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U15 Boys ‘Club Connect Relays’ London Olympic Stadium Ilford ACs U15 Boys had the honour of competing in the final of the 4 a 100m relays at the Club Connect Relays Championships, part of the Diamond League Event at the London Olympic Stadium last weekend. Matthew Ayers on the first leg got off to a…

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Newman Hilly 5 (Elvis) Hainault Forest Wednesday 10th July   The Annual Ilford Hilly 5-mile cross country race, incorporating round 4 of the Summer Elvis League, was held at Hainault Forest on a warm Wednesday evening. This year, following a 2 year break for refurbishment works, the race returned to its traditional route starting in…

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Essex Relay Championships Southend Sunday 7th July The Essex Relay Championships were held at Southend’s Garon Park Stadium at the weekend in showery blustery weather, and Ilford entered two junior teams. First off were the U15 boys. Matthew Ayers had a great start and ran a strong bend to hand off to debutant Adam Idoura…

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Orion Fell Race Chingford The Orion fell race is the only official Category ‘A’​ fell race within the M25. Held in Chingford at Epping Forest on an impossibly hilly course that includes over 880 ft of climb in just 3.5 miles, this is definitely a race for the more hardcore runners. Amongst the 180 entrants…

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Southern Athletics League 2 Peterborough Ilford sent another willing team to the second league match of the season. The team was slightly depleted in comparison to the first match due to exams, injury and distance but the willingness of members to turn out and compete in multiple events allowed us to finish in 4th place…

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High Easter 10k (Road) ESSEX CHAMPS Sunday 16th June Ilford AC sent a large squad of 12 runners to High Easter in Chelmsford at the weekend to compete in the 10k race, which this year incorporated the Essex 10k Road Championships. The race is a one lap, fast and flat course, through the High Easter…

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SENIORS Speed Masters Athletics Challenge 23-26 May 2024 Shkodra (Albania) Krystle Balogun had a very successful few days representing Great Britain in the W35 category  at the ‘Speed Masters’ in Albania. On day one of the four day tournament Krystle competed in the 100m and was 2nd in a time of 13.62 seconds. Day 4…

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ROAD AND CROSS COUNTRY Sudbury Friday Night 5 Friday 31st May. Two Ilford athletes travelled up to Sudbury in Suffolk for the annual Friday night 5 mile race. Held predominantly on the road, the course is one lap, featuring a long hill on mile 2 and attracts over 400 runners. Finishing in 9th place, and…

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DAGENHAM 88 RUNNERS ELVIS 5 MILES Eastbrook End Country Park Wednesday 22 May 2024 The opening fixture of the 2024 ELVIS series took place in torrential rain and bleak conditions in the Eastbrook End Country Park which made conditions tricky for the 241 runners in the 5 mile race. Ilford AC had 22 entrants in…

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Southern Counties Masters League 13th May 2024 Ilford AC Vets team travelled to Lee Valley for the first match of the Herts and Middlesex Masters League on the evening of Monday 13th May.  Consistent performances across all the groups resulted in a team score of 134 points to finish first on the evening with the…

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Essex Track And Field Championships 11th and 12th May – Chelmsford Ilford had a team of 18 athletes competing in the annual Essex Championships in Chelmsford. It proved to be a very successful weekend for the club with nine medals won. The club was well supported by officials, coaches, parents and new presidents Diane and…

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WITHAM MAY DAY 5 The annual May day Bank Holiday 5 mile road race attracted over 250 entrants and was run on the usual undulating but fast rural course from Witham Rugby Club on a dry cool morning. There were five Ilford AC runners on the day and in a very close finish, with just…

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Colchester Zoo Stampede 10k Sunday 28th April On Sunday Two Ilford AC athletes braved torrential rain and wind and an undulating course with their usual ‘Eye Of The Tiger’ spirit in the Annual Colchester Stampede 10K Road Race. The race had to be delayed by 40 minutes due to otter pandamonium getting people parked in…

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London Mini Marathon 20/04/2024 Ten of Ilford AC young athletes were selected to represent their boroughs in the mini marathon borough challenge. The event is held the day before the main marathon and the course is roughly similar to the last 2 miles of the marathon finishing at the same place. Breakthrough performance of the…

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JUNIORS Orion Pentathlon and Quad Kids Waltham Forest 12 of Ilford ACs Junior athletes took part in the Annual Orion Pentathlon and Quad Kids competition held at Waltham Forest.  In the Quad Kids competition Darsh Kainth, Maat Mullings Smith, Georgia and Ruby Merchant, Daniel Okereke, Elijah Muirhead, Andre Mullings Roache and  D.L. Majen-Akande took part…

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Essex AA and Suffolk AA County Road Relay Championships Sunday 7th April Colchester Four men’s teams and two women’s teams were in action, representing the club, in the prestigious County Championships on a very windy and blustery but sunny afternoon in Colchester The Veterans race was the first of the day with teams competing in…

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Writtle 5 (Mile) Friday 29th March Good Friday saw the Ilford 5 take on the Writtle 5 Mile Road race, starting and finishing at Writtle College in the Essex Countryside. A tough, undulating course was made trickier by the conditions on the day. Starting in bright sunshine, conditions soon became blustery before a heavy downfall…

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BRENTWOOD HALF MARATHON Sunday 24 March The 42nd Brentwood Half Marathon was held in good conditions over a gently undulating course through the Essex Countryside starting and finishing at Becket Keys School in the town centre. Ilford AC had 14 runners in the field of over 1800 starters and were headed by three runners running…

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BMAF CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Corwen Wales Saturday 16 March The British Masters Cross Country Championship was held on a muddy course in Corwen in  North Wales. Ilford AC stalwart Andy Catton was Ilford ACs sole entrant running in the 6km M70 age category event. Andy finished in 33 mins 08 secs to finish 3rd and…

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Inter Counties Cross Country On the anniversary of his first Ilford AC appearance Sam Horsley made his way to the midlands to represent Essex in the annual cross country competition. Sam qualified for the county by finishing in third place in the county cross championships. On a blustery day on a tough course Sam had…

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ROAD Tokyo Marathon Sunday 3 March Two runners from Ilford Ac ventured east to take part in the Tokyo Marathon, the first marathon major of the year. The race was a field of over 26000 and was run around the city centre on basically a flat course with a slight downhill in the first 5km.…

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Brighton Half Marathon Sunday 25th February Sunday saw the 34th edition of the Brighton half marathon and in attendance was husband and wife duo Tarik and Carlie Qirem. The 13.1-mile route, mainly along the seafront, takes in some of the city’s best-known sights, including Brighton Palace Pier, the Royal Pavilion and the colourful beach huts…

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