Tony Nixon  

May 292020
 
Tony Nixon

Name:  Tony Nixon Born:  14-12-1947 Date Joined:  1962 Personal Bests: 400m                   52.1 (51.7 R) 800m                  1.55.0 1500m                 3.51.0 3000m                 8.26.9 5000m                14.34.5 2000s/c (steeplechase)                   5.54.2 3000s/c                                            9.00.4 Road 5k                         15.10 10k                       31.54 First Club Race:  Novices CC at Chigwell Row, Oct 1962 Favourite Race: No particular one. Liked Cross country, 1500, 3000, and Steeplechase (never an enthusiast of road racing, or training, although I did a fair bit of it). Always at my happiest on the country. Notable Performances:  Winning the Essex Senior 1500 in 1974 (3.53.0).  It was very special to me and my coach Alec Tiffin. Defending champion Tim Pribul (WG) 2nd and a young Andy Catton 3rd. …Read More

  Pam Jones  

May 232020
 
Pam Jones

Name Pam Jones DOB 7/7/1936 Date joined July 1950 Personal bests Track 400m 59.7 800m 2.17 1500m 4.49.7 3,000m 10.49.2 5,000m  20.05 W45 I did run a few 10,000m on the track but since my move results have gone missing. Road All road times are as a vet. There were no road races for ladies until I was 40, so I have put age at the time of the race 5k                  19.17 W53   Barking park 5 miles          32.17 Victoria park short course 5 miles          32.52 W59 Pitsea 10k               39.49 W49 Hyde park HM          …Read More

  Krystle Balogun  

May 172020
 
Krystle Balogun

Name:  Krystle Balogun Born:  17 January 1987 Date Joined  Late May 2013 after Coach Ian Gains persuaded me to join. Personal Bests: 100m: 13.0 , 200m: 26.22, 300m: 42.61, 400m: 59.25, 800m: 2.18,  1 Mile: 5.22, 5k: 19.40, 5Mile: 32.00, 10k: 40.17   First Club Race: 1st June 2013, Orion Harriers Forest 5 in Epping Forest. Came 3rd female. Favourite Race: My favourite race was the 200m Essex and Eastern Indoors in 2018 at Lee Valley. It was the first time I had chose to race this distance, i didn’t know how to run it, and my coach Nat said there was no pressure, just doing it to get some more experience in this event. Nobody including me expected to …Read More

  Jak Wright  

May 092020
 
Jak Wright

Name: Jak Wright Born:  04/09/02 Date Joined:  I started training in July 2017 and joined officially in mid-September 2017 Personal Bests: Track: 400 – 56.9 800 – 2:05 1500 – 4: 11.81 3000 – 9: 08.26 Road: Mile – 4:39 ( virtual time trial!) 2 mile – 10:20 3 mile – 16:41 5k – 16:55 (virtual time trial!) First Club Race:  u15 Essex XC relays. I was 2nd leg with Farris Patel and Aaron Samuel and we came 2nd for the silver medal. Favourite Race:  Mini marathon, the last 3 miles of the London marathon course on the morning of the actual race. Doubles up as the London borough championships and the British 3 mile championships, with 6 runners chosen …Read More

  Ian Gains  

May 012020
 
Ian Gains

Name Ian Gains Born 1946 Scotland Clubs Eton Manor / Ilford A.C. Club President 2003 BIO:- Joined Eton Manor as an 8 year old in the swimming club. At 12 joined the Athletic club,this club was set up by the old Etonian’s and financial help from the City. We had excellent facilities for that period, a 34 acre walled sports facility with a 6 lane 440 yard track with flood lights,my coach was Les Golding. My events were 880 yards and 1 mile. A bit vague on my times as it was over 50 years ago! Ilford A.C. I’d been away from Athletics for a good few year,but my daughter wanted to take up athletics at Ilford, this is where …Read More