Southern Athletics League 2 Peterborough Ilford sent another willing team to the second league match of the season. The team was slightly depleted in comparison to the first match due to exams, injury and distance but the willingness of members to turn out and compete in multiple events allowed us to finish in 4th place on the day and maintain our position in the league overall. Highlight of the day in regards to position came in the men’s sprints where returning member Thomas Cooney won the A string 100 and 200m. He was well backed up in the B string by Ian Johnson who won the 100m and Nat Senior who was second in the 200m and third in the …Read More

SENIORS Speed Masters Athletics Challenge 23-26 May 2024 Shkodra (Albania) Krystle Balogun had a very successful few days representing Great Britain in the W35 category  at the ‘Speed Masters’ in Albania. On day one of the four day tournament Krystle competed in the 100m and was 2nd in a time of 13.62 seconds. Day 4 saw Krystel competing in the 200m in the morning, where she again came second in a time of 26.80. The best however was yet to come. In the afternoon Krystle was part of a Great Britain Mixed 800m-400m-200m-100m relay team. Taking the harder 800m start, Krystle was placed in 2nd place for much of the run, but with 140m to go she sprinted into first …Read More

DAGENHAM 88 RUNNERS ELVIS 5 MILES Eastbrook End Country Park Wednesday 22 May 2024 The opening fixture of the 2024 ELVIS series took place in torrential rain and bleak conditions in the Eastbrook End Country Park which made conditions tricky for the 241 runners in the 5 mile race. Ilford AC had 22 entrants in the events and were led home by Steve Philcox in 11th place in 31 mins 45 secs taking the award for the 1st over 50 to finish. Next home for the club was Richard Morris, who was making his club debut, in 13th spot with 32 minutes 09 seconds and Josh Adler was 13th with 32 mins 12 secs. Berekhet Berakhy came in 28th in …Read More