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From International Athletics to Endurance Performance

John Fagan: Physiotherapist, former Irish international 400m hurdler, and competitive distance runner and triathlete.

John represented Ireland in the 400m hurdles before moving into distance running and triathlon. Alongside his athletic career, he built his professional expertise as a physiotherapist, working with athletes across different levels of sport. Today, Fagan Performance brings together clinical knowledge, high-performance sport experience and a firsthand understanding of endurance training.

Hurdling taught him that rhythm, mechanics and holding form under fatigue decide races, and he still sees every runner as a whole system of technique, capacity and load.

He studied sport science at Dublin City University and physiotherapy at Robert Gordon University. His clinical work has spanned sports rehabilitation, orthopaedics, neurological rehabilitation and endurance performance.

In high-performance sport he has provided physiotherapy support to athletes associated with HOKA NAZ Elite and to Athletics Ireland athletes, and was Head Therapist at Lansdowne RFC. As a competitive distance runner and triathlete himself, he knows what it takes to fit serious training around a working week.

Fagan Performance brings those worlds together: an athlete's feel for training, a clinician's eye for the body, and the standards of elite sport, made practical for runners and triathletes at every level. In short, an experienced sports physio in your corner.

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Still racing

John still trains and races himself, so advice on pacing, fueling and fitting training around life comes from someone doing it too.

  • John Fagan running at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Marbella

    Qualified for and raced the World Championship

    IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship, Marbella, Spain (2025)

  • John Fagan on the bike course at IRONMAN 70.3 Des Moines

    5th place, Male 35–39

    IRONMAN 70.3 Des Moines, Iowa, USA (2025)

Elite Experience. Individual Attention.

John has worked in high-performance sport, where small decisions about load, recovery and injury carry real consequences. He now brings that understanding to runners and triathletes at every level.

You get the knowledge of elite sport with the attention of one-to-one coaching. Your program is written and reviewed by John, not generated from a template.

John Fagan in Ireland team kit at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås
With Ireland at the European Athletics U20 Championships, Borås
John Fagan pitchside at Lansdowne RFC
Pitchside at Lansdowne RFC

  • HOKA NAZ Elite

    Professional distance running, Flagstaff, Arizona

    Physiotherapy support for athletes associated with HOKA NAZ Elite

    What this means for youYour training and recovery are approached with the care expected around professional distance runners.

  • Athletics Ireland

    Irish athletics

    Physiotherapy support for Athletics Ireland athletes

    What this means for youAn understanding of what it takes to keep athletes training consistently and arriving at competition ready.

  • Lansdowne RFC

    Rugby union, Dublin

    Former Head Therapist

    What this means for youExperience managing injuries and return to sport under the pressure of a competitive season.

  • Athlete and clinician

    • Former Irish international 400m hurdler
    • Competitive distance runner and triathlete
    • MSc Physiotherapy, Robert Gordon University
    • BSc Sports Science and Health, Dublin City University

    What this means for youYou're coached by someone who understands the body as a clinician and racing as an athlete.

Organizations are named to describe John's previous professional experience only. They do not sponsor or endorse Fagan Performance.