Press Report 13th December 2022  

Dec 132022
 
Press Report 13th December 2022

Sikh’s In The City Running Festival Woodford Green Sunday 11th December The ‘Sikh’s In The City Running Club’ held its 10th Anniversary running festival on a bitterly cold, sub zero temperature, Sunday Morning in Woodford Green. Over 200 competitors took part on a short 2k course around the Woodford area in various distances ranging from 10k right through to the Marathon distance. Ilford’s bright young running star Ryder Islam took part in the 5 lap 10k distance race and led the field to take home a Gold Medal in a time of 39 minutes and 30 seconds. Seasoned veteran Ray ‘Sparra’ Everingham took on the 11 lap Half Marathon challenge and was pleased with his 22nd place in a time …Read More

  Press Report 6th December 2022  

Dec 062022
 
Press Report 6th December 2022

ESSEX VETS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Writtle Saturday 3rd December The Essex Cross Country Championship for athletes over 40 was held over a two lap grassland course at Writtle, near Chelmsford. The Ilford team was slightly down on numbers and strength due to injuries and a fixture clash but gave a good performance in the challenging muddy conditions.. In the ladies race Mel Jones led home the Ilford team in 52nd position and placed 12th in the F50 category with 43 mins 31 secs. Close behind was Alison Sale in 55th and Gaye Young came home 63rd with 44 mins 51 secs In 84th spot was Sharon Honey with 48 mins 48 secs, a performance that earned her the silver medal …Read More

  Press Report 29th November 2022  

Nov 292022
 
Press Report 29th November 2022

ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE ​Writtle College Saturday 26th November The third round of the Essex Cross-Country League was held at Writtle College, just outside Chelmsford, on a wet, soft grassland course on a mild morning ideal for Cross Country running. Ilford had good squads out in both the senior mens and ladies races and produced good results. The ladies raced over 6 km and Jordan Hinds led the team home in an excellent 16th place in 27 mins 13 secs. Backing her up were Amy-Louise Bird in 21st with 28 mins 02 secs and Anna Crawley with 29 mins 40 secs for 43th. The team scorers were closed by Alison Sale in 63rd in a time of 31 mins 28 secs. …Read More

  Press Report 21st November 2022  

Nov 212022
 
Press Report 21st November 2022

London Youth Games Cross Country Parliament Hill Saturday 19th November On an overcast morning at the spiritual home of cross country running Parliament Hill Ilford’s young athletes were selected by their home or school boroughs to race in this prestigious event against all the London Boroughs Performance of the day came in the U17s where Joseph Grange again showed his class. He pushed the pace after the first hill and was leading after the first lap and finished strongly to claim second place. He was backed up by strong runs from Ronan Edwards (21st) and Mohammed Zergouat (113th) who earned his first cross country selection. In the U15 girls Anika Sharma ran well in the main pack to finish 120th …Read More