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