World Triathlon

Did my first ‘try-athlon’ in 1989 in Omagh, Co-Tyrone and was instantly hooked! Prior to that I had raced cross-country a few times at schools level. Made the Ulster triathlon squad in 1991 and won a few races in NI and in Scotland around that time. The next 3-4 years were hampered by repeated illness/injury, however, by 1996 I was starting to get some good results again. Won my first national title in 1998 and again in 1999 (Cushendunn, Co-Antrim).

Recent Key Performances
2005 Cornerbrook World Cup - 30th
2005 Irish Sprint Triathlon Champion
2004 ITU World Triathlon Championships – 3rd place (30-34 age-group)
2004 Irish Middle distance champion (Kenmare)
Winner of 2004 Irish National Series
2004 Galician Sprint Triathlon championships (Vigo, Spain) – 2nd place
2004 Ballyronan ETU Continental Cup triathlon – 11th place

Pre-2004 Performances
ITU World Triathlon Championships (7th in 1999; 24th in 1998 in age-group,)
ETU European Triathlon Championships (2nd in 25-29 yr age-group in 1999)
2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester (23rd overall)
Winner of 2001 and 2003 Irish National Triathlon Series
All-Ireland triathlon champion (1998 and 1999, 2nd in 2001, 2002, 2003)
All-Ireland sprint duathlon champion (1998, 2nd 1999, 3rd 2000)
All-Ireland sprint triathlon champion (1999)
UK and Ireland Corporate Games Triathlon Champion (1999, 2001)
Scottish triathlon championships (3rd 1998)
Ulster duathlon champion (2000)
British Triathlon Championships (18th in 2001; 17th in 2002)
Home Nations triathlon championships (5th in 1999, 7th 2000)

Rankings
2005 Premier League - ?
Irish Elite – 3rd
2004 NS Overall – 1st

Main Goals for 2005 season:
To qualify for 2006 Commonwealth Games triathlon (Melbourne March 2006)
Irish Sprint and Middle-distance championships
To qualify for and compete in elite European triathlon championships