Profiles - Boston Marathon Runners 2011
Below are short bios of each of the RCSI participants in the 2011 Boston
Marathon. All are keenly involved in sport in the College and regularly
represent RCSI in sporting events.
Contact the RCSI Sports Co-ordinator, Mr Aidan Kavanagh, by email
sportsco-ordinator@rcsi.ie to sponsor their efforts in aid of Breast
Cancer Ireland.
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Simon Clifford
27
GEP
2
Irish
Edinburgh 2008, Belfast 2009, Dublin 2009, Boston 2010, Dublin
2010
Basketball, Bowling, American football, Soccer
Cycling, Bungee Jumping, Sky Diving, qualified Scuba Diving
Instructor
Forrest Gump “I just felt like running”
First RCSI runner to cross the finish line in 2010 Boston Marathon
with an impressive time of 3’15
Jordan Veenstra
26
GEP
4
Canadian
Dublin 2010
RCSI Men’s Basketball, Soccer
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” - Friedrich Nietzsche
Cycled across Canada for charity in 2005
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Peter Tormey
21
Medicine
4
Irish
Dublin 2010, Galway Bay Half Marathon 2010
RCSI GAA, St. Michaels GAA
“Impossible is nothing” – Muhammad Ali
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Gillian Burke
26
Medicine
1
Irish
Dublin & Numerous half marathons
Ladies Soccer
Bungeed the biggest bungee jump, climbed the tallest free-standing
mountain & cycled the most dangerous road in the world
“Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like a
sprint; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in
which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.”
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Sinead Maguire
22
Medicine
4
American
Dublin 2010
RCSI Ladies Soccer
“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do”
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Emily Callery
26
GEP
3
Canadian
Dublin Marathon, 2010
RCSI Ladies Hockey, RCSI Tag Rugby (Captain), Trinity Ladies
Rugby
I once served Ryan Gosling nachos at a local cinema (star of The
Notebook, Blue Valentine). He was disappointed we didn’t carry hot
dogs, but I charmed him into the nachos nonetheless. This is my
most significant celebrity encounter, and dare I say a Top 10 life
moment – behind the marathon, of course.
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” - Wayne Gretzky (how
Canadian of me...)
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Sarah Kwan
22
Medicine
4
Canadian
Dublin 2010
Ladies Hockey, Swimming, Running
“Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in
the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at
least twice as fast as that!”
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Kailyn Kwong Hing
20
Medicine
2
Canadian
Dublin 2009, Dublin 2010
RCSI Swimming & Running
To feel alive. For me, that’s good enough reason to do just about
anything.