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  Press Report Ilford 31st May 2016  

May 312016
 
Press Report Ilford 31st May 2016

Southern League Match 2 – Mile End Stadium 22nd May 2016 Golden girls win Again and Again A small team of just seven athletes competed for Ilford in the latest round of the Southern League at Mile end last Sunday. Despite finishing in 5th place in the overall standings there were some superb individual performances and wins. On the ladies side Ilford’s Dynamic duo of Krystle Balogun and Jordan Hinds continued their dominance of the 400m and 800m, with both A and B string victories in both events. Since returning to the southern League last year Ilford have had seven matches and Krystle has won every 800m race. At Mile End she won the 800m in a time of 2.25.3, …Read More

  European Masters Athletic Championships Non-Stadia.  

May 242016
 
European Masters Athletic Championships Non-Stadia.

Good news for Ilford AC member Ed Shillabeer. On Sunday, 22 May 2016, 16:49, edmund shillabeer edmundshillabeer@icloud.com wrote: Hil, Our victorious M75 team (10 km Walk) proudly belting out the National Anthem in Portugal, May 20th were Norbert Will, Arthur Thompson & Edmund Shillabeer. Next day Edmund joined Steve Allen and Malcolm Martin to win M60 team Gold medals in 30 km Walk, in the process beating Olympian Christoph Hohne to become M75 Champion. A good two day’s work! Thanks go to Jan of Knight Scientific, Jason (trainer), Fiona (physio) at the Life Centre and my Practice staff and family for their support. Yours in sport Edbanger (aka Ed Shillabeer)

  Press Report 24th May 2016  

May 242016
 
Press Report 24th May 2016

Dagenham 5 Mile (ish) The 2016 Elvis Race Series got off to a good start at Eastbrook End Country Park on Tuesday Evening when Dagenham 88 hosted the first of this years 7 summer races with their 5 mile ish event. The ‘ish’ purposely appears in the title courtesy of the host Club to announce that the measurement of the course is notoriously inaccurate. Past races have been anything from 4.7 – 5.3 miles but this year most runners garmins recorded around the 5 mile mark. Last years race fell on the hottest day for 16 years, and this years featured a magnificently moody sky and double rainbow. After a lot of rain during the day it hadn’t really abated …Read More

  Young Athletes Report 17th May 2016  

May 162016
 

Ilford Young Athletes go Fourth Ilford’s young athletes produced some impressive performances in the Essex T&F Championships held at Chelmsford last weekend  but unfortunately were unable to bring home a county medal. Three of Ilford’s young stars just missed out by taking 4th place. First up was Mungo Prior in the Under 15 boys 1500m, in his first ever 1500m race running a great race to finish 4th in a time of 4.40.8. On the Next day Farris Patel claimed the same position in a very fast under 15 boys 800m, with a time of 2.14.0, which was just 2 tenths outside his personal best. Best performance of the weekend was from Jordan Hinds in the U17 girls 800m, having …Read More

  Press Report 17th May 2016  

May 162016
 

Essex County Track & Field Championships Three Ilford athletes Krystle Bologun,Tom Gardner, Ahmed Abdulle, amassed 3gold 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at these championships held at Chelmsford. On day 1 the 3000m saw the Senior men and U/20 race combined with Ahmedwinning the overall race in 8-51 together with the U/20 title,with Tom coming 2nd in 8-57 and thereby taking the Senior men’s title,. In the 800m Krystle battled all the way for herbronze in 2-23. On day 2 it was the same format again with the 1500m U/20 combined with the Senior men. Although Ahmedcome 4th overall he took the U/20 title in 4-06-6. In the 5000m Tom lost out in asprint finish in the home straight narrowly …Read More