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Jimmy Huddart

Nov 232020

Name: James Huddart Born: 3.6.1947 Date Joined 1982 Re-Joined 2013 Personal Bests: 3 miles Victoria Park, 17 mins 25 secs 5 miles Victoria Park 27 mins 30 secs 10k Walthamstow A.C 36 mins 09 secs 7 miles Woodford Green A.C. 42 mins 31 secs 10 miles Bishops Stortford 57 mins 06 secs Half Marathon Roding Valley 1 hr 19 mins 27 secs Marathon Canvey Island 3 hrs 12 mins First Club Race: Ilford 4 mile X country Favourite Race: Chigwell 10 miles road races / Orion 10 miles road races Notable Performances: 1st Veteran 40 Barkingside Half Marathon 1986 (8th overall) Being awarded Silver & Bronze medals Essex X country league 2019 & 2020 Biggest Disappointment: Not breaking 3 hours …Read More

Mel Jones

Nov 102020

Name: Mel Jones Born: 11/3/68 Date Joined October 1988 Personal Bests: Track 200m – 27.00, 300m – 41.2 sec, 400m – 59.9, 800m – 2.23, 1500 – 5.01 Road 5k – 21.05 10k – 41.36 10 miles – 1.12.14 Half marathon – 1.31 20 miles – 2.44.5 Marathon – 3.47.16 First Club Race: Southern league 1979 Essex Beagles 800m 2.40.2 Favourite Race: Stebbing 10 Notable Performances: Being selected to run for Essex after achieving 7th in the Cross Country championships as an 11 year old Winning Masters medals after hitting 40 Biggest Disappointment: Being disqualified from winning the Essex 400m title due to a clerical error Losing on the TV series Gladiators as I did not win the holiday, car and money Typical Weeks Training at …Read More

Press Report 10th November 2020

Nov 092020

ILFORD ONE MILE HANDICAP Saturday was supposed to be the 3rd in the Winter series of Ilford Handicap races, however tighter Government restrictions meant that the 1 mile handicap had to be held virtually. Fifteen athletes took part with each runner given an undisclosed Handicap. The handicap calculations worked well with the winner Lovedip Dhaliwal finishing in a combined time of 14:50 just one second ahead of Sharon Honey, Frieda Keane and Adam Coals on 14:51. Fastest actual time on the day was Steve Philcox on 5:25, followed by Phil Davies on 5:50 and Anna Crawley on 6:10. Third male home was Cliff Warren on 6:13 and second and third females were Breege Nordin in 6:35 and Alison Sale / …Read More

Press Report 3rd November 2020

Nov 032020

EUROPEAN MASTERS ROAD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIP Funchal, Madeira 29-31 October 2020 The European Masters Road Running Championships took place in Funchal on the Island of Madeira in sunny conditions. The Championships were postponed from March due to Coronavirus and the restaging was with a reduced attendance than is normal for these championships. The British team totalled just over 30 instead the normal of around 150. The event did attract a good quality field which included the 1995 World Marathon Champion Martin Fiz of Spain who won the M55 half marathon title here. The first event was the 10km road race which was staged on a two lap course along the seafront and around the town with a start time of 8.30pm.. …Read More

Les Hislop

Nov 012020

LES HISLOP Born 03/04/1942 Most people don’t think I am that old, they think I am a lot older!. Joined Ilford A.C. October 1982. Personal bests all done when I was 40 or older. Didn’t do many track races other than in the vets league. I ran 5 mins 12 secs for the mile in the 100 mile relays that were held at Woodford in about 1984. Road. 5 miles 29.50 1991 10km. 37 23 1989 10 miles 59.08 1983 Half Mar. 1.17.49 1983 20 miles 2.02.53 1883 I don’t remember the first race I did for the club, but the first one I ran in was the day after I had my 40th Birthday when I got to bed …Read More