1 2 , ▁she ▁won ▁Iron man ▁UK ▁in ▁Bol ton ▁and ▁the ▁Iron man ▁ 7 0 . 3 ▁in ▁Som erset . ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Irish ▁winner ▁on ▁Iron man ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁Irish ▁Iron man ▁record ▁holder ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 8 . 5 6 . 5 1 ▁( I ron man ▁Barcelona ▁ 2 0 1 5 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁susp ended ▁her ▁teaching ▁career ▁to ▁dev ote ▁herself ▁fully ▁to ▁her ▁sport ing ▁career ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁T BB ▁team ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁co ached ▁by ▁B ella ▁Bay l iss ▁and ▁Bre tt ▁S utton . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁after ▁representing ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁at ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁games ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁she ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁claim ▁the ▁top ▁stop ▁of ▁the ▁Em br un man ▁pod ium ▁in ▁France . ▁after ▁a ▁third ▁place ▁acquired ▁the ▁year ▁before . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁fourth ▁victory ▁at ▁an ▁XX L ▁distance ▁when ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Iron man ▁of ▁Mall or ca . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁Irish ▁tri ath lete ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁injury ▁break ▁E ime ar ▁returned ▁to ▁racing ▁in ▁November ’ s ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁a ▁victory ▁at ▁Iron man ▁ 7 0 . 3 ▁X iam en ▁in ▁China . ▁She ▁is ▁now ▁expecting ▁her ▁first ▁child ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8