Last Friday of the Month 5k Hyde Park 28th October 2022   On a fine, unseasonably, sunny day the October edition of the Last Friday of the Month 5km took place in London’s Hyde Park. The race, organized by Serpentine Runners, was an undulating 2 lap course around the north side of the park Carol Muir of Ilford AC is a regular at this event and her hard work in training recently saw her record her best time of the year, securing 200th place in a time of 30.22 which also placed her 7th female in her age category. October’s event was the 30th Anniversary of the monthly event, with all finishers receiving a memento to mark the occasion.

AMSTERDAM MARATHON Sunday 16th October The Amsterdam Marathon was held in good conditions with a slight breeze and Ilford AC had three representatives in the field of 12658 finishers. The trio were led by Sam Rahman in 580th place. He went through the halfway point in 1 hr 26 mins 29 secs and kept the pace going to finish in a good time of 2hr 53 mins 37 secs.  Aaron Browne ran his fastest marathon for six years coming home in 3 hrs 11 mins 17 secs. Tony Young reached halfway in 1hr 58 secs 59 secs but was troubled with a leg injury in the second half but continued to cross the line in 4hrs 45mins 11 secs. Essex …Read More

LONDON MARATHON Sunday 2 October There was an outstanding run from Sameena Ahmed of Ilford AC at Sunday’s London Marathon as she finished in 3 hrs 09 mins 34 secs for 2775th place in the field of 40000 and 56th in the F40 category. Sameena ran at a steady pace throughout the race reaching halfway in 1 hr 34mins 53 secs. Her time was a personal best by 42 minutes and also a new Ilford club record for her age group and the 5th fastest Ilford lady in its 99 year history. She was one of the 8 Ilford runners in the race. Amy-Louise Bird was making her debut at the distance finishing in 3 hrs 31 mins 39 secs …Read More