Press Report 5th February 2018  

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JUNIORS – INDOOR  ATHLETICS Essex Indoor Championships Lee Valley 3rd / 4th February A fine weekend of performance from Ilford’s young athletes was started off with a fine 4th place by newcomer Jordan Akinpelu in the U20M Long Jump. Having been with the club for just a few months he has progressed rapidly and will be a genuine medal contender by the time the Outdoor season comes. Gemima Massamba impressed in the heats of the U20W 400m in improving her PB by nearly 2 seconds and just missing out on making the final by just 0.10 seconds, made all the more impressive when considering she has missed much training due to playing Netball, Football, and Basketball for Top 5 nationally ranked …Read More

  Press Report 5th February 2018  

Feb 052018
 
Press Report 5th February 2018

SENIORS – ROAD RUNNING Great Bentley Half Marathon Sunday 4th February The Great Bentley Half Marathon is a flat scenic run along country lanes. It is however very exposed and tends to be pretty windy – and this Sunday’s race was no exception. Ilford athlete John Crawley had been targeting this race for a while, and was therefore pleased with his time of 1:27:30 – a PB by just over 4 minutes for the distance. Cancer research London Winter run (10k) Trafalgar Square Sunday 4th February On a bitterly cold Sunday morning, Ilford athletes Carlie Qirem and Billy Green lined up alongside 20,000 other runners for the ‘10k London Winter run’ which raises money for cancer research. The 10k route …Read More