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As Dublin spins towards Level 3 Sean Doran left his rivals in a spin as he was a convincing winner of tonight’s Clonliffe Harriers club 10,000 Championship in a nifty 32.19 to take the Bonass Trophy. Sinead Smith-Ahern took the Bonass Cup as the women’s champion.

Tonight’s race was the final installment of a successful club track season and was kindly sponsored by Pat Bonass. Close to 30 athletes lined up on an unseasonably humid September night under the stadium lights. Doran was quick out of the blocks and set a frantic pace as he opening a big gap on the field chased by Darren Reilly and Ernie Ramsey. There and then the race was over and it was only a question of how fast he would go. 25 laps later it was an impressive solo 32.19.

Results:

1. Sean Doran 32.19
2. Darren Reilly 34.47
3. Ernie Ramsey 36.23
4. David Mullen 36.51
5. Matt McGuinness 37.34
6. Dave Brady 37.38
7. James Dunne 38.11
8. Colm Hickey 38.30
9. Gareth Loy 38.54
10. Scott Crowley 39.53
11. Kevin Dowling 41.31
12. Colm McDonnell 43.14
13. Richie Barr 43.18
14. Tom Monks 43.39
15. Shane Rooney 43.49
16. Sean Grimes 44.01
17. Declan Grant 44.08
18. Declan Murray 44.36
19. Adrien Gerard 44.57
20. Anthony O’Brien 48.10
21. Colm Doran 51.22
22. Sinead Smith-Ahern 54.53

Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/146364500@N04/albums/72157716015418417

With Dublin about to see further restrictions The Walker Cup which we had hoped to hold next Thursday will be rescheduled when possible.

The club 10,000 championships for the Bonass trophy for men and Bonass Cup for women, kindly sponsored by Pat Bonass, takes place at 8.00pm in Morton Stadium tomorrow, September 17th. Entry is closed. Of you have not entered please note that you cannot run.

Start list:

All athletes/officials/coaches please note:

Please maintain social distancing on arrival, warm up and on leaving the stadium. It is suggested that all wear face masks on arrival.

Do not attend Morton Stadium if you have been outside of the island of Ireland within the previous 14 days, unless a Green list country.

Do not attend if you have had Covid 19 within the previous 10 days or are waiting the result of a Covid 19 test.

Do not attend if you have flu like symptoms or symptoms of Covid 19.

Do not attend if you have been in contact with any person diagnosed with Covid 19 within the past 14 days.

Do not attend if you are categorised as being in the vulnerable persons category.

Advice for athletes:

The clubhouse and dressing rooms are not open at this time. Arrive ready to race.

Please complete all warm-ups (with the exception of strides) outside of the stadium.

Do not come into the arena/track until your race is called. You will have an opportunity to do strides on the track before your race starts. Entry at the 100 finish gate. As a guideline entry permitted 5 minutes before race time.

Please bring hand sanitiser, wipes and your own clearly identified drinks bottles.

Do not share any drinks.

Please please refrain from spitting.

Please no physical contact, no handshakes, no high-fives, no hoax, no hugs (try to restrain yourself!).

Remain lined up after your race so that the officials can record your name, maintaining 2m social distancing.

Do not approach officials looking for your finishing time (this will be published on the club website that night)

All athletes must leave the track using the gate located at the 1500 start as soon as told to do so by the officials.

Please as soon as you have completed the race leave the stadium, (please leave warm down until you get home)

Officials please report to Mick Kearney at 7.30pm.

Club members are reminded that entry is now open for Thursday’s club 10,000 championship, sponsored by Pat Bonass. Please note that entry closed on Tuesday. For contract tracing this is a pre entry event and no entries can be accepted on the night. To entry, either through your coach, or yourself e mail bookingsclonliffeharriersac@gmail.com send name and predicted time asap. Start list and final instructions will be posted here on Wednesday night.

After the great success of the club track series from July/August the club is delighted to be in a position to host the Clonliffe 10,000 Club Championships on Thursday September 17th @ 8.00pm for the Bonass Trophy for both men and women. The race is kindly sponsored by Pat Bonass.

