Education
Jennings attended Loreto Convent in Letterkenny and went on to study Law and Accountancy at the University of Limerick before taking up a job as a tax advisor with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dublin.
marathon runner athletics competitor
Jennings attended Loreto Convent in Letterkenny and went on to study Law and Accountancy at the University of Limerick before taking up a job as a tax advisor with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dublin.
She is the sister of former Irish international rower Sinead Jennings. Jennings is a former triathlete who represented Ireland at youth level Since moving to Dublin she has trained with the Rathfarnham club and has been coached by Terry McConnon since 2007.
She ran her first marathon in Dublin in October 2011.
Having taken two months off of work to train full-time for Rotterdam, and competing in just her second full marathon, her qualifying time was an improvement of nearly seven minutes from her first marathon. Jennings was selected to represent Ireland at the Summer Olympics in the women"s marathon along with Linda Byrne and Ava Hutchinson.
Maria McCambridge, who had also run the "A" qualifying standard missed out on selection as only three athletes from a nation may compete in the event. lieutenant was the first time that three Irish women have competed in the Olympic marathon.