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Press Report. July 10th 2018

SCVAC Match 3 (Southern Counties Veterans Athletics Club) Lee Valley 2nd July 2018 Match 3 was held at a sunny and hot Lee Valley on Monday. Ilford were going into this match in third place behind Enfield and Haringey and London Heathside. The sprints were the 100m and 400m with the middle/long distance events being 1500m and 5000m finishing with the medley relay of 200m, 200m, 400m and 800m. Field events were triple jump, discus and javelin. Sam Malekout won his V35 100m race but with it being split over two runs his time of 12.2s placed him 2nd. His V35 discus of 24m 51 secured 4th. Henry Ricketts covered V40 100m and his 13.4s gained 5th. A non-scoring V35 discus distance of 22m 84 placed him one ...Read more

Press Report. July 3rd 2018

Southern League track and field Cricklefields Stadium 23rd June 2018 After an absence of almost 8 years, Southern League athletics returned to Cricklefield last Saturday, with Ilford hosting one of the third rounds of matches in division 3 north. It was a tough match for the host club, with 4 of the 5 opposing teams already above them in the table after 2 matches. Since returning to the League Sam Malekout has been Mr Consistency for Ilford, and he showed his value to the team again, by collecting 19 points from 6 events. He started off with a great 2nd place in the 400m hurdles, running his fastest time for 5 years. Which he followed by taking on both the shot and High jump ...Read more

Press Report June 26th 2018

VAC 5m Championship Battersea Park Tuesday 19 June The annual Veterans AC 5 mile road championship was held on the flat fast 3 lap circuit around the picturesque Battersea Park and there was a record entry of 9 from the Ilford endurance squad. It was a successful night for the club as they took home 5 medals. Best for the club was Steve Philcox in 6th with 29 mins 47 secs taking the M50 silver medal. Sam Rahman also broke 30 minutes in 8th and won the M35 category in 29 mins 57 secs Rohan Alexander took a bronze in the M50 age group in 33 mins 55 secs for 15th,Doris Gaga also won a bronze medal in the F50 category recording 53 mins 18 ...Read more

Press Report June 19th 2018

Southern Counties Vets League Walton 11th June 2018 Another fine team performance resulted in the Vets team again finishing second on the evening. The evening started with a non-scoring 200m hurdles but a new Club record with Wayne Hick finishing 3rd in 29.7s. The scoring distances were 200m, 800m and 3000m with the field events being shot, hammer and discus. Sam Malekout debuted as a vet over 200m in M35. He held his form well to take 1st in 24.5s. In the same age group Seb Parris changed his walking shoes for the track covering the 800m and 3000m in 2.26.2s and 10.36.5s for 2nd and 4th respectively. Jim Harrison came down an age group to run the M40 200m and his time of 30.3s placed him 6th. ...Read more

Ilford AC Press Report. June 12th 2018

Orion Forest 5 Miles Chingford Saturday June 9th On Saturday morning, 5 Ilford AC athletes were amongst the 190 runners lining up for the first of Orion running clubs 3 race ‘Forest 5’ summer series. The undulating multi-terrain course follows a one lap route around Epping Forest. Leading the Ilford men home and placing first in the M50 category was Stephen Philcox with a time of 30:00 for 8th place. Next home was Bradley Brown in 52nd place in 36:01 followed by Dennis Briggs in 78th place in 39:37 Gaye Young was the only Ilford lady competing, and she came home in 81st place in a time of 39:55 The Ilford team was completed by club captain Billy Green who came home in 87th place for a time ...Read more

Press Report June 5th 2018

DAGENHAM 5mish ELVIS Wednesday 30 May The 2018 Elvis series (East London fiVes Interclub series) got off to a good start at Eastbrook End Country Park on Wednesday Evening when Dagenham 88 hosted the first of this years 8 summer races on a 2 lap multi-terrain course of 5 miles. Ilford AC entered a large squad in the event with Steve Philcox leading the team home in 6th place, which won him the 1st M50 trophy, in 30 mins 42 secs. He was supported by fine runs from John Crawley in 13th in 32 mins 12 secs and Seb Parris with 32 mins 20 secs for 15th. The ever-reliable Neil Crisp came in 20th in 32 mins 41 secs and second in the M50 category. Two ...Read more

Press Report. Tuesday May 29th

The Folkestone Coastal 10k Sunday 27th May On Sunday morning In the Blistering Heat of Folkestone Seafront in temperatures around 26c, Terry Knightley of Ilford Athletic Club, was the sole club member to contest the The Folkestone Coastal 10K Road Race. Up against a huge field of 550 plus athletes, Knightley found the second half of the race up and down the Seafront, particularly challenging in the hot and humid conditions but still finished in a respectable 28th position overall. His time of 41 Minutes and 26 Seconds was good enough for 2nd place in the MV55 age category – A category that he had won outright in the previous two years of the annual race. Vitality London 10k Monday 28th May On Bank holiday Monday ...Read more

Press Report 22nd May 2018

Southern Counties Veterans’ League Herts & North Middx Division Lee Valley Monday 14th May The opening match of the Vets season started at Lee Valley on a warm and sunny evening. First event on the track was the 2000m walk where Seb Parris debuting as a veteran comfortably won the V35 category in 10.12.9. Mark Culshaw matched the win in the V50 category in 11.24.2. Rachel Lawless also race walked as a guest finishing in 13.37.9 for 3rd place. The sprinters came out for the 100m with Jim Harrison (Ilford debut) and Henry Ricketts coming down age groups to cover V35 and V40. Taking account of non-scorers Jim placed 6th in 14.2 and Henry 5th in 13.6. Cliff Warren’s 13.7 placed him 5th in V50. ...Read more

Press Report May 14th 2018

Hasting Runners Five Mile Road Race 13th May Ilford AC Super-Veteran, Terry Knightley, continued with his “More comebacks than Elvis” regime by competing on Sunday in the Hastings Runners Five Miles Road Race. On a reasonably flat out and back course starting at the Town Hall moving on to the Seafront, Terry finished in 63rd place out of 525 runners with a time of 32 Minutes and 41 seconds and was 3rd In the MV55 age category as his long path on return from injury continues. Harwich 5k Race Series 8th May The Harwich 5k race series is a 5 race series that has taken place every summer since 1992, and sees runners taking a lovely coastal route On Tuesday Ilford’s Super-Veteran Anthony Nixon ran ...Read more

Press Report. Monday May 7th 2018

Eastern Masters League Lee Valley Wednesday 2nd May The 2018 Eastern masters League kicked off at Lee Valley where Ilford Ac’s Steve Philcox tested his early season form as a guest competitor in the 3000m. Steve showed his training is on target as he ran a good even pace for the first 5 laps before pushing on in the last kilometre to come home 2nd in 10 mins 07.1 secs. Assembly league – Victoria park Thur 3rd may 7.30pm Seb Parris raced as a ‘guest’ in this super competitive inner London club league fixture. Cool weather made the going good on a flat 3.5 mile figure of eight park course. Seb clocked 20.23 coming home in 89th place. John Crawley also starred smashing an impressive 21.09 out for 126th spot. 5km Swimathon Nuffield Health centre Friday 4th ...Read more

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