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The Sunshine Doula, Wicklow (2026)

08/04/2026

European Indoors Masters Championships 2026

What an experience! Get strapped in it's a long one !

130 Irish Athletes
77 medals won
7th out of 32 countries on the medal table

Being a part of this incredible team of athletes is seriously beyond my wildest dreams as a youngster! Watching all our amazing athletes take on their discipline with such pride will stay with me forever.

The utter highs and lows of athletics are so real, so exhilarating, so exhausting, so addictive !

Personally making the finals of both the 60m & 200m was a huge success & yet my times/races were not my finest. But we learn and we grow and we trust the process.

Seeing my "sprint sister"
get Bronze in her 60m, seeing her on the podium sent me over the edge & made me burst with pride. You so deserve it pal 🙌🏼💚 thanks for all the pep talks, whatsapps, podcasts etc.🤪

Running on a women's team the age category below me with Sinead, & was incredible and when we came 2nd - well that just blew my mind ! You girls rock💪🏼💚

Our Friday morning training crew excelled at every event - legends 💪🏼

Being on a team with my buddy, training partner & club mate was the icing on the cake. After a shocker of a year, Fiona has shown such resilience through sheer determination & perseverance & having run incredibly in her individual 60m & 200m, ran a whopper relay with Brian Fallon & .boyce.77 and we got bronze ! 🇮🇪💚 I am beyond proud of you Fiona x

Master athletes from all over Europe were just the coolest, soundest people & I feel so lucky to have connected with some of you x

Thanks to my training partner & strength coach
Without you, there's not a hope my body would cope with 8 races in 5 days 🙌🏼💪🏼

Adam thanks for all the quotes of the day (& the support 🤪!).

So grateful to my
Captains and fellow members who were so invested in us the whole time 💚

- you are a legend 🙌🏼💚 love you 💚

05/03/2026

World Record holders !
W45 4 x 400m Indoor relay World record holders !

Deserves a little spot on the grid. What a team: .toner - I am honoured to have run on the track as a team with you 3 Trojan women💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

My first indoor 400m run ever & thanks to my deadly strength guru or I felt strong right to the finish line.

My awesome coach listens to my moans & always gives the best advice - thanks Adam😜

Huge thanks to & all of the volunteers who made the world record attempts possible. Without you wouldn't be where it is today.

Congratulations to the W60 & M75 teams who also smashed their records. Seeing you do what you do inspires me every time I am on the track! My absolute heroes 💚

09/02/2026

Scottish Masters Championships 2026

What an experience! What an arena ! What an event ! With the best crew!

First time wearing the singlet abroad, so proud to do it! 💚

Ups & downs performance-wise after a tough few weeks beforehand training-wise.

Delighted with a PB in my 60m & 2nd place.

Raging with my much slower 200m, 3rd place but poor performance.

We take the positives, get back to it & trust the process 💪🏼💚

01/02/2026

Ups & downs // good times & trying times.

A tough day at Leinsters yesterday. 2 gold medals but not feeling good in either race, knowing I am capable of so much more & yet my body just wasn't doing what I needed it to do.

I am so lucky to be surrounded by this incredible Masters Athletics community who are such a supportive bunch.

Now, time to regroup, reset, recover & trust the process 💪🏼

Thanks for being my rock & of course to for putting up with my whinging & moaning & trying to keep me positive 🙏🏼🙌🏼

27/10/2025

A little shout out for Min .yoga

I am a competitive sprinter & had a big championship coming up. My training program was an intense 12 week block of 4 days on the track + 2-3 times in the gym. As I got closer to the championship, my body was crying out for some gentle movement.

I couldn't make Min's evening Yin class so I got in touch & asked her if she would consider doing a 1:1 with me. I was so thrilled when she agreed.

I had 1 session a week for the 2 weeks prior to the Championship & it was so, so perfect. Min welcomed me into her Zen yoga den & took me under her wings. She really listened to what I needed & created 2 beautiful sessions where I just felt so relaxed & cared for. That's just Min's way, it's what she does so effortlessly & so naturally.

I floated out of her home into my day not only a looser, more relaxed athlete but I was a better, nicer Mom, wife and human!

If you're a beginner or the most advanced yogi, I honestly can't recommend her highly enough. Everyone needs a bit of Min in their lives 🧘🏼‍♀️🩷💜

23/10/2025

European Masters Championships 2025 (EMACs) - Madeiras
134 Irish Athletes
80 medals

My 2nd season sprinting finished on the biggest high. One I definitely would never have believed would be possible 2.5 years ago after my ACL surgery.

