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ILFORD CLEAN UP IN THE MUD Ilford AC 10 Mile Cross Country Championship Epping Forest Saturday 28th February 2026 The Ilford Cross Country Champs is the oldest fixture in the clubs calendar, dating back to the early 1950’s. Usually held in Hainault Forest in December, The Woodland Trust refused us permission to use the forest

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Capital gains for Ilford athlete London Winter run (10k) The London Winter run raises funds for Cancer Research UK and celebrated its 10 year Anniversary this year with probably the wettest coldest run in its history. The 10k route starts on Trafalgar Square and passes such iconic London Landmarks as St. Pauls Cathedral and St.

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Gloucester Park, Basildon Saturday 7 February The last round of this winter’s Essex Cross-Country League was held over a muddy course  which featured several climbs over the hill in the park. Both the senior mens and ladies races ran over the hill section on each of their 3 laps The senior men

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CHINGFORD LEAGUE 5 Miles Victoria Park The final individual event of this winter’s Chingford League took place on a course  of one small lap and 2 longer ones. Ilford had a team of 22 runners taking part in the Senior event with the men racing in Division 1. The men’s team were led home by

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Southern Area Cross Country Championships – 24/01/26 Ilford AC sent a small team to this yearly championship again held at Beckenham Place Park The club had two competitors in the U20 men’s 8k. Shamil Mohamad continued his recent good form with an excellent 27th place. He started with the lead group and was around 30th

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CHINGFORD LEAGUE Epping Forest Saturday 17 January The 5th round in this season’s Chingford League was held over a 2 lap 8km course for the senior race in Epping Forest. The course was muddy following the recent heavy rain and featured two hills per lap with 120 metres of ascent on each lap The Ilford

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Hilly Fields, Colchester Saturday 10 January The fourth round of the Essex Cross-Country League was held over an undulating grassland course. Ilford AC fielded a team of 8 in the 8km men’s event and were led home by recent recruit Shamil Mohamed with an excellent run to finish 13th, and 3rd under

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Gloucester Park, Basildon Saturday 3 January 2026 The Essex Cross-Country Championships were held on a very cold day over a challenging hilly course in Gloucester Park Basildon Ilford AC disappointingly only fielded 5 men in the senior mens 3 lap race over 12km. There was a fine run from Alex Richards who

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ILFORD AC 10 Mile Cross Country Championships Hainault Forest December 28th 2025 The Ilford AC xc Champs, in it’s current form, has ran every year in Hainault Forest for over 80 years now (and in other forms for 20 or so years prior to that). Ten years ago in 2015 the race carried the subtitle

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CHINGFORD LEAGUE Olympic Velopark SENIORS The latest fixture in this winter’s Chingford League was over 5km at the Olympic Velopark in Stratford for the second time this season. In the fast 3 lap event Ilford AC men racing in the first division were led home by Bradley Brown in 11st position in 21 mins 15

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ESSEX VETERANS CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Epping Forest Saturday 15 December 2025 The Essex Veterans Cross-Country Championships was held on a bright autumnal morning over a muddy two lap course in Epping Forest These championships are for runners over 40 and Ilford AC had 14 entries. The First Race was for men over 50 years and top

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VALENCIA MARATHON Ilford AC Runners Excel at Valencia Marathon Six athletes from Ilford Athletic Club proudly represented the club at the prestigious Valencia Marathon this weekend, delivering outstanding performances in a highly competitive international field. Known for its flat and fast course, the race was made more challenging by hot conditions, yet the Ilford contingent

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Tradition lost Ilford AC was formed in 1923 with its headquarters, still in the same location, on the edge of Hainault Forest. The club quickly forged a good working relationship with Essex County council, and more recently The Woodland Trust, and for the past 102 years have hosted 2-3 races a year in the Forest,

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BRITISH MASTERS 5Km CHAMPIONSHIP Battersea Park Sunday 30 November The British Masters 5km Championship was held on a fine if chilly morning in Battersea Park over a flat fast 2 lap course. The event was split into 2 races, first for men under 65 and then for all the female runner’s plus the older men.

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Hadleigh Park Saturday 22 November SENIORS The third round of the Essex Cross Country League was held at Hadleigh Park over a tough course on a cold Saturday The senior men raced over a 3 lap 8km course with a couple of difficult climbs on each lap. Ilford AC had 11 runners

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BRIGHTON 10km Sunday 16 November The Brighton 10km was held on a dry, cool calm morning and ran along the seafront on a flat fast out and back course. The race which attracted just under 3000 competitors was also a selection event for the England Masters team to face Wales next May in Bideford. There

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Essex Cross Country League Hainault Forest Saturday 8th November  Ilford AC hosted the 2nd Essex League X Country fixture at Hainault Forest last weekend. 22 youngsters and 25 youngsters took on the usual challenging course, with 15 other members giving up their time to marshal on the day Under 11s ran a 1.5km course in

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Leigh-On-Sea 5k and 10k The Leigh-On-Sea 5k and 10k is an after dark event combined to coincide with Halloween, where participants are encouraged to wear headlights. Over 650 runners set off from The Carpark at Leigh-On-Sea and spectators were treated to a carnival of lights and even some Halloween outfits as runners raced round two

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE One Tree Hill The Essex Cross-Country League opened this winter’s fixtures on a warm sunny day at One Tree Hill in Basildon last Saturday.  The races were held over the trials in the country park with the course featuring a couple of stiff climbs on each lap. Ilford AC were very well

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EUROPEAN MASTERS Funchal, Madeira DOUBLE GOLD FOR KRYSTLE Krystle Balogun ran an excellent 26:35 to finish 7th in the W35 200m final in Madeira. Later in the competition she won double gold with the W35 4 x 100m and the mixed V35 4 x 400m GB teams. 5,000M Track Andrew Catton ran an impressive 23:59.43

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Essex AA cross country relays  The Essex AA Cross country relays were held last weekend in Hylands Park in Chelmsford, with Ilford AC entering 7 teams, and coming away with three County team medals. Senior men Josh Adler James Thake  Dylan Harrod  Samuel Crane  4 legs 6k    7th.    1.29.00h Senior Women Jordan Hinds

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SOUTHEND 10Km (incorporating the Essex Championship) Sunday 5 October The Southend 10km, which was also the Essex Championship, ran on an out back course from Southchurch Park to Shoeburyness which meant that the runners had to face a stiff headbreeze on the return to the finish. Ilford AC had a squad of 21 in action

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Vitality London 10k Ilford AC had 2 runners competing this weekend in the Vitality London 10k in central London. Alison Sale was first home in a time of 54 minutes 38 seconds, followed just over a minute later by Shahnaj Begum in 55 minutes  Vitality Westminster Mile We also had 2 competitors in the Vitality

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Ingatestone 5 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.

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