| Current team | No Frontiers |  |
| Alias (known as) | Pól |
| Occupation | Project Manager |
| Country | Ireland |
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| I got into AR world as a natural follow on from hill running, orienteering and mountain biking. I have competed internationally in adventure and multi-sport races in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Thailand, Malaysia, Guadoulope and in orienteering events in Australia, S America and Europe including MTBO World Championships. I like to compete hard and with a "team comes first" attitude, be toward the business end of the races where possible and enjoy the craic at the party afterwards. I stongly believe that the strength of a group of like minded individuals operating in unison as a single team is immeasurable and enjoy opportunities of being part of such teams in adventure races. I hope to take that philosophy to a further level with a successful 2009 racing season with the No Frontiers squad with the aim to secure a top ten placing at the Abu Dhabi Adventure challenge in December. |
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| Best AR discipline | Teamwork |
| Worst AR discipline | Swimming |
| AR ambitions | Lots ................ |
| AR bugbear | Amount of gear required for long races |
| AR best moment | Being on first team overall in CLEC 2008 w a mixed team of recovering crocs less than 4 months after knee cruciate surgery |
| AR worst moment | Not finishing Portugal XPD '08 with a full team when injured team mate pulled out - only DNF ever! |
| My AR best results | Beast of Ballyhoura - 3 X 1st Team; Galeforce 12 - 1st Team 2008; GF 6 - 3rd overall 2009 in field of over 2,100 |
| Outsider Services and Avon RÃ Adv Races - 2 x 1st Team |
| Carlingford Lough Endurance Challenge - 6 x 1st Team |
| Irish AR Series Events - 7 x 1st Team; Rat Races (1st & 2nd overall) |
| W Arc (5th 2005, 3rd 2006, 16th 2007 ARWC) - Portugal XPD 6th 2007 |
| My next AR events | Roe Valley Rampage |
| Causeway Coast Marathon |
| Cooley Raid |
| Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge |
| Favourite AR race | CLEC |
| Favourite piece of kit | Bungy cord |
| Advice(tip) for other racers | Think and act as a team All the time |
