Billy Green

Press Report 20th September 2022

Sep 202022

Ingatestone 5 Sunday 18th September 2022 There were 6 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 Steve Philcox in 8th spot with 29 mins 37 secs which placed him first in the M50 category title. Next home, and first for our ladies was Mel Jones in 56th with 37 mins 52 secs, to also claim first place in the F50 category. Alison Sale was next for the ladies in 66th overall with 38 mins 53 secs. Next …Read More

Press Report 13th September 2022

Sep 122022

Pleshey Half Marathon (incorporating the Essex Champs) Pleshey 11th September 2022 The Essex Championship was once again staged in conjunction with the Pleshey Half Marathon and was preceded with a minutes reflection in memory of the recent passing of The Queen. The race from the picturesque village is over a rolling hilly course and conditions were made more difficult on the day due to unseasonable hot weather It was a successful day for Ilford AC with the club winning five county medals and a new personal bests for the distance. Amin Koikai led the way for the Ilford team with an excellent 21st place in 1hr 16 mins 49 secs, the performance winning him Essex Gold in the M50 age …Read More

Press Report 6th September 2022

Sep 052022

Hillingdon 20 Sunday 4th September Sam Rahman gave an excellent performance on Sunday in the Hillingdon 20 mile road race. The race, the oldest of this distance in England, is over 4 challenging undulating laps of suburban Ruislip. Rahman was in the leading group from the start and reached halfway in 63 mins 30 seconds. The course took its toll in the second half and he came home in 2 hrs 10 mins 51 secs for 9th place in a field of over 230. The result indicates that he is in good form and is hopeful of a sub 3 hours in the forthcoming Amsterdam Marathon The Vitality Big London Half Sunday 4th September Three Ilford runners were amongst the …Read More

Press Report 30th August 2022

Aug 302022

KIMBOLTON HALF MARATHON Sunday 28th August The Kimbolton Half Marathon runs from the picturesque Kimbolton Castle, once the home of Catherine of Aragon and now a school, on a route featuring two notable hills around the local villages and back to the grounds of the school. Ilford AC had three male runners in the field, all training for autumn marathons and showing that training is going well. Sam Rahman came home in a creditable 10th spot in 1hr 20 mins 26 secs with Seb Parris coming in less than 45 seconds outside his personal best for the distance in 1 hr 23 mins 31 secs for 17th. The third club member over the line was Diarmuid Mac Donnell, who is …Read More

Sheila Sinclair

Aug 292022

Name: Sheila Sinclair Born: 10th July 1965 Date Joined: September 2012 Personal Bests: 5K 31:43 Olympic Park – June 2019 5K 31:15 Valentines (parkrun) – Sept 2019 5M 55:20 Dagenham, May 2019 10K 66:57 Vitality London May 2019 First Club Race: I think it was the XC (2017). I was a complete novice to XC, but it had always appealed to me. I remember that I was at a track session one Tuesday evening and I believe that it was Neil Crisp that approached me and Launa Broadley. He said that he had heard that we were going to be entering a forthcoming XC event. He asked whether we had trail shoes as normal trainers …Read More