National success for Super Mario The weekend of 23-24th February saw Mario Dobrescu in action at the England Athletics Indoor Age-group Championships. He opted for the longest of the sprint events and competed in the U17M 400m. Easing through Saturday’s heat, he set himself up for Sunday’s final which proved to be an exhibition in both speed and…
Midweek Indoor Middle Distance Meeting Lee Valley Wednesday 20 February Four athletes from Ilford AC entered the middle distance meet on the indoor 200m track at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre. In heat 1 of the 800m there was a good race from Alex Richards to take second in 1 min 58.98 secs, while Farris…
CHINGFORD LEAGUE 5 MILES Victoria Park Saturday 16th January The endurance squad of Ilford Ac opened there spring road season on Saturday by guesting in the Chingford League 5 mile race on the flat fast course in Victoria Park in Hackney. In good weather conditions the 12 strong contingent produced results which showed that the…
Hawassa Half Marathon Ethiopia Saturday 9th February 2019 Two Ilford athletes, Doris Gaga and Julie Galea traveled to Ethiopia this weekend to take part in the Hawassa Half Marathon. The race is the brainchild of Ethiopia’s greatest distance runner Haile Gebrselassie, who was in attendance to support the event with all proceeds going towards the…
Essex League Cross Country Basildon Saturday 2nd February JUNIORS Hick shines in last Essex league race In the last Essex league X country for 2018/19,Ilford only had 3 younger athletes compete,due to other races and injuries. However the 3 athletes all competed to a high standard on the day. First up was 10 year old…