John O’Reilly

1	Name	John O Reilly
2	County of Birth	Dublin, got the Westmeath visa at 4 years of age , suitcase in hand, and off to Westmeath
3	What’s your sporting background?	Hurling ,Running and Squash
4	Why pick triathlon? Always wanted to do a triathlon after I saw a documentary about Dave Scott, he came out of retirement at 40 to take 2^nd place in Hawaii, he has won it 6 times. Met 3 girls in Café en Seine years ago who told me about this small event called Tri-to beat Cancer run by their friend Ann Burns , signed up the next day .
5	When was your first Triathlon?	Tri-to-beat , 2002
6	Where was it ?	Skerries
7	Which bit do you love: Swim, Bike, Run ?	Run, but that feckin bike bit leaves my legs in bits
8	Which bit do you hate: Swim, Bike, Run ?	Bike , everyone thinks its going to be the easiest part before they do their first triathlon , good cycling is so difficult
9	Pool, Lake, River, Sea ?	Lake ,
10	Cross country run, road run ?	Road run (the shorter the better)
11	Lough Ennell, Lough Owel ?	Lough Owel , amazing lake
12	Favourite triathlon	FightingCancer Triathlon ???
13	Proudest moment in triathlon Sitting in Frayne’s having breakfast before any of our club events and having a pint in Casey’s that night afterwards, it’s just a great club with great people.
14	Most embarrassing moment in triathlon. Loosing my saddle , oh wait that was JP !!!, I suppose getting passed by Polish fisherman on a mountain bike on the marshal race last year , (well he caught up with me , and he did say he cycled for the Polish national team, the fact that he could speak and I couldn’t is a bit worrying )
15	Your inspiration	Every member of Midland Tri Club
16	In terms of triathlon, what could you not live without ?	I love my wetsuit, it’s on a hanger on my bathroom door and scares the shit of everyone that walks in , sits on the loo and goes to shut the door
17	Ironman ?	UK Ironman a few years ago , 12 hrs 30 minutes
18	Biggest wish for triathlon ?	That I won’t be sitting in a hospital bed some day regretting that I wasn’t able to do another one.
19	What’s the agenda for 2010 ?	Sprinting , always wanted to try it and its great fun , but it just doesn’t feel like real training , 8 x 60 meters with six minute walk between sets just doesn’t feel right
20	Who do you want to beat in 2010?	No one, I, am used to getting beaten.