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WARE CUP Loughton Saturday 7th December The Annual Inter Club Ware Cup was held over the traditional 8km Cross country 3 lap course at the Roding Valley Country Park in Loughton. Ilford Ac fielded 12 athletes and Steve Philcox led the way in 11th spot, and 2nd in the M50 category, in 32 mins 53

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Essex County U13 / U15 / Veterans’ Championships Writtle College Saturday 30 November The Essex county cross-country championship for master athletes was held in the grounds of Writtle College near Chelmsford on a bright chilly Saturday morning. All three races were held over a 2 lap 8km course featuring grassland, mud at a couple of

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London cross country champs Parliament Hill Saturday 16th Nov 495 runners took to the hills at this years London Cross country champs. Ilfords Mungo Prior in his 1st year as a u/20 and a step up in distance put in an excellent performance with 51st place overall in 40:41 which placed him 2nd u/20 finisher

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CHINGFORD LEAGUE Hog Hill Tuesday 5th November Ilford AC joined the Chingford League officially this week, although runners have been running as ‘guests’ for a few years. Today was Ilfords first run in the league and the ladies put on a great display on fireworks night with both entrants making their debut in club colours.

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NEW YORK CITY MARATHON Sunday 3 November. The 49th staging of the New York City Marathon took place on a sunny still Sunday morning in 12C degrees, ideal for the 53500 runners. Sam Rahman of Ilford planned a controlled run with the target of finishing in just under 2hours 50 minutes. He ran at his

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Horseheath, Cambridge Saturday 26 October Last weekends Essex League cross country match doubled up as a qualifying opportunity for the Junior runners to represent Essex in the Southern inter counties on the 7th of December. Ilford AC were very well represented across the age groups U17 boys as usual performed outstandingly with

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South of England Cross Country relays Wormwood Scrubs Saturday 19th October 2019 Ilford U17’s gained a well deserved bronze medal at the South of England Cross Country Relays, at Wormwood scrubs last weekend.   Bradley Deacon ran the first Leg and got off to a good start, in amongst lots of early pushing. Jak Wright was

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Essex Cross Country League Thurrock 12th October 2019 JUNIOR REPORT U13 Boys – 3k Rain heralded the start of a new cross country season at One Tree Thurrock last Saturday. For the first time in many years, Ilford fielded a team in the U13 boys race which was the second race of the day.  The

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Chingford League 5km Redbridge Cycle Circuit Tuesday 1st October 2019 The winter Chingford League opened its season on a rainy night at the Redbridge Cycle Circuit at Hog Hill. Ilford are not currently members of this league so their members ran as guests or for their second claim clubs. Gary Coombes, who is in fine

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Essex Cross Country Champs Writtle College September 28, 2019 Ilford U17 boys went in to Saturday’s match with a title to defend, and defend it they did with a brilliant run from all 3 boys to bring back the Essex U17 trophy and Gold medals for the 3 boys. First off in the 3k Cross

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South of England 6 stage road relay champs Crystal Palace Sunday 22nd September   Ilford AC put out a team in these prestigious championships on Sunday for the first time since 2011  With a mix of youth and experience, and an age spread of 30 years, Ilford gave an excellent account of themselves Paul Grange

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PLESHEY HALF MARATHON (incorporating the Essex Championship) Pleshey, Essex Sunday 15th September The Essex Championship were once again staged in conjunction with the Pleshey Half Marathon. The race from the picturesque village is over a rolling hilly course and conditions were made more difficult on the day due to unseasonable hot weather It was though

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Woodford graded open meeting Ashford playing fields 3rd September 2019 Ideal conditions greeted the team at the final graded track meet in Woodford.  A large number of athletes took to the track over the course of the evening with Ilford AC being well represented, especially in the 3000m where they took 7,8,9 and 14th place.

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ROAD AND CROSS COUNTRY REPORT Last Friday of the Month 5km Hyde Park Friday 30 August Three runners from Ilford AC were among the entrants for this popular lunch time run in London’s Hyde park. This a new two lap course was used in the Park which was busy with tourists enjoying the warm sunshine,

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TRACK REPORT SCVAC Final (Southern Counties Vets Athletic Club) Ashford Saturday 31st August The Men’s Team travelled to Ashford on Sunday 1st September to compete in the Southern Counties Vets final having won the 4 league matches. A magnificent team effort resulted in the team finishing third on the day. The most successful athlete on

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Barking Park 5km Monday 26 August The annual Barking Park 5km took place on a flat, fast course on a hot sunny Bank Holiday morning and it was a good day for the 38 entrants from Ilford AC. The race was the 7th match in the ELvIS series and left the positions tight at the

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Woodford Green Open Woodford Tuesday 13th August It was a good night for Ilford Ac at the Woodford Green Open Meeting. Krystle Balogun recorded a time of 27:07 in the 200m which placed her 4th on the night, whilst Jordan Hinds ran in the 800m recording 2:28:58 which gave her 3rd place and 1st U20

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Forest Five Epping Forest Saturday 3 August The sixth round of the ELvIS series for 2019 was held over a 5 mile off road course in Epping Forest at Chingford.  Ilford AC fielded a team of 19 for this fixture and in form Gary Coombes headed the squad with a fine 6th place finish in

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