Great South Run Portsmouth Sunday 25October The city of Portsmouth on the South Coast provided the setting for Sunday’s Great South Run on a calm morning with warm sunshine. A trio of runners representing Team Ilford AC, all giving good performances, were amongst a massive field of nearly 14000 finishers. Sam Rahman was first from the club to complete the 10 mile race around the city passing a number of the area’s notable landmarks including Spinnaker Tower and HMS Victory. Sam continued his excellent form of late finishing in a superb 73th spot clocking a new personal best of 58 mins 36secs. Jenni Sheehan is another running well at the moment and also recorded a new best time for the …Read More

Ilford AC’s youngsters were well represented in the first Cross Country Essex League race held at One Tree Hill and hosted by Thurrock Harriers on Saturday First up in the U11s Boys racewere Matthew Hick and Euan Johnstone. Matthew ran a great race to finish in 3rd position and Euan in his first race over the country finished a very credible 12th. Ilford then put out 4 athletes inthe u13s Boys race that followed where Farris Patel, improving with every race, led the club home in 10th place and was followed in by Aaron Manget in 14th. Bradley Deacon was next home in 2nd followed by Mehdi Harun who came in 52nd. In the U15 girls Jordan Hinds worked her …Read More