Press Report 31st December 2019
ILFORD CLEAN UP IN THE MUD
Ilford AC 10 Mile Cross Country Championship
Hainault Forest
December 28th 2019
On Saturday Ilford AC hosted their winter showcase 10 mile cross country event on a cold December morning.
Over 110 runners were treated to the thick mud and hills that characterises most of the 3.3 mile course which is negotiated 3 times. Due to recent rain the mud was thicker this year than in many of the previous years.
Ilfords men totally dominated the race providing the first 7 finishers.
Aaron Samuel continued his great 2009 form with first place for 1:01:52 which also made him the youngest winner in the events 40 year history.
Close behind was Tom Gardner recording 1:02:17 for 2nd, Mungo Prior 1:02:36 for Bronze with Jak Wright closing the team in 4th place in 1:03:26.
The men’s team, of course, won 1st place in the team competition.
Ilfords other men, all ran well and included Bradley Deacon 5th 1:03:40, Gary Coombes 6th and 1st V40 in 1:03:46, Malcolm Muir 7th in 1:05:21 and John Crawley 9th in 1:08:48.
Just a few minutes back a father and son battle was taking place with son Ryan Holeyman in 13th place for 1:13:18 just edging in front of Dad Danny Holeyman in 14th place in 1:13:53.
Danny was followed in 15th place by Hayden Newland in 1:14:12 with Bradley Brown completing the men’s squad in 61st place for 1:34:29
Anna Crawley was the first Ilford female home, and 3rd female on the day in 32nd place for 1:22:27. Following closely was Bree Nordin in 37th place and first FV60 for 1:24:27, Alison Sale in 67th place for 1:42:24 and Julia Galea completing the Ilford ladies team which finished second on the day in 73rd place for 1:47:52.
Also running well on the day was Frieda Keane in 75th place for 1:49:10
With the race also doubling as the clubs own 10 mile championships Gold, Silver and Bronze medals were awarded to Aaron Samuel, Tom Gardner and Mungo Prior for the men, and Anna Crawley, Bree Nordin and Alison Sale for the ladies.
This year, for the second time, the club also opened the race up to relay teams with 3 different runners each running a lap of the tough course.
The Relays were again won by Ilford AC with a team consisting of Farris Patel 20:24, Jordan Hinds 24:50 and Joseph Grange 21:23. The combined time of 1:06:36 gave them the title by nearly a 5 minute margin.
Also competing in the relays for Ilford or mixed clubs and doing one 3.3m lap were :- Sam Rahman 22:07, Matthew Hick 23:44, Aaron Hick 24:06, Wayne Hick 26:15, Ernie Forsyth 28:57, Jim Tilbrook 30:10 and Sharon Honey 30:55
The race, although over 40 years old, is now held annually to commemorate Ilford AC stalwart Kevin Newell who unfortunately suffered a serious brain injury five years ago and now requires full-time care . A donation will be made from the race proceeds to a suitable charity. It is not only supported and promoted by his comrades at Ilford Athletic Club but many of his friends that he has made from the local running community and throughout the county also turn up to either run, volunteer, or just cheer on the runners in tribute to Kevin.
Wicklow 5k
26th December 2019
Diarmuid Mac Donnell travelled back to his native Ireland to run in the Wicklow 5k St. Stephens day race.
Diarmuid was pleased with his 42nd place, which also gave him 3rd V45 place and a prize of a set of resistance bands. His time was 18:48
Witham 5m
26th December 2019
Brother and sister team Malcolm and Carol Muir took on the Witham 5m Road race on Boxing day.
Malcolm continues his impressive form with 19th place for 28:50 whilst Carol recorded a seasons best of 46:37 for 276th place
Serpentine 5k
Hyde Park
27th December 2019
Serpentine running club held its monthly end of the month 5k in Hyde Park on a cold but dry morning.
In a field of over 200 runners Gary Coombes ran an impressive 16:23 for 12th place.
This time was a 5k PB by over 30 seconds, which caps off a great year for Gary.
lford AC Boxing Day Handicap
Hainault Forest
December 26th 2019
A field of 18 runners brushed off the Turkey and Christmas hangover to toe the line for the 11th annual Ilford AC Boxing day handicap.
