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Press Report. 7th August 2018

Harold Wood 5km Wednesday 1 August The 5th round of this summer’s ELvIS series was run on a warm Wednesday evening over a tough hilly course in Harold Wood park and adjoining Poges Wood. Ilford AC entered a squad of 29 for the race and were led home by club junior Jak Wright in 4th…
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Press Report Tuesday 31st July 2018

Davos Running Festival Switzerland Tuesday 24th – Saturday 28th July Ilford AC member Peter Spelman travelled to Switzerland last week to take part in the Swiss Alpine Davos Running event. The meet sees runners take part in a series of different races and trail runs and is often popular with tourists. Spelman’s first race was…
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Ilford AC Press Report 24th July 2018

NEWHAM HILLY 5 Hainault Forest Wednesday 18 July The annual Hilly 5 and latest round of the ELvIS competition was staged by Ilford AC in memory of popular club official and one time road and cross country team manager ‘Newman Sargent’ who lost his battle with cancer in 2002 The race is held over 2…
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Junior Press Report 16th July 2018

English Schools Championships Birmingham 13th / 14th July Aaron Samuel and Mario Dobrescu were chosen to represent Essex at the prestigious English schools championships last weekend. Aaron was chosen for the Inter boys 1500m, which entailed heats on Friday. The first four in each heat, plus the 4 fastest losers progressed to the final. Aaron…
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Press Report 16th July 2018

VAC 5km Championship (Vets AC) Battersea Park 10th July Ilford AC sent a large team of 9 runners down to Battersea Park for the Vets AC 5km Championships and came home with four age graded Bronze medals and a single Gold medal. First home for Ilford, and first medal of the day was Steve Philcox…
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Press Report. July 10th 2018

SCVAC Match 3 (Southern Counties Veterans Athletics Club) Lee Valley 2nd July 2018 Match 3 was held at a sunny and hot Lee Valley on Monday. Ilford were going into this match in third place behind Enfield and Haringey and London Heathside. The sprints were the 100m and 400m with the middle/long distance events being 1500m…
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Press Report. July 3rd 2018

Southern League track and field Cricklefields Stadium 23rd June 2018 After an absence of almost 8 years, Southern League athletics returned to Cricklefield last Saturday, with Ilford hosting one of the third rounds of matches in division 3 north. It was a tough match for the host club, with 4 of the 5 opposing teams…
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Press Report June 26th 2018

VAC 5m Championship Battersea Park Tuesday 19 June The annual Veterans AC 5 mile road championship was held on the flat fast 3 lap circuit around the picturesque Battersea Park and there was a record entry of 9 from the Ilford endurance squad. It was a successful night for the club as they took home…
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Press Report June 19th 2018

Southern Counties Vets League Walton 11th June 2018 Another fine team performance resulted in the Vets team again finishing second on the evening. The evening started with a non-scoring 200m hurdles but a new Club record with Wayne Hick finishing 3rd in 29.7s. The scoring distances were 200m, 800m and 3000m with the field events…
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Ilford AC Press Report. June 12th 2018

Orion Forest 5 Miles Chingford Saturday June 9th On Saturday morning, 5 Ilford AC athletes were amongst the 190 runners lining up for the first of Orion running clubs 3 race ‘Forest 5’ summer series. The undulating multi-terrain course follows a one lap route around Epping Forest. Leading the Ilford men home and placing first…
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Press Report June 5th 2018

DAGENHAM 5mish ELVIS Wednesday 30 May The 2018 Elvis series (East London fiVes Interclub series) got off to a good start at Eastbrook End Country Park on Wednesday Evening when Dagenham 88 hosted the first of this years 8 summer races on a 2 lap multi-terrain course of 5 miles. Ilford AC entered a…
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Junior Press Report. May 29th 2018

BMC Regional races Eltham Wednesday 23rd May Jordan Hinds and Aaron Samuels, travelled across London to Eltham, to compete in the British Milers Club regional races last Wednesday. The BMC put on these races across the country with the aim of getting fast times. However the windy conditions appeared to have put pay to that.…
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Press Report. Tuesday May 29th

