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Five intrepid Ilford AC middle distance runners competed at a local open meeting over various distances. Conditions on the day were cold and windy, which in theory meant times would be slower, however the Ilford squad proved otherwise. First up Joseph Grange (13) ran in the 1500m A race against numerous local rivals. Joseph finished

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Essex Half Marathon Debden Sunday 18th April 2021 On Sunday club stalwart, Terry Knightley, was the sole Ilford AC representative at the Essex Half Marathon at Debden disused airfield in Saffron Walden in Essex. Over a three lap course around the old airfield designed in the shape of an aeroplane, Terry smashed the 26 Year

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VAC Masters 5km Wimbledon Park Sunday 11 April The Veterans Ac organised a 5km masters b road race in and on the roads around Wimbledon Park which included a steep incline after a mile. The race had an interesting entrant, Andy Muray – not the famous tennis player but a runner from Dulwich. Tony Young

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Chingford League Redbridge Cycle Track Monday 5th April 2021.     The Chingford League continues to pull out all the stops to get races on during these difficult times and on Easter Monday a series of races, to abide by current social distance measures, was held at the Redbridge cycle track. Ilford AC competed in

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On Saturday club legend John Batchelor celebrated his 80th birthday. His daughter secretly had a special cake made reflecting his interests – and John thinks she got it spot on! The lettering on the side of the cake is the Periodic Table of the Elements as John was a chemistry researcher

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Essex Remembrance Day 10k Saffron Walden 13th December 2020 On a Very Cold and wet Sunday, Four Quality athletes from Ilford AC travelled to Saffron Walden in North Essex for The Essex Remembrance Day 10K Road Race. Held around an old disused World War 2 Airfield near Debden Army Barracks, the two lap race with

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Chingford League Redbridge Cycle Track Sunday 6th December. . The Chingford League continues to pull out all the stops to get races on during these difficult times and on Sunday, for the second time this season they got a permit to race, this time at the Redbridge cycle track. Races look a little different at

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ILFORD ONE MILE HANDICAP Saturday was supposed to be the 3rd in the Winter series of Ilford Handicap races, however tighter Government restrictions meant that the 1 mile handicap had to be held virtually. Fifteen athletes took part with each runner given an undisclosed Handicap. The handicap calculations worked well with the winner Lovedip Dhaliwal

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EUROPEAN MASTERS ROAD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIP Funchal, Madeira 29-31 October 2020 The European Masters Road Running Championships took place in Funchal on the Island of Madeira in sunny conditions. The Championships were postponed from March due to Coronavirus and the restaging was with a reduced attendance than is normal for these championships. The British team totalled

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CHINGFORD LEAGUE Epping Forest Saturday 24 October The first match of this winter’s Chingford League took place in Epping Forest on Saturday and was run under the Covid regulations. This necessitated that the men and women ran in separate races and the races were started in 12 separate waves, with each wave racing one minute

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Woodchurch 5 Mile Road Race Sunday 18th October 2020 With races in short supply at the present time, two intrepid Ilford AC athletes travelled to a small village near Tunbridge Wells in Kent for the second running of The Woodchurch 5 Miles Road Race. With a Covid friendly wave start involving a maximum number of

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Open Meeting Jim Peters Stadium 3rd March 2020  With gale force winds and rain predicted for the weekend, not much was expected from the open Meeting at the Jim Peters stadium at Barking, last Saturday. However the young middle distance squad produced some great performances and achieved  8 personal bests  Joseph Grange was the only

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SENIORS REPORT The Essex Way The Essex Way is a 10 stage relay race covering 81 miles through Essex from Epping to Harwich. The last leg finishing at the lighthouse in Harwich is traditionally well attended by Ilford AC members, many of whom have run previous legs, to cheer on the teams last runner. This

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ILFORD AC LOSS Former long serving Ilford AC Secretary Martin Etchells has passed on.  Wrote our Essex County AA Chairman : Sad news that former Ilford Athletic Club road, cross-country & steeplechase stalwart, prime instigator of Sportshall athletics and past club General Secretary, Martin Etchells, passed away on Sunday 6th September. Believe that Martin had been battling

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Ilford Back on track Ilford AC Athletes are still scrambling about trying to find track races before Winter sets in  6th September Newham Sprints Meeting  Wanya Williams and  Efe Adjarho  both ran 100m races, once again the conditions were very windy a certain times of the day. Wanya ran a wind assisted 11.57 and a

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Back on Track  With some covid restrictions being slightly lifted a few athletes have finally managed to get in a few races, here is a roundup of what’s been happening. First out of the blocks was Krystle Balogun who ran a 200m at Lee Valley on 16th August in a time of 27.52  A week

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The Chelmsford ‘Mile of Miles’ which is normally held on the track was held this year in a completely different format due to the ongoing covid restrictions. The event was held at Writtle college on a multi terrain course which allowed for social distancing. The races were spread out over the course of five hours

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Ilford AC 5K Champs Barking Park Saturday 1st August 2020   The Ilford AC 5k Champs were able to take place this year with careful planning, stringent risk assessments and a slight change of format. Whereas normally all athletes would have set off together and first past the post wins, this year’s event was held

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