SOUTH OF ENGLAND CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Beckenham Place Park Saturday 28 January Ilford AC sent a small team to this yearly championship again held at Beckenham Place Park  in South London over a course which featured grassland, trail, mud and hills.   The under 15 boys were represented by Sam Horsley and Ryder Islam. This was Sam’s first area championship. He started strongly in the front pack and held his position well finishing in a fantastic 7th place. He now looks forward to upcoming competitions where he will compete for the county. Ryder had a strong race taking 5 positions in the last 100m to finish in 95th place, his first top 100 placing in area champs. The club had …Read More

CHINGFORD LEAGUE Epping Forest Saturday 20th January The latest match in the Chingford League took place in Epping Forest on Saturday.  First race of the day was the U13 race, and our boys continue to impress in the series. Barney Perkins continued his excellent form of late with a first place in a time of 07 mins 45 secs over the 2km course. Barney was closely followed and supported by Khalif Ali in 6th place in a time of 8.10. Elias Furreedan continued his improvement this season with another great performance in 43rd position in a time of 9.54. Both Barney and Khalif have great opportunities to finish in the top 3 of this Season’s competition at the final race …Read More

ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Gloucester Park Saturday 6 January The 2024 Essex Cross Country Championship was held in Gloucester Park Basildon over a wet muddy hilly course comprising several laps. First race of the morning was the U13 girls and boys who ran over an approx. 3.1k course. For the boys, both Khalif Ali and Elias Furreedan ran strongly for 40th place in 14 mins.34 secs and 58th place in 17 mins.51 secs respectively. For the girls Hawaaa Patel, on very limited training, ran well for 17 mins. 21 secs earning her 39th place. All 3 of our U13’s were making their Championship debuts for the club and have a promising future ahead of them. Next up was the U15 …Read More