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Press Report 17th December 2018

Essex Cross Country League Horseheath Saturday 15th December Hick wins Bronze Ilford AC had 6 brave youngsters who turned out for the latest Essex League X Country race. The conditions were terrible with freezing conditions and a strong wind First up in the under 11 s race was Aaron Hick Aaron went off slowly over…
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Press Report 11th December 2018

South of England Masters Cross Country Championship Oxford Saturday 8th December Saturday saw the country’s best vets competing in Oxford for the ‘South of England Masters Cross Country Champs’ Ilford AC had the one athlete running, ex England International Andy Catton, who ran in the Over 60’s race. On a tough hilly and muddy 10k…
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Press Report 4th December 2018

ESSEX VETERANS CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Hilly Fields Colchester Saturday 1 December The first championships of the winter were held at a damp Hilly Fields in Colchester as the titles and medals for the ladies over 35 and men over 40 were up for grabs. The races were over a mainly grassland course, just over 7km with…
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Press Report 27th November 2018

Ilford youngsters enjoyed a successful awards evening last weekend where the club recognised the fine achievements of the team over the last year. Full list of winners below – Male Track athlete of year Mario Female Track athlete of Year Gemma Male Field athlete of year Anthony Female field athlete of…
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Press Report 26th November 2018

Bass Belle 10 Miler Bassingbourn Sunday November 27th Sunday saw the 5th running of the Bass Belle 10 miler, so named as Bassingbourn is known for the famous air plane called the Memphis Belle. The route is a flat, fast course consisting of 8.5 miles on the road and 1.5 miles on grass track. The…
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Press Report 19th November 2018

SEAA London cross country championships 2018 Parliament hill 17th nov 2018 Ilford AC fielded 3 senior men for the regional championship fixture. The sun was out and the wind was non existent. Ideal running conditions. The team lined up together at the base of the iconic hill for the plus 10km race. Over 1700 athletes…
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Press Report. 13th November 2018

CHINGFORD LEAGUERedbridge Cycle Circuit, Hog HillTuesday 6 NovemberThe second race of this winter’s Chingford League was held at the Redbridge Cycle Circuit over the usual challenging circuit, which slows times.. There were six runners from Ilford AC in action, running as guests or for their second claim club and gave some impressive performances.Gary Coombes showed…
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Press Report 6th November 2018

Thames Meander Marathon and Half Marathon Kingston Upon Thames Saturday 3rd November The Thames Meander Marathon and Half Marathon is a ﬂat scenic riverside trail marathon festival on an out and back course of the Thames path starting and finishing near the YMCA in Kingston Upon Thames. On Saturday Ilford AC sister and brother, Anna…
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Press Report 29th October 2018

Essex League Hockley 27th October 2018 SENIOR WOMEN Seven ladies from Ilford AC took part in the Senior women’s race, which was their first race back in the top division after promotion last season. Leading the ladies home, in her first ever cross country run for the club was Amy bird who finished in a…
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Press Report 29th October 2018

Essex League Hockley 27th October 2018 JUNIORS After some success with recent relays, Ilford young athletes were ready to go at the first cross country race at Hockley last weekend, with added incentive of the first six finishers being chosen to run for Essex at the Southern Inter counties. First up were the U13’s, Ilford’s…
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Press Report 22nd October 2018

South of England XC Champs Wormwood Scrubs 20th October Ilford ACs under 17s team competed in the Southern England X country champs at Wormwood Scrubs last weekend. Full of confidence after their exciting win in the recent Essex champs, the boys had high hopes of doing well. It shows the strength of the team that…
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Press Report 22nd October 2018

ELVIS Presentation evening Forest Gate 19th October After another successful ‘Elvis’ series, now consisting of 8 races after Harold Wood joined the club this year, the presentation evening was held in Forest Gate last Friday. Hosted by East End Road Runners (EERR) the evening was well attended by runners from all clubs celebrating some fine…
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Press Report. 16th October 2018

