2018 – Page 6 – Ilford Athletic Club

Press Report August 21st 2018

Aug 212018

Southern League Woodford Saturday 18th August Injury and holidays hit the Ilford team before last weekend’s final Southern League Match of the season, held at Woodford. Despite some impressive individual performances the team finished 6th in the match. Top points scorer for the team was Esmeralda Mengeyele who started the day with 3rd in the Long Jump, before quickly switching to the track for second in the B string 100m. She then tackled the shot putt for the first time this season and took 5th place, and followed this up with a very good second in the Javelin with a throw of 24.73. Her final event of the day was the 4x100m relay where she teamed up with Krystle Balogun, …Read More

Press Report. August 14th

Aug 142018

South of England Champs Lee Valley Saturday and Sunday 11th/12th August Saturday 11th August Three Ilford Youngsters competed in the South of England Champs over the weekend. First up on Saturday was Farris Patel in the 800m, there were three heats and qualifying was tough with only the first two going into the final. Farris was in heat three and positioned himself in a great position the whole way, but unfortunately, in the home straight was unable to get a qualifying spot and his time of 2.01.58 was not one of the fastest losers. Aaron Samuel was in the 1500m which had two heats , Aaron was up with the leaders for the first two laps, but was slightly boxed …Read More

Press Report August 14th

Aug 142018

Chase the Sun 10k Olympic Park Wednesday 8th August 2018 The monthly ‘Chase the Sun’ event is a flat and fast course taking part within the grounds of London’s iconic Olympic Park. Ilford AC’s Carol Muir was the sole Ilford entrant this month and was very pleased with her time of 1hr 2 mins 44 secs which placed her 8th in her age category. Pride run 10k Victoria Park Hackney Saturday 11th August 2018 London’s yearly Pride run is a fast 3 lap course that takes place entirely within the grounds of Hackney’s Victoria Park. A popular race with an inclusive and fun atmosphere and after race BBQ to enjoy. Ilford’s Doris Gaga was very pleased to break the 1 …Read More

Press Report. 7th August 2018

Aug 072018

Harold Wood 5km Wednesday 1 August The 5th round of this summer’s ELvIS series was run on a warm Wednesday evening over a tough hilly course in Harold Wood park and adjoining Poges Wood. Ilford AC entered a squad of 29 for the race and were led home by club junior Jak Wright in 4th spot in a good time of 17 mins 17 secs. Gary Coombes took the trophy for 1st in the M40 age category as he finished 9th in 18 minutes exactly, while Steve Philcox was the next over the line to win the M50 grouping in 18 mins 14 secs. Sam Rahman came home 13th in 18 mins 31 secs and John Crawley recorded 18 mins …Read More

Press Report Tuesday 31st July 2018

Jul 302018

Davos Running Festival Switzerland Tuesday 24th – Saturday 28th July Ilford AC member Peter Spelman travelled to Switzerland last week to take part in the Swiss Alpine Davos Running event. The meet sees runners take part in a series of different races and trail runs and is often popular with tourists. Spelman’s first race was last Tuesday when he took part in a 4k race on a hilly course around Lake Davos, in which the Ilford man finished as the fifth fastest M65 athlete in 27 minutes 35 seconds. On Saturday, Spelman then took part in the K43 race, which was a 43k run through the Swiss Alpines that includes 1500m of climb. Despite his lack of acclimatisation, he was …Read More