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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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SOUTHERN LEAGUE June 18th 2023 Ilford AC competed in the 2nd Southern league Match at Cambridge last weekend and there were some outstanding performances to enable the club to come 3rd place overall. With a few more athletes competing, Ilford could have won the competition Starting with the women’s sprints Toyin Olufemi, Aleena Lawrence, Ayshah…

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ESSEX 5000m CHAMPIONSHIP Ilford Friday 16 June Last Friday Ilford AC, in its centenary year, hosted the Essex 5000m Championships at its home track of Cricklefields, It was a successful event with 6 medals including two individual County Golds. For both men and women three titles were contested, the open, and the two masters categories…

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HAVERING 5 Raphael Park Romford Tuesday 6 June There was a large turn out of 35 runners  from Ilford AC in the Havering 5 mile, the second race of this summer’s Elvis competition, held on a fast 2 lap course in Raphael Park Romford. Ilford were led home by Malcolm Muir in his usual all…

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DAGENHAM ELVIS Eastbrook End Country Park Wednesday 24 May Ilford AC fielded an impressive squad of 31, in a field of 270 runners in the opening match of this summer’s Elvis series and the team produced encouraging results. Steve Horsley and Josh Adler made their debuts for the club and Dave and Beverley Thomas returned…

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Southern Counties VAC League The first match in the Vets season was held at Lee Valley on Monday  The men’s team finished 3rd and the ladies team of three athletes did well to finish 5th. The first track event was the 2000m walk where Neringa Aidietyte debuted as a Vet and comfortably won the V35…

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Southern League 20 May 2023 Braintree Ilford produced a great performance in their opening Southern League Match at Braintree at the weekend, having an all day battle with Harlow, and narrowly missing out on their first league victory in nearly 20 years. Ilford’s team had a mixture of young athletes making their debut, experienced veterans…

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Essex Track and Field Championships Thurrock 13th / 14th May 2023 Ilford produced some impressive performances, in gaining 10 (2 gold 5 silver and 3 Bronze) medals at the Essex County Championships held over two days at Thurrock this weekend.  The weather, although dry, was windy which affected a few of the recorded times. Ellie…

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Eastern Young Athletes League (EYAL) Ilford AC sent a team of 18 young athletes to the first EYAL match of the year in Ware, Hertfordshire. Each event had two selected runners scoring points for the team along with races with non-scorers hoping to gain experience. Two runners competed for in the under 13 girl’s age…

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LONDON MARATHON Sunday 23 April Among the almost 48600 finishers in this year’s London Marathon were 11 runners from Ilford AC. Leading the way for the club was Paul Holloway who cruised to halfway in 1 hour 24 minutes and kept his pace steady in the second half to finish in an excellent 2 hrs…

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Manchester Marathon Sunday 16th April 2023 The Manchester marathon was held last weekend. The race was held over the usual fast flat course from the Old Trafford cricket ground running into the city for a short loop before heading out to Altrinham and back to the finish at the cricket stadium. Ilford Ac had three…

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SEAA Relay Championships Stratford 2nd April 2023 Ilford AC saw 23 of their athletes travel to the Olympic Park in Stratford last weekend to compete in the Southern & Eastern Athletic Association (SEAA) relay Championships. It was the first time in the club’s history that they had fielded both a male and female team at…

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WORLD MASTERS INDOOR AND NON STADIA CHAMPIONSHIP Torun, Poland Further afield Ilford AC endurance coach Rob Sargent has been taking part in the World Masters Indoor and Non Stadia Championships, being held in the indoor arena in Torun, Poland with the road and cross country being staged in the adjoining area. Robs first race of…

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Cross Country finale – Inter Counties and English Schools Champs Whilst most members’ Cross-Country season finished several weeks ago, Ilford’s rising young middle distance star Joseph Grange has been representing Essex in two prestigious Cross-Country races.  First up was the Inter Counties held in Loughborough, and to even make the Essex team as a lower…

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