The route is 3.3 miles through the hills and mud of Hainault Forest and forms one lap of the clubs own 10 mile championships
This year, for the second time, the course was marked out due to people getting lost and running their own route in previous years.
As in previous years a member of the Hick family ran out as winners with Wayne Hick recording 48:08 for first place, just beating Steve Philcox who came in just 9 seconds later. Steve was closely followed by Denis Brigs 48:27, Danny Holeyman 49:04 and George and Matthew Hick who had their own little battle finishing 5th and 6th in times of 49:09 and 49:16.
Special mention to the youngest member out there in the mud Noah Crawley who placed 7th place in 49:21 to win some sweets.
First lady home was a lady who has worked really hard this year to come back from a little time away from competing Sharon Honey who finished in 49:23, just over a minute from the leaders.
Next lady home was Launa Broadley who’s screams as she encountered the mud brought attention from miles around.
Finishing in last place, obviously too full of the Christmas Spirit(s) was Billy Green in 52:23 – a full 4 minutes from threatening the leader board!
| FINISHING POSITIONS | TIME WITHOUT HANDICAP | |||||||||||||
| NAME | Mins | Secs | HANDICAP | NETT | TIME | NAME | Mins | Secs | ||||||
| 1 | Wayne Hick | 48 | 08 | 24 | 24 | 08 | 1 | Steve Philcox | 21 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | Steve Philcox | 48 | 17 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 2 | Sam Rahman | 22 | 30 | ||||
| 3 | Denis Briggs | 48 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 3 | Ryan Holeyman | 22 | 55 | ||||
| 4 | Danny Holeyman | 49 | 04 | 26 | 23 | 04 | 4 | Danny Holeyman | 23 | 04 | ||||
| 5 | George Hick | 49 | 09 | 22 | 27 | 09 | 5 | Hayden Newland | 23 | 15 | ||||
| 6 | Matthew Hick | 49 | 16 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 6 | Matthew Hick | 23 | 16 | ||||
| 7 | Noah Crawley | 49 | 21 | 0 | 49 | 21 | 7 | Wayne Hick | 24 | 08 | ||||
| 8 | Sharon Honey | 49 | 23 | 18 | 31 | 23 | 8 | Denis Briggs | 24 | 27 | ||||
| 9 | Aaron Hick | 49 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 9 | Aaron Hick | 24 | 31 | ||||
| 10 | Ernie Forsyth | 49 | 46 | 20 | 29 | 46 | 10 | Karl Hick | 25 | 04 | ||||
| 11 | Ryan Holeyman | 49 | 55 | 27 | 22 | 55 | 11 | George Hick | 27 | 09 | ||||
| 12 | Alfie Hick | 49 | 58 | 22 | 27 | 58 | 12 | Alfie Hick | 27 | 58 | ||||
| 13 | Karl Hick | 50 | 04 | 25 | 25 | 04 | 13 | Charlie Hick | 29 | 32 | ||||
| 14 | Hayden Newland | 50 | 15 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 14 | Ernie Forsyth | 29 | 46 | ||||
| 15 | Sam Rahman | 50 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 15 | Billy Green | 31 | 23 | ||||
| 16 | Charlie Hick | 51 | 32 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 16 | Sharon Honey | 49 | 21 | ||||
| 17 | Launa Broadley | 51 | 53 | 13 | 38 | 53 | 17 | Launa Broadley | 38 | 53 | ||||
| 18 | Billy Green | 52 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 18 | Noah Crawley | 49 | 21 | ||||
Havering 5m Handicap
26th December 2019
6 Ilford runners turned up on Boxing day morning to compete in the Havering 5m Handicap.
Unfortunately Paul Grange, Joseph Grange and Jak Wright arrived too late to get numbers and times, but were allowed to compete and ran well.
Of the 3 that did have numbers Trevor Robinson was the first of the trio home for Ilford in 11th place with a Handicap time of 56:28 and a running time of 39:58. Trevor was followed by Gary Coombes in 25th place with a handicap time of 58:04 and a running time of 26:14.
The trio was completed by Bree Nordin in 49th place with a handicap time of 59:37 and a running time of 34:52