South of England 6 stage road relay champs Crystal Palace Sunday 22nd September   Ilford AC put out a team in these prestigious championships on Sunday for the first time since 2011  With a mix of youth and experience, and an age spread of 30 years, Ilford gave an excellent account of themselves Paul Grange led the team out on a very competitive opening leg in 18:36 for 52nd Place On leg 2 Oscar Peris on his debut at this event slipped to 56th place in 19:24 On leg 3 Ahmed Abdulle move us up 21 places with an excellent 17:03 to place the team in 35th Place Leg 4 the youngest member of the team Mungo Prior held on …Read More

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

ROAD AND CROSS COUNTRY REPORT Last Friday of the Month 5km Hyde Park Friday 30 August Three runners from Ilford AC were among the entrants for this popular lunch time run in London’s Hyde park. This a new two lap course was used in the Park which was busy with tourists enjoying the warm sunshine, First home from Ilford was Adam Coals in 92nd place with 20 mins 37 secs, while Club endurance coach Rob Sargent recorded his fastest time this year of 26 mins 36 secs for 219th. For the Ilford ladies Julia Galea was placed 2nd in the F60 category and 236th overall with 28 mins 56 secs. In today’s day and age where races can be entered …Read More