Colin Griffin.

Colin Griffin has over 15 years experience in high performance sport having represented Ireland at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games in the 50km walk which he holds the Irish record of 3.51. He has also coached other Irish athletes to Olympic level.

In 2011 he founded The Altitude Centre Ireland and pioneered the development of Irelands first residential altitude training centre at the University of Limerick. Colin is undertaking a PhD on the biomechanics of muscle-tendon interaction at the achilles during exercise and gives great tips here on avoiding and helping such an injury.

He's continuing to race as a masters athlete at 040, recently running a 1.11 half-marathon as a build up to The Dublin Marathon.

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