Saturday the 7th saw Anne Lyons tackle the Dingle marathon, (spectacular scenery but featuring the all mountain or two!) clocking a time of 4:03.05. In the half marathon Sean Grimes ran 1:54.07 and Declan Murray 2:02.56.
Also on Saturday Garrett Loy was 10th overall, 2nd M40 in the Seamie Weldon 5K in Ardee in a time of 18.40.
Sunday, the 8th, in Abbottstown for the Jerry Kiernan Foundation, BHAA 6K cross country race, Stephen Cashin was 2nd (19.36) with Sean Doran 3rd (19.52). Donore Harriers’ John Travers took the win in 18.22. The event was supported by several other Clonliffe members, some racing and some ‘just out for a run’: Eleanor Alexander, Kiernan Murphy, Cathal McHale, Diarmuid Doyle, Orla Deighnan and Yvonne McDonagh. Orla and Yvonne were 1st and 2nd in their age categories.
Across the water Liam Roarty ran a 3 minute half marathon PB of 73.16 in the Great North Run.
Even further afield, Toronto, Canada where Eoin Taggart, in his club colours of course, was 9th in the Yorkville 5k in 15.05.
