CHINGFORD LEAGUE Olympic Velopark Wednesday 20 October The third fixture in this winter’s Chingford League was held at the floodlit Olympic Velopark in the Queen Elizabeth Park at Stratford . The 5km race was just over 3 laps of the fast circuit and Ilford AC had teams in both the mens’ and ladies’ events. The…
For obvious reasons this is not the usual format for our ‘Who’s Who’ series, but if the club is going to have a record of our runners for future generations to read about then the records will be very incomplete without recording KEVIN NEWELL. Kevin was one of our top runners, and as you can…
Chelmsford Marathon incorporating The Essex County Marathon Championships Sunday 17th October On Sunday a Dynamic Duo of Ilford AC athletes had a very successful morning of racing at the Chelmsford Marathon which incorporated The Essex County Marathon Championships. The race of over 550 athletes was held On a One Lap Course starting at Chelmsford City…
Manchester Marathon / Half Marathon Sunday 10th October Three runners from Ilford AC travelled North to take part in the Manchester Full and Half Marathons. The Marathon, the 2nd largest in the country, started and finished outside Old Trafford Cricket Ground and is run over a fast course. Carlie Qirem represented the club in this…
London Marathon Sunday 3 October The London Marathon returned to the streets of London after an absence of 2 1/2 years and Ilford AC had 8 runners among the 38500 finishers and a small army of volunteers handing out Lucozade at Mile 9.. Sam Rahman had a steady controlled run after having some foot problems…