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

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

ROAD Tokyo Marathon Sunday 3 March Two runners from Ilford Ac ventured east to take part in the Tokyo Marathon, the first marathon major of the year. The race was a field of over 26000 and was run around the city centre on basically a flat course with a slight downhill in the first 5km. The race was won by Benson Kipruto of Kenyan in a course record of 2 hrs 2 mins 16 secs. Nick West was the first of the Ilford duo to finish in a new personal best of 4 hours 09 mins 41 secs after reaching halfway in 1 hr 59 mins. Stephen Parker passed halfway in 2 hours and 9 mins to finish in 4 …Read More