On Saturday club legend John Batchelor celebrated his 80th birthday. His daughter secretly had a special cake made reflecting his interests – and John thinks she got it spot on! The lettering on the side of the cake is the Periodic Table of the Elements as John was a chemistry researcher
NAME Julie Gillender DATE OF BIRTH 18th January 1968 Date joined IAC: 2016 Personal Bests: 100m 19.88 (2015 v45 ranking 123rd in UK) Mile 8.01 5k 28.24 Parkrun 28.35 5 mile 48.35 10k 59.41 First Club race in which I participated was the Essex League ZXC at Colchester in 2016. I came last as I do in a lot of races but my philosophy now is that someone always comes first and some poor soul has to come last! My most notable performance(s) was winning a Vets ac bronze medal for the 5k distance at Battersea Park. My second favourite performance was completing the Wix 5 mile race and …Read More
BILL GARRETT R.I.P. Ilford AC members are mourning the passing of popular former race walker Bill Garrett, who turned out for the Cricklefields-based Club between the mid-70s & mid-90s. Never a leading light, Mr.Garrett was a good solid back-up walker who could be relied on. Twice he closed home winning Ilford teams in Southern Area 50 Kilometres’ Championships, on both occasions around a bleak deserted Basildon industrial estate. On a more popular course around Battersea Park’s Queen’s Carriageway he was the Club’s 3rd scoring finisher (of 4) when winning a Southern Area 10 Miles’ Championship so claiming the coveted “Garnet Cup”. He was proud when awarded race walking’s 10 kilometres-in-an hour badge, achieved in an Essex County AA 10,000 metres …Read More
Name – Stephen Philcox Born – 14/10/65 (in a flat in green lane, Ilford) Date joined – October 2011 Personal bests – 400 – 63.2 800 – 2.14.6 1500 – 4.31.9 3,000 – 9.45. 6 mile – 5.03.55 5,000 – 16.53.5 1m – 5.01 5k – 16.34 parkrun – 17.01 5 mile – 28.04 (not on pot as running as a guest for vets ac at battersea Park but it can be found on their website) 10k – 35.15 10 mile – 59.19 HM – 79.01 20 mile – 2.11.35 mar – 2.59 How i got into running – i never thought I could run or take up running as I was hospitalised at the age of 10 …Read More
Name: Kim Baxter Born: 1950s Date Joined : a long time ago Personal Bests: parkrun – 28.19 – Victoria Dock 5k 29.35 – Barking Elvis 5m 51.21 – Southend Rudolph Run 10k 65.0 – Essex Remembrance ( COVID wave start) HM 2:21 – West Mersea 1989 I’ve only done 2 HMs. The first in 1989 the second was 25 years later and 25 mins slower. First Club Race: Not sure …Read More