2024 – Page 2 – Ilford Athletic Club

Press Report 16th April 2024

Apr 162024

JUNIORS Orion Pentathlon and Quad Kids Waltham Forest 12 of Ilford ACs Junior athletes took part in the Annual Orion Pentathlon and Quad Kids competition held at Waltham Forest. In the Quad Kids competition Darsh Kainth, Maat Mullings Smith, Georgia and Ruby Merchant, Daniel Okereke, Elijah Muirhead, Andre Mullings Roache and D.L. Majen-Akande took part in multiple events including 75m sprints. Long jump, Vortex throw and 600m run. In difficult windy conditions all of the athletes produced great performances with Ilford athletes claiming the first 3 overall positions in the U11 category:- 3rd Elijah Muirhead, 2nd A.J Mullings Roache and 1st Daniel Okereke A brilliant introduction to competitive athletics enjoyed by all. In the Junior /Senior pentathlon competition, comprising 100m, …Read More

Press Report 9th April 2024

Apr 092024

Essex AA and Suffolk AA County Road Relay Championships Sunday 7th April Colchester Four men’s teams and two women’s teams were in action, representing the club, in the prestigious County Championships on a very windy and blustery but sunny afternoon in Colchester The Veterans race was the first of the day with teams competing in the V40, V50 and V60 categories. Ilfords men’s V40 team, consisting of Sam Rahman, Berekhet Berekhy and Malcolm Muir, found the competition fierce and finished just seconds outside of the medals in 4th place with a combined time of 51 Mins 49 seconds over the 3 x 3 mile course The V50 team consisted of club 5k specialist Steve Philcox, club captain Danny Holeyman and …Read More

Press Report 2nd April 2024

Apr 022024

Writtle 5 (Mile) Friday 29th March Good Friday saw the Ilford 5 take on the Writtle 5 Mile Road race, starting and finishing at Writtle College in the Essex Countryside. A tough, undulating course was made trickier by the conditions on the day. Starting in bright sunshine, conditions soon became blustery before a heavy downfall settled in for the duration. Leading the way for Ilford AC, by some margin, was Malcolm Muir who put in his usual gutsy performance to finish in 8th place in a time of 29 minutes 32 seconds. Making a rare race appearance for the club, Billy Green had an impressive sprint finish to overtake 2 Springfield Strider runners in the last 100m to take 64th …Read More

Press Report 26th March 2024

Mar 262024

BRENTWOOD HALF MARATHON Sunday 24 March The 42nd Brentwood Half Marathon was held in good conditions over a gently undulating course through the Essex Countryside starting and finishing at Becket Keys School in the town centre. Ilford AC had 14 runners in the field of over 1800 starters and were headed by three runners running their first half marathon. Alex Richards had an excellent debut finishing 3rd overall in 1 hr 09 mins 06 secs, less than a minute behind the winner. Tom Gardner came in 15th with 1 hr 14 mins 26 secs and was the second M40 to finish while Josh Adler finished 34th in 1hr 20mins 51 secs. Richard Woolterton just broke the 90 minute barrier with …Read More

Press Report 19th March 2024

Mar 192024

BMAF CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Corwen Wales Saturday 16 March The British Masters Cross Country Championship was held on a muddy course in Corwen in North Wales. Ilford AC stalwart Andy Catton was Ilford ACs sole entrant running in the 6km M70 age category event. Andy finished in 33 mins 08 secs to finish 3rd and win the bronze medal, only losing out on second spot on the run into the finish. ESSEX 20 MILE CHAMPIONSHIP Carver Barracks, Saffron Walden Sunday 17 March The Essex 20 mile Championship was held on a flat fast 4 mile lap in light rain around the former World War II airfield next to the Carver Barracks in North Essex. The race is over 5 laps …Read More