2020 – Page 7 – Ilford Athletic Club

Press Report 4th August 2020

Aug 042020

Ilford AC 5K Champs Barking Park Saturday 1st August 2020 The Ilford AC 5k Champs were able to take place this year with careful planning, stringent risk assessments and a slight change of format. Whereas normally all athletes would have set off together and first past the post wins, this year’s event was held as a ‘handicap’ with runners set off singly at timed intervals with prizes for first finishers and fastest runners. Barking Park was chosen as this year’s venue due to its wide paths and long straight sections, and a sunny morning greeted the 38 participants and throng of time keepers and marshals from the club socially distanced around the course. For the ladies Kim Baxter …Read More

Seb Parris

Jul 312020

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

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

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

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