Eunan has been involved in sport for 40 years. He has an honours degree in Psychology, a Masters in Sports and Exercise Psychology, an IAAF level 4 Endurance coaching award, Leave No Trace Trainer, Mountaineering Ireland Mountains Skills 1 & 2 awards and Mountain Leader 1 & 2 awards.
He is a neuromuscular physical therapist working with people with pain conditions & Injuries, and provides coaching for all levels from beginners to the elite athlete. He worked as part of the Boston Marathon medical team while residing in the states, and Ironman Lake Placid. He is a performance psychology consultant who provides coaching for all levels from beginners to the elite athlete.
Eunan himself represented Ireland in Cross-country running, was the only Irish qualifier for the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawaii in 2002 and 2003, he broke the Irish Triathlon Ironman record in 2006 and held the Donegal record
for Ironman Triathlon for 14 years. Therefore, it’s safe to say that Eunan knows exactly what the participants are going through in each of the Excel Sports Events.
Since 2017, Eunan and his family have built the Excel Sports brand that includes some of Ireland’s premier running events, with the Seven Sister’s Skyline mountain event gaining World Mountain Running Association World Cup status - the first event in Ireland to achieve this accolade.
In Jan 2023 ARD Hiking & Trail Running club was formed, with the main interest to get people healthy , enhance their well-being while enjoying the great outdoors.
Now Excel Sports has partnered with Peasy Maps to bring the events to the next level of professionalism regarding event coordination, promotion and marketing.