Seb Parris  

Jul 312020
 
Seb Parris

Name:  Sebastian “Beardy” Parris   Born:  8th may 1983   Date Joined:  September 2016   Personal Bests:    track  400m – 69.0 800m – 2.23.2 1500m – 4.50.68 3000m – 10.11.98 5000m – 17.53.9 mile walk – 9.26.17 2000m walk – 9.26.6 3000m walk – 15.12.50 5000m walk – 28.13.86   road 5km – 17.47 5m – 29.27 10km – 37.19 10m – 63.15 Half – 82.46 Marathon – 3.03.39  5m walk – 39.46 7m walk – 64.55 10km walk – 56.57 15km walk – 85.24   First Club Race: Joined the club initially as a race walker.  First race was the Enfield walking league’s 1 hour badge race at lee valley stadium September 2016.  I managed to finish 2nd on my debut …Read More

  Ernie Forsyth  

Jul 242020
 
Ernie Forsyth

NAME ERNIE FORSYTH DATE OF BIRTH 3RD OCTOBER 1954 JOINED NOVEMBER 1985   FIRST CLUB RACE                   This would have been one of the Metropolitan League cross country races   P.B’s           Can’t find any track times as I mainly ran road and Country but I couldn’t get anywhere near the track team due to the outstanding athletes in the club at the time. I did manage some vet track 800m and 1500m races. I actually won a ‘C’ race at Watford.                              5 Miles 28.40 Hillingdon   10m 58.58  Rainbow 10  Half Marathon 78.50  Marathon  3.04 Glasgow.     NOTABLE PERFORMANCES    Offas Dyke 15 mile Fell race in One hr 56. …Read More

  Jordan Hinds  

Jul 182020
 
Jordan Hinds

Name – Jordan Hinds DOB – 06/04/2001 Date joined Ilford and why – I think I joined around late 2015 because I really enjoyed running at school. Personal bests –  200m 29.57 400m 62.28 800m 2m 20.40 1500m 5m 10.85 Parkrun 20m 42 5k 20m 32   First club race – I think it was an 800m race at a Woodford Green Open Meet. Favourite race – My favourite race was the Essex Schools in Chelmsford because I came 2nd and achieved my personal best for 800m. Notable performances – Coming 2nd at Chelmsford and qualifying for Inter Counties where I came 3rd. Coming 1st in the Mini Marathon trials at Lee Valley. Coming 1st in the Valentines Park 5K …Read More

  Press Report 17th July 2020  

Jul 172020
 
Press Report 17th July 2020

The England Athletics 5k virtual road running Champs 2020 took place over the period of 11th – 13th July. 2 Ilford athletes took part in the event, which involved athletes from all around England, and they socially distanced by running 2 miles and 5 hours apart.   First out of the blocks was Trevor Robinson with an early 7:49am start. Trevor’s run took him on and out and back course down Crow Lane and Oldchurch road and he was pleased with his finishing time of 24:28 which placed him 1,425th nationally.   Later in the day Danny Holeyman set off with his official photographer, son Ryan, in pursuit on a bike at 12:56pm. Danny’s route took him down Pettits Lane, …Read More

  Gary and Kim Webb  

Jul 122020
 
Gary and Kim Webb

Name:  Gary Webb Born:  28th May 1958 Date Joined 1971 Personal Bests:  400               54.5 800            1.59.4 1500          3.59.4 3000            8.33 5000          14.44 10,000      30:02 10 mile      50.02 H.Marathon    66.37 Marathon       2.22.21 20mile             1.46    First Club Race: Club colts x-country Favourite Race: Cambridge 10 Notable Performances:  63rd in National x-country Newark 198?  London Marathon 1985 2.22.21 Essex 10,000 Champion Harlow 198? Biggest Disappointment:  Training for the Harlow Marathon for 6 months only to get a chest infection a few days before and couldn’t run …Read More