Jun 13, 2010 [Noel Guiden] - (Updated Jun 14, 2010)
News just in from last night`s British Milers Club Watford Grand Prix .Conor Healy has gone sub 1.50 over 800. Having being chipping away these last 12 months last night was the night (June 12th), a truely superb 1.49.89 in placing 4th in the 800 "C" race. Mark McDonald also ran a very good 800 4th in the "H" race in 1.54.8. In the 1500m "C" Aidan Bailey was 8th in 3.50.0. Also in action was Dave Fitzmaurice over 5,000m where he ran an impressive 14.30.65. Both Beckey Woods and Louise Reilly tackled the 1500m "C" race with Beckey 2nd in 4.32.26 with Louise 4th in 4.35.03. - MORE....

Jun 12, 2010 [Jeremy Lyons]
Just like any true champion team or athlete you will only beat them once and that was the case for Brian Gregan in Holland today. Gregan avenged his defeat in the Euro Clubs two weeks ago by Obed Martis to beat the Dutchman in his own backyard to set the record straight. His winning time of 46.87 was his second win on the trot in the European circuit. - MORE....

Jun 11, 2010 [Stephen Byrne]

The sun came out for Round 6 of the Clonliffe Grand Prix yesterday evening in Morton Stadium. The TG Sports Therapy sponsored 5,000 metre was also the first of five races in the Summer Series of races. 30 athletes toed the line for the event including overall race leader Colm Breen.

Jun 9, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
Now that the official results are available from Athletics Leinster we can confirm some excellent results recorded by Clonliffe Masters at last Sunday`s (June 6th) Leinster Masters Track and Field in Tullamore. Top performer on the day was Philip O`Doherty, who has now believe it or not entered the O/50 class, winning double middle distance gold with 800m (2.16.58) and 1500m (4.39.75) victories. Double medals also from young John Hartnett in the O/35 winning the 400m (no time available) and placing third in the 200m (25.03), and making it a golden trio all round George Maybury won O/55 1500m in 5.09.32.

Jun 7, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
Sergiu Ciobanu today confirmed his status as the top marathon man in the country by winning the Cork City Marathon in a new course record of 2:25.54. Sergiu now adds Cork to his growing list of wins: National title, Connemara, Longford, Belfast.

Jun 7, 2010 []
With some tight team selections having been made in the week leading up to our departure the Clonliffe team gathered in Dublin airport on Friday morning. A blend of experience (read age) in Gary O’Hanlon’s selection mixed with young Patrick O’Connor showed that this team had the full spectrum of athletes at it’s disposal. Nobody was too or too young to be considered. - MORE....

Jun 7, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
Aidan Bailey continued his excellent good form this season at the IMC races held at the All Ireland Schools in Tullamore on Saturday. Having set a PB over 3,000 at the last Milers Meet he well well have run another PB this time over 1500 clocking an impressive 3.47.8 in placing 7th. A very fast time was also recorded by Conor Healy in the A 800m 4th in 1.50.42 with Mark McDonald 12th in 1.55.54. See www.irishmilersclub.com for full results. Next IMC meet is the Hireco Clonliffe IMC T & F Grand Prix at the Morton Stadium on July 1st. - MORE....

Jun 7, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
The All Ireland Schools track and field Championships brought the curtin down on the schools year at Tullamore on Saturday. After a long qualifying serious there were a number of Clonliffe athletes in action on what was a glorious Sunmmer`s day. Pride of place goes to Patrick O`Connor in the intermediate boys sprints. Patrick took the 100m title in 11.22 and was second in the 200m in 22.08. Jamie Rossister was also in fine fettle taking silver in the senior boys 2,000m SC in 6.10.06, and a little later put the spikes back on for the 1500, were he placed not surprisingly well out of the medals!. A magnificent silver also from Shauna Furman in the senior girls 100H 15.11. Great efforts also on the day by Fintan Doherty in the inter boys 800m having been ill this week was a very credable 7th in a time of 2.01 and from young Liam Ashton in the Junior boys 1500m who arrived here as Leinster champion and maybe found this one a race too far as he slipped from his recent high standards finishing 12th in 4.45, still Liam in fairness has that Leinster Gold tucked safely away as a reminder of an excellent school`s season. Hopefully all will be freshened up again in a couple of weeks to pull on the Clonliffe singlet for the Dublins and Nationals.

Jun 6, 2010 [Jeremy Lyons]
Brian Gregan has a good win in France yesterday. The race took place in Valbonne in the south of France and Gregan clocked 46.65 to beat the British athlete Graham Hedman into second. Very promising with much of the season to come and it further lowers his own club record. - MORE....

Jun 7, 2010 [Jeremy Lyons]
There is great news as regards Clonliffe Harriers with four members being selected on the Irish Senior team for the European Team Championships in Budapest in two weeks. - MORE....

