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Eoin Taggart clocked a new Half Marathon PB of 68.48 in the CPC Loop Den Haag in the Netherlands today placing 48th. A fine run also in this race by Declan Power of 71.39 for 97th.

Sean Doran in placing 7th in today’s Bohermeen Spring Half Marathon in a time of 71.03 was the first home of a big Clonliffe group of almost 20 athletes. Next in was Shane Caffrey (81.39), who had very kindly spent the previous day on his feet helping out at the All Ireland schools Cross Country in Santry. Full Clonliffe results:

Note: missed from last weekend’s round up was a fine run by Hope Saunders for Wichita State in Birmingham, Alabama over 3000 indoors 10.25.52.

Only six days post National cross country Sergiu Ciobanu shook out his legs with a comfortable win in yesterday’s Clonakilty Half Marathon. Sergiu ran 73.45 winning by almost a minute and a half.

Emma Mitchell ran a 2 minute pb in the Valencia half Marathon of 72.29 this morning. This was a superb showing by the Clonliffe Harrier who has been recording some fine runs on the road this season.

Sergiu Ciobanu’s preparations for the Dublin Marathon are clearly going well with a fine win recorded by the Clionliffe man in yesterday’s Run Galway Bay Half Marathon in an impressive 66.29, almost 5 minutes clear of 2nd place Freddy Sittuk (Raheny).

Running his 3rd race in 10 days, including a brilliant pb only 6 days ago, this morning was David Flynn who placed 2nd in the Dublin Half Marathon in the Phoenix Park. Flynner’s 65.58 was a fine run on the hills of the Park in pretty breezy conditions as he looks in fine fettle for the big one on October 27th. A fine run also in 4th place by Mark Kenneally (66.14), demonstrating once again that class is indeed permanent!

The results show some 48 Clonliffe finishers:

David Flynn put in one of the best runs of his career today in the Charleville Half Marathon. After his record breaking track 4 mile in Santry on Thursday he followed that up today beating a top class field in a new pb of 63.48. 2nd was Mick Clohisey (Raheny) with Hugh Armstrong (Ballina) 3rd. For good measure it was also a new course record!

Meanwhile, to complete a weekend of half marathons several of the club’s other marathon men were in action. Stephen Scullion ran 66.36 finishing 18th in the Rock and roll Half Marathon in Philadelphia on Sunday the 15th in hot and humid conditions. Also on Sunday in Copenhagen Sergiu Ciobanu ran 66.17.

Sean Doran ran a big pb in this morning’s Ratoath Half Marathon breaking new ground with an impressive 70.34 to take 3rd place. Other Clonliffe Paul Keenan 82.10, Robert Reid 82.42, Derek Faughnan 89.55, Maura Matthews (3rd W45) 1.33.05, Emma Harding 1.38.24, Alan Worrall 1.39.06, Evelyn Brennan 1.48.35.