2024 – Page 5 – Ilford Athletic Club

Press Report 2nd July 2024

Jul 022024

Orion Fell Race Chingford The Orion fell race is the only official Category ‘A’ fell race within the M25. Held in Chingford at Epping Forest on an impossibly hilly course that includes over 880 ft of climb in just 3.5 miles, this is definitely a race for the more hardcore runners. Amongst the 180 entrants were four Ilford AC runners. Ryder Islam led the team home in 46th place in a time of 28 mins 50 secs. It was enough to secure him 1st place in the U16 category. Next home, and third Senior female, in 99th place was Anna Crawley in a time of 34 mins 19 secs. Billy Green was next home for the club in 122nd place …Read More

Press Report 25th June 2026

Jun 252024

Southern Athletics League 2 Peterborough Ilford sent another willing team to the second league match of the season. The team was slightly depleted in comparison to the first match due to exams, injury and distance but the willingness of members to turn out and compete in multiple events allowed us to finish in 4th place on the day and maintain our position in the league overall. Highlight of the day in regards to position came in the men’s sprints where returning member Thomas Cooney won the A string 100 and 200m. He was well backed up in the B string by Ian Johnson who won the 100m and Nat Senior who was second in the 200m and third in the …Read More

Press Report 18th June 2024

Jun 172024

High Easter 10k (Road) ESSEX CHAMPS Sunday 16th June Ilford AC sent a large squad of 12 runners to High Easter in Chelmsford at the weekend to compete in the 10k race, which this year incorporated the Essex 10k Road Championships. The race is a one lap, fast and flat course, through the High Easter village. It turned out to be a very successful meet for the club 7 Essex medals won including 2 Gold medals, a Silver and 4 Bronze medals. Leading the team home in third place and gaining a Bronze medal was Jack Nixon in 31m 10 secs. Next home was Malcolm Muir in 40th place with 36m 48 secs, closely followed in 43rd place by Steven …Read More

Press Report 10th June 2024

Jun 102024

SENIORS Speed Masters Athletics Challenge 23-26 May 2024 Shkodra (Albania) Krystle Balogun had a very successful few days representing Great Britain in the W35 category at the ‘Speed Masters’ in Albania. On day one of the four day tournament Krystle competed in the 100m and was 2nd in a time of 13.62 seconds. Day 4 saw Krystel competing in the 200m in the morning, where she again came second in a time of 26.80. The best however was yet to come. In the afternoon Krystle was part of a Great Britain Mixed 800m-400m-200m-100m relay team. Taking the harder 800m start, Krystle was placed in 2nd place for much of the run, but with 140m to go she sprinted into first …Read More

Tony Nixon 1947 – 2024 RIP

Jun 082024

We are all devastated at the sad news of the passing of Tony Nixon. Andy’s tribute to his friend follows:- Quite simply Tony was the nicest, kindest, most continually cheerful person I have ever met. A hugely warranted life member of Ilford AC and immensely popular club President in 2003/04. I pretty much spoke to Tony every couple of weeks for the last 50 years and not once did he ever fail to grill me on how everything at the club was going, who was racing well and and doing what and wanting to support whenever possible. He didn’t get off to the best start in life being a premature, small and rather sickly child. But he always had huge determination and despite …Read More