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Great South Run Portsmouth Sunday 25October The city of Portsmouth on the South Coast provided the setting for Sunday’s Great South Run on a calm morning with warm sunshine. A trio of runners representing Team Ilford AC, all giving good performances, were amongst a massive field of nearly 14000 finishers. Sam Rahman was first from

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Wix 5 Sunday 18 October There was more success for the endurance squad of Ilford AC as they rallied up 5 Essex county medals, 5 personal bests and plenty of season’s best times in the Wix 5 mile race which featured as the Essex County 5 mile championship. The race was held on a calm

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Ilford AC’s youngsters were well represented in the first Cross Country Essex League race held at One Tree Hill and hosted by Thurrock Harriers on Saturday First up in the U11s Boys racewere Matthew Hick and Euan Johnstone. Matthew ran a great race to finish in 3rd position and Euan in his first race over

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Blair McWhirter of Ilford ran his first marathon since London last year at Chester on Sunday and put in another great performance. Starting off with the lead pack Blair went through halfway in 73 mins 17 secs in 5th place. In the second half he gained a place to come home 4th in 2h 27m

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Valentines Park 5k Sunday 27th September 2015 Ilford AC fielded one of their stronger squads in the 7th 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 5kilometre course 236 runners enjoyed the warm September

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Ingatestone 5 Sunday 20th September Some very pleasant running conditions greeted a field of 121 runners who lined up for the 31st running of the iconic Ingatestone 5 Road race last Sunday.The race was founded by Ilford AC legend Howard Williams back in the 1980’s andthe Club recognised his legacy by providing a turnout of

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PLESHEY HALF MARATHON Sunday 13 September On a bright sunny Sunday morning Ilford AC’s endurance squad enjoyed yet another successful outing at the Pleshey half marathon near Chelmsford which once again doubled as the Essex half marathon championships, as they won 6 county medals The race, run on a gently undulating and well marshaled rural

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Wissey Half Marathon Oxborough, Norfolk Sunday 6 September A small squad fro Ilford Ac’s endurance squad travelled to the village of Oxborough in Norfolk for the Wissey Half Marathon which incorporated the British Masters Championship. The race was held on quiet rural roads on an ideal morning for running. Terry Knightley was the first home

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Barking Park 5k Monday 31 st August The torrential rain of a very unseasonal Bank Holiday Monday morning did little to dampen the spirits of runners from Ilford AC as an excellent turnout of 35 athletes braved the inclement conditions of the Barking Park 5k, the penultimate race of the ever popular Elvis 7 race

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Carol Muir’s 100th Different Parkrun A large contingent from Ilford AC turned out to offer some superb support for their fellow clubmate Carol Muir as she completed her 100th different Parkrun at Raphaels Park, Romford last Saturday morning. This community event has developed its own terminology over the years and Carol who has competed in

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Southern League Match 5 Hemel Hempstead Saturday15th August 2015 Ilford AC finished their Southern League campaign with an excellent 4 th place at Hemel Hempstead on Saturday. This was Ilford’s toughest match of the season as three of the four opposing teams were in the top 6 of the division after the first four fixtures.

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World Masters track and field championships Lyon France The 21st edition of the world masters track and field championships is currently taking place in Lyon, France and is the first staging of the games in Europe since 2009 and the first time in France. The first week has notable for strong sunshine and high temperatures

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Ilford AC’s elder statesmen, Tony Nixon, completed a remarkably consistent run of results when competing in the 5th and final race of the Harwich 5k series last Tuesday evening. For the 4th consecutive race 67 year old Nixon posted the quickest age related time of the evening crossing the line in an excellent 19 mins

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Magor Marsh 10k Gwent Sunday 26 July 2015 Five members of Ilford Athletic Club travelled to the small village ofMagor in South Wales to compete in the prestigious British Masters 10K RoadRace Championships incorporated into the Magor Marsh 10K. Battling the torrential rain around the Welsh country lanes against someof the elite of the Veterans

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Newman Hilly 5 -ELvIS Hainault Forest Wednesday 15 July There was a record field of 260 finishers for the 25th running of the Newman Hilly 5 over the trials of Hainault Forest where Ilford AC managed to field a team of 30 along with organising and marshalling the event. Leading the way for the home

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Sam Rahman kicked off the week for Ilford AC last Monday evening when he ran the 800m at the Mile End Open Meeting. He reached the bell in 65 seconds and tired a little on the second lap to record 2m 14.59secs for 5th place in a quality race. The next night there was another

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Dagenham5 mileish ELvIS Wednesday 1 July Ilford AC were out in force for the 4th leg of this summer’s ELvIS series held on a very hot evening in the Eastbrookend Country Park in Dagenham. Leading the way for the club in the 2 lap 4.8 mile race was Malcolm Muir who finished 5th and 1st

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Springfield Striders Friday Night 5 miles Pleshey 26th June 2015 A handful of runners from Ilford AC made the trip to Pleshey on Friday evening to compete in the Springfield Striders Friday night 5 mile race. On a spectator friendly yet challenging 2 lap course Malcolm Muir was back in action despite still suffering from

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Eton Manor 5k Tuesday 16th June Leyton

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Woodford Green Open Meeting Ashton Playing Fields Tuesday 9 June The first Tuesday Open Meeting staged by Woodford Green was held on a blustery chilly evening and a handful of Ilford endurance runners in action. In the 800m Sam Rahman placed 3rd in heat 2 with 2 Mins 18.17 secs with Krystle Balogun giving her

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Orion Forest 5 Chingford 6th June On a sunny, but windy morning no less than 27 Ilford AC athletes toed the line in the second of the ELvIS series, hosted by Orion Harriers. A record number of ladies were in action, with 12 in total made up of some familiar faces, some new joiners and

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Essex County Track & Field Championships Chelmsford Saturday / Sunday 23rd / 24th May Ilford AC Young Athletes produced some inspired performances in the Essex County Track and Field Championships held at the Chelmsford AC track on the recent bank holiday weekend. Star of the show was Muhammed Weyli who broke the U17 men’s Club

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Essex Track and Field Championships – Days 1 & 2 May 23 – 24 May Chelmsford Ilford AC’s Tom Gardner on the County’s endurance track events, the 3000m & 5000m over the 2 days. The 3000m which was run at snails pace at times with some big kickers biding their time and consequently Tom had

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