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Billericay Striders 10K Road Race Sunday 3 November Six members of Ilford AC took to the roads in the Billericay Striders 10k road race on Sunday 3rd November. In very windy but bright conditions the Ilford men claimed 3rd team in a field of 592 finishers. In this well organised and well supported race Kevin…

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Wix 5m Sunday 20 October Three Ilford runners competed in the Wix 5 mile road race near Manningtree on Sunday morning. Heavy morning showers had waterlogged the course but did not deter the field of 211 runners. First man home was the in form Kevin Newell who picked his way through the puddles to break…

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Essex League Cross Country Braintree Saturday 19 October The first Essex League meeting of the 2013/14 was held at Great Notley Country Park, Braintree. The weather was a mixture of showers and sunshine and the course was quite tight and twisty with some slippery stretches. The Ladies were the first up and their 6k course…

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TIPTREE 10M Sunday 13th October in wet & windy conditions 286 runners lined up for the annual Tiptree 10 on a fast slightly undulating course. 1st home was Ilford’s new recruit from “Down Under”, Blair Mcwhirter in 52.38, next was the in form Kevin Newell in a new personal best time of 59.06 for 10th…

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Hog Hill 5km – Chingford League Tuesday 1st October The opening fixture of the winter’s Chingford League was held on a fine evening on the tough Redbridge Cycle Circuit at Hog Hill. The 3 lap course incudes 4 climbs of the steep hill on the course. Eight runners from the endurance squad at Ilford AC…

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Valentines Park 5k 2013 Results

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Valentines Park 5km, Ilford 29 September There was another dominant performance from Ilford AC on Sunday in the last round of this Summer’s East London Interclub Five Series (ELvIS) with both the men and ladies winning the match and the league title. The men, who have won every round they have competed in this year,…

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Finally, Hank handed me the Ingatestone 5 report, a crumbled piece of paper with beerstains on it and incomplete information, while muttering something about the Rose and Crown, Clarkey and Ray! I was about to replace him as the field correspondence with Carolina Chuck when he also handed over the Pleshey report. Hank stays for…

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BMAF Track and Field Championship Alexander Stadium Birmingham 14/15 September The British Masters Track and Field Championship were held at the Alexander Stadium Birmingham over the weekend. Among the 700 competitors were 2 endurance runners from Ilford AC. On a calm but overcast Saturday morning Kevin Newell had a run out in the 1500m. In…

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After all these years it’s finally emerged that an Ilford AC member’s T-shirt crossed the finishing line at an Olympic Games in a silver-medal position. PAUL NIHILL MBE HAS revealed he wore Ilford AC member FERGUS MURRAY’s T-shirt when coming 2nd in the 1964 Olympic Games 50 Kilometres’ Walk. Paul said that as he warmed-up…

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Ilford AC fielded 3 teams in the Essex Way Relay held over the 82 miles of footpath that runs from Epping Station to Harwich Lighthouse over 10 stages. The A squad pushed winners Springfield Striders all the way but eventually had to be content with the runners up spot. The B team finished a creditable…

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Essex County Relays – Colchester Saturday 31 August Ilford AC entered a male and female team in the 3 x 1600m which were staged for the first time at the Essex Relay championships at Colchester on a sunny afternoon. Young Krystle Balogun lead off the ladies with a fine opening leg of 5mins 45 secs,…

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Well done Billy Green – a great ambassador for the Club ELVIS 5K – Memphis Tennessee The annual Elvis 5k. Starting and finishing outside Graceland Mansion. By: Billy Green Photos: 13  

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It has been a full week for the endurance runners of Ilford AC but despite a busy programme the summer of success continues. Veterans AC Track & Field Championship Battersea Park 25 August Kevin Newell was the sole entrant for Ilford in the endurance events. He opened his account by winning the VAC Championship in…

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SOUTH OF ENGLAND ATHLETICS CHAMPS ASHFORD KENT Three Ilford junior middle distance athletes competed in these champs.Star performance came from 14 year old Harry Martin a PB in the 1500m heats rewarded him with a place in the final and the next day he went on to reduce his PB to 4-30-24 in the final,…

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Orion Forest Five Saturday 3rd August Ilford AC had 3 runners in the last of the Orion Forest 5 mile races series held at Chingford on Saturday. Steve Philcox battled the tough undulating course to come home an excellent 7th place overall in 29.21and win both the top male vet 40 on the day and…

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The Ilford Vets Track and Field team travelled to Hemel Hempstead for the fourth and final leg of the season on Monday 8 July. The evening started with the 2000m walk where Dave Ainsworth competed in the A string finishing fourth in 14.16.5. Francisco Reis competing in the 50 plus category dominated the event finishing…

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Felsted 10km The summer of success continued for Ilford AC on a hot sunny Sunday morning in the Essex 10km road Championship which was held on a rolling rural course around the Essex village of Felsted. The 11am start time did not help the field of over 400, which include 16 runners from Ilford AC,…

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NEWMAN HILLY 5 – 3RD JULY 2013 On a warm muggy Wednesday evening Ilford AC staged the annual Newman Hilly 5 race on the trials of Hainault, which commemorates the life of Newman Sargent, an Ilford AC member, who died tragically young of cancer in 2002. The club did him proud providing both individual winners…

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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE At last weekend’s Youth Development League Usamah Patel & training partner Harry Martin both returning from injury gave solid performances in the U15 1500m . Conditions were very windy & a tactical race ensued which saw Usamah snatch 2nd place in the A string race recording 4:37.2. whilst Harry repeated this in…

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VAC 5 mile road Championship – Tuesday 18th June A group of 4 form Ilford AC travelled to London’s Battersea park for the Veterans Athletic Club , which is only open to runners over 35 years, 5 mile road championship. The race is held on the roads in park on a fast flat course but…

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Havering 90 Midweek 5km It was another good evening for Ilford AC at Harrow Lodge Park last Tuesday evening at round 3 of this summers East London fiVe Interclub Series (ELvIS). The race was over 5km on a grassland course around the park which made for slower times than on a road circuit. The club…

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Round Up of the Week The endurance runners of Ilford AC have been in action at a range of venues throughout London and Essex this week. Great Easton 5 mile road race, near Great Dunmow, on Sunday 9th June Two Ilford AC runners Terry Knightley and Spencer Hempsted boldly took on the hilly challenges of…

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Results can be found on the Essex Track and Field website. http://www.essexathletics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Results-Days-2-3-27.05.13.pdf  

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