Billy Green

Dave Ainsworth

Apr 122020

Like so many, Dave commenced race walking through his employer, in his case the Royal Air Force which he’d joined in 1965. While training at RAF Hereford (now SAS HQ) 2 were needed for an Inter-Squadron athletics meeting in May 1966. None volunteered, so the Sergeant in charge of the athletics team called out names of the first 2 on his alphabetical roll call, hence ‘A’ was a selection cert. The Sergeant himself was a celebrity – Irishman Jack Murray – as his sister was the late Ruby “Softly Softly” Murray whose name now lives on in cockney rhyming slang. One of Dave’s instructors was then Flight Lieutenant Mike Shannon, a 4-times’ senior Welsh champion in times when it was …Read More

Dianne Crisp

Apr 052020

Name: Dianne Crisp (nee Cater) Born: 1962 Date Joined: 1st April 1976. I ran at school and my teacher said I should go to a club. So as Kim & Tracey Trunley were at my school (Warren) it was only natural that I went along to Ilford Athletic Club. I first trained with Margaret Gilham and then moved onto Fred Plumm’s group. I can remember a very early session was a road run around Highbury Gardens chasing Debbie Church. Personal Bests: Track 400m: 62.2 8/8/81 Swindon Southern League U20 800m: 2.19.0 30/8/81 Parliament Hill Open Meeting U20 1500m: 4.51.4 17/5/81 Hornchurch Essex Champs U20 3000m: 10.53.3 19/4/80 Chelmsford Southern League U20 10,000m: 45.43.5 5/9/2012 Kingston Vets AC Champs V45 Road …Read More

Press Report 17th March 2020

Mar 172020

Essex County Relay Championships Colchester 15th March 2020 A great day for Ilford senior men’s relay team Over 120 teams descended on Abbey fields in Colchester on Sunday morning for the annual running of the Essex Relay Open and Veteran Championships. Held in almost ideal conditions for running, Ilford AC ran out Gold medal winners in the Male open event in a combined time of 1 hour 5 minutes and 48 seconds beating their nearest rivals and host club Colchester Harriers by 1 min and 10 seconds for the 4 runners. Each leg consisted of a 3.2 mile lap and 34 teams competed Paul Grange on the opening leg had an excellent start for the team chasing home Strange of …Read More

Press Report 10th March 2020

Mar 102020

CAU Inter County Championships (Inc British Athletics Cross Challenge) Loughborough 7th March 2020 Six Ilford athletes had qualified to represent Essex in the UK inter county cross country championships held at Loughborough on Saturday, however due to injuries and University pressures only three were available to travel on the day. All three though performed well and did their County and club proud. The first 2 Ilford runners off were in the 6k U17 men’s race and Bradley Deacon, representing his county for the first time ran a tremendous 24 minutes 35 seconds to place 163rd, and was very closely followed by team mate Jak Grange-Wright who placed 173rd in a time of 24 minutes 43 seconds. Next up in the …Read More

Press Report 2nd March 2020

Mar 022020

Essex 20 Rochford Sunday 1st March The Essex 20 mile championship was held on a sunny but breezy Sunday morning over a 3 lap course. There was a squad from Ilford Ac in action as part of their preparations for the forthcoming spring marathons. With an inter-counties match between 10 southern counties incorporated in the event the racing was of a high standard. Paul Holloway led the way for the club taking the county title and gold medal in the M50 category in a new personal best time of 2 hrs 4 mins 28 secs for 28th overall. He was supported by Sam Rahman who showed he is on target for a good run in the London Marathon in 34th …Read More