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BRITISH MASTERS 5Km CHAMPIONSHIP Battersea Park Sunday 30 November The British Masters 5km Championship was held on a fine if chilly morning in Battersea Park over a flat fast 2 lap course. The event was split into 2 races, first for men under 65 and then for all the female runner’s plus the older men.…

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Hadleigh Park Saturday 22 November SENIORS The third round of the Essex Cross Country League was held at Hadleigh Park over a tough course on a cold Saturday The senior men raced over a 3 lap 8km course with a couple of difficult climbs on each lap. Ilford AC had 11 runners…

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BRIGHTON 10km Sunday 16 November The Brighton 10km was held on a dry, cool calm morning and ran along the seafront on a flat fast out and back course. The race which attracted just under 3000 competitors was also a selection event for the England Masters team to face Wales next May in Bideford. There…

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Essex Cross Country League Hainault Forest Saturday 8th November  Ilford AC hosted the 2nd Essex League X Country fixture at Hainault Forest last weekend. 22 youngsters and 25 youngsters took on the usual challenging course, with 15 other members giving up their time to marshal on the day Under 11s ran a 1.5km course in…

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Leigh-On-Sea 5k and 10k The Leigh-On-Sea 5k and 10k is an after dark event combined to coincide with Halloween, where participants are encouraged to wear headlights. Over 650 runners set off from The Carpark at Leigh-On-Sea and spectators were treated to a carnival of lights and even some Halloween outfits as runners raced round two…

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE One Tree Hill The Essex Cross-Country League opened this winter’s fixtures on a warm sunny day at One Tree Hill in Basildon last Saturday.  The races were held over the trials in the country park with the course featuring a couple of stiff climbs on each lap. Ilford AC were very well…

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EUROPEAN MASTERS Funchal, Madeira DOUBLE GOLD FOR KRYSTLE Krystle Balogun ran an excellent 26:35 to finish 7th in the W35 200m final in Madeira. Later in the competition she won double gold with the W35 4 x 100m and the mixed V35 4 x 400m GB teams. 5,000M Track Andrew Catton ran an impressive 23:59.43…

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Essex AA cross country relays  The Essex AA Cross country relays were held last weekend in Hylands Park in Chelmsford, with Ilford AC entering 7 teams, and coming away with three County team medals. Senior men Josh Adler James Thake  Dylan Harrod  Samuel Crane  4 legs 6k    7th.    1.29.00h Senior Women Jordan Hinds…

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SOUTHEND 10Km (incorporating the Essex Championship) Sunday 5 October The Southend 10km, which was also the Essex Championship, ran on an out back course from Southchurch Park to Shoeburyness which meant that the runners had to face a stiff headbreeze on the return to the finish. Ilford AC had a squad of 21 in action…

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Vitality London 10k Ilford AC had 2 runners competing this weekend in the Vitality London 10k in central London. Alison Sale was first home in a time of 54 minutes 38 seconds, followed just over a minute later by Shahnaj Begum in 55 minutes  Vitality Westminster Mile We also had 2 competitors in the Vitality…

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Ingatestone 5 The Ingatestone 5 as an annual charity race, raising money for Ingatestone Boys Club. The race was founded by Ilford Legend Howard Williams. Howard sadly passed away in 2017 but Ilford AC have maintained strong links with the race by providing a team  to administer the on the day entries and results service.…

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PLESHEY HALF MARATHON (Incorporating the ESSEX CHAMPIONSHIP) Sunday 14 September The Essex Half Marathon Championship was once again held in conjunction with the Pleshey Half Marathon from the picturesque village over a rolling route through the Essex countryside. Ilford AC had 12 runners in the event and came away with two Essex medals. Steve Chissell…

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The Essex Way Relay 2025 The Essex Way relay is held on the first Sunday in September every year and covers 82 miles of ancient trails, footpaths, and countryside across Essex starting from Epping Station at 8am and finishing after 6pm at the Harwich Old Lighthouse in a 10 stage relay. This is one of…

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BARKING PARK 5km SENIORS The penultimate round of this year’s Elvis competition was held over the unusual twisty but fast course in Barking Park. Leading the team home was Sam Rahman in 6th place, and 3rd VM40 in 17:13, not far behind in  17:27 was Berekhet Berakhy for 9th place and 1st in the VM50…

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LDNX (London 10k) Wembley There have been many great performances at Wembley over the years, including The Rolling Stones, The Who, AC/DC, Oasis and West Ham United. This weekend however was Billy Green of Ilford AC’s chance to put in a great performance of his own in the inaugural LDNX Asics 10k starting and finishing…

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England Athletics Age group National Championships Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium  Last week saw 2 Ilford AC Junior athletes competing in the prestigious England Athletics Age group National Championships at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium  First up was U15 athlete Danusshan Ponambalam who was competing in the shot putt competition with the best athletes from around the country. Dhanusshan…

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HAROLD WOOD 5km Wednesday 30 July The 6th round of the Elvis series this summer was held over a 1 lap multi terrain hilly in Harold Wood Park and the adjacent Poges Wood  Leading the way for Ilford Ac in this race was Steve Philcox in 11th as he kept his good form going in…

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Last Friday 5k Hyde Park Two athletes from Ilford travelled to Hyde Park on Friday to take part in the Last Friday 5k, this event is held every month and usually attracts fields of over 200 runners, and is ideal for those that ‘work from home’! First home for the club was Sam Rahman, who…

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VALENTINES PARK 5km (ELVIS #5) Wednesday 16 July The fifth round of this years Elvis tournament was held on a humid evening over a flat fast course in Valentines Park. Ilford AC had a squad of 25 entered in the race and were led home by a strong performance by Sam Rahman in 8th spot…

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NEWMAN  5 Wednesday 9 July Hainault Forest The 4th match of this summer’s Elvis series was held on a challenging  course on the trials around the Hainault Forest Country Park. As Ilford AC were staging the fixture many of the club members were involved in the running of the event so the club team was…

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Spitfire Scramble No Fokker Comes Close’ Triumphs at Spitfire Scramble 2025 Ilford Athletic Club secure victory at this year’s Spitfire Scramble, a 24-hour endurance relay held at the beautiful Hornchurch Country Park. The event, which ran from 12 noon Saturday to 12 noon Sunday (5-6 July), saw teams compete to complete as many 5.75-mile laps…

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Southern Athletics League Woodford Ilford’s athletes worked hard to finish 5th in the 2nd Southern League fixture. In the sprints Krystle Balogun ran in both the A string 100m, (12.77) and the A string 200 (26.02) coming 4th and 3rd respectively. In the B string 100 Rachael Obeng (13.47) finished 4th, and the B string…

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