Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Dị ka onye na-egwu mmiri asọmpi, Burns nọchitere anya USA na 1992 (Barcelona), 1996 (
Atlanta), na 2000 (Sydney) Paralympic Games, na-enweta ihe nrite ọla edo abụọ, ọlaọcha abụọ, na otu ọla nchara. O setịpụrụ ihe ndekọ ụwa 5 na igwu mmiri Paralympic na ọtụtụ ndekọ mba. Mgbe ọ lara ezumike nká na Paralympics na 2004, ọ gbanwere n'egwuregwu egwuregwu ntachi obi; Burns mechara agbụrụ Korea IronMan nke 2006 na agbụrụ Singapore Half-IronMan na 2007, 2010, 2011, na 2012. Burns bụkwa onye na-egwu mmiri, onye na-egwu mmiri, onye na-eme njem, onye na-agba ịnyịnya ígwè aka na onye na-egwu snow.