Tuhia tētahi tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I haere a Treacy ki te St Anne's Post-Primary School i Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland, neke atu i te tekau mā whitu ngā maero ki te kura i ia ata. I puta ia i te Providence College i te United States. I te tau 1978 me te tau 1979
i toa ia i te IAAF World Cross Country Championships i Glasgow, Scotland me Limerick, Ireland.