LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km Hyde Park Friday 24th February The last Friday of the month 5k is held around the Serpentine in Hyde Park and is a flat, fast course. Sam Rahman of Ilford AC tested his current fitness in this fast lunchtime race last Friday as he prepares for the forthcoming Boston Marathon. There are two races on the day, an ‘A’ race for those who expect to compete in under 22 mins and a ‘B’ race for everyone else. Sam competed with the elite runners in Race ‘A’ This month’s event was held in chilly conditions and Sam set off towards the front of the field of around 200 and kept a steady pace throughout to …Read More

ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE Saturday 11th February Hainault The final leg of this winter’s Essex  League was held at Hainault Forest over a traditional tough and hilly cross country course in good weather conditions. The match was hosted by Ilford AC who also fielded 23 athletes in the fixture. One of the first races of the day was the u15 boys who raced one large lap of the course, approx. 4.5k. Ilford AC were able to put out a full team and the promising season for the boys continued with good placings for all. Samuel Crane came home in 7th, Ryder Islam 15th, Aron Berhe 21st and James Thake  23rd. The team finished 5th on the day and 4th overall …Read More

Southern Area Cross Country Championships Beckenham Place Park Saturday 28th January 2023 Ilford AC sent a small team of Juniors and Senior Athletes to this yearly event on a pleasant January Day.Event of the Day for the Club was the boy’s u15 race where Ilford put together a team of four. Samuel Crane had his best race of the season coming home in 48th place, beating many competitors who had previously beaten him in the recent county championships. He was backed up by good runs from Aaron Hick (99 th ) who had his usual strong finish, Ryder Islam (117th) who ran strongly the whole way and Aron Berhe (156 th ) in his first large championships. The Team finished …Read More