Smith began his sporting life with golf. He was brought into the sport early by his father, Paul Smith, a golf expert. Smith attended Trinity College from 2011 where he was introduced to the sport of cross country. Smith was no stand out runner but with patience and determination was able to excel. He was introduced to multi sport where friend Kurt Wesley showed him the ropes of the
duathlon. Through the help of Eclipse Fitness (Stuart Durham) Smith excelled in cycling as well as running. He went on to compete in both the sprint distance duathlon World Championships and the standard distance World Championships, coming away with two consecutive world titles in this Age Group. At this time his talet was recognised and was rewarded with a professional licence. Smith now races under an elite license and specializes in the
Powerman Duathlon format of
Duathlon. ==References==