Billy Green

Julie Gillender

Jan 232021

NAME Julie Gillender DATE OF BIRTH 18th January 1968 Date joined IAC: 2016 Personal Bests: 100m 19.88 (2015 v45 ranking 123rd in UK) Mile 8.01 5k 28.24 Parkrun 28.35 5 mile 48.35 10k 59.41 First Club race in which I participated was the Essex League ZXC at Colchester in 2016. I came last as I do in a lot of races but my philosophy now is that someone always comes first and some poor soul has to come last! My most notable performance(s) was winning a Vets ac bronze medal for the 5k distance at Battersea Park. My second favourite performance was completing the Wix 5 mile race and …Read More

Stephen Philcox

Jan 092021

Name – Stephen Philcox Born – 14/10/65 (in a flat in green lane, Ilford) Date joined – October 2011 Personal bests – 400 – 63.2 800 – 2.14.6 1500 – 4.31.9 3,000 – 9.45. 6 mile – 5.03.55 5,000 – 16.53.5 1m – 5.01 5k – 16.34 parkrun – 17.01 5 mile – 28.04 (not on pot as running as a guest for vets ac at battersea Park but it can be found on their website) 10k – 35.15 10 mile – 59.19 HM – 79.01 20 mile – 2.11.35 mar – 2.59 How i got into running – i never thought I could run or take up running as I was hospitalised at the age of 10 …Read More

Kim Baxter

Jan 062021

Name: Kim Baxter Born: 1950s Date Joined : a long time ago Personal Bests: parkrun – 28.19 – Victoria Dock 5k 29.35 – Barking Elvis 5m 51.21 – Southend Rudolph Run 10k 65.0 – Essex Remembrance ( COVID wave start) HM 2:21 – West Mersea 1989 I’ve only done 2 HMs. The first in 1989 the second was 25 years later and 25 mins slower. First Club Race: Not sure …Read More

Billy Green

Dec 242020

Name:Billy Green Born: 25th February Forest Gate Hospital (It says ‘Born in West Ham’ on my Birth Certificate which I am particularly proud of!) Date Joined August 2008 Personal Bests: 5k 22:40 5m 37:43 10k 48:00 10m 86:19 HM 1:51:11 Marathon 4:19:22 First Club Race: Remember it well. Havering Elvis 5m.. Running with Satha who had just joined the club and after 4m we completely blew up (well not literally!) and as we gasped for air Pam Jones came past and with the famous wonderbra phrase of the day just said ‘hello boys’. Favourite Race: I do enjoy the Vitality London 10k when a large group of us from the club meet up at Stratford, travel down to Green Park …Read More

Carol Muir

Dec 222020

Name: Carol Muir Born: 1971 Forest Gate Hospital (all the best people were born there) Date Joined 23rd July 2008 Personal Bests: 1500 metre 7.04. 1Mile 8.41.30 3k 16.43 5k 25.55 Parkrun 25 46 5 miles 43 18 10k 54.06 10 miles 92.54 Half marathon 2.03 20 miles 3.58.09 Marathon 5.11 First Club Race: Springfield striders Friday night 5 (burger race) Favourite Race: Springfield striders Friday night 5(burger race) Notable Performances: I was a big time parkrun tourist. I did 285 different parkrun out of 453. I got to 3rd woman in world parkrun tourists I stopped touring as I was too knackered. But still 5th woman parkrun tourist in the world Biggest Disappointment: Because of the virus no …Read More