Sean is a sprinter & long jumper from Musselburgh, Scotland.

He now lives in Southampton whilst working as a Student Property Manager & competes regularly for Southampton AC in Southern Mens League matches & more recently, he has made the age jump to the Southern Masters League & will compete in any event necessary within reason.

It's rumoured that he has a black belt in Karaoke, & that he is one of the few people whom Richard Kilty calls "a true friend".

Some people think that he has been blocked on Twitter, Instagram & all forms of social media by Justin Gatlin because he holds actual results of Gatlin's drug tests which he has on numerous occasions, threatened to make public.

Major Achievements Include (but not limited to):

Forth Valley Presidents Select Discus Throw Bronze Medallist 1998
City Of Edinburgh AC U17 Club Champion 1999 & 2000
East District U20 Triple Jump Champion 2002
East District U20 200m Bronze Medallist 2002
East District U20 Long Jump Bronze Medallist 2003
East District Senior Indoor 60mH Champion 2006
Scottish U23 Long Jump Champion 2005 & 2006
Scottish U23 400mH Silver Medallist 2005
Sport Tayside Senior Combined Events Champion 2007
Doreen Old Open Senior Long Jump Champion 2012
Hampshire Senior Long Jump Champion 2016

Southampton Parkrun #293 - 387th
Southampton Parkrun #296 - 374th
Southampton Parkrun #300 - 241st
Southampton Parkrun #306 - 285th
Southampton Parkrun #317 - 148th
Southampton Parkrun #319 - 206th
Southampton Parkrun #334 - 295th
Cassiobury Parkrun #194 - 71st
Lee-On-Solent Parkrun #167 - 163rd
BHF Bournemouth Bay 10K - 203rd
Gosport Half Marathon - 988th
Southampton 2019 10K - 287th out of 2042

More than likely a forgone conclusion that he would be a professional 800m runner, Sean suffered a serious hip injury whilst competing at Saughton Sports Centre in Edinburgh, at the start of the 1999 summer season. His Wolverine like powers of healing allowed him to run a 400m race on a grass track just over one month after the operation. This astounded Doctors & Specialists alike, who all agreed after seeing the extent of the injury that Sean should remain on crutches for a month & refrain from any serious physical activity for almost a year. Two months after the 400m race (in which he finished 3rd, running just outside his PB) Sean returned to training at Meadowbank Stadium & it suddenly became real that 800m was never going to happen & the path to Seb Coe's British & World record was to be ended. He began sprint training & despite his slight physique, he was selected for a B-string 400m race in the last meeting of the 1999 season. He won this race by 2 clear seconds, breaking 60 seconds for the first time, & was instrumental in the 4x100 relay where Edinburgh yet again showed their strength in winning by a clear 10m. That September, Sean was presented with the U17 Club Champion medal for his exploits on the day of his injury. He competed in 6 events of the 7 he entered & amassed an astounding 42 points. That winter, his coach turned him from a nimble 800m dreamer, to a sprinter/long jumper/utility athlete, & his nickname of Juan Connerton Multi Events Specialist was coined by a colleague of his.

Sean bounced around most events for Edinburgh AC between the ages of 17 & 24. Becoming a useful athlete to have in league matches as his versatility was unparalleled by most other opponents. He has been known to have up to 5 pairs of spikes in his bag at any one time & has competed in 8 events within 4 hours at several matches in the past. This can cause issues however, when multiple events clash. Sean ended up running the 2nd leg of a 4x100m relay in Middlesborough instead of his preferred 3rd leg - at which he became feared for during this time. He was wearing his Long Jump spikes to run this & ended up in the discus circle barefoot after the race was won.

Despite being a short man, Sean decided to attempt the high hurdles for a while & was a dependable B string points earner throughout this time. He even qualified for the Scottish Indoor 60m Hurdles final. Being drawn inside experienced international athletes such as Commonwealth medallist Chris Baillie, Allan Scott & Neale Kelly, he came 5th in a PB which still stands. His outdoor PB came at a Scottish League match in Grangemouth in 2007 where he finally managed 3 strides in between each hurdle. He improved this by 0.01 at the Tayside Multi Events Championships in Dundee later that year on his way to winning the match. It was reported that Sean actually camped in the grounds before the match to prepare, however this has never been proven.......

The love of a good woman & a desire to change his life moved Sean to Southampton in the summer of 2009 - his last season for Edinburgh AC. In front of said good woman & her best friend, Sean captained the Edinburgh AC team to the Division 2 trophy & promotion back to the top flight after a 2 season absence. His 3rd leg of the 4x100m relay was reportedly "the fastest I have ever moved", which has been echoed by all who witnessed it. His hamstring injury upon moving down to Southampton brought a 3 year hiatus from the sport - a break which has been said to damage him for life. However, in 2012 he returned to the only sport he loves & set about making amends for his missed years.

