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Press Report 10th March 2020

Mar 102020

CAU Inter County Championships (Inc British Athletics Cross Challenge) Loughborough 7th March 2020 Six Ilford athletes had qualified to represent Essex in the UK inter county cross country championships held at Loughborough on Saturday, however due to injuries and University pressures only three were available to travel on the day. All three though performed well and did their County and club proud. The first 2 Ilford runners off were in the 6k U17 men’s race and Bradley Deacon, representing his county for the first time ran a tremendous 24 minutes 35 seconds to place 163rd, and was very closely followed by team mate Jak Grange-Wright who placed 173rd in a time of 24 minutes 43 seconds. Next up in the …Read More

Press Report 2nd March 2020

Mar 022020

Essex 20 Rochford Sunday 1st March The Essex 20 mile championship was held on a sunny but breezy Sunday morning over a 3 lap course. There was a squad from Ilford Ac in action as part of their preparations for the forthcoming spring marathons. With an inter-counties match between 10 southern counties incorporated in the event the racing was of a high standard. Paul Holloway led the way for the club taking the county title and gold medal in the M50 category in a new personal best time of 2 hrs 4 mins 28 secs for 28th overall. He was supported by Sam Rahman who showed he is on target for a good run in the London Marathon in 34th …Read More

Press Report 2nd March 2020

Mar 022020

South East England Schools XC Sunday 1st March Representing his school, Coopers, Jak Wright ran in the u19s race in the South East England Schools XC at Harrow School. Over the testing 7k course, complete with mud, trail, water and hills, Jak managed to finish 8th in a time of 27:56. Jak started conservatively with the chasing pack, before making the decisive move with a mile to go to close down some runners in front with a strong finish. Jak feels this is a good indicator of his fitness for the impending championship races to close his XC season.

Press Report. 25th February 2020

Feb 252020

National Cross Country Champs Nottingham 22nd February 2020 The National cross country championships, held by the English Cross Country Association was held at Wollaton Park, Nottingham, on Saturday. Pitting himself against the finest athletes in the country was Ilford’s sole entrant Trevor Robinson. Recent weather meant that the course was less than ideal, with even the elite runners in the country struggling to maintain any kind of speed in the thick mud. Over a very demanding and hilly 12.k course Trevor gave a very good account of himself however, finishing in a time of 1:26 which placed him in 1,679th place. BMC Indoor track meeting Lee Valley 19th February 2020 The BMC is one of the premier middle distance …Read More

Club AGM 2020

Feb 182020

NB Due to the Coronavirus the AGM is now cancelled. Agenda for Cub 2020 AGM booked for 19th March at ISC Sports Hall Scan-127.pdf