The race commenced in 1891 as a club race, soon to become an Invitational 2 Mile and eventually an Open Road Race. The next running of the race on Thursday May 22nd 2014 will be the 123rd consecutive annual running of the Clonliffe 2. The event caters for elite athletes as well as fun and social runners with prizes for the fastest men and women, juniors and masters, as well as the ever popular Clo
nliffe 2 t. shirt for all participants. Where:
The Clonliffe 2 in 2013 returned to Santry with the race starting on the Morton Stadium track and upon exiting the Stadium heading north turning left into Northwood, heading past the Crowne Plaza Hotel before swing left into Santry Demesne Park, taking in a loop of the park and re entering the stadium at the rear and completing 300m of the track. The race HQ is Clonliffe Harriers Clubhouse, Morton Stadium. The Clonliffe 2 had formally been run on the “traditional” point to point route from underneath the iron pedestrian bridge at Finglas Village heading down the Finglas to Glasnevin Road turning into Prospect Square where the race finished at Kavanaghs ‘The Gravediggers’. Clonliffe Harriers are indebted to our race sponsor Mr. Eugene Kavanagh of ‘The Gravediggers’ who has been sponsoring this race since 1986 and continues as race sponsor to this day. When:
The next Clonliffe 2 takes place on TBA of May 2015
Entry Details:
On the night at the Clonliffe Harriers Club house, Morton Stadium, Santry from 5.30pm to 7.00pm €20.00 seniors/ €10.00 juniors
Contact:
The Race Director is Mick Kearney and his contact mobile number is 087 624 3843. Winners of the Clonliffe 2:
2014- Ian Guiden (Clonliffe Harriers) 9.17 Venue: Santry
2013- Darragh Greene (Dunleer AC) 9.28 Venue: Santry
2012-John Travers (Donore Harriers) 8.56
2011-David Fitzmaurice (Clonliffe Harriers) 9.04
2010-Paul Flemming (Rathfarnham) 9.20
2009-Aidan Bailey (Clonliffe Harriers) 9.20
2008-Paul Flemming (Rathfarnham) 9.36
2007-Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers) 10.33 (variation of course route used)
2006-David Byrne (Tallaght AC) 9.23
2005-Paul McNamara (Athenry AC) 9.16
2004-Paul Flemming (Rathfarnham) 9.12
2003-Isaac Kimuge (Kenya)
2002-Killian Lonergan (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.44
1995-Noel Cullen (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.50
1992- Noel Cullen (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.32
1991- D. Wilson (Annadale) 8.41
1990- Niall Bruton (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.42
1989- B. Downey (Kildare) 8.48
1987- Richard Mulligan (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.33
1985- Billy Horgan (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.45
1984- Eugene Curran (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.56
1983- N. Byrne (Donore Harriers) 8.51
1981- Noel Harvey (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.40
1976- Jerry Kiernan (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.39
1975- Frank Murphy jnr (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.55
1974- Frank Murphy jnr (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.58
1973- Frank Murphy jnr (Clonliffe Harriers) 9.04
1972- Des McCormack (Clonliffe Harriers) 9.10
1971- J. O`Reilly (Annadale) 9.06
1970- Tom Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers) 9.09
1969- Eddie Spillane (Donore Harriers) 8.51
1968- Jim McNamara (Donore Harriers) 9.01
1967- Jim McNamara (Donore Harriers) 9.12
1966- Tom O`Riordan (Donore Harriers) 8.57
1965- Jim McNamara (Donore Harriers) 9.03
1964- Jim McNamara (Donore Harriers) 9.06
1963- Tom O`Riordan (Donore Harriers) 8.54
1962- Tom O`Riordan (Donore Harriers) 8.53
1961- Mick Connolly (Donore Harriers) 8.57
1960- Mick Connolly (Donore Harriers) 9.18
1959- J. McLoughlin (Donore Harriers) 9.19
1958- Bertie Messitt (Donore Harriers) 9.03
1957- Frank White (Annadale) 9.08
1956- P. Melhorn (Civil Service) 9.07
1955- Frank White (Annadale) 9.11
1954- J. Dougan (Donore Harriers) 8.26
1953- J. Dougan (Donore Harriers) 8.27
1952- J. Dougan (Donore Harriers) 8.34
1949- J. McGuigan (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.31
1948- J. McGuigan (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.24
1947- J. McGuigan (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.35
1946- W. Powell (Dublin University) 8.50
1945- P. Haughey (Brownstown) 8.59
1943- E. Jones (Civil Service) 8.45
Clonliffe 2 1940
(Pictured: Start of Clonliffe 2 Mile 1940`s heading out of Glasnevin)
1938- E. Jones (Civil Service) 8.56
1936- J.J.O`Connor (Fearons) 8.38
1925- G. Walker (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.44
1924- C. Walker (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.53
1923- P. O`Callaghan (Harps A and CC) 8.46
1922- J. Conaghan (DCH) 8.38
1920- B. H. Bingham (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.54
1919- F.J. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.46
1918- F. J. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 9.06
1917- F. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.36
1916- F. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.45
1915- F. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 9.01
1914- F. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.44
1913- F.J. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.45
1912- F. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.34 (Course Record)
1911- F. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.43
1910- F. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 843
1909- F. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.38
1908- F. Ryder (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.41
1907- F. Buckley (Haddington Harriers)
1903- H. Muldoon (Haddington Harriers)
1901- J. E. Deakin (Clonliffe Harriers) 9.01
1900- F. Curtis (Haddington Harriers)
1899- F. Curtis (Haddington Harriers)
1898- P. Lonergan (Clonliffe Harriers)
