Julie Gillender  

Jan 232021
 
Julie Gillender

NAME Julie Gillender DATE OF BIRTH 18th January  1968 Date joined IAC: 2016 Personal Bests: 100m  19.88 (2015 v45 ranking 123rd in UK) Mile     8.01 5k        28.24 Parkrun 28.35 5 mile     48.35 10k         59.41 First Club race in which I participated was the Essex League ZXC at Colchester in 2016. I came last as I do in a lot of races but my philosophy now is that someone always comes first and some poor soul has to come last! My most notable performance(s) was winning a Vets ac bronze medal for the 5k distance at Battersea Park. My second favourite performance was completing the Wix 5 mile race and …Read More

  BILL GARRETT R.I.P.  

Jan 202021
 
BILL GARRETT R.I.P.

BILL GARRETT R.I.P. Ilford AC members are mourning the passing of popular former race walker Bill Garrett, who turned out for the Cricklefields-based Club between the mid-70s & mid-90s.  Never a leading light, Mr.Garrett was a good solid back-up walker who could be relied on. Twice he closed home winning Ilford teams in Southern Area 50 Kilometres’ Championships, on both occasions around a bleak deserted Basildon industrial estate. On a more popular course around Battersea Park’s Queen’s Carriageway he was the Club’s 3rd scoring finisher (of 4) when winning a Southern Area 10 Miles’ Championship so claiming the coveted “Garnet Cup”.  He was proud when awarded race walking’s 10 kilometres-in-an hour badge, achieved in an Essex County AA 10,000 metres …Read More