ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Saturday 30 October Writtle College, Chelmsford The second round of this season’s Essex Cross-country League was held at Writtle College on the outskirts of Chelmsford On Saturday and there was a strong turn out from all 24 clubs in the league. The course was a flat grassland lap which was a little slippery after overnight rain. The first race of the day in which Ilford were featured was the U15 Boys race, which was also a trial race for Essex selection for the SEAA Inter Counties XC Champs at Oxford later in the year. The race, over 4k, consisted of a very strong field with the first 3 runners finishing just 2 seconds apart.  In a thrilling …Read More