Once again Covid-19 Rules are in place. Entry through your coach (if a member of a club training group) or, if not, enter yourself. Entry opens on Thursday next the 10th and closes on Tuesday the 15th. Send names and predicted finishing time to bookingsclonliffeharriersac@gmail.com Please only enter if you are committed to running and no late entries!

The Clonliffe 2020 club Championships came to a conclusion tonight with day three featuring 200 and 1500. It was a perfect night, little windy at times but try and very pleasant all round. Highlight of the night was probably Efrem Gidey adding the club 1500 title to the 5000 title he took two weeks ago. After tactical opening couple of laps Efrem bolted from the pack and to take the club title in a time of 4.05, in a great battle for 2nd Pl, Mark McDonald prevailed in 4.07 from Jafar 4.08.The championship got underway with the 200s, starting with the women’s B race which was won after a very gritty display by Vicki McDonnell with the judges taking some time to separate 2nd and 3rd.

In the championship a race Rebecca Fitzsimons was strongest down the home straight to win in 26.6 from Amy Hodson and Sally Somula. Pascal Touche justified his favorite tag to take the win in 23.2 from 100 champion Keith Marks and Manny Okoye.

Hope Saunders added the club 1500 title to the 5000 after a fine run 4.51 from Laura Tuite 4.55 and Jenny Johnson 4.58. Amy Sheehy won the Sheehy sisters battle in the B race 5.27 a second ahead of Abbie, with Hannah Browne overhauled by both on the home straight.

Efrem took the men’s championship in a most enjoyable 1500, whilst Niall Sherlock took the honours in the B race and Mick Mahon the C.

Results Day 3:

Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/146364500@N04/albums/72157715274882396

Tomorrow, Tuesday the 28th, sees the final day of the 2020 club championships starting at 8.00pm. Athletes are asked to arrive on time, do their warm up outside of stadium (sprinters excepted!) and be ready to come onto the track 10 minutes before race time. Start lists are also attached, if you are withdrawing please text name and event to 087959988, please do not simply be a “no show”.

Timetable, Tuesday July 28th

8:00 PM – 200 women B

8.08 PM – 200 women A

8:16 PM – 200 men

8:22 PM – 1500 women A

8.30 PM – 1500 women B

8:38 PM – 1500 men A

8:46 PM – 1500 men B

8.54 PM – 1500 men C

Update Start list, as of 8.00pm 27th:

Finally please review Covid-19 page (see menu above). Your participation is strictly subject to you reviewing, understanding and being fully complainant with those conditions.

Coaches/athletes who are not taking part are asked not to train on the track while the championships are taking place.

The final day of the Clonliffe 2020 club championships takes place on Tuesday night, July 28th. Days 1 and 2 were very successful indeed and with entries now closed for Tuesday it’s fantastic to have received such great support that there is the need for three 200 races and five 1500 races!

Timetable:

8:00 PM – 200 women B

8.08 PM – 200 women A

8:16 PM – 200 men

8:22 PM – 1500 women A

8.30 PM – 1500 women B

8:38 PM – 1500 men A

8:46 PM – 1500 men B

8.54 PM – 1500 men C

Start lists:

Please note that if you are not on the start lists, it means you are not entered. Only athletes on the start list may race. It is not permissible to just arrive and expect to race. Entry is closed. If you have entered but are not now racing please have the courtesy of notifying us the you have withdrawn by e mail to bookingsclonliffeharriersac@gmail.com

All athletes/officials/coaches please note:

Do not attend Morton Stadium if you have been outside of the island of Ireland within the previous 14 days.

Do not attend if you have had Covid 19 within the previous 14 days.

Do not attend if you have flu like symptoms or symptoms of Covid 19.Do not attend if you have been in contact with any person diagnosed with Covid 19 within the past 14 days.

Do not attend if you are categorised as being in the vulnerable persons category.

Advice for athletes:

The clubhouse and dressing rooms are not open at this time. Arrive ready to race.

Please complete all warm-ups (with the exception of strides) outside of the stadium.

