Billy Green

Press Report 19th July 2022

Jul 182022

INTERNATIONAL World Masters Tampere, Finland Jun 29-Jul 10 Krystle Balogun donned her first British vest as she competed at the highest stage of all in the World Masters Championships held in Tampere, Finland. Competing in the W35 category in her favoured event, the 200m, she qualified for the final with a season’s best performance of 25.92 into a slight headwind, a time that is just outside of her personal best. Despite being given an unfavourable Lane 8 in the final she ran true to form and finished a highly creditable 5th in a stacked final. A superb display of sprinting in her first international competition, she has her sights set on further competitions in the remaining 4 years/seasons left in …Read More

Press Report 12th July 2022

Jul 122022

Track Performance of the week undoubtably goes to Ahmed Abdulla who in the Milton Keynes 5000m, placing 8th, dipped under 14 minutes for the first time to achieve a PB time of 13:59. This achievement places him 3rd in the all-time list of 5000m times by an Ilford AC athlete. English Schools County Championships (Track) Manchester Sport City 8th and 9th July Two high performing athletes from Ilford’s young squad were selected to represent Essex schools in this prestigious high-quality event held this year in Manchester Sport City, The recent National Championships were held there only a few weeks ago. Oliver Blainey ran in 400m heats on Friday afternoon. He had been slightly hampered in the days leading up …Read More

Press Report 5th July 2022

Jul 052022

Ilford AC stalwart Carol Muir achieved a magnificent milestone on Saturday when she competed in her 500th parkrun at Valentines park in Ilford. This achievement is even more remarkable in that Carol has competed at 302 different parkrun locations over the last 12 years, regularly traveling the 4 corners of the United Kingdom to find a new venue. To support Carol on the day, 28 of her teammates supported her by volunteering at the event and 15 other Ilford AC members also ran in the event including 2 Ernie Forsyth and Andrew Catton running their first ever parkrun. Carol was pleased to finish under her target of 30 minutes, coming in on 29 mins 44 seconds in 111th place. Other …Read More

Press Report 28th June 2022

Jun 282022

South of England Champs Chelmsford 12th / 13th June Several athletes from Ilford recently competed in the South of England Championships, which these years were held at Chelmsford. Samuel Crane and Ryder Islam took part in the U15’s 3000m, for the latter it was his first track race over the distance. In warm, but windy conditions thy both acquitted themselves well , with Samuel finishing 7th in 10.42.59 and Ryder 10th in 11.10.25. Joseph Grange took part in the U17 3000m, the pace was fast from the start, and Joseph sat off the early pace, content to lead the second group. The two leaders split after three laps, with Peck of St Edmunds pacers moving clear of Ballard of Colchester. …Read More

Press Report 21st June 2022

Jun 212022

British Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships Derby 10-12 June Krystle Balogun continued to impress in her W35 endeavours with a superb Gold medal in the W35 200m, clocking 26.43seconds into a stiff -3.1m/s headwind putting her 0.5seconds clear of the field. Earlier in the day she had captured a Bronze medal in the 100m which served as a good warmup for the afternoon’s 200m. She takes another step towards representing Great Britain at the World Masters Championships in Tampere, Finland in July where she’ll contest her favoured 200m event. Southern League Parliament Hill 12th June A small Ilford team produced some fine performances at the recent Southern League match at Parliament Hill, the team eventually finished 4th after battling …Read More