January 2022 – Ilford Athletic Club

Press Report 25th January 2022

Jan 252022

ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE Hainault Forest Saturday 22 January On Saturday, Ilford AC hosted an Essex Cross County League match for the first time in over 30 years. The match, the penultimate race of this winter’s Essex League, was held over a tough muddy and hilly course at Hainault Forest. First race of the day saw the U13 boys race 3k, with Ryder Islam racing well for 10th place in a time of 13:39. Next up was the U15 boys racing over 4k with Ilford AC having 3 runners. Joseph Grange was always up with the leading pack and did well coming home in 6th place in a time of 16:27. Joseph was closely followed by Samuel Crane in …Read More

Press Report 17th January 2022

Jan 172022

Essex Schools Cross Country Championships Writtle University 15/01/2022 Four younger athletes from Ilford AC attended this race all representing different regions of the County. Best performance of the day came in the Inter Boys event. Joseph Grange representing Havering Schools came 4th in a highly competitive race. His performance backs up his recent good form and even more impressive as he was in the lower age group for the race. He moved through the field following a steady start only losing a couple of places in the last kilometre. Ronan Edwards representing Waltham Forest followed up his fantastic performance in the county event last week with an equally impressive 9th place. He moved through from 12th at half way to …Read More

Press Report. January 8th 2022

Jan 112022

ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Gloucester Park Basildon Saturday 8th January The 2022 Essex Cross Country Championship took place in a very wet and muddy Gloucester Park on Saturday and Ilford AC had good representation. The course was over wet parkland and the park’s hills which became more slippery as the meeting progressed. First race was the U17’s both men and women combined, in which Ilford had 1 runner, Ronan Edwards. Ronan has been training well this winter, and was up with the leaders as they approached the difficult hill section of the course, including one very slippery downhill section, where everyone seemed to be taking their time. Ronan took advantage of this and raced into the lead. Around the …Read More

Geof Hunwicks R.I.P

Jan 102022

GEOFF HUNWICKS R.I.P. Former Junior International Geoff Hunwicks (Ilford AC and Weymouth St.Paul’s Harriers) has sadly passed on, while a hospital patient in The Gambia, where he had settled. He was aged 71 (d-of-b 17/08/1950). He will be remembered so well by all those who had the pleasure of meeting him. He certainly lived life to the full. Below is confirmation from the Hart House website, where Geoff worked so hard for the good of the community in such a positive way. All reading this will be deeply saddened. This is what was just posted by Hart House (on their FB page) … We are shocked and sad to report the sudden death of the inspirational Geoff Hunwicks, founder and …Read More