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There was a good turn out from Ilford Athletic Club for the last match of this winter’s Essex Cross-Country League. The races were held in Epping Forest at Chingford and the host club, Orion Harriers, laid out the usual muddy course expected at the venue. In the U11 race young Harry Holloway, in his first

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Essex County Cross County Championships Mud Mud Glorious Mud was the order of the day at the Essex County Cross County Championships in the water logged Hadleigh Country Park on Saturday 5th January. Ilford AC fielded 16 gutsy runners in 5 of the 10 races and achieved some stirling results in what is considered to

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Essex League Gloucester Park Basildon 15 December There were 11 athletes from Ilford AC in action in the latest round of the Essex Cross-Country league last Saturday at Gloucester Park Basildon. The recent rains made the normal tough hilly course much tougher as the conditions under foot were very wet and boggy. The senior men

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South of England Masters Cross-Country Championship There was a small squad in action for Ilford AC at the South of England Masters Cross-Country Championship at the weekend at Claybury Park, Woodford. This was the second successive week that the club had raced at this venue, however the course was different and conditions on this occasion

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ESSEX VETERANS CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP There were 15 runners from Ilford Athletic Club in action in the Essex Veterans Cross-Country Championship held on a cold morning at Claybury Park, Woodford. All races were over a testing 3 lap 8km course. There were 3 individual medallists for the club along with strong team performances. Spencer Hempstead was

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Essex Cross-Country League Just one week after the last match the third round of the Essex Cross-Country League was held at Hylands Park, Chelmsford last Saturday. The course was around the country park mainly on grassland but included a section through forest so the going was fast on a mainly firm surface. The ladies raced

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Essex Cross Country League – Hilly Fields Colchester 10 athletes from ilford AC made the journey out to Colchester for the second round of this winter’s Essex Cross-Country League. The race took place at Hilly Fields over a firm but challenging course. The senior women raced over 6km and the side was led home by

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Inter Club Vets match at Loughton The main fixture of the weekend for the Ilford AC endurance squad was the ladies team completing in an Inter Club Vets match at Loughton. The 5 mile course was soft on the foot after recent rains and proved to be testing to the competitors. Breege Nordin crossed the

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It was a busy weekend for the endurance squad of Ilford AC, with runners in action at 4 different venues. The main events was the Tiptree 10 mile road race, which incorporated the British Masters Championships. The race was held on a chilly morning in light rain over a potentially fast rural course. It was

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British Masters and Southern Counties Medals Galore for Ilford AC Ilford AC won a glittering array of Gold, Silver and Bronze team and individual medals at the Givaudan Ashford 10k on 14th October. This race hosted both the British Masters Athletics Federation (BMAF)and the Southern Counties Vets AC Championships, and started and finished in the

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Chingford League There were 7 runners from Ilford AC in opening fixture of this winter’s Chingford league held at the Redbridge Cycle Circuit at Hainault. As Ilford do not compete in this league they ran for their second claim clubs or as guest in the 5km race featuring 4 stiff climbs, held on the 2000m

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Open Track Meeting – Woodford The last open track meeting of the season at Woodford Green saw a small group of masters athletes from Ilford AC in action. On a chillier evening than of late the first distance event was the 1500m. Steve Philcox showed good late season from recording 4mins 42.12 secs, while Kevin

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There was quadruple gold for Ilford AC at the VAC 10000m Championship held on a perfect summer night for running at the Kingsmeadow track, near Kingston in Surrey. Kevin Newell took the title in the M35 age group with a fine run in a good time of 36 mins 15.5 secs. John Batchelor was again

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Ilford coach Rob Sargent was recently honoured by being selected as a one of 30 Community Champions in East London by the London Legacy Development Corporation. Rob was selected for his voluntary work within athletics where he has set up a course for beginner runners and his continued coaching of masters athletes. The awards were

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Twenty-one Ilford A C runners toed the line at the Barking Park 5k on Bank Holiday Monday. In perfect conditions (unlike the storms of the previous day) and on a new course Daniel Moses from Orion Harriers won the race in 15.52. First home for Ilford and running back into good form was Steve Philcox

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European Veterans Track & Field Championship Rob Sargent continued his stay at the European Veterans Track & Field Championship with the M55 5000m. The Ilford coach was in a field of 29 on a cooler but breezy day at the track in Zgorzelec in Poland. He ran a steady race throughout to finish 23rd in

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