John is Pharmaceutical Project Manager and works at Johnson & Johnson. He relocated with the company from the UK to the US in February 2013 along with his wife Lucy and dogs, Milo & Woody, and currently resides in Holladay, UT.

After playing Rugby Union in his home country of Wales for most of his childhood and adult life, John turned to triathlon in 2009, where he completed an off-road/pool based race for fun. That first race ignited a passion, and shortly following that he was convinced to enter Ironman. 9 months of focused training led to completion of Ironman Austria in a time of 10:11 – a result which surpassed his expectations! John quickly learned that triathlon rewarded hard work and dedication, and that even by starting late in life without any specific background in any of the three disciplines, it was something that he could continue to improve on, and a sport where he could compete in for years to come. 

John has continued with racing age group long course triathlon, and over the course of the next 7 years he competed in 12  Ironman distance races, 17 half Ironman distance races, along with numerous shorter events. John’s highlights include competing 3 times at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships and twice at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

John began working with Coach Steve as his coach in 2014, and made significant improvements in performance. In addition to becoming a better athlete, John has learned a significant amount from Steve in terms of coaching philosophy and methodology. Coaching is something that John has always had interest in, especially with his analytical engineering background and technical advances within the sport. Over the last few years he has helped many friends become better triathletes by advising from his own experience and knowledge gained from years of training and racing. This all led to formal studying and qualification, and in January 2017 was certified as coach by the Ironman University.

John has recently joined the Dark Horse Triathlon coaching staff. Steve will continue to coach John as an athlete, and mentor him as a coach where they will guide you to achieve and exceed your athletic goals.

Personal Best Performances:

• 2019 Boston Marathon (2:56)

• 2018 Ironman Arizona - 2rd Place M40-44 & Kona Qualification (9:07)

• 2017 Rehoboth Beach Marathon – Boston Qualification (2:57)

• 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championships - 22nd Place M35-39 (4:29)

• 2017 Challenge Poznan - 3rd Place Overall (9:19)

• 2016 Ironman Arizona - 3rd Place M35-39 & Kona Qualification (9:02)

• 2016 Toughman NY Championship – 3rd Place Overall (4:40)

• 2016 Ironman Timberman 70.3 - 2nd Place M35-39 & 70.3 WC Qualification (4:20)

• 2015 Challenge Poconos – 1st Place M35-39 (4:31)

• 2015 Ironman Eagleman 70.3 2nd Place M35-39 & 70.3 WC Qualification (4:24)

• 2015 New Jersey Devilman Half Lite – 1st Place Overall (3:01)

• 2014 Ironman World Championships – 53rd place M35-39 (9:46)

• 2014 Ironman 70.3 World Championships – 25th Place M35-39 (4:20)

• 2014 Ironman Lake Placid – 5th Place M35-39 & Kona Qualification (9:44)

• 2014 Ironman 70.3 Syracuse – 1st Place M35-39 & 70.3 WC Qualification (4:17)

• 2013 Ironman Cozumel – 6th Place M35-39 & Kona Qualification (9:12)