Aaron Tierney Smith

 One of our sprinters takes his turn, meet Aaron.....

Name : Aaron Tierney Smith

Age : 20

Work/School/College : Currently in my second year of studying a BSc in Applied Computing in WIT

How long have you been a member of Menapian’s AC : 13 years, ever since I was 7 years old

Interests & achievements outside athletics : Watching football (Liverpool fan ), listening to music and watching movies would be huge interests. I'm too busy with college, training and work to have had any achievements outside athletics

Events you have competed at : All sprints ranging from 60m to 400m, 60m Hurdles and110m Hurdles. I also raced the 400m Hurdles for the National League once

Favourite event : 110m Hurdles

Least favourite event : Any distance more than 200m

Biggest athletics achievement : Winning the Varsity 60m Hurdles in my first year, breaking the WIT record in the process

Other athletics achievements :

•National u20 Champion for 110m Hurdles • National Club 4x200m relay record

• Winning the National Senior Schools 4x100m relay for Wexford CBS, the first school from Wexford to ever do so

• Winning the Community Games 4x100m numerous times.

 Do you hold any records :

• WIT 60m Hurdles record

• Menapian’s club record for 60m Hurdles

• Menapian’s club record for 110m Hurdles

• South Leinster Schools record for 110m Hurdles

Favourite moment of your athletic career : Has to be winning the Varsity title, I was on such a buzz that I went and ran a PB over the 60m about 20 minutes later

Favourite track you have competed on : Oordegem, Belgium

Least favourite track : Templemore

Who has been your inspiration both in athletics & outside athletics : I think everyone has to say Usain Bolt, but Omar McLeod would also be a huge one of mine Outside athletics, Steven Gerrard is my all time hero suppose I should also give my parents a shout here

Favourite food/drink : Chicken Taco Cheese Panini/Mooju

Post training snack : I usually train in the evenings so it's usually dinner and a chocolate protein shake.

Some unusual facts about yourself :

• Can finish a kebab faster than I can run a 400

• I'm left handed and have awful trouble buttering bread

• Just very poor with my hands in general

• I can't swim

• I have Pectus Excavatum, which is essentially a big hole in my chest and I lay down and filled it up with water once.