Press Report 28th May 2019  

May 282019
 
Press Report 28th May 2019

Vitality Westminster Mile Sunday 26th May The Vitality Westminster Mile is the world’s biggest timed mile event, with over 9,100 runners setting over in 30 waves over many separate categories. The men’s race was won by Chris O’Hare in exactly 4 minutes, the fastest in the events 7 year history, whilst the women’s was won by Melissa Courtney in 4:31. Amongst the runners were 6 juniors and 11 seniors from Ilford AC, with virtually all claiming a PB for the distance. Fastest Junior on the day was Mungo Prior with 4:38, closely followed by Jak Wright 4:45 and Bradley Deacon 4:56 in the U17 category. Matthew Hick finished in 5:15 in the U15 category, with brother Aaron Hick finishing in …Read More

  Press Report 21st May 2019  

May 212019
 
Press Report 21st May 2019

Southern Counties Vets Athletics Club (SCVAC) Lee Valley Sports Centre Monday 13th May The first match of the Vets season saw the Men’s team finish the evening in an excellent first place and the Ladies team achieving a creditable fifth. The match held on Monday 13th May at Lee Valley Sports Centre started with the 2000m walk. Seb Parris achieved a PB finishing first M35 in 9.29.7. He later followed this up with another PB in the 1500m with 4.58.4 for fourth place M35. Steve Uttley won the M50 walk in 11.14.0. In the Ladies walk Emma Dyos came home first W35 in 10.54.5. Rachel Lawless completed the clean sweep of first places with a time of 12.22.3 in the …Read More

  Press Report 14th May 2019  

May 142019
 
Press Report 14th May 2019

Lee valley aquathlon Lee valley white water centre 7th may Seb parris ventured out to the London Olympics kayak venue on Tuesday evening.  A 500m 2 lap swim of the course in 13 degree calm waters followed by a 2 lap 5.5 km run around royal gunpowder mills park run course. Seb finished in 31.04 for 2nd v30-39 and  4th place overall. He was only 4 seconds behind 3rd place after running down over a minute deceit that his competitor had on him after exiting the swim leg! Pure racing at its best.   Essex County Track and Field Championships Chelmsford 11th and 12th May Ilford had a successful two days at the Essex championships at Chelmsford Last weekend. Day …Read More

  Press Report. 7th May 2019  

May 072019
 
Press Report. 7th May 2019

ITU world multisport championship Pontevedra. Spain 2nd May After a previous run of good aquathlon (swim/run) results last year, Seb Parris was picked by British triathlon to represent the age group team in the recent international triathlon union’s world multisport championship taking place in northern Spain. Pontevedra played host due to being a training home of current triathlon legend Javier Gomez. The aquathlon was a mandatory wetsuit swim of 1000m due to the cold atlantic waters reaching just 14 degrees. Seb was out the water lying in 22nd place. The 5km run was at the other end of the weather scale being 23 degrees with no shade! After his legs thawed out Seb ran very well on the 2 lap …Read More

  Press Report. London Marathon 2019  

Apr 302019
 
Press Report. London Marathon 2019

LONDON MARATHON Sunday 28th April There were 12 runners from Ilford AC among the 42438 finishers in last Sunday‘s London Marathon won by Eluid Kipchoge in a fast 2 hrs 2 mins 39 secs. Best for the club was Amin Kolkai who finished 200th in 2 hrs 35 mins 06 secs and placed him 10th in the M45 age category. Next home was Dan Holeyman with a new personal best time of 3 hrs 09 mins 53 secs, while Tom Joy recorded 3 hrs 27 mins 32 secs,. Carlie Qirem led the ladies challenge for Ilford and also improved her best time by 19 minutes to 3 hrs 39 mins 37 secs. Steve Parker found the second half of the race …Read More