2022 – Page 10 – Ilford Athletic Club

Press Report 9th May 2022

May 092022

Halstead Marathon 8th May 2022 On Sunday a Trio of Ilford Athletic club Athletes tackled the Notoriously Hilly 26.2 Miles of The Halstead Marathon in Very Hot and Sunny Conditions. The Race incorporated The Essex County Marathon Championships and attracted a high quality field of over 500 entrants. First Finisher for the Club was the ever reliable Sam Rahman in 17th position in 3 Hours and 59 Seconds. Next Finisher in 28th place Winning the Gold First Over 60 Essex County Medal and retaining his title from last year was Terry Knightley in 3 Hours 10 Minutes and 45 Seconds. Anthony Young Completed the three man Team and put in a Sterling effort finishing in 4 Hours 26 Minutes and …Read More

Junior Press Report 3rd May 2022

May 032022

Eastern Young Athletes League Thurrock 1st May 2022 At the weekend Ilford Ac’s Youngsters returned to League competition in the Eastern Young athletes league. Ilford have joined up with Orion to compete in the league and this has enabled Ilfords Youngsters to compete in a very competitive environment Ilford had the established youngsters that have competed for the last few years and It was great to see the influx of a number of new youngsters, who were competing in the league for the very first time The 7 established youngsters all broke their personal bests or won their race , which hopefully means they will all have a successful track season . One of the best performers of the day …Read More

Press Report 3rd May 2022

May 032022

BANK HOLIDAY BLING WITHAM 10 Monday 2 May This year’s Mayday Witham 10 incorporating the Essex 10 mile Championship was held on a cool cloudy but still morning, ideal for running. The course was held over fast rural undulating roads and Ilford Ac entered 12 runners and returned with 4 medals and three new personal best times. First home for the club in 22nd position was Sam Rahman in 60 mins 31 secs showing that he is in good form for next weekend’s Essex Marathon Championship at Halstead. Next in was Steve Philcox in 63 mins 17 secs finishing 39th overall which meant he placed 2nd in the M55 age category in the Essex Championship. Terry Knightley collected the bronze …Read More

Press Report 26th April 2022

Apr 262022

British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) 10,000m Championships Loughborough 23rd April 2022 Ilford AC athlete travelled to Loughborough at the weekend as part of the British Universities and Colleges National Championships. Taking part in the 10,000m Ahmed pushed eventual winner Alfie Manthorpe hard, taking second place in a season’s best time of 30 minutes 21.48 seconds. REEDY RUN 10km Greenville South Carolina Saturday 23 April The 44th Reedy Run in Greenville South Carolina was run on a hot sunny weekend, however the early 7.15am start was beneficial as the temperature was still in the low 20’s C. The race is mostly held within the picturesque Falls Park and Cleveland Park with some challenging hills on route. …Read More

Press Report 19th April 2022

Apr 192022

TRACK As the longer nights and warmer weather finally arrives, Ilford’s track runners have finally started reappearing. Open Meeting Havering Saturday 9th April The first athlete out of track hibernation first was Oliver Blainey, who has moaned about hills and long reps all winter, but has done them all and was rewarded with a win and a new pb of 52.35 in his 400m race, knocking almost half a second off from last year. Open Meeting Lee Valley Sunday 10th April Oliver was back at it again the next day. Different venue and different distance, but the result was the same with another pb, this time over 200m, in a time of 23.12. Sisters Ayshah and Aleena Lawrence started …Read More