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Young Athletes Report 29th March 2016

Valentines parkrun Ilford AC’s young endurance squad continued their build up for the summer track season by taking part in this weekend’s parkrun at Valentines Park. Many of the squad have been picked by the Borough for the Mini Marathon which is part of the London Marathon. So the parkrun was ideal preparation. After the
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Press Report 29th March 2016

Isle of Wight Easter Races Ilford AC’s Malcolm Muir spent the Easter weekend competing in the Isle of Wight where he enjoyed mixed fortunes in two separate races as a result of leading runners going off course. On Saturday he ran in the Newport to Ryde 7mile multi terrain race where he finished 4th in
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Press Report 21st March 2016

Essex Road Relays 2016 A cool overcast Saturday morning greeted Essex road runners as Harwich Runners staged the County Road Relays for the 2nd year in succession. Ilford AC fielded 3 teams with some good success coming away with 2 silver medals. The strong coastal winds of last year were thankfully absent on this occasion
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Mungo’s pleasing school report 15th March 2016

Mungo Prior ,who only joined Ilford AC a few months ago ran a brilliant debut in the English schools cross country championships held last weekend in Nottingham. Competing in the junior boys race Mungo was the second Essex under 15 boy home and came a superb 55th position in a high quality field.
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Press Report 15th March 2016

Barcelona Marathon Barcelona 13th March 2016 Ilford AC’s Paul Holloway ran a superbly judged race when recording a personal best for the distance in the Barcelona marathon on Sunday. Paul’s chip time of 2 hours 52 mins and 50 secs (gun time 2.52.56) placed him 347th in a mass field of nearly 17000 runners. However
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Press Report 8th March 2016

ESSEX 20 Langham Sunday 6 March This year’s Essex 20 mile road championship was held on the usual three lap course around the village of Langham near Colchester. The event this year also incorporated an inter counties match between Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Kent and Bedfordshire and Ilford ACs Blair McWhirter was picked to represent the
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Press Report 1st March 2016

Roding Valley Half Marathon Woodford Sunday 28 February The Roding Valley half marathon took place on a chilly, breezy Sunday morning on a challenging course from the Ashton Playing Fields around Woodford but the runners from Ilford AC rose to the event and posted times close to their best for the distance. Leading the way
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Press Report Ilford AC 23rd February

Hampton Court Half Marathon London Thames Ditton Sunday 21st February Ilford AC’s Paul Holloway continued his warm up for the Barcelona Marathon next month with another impressive performance last Sunday. The ever improving Ilford runner clocked 1.20.30 which was just shy of his PB and placed him 21st in a large field of 1500 runners.
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Young Athletes Report 16th February

South East Schools Inter Counties Championships – Bexhill Ilford AC had 4 young athletes winning their first county vest by representing Essex in the South East Schools Inter Counties Championships held recently at Bexhill. Farris Patel in the Junior boys ran a solid race for 85th place. Mungo Prior put in another good run in
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Press Report 16th February

Deal Half Marathon – 14th Feb Elsewhere Ilford AC’s Paul Holloway continued his build up to the Barcelona Marathon with a fine run in the Deal half marathon last Sunday. Paul tackled the notorious hills surrounding the Kent coastal town to record an excellent time of 1.22.50 for this challenging course which was good enough
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Young Athletes Report 9th February

ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE Colchester Garrison Sunday 7 February 2016 In the junior races the Club were well represented in both the under 13 and under 15 age groups. In the under 13 boys race Bradley Deacon was first home for Ilford in 21st closely followed by Matthew Hick in 23rd with Evan Johnstone following
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Press Report 9th February 2016

ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE Colchester Garrison Sunday 7 February 2016 Ilford AC produced some encouraging performances in the final round of this season’s Essex Cross-Country League held on the playing fields at Colchester Garrison last Saturday when placing 4th in the senior men’s match and 5th in the senior ladies, their best positions of the
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Young Athletes Report 2nd February

South of England Cross Country Championships Parliament Hill Fields Saturday 30 January Ilford AC’s young athletes section continued it ‘s resurgence with another excellent turnout in the South of England Cross Country Championships held last Saturday at Parliament Hill Fields, the traditional home of English Cross Country. For somethis was to be their toughest test
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Press Report 2nd February 2016

