Where are you from? 

Westport Co. Mayo 

How did you get involved in athletics? 

Started going down to the athletics club once or twice a week and it just went from there! 

Describe what kind of training you did as a kid?

 Nothing sturctured at all until I went to school. Would just try different events at the club and do a bit of running. Then started to follow running programmes when I went to school. 

What were your teammates like? Are you still in touch with them? 

Still in touch with athletes from school but not really at my club. Most athletes in the club are a lot younger than me. 

Can u remember your first competition? 

Came 5th in the connaught indoors in long jump as far as I can remember. 

Did you do any other events? 

First medal at an All Irelands was when I won the ball throw! First internationl was schools cross country. Competed a lot in 800m as well. Also did the combined events a few times and javelin. 

When did you get serious about training? 

I started to get quite serious about my running in 2nd year at school. Competed with the Irish team in high jump at Cardiff Indoors Indoor International when I was in fourth year and was only jumping whenever I was at home which wasn't very often as I was in school in Dublin so Stephen Maguire put me in contact with Lucy and began to get serious about it then. 

Did you do any other sports?

. Did lots of different sports when I was younger, everything really. But my other main sport was hockey which I played for the 6 years at school. Played for Leinster and had Irish trials but turned them down to concentrate on athletics.

Did you go to college abroad? If so what was the set-up like. In terms of coaches, facilities, medical team?

Am in college in West London. Have only had one term here but so far everything has gone extremely well. Took a while to get my training programme running smoothly but now that it is its going really well. Haven't had a team competition yet but the atmosphere at training is really good. Facilities are excellent. Have a 110m indoor track with areas for high jump, long jump, pole vault and some throwing. Also a 400m track outdoor. 

How do you deal with injuries? 

Depending on how serious, I think it is best to go to a doctor or physio 

Do you have any recurring injuries?

 niggles yes but no injuries 

What were the worst injuries you ever had? 

sprained my ankle and had  a problem with my back. 

How long did it take to heal? 

ankle was about 6wks before could do training. Did the schools and then had to take the outdoor season off with my back 

What recovery methods did you use? 

Doctor, physio, rest and stenghtening exercises 

How often do you get a massage? 

Once every week or two weeks. 

How important is nutrition to you?

At the moment not very apart from trying to eat healthy in general don't have a special diet. 

What type of foods do you eat, typical day dawn -dusk

Cereal/porridge one main meal: rice/pasta/fish, one/two smaller eg ham chicken cheese pita