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Ilford Athletic Club Press Report

Orion Forest Five – ELVIS Race 2 On a fine Saturday morning over 230 entrants gathered for this five mile off-road race through Epping Forest, the second round of the East London Interclub five Series (ELVIS). Ilford AC put out a team of 23 and had a highly successful morning sweeping the team awards and…
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Press Report – Dagenham 88 5k – Elvis Leg1

A massive turnout of 29 runners from Ilford Athletic club stormed the trails of Eastbrook End Country Park on Wednesday evening over a 5k course comprising 3 laps set by host club Dagenham 88 Runners. At least I counted 29 going out but only 27 came back – poor ol’ Frank got shot down, and…
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Road Running Press Report – 29th May 2013

Hatfield Broad Oak 10km There were 14 runners from Ilford AC in Bank Holiday action in the Hatfield Broad Oak 10km over a rural gently undulating course in warm sunshine. The race was a sell out with 1500 entrants. Spencer Hempstead led the Ilford challenge with an excellent 10th place in 34 mins 32 secs,…
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Ilford AC Press Report – SCVAC Match 2

SCVAC Match 2 The Vets team took to the track and field for match 2 on Monday 20 May at Lee Valley. Malcolm Muir and Stephen Philcox pushed each other all the way in the 800m to place third and first in A and B string in times of 2.13.9 and 2.14.6 respectively, with Stephen…
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Ilford AC Press Report – Great Baddow 10m

Great Baddow 10 miles There were 3 Ilford members in the Great Baddow 10 mile race run on a rural course around the village in good conditions. Spencer Hempstead put in a strong performance to come home 5th in a large field of around 750 in 56m 47s. He was joined in the race by…
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Report for Vets League 29th April 2013.

A sunny evening at Lee Valley was the venue for the first match of the season for the Vets team. The evening started on the track with the 100m. Henry Ricketts finished 5th in 13.1 and Peter Clinch also placed 5th in 13.2 in the A and B string. Edward Skinner in his first outing…
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Halstead Marathon (including Essex County Championship) -12th May 2013

HALSTEAD MARATHON (including ESSEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP) Ilford AC bring home Gold, Silver and Bronze at the Essex County Marathon Championships On Sunday 12th May three Ilford AC men bravely took on the challenge of the 19th Halstead And Essex Marathon in bright, but windy conditions. In what is described as the UK’s most picturesque Marathon…
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE & ESSEX TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 6TH MAY – DAY 1

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE This is a newly formed league for 2013 where Ilford & Woodford Green & Essex ladies have formed a composite team covering the U/13 to U/20 age groups. Ilfords Jack Maher, 15, opened his account for the season with a 3rd place in the 1500 in 4:34.Tom King, 16, returning after a…
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Ilford Athletic Club Press Report – VLM

London Marathon The recent good form of the endurance runners of ILFORD AC continued on Sunday in the London Marathon. On a warm sunny morning the 10 club members ran the 26.2 mile course from Blackheath to Westminster and were led home by Robin McNelis who came home in 2hrs 52mins 53 secs in 692nd…
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Virgin London Marathon Results 21st April 2013

Well done to all our finishers 😆 Virgin London Marathon 2013 results: Club, Charity and Ballot 9 Results | Club: ilford | Split: Finish time Place overall Place gender Place category Name Club Runner no Category HALF Finish time 601 586 71 » WOTTON, KEVIN M (GBR) BARKING … 32935 45-49 01:24:45 02:51:22 692…
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SCVC Match 1

Hi all, Just a reminder that the first match is scheduled for Monday 29 April at Lee Valley with the first event scheduled for 6:30. Grateful if you could let me know if you are coming and your preferred event. Please feel free to share as I am bound to have missed someone. Regards Henry…
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Ilford AC Press Report for 07/04/2013

BRAINTREE “ESSEX” 5 – SUNDAY 7TH APRIL There was a large party of 19 runners from Ilford AC taking part in last Sunday’s Braintree 5 mile road race, which incorporated the Essex Championship. It was an excellent day for the club winning 6 Essex medals, including a number of fine performances. The race was over…
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Ilford AC Walking Section Press Report 9th April 2013

