Sean Clifford

Having done little more than run for the bus for my first 36 years and mid-life thoughts starting to accumulate I started sneaking out under cover of darkness in June 1982 to jog along the Prom having somewhat foolhardily entered the Dublin Marathon the following October .Toed the line in Stephens Green in those days and 3 14 later was truly hooked and even more so a year later with 2 51

Got in with a great crowd of guys of which Pat is the main survivor and we formed Bray Runners in 1984 . Got 10 k 10 m 1/2 m times down to 33 56 and 74 respectively during the late 80 s with the year following May 1988 being the top of the graph with 2 40 in Belfast 2 38 in Dublin and a repeat 2 40 again in Belfast

All downhill since then but with national age-group medals and with a European Vets medal in 2006 easing the pain

What goes around comes around and great to be still involved in Club which for the first time since the 80 s bears a remarkable similarity both in terms of numbers and quality to those early days

Ill health in 2010 makes every run a bonus but no intention of hanging up my socks ---happy to remain a target for the few who have not got past me yet ........