Do not come into the arena/track until your race is called. You will have an opportunity to do strides on the track before your race starts. Entry at the 100 finish gate. As a guideline entry permitted 10 minutes before your race time.

Please bring hand sanitiser, wipes and your own clearly identified drinks bottles.

Do not share any drinks.

Please please refrain from spitting.

Please no physical contact, no handshakes, no high-fives, no hoax, no hugs (try to restrain yourself!).

Remain lined up after your race so that the officials can record your name.

Do not approach officials looking for your finishing time (this will be published on the club website that night)

All athletes must leave the track using the gate located at the 1500 start as soon as told to do so by the officials (the only exceptions will be the top three in the championship)

Please as soon as you have completed your warmdown leave the stadium.

We must also discourage spectators at this time. The attendance at any venue, including competitors, officials and coaches cannot exceed 200. Bare in mind that there may also be some athletes at training. Also there are contact tracing requirements for spectators. Please therefore do not arrive to spectate, there will be other occasions in the future.

Officials please report to the Clonliffe car park for 7.15 pm.

Day 3 of the Clonliffe Club Championships takes place on Tuesday July 28th. the plan is for 1500s for men and women, and possibly a 200 for men and women. We are also looking at a guest 400H.

After two very successful days particularly on the middle distance front we are expecting a great take up for the 1500. Entry is open from today until 7.00pm this Friday the 24th. Again if you are a member of a club training group please enter through your coach, if not enter by e mail to bookingsclonliffeharriersac@gmail.com with your name and predicted time. Due to no shows, and more importantly no notification of withdrawals, please do not enter and waste the organisers time unless you are committed to running on July 28th.

If there is sufficient demand and commitment from sprinters we can include a 200 for men and women. Again enter through your coach. If there is no demand then this event will be excluded from the programme.

For the possible 400 Hurdles guest race please text 0879599888 with your name, club, pb and predicted time, by this Friday.

A much more pleasant evening all round in Morton Stadium Santry for tonight’s second day of the Clonliffe Harriers 2020 club Championships. On the menu tonight for the sprinters were 400m and for the distance athletes it was the 5000.

The action got underway at 7.10pm precisely with the women’s 400 in a race dominated by the up-and-coming athletes which was won by Emma McDonnell from Katie Halpin, more noted as a middle distance athlete and another middle distance athlete Amy Sheehy in third place. Unfortunately for whatever reason the men’s 400 did not attract the interest it deserved with many no shows, although Mark McDonald did not let anyone down and was even prepared to run the race solo until three of the older juvenile’s stepped up to the plate. Mark naturally enough dominated the race with Keith Burke second and Adam Bateson third.

There was a great turnout for the 5000 m races. The ladies race was led out by Hope Saunders and Laura Tuite running side-by-side over the opening pacing laps, at roughly halfway Hope dropped Laura and came home first in a time of 18.17, Laura ran a very determined race to run a huge PB of 18.39 from third-place Ailish Malone in 19.11.

The men’s a race was much anticipated with Efrem Gidey hitting the front after a couple of laps with a big injection of pace to pull away from Sergiu Ciobanu and Ben Guiden. Efrem kept pace up throughout and was most comfortable in winning in a time of 14.25, Sergiu was second in 14.58, there was a change with 800 to go for third place as the fast finishing Karl Nolan chased down Ben taking third place in 15.34 with Ben fourth in a PB of 15.43 The B race was a fine race with Mick Fogerty’s lads battling it out from start to finish, there was a great finish down the home straight with Eoin Housley out kicking all to win in 17.30 two seconds ahead of Cillian Keegan who in turn was one second ahead of Cillian Sherrin and a few seconds back Andrew Gaffney. Shane Casey was well ahead of the pack in the C race clocking a time of 19.36 with Philip Matthews seconds 20.01 and Colm McDonnell third 20.05.

Once again a huge thank you to the officials for their hard work once again tonight and to the athletes for taking part in their club Championships. On Tuesday the 28th will have the final day of this year’s Championships featuring the 1500. Entry to that will open seven days beforehand. Further details soon.

Results (now corrected, apologies for glitches)

For photos see: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmPtg1sh