High Easter 10k (Road) ESSEX CHAMPS Sunday 16th June Ilford AC sent a large squad of 12 runners to High Easter in Chelmsford at the weekend to compete in the 10k race, which this year incorporated the Essex 10k Road Championships. The race is a one lap, fast and flat course, through the High Easter village. It turned out to be a very successful meet for the club 7 Essex medals won including 2 Gold medals, a Silver and 4 Bronze medals. Leading the team home in third place and gaining a Bronze medal was Jack Nixon in 31m 10 secs. Next home was Malcolm Muir in 40th place with 36m 48 secs, closely followed in 43rd place by Steven …Read More

ROAD AND CROSS COUNTRY Sudbury Friday Night 5 Friday 31st May. Two Ilford athletes travelled up to Sudbury in Suffolk for the annual Friday night 5 mile race. Held predominantly on the road, the course is one lap, featuring a long hill on mile 2 and attracts over 400 runners. Finishing in 9th place, and 2nd in his age category was Malcolm Muir in a time of 29:02. Just 196 places later was Billy Green in 205th place in a time of 40:54. The race also featured Jack Nixon, who runs 2nd claim for the club, who finished in 2nd place with a time of 26:01 Orion Forest 5 Saturday 3rd June The Forest 5 is a series of 3 …Read More

Southern Counties Masters League 13th May 2024 Ilford AC Vets team travelled to Lee Valley for the first match of the Herts and Middlesex Masters League on the evening of Monday 13th May.  Consistent performances across all the groups resulted in a team score of 134 points to finish first on the evening with the highlight being a club record in the V50 1500m. Team Manager Henry Ricketts competed in the V35 100m finishing fourth in 14.16s and in the V50 shot finished third with a distance of 8m 32. Sam Malekout finished third in the V40 100m in a time of 12.85s, second in the V35 shot with 8m 82 and sixth in the V35 hammer with 15m 28. …Read More