Billy Green

Press Report 14th March 2023

Mar 142023

BRENTWOOD HALF MARATHON Sunday 12th March 2023 Thirteen runners from the endurance group of Ilford AC took part in the popular 41st staging of the Brentwood Half Marathon. The undulating course is a one-loop, road race, starting and finishing in Brentwood, taking runners on a route around the roads north of Brentwood. It continues to be the most popular race in Essex and attracts a field of over 1700 runners. Leading the way for Ilford AC was Sam Rahman, who continues to show good form in his marathon build up, in 19th spot and 4th in the M40 category, with 1 hr 21 mins 21 secs. He was followed home by Malcolm Muir showing his usual gutsy performance with 1 …Read More

Press Report 7th March 2023

Mar 072023

British Masters Indoor Championships (18-19th February) (Sheffield) Krystle Balogun put on a strong showing in winning a Bronze medal in a closely contested W35 200m final at the recent British Masters Indoor Championship that took place in Sheffield. Despite an interrupted start to her season due to nagging injuries, she showed her championship prowess in setting a new indoor personal best of 26.49 seconds to win her fourth national medal at Masters level in the last year. Essex and Eastern Indoor Championships (4-5th March) Lee Valley The Essex and Eastern Indoor Championships took place last weekend, with some outstanding performances and results from Ilfords athletes, including 7 medals. Krystle Balogun continued with the fine form she has been showing of …Read More

Press Report 28th February 2023

Feb 282023

LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH 5km Hyde Park Friday 24th February The last Friday of the month 5k is held around the Serpentine in Hyde Park and is a flat, fast course. Sam Rahman of Ilford AC tested his current fitness in this fast lunchtime race last Friday as he prepares for the forthcoming Boston Marathon. There are two races on the day, an ‘A’ race for those who expect to compete in under 22 mins and a ‘B’ race for everyone else. Sam competed with the elite runners in Race ‘A’ This month’s event was held in chilly conditions and Sam set off towards the front of the field of around 200 and kept a steady pace throughout to …Read More

Press Report 21st February 2023

Feb 282023

Friday Night Under the Lights 5k Battersea Park Friday 17th February The PUL5K race is a joint collaboration between Friday Night Under the Lights 5K and Podium 5K held in Battersea Park in South West London. This annual get-together of the UK’s finest distance runners and ambitious club athletes always delivers fast results and this year was no exception. 3 Ilford runners made the journey South of the river and all managed to break the 16 minute barrier. Mungo Prior was 25th in a time of 15:24, Joseph Grange 29th in 15:28 with Paul Grange coming home in 44th place, and 3rd in his age category in 15:45 Friday Night in the dark 5k Hainault Forest Friday 17th February Meanwhile …Read More

Press Report 14th February 2023

Feb 142023

ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE Saturday 11th February Hainault The final leg of this winter’s Essex League was held at Hainault Forest over a traditional tough and hilly cross country course in good weather conditions. The match was hosted by Ilford AC who also fielded 23 athletes in the fixture. One of the first races of the day was the u15 boys who raced one large lap of the course, approx. 4.5k. Ilford AC were able to put out a full team and the promising season for the boys continued with good placings for all. Samuel Crane came home in 7th, Ryder Islam 15th, Aron Berhe 21st and James Thake 23rd. The team finished 5th on the day and 4th overall …Read More