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Summer Ware Cup Loughton Thursday 19th May Ilford had a large youth squad and small Senior squad entered for the Ware Summer Cup on a warm Thursday evening in ideal conditions for racing. Mohamed Zergout had a great race in the U17’s finishing 2nd on the 5k course in a time of 23:41. In the…

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Essex Champs 14th/15th May 2022  Ilford had  a fine weekend at the Essex champs recently, picking up  11 medals. ( 4 gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze )  Unfortunately a breakdown in the results system meant that a week later some results are still missing. Day 1  First Ilford involvement on day one was the heats…

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Chester Half Marathon Sunday 15th May Terry Knightley of Ilford AC won his first England ‘Masters’  Vest making his England debut on Sunday at The Chester Half Marathon. Running in his third big race in 13 days including Winning Essex Gold at the Halstead Marathon last Sunday was not ideal preparation for the event. The…

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Halstead Marathon 8th May 2022 On Sunday a Trio of Ilford Athletic club Athletes tackled the Notoriously Hilly 26.2 Miles of The Halstead Marathon in Very Hot and Sunny Conditions. The Race incorporated The Essex County Marathon Championships and attracted a high quality field of over 500 entrants. First Finisher for the Club was the…

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BANK HOLIDAY BLING WITHAM 10 Monday 2 May ​This year’s Mayday Witham 10 incorporating the Essex 10 mile Championship was held on a cool cloudy but still morning, ideal for running. The course was held over fast rural undulating roads and Ilford Ac entered 12 runners and returned with 4 medals and three new personal…

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British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) 10,000m Championships Loughborough 23rd April 2022 Ilford AC athlete travelled to Loughborough at the weekend as part of the British Universities and Colleges National Championships. Taking part in the 10,000m Ahmed pushed eventual winner Alfie Manthorpe hard, taking second place in a season’s best time of 30 minutes 21.48…

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TRACK As the longer nights and warmer weather finally arrives, Ilford’s track runners have finally started reappearing. Open Meeting Havering   Saturday 9th April The first athlete  out of track hibernation first was Oliver Blainey, who has moaned about hills and long reps all winter, but has done them all and was rewarded with a…

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Essex County Relay Championships Colchester Sunday 10th April Ilford ACs U15s road relay team produced an inspired performance in the Essex Road relays on Sunday to win the Bronze medal. Ilford’s team was made up of Aaron Hick and Samuel Crane, who both have a year left in the age group, as well as Joseph…

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MANCHESTER MARATHON Sunday 3 April In the 2022 Manchester Marathon two of Ilfords newer recruits used the club’s structured training to record personal best times for the classic. The race over a fast flat course from the Old Trafford cricket ground runs into the city for a short loop before heading out to Altrinham and…

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Cardiff University Half marathon Cardiff, Wales 27th March 2022 The Welsh capital had to wait 903 days for the return of the Cardiff University Cardiff Half Marathon, the nation’s largest mass-participation event. Starting Just outside Cardiff Castle the participants raced through the city centre, past the Principality Stadium and Cardiff City Stadium before crossing the…

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Ilford AC had representation across the age groups this weekend with good success English Schools Cross Country Hop Farm, Kent Saturday 19th March  Joseph Grange  rounded off his great cross country season with another fine run at the English Schools Cross Country champs held at Hop Farm in Kent at the weekend . Joseph was…

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2022 National InterCounties XC Champs Prestwold Hall in Loughborough Saturday 12 March It was a windy and muddy course that greeted athletes at Loughborough for the National Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships. Ilford AC provided one runner on the day, Joseph Grange who was representing Essex in the U15 Boys squad, who raced over 4k. Joseph…

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British Indoor Masters Athletics Championships Lee Valley Mar 5-6th 2022: At the British Masters Indoor Championships, Ilford stalwart Krystle Balogun announced her arrival on the scene with a superb silver medal in the W35 200m. Her time of 26.56 seconds improved upon her previous indoor personal best set just a fortnight ago in winning the…

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ENGLISH NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Parliament Hill Fields Saturday 26 February The English Cross Country Championships were held at Parliament Hill Fields over the usual undulating and extremely muddy course with large fields in all the races. For the first time in a number of years Ilford AC had full teams in both the mens and…

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Writtle Saturday 19 February   The final round of the Essex Cross Country League for the winter was held at Writtle on a difficult course which deteriorated further as heavy rain set in during the meeting and a strong cold wind added to the poor conditions. First race of the day saw…

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ILFORD CLEAN UP IN THE MUD Ilford AC 10 Mile Cross Country Championship Hainault Forest February 13th 2022 On Sunday Ilford AC hosted their winter showcase 10-mile cross country event on a cold February morning. Runners were treated to the thick mud and hills that characterises most of the 3.3-mile course which is negotiated 3…

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Chingford League 5 ​Victoria Park Saturday 5 February The Chingford League continued at Victoria Park on Saturday over the usual 2 lap figure of 8 fast flat course in good conditions.  In the first race of the morning Ilford AC fielded 7 youngsters, 6 of whom were racing for the first time after the club…

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South of England Cross Country Championship Beckenham Palace Park Saturday 29 January Ilford AC had a squad of 3 U15 boys and 5 Senior men at the South of England Cross-Country Championship at Beckenham Palace Park on Saturday. The grassland course was firm but undulating and made for a fast race.  First race of the…

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ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE Hainault Forest Saturday 22 January   On Saturday, Ilford AC hosted an Essex Cross County League match for the first time in over 30 years. The match, the penultimate race of this winter’s Essex League, was held over a tough muddy and hilly course at Hainault Forest. First race of the…

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Essex Schools Cross Country Championships  Writtle University 15/01/2022 Four younger athletes from Ilford AC attended this race all representing different regions of the County. Best performance of the day came in the Inter Boys event. Joseph Grange representing Havering Schools came 4th in a highly competitive race. His performance backs up his recent good form…

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ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Gloucester Park Basildon Saturday 8th January   The 2022 Essex Cross Country Championship took place in a very wet and muddy Gloucester Park on Saturday and Ilford AC had good representation. The course was over wet parkland and the park’s hills which became more slippery as the meeting progressed. First race…

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