Press Report 17th September 2019  

Sep 172019
 
Press Report 17th September 2019

Weald Park 10k 14th September The Essex Cross Country Summer 10k series takes place in 5 spectacular country parks across Essex running from April to September. These races offer an opportunity to get away from the road and experience trail running in the summer. The final race of the Summer was on Saturday at the beautiful Weald Country Park offering runners great scenery to make up for the tough hills the course offers. Ilfords only runner was one of our junior stars Ryan Holeyman who at only 14 years old took on a field made up almost entirely of runners older than himself and finished in a fantastic 8th place out of a field of 260 runners in a time …Read More

  Press Report 17th September 2019  

Sep 172019
 
Press Report 17th September 2019

PLESHEY HALF MARATHON (incorporating the Essex Championship) Pleshey, Essex Sunday 15th September The Essex Championship were once again staged in conjunction with the Pleshey Half Marathon. The race from the picturesque village is over a rolling hilly course and conditions were made more difficult on the day due to unseasonable hot weather It was though a successful day for Ilford AC with the club winning 4 county medals and runners setting three new personal bests for the distance. Gary Coombes led the way for the Ilford team with an excellent 15th place in 1hr 16 mins 21 secs, the performance winning him Essex Bronze in the M40 age group and a new personal best at the distance.  The ever reliable …Read More