Preceding the Final Elvis match of the series, there was a Junior 2k race which Ilford AC, impressively, entered 10 athletes who all ran to a high standard – 1st Samuel Crane 8.04 2nd Mohamed Zergouat 8.09 5th Kaleb Behre 8.44 6th Anika Sharma 9.33 7th Jayden McDermott 9.40 8th Luke Thake 10.42 10th Ibrahim Khan 11.08 11th Hashim Khan 11.10 12th Saif Crane 11.32 13th Sofia Crane 12.11
Essex Cross Country Relays Champs Brentwood Saturday 24th September On a very hilly course in Weald Park the Ilford team excelled themselves. Starting with two vets on legs 1&2 Ilford got off to a flying start with Paul Grange on leg 1 coming in with the leading group in 22:24 over the 6k course. Leg 2 saw Tom Gardner take a slight lead in 22:19. With Havering chasing leg 3 Alex Richards. who’s recovering from his injuries, slipped back to 2nd place in 22:46. With Havering now in the lead, leg 4 saw Ahmed Abdulle storm around the course passing Havering to bring home the victory for Ilford AC in 20:08 whilst also achieving the fastest lap time of the …Read More
Born in Dagenham on 7 September 1935, Frank was the middle child of three boys, Jack, himself, and Colin, born to Patrick and Marie, two good Belfast Catholics – although according to Frank, a direct line existed down from the 10th century Irish King, Brian Boru. He was four when war broke out in September 1939, and spent the war years back and forth between Dagenham and West Belfast, staying with relatives in a two-up, two-down Victorian terrace in Benares Street – the children sleeping two or more to a bed upstairs, the parents in an alcove under the stairs. But, as he was keen to point out, they never thought of themselves as poor. School was a very different …Read More
Ingatestone 5 Sunday 18th September 2022 There were 6 Ilford AC runners in this long established race. The race takes place on a challenging course starting from the Anglo-European school in Willow Green, taking in Fryerning and a challenging Beggar Hill before heading back to the finish at the back of the school. First home for the team was Steve Philcox in 8th spot with 29 mins 37 secs which placed him first in the M50 category title. Next home, and first for our ladies was Mel Jones in 56th with 37 mins 52 secs, to also claim first place in the F50 category. Alison Sale was next for the ladies in 66th overall with 38 mins 53 secs. Next …Read More
Pleshey Half Marathon (incorporating the Essex Champs) Pleshey 11th September 2022 The Essex Championship was once again staged in conjunction with the Pleshey Half Marathon and was preceded with a minutes reflection in memory of the recent passing of The Queen. The race from the picturesque village is over a rolling hilly course and conditions were made more difficult on the day due to unseasonable hot weather It was a successful day for Ilford AC with the club winning five county medals and a new personal bests for the distance. Amin Koikai led the way for the Ilford team with an excellent 21st place in 1hr 16 mins 49 secs, the performance winning him Essex Gold in the M50 age …Read More