

·        1^st at the Banteer 5k Road Race on July 22^nd 2012 with a time of 16:00 minutes.

·        2^nd at the Churchtown South 5 mile Road Race on July 26^th 2012 with a time of 25:40 minutes.

·        2^nd at the Kinsale 5 mile Road Race on August 3^rd 2012 with a time of 25:38 minutes.

·         1^st at the Route to Crook 5 mile Road Race in Goleen on August 19^th 2012 with a time of 26:22 minutes.

·        1^st at the Timoleague 5k Road Race on August 20^th 2012 with a time of 15:48 minutes.

·        1^st at the Timoleague/Courtmacsherry 10km Road Race on June 29^th 2012 with a time of 32:22 minutes.

·         20^th overall at the Great Ireland AA1 National Club Championships 10k Road Race on April 14^th 2013 with a time of 32:07 minutes.

·         8^th Irish man home.

·         2^nd at the Dunmanway 10k Road Race on June 16^th 2013 with a time of 32:17 minutes.

·         4^th at the Docklands 10k Road Race on June 20^th 2013 with a time of 32:06 minutes.

·         I led the St. Finbarr’s A.C men’s team home to win the team prize and came 2^nd myself at the Courtmacsherry 10k Road Race on June 28^th 2013 with a time of 31:55 minutes.

·         1^st at the Togher Athletic Club 5k Road Race in Cork City on December 28^th 2013 with a time of 15:15 minutes.

·         2^nd at the Samsung Night Run 10k Road Race in Cork City on April 27^th 2014 with a time of 31:38 minutes.

Bicycle Road Races

·         1^st at the Blarney Cycling Club Kay Stratton A4 Road Race on May 2^nd 2013.

·        1^st at the Ras Clar A4 Road Race on May 9^th 2013.

·        3^rd at the Tralee Manor West A3 Road Race on July 14^th 2013.

Cross Country Races

·         3^rd at the Cork County Cross Country race at Coona on October 9^th 2011.

·        3^rd at the Munster Novice Men’s Cross Country at Newmarket on Fergus - 23^rd October 2011.

·        5^th in the Munster Intermediate Men’s Cross Country at Punchestown Racecourse, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Sunday 13th November 2011

1^st man home for St. Finbarr’s who won the Club Intermediate Munster Cross Country.

·        3^rd at the All Ireland Novice Cross Country at Waterford Institute of Technology Sports Campus on December 15^th 2013 with a time of 19:44 minutes.