The Essex Way Relay 2024 The Essex Way relay is held on the first Sunday in September every year and covers 82 miles of ancient trails, footpaths, and countryside across Essex starting from Epping Station at 8am and finishing after 6pm at the Harwich Old Lighthouse in a 10 stage relay. This is one of the County’s premier events with 82 teams from across Essex and beyond competing. Ilfords squad this year consisted of :- Leg 1 Epping to Chipping Ongar Seb Parris, Leg 2 Chipping Ongar to Good Easter Frieda Keane and Alison Sale, Leg 3 Good Easter to Little Leighs Danny Holeyman, Leg 4 Little Leighs to Cressing Malcolm Muir, Leg 5 Cressing to Great Tey Jim Tilbrook, …Read More

Ingatestone 5 Sunday 18th August The Ingatestone 5 as an annual charity race, raising money for Ingatestone Boys Club. The race was founded by Ilford Legend Howard Williams. Howard sadly passed away in 2017 but Ilford AC have maintained strong links with the race by providing a team  to administer the on the day entries and results service. This year, for the first time, the race also had the honour of being the host of the Essex 5 Mile road championship. As well as a dozen volunteers Ilford AC also had 18 participants competing for Essex honours. First home was Ilfords Jack Nixon in an impressive time of 25:19 to take home the Essex trophy and Gold medal. Next home …Read More

Harold Wood 5km Elvis Wednesday 1 August The latest round of the Elvis competition was held on a hot humid evening over a challenging 5km course around Harold Wood Park and the adjoining Poges Wood. Ilford AC had a squad of 18 in the event and they were led home in an excellent 7th place by Chris King in 18 mins 28 secs. He was supported by the in-form Steve Philcox in 9th with 18 mins 43 secs and a great run from Ryder Islam, who is in the u17 age group, in 13th with 19 mins 18 secs. Dan Holeyman came home in 20 mins 24 secs for 23rd with Steve Chissell recording 22 mins 06 secs in 45th …Read More