Since returning to the sport, Sean has yet to find his calling. Due to the strength & depth of the young Southampton AC sprint squad - of which he has been a loyal member since his return - he has found himself competing in guest races or various field events to gain points for the club. Gone are the days when he lined up against Julian Golding & Gareth Warburton in the BAL 2nd tier (he actually held Golding off on the first leg of the 4x100 at Bedford). The years of constant training have clearly taken their toll on Sean's body which is reflected in his distinctly mediocre results. He has rarely been called up to his preferred 3rd leg in the 4x100m but on each occasion, it was made clear why he was so feared prior to his injury. Team members recall during one meet in Chelmsford when the rain was like a white wall across the stadium. All other runners were squinting at the lack of clear visibility, huddled together beneath the stand before the relay began. Sean meanwhile, was striding up & down the back straight like a warrior poet in the monsoon. Once joined by his less willing opponents, he let out a mighty roar asking the Southampton team in the stands to be more vocal which echoed through the storm. His changeover from Callum Rowe was described as "The best moment of the day" by the team manager Jon Tilt.

Sean finally seemed like he was coming into some kind of form in the middle of May 2013, when he dipped below 12 seconds at a race in Worthing for the first time since his return to the track. The rest of the season does not reflect this form however, leading some to believe that he was boosted on that day by a combination of the presence of his girlfriend & the excitement of the Eurovision Party he was throwing at his house that evening - a night which lives in infamy to this day.

A few scattered average performances in 2015 & 2016 kept Sean in SAL team selection. Finishing 2nd in the B string Triple Jump with his only attempt at the event in the 3rd round, only a minute after finishing the 100m at a match in Battersea was some achievement but with his 110mH B string win at his home track of Southampton, combined with his Long Jump efforts giving the same result, Sean displayed his ever present versatility & assisted Southampton in staying in the Southern League's top flight. In his sole 110mH race at the final league match of the year in 2016, Sean lined up against what seemed to be a tough field coupled with an evil headwind but showed nothing but humour & relaxation in the face of this arduous foe, where lesser men would have crumbled. At the halfway point of the race, the height difference had given the young David Bishop from Crawley AC the advantage & a one hurdle lead. A combination of youthful naivety & underestimating the old dog cost David dearly, as Sean exerted every bit of his tenacity to haul in the much taller youngster & by clearing the final hurdle beautifully & bearing down on the line to take the win with a dip & a roar which echoed around the dilapidated stadium. The crowd were shocked. Sean shrugged & was rumoured to quip "That's what I do".

Several years of on & off training periods following almost 20 years of hard graft in the unforgiving climates of East Lothian & Edinburgh, clearly shortening Sean's track career. Yet another hamstring tear in early December 2017 meant that Sean had to give up his winter on the track for a few months of gym work, which pushed him into 5km parkruns on Saturday mornings. His first attempt on a rainy day in January 2018 was fraught with muscle soreness & stoppages, possibly due to the incorrect shoes - Sean is not a runner! Nevertheless, he finished in 26:52, below his friend's estimate. 2 weeks later, he returned to a drier course & took 18 seconds off that time, despite a clogged start & a couple of stoppages. Sean's initial plans to finish below 25 minutes by the end of the year took a dramatic turn in his 3rd parkrun when, spurred on by a crazy woman ahead of him pushing a buggy, he stormed his last kilometre in just shy of 3 minutes flat to finish in 24:56 - an improvement of 1min 38secs.

The prospect of the flattest 10km race of the year drew Sean to Bournemouth Bay in early April. He covered the first 5km in around 25 minutes & looked easy. With a steep zig-zagging ascent to the second part of the course, Sean suffered a little with fatigue but rallied to produce a 75 second final 400m in front of the roaring support who had braved the brisk Dorsetshire morning. He finished in 51:32 – beating his admittedly modest 55 minute target by some way & he agreed that being accompanied by a friend capable of a 33min time on the 3rd km definitely helped, as did the knowledge of a Wetherspoons proximity to the finish line to replenish those lost calories as quickly as possible.

