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Dennis Briggs

Mar 212021

Name: Dennis Briggs Born: 22/07/1975 (I tell the truth about my age) Date Joined 08 /09/2016 Personal Bests: 100m 15.4 400m 80.1 (I got lost) 1500m 5:38.1 5k 20:53 Parkrun 20:55 5 miles 33:32 10K 43:26 10 miles 72:54 Half Marathon 93:23 20 miles 2:33:42 Marathon 3:42:43 First Club Race: Valentines Elvis 5k Favourite Race: Without a doubt the Essex way. It’s a great team event and a fun packed day that embodies all that is great in the running community. Ilford do struggle to place a full team. It would be great to see loads of Ilford shirts at this years event. Also, I like the Hackney Half, a return to my home town where the whole race …Read More

Sam Rahman

Mar 142021

Name: Sam Rahman Born: 10th September 1982 Date Joined: 1st January 2013 (although starting training with the club since 2012) Personal Bests: 400: 59.82 800: 2:13.3 1500: 4:32.12 1mile: 4:55.07 3000: 9:53.49 5000: 16:43.01 10000: 36:00.7 1M: 4:55 5K: 17:02 5M: 28:22 10K: 35:46 10M: 58:36 HM: 1:18:10 20M: 2:05:27 Mar: 2:50:36 First Club Race: Essex Cross Country Champs Hadleigh 2013 Favourite Race: London marathon Notable Performances: On the track I’ve enjoyed lots of races from 100 to 10000, but would list my 5000 PB (16:43) which I set at a BMC meet in Eltham in 2015, Winning gold at the masters 3000 at the 2019 Essex Champs and the bronze medal I won at the 10000 Essex champs in …Read More

Happy 80th Birthday John Batchelor

Jan 262021

On Saturday club legend John Batchelor celebrated his 80th birthday. His daughter secretly had a special cake made reflecting his interests – and John thinks she got it spot on! The lettering on the side of the cake is the Periodic Table of the Elements as John was a chemistry researcher

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