Chicago Marathon 0730 Sunday 7th October Trying to complete all the Abbott Marathon majors, Seb Parris took on his 5th in the series over the pond in Chicago. A new event record of 44,571 runners hit the downtown ‘loop’ headed by the speedy event winner, Mo Farah. The race began unusually early at 0730 and conditions were cold and wet throughout. A good recent training cycle due to an ironman event meant Seb was hunting a new marathon PB despite falling a last-minute victim to the dreaded food poisoning less than 48 hours pre-race. The rain was persistent all morning but so too was Seb’s determination. Crossing the line at the city’s Grant Park in a 6-minute PB for 03.03.39 …Read More

Valentines Park 5k Sunday 30th September 2018 Ilford AC fielded a team of 31 runners in the 8th and final race of the East London FiVe Interclub Series (Elvis) held at Valentines Park and hosted by East London Runners last Sunday. Held over the traditional two lap 5k course, 275 runners enjoyed the warm September sunshine. The club used the race, and social event afterwards, to celebrate our ‘Super vets’. Five of our longest serving veterans, having a combined membership of over 300 years between them, were in attendance on the day with three of them also running in the race. Gerry Pells who no longer races has 69 years under his belt. Pam Jones who came 2nd FV70 68 …Read More

Ingatestone 5 Sunday 23rd September 2018 Ilford AC sent a team of 8 runners to the 34th running of the Ingatestone 5, half of whom impressed with personal best performances. The race took place during a very heavy downpour on a challenging course starting from the Anglos-European school in Willow Green, taking in Fryerning and a challenging Beggar Hill before heading back to the finish at the back of the school. First home for Ilford, continuing to find form after an injury layoff, was Malcolm Muir in 9th place for 29:24. Malcolm also placed 3rd in the V40 category on the day. Second home, and the first of the personal bests, was Danny Holeyman with a very impressive time of …Read More