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INTERNATIONAL World Masters Tampere, Finland Jun 29-Jul 10 Krystle Balogun donned her first British vest as she competed at the highest stage of all in the World Masters Championships held in Tampere, Finland. Competing in the W35 category in her favoured event, the 200m, she qualified for the final with a season’s best performance of…

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Track  Performance of the week undoubtably goes to Ahmed Abdulla who in the Milton Keynes 5000m, placing 8th, dipped under 14 minutes for the first time to achieve a PB time of 13:59. This achievement places him 3rd in the all-time list of 5000m times by an Ilford AC athlete.   English Schools County Championships…

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Ilford AC stalwart Carol Muir achieved a magnificent milestone on Saturday when she competed in her 500th parkrun at Valentines park in Ilford. This achievement is even more remarkable in that Carol has competed at 302 different parkrun locations over the last 12 years, regularly traveling the 4 corners of the United Kingdom to find…

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South of England Champs Chelmsford 12th / 13th June Several athletes from Ilford recently competed in the South of England Championships, which these years were held at Chelmsford.  Samuel Crane and Ryder Islam took part in the U15’s 3000m, for the latter it was his first track race over the distance. In warm, but windy…

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British Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships Derby 10-12 June Krystle Balogun continued to impress in her W35 endeavours with a superb Gold medal in the W35 200m, clocking 26.43seconds into a stiff -3.1m/s headwind putting her 0.5seconds clear of the field. Earlier in the day she had captured a Bronze medal in the 100m…

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ESSEX 5000m Championship ​Chelmsford Wednesday 8 June It was the ladies team of Ilford Ac who fared best for the club at the Essex 5000m championship at the Chelmsford track. Sameena Ahmed moved up the field as the race unfolded to come home 4th overall in 19 mins 38. secs which placed her second in…

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Eastern Young Athletes League. Chelmsford 5th June 2022 The second Young athletes league match was held at Chelmsford at the weekend. Even though the Jubilee celebrations were taking place all over the country ,the key Ilford AC youngsters turned up at Chelmsford to compete for their club. With very strong opposition it was a great…

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Dagenham 88 ELVIS Central Park, Dagenham Wednesday 25 May The 2023 Summer Elvis league kicked off on an off-road grass and gravel course of just under 5 miles last Wednesday in Central Park Dagenham. Ilford AC had 25 runners in action. It was a successful start to the competition for Ilford with Paul Grange winning…

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Ilford AC competed in the first Southern athletic league of the  2022 season  at Lee valley last weekend. Ilford had a small team that turned out but as usual the whole team competed to a high level to finish 4th in the match. With a few more events covered Ilford would have been closer to…

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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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