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OLYMPIC PARK 5km (ELVIS) Wednesday 18 June The latest fixture in this summer’s ELvIS series was held on a hot evening in the Olympic Park in Stratford. There was a large entry of over 400 for this popular event, including 34 runners from Ilford AC Leading the way for Ilford AC running a personal best…

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SCVAC match 2 Stevenage The Men’s vets team travelled to Stevenage on Monday 9 June for match 2 of the four match ‘Southern Counties Vets Athletic Club’ programme. Unavailability and illness meant that the team needed some last minute changes to cover events. Track events started with the 800m where Chris Scott came down age…

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HAVERING 5 (ELvIS) Raphael Park, Romford Tuesday 3 June The second round of the ELvIS summer league was held over a two lap course around Raphael Park in Romford. The course of 5 miles was a fast one and the runners recorded good times. Ilford AC had 36 entrants in the field of just under…

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Rayleigh 10 The Rayleigh 10k is a multi terrain, hilly course, through Hockley Woods in Essex. The recent dry spell meant the ground was firm but some long hills and the heat on the day made for tough conditions for the 400 runners, including 2 from Ilford AC. Billy Green came home in 55 mins…

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Southern Counties Vets League Lee Valley Ilford men started their defense of the Vets League with a win on Monday at Lee Valley.  Steve Crane and Steve Uttley won the M35 and M50 walk over 2000m in 11.35.45 and 11.50.13 respectively. Sam Malekout finished third (12.81) in the M35 100m, fourth (8m 45) in the…

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Southern League Report The first race of the Southern League, held in Stevenage, proved to be a successful day for Ilford, where the team came a comfortable 4th place in Division 2 of the League.  Much thanks must go to Team Managers, coaches, officials and volunteers who contributed to the team’s success. Ilford’s sprinters shone…

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Ilford  had a successful day at the recent Essex Track and Field  Championships at Chelmsford. Gaining 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals.  Day 1  The U15 girls hammer throw was the first event of the day that contained Ilford athletes.  Ilford were represented by Sophia Burrow and Sofia Crane. Sophia had a great…

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MAY DAY 10 (incorporating the Essex 10 mile Championships) The Essex 10 mile championships was incorporated into the May Day 10 this year. The race is run over a rural rolling course on the country lanes from Witham to Terling and back. Ilford AC had 17 runners in the event First home in 18th place…

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LONDON MARATHON 27th April  Among the record finishers of 56640 at this year’s London Marathon were 6 runners from Ilford AC. The warm spring sunny weather slowed many runners in the final few miles of the 26.2 mile course. First home for Ilford was Richard Morris who finished in 3 hrs. 12 mins and 43…

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Eastern Young Athletes League (EYAL), Thurrock 13/04/25 Ilford sent a large team of 40 Athletes to the first fixture of the year. It was a very successful day for the throwers in the group with victories for Sophie Burrow and Dhanusshan Ponnambalam in the hammer and discus respectively. Sophie threw an impressive 34.80m in the…

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ROAD Essex AA and Suffolk AA County Road Relay Championships Saturday 12th April Colchester Due to injuries and holidays, Ilford AC were only able to enter one team, Male Vet 50, in the prestigious County relay Championships on a very windy and blustery but sunny afternoon in Colchester at the weekend. The team however delivered…

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St Clares 10k Essex The St Clare Hospice 10k starts and finishes at the Hospice in Hastingwood, Essex, tackling a route along roads through the beautiful Essex countryside and raises much needed funds for the Hospice. Ilford Julia Galea is a regular at this event and was pleased with her time of 1 hour 4…

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WORLD INDOOR MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP Gainesville, USA Saturday 30 March The World Masters Indoor Athletics Championships have continued throughout the week inside the  Alachua County Sports & Events Center in Gainesville Florida On Saturday morning the 10km road race took place on the streets around the stadium. The race was over 2 fast flat laps…

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Orion 15 Two Ilford AC Vets made the trip to Epping Forest for a crack at the Orion 15 hosted by our friendly neighbours Orion Harriers.  Seb Parris and Diarmuid Mac Donnell took to the trails on Saturday morning for the gruelling multi-terrain race which promised muddy puddles, log obstacles and 1450 ft of elevation…

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ESSEX 20 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS Carver Barracks, Saffron Walden Sunday 16 March The Essex 20 mile Championships was held at the disused airfield at the Carver Barracks in Saffron Walden. The race was over 5 fast 4 mile laps around the perimeter and included an open event, which attracted many entries from those preparing for the…

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CHINGFORD LEAGUE RELAYS Wanstead Flats Sat 8th March SENIORS The final cross-country fixture of the winter was held at Wanstead Flats on a bright spring morning. The race is over 4 legs of a 3000m course around the edge of the Flats. Ilford AC entered 4 senior men’s teams and one ladies quartet The Ilford…

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Essex/Eastern Indoor County Championships Lee Valley Stadium, Ilford SENIORS The first of the Senior Athletes to compete on day 1 of the Championships last weekend was Jordon Duncan in the Senior men’s 60m, Jordon placed second in his heat in a season best time of 7.30. In the final Jordon was 6th in another season…

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ENGLISH NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Parliament Hill Fields The English Cross-Country Championships returned to Parliament Hill Fields, the Wembley of the sport, and was run over the traditional challenging course which was made even more tricky and muddy by some heavy rain earlier in the day. The club had 4 athletes competing in the younger age…

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Essex Cross Country League – Hockley Juniors Ilford AC had a small turnout of four younger athletes for the final fixture of the season at muddy and wet Hockley but all performed well. Competing in the U11 race, over a distance of 1.5k was Danilo Reina for his fourth appearance of the season. Danilo had…

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Apex Playing Fields, Hockley Saturday 8 February The final match in this winter’s Essex Cross-Country League at the Apex Playing Fields in Hockley over an extremely muddy course which also featured hills and water hazards. It was a good day for the senior ladies of Ilford AC who won this fixture and…

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CHINGFORD LEAGUE 5 Miles Victoria Park Saturday 1 February The final individual event of this winter’s Chingford League took place on a revised course  of one small lap and 2 longer ones rather than the traditional figure of eight course in the park. Ilford AC had a team of 29 take part in the event…

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SOUTH OF ENGLAND CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Ilford AC sent a small team to this yearly championship again held at Beckenham Place Park The club had two competitors in the U17 men’s 6k. Samuel Crane had the highest finish for the club on the day in 97th place in a time of 22 mins 08 secs. He…

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Chingford League Epping Forest Saturday 18th January 2025 SENIORS The latest round of the Chingford League was held over a muddy, hilly course in Epping Forest and Ilford AC fielded a squad of 13 athletes in the senior races, which were over a distance of 8km. Leading home the men’s team was Manuel Vigo in…

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Metropolitan Cross Country League Welwyn Garden City Formed in 1966, the Metropolitan League is one of the oldest Cross Country leagues in the country. Last weekend’s race was the 4th this season in the league and was held at Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City.  In sub zero temperatures, 2 Ilford AC athletes represented the club.…

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