MEET OUR FOUNDER

Hi! I'm Chris. Born and raised in Ireland before moving to the U.S. in 2005, I started my career in the travel industry as a Tour Director for groups of American High School students visiting Europe. I then transitioned to a 20-year career in Operations for the same company, part of a team responsible for the booking and organizing of thousands of tours around the world.

Some of my 40-country travel highlights include backpacking through South-East Asia, scuba-diving on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, bungee-jumping from 440 feet in New Zealand, snowboarding in Argentina and hiking in the desert in Chile. Next on the wish list is the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro!

Since my first marathon in 2009, I have run 17 more, qualifying for my hometown Boston marathon in 10 of them. As an RRCA-certified coach, it is also my privilege to work with client-athletes across the country as they chase and accomplish their own running goals.

I live in the Boston area with my amazing wife (and intrepid longtime partner-in-travel) Kate and our two young sons - Declan and Torin.  When not traveling or running, I can usually be found attending Boston Celtics games, coaching our sons' soccer teams, hoping for more snow on the ski hills of New England or tiring out our French Bulldog on local hiking trails.