Metropolitan League Cross Country Claybury Saturday 13th October Ilford’s Tom Gardner opened his account for the start of the X country season at Claybury, with a solid run on a 3 lap course. After 2 laps Tom was laying in the 29th place, but not being race sharp yet he slipped back on the final…
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Press Report October 9th 2018

Chicago Marathon 0730 Sunday 7th October Trying to complete all the Abbott Marathon majors, Seb Parris took on his 5th in the series over the pond in Chicago. A new event record of 44,571 runners hit the downtown ‘loop’ headed by the speedy event winner, Mo Farah. The race began unusually early at 0730 and…
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Press Report 1st October 2018

Essex County Relay Champs Halstead Essex Saturday 29th September Ilford AC youngsters win the Essex XC relays U17 A stunning run by Ilford youngsters on saturday brought them home first to be crowned Essex champions beating some high quality teams Jak Wright ,Mungo Prior and Aaron Samuels all ran superb on the day and were…
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Press Report. 1st October 2018

Valentines Park 5k Sunday 30th September 2018 Ilford AC fielded a team of 31 runners in the 8th and final race of the East London FiVe Interclub Series (Elvis) held at Valentines Park and hosted by East London Runners last Sunday. Held over the traditional two lap 5k course, 275 runners enjoyed the warm September…
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Press Report Monday 24th September 2018

Southern Counties Road Relays Crystal Palace Sunday 23rd September On a wet day at Crystal Palace, Ilford AC u17s competed in the Southern Counties road relays over 4.5km. This is the first time for many years Ilford AC have been in a position to enter a team in this event. Three of the team…
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Press Report. Monday 24th September 2018

Ingatestone 5 Sunday 23rd September 2018 Ilford AC sent a team of 8 runners to the 34th running of the Ingatestone 5, half of whom impressed with personal best performances. The race took place during a very heavy downpour on a challenging course starting from the Anglos-European school in Willow Green, taking in Fryerning and…
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Press Report 18th September 2018

PLESHEY HALF MARATHON (incorporating the Essex Championship) Pleshey, Essex Sunday 16th 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 course and was once again a successful day for Ilford AC with the club winning 4 county medals and…
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Press Report 11th September 2018

Running This week Ilford athletes push their own personal limitations and it ‘reigns’ rewards. Crown to Crown 5k Langdon hills, Basildon Wedneday 5th Sept Last race of this year’s popular off road 5k series hosted by Pitsea Striders. The 5k course has a reputation for being one of the toughest around and in particular the…
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Press Report. 3rd September 2018

The Essex Way – 10 Stage Relay Event Epping Station to Harwich Lighthouse Sunday 2nd September 2018 Ilford AC had 13 hardy runners including a full A team and a small B and C team, flying the flag for the Club in the iconic 30th running of The Essex Way. This is one of the…
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Press Report 28th August 2018

Barking Park Bank Holiday 5km Elvis match No 7 Monday 27 August 2018 It was a successful Bank Holiday morning for Ilford AC at the annual 5km in Barking Park. The club had 32 entrants for the race, which was also the 7th match in this summer’s ELvIS series, ran over a fast flat course…
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Press Report August 21st 2018

Southern League Woodford Saturday 18th August Injury and holidays hit the Ilford team before last weekend’s final Southern League Match of the season, held at Woodford. Despite some impressive individual performances the team finished 6th in the match. Top points scorer for the team was Esmeralda Mengeyele who started the day with 3rd in the…
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Press Report. August 14th

South of England Champs Lee Valley Saturday and Sunday 11th/12th August Saturday 11th August Three Ilford Youngsters competed in the South of England Champs over the weekend. First up on Saturday was Farris Patel in the 800m, there were three heats and qualifying was tough with only the first two going into the final. Farris…
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Press Report August 14th

Chase the Sun 10k Olympic Park Wednesday 8th August 2018 The monthly ‘Chase the Sun’ event is a flat and fast course taking part within the grounds of London’s iconic Olympic Park. Ilford AC’s Carol Muir was the sole Ilford entrant this month and was very pleased with her time of 1hr 2 mins 44…
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