English National Cross-country Championship Parliament Hill Hampstead Saturday 21 February The English National Cross-country Championships returned to Parliament Hill, Hampstead last weekend after a gap of 3 years. This course is considered to be the toughest in the country and was harder than usual this year due too heavy rain during the preceding week turning much of the course into a quagmire . First up were the junior races where two ever present u/17 Ilford athletes,Ahmed Abdulle and Usamah Patel took on the mud and the hills. Both lads found the going tough with Ahmed coming home with a creditable 37th place and Usamah in 231st . Tom Gardner headed the challenge in the senior mens’ 12km race with a …Read More

Chingford League 8km Road Race Victoria Park Hackney Saturday 14 February 2015 The last round of this winter’s Chingford League was held last Saturday on a fast flat course in East London’s famous Victoria Park on what was otherwise a quiet weekend for Essex and East London Road Running. The 8km race was held over 2 laps and Ilford AC fielded three ‘guest’ competitors in the large field of 252. Leading the way for the club was Kieran McKenna in 108th spot with 31m 08secs, while Rob Sargent recorded 38m 23s in 210th. The fast improving Doris Gaga was again in fine form crossing the line 232nd with 41m 53s.

Essex Cross Country League AbbeyFields Colchester Saturday 31 January The final round of this winter was held over a grassland course at Abbey Field in Colchester on a cold afternoon last Saturday. First up were the junior races where the ever present U/13 boys Bradley Deacon and Manraj Gill completed their 1st season at X country. They both put in solid runs with Manraj in 27th place in 10-32 and Bradley in 33rd place in 10-53.The overall points position was that Manraj finished in 21st place and Bradley in 24th place. The Senior Ladies race was held over 5km and Ilford were lead home by two athletes producing their best league runs to date; Krystle Balogun finished 7th in 22m …Read More