Personal Bests

1500m: 4:07.68 (Athens WC, 1997)

3000m: 8:40.97 (Brussels, 2001)

5000m: 15:05.51 (Brussels, 2004)

10,000m: 31:36.90 (British Olympic Trials, 2004)

Marathon: 2:28:39 (Chicago, 2006)

Memorable Races

2005 British Championships 10,000m - 1st, 31:45

2004 Olympic Games 10,000m - 12th, 31:40

2004 British Olympic Trials 10,000m- 1st, 31:36

2004 World Cross Country Championships 8k - 11th individual, 3rd team

1999 World Cross Country Championships 4k - 4th

NCAA Cross Country Champion - 1995

NCAA Outdoor 3000m Champion - 1995,1996, 1997

Personal Information

I was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and moved to England then Canada at eleven and again to the United States for University. As a result I have two citizenships (British and Canadian) and a green card to live and work in the US. Maybe I'll go for a third citizenship when eligible in 2012! After graduating from the University of Wisconsin in 1997 with a degree in Exercise Physiology and Biology (dean's list and Academic All-American) I was a volunteer assistant coach at both the University of Wisconsin and Stanford University. I enjoyed working with the cross country and track teams at both universities and it was a great compliment to my own running career. In 2005 I moved to Nederland, Colorado to live in the mountains and train at altitude. It is a great place to live and train and has a nice running community that is both a part of and separate from the better known Boulder just down the hill. Coaching the high school track and cross country teams in Nederland has allowed me to get more involved with the community and they are a great group of kids. I have had a few 'breaks' in my career. In 1994 I was diagnosed with Graves' disease which is an autoimmune disease that kept me out of running for a couple of months but is in remission now. Injury wise I have had one major injury, having Osteitis Pubis in 2002 which had me off running for 6 months. The other major break was pregnancy in 2009-2010 and I'm now back in full training for the 2012 Olympics with my young daughter Elizabeth to cheer me on.

Coaching Credentials

UK Athletics Level 2 Coach

Volunteer Assistant Coach - University of Wisconsin

Volunteer Assistant Coach - Stanford University

Nederland Highschool Track and Cross Country Coach