The club captains would like to draw coaches and athletes attention to the lane allocations for various groups (set out below). We now have a huge membership, we finished 2025 with close to 1000 members, we still have the same hours in Morton Stadium – 6 hours in total – Tuesday and Thursdays 7 PM to 9 PM, Sunday mornings 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, so the only way things can work is by the allocation of lanes and times to various groups. We would request that groups stick to the allocated lanes and times, on occasions of course flexibility may well be necessary, that is a matter for discussion between the coaches having use, if for example your group wishes to get on the track earlier than the allocated time, please discuss this with the coach currently in ‘possession’ of the Lane. Furthermore of course there is not exclusive lane usage and several groups will be using the same Lane at the same time, so traffic management is key.
Track etiquette:
Please do not do warmup on the track, warm-ups should be done on the infield (ensuring of course that the infield is free from field event training), on the outside of the track on the tarmac or outside the stadium.
Likewise for cool down.
Please do not come onto the track until the group is ready to start the rep, we wish to avoid a situation where there may be a group of 20 athletes standing on the track with still 30 seconds to go, as your group will not have exclusive use of that Lane.
Coaches please coach from the infield rather than on the track and possibly impeding athletes using outer lanes.
All recoveries must be done off the track, we cannot have a situation where a group is doing a 200 rep and then jogging the other 200 in the lane. For recoveries move to the infield, checking of course that there are no athletes on your inside and of course checking for field event training.
All on track running must be done in an anticlockwise direction.
Athletes please be aware of track etiquette and if you are coming upon a slower or stationary athlete shout ‘track’. It is up to all to try and avoid impeding one another, however, if an error does occur and you as an athlete are impeded please draw breath and try to keep calm! Please athletes do not take out your frustrations on a fellow athlete or coach. Please respect all.
Lane/time allocation:
Car parking:
We are acutely aware of car parking issues, there is car parking available at both Clonliffe Harriers and the main reception side of the stadium. Car parking is limited. The Clonliffe Harriers car park operates on a one-way system, cars come in the main Clonliffe Gate and exit via the middle gate.
To alleviate pressure on the car park if at all possible can we ask athletes to carpool. If you live close by, can you run or walk to the stadium rather than drive?
If groups are training in Trinity please do not park in Morton Stadium and run to Trinity (as you are simply using up valuable car parking spaces for those training in Morton Stadium) but rather avail of the car parking available at Trinity and do your warmup and cooldown there. That will actually help enormously.
Parents of juvenile athletes, if you are simply dropping off, can we request that you might Park elsewhere and walk your child across the road to the stadium. If you are staying for the session there is no problem with you parking in Morton Stadium, if however you are not staying for the session, can we request that you ‘drop and go’, so that parking spaces are freed up and available.
The club captains and club committee would gratefully appreciate the cooperation and assistance of all on the above.