The Folkestone Coastal 10k Sunday 27th May On Sunday morning In the Blistering Heat of Folkestone Seafront in temperatures around 26c, Terry Knightley of Ilford Athletic Club, was the sole club member to contest the The Folkestone Coastal 10K Road Race. Up against a huge field of 550 plus athletes, Knightley found the second half…
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Junior Press Report. May 22nd 2018

Southern League Perivale 20th May Injuries and exams, hit Ilford’s team for their second Southern League match at Perivale last Sunday. However in what is probably their toughest match of the season, with three of the top four teams in the division present, the scheme responded brilliantly to take 4th place. New members Miles…
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Press Report 22nd May 2018

Southern Counties Veterans’ League Herts & North Middx Division Lee Valley Monday 14th May The opening match of the Vets season started at Lee Valley on a warm and sunny evening. First event on the track was the 2000m walk where Seb Parris debuting as a veteran comfortably won the V35 category in 10.12.9. Mark…
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Press Report May 14th 2018

Hasting Runners Five Mile Road Race 13th May Ilford AC Super-Veteran, Terry Knightley, continued with his “More comebacks than Elvis” regime by competing on Sunday in the Hastings Runners Five Miles Road Race. On a reasonably flat out and back course starting at the Town Hall moving on to the Seafront, Terry finished in 63rd…
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Junior Press Report 14th May 2018

Essex Track Championships Chelmsford 12th – 13th May Super Mario Ilford athletes won 11 medals at the Essex Championships at Chelmsford over the weekend. Star performer was Mario Dobrescu, who competed in the U15 300m on Saturday and then the 200m on Sunday. On Saturday the conditions were not great, and Mario eased through his…
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Press Report. Monday May 7th 2018

Eastern Masters League Lee Valley Wednesday 2nd May The 2018 Eastern masters League kicked off at Lee Valley where Ilford Ac’s Steve Philcox tested his early season form as a guest competitor in the 3000m. Steve showed his training is on target as he ran a good even pace for the first 5 laps before pushing on in…
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Press Report 30th April 2018

Mid Cheshire 5km Kingsley, Cheshire Friday April 27th This popular 5km road race is based on the Cheshire village of Kingsley over a fast course. It incorporates the English 5km championship and therefore attracts a quality field. Recent Ilford AC signing Trevor Robinson travelled north to take part and was rewarded with a good time…
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Juniors Press Report April 23rd 2018

Wright sparkles in the London Mini Marathon Ilford AC youngsters continued their good early season performances by all running best times in the Mini Marathon 3 Mile race on Sunday. The course is the last 3 miles of the marathon course and a great experience for the young athletes . First up was the U15…
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Press Report 23rd April 2018

VAC FIVE MILE WALK Battersea Park Tuesday 17th April There were eleven starters in the VAC five miles walk, which took place in good conditions at Battersea Park on Tuesday evening 17th April. One Ilford AC walker made the trip south of the river. Making his VAC debut, Sebastian Parris won the race comfortably in…
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Press Report 14th April 2018

Southern League Track and Field Lee Valley 14th April 2018 Ilford made a great start to their 2018, southern league campaign with a very good 3rd place at Lee Valley on Saturday. There total points of 226, was only half a point short of last season bests point score. Star performer on the womens side…
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Press Report 14th April 2018

Southern League Track and Field Lee Valley 14th April 2018 Ilford made a great start to their 2018, southern league campaign with a very good 3rd place at Lee Valley on Saturday. There total points of 226, was only half a point short of last season bests point score. Star performer on the womens side…
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Ilford AC Juniors Press Report. April 9th 2018

Havering Open Meeting 8th April 2018 Ilford young athletes were again in action this weekend. With almost the whole squad setting Pb’s over 800m last weekend, some of the Athletes tried different distances. First up was Matthew Hick in the U15 1500m, Matthew made a great start and was fully committed from the gun, going…
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Press Report. April 9th 2018

Bromley 10km (Incorporating the Essex Championship) Little Bromley Essex Sunday 8th April This years Essex 10km Championship was staged along with the Bromley 10km on quiet country roads from the Little Bromley Parish Church. The fast flat course was made a little slippery in the light rain which fell throughout the event. There was a…
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