Somehow, amongst the melee of competitors in a very busy Southampton Parkrun - after a tough showing as a guest at Lee-On-Solent - he managed to smash his personal best to pieces with a 23:39 clocking. Some say he was just trying to beat his friend, who was level with him with 1km to go, but as a sprinter, Sean had the advantage right away. It has been said that he was just getting revenge for being beaten by her at the aforementioned Lee-On-Solent run the previous week, but nobody knows if this is true. Sean also made a special appearance at the Cassiobury Parkrun near Watford town centre in October & even with his highest finish & 3rd fastest time of the year – he was gutted to finish outside 24 minutes despite the long sections of slight downhill opportunities that he failed to make use of. Despite the lacklustre performance overall, his final 200m was reportedly the fastest anyone has moved in Watford since John Barnes was asked to play for Liverpool in 1987.

As if 5km & 10km races were not long enough for a long time sprinter, Sean signed up for the Gosport Half Marathon a mere 7 weeks from the race day. He upped his miles slightly & somehow managed to drag his broken sprinters frame around the stunning course in just over 1hr 58 minutes. His target average pace being 5:47 per km, he never dropped below 5:40 until the 17th km & his proudest achievement during the race was managing to chew the jelly beans handed out at the 15km point without gagging. Alongside his better half who also completed the half, he later won a cracking game of doubles pool against two of his friends who finished ahead of both himself & his fiancée. A photo exists celebrating this achievement.

Sean returned to track training in late January 2019. A few fast-ish strides over 200-300m proved there is a long road back to moving quickly. After failing in his sub-50 10k attempt in May, his focus has shifted solely towards sprinting, hurdling & possibly multi eventing to the highest level his body will allow. He made his Masters Debut at Mountbatten Stadium in April, where he placed 3rd in both 100m & 400m events & ran a stonker of a 3rd leg in the 4x100 relay alongside the multi talented Simon Ciaravella, the evergreen Steve Beak & the ever consistent Mark Collins to give Southampton the victory in 49.0 – a time faster than any league team managed in the previous season. He also competed in the Long Jump directly after the 400m race. No mean feat & the fatigue was clear. With fresh legs, Sean is capable of so much more.

Sean continued his training in 2019 as much as he could. After a gruelling few weeks following the Portsmouth outing, Sean was drafted into the team for a local league match in Harrow. Competing in an event unfamiliar to him, he placed 3rd in the Shot Putt B string with a mediocre 7.57m. Unfettered, Sean warmed up for the non-scoring 100m full of hope that he could improve on his season's debut. The feeling was there for a good reason as Sean held on for a time of 12.57 - 0.23 faster than his previous outing. This elevated his status of the day as a bit part athlete to run his preferred 3rd leg in the 4x100 relay. Alongside his counterparts - which included a scintillating 2nd leg by 10.9 man Daniel Offiah (nephew of Martin), the team finished in a very respectable 2nd to a very strong Harrow team on their home track.

The season was disturbed as Sean travelled to Cyprus for his wedding immediately after the Harrow match. A few weeks more of training & he was selected in the team for the Masters League final in Kent. The day was as sunny as it was tense. Sean warmed up alongside Mark Collins for the 100m, aware of the potential talent that lay before them, the Southampton boys almost came away with a clean sweep. Mark managed an excellent run to win the A string however the lack of consistency showed in Sean's race. He led from the gun until 80m where it was apparent that peak speed was hit way too soon, as he was run into 2nd by the multi talented Paul Grange of Ilford. The day was filled with mediocrity for Sean as he cruised the 200m & 400m B events as a stand in for an injured team-mate. The relay would have been out of the question for the weary legs had it not been for the magic hands of the evergreen Jon Tilt who was on hand as team physio. Jon also was drafted into the 4x100 relay but the calamitous starting blunders which had plagued the sprint events all day meant that Southampton were up against it from the "gun". Steve Beak ran a great back straight & when Sean got the baton, the stagger began to unfold. What looked like a struggle had suddenly metamorphosized into a race, Sean handed over to Mark Collins in 2nd but the gap was too great to reel in, even for the best sprinter of the day. Sean's prowess over the first 60-70m of his race cemented in his mind that he wasn't done with 100m yet, not by a long shot, & so he vowed to improve for next season's assault on the Southern Masters Indoor Championships in February, where Sean will compete over the Long Jump, 60m Hurdles & his favourite event of all time - the 60m dash. With a lifetime best of 7.26 in 2004, Sean's best is definitely behind him, however the desire to get faster is still there. 7.75 is not a dream while 7.6 is surely not impossible. Time will tell on this one.

His dream remains the same as it was when he first watched Kris Akabusi chase down a doping American World Champion in the 1991 Tokyo World Championships - to compete for Great Britain at international level. A dream which is possible if the niggles stay away & the winter proves fruitful. Next stop - Lee Valley in February. Well, Watford Parkrun on Christmas Day is first, but that's not a real race!