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Press Report 21st January 2020

Benfleet 15 January 19th 2020 Three Brave and intrepid Ilford AC team members took on the tough and gruelling 30th Anniversary Benfleet 15 Miles Multi-Terrain Race on Sunday Morning. A Very Challenging 15 Mile Multi-Terrain Course incorporating sections of the Canvey Island Sea Wall and the brutally hilly and very slippery and muddy Hadleigh Downs.…
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Press Report 19th January 2020

Ilford AC athletes were out in action on Saturday at the Essex Schools XC Championships. In this race, the top 8 finishers are selected to run for Essex in the English Schools XC championship – with two discretionary places, and the top 20 finishers are selected to run in the South Eastern Inter-counties race. First up was Joseph Grange…
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Press Report 14th January 2020

ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Hilly Fields, Colchester Saturday 11th January The latest round of this winter’s Essex Cross-Country League took place over a firm,course on Hilly Fields just outside Colchester with a testing hill on each lap. The ladies raced over a two lap course of 6km with Anna Crawley showing her current fine form in…
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Press Report 13th January 2020

Deacon storms to 2nd place Essex Cross Country league Colchester January 11th 2019 In the 4th Essex X Country league, held at Colchester, Ilford AC had 8 youngsters perform to a very high level. Star of the show was Bradley Deacon, in the u17s Men. Bradley was Ilfords only representative in the u17s race but…
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Press Report 7th January 2020

Essex Cross Country Champs Basildon 4th January 2020 The Essex Cross-Country Championship was held at Gloucester Park in Basildon over a two lap 10km course which features several climbs on each lap. Ilford Ac produced good results despite both their senior mens and ladies teams going hit by a few withdrawals due to injuries and…
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Press Report 5th January 2020

Essex Cross Country Champs Basildon 4th January 2020 After the excess of Christmas ,Ilford Youngsters found themselves at the start of a busy January, which will contain 5 races including 3 championships. The first of which was the Essex Clubs Championships at Basildon last weekend. First race was the U17 over 5k, where Ilford had…
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Press Report 31st December 2019

ILFORD CLEAN UP IN THE MUD Ilford AC 10 Mile Cross Country Championship Hainault Forest December 28th 2019 On Saturday Ilford AC hosted their winter showcase 10 mile cross country event on a cold December morning. Over 110 runners were treated to the thick mud and hills that characterises most of the 3.3 mile course…
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Ilford AC 10 miles and Relay Results

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Press Report 24th December 2019

With a couple of races cancelled last weekend due to waterlogged courses, Ilford AC ‘flooded’ the local parkruns with runners on Saturday. SHEPTON MALLET Shepton Mallet was the unlikely location for Ilfords quickest parkrun of the year. In a field of 168 runners Ilfords young star Mungo Prior finished first in an incredible time…
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Press Report 17th December 2019

ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Writtle College Saturday 14 December ILFORD CLAIM SENIOR MALE AND TEAM TITLES Ilford AC created a piece of club history last Saturday winning an Essex League match for the first time as their Senior men’s team triumphed in the 3rd match of the season at Writtle College beating local rivals Havering AC…
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Press Report 17th December 2019

ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Writtle College Saturday 14 December Jak Wright Storms home to win U17 Essex League title Ilford youngsters were out in force on Saturday in the third Essex league cross country league race. Best performance of the day came from Jak Wright,who ran his best race of the season so far…
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Press Report 9th December 2019

South of England inter-counties Cross Country Champs Horspath, Oxford Saturday 7th December Aaron Samuel and Jak Wright of Ilford AC travelled up to Horspath on Saturday 7th December to compete in the South of England Inter-counties Championships. Both athletes battled through a tough course, plagued with mud and hills. Aaron and Jak positioned 2nd and…
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Press Report 9th December 2019

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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Press Report 3rd December 2019

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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Press Report 3rd December 2019

Essex County U13 / U15 / Veterans’ Championships Writtle College Saturday 30 November Grange storms to 4th in Essex Champs The U13s and U15s Essex X Country champs was held at a cold , wet and windy Writtle university on Saturday. For the first time for many years Ilford was in a position to enter…
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Press Report 26th November 2019

London University Championships Having recently completed her A levels, Jordan Hinds is now attending Queen Mary University, the university has active athletic team and she has recently competed twice in the London Universities Cross Country League. However this weekend she took a break from the mud to compete indoors in the London Universities championships. There…
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Press Report 19th November 2019

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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Press Report November 18th 2019

Samuels Wins the London Youth Games A number of Ilford Athletic club athletes represented their London Boroughs on Saturday at a very wet Parliament Hill First up was newly joined u11 athlete Ryder Islam. Ryder started well in the 1.5 k race and used his strength to work through the field to come a very…
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Press Report 12th November 2019

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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Press Report 5th November 2019

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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Press Report 29th October 2019

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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Press Report 21st October 2019

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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Press Report 15th October 2019

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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Press Report 8th October 2019

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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Press Report 1st October 2019

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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