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

Southern Area Cross Country Championships Beckenham Place Park Saturday 28th January 2023 Ilford AC sent a small team of Juniors and Senior Athletes to this yearly event on a pleasant January Day.Event of the Day for the Club was the boy’s u15 race where Ilford put together a team of four. Samuel Crane had his best race of the season coming home in 48th place, beating many competitors who had previously beaten him in the recent county championships. He was backed up by good runs from Aaron Hick (99 th ) who had his usual strong finish, Ryder Islam (117th) who ran strongly the whole way and Aron Berhe (156 th ) in his first large championships. The Team finished …Read More

REGENTS PARK 10KM Sunday 8th January The Regents Park 10km is held over 3 twisty laps on the paths in the Park. This year the race incorporated selection for the England Masters team to race in Chester later in the year and was of a good standard in all age groups. Ilford Ac had a team of 10 in this event with Joel Denning leading the team home despite taking a fall towards the end of the race. He finished 68th overall in 42 mins 19 secs with Dennis Briggs 91st in 45 mins 06 secs. Jo Reeves was the pick of the ladies team in 97th overall and 33rd female with 45 mins 26 secs, with Hannah Sheikh recording …Read More