GOOD SEND OFF Ilford’s FRANCISCO REIS was a convincing winner of Sunday afternoon’s representative 2,000 metres walk at Lee Valley’s Indoor Arena. It was the last domestic indoor walk of this season at Lee Valley and Reis dominated it as he’d so done in all previous appearances. Representing the South he sped away from his…
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Friday 29th March – Last Friday 5k Hyde Park

Five athletes from Ilford braved the cold and windy conditions on Good Friday to take part in the Last Friday 5k, this event is held every month and usually attracts fields of over 200 runners who fancy a race in their lunch hour. Although numbers were slightly down this month the quality of the field…
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The End of the Pier Show (For Ilford AC Walkers)

Well done to Estuary-based members Olly Browne & Steve Allen who, together with local unattached walker Sheila Fitzpatrick, set a new distance record for the annual Southend-on-Sea Pier charity walk on Easter Sunday. The previous record of 18 miles (held by Olly) was smashed as the hardy trio completed 23-and-a-half miles in conditions which saw…
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Physical Shield Road Relay Loughton Tuesday 26th March 2013

PHYSICAL SHIELD RELAY – LOUGHTON The Warriors of Time endurance training squad of Ilford AC travelled to Loughton for a midweek relay event on a cold Tuesday evening. The Physical Shield Relay is a long standing event and is currently run over 4 legs of a hilly residential course. each leg being 2 laps of…
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The All New Race Walking Record

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Brentwood Half Marathon Sunday 24th March

On a cold windy snowy morning over 2100 runners lined up for the 32nd Brentwood Half Marathon. The field included six athletes from Ilford AC who were well up the field in the fast downhill start. They kept up their challenge as the race progressed through country lanes on the outskirts of the town with…
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Essex Road Relay Championship – Chelmsford plus BMAF Cross Country Championship 16th March 2013

ESSEX ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP – CHELMSFORD The Essex County Road Relay Championship was held on a very wet Saturday afternoon on a rural course from the Chelmsford track. Ilford AC entered 2 mens and a ladies team in the event. The men’s A team were led off by Tom Gardner who ran the 3.7 mile…
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St Clare Hospice 10K Road Race – 17th March 2013

On A Cold, Wet And Windy Sunday Morning at Hastingwood in Harlow, Sole Ilford Athletic Club Representative, Terry Knightley, Ran in the The St Clare Hospice 10K Road Race. Battling for position over the undulating country lanes with David Johnson of Thurrock Harriers, Terry Finally Finished in 5th Position Overall out of a field of…
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ESSEX ROAD RELAYS – Results 16th March 2013

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Racewalking Report – 12th March 2013

REIS IS ON TRACK FRANCISCO REIS brought another National title to Ilford AC on a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon, not that conditions troubled competitors disputing the British Masters Athletics Federation National 3,000 Metres Walk, for it was at Lee Valley’s centrally-heated indoor arena in North London. Reis was an emphatic winner, with a most impressive…
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National Title for Ilford AC Member – Racewalking 10th March 2013

After a well-earned 5 months’ lay-off following her Olympic appearance, Ilford’s Bethnal Green-based Lithuanian International athlete NERINGA AIDIETYTE made it 3 wins from 3 starts since returning to action in late January.On a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon on a multi-lap course inside Hackney’s Victoria Park, Miss Aidietyte won the National 10 Miles Women’s Championship “by…
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BMAF – Lydd Half Marathon ….plus Indoor BMAF T&F Champs Lee Valley – 10th March 2013

Lydd Half Marathon, incorporating the British Masters Athletic Federation (BMAF) and Southern Counties Veteran Athletic Championships (SCVAC) Seven runners from Ilford AC travelled down to Lydd in Kent on a cold Sunday morning to compete in the British Masters Half Marathon Championship, and came back with a haul of 5 medals. The race which was…
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Youngsters edge Ilford Walkers Out – 03/03/2013

FRANCISCO REIS and captain STEVE UTTLEY were the pick of Ilford’s walkers contesting Saturday afternoon’s Winter League 5 Kilometres race at Bexley, over 4 testing circuits of an “around-the-houses” course. From the ‘off’ precocious 16 year old CAMERON CORBISHLY (Medway & Maidstone AC) stormed into a lead which was held until the tape was broken…
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