Having won every race I entered this year, I thought I would easily make the finals in the EMACs but I was completely in awe at the calibre of the athletes in this championship.

100m - semi-final, 11th overall

200m - semi-final PB 27.45 & final PB 27.38, 6th overall

4 x 100m - W45 -4th

4 x 400m - Mixed 45 - 3rd - BRONZE 🥉
4 X 400M - W45 - 3rd - BRONZE 🥉

So many people helped to get me there, first though, my husband , the most patient, supportive man on the planet! I am so, so grateful to you & never take it for granted for a second! Of course our girls were the best little cheerleaders along with their buddies (Con, Ollie & Ella!).

All my family who came out to see me and those who couldn't make it, sending constant messages of love & support as well as my gorgeous pals - thank you so much. (Too many to tag !)

My strength coach & training partner,
& The crew! I couldn't have done 8 races in 5 days injury free without you & all the work you have out into this!

Special mention to my sprint sister/mirror twin, Sinead OConnor. I am finding it very difficult doing anything without discussing it with you first these days! So beyond proud of you lr amazing individual performances as well as winning Gold and bronze in your first Champs 💪🏼

The love from my compadres was immense.

And it all came together with the best team of managers:

Along with those who put so much work into it !

I will never ever forget my experience of running for Ireland, something I dreamed of when I was a kid but never thought it might ever be a reality! Now, I just want more, Poland here we come !🇮🇪☘️💚

09/09/2025

Can't wait for the 5th annual Swim in Pink , the brainchild of the fabulous Louise of !!!

When: Sunday 5th October
Time: 10.30am
Where: The Cove. Greystones

Tell one, tell all about the party on the beach, don as much pink as possible & join us for a morning of celebration in aid of

04/09/2025

10 years married to my gorgeous man ❤️❤️❤️

I feel like the luckiest woman alive stepping into every day with you by my side & I love you more than I ever could have imagined ❤️❤️❤️

29/07/2025

W45 - Double National Champion (100m & 200m)

What a weekend ! I am only coming back to earth now tbh!

Just over 2 years ago, I had just had ACL reconstruction. A long road of rehab lay ahead. I hadn't done Athletics since I was 10yrs old but had always wondered "what if?". When the surgeon told me that my recovery was going so well, I could start running in a straight line, I thought "Brilliant, I can sprint"!

Within a few months I joined the sprint group in & was wrecking coach Buntu's head ! Thank you Buntu for believing in me from my early ACL rehab days in to all the support on the track. Having you at Nationals last weekend made such a difference.

There is a very special bunch in that sprint group & my masters gang are the reason I kept going ! You guys rock Joe, Sean, Will, Peter, Fi, Catherine 🙌🏼💪🏼❤️

Just over a year ago, I started working on a strength programme with . We have come so far in that year, worked seriously hard but had so much craic along the way. Forever grateful to all the
crew who have welcomed me with open arms & encouraged me every step of the way !

This is my 2nd season as a sprinter, there's been a broken toe, a sprained ankle, ups and downs which makes it even sweeter finishing the season with a clean sheet! What's so special is the community in Masters sprinting, Sinead, Sarah, the Lucan Ladies, Avril, everyone!

And course, I couldn't do it any of ot if it wasn't for my gorgeous man who believes in me & supports me endlessly. Bringing the kids to all my races (& dealing with the non-stop requests!). X###

Now, Madeira, see you for the European Masters Championships in October 😱💪🏼

17/07/2025

Yesterday we said our final goodbye to one of the brightest, shining lights of our lives. Lizzie Lou was mom's very best friend, our bonus auntie who we adored.

Liz was so proud of her family & Cèline, Niamh & John, along with her sons-in-law, grandchildren, nieces, nephews & dearest friends created the most beautiful celebration of her life, full of colour, music, love and emotion, just how she would have loved it.

The reflection (next slide) read by her son-in-law Adrian, has hit me profoundly & has stayed with me. Liz lived a life that mattered so much, to so many & inspiring all of us along the way.

In the material world that we live in today, where how much?, how big?, how many? are questions thst hold way too much importance, this reflection reminded me of how unimportant they are. How we choose to live our life & what we leave behind in those who love of us is all that matters ❤️

Thank you for everything Lizzie Lou & as Daisy said in her card to you, "we love you so much & we always will"❤️❤️

21/05/2025

The most beautiful, thoughtful gift from my gorgeous man - blown away! I geel so seen, so heard, so understood & so supported. I feel so grateful every single day I get to do this journey with you ❤️

your words make me feel like you are in my soul. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world !

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