South of England Cross Country Championships Parliament Hill Fields Saturday 30 January Ilford AC’s young athletes section continued it ‘s resurgence with another excellent turnout in the South of England Cross Country Championships held last Saturday at Parliament Hill Fields, the traditional home of English Cross Country. For somethis was to be their toughest test
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Young Athletes Report 26th January

ESSEX SCHOOLS CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS HILLY FIELDS COLCHESTER Four of Ilfords emerging young middle distance squad representing Redbridge competed at County Schools Cross Country Championships last Saturday. Opening the account was the ever improving Mungo Prior placing an excellent 7th place in the Junior boys. His training partner Farris Patel was less fortunate taking a tumble
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Press Report 12th January

Essex Cross-Country Championships Claybury Saturday 9 January 2016 Ilford AC’s Ahmed Abdulle produced a marvellous run in wet and slippery conditions to take the Essex under 17 title at Claybury Country Park on Saturday. Staying with the lead group on the first lap the Ilford man started to make his move on lap 2 with
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Press Report 5th January

Ilford AC 10 MIles Cross Country “Race for Kev” Hainault Forest Monday 28th December Over 150 runners from all over the county mixed with runners from local clubs to pay tribute to Ilford athlete Kevin Newell as Ilford AC successfully hosted their 10 miles cross country event (“Race for Kev”) over a very muddy traditional
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Press Report 15th December 2015

3 Ilford AC Athletes entered into the Christmas Spirit on the seafront at Shoeburyness on a cold, grey and drizzly Sunday morning for the 5th Annual Southend Five Mile Rudolph Run. The race was held over an out and back course on the promenade and In a field of over 330 Runners comprising of many
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Press Report 8th December

Parkruns After 37 unsuccessful attempts to secure victory in a parkrun Ilford stalwart Terry Knightley finally came up trumps in Beckton’s parkrun last Saturday morning. Knightley braved the high winds of the morning to record a modest yet victorious 20 minutes 18 seconds over a multi terrain two lap course around Beckton Park to take
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Press Report 1st December

Essex County Veterans & Junior Cross-Country Championships Colchester Garrison Saturday 28 November In the Essex X Country Champs held in Colchester at the weekend, Ilford AC had a number of Youngsters competing in the various age groups. In the Boys U13s , Ilford had 5 athletes competing and as a team just missed out on
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Press Report 24th November 2015

Steve Philcox was the sole Ilford athlete at the Chelmsford 10k held at the traditional venue from the Melbourne track on Sunday afternoon. In a field of over 500 athletes packed with quality at the top end, Philcox ran an excellent time of 36 minutes dead for 19th position overall which was good enough to
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Press Report Ilford 17th November 2015 – Extra

LEEDS ABBEY DASH 10km Sunday 15 November The Leeds Abbey Dash 10km once again was selected as the English Championship and attracted a strong field. The race is over a fast flat out and back course from Leeds to Kirkstall Abbey but the damp breezy morning took the edge off of times this year. Sam
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Press Report 17th November 2015

Ilford AC divided their attention between 2 cross country competitions over the weekend. Whilst most of the seniors concentrated on the 3rd round of the Essex League at Horseheath hosted by Cambridge and Coleridge AC, the majority of the youngsters made their way over to Parliament Hill to represent their Borough in the London
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Press Report 10th November 2015

Stebbing 10 Sunday 8th November Hit by illness and injuries Ilford AC were forced to field a weakened squad in the Stebbing 10 mile road race which incorporated the Essex Championship last Sunday. First Ilford man home on the undulating rural course was Sam Rahman in 19th place with 60mins 04 secs with Steve Philcox
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Press Report 2nd November 2015

Essex Cross Country League ….Round 2 Hockley Sat 31st October 2015 Runners from Ilford AC and representing a variety of age groups contested the 2nd round of the Essex Cross country League held at Hockley Woods in extremely pleasant autumnal running conditions last Saturday over the usual challenging and varied course comprising some steep climbs
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