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Press Report 21st November 2023

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Loughton 5m Interclub Vets The annual match for runners over 40 took place at Loughton on the Roding Valley Country Park on Saturday. The rain held off for the event but the mainly grassland course was very wet underfoot. Ilford had a squad of nine in action on the day, all performing well in challenging conditions. Leading the club home was Seb Parris in 9th place in 36:03, closely followed by Steve Chissell in 12th for 36:41. Next 3 men home were Tony Young in 46th place in 46:22, Edward Skinner 48th in 47:03 and Sean Costello 52nd in 48:35. Ilford’s men finished 4th on the day Joanne Reeves was the first Ilford lady home in 32nd place and 6th …Read More

Press Report 14th November 2023

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CHINGFORD LEAGUE Redbridge Cycle Circuit, Hainault The latest round of the Chingford League was a 5km road race at the Redbridge Cycle Centre at Hog Hill Hainault. It is a hilly course, and another interesting feature of the race is that it is run in the dark in the evening. The Juniors were the first to run over a shorter 2k course and our 4 runners all performed well. In the U11 race, Arnav Rathi was 9th in 7:51 and in the U13 race Barney Perkins was 2nd in 6:47, Khalif Ali 3rd in 6:49 and Elias Furreedan 16th in 8:37. The U15/17 race was run over the longer 5k course and again there were good performances by our runners. …Read More

Press Report 7th November 2023

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Writtle College, Chelmsford Saturday 4 November The third round of the Essex League was held on a muddy, slippery course at Writtle College near Chelmsford. Ilford AC had 33 athletes competing, including an impressive eleven number from our expanding junior ranks. The day started with the U13’s race over 3k. For the boys Barney Perkins came in 16th and Khalif Ali 25th. Hawaa Patel came in 27th in the girls race. Unfortunately, due to an admin error, no times were recorded. Next up was the U15 race, and Ilford AC had 5 boys running over the 4k distance. Sam Horsley continues his excellent season, coming in 2nd place in 13:40. Next up was Ryder Islam in 17th …Read More

Press Report 31st October 2023

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Gloucester Park, Basildon Round 2 of the Essex League was held over a challenging course in Gloucester Park, Basildon featuring a tough series of climbs on the hills in the Park. Ilford Ac fielded full teams in both the senior men and ladies races. The men raced over 9km and ran the hill complex 3 times with Tom Gardner leading the way in 18th spot in a large field in 31 mins 40 secs, followed home by Malcolm Muir in 45th with 34 mins 09 secs. Josh Alder is improving race by race and finished 63rd with 35 mins 31 secs and Steve Philcox was one place behind and was the first in the M55 age category. …Read More

Press Report 24th October 2023

Oct 242023

CHINGFORD LEAGUE EastbrookEnd Country Park Saturday 21 October The second round of this winter’s Chingford League was held on Saturday over a new 2 lap twisty hilly course around the EastbrookEnd Country Park in Dagenham. The event attracted 285 entrants which was split into 2 divisions for both men and ladies. Ilford AC impressed in division 2 despite only fielding small squads. The ladies team were in great form finishing first, second and third and having four runners in the top ten in their division 2 match. Gemma Ellender led the way with victory in 34 mins 12 secs for the approx 8km race with Carlie Qirem just 7 seconds behind and Joanne Reeves in 3rd with 35 mins 03 …Read More