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Whilst most eyes were focused on the Morton Games on Wednesday night Eoin Pierce was in action at the BMC Meet in Watford where he ran a superb 3.47.70 in winning race B by almost two seconds. This time is only .7 off his pb and is a great boost for Eoin ahead of next weekend`s Nationals.

Friday night and Declan Power placed 2nd in the Edenderry 5k in 16.10. Saturday at the le Chile International where very string winds ruled out any hopes of fast times Ian Guiden was 3rd in the 3000 in 8.43.5 with Adam O`Brien running an 8.50.5 pb, and one would bet he was the only athlete at the meet to pb, in 5th. Cathal Doyle was 2nd in the B 800 in 1.56.6 with Mark McDonald 6th (1.59.30). Eleanor Alexander was 5th in the 1500 (4.32.8)

In the UK on Saturday at the Midland League, Cheltenham Liam Roarty was 7th in the 5000 in 16.14.

A big pb for Karl Nolan in today`s Mullingar 10 Mile of 57.35, knocking two minutes off his previous best. Also today in the Celbridge 5k Sean Doran had a fine run to 3rd place in 16.05.

A few Harriers made the trip North tonight to the Mary Peters Track for the Belfast International. Timmy Crowe was 4th in the 400H in 53.21. In the 800 Mark McDonald ran 1.57.00 to place 3rd and Leah Moore was also 3rd in the 200 (24.83)

Also in Dublin the Graded Meets continued. In the sprints Snezana Bechtina ran 14.98 for 100, Keith Pike won the 100 A in 11.06. 800: A 1 Eleanor Alexander 1st 2.16.66, A 2 Emer O`Brien 5th (2.21.28), B 1st Greta Streimikyte 2.23.11. A 6th Shaub Conaghan 2.02.02 (PB), Niall Norman 2.09.54, Thomas Frayne 2.27.98. 5000 B: Tom Sherlock 16.14.94, Alex Gibbons 16.19.61, Joseph Keane 16.42.44, A Liam Roarty 15.37.11, Declan Power 15.48.07.

Brian Gregan has achieved the qualifying time for the IAAF World Championships 400 in London. The Clonliffe man today in Nottwil, Switzerland clocked 45.48. A massive congratulation from all in Clonliffe. It was also a new Clonliffe club record.

A number of the club`s athletes travelled North for today`s IMC meet at the Mary Peter`s Track, Belfast today. In the 800 A 6th Mark McDonald 1.55.17 with Conor Healy 8th in 1.55.63. Eleanor Alexander 9th in the women`s A race (2.13.90). Moving on to the 1500s and a fine run by Craig Giles in the B 1500 2nd in 4.05.01. Then in the 3000 from a big field: 8th Cathal Doyle 8.37.14, Sean O`Leary (8.49.12) , Declan Power (9.10.25) and Daniel Lacey (9.20.13).

In the sprints: 400m Leah Bergin 3rd (58.38) with Emma Kelly 4th (61.26). 2nd in the 100 Leah Moore (12.06) and Keith Pike 3rd in the 100 (11.06).

Also at the BMC Watford Meet Jayme Rossister ran 8.13.10 to finish 7th in the 3000 A race.

Stephen Scullion ran his first ever track 10,000 last night at the Portland Track Festival, at the Lewis and Clark College Track, Oregan clocking an impressive 28.58.28. Scullion placed 11th in the race which was won by Galen Rupp (USA) in 28.18.29. Scullion`s time places him inside the Clonliffe all time top 10 in 8th place splitting Jerry Kieran and Gerry Finnegan.

On his Facebook page Scullion said: “20 weeks ago I hadn’t ran in 8 months, and was playing rugby. I’m pretty happy with that result, 20 more weeks and I`ll run a lot faster.”

(Stephen Scullion in the Portland Festival 10,000)

Today, Sunday the 11th, Brian MacMahon was 5th in the Michael Murphy 4 Mile road race in Ferns, Co. Wexford (20.52) also in Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny Sergiu Ciobanu won the Little South 4 Mile Road race in 19.46.

Brian Gregan is back! A superb run by the Clonliffe man in Oordegem, Belgium today saw him win the 400 in an excellent 45.90. Also in excellent form at this meet, a week after a the European Clubs, was Richie Owens in a season`s best over 1500 6th in 3.49.83.