OVER 4 DECADES ON – THE MEDALS KEEP COMING Ilford AC Life member BOB DOBSON, lived up to his status as an evergreen 50 Kilometres expert on a hot Saturday in Coventry when clinching a hard earned National bronze medal in the ultra-distance event. Former European and Commonwealth Games representative Dobson’s 1st National medal was a gold one in the same Championship event at East Ewell in 1970 – and 43 years later he’s still being called onto the presentation podium. The distance, 31 miles and 121 yards, to those unfamiliar with metric measurements is the longest athletics event in the Olympics – being 5 miles further than a marathon. It’s a killer event at the best of times, but …Read More

Ilford Retain National Team Title For a 3rd Consecutive Season Ilford retained their National 10 Kilometres walk team title, for a 3rd consecutive season, at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit on Saturday 10 July. The scorching temperatures of recent weeks were relieved slightly by a light breeze and a short overcast period, but temperatures were still uncomfortably high as the field set off on the first of five 2kms shuttle laps, designed to avoid the hillier parts of the circuit. Francisco Reis, Ilford’s Portuguese and UK International set off with the leading bunch and established himself in 4th place early on, a position he held until the finish in a time of 50 minutes 51 seconds. Steve Uttley. after a period away …Read More