David Flynn runs the rule on his background and career in athletics and gives an insight into his plans for the next generation.
David Flynn runs the rule on his background and career in athletics and gives an insight into his plans for the next generation. By Steven Kelly. David Flynn has spent years running up and down hills, more than you can imagine. The former Irish marathon runner has experienced his fair share of stories over the years. The 31-year-old Blancherstown native has come along way from his early days running in Coolmine secondary school. It hasn’t been all plain sailing for the marathon prodigy. “Growing up my mam looked after me and moved us from St Mullins in Carlow to Dublin. I got myself into a bit of trouble and I eventually sorted that out myself. My mam worked long hours and worked her way up in a company called Hireco. She now owns it. She didn’t finish her Leaving cert because she looked after her 4 brothers and 6 sisters but worked hard and I guess that fed into my cut-throat attitude that I needed to be successful as an Athlete. ”Flynn’s initiation into running was an unusual one, t...