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Ware Cup Loughton Saturday 9th December 2023 The Annual Ware Cup, hosted by Loughton AC was held at Roding Valley Recreation ground last Saturday. Following recent heavy rainfall the 8k course was very wet and muddy, and in some areas runners were running through puddles almost knee deep. Despite the conditions Ilford AC had 7

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ESSEX VETERANS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Writtle Saturday 2 December The Essex Veterans Cross Country, for runners over 40, was held on a cold frosty morning in the grounds of Writtle College near Chelmsford. All races were over 2 flat laps totalling around 4 ½ miles The first race was for men in the age groups

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Chingford League Trent Park Barnet It was a Cold and muddy Trent Park that hosted the 3rd race in the Chingford league series  also incorporating the North London X Country championships. U13 athletes Barney Perkins and Khalif Ali produced excellent performances finishing in first and third places respectively over the extended 3Km distance.  In a

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Loughton 5m Interclub Vets The annual match for runners over 40 took place at Loughton on the Roding Valley Country Park on Saturday. The rain held off for the event but the mainly grassland course was very wet underfoot. Ilford had a squad of nine in action on the day, all performing well in challenging

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CHINGFORD LEAGUE Redbridge Cycle Circuit, Hainault The latest round of the Chingford League was a 5km road race at the Redbridge Cycle Centre at Hog Hill Hainault. It is a hilly course, and another interesting feature of the race is that it is run in the dark in the evening. The Juniors were the first

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Writtle College, Chelmsford Saturday 4 November The third round of the Essex League was held on a muddy, slippery course at Writtle College near Chelmsford. Ilford AC had 33 athletes competing, including an impressive eleven number from our expanding junior ranks. The day started with the U13’s race over 3k. For the

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE Gloucester Park, Basildon Round 2 of the Essex League was held over a challenging course in Gloucester Park, Basildon featuring a tough series of climbs on the hills in the Park. Ilford Ac fielded full teams in both the senior men and ladies races. The men raced over 9km and ran the

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CHINGFORD LEAGUE EastbrookEnd Country Park Saturday 21 October The second round of this winter’s Chingford League was held on Saturday over a new 2 lap twisty hilly course around the EastbrookEnd Country Park in Dagenham.  The event attracted 285 entrants which was split into 2 divisions for both men and ladies. Ilford AC impressed in

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ESSEX CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE One Tree Hill The Essex Cross-Country League opened this winter’s fixtures on a warm sunny day at One Tree Hill in Basildon last Saturday.  The races were held over the trials in the country park with the course featuring a couple of stiff climbs on each lap. Ilford AC were very well

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Chicago Marathon On a sunny cold day in Chicago two runners from Ilford AC tackled the Chicago Marathon. The course around the Windy City is fast and flat and very popular with over 40,000 runners. This year was a special one for all competing as the World Record was broken on the day by Kelvin

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ILFORD AC MAKE CAPITAL GAINS IN BERLIN, LONDON AND CARDIFF Ilford AC Athletes Shine at 2023 Berlin Marathon. Five Ilford AC athletes travelled to Berlin for the 49th edition of the annual Berlin marathon, one of the Six Marathon Majors, along with London, Tokyo, Boston, Chicago and New York City. In a field of 48,000

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Essex Cross Country Championships  Ilford AC had a very impressive squad of 9 teams, and 27 runners, enter the prestigious Essex Cross Country Relay championships last weekend. The teams consisted of 5 men’s veteran teams, One Senior and one Veteran ladies’ teams and 2 male junior teams. The day started with the U15 boys with

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Ingatestone 5 There were 5 Ilford AC runners in this long established race.  The race takes place on a challenging course starting from the Anglo-European school in Willow Green, taking in Fryerning and a challenging Beggar Hill before heading back to the finish at the back of the school. First home for the team was

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PLESHEY HALF MARATHON (Incorporating the Essex Championship) Sunday  September 10 The Essex Half Marathon Championship was held in conjunction with the Pleshey half marathon for the 10th consecutive year. The race from the village green in the picturesque village is held over rural roads on a rolling course and was held in blazing temperatures, in

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ONE HUNDRED NOT OUT The Essex Way Essex Sunday 3rd September The Essex Way relay is held on the first Sunday in September every year and covers 82 miles of ancient trails, footpaths, and countryside across Essex starting from Epping Station at 8am and finishing after 6pm at the Harwich Old Lighthouse in a 10

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Ilford AC gain promotion in Centenary year SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE Ilford AC has been competing in the lower leagues of the Southern league athletics competition for nearly 20 years. Ilford have always had many talented individual athletes but never had enough athletes to be able to compete over 4 individual matches during the track season

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Southern Counties Veterans Athletics Club (SCVAC) Ilford Victorious in the Vets League in their Centenary Season The men’s team travelled to the Roger Bannister Stadium on the evening of Monday 14th August holding a 1 point lead over London Heathside into the final match. Cheered on by Club President John Batchelor and cajoled into unfamiliar

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Eastern Young Athletes League (EYAL) Basildon Ilford AC sent a team of 25 young athletes to the last EYAL match of the year in Basildon.  Two athletes competed in the under 13 girl’s age group. Nayla Mills Ugoh competed in 100m, 200m and long jump and achieved 2 PBs in the 100m (14.7secs) and the

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10,000m Essex Championships Braintree The Essex 10000m Championships took place last Friday in Braintree with 4 Ilford Senior males battling for honours. In cool conditions ideal for track racing, all four run well, with 3 bringing home medals. First home for the club was Tom Gardner in 8th place in a time of 34m 41.2s,

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Southern Counties Veterans Athletics Club (SCVAC) A huge turnout resulted in the Mens Vets finishing first on the evening and now top the league by 1 point going into the last match. The track events started with the 200m hurdles where Chris Scott crossed the line in first.  The 100m for all age groups closely

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Essex County Track Relays 14th July – Chelmsford Ilford AC is growing and achieving greater numbers in competition in its Centenary Year. Last year at this annual county event specifically for athletes under seventeen years the club had 4 teams and this year they were able to field 10 teams across the events. The standard

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Ilford AC Win first Southern League match in many years Ilford AC competed in the 3rd Southern league Track and Field Match at Sandy last weekend. In the first 2 matches Ilford had competed well but just didn’t have enough athletes to win the matches. However Ilford sent a very strong team to Sandy, and

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Newman Hilly 5 (Elvis) Hainault Forest Wednesday 5th 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’s course was a temporary new one whilst works are being carried out on part of the old course

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OLYMPIC PARK 5Km  Ilford had 35 runners in a strong field for the 3rd round of the Elvis league held over a fast two lap course in the Olympic Park. Neringa Masilioniene was victorious in the ladies race in a new personal best of 18 mins 15 secs for 25th place overall, with Jordan Hinds

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