Jun 3, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
A large turn out of Clonliffe athletes for the latest Dublin Graded Meet at Irishtown last night which included some noteable performances. Young Graham Mahon hit a major mile stone in his athletics career in recording his first ever sub 2 minute 800 with an excellent 1:58.43, bettering his previous PB by some 1.6 seconds, in placing 4th in his race. Other excellent runs from the club`s half milers with Mark McDonald 1:57.40 7th in his race followed by Brett Paine one place behind (1:58.02) and Stephen Harkness 10th in 1:59.73. Colm Groome ran 2:09.8 with George Maybury recording 2:29.49. - MORE....

Jun 2, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
Lorcan Cronin`s winning streak came to an end in Dunboyne last night in the Government Services 5 Mile Road Race, as he placed 3rd behind Raheny pairing Mick Clohisey and Mick Trainor in a time of 25:43. Other Clonliffe results include 26th Mark Birmingham (28:28), Eoin "The Real Thing" Murray 40th in 29:32, 94th Eugene McCarrick (32:20) and John Fay (34:42). Meanwhile at last weekend`s Leinster U/23 Track and Field Ian Rogers won the pole vault in 4.60m.

May 30, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
News just in confirms that the men`s team have placed 4th in group B of the European Clubs Track and Field in Switzerland. While that represents an improvement of one place on last year, the guys where only half a point off third place. A real roller coaster of a day was how Joe Cooper described it. The highs included an excellent win by John Fagan in the 400m hurdles, a batch of 2nd places and two new club records: Brian Gregan in the 400m 47.2 breaking Anothony Folans 15 year old record and a club 4 X 400m record of 3.14.07 breaking the 19 year old record of 3.17. - MORE....

May 30, 2010 [Noel Guiden]
With the men`s senior currently in action in Bern, things are, to say the least, a bit quiet on the racing front closer to home.At last night`s BMC meet at SportsCity, Manchester Louise Reilly was 3rd in the "c" 1500m in 4.38.75. Rachel McBride ran 21.48 in the Donore Summer 5k in the Phoenix Park yesterday placing 25th senior woman and 174th overall. On Tuesday last in round 1 of the Raheny 2 Mile Summer series Tom Guilfoyle was 2nd in 10.17, Terry McLoughlin 3rd (10.33), Maurice McCrohan 12th (11.30) and Eugene McCarrick 22nd in 12.15. (Corrections and more results to noel.guiden@behans.ie)

May 30, 2010 [Stephen Byrne]
The Grand Prix points from the Mick Murphy 5 mile race were distributed as follows:
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May 28, 2010 [Noel Guiden] - (Updated May 30, 2010)
David Flynn was a comfortable qualifier for the NCAA Division 2 3,000m sc final yesterday at the Irwin Belk Track, Charlotte, North Carolina. Running in by far the faster of the 2 semis Flynner "jogged" home in 8th place in 9.05.49 qualifying 12th fastest for tomorrow`s final. News just in Flynner places 11th in final in 9.16.1, which is very disappointing for Dave. After qualifying so comfortably for the final Flynner had a fast one in mind, maybe something around 8.55, and was on schedule from the off , taking up the story he commented: "I was running 8.50 pace right through 2,000 then I hit a barrier hard with my knee and crawled the rest of the way". With the NCAAs being the end of the US season for Dave he returns home in June a more expierenced and wiser athlete. With a change of fortune hopefully he`ll have a good season at home, starting off with The Hireco Clonliffe/IMC T & F Grand Prix Meet on July 1st (a further announcement on that event is expected during the week) and the National 3,000 sc very much in mind.

May 28, 2010 [Stephen Byrne]

In perfect conditions The 29th running of the Michael Murphy Memorial 5 Mile Race took place in the grounds of Malahide Castle last night.

May 24, 2010 [Noel Guiden ]
For the third successive year Sunshine boy Joe Cooper organised the most magnificent weather for what was a most magnificent club championships. Yesterday afternoon seen a huge turnout, particularly in the juvenile categories, for the Clonliffe Annual Club Track and Field day. There was tremendous competition and a tremendous spirit of camaraderie throughout the entire day which commenced at 3.15 p.m. with a tiny tots race and finished at around 6.30 p.m. with a mixed medley fun relay. - MORE....

May 24, 2010 [Noel Guiden ]
Club Captain Joe Cooper has announced his team which travels to the European Clubs track and field on Friday morning for next weekend’s championships in Bern, Switzgerland on May 30th. Clonliffe are in group B with G.G. Bern (SUI), Rotteram Atletiek (NED), Sparta (DEN), AK Sparkan Dubnica nad Vakom (SVK), AK Zenica (BIH) and Jyvaskylan Kenttaurheilijat (FIN). - MORE....

May 24, 2010 [Noel Guiden ]
Lorcan Cronin is starting to become something of a Half Marathon specialist. With recent half marathon wins in Wexford and Kildare already under his belt he took in the Wicklow Gaol Break Half Marathon on Saturday May 22nd where he made it a hattrick of half marathon wins with a winning time of 75.09. Clubmate Nigel Brunton was eighth in 88.43 and in 69th place Ciara Brenna ran 91.14. - MORE....