Clonliffe Harriers
Encyclopedia
Clonliffe Harriers is a Dublin-based athletics club. They were founded in 1886, and are the oldest athletic club in Ireland
. They have been based in Morton Stadium
since the 1950s. The club has top-class international coaches in all disciplines and a lively training programme for all levels. The club competes during the winter in cross country and road events. This involves all ages from under 10 to senior, veterans and all standards. Clonliffe also hosts the oldest road race in Ireland, the 'Clonliffe 2 mile', which takes place through Glasnevin
every April.
disciplines and cross-country
.
Many more athletes from the club have also competed in the Olympics
National Track & field League:2009, 2008
. The runners run up past Clearwater Shopping Centre, past Glasnevin Cemetery
and down to The Grave Diggers in Glasnevin
. This race has been run every year since the late 1800s. It will take place in 2010 on the 9th May.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. They have been based in Morton Stadium
Morton Stadium
Morton Stadium, or the National Athletics Stadium, is an athletics stadium in Santry, in the north of Dublin City. Often called Santry Stadium, it is the centre for athletics events in Ireland, and home track of Clonliffe Harriers. It was home to Sporting Fingal FC...
since the 1950s. The club has top-class international coaches in all disciplines and a lively training programme for all levels. The club competes during the winter in cross country and road events. This involves all ages from under 10 to senior, veterans and all standards. Clonliffe also hosts the oldest road race in Ireland, the 'Clonliffe 2 mile', which takes place through Glasnevin
Glasnevin
Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:A mainly residential neighbourhood, it is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin . It was originally established on the northern bank of the River Tolka...
every April.
Notable members
Clonliffe Harriers has been home to many nationally and internationally renowned athletes, in both track and fieldTrack and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
disciplines and cross-country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
.
- Alistair Cragg
- Jerry Kiernan
- Noel Cullen
- Dave Taylor
- Niall BrutonNiall BrutonNiall Bruton is a former Irish runner who specialized in the 1500 metres, retiring around 2000.Bruton ran collegiately in the US for the University of Arkansas where he won the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 1992 and 1993...
- Frank Murphy
- James NolanJames NolanJames Nolan is an athletics coach who was an Irish international runner from 1996 until 2008. He was a two time Olympian who specialized in the 800 metres between 1996 and 2000 before changing to the 1500 metres later that year...
- Joe Deakin
- Danny McDaidDanny McDaidDanny McDaid is a 2-time Irish Olympic athlete and four times national marathon champion from Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. He is a former member of the Dublin-based athletic club Clonliffe Harriers....
Many more athletes from the club have also competed in the Olympics
Achievements
Clonliffe has won the National Senior Cross-Country Title more often than any other club, winning in:2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2000, 1992, 1991, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1977 and 1976. They have been runners up in: 2002, 2001, 1996, 1993, 1990, 1985, 1983 and 1972.- National Road Relay (Senior Men) Champions: 2006
- National Half Marathon (Senior Men) Champions: 2006
- National Marathon (Ladies) Champions: 2004, 2005
- National Ladies Intermediate Cross-Country Champions: 2005
- National Senior Cross Country Championships: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.
- National Junior Cross Country Championships: 2009, 1983
National Track & field League:2009, 2008
Clonliffe 2 Mile
The Clonliffe 2 mile is a road race held every year. It is sponsored by Kavanagh's Pub on Prospect Square, locally known as "The Grave Diggers". Traditionally, and currently, the race starts at the Bottom of the Hill Pub on Main Street in FinglasFinglas
-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland* List of abbeys and priories in Ireland...
. The runners run up past Clearwater Shopping Centre, past Glasnevin Cemetery
Glasnevin Cemetery
Glasnevin Cemetery , officially known as Prospect Cemetery, is the largest non-denominational cemetery in Ireland with an estimated 1.5 million burials...
and down to The Grave Diggers in Glasnevin
Glasnevin
Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:A mainly residential neighbourhood, it is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin . It was originally established on the northern bank of the River Tolka...
. This race has been run every year since the late 1800s. It will take place in 2010 on the 9th May.