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Press Report 3rd November 2020

Nov 032020

EUROPEAN MASTERS ROAD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIP Funchal, Madeira 29-31 October 2020 The European Masters Road Running Championships took place in Funchal on the Island of Madeira in sunny conditions. The Championships were postponed from March due to Coronavirus and the restaging was with a reduced attendance than is normal for these championships. The British team totalled just over 30 instead the normal of around 150. The event did attract a good quality field which included the 1995 World Marathon Champion Martin Fiz of Spain who won the M55 half marathon title here. The first event was the 10km road race which was staged on a two lap course along the seafront and around the town with a start time of 8.30pm.. …Read More

Les Hislop

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LES HISLOP Born 03/04/1942 Most people don’t think I am that old, they think I am a lot older!. Joined Ilford A.C. October 1982. Personal bests all done when I was 40 or older. Didn’t do many track races other than in the vets league. I ran 5 mins 12 secs for the mile in the 100 mile relays that were held at Woodford in about 1984. Road. 5 miles 29.50 1991 10km. 37 23 1989 10 miles 59.08 1983 Half Mar. 1.17.49 1983 20 miles 2.02.53 1883 I don’t remember the first race I did for the club, but the first one I ran in was the day after I had my 40th Birthday when I got to bed …Read More

Press Report 26th October 2020

Oct 262020

CHINGFORD LEAGUE Epping Forest Saturday 24 October The first match of this winter’s Chingford League took place in Epping Forest on Saturday and was run under the Covid regulations. This necessitated that the men and women ran in separate races and the races were started in 12 separate waves, with each wave racing one minute after the previous. Ilford AC competed in the league for the first time and therefore both men and ladies were competing in division 2. The club entered a large team and were rewarded with good results. It was the first time that most had raced since March. The women’s squad were headed home by Amy-Louise Bird in 24th spot with 37 mins 44 secs for …Read More

Tribute to Joe Mallott RIP

Oct 242020

Joe Mallott It is my very sad duty to inform the club members of the passing of Joe Mallott, after a two year battle with cancer. Joe came to the club in the early 1970s. He was a marvellous athlete. In his first year of competition he reached the Inter-counties final for the high hurdles and featured on the front cover of Athletics Weekly…..not bad for a beginner! He came under the care and guidance of Alf Pells an inspirational coach, where he learnt that time in the air was time wasted. His personal bests of 15.4 secs. for the high hurdles and 6.61m. for the long jump are just the bare bones of his contribution to I.A.C. in it’s …Read More

Press Report 20th October 2020

Oct 192020

Woodchurch 5 Mile Road Race Sunday 18th October 2020 With races in short supply at the present time, two intrepid Ilford AC athletes travelled to a small village near Tunbridge Wells in Kent for the second running of The Woodchurch 5 Miles Road Race. With a Covid friendly wave start involving a maximum number of 12 runners setting off to run in 5 minute intervals, and Competing against 137 other runners over an unbelievably Hilly course around the village of Woodchurch, Terry Knightley won The Male Veteran Over 60 Category finishing in 23rd place overall in 34 Minutes and 11 seconds. Following him in 129th place and 2nd in the Female Veteran Over 60 position was Kim Baxter finishing in …Read More