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  Press Report 9th February 2016  

Feb 092016
 
Press Report 9th February 2016

ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE Colchester Garrison Sunday 7 February 2016 Ilford AC produced some encouraging performances in the final round of this season’s Essex Cross-Country League held on the playing fields at Colchester Garrison last Saturday when placing 4th in the senior men’s match and 5th in the senior ladies, their best positions of the season. The ladies raced over 6km on a parkland course on a windy afternoon. Despite being weakened by 4 of the team being delayed in traffic after an accident closed the A12 and were therefore unable to reach the venue, the ladies still managed to close a scoring team in one of their best performances for several years. Leading the way was team captain Jenni …Read More

  Young Athletes Report 2nd February  

Feb 022016
 

South of England Cross Country Championships Parliament Hill Fields Saturday 30 January Ilford AC’s young athletes section continued it ‘s resurgence with another excellent turnout in the South of England Cross Country Championships held last Saturday at Parliament Hill Fields, the traditional home of English Cross Country. For somethis was to be their toughest test to date with the course’s infamous hills and strength sapping mud as ever in abundance. Opening the Ilford account were four boys competing in the U13 event, an age group in which the Club has not fielded a team for some years. Leading the team homewas Farris Patel in a creditable 59th place. He was backed up by Matthew Hick in , 147thBradley Deacon in166th, …Read More

  Press Report 2nd February 2016  

Feb 022016
 

South of England Cross Country Championships Parliament Hill Fields Saturday 30 January Ilford AC’s young athletes section continued it ‘s resurgence with another excellent turnout in the South of England Cross Country Championships held last Saturday at Parliament Hill Fields, the traditional home of English Cross Country. For somethis was to be their toughest test to date with the course’s infamous hills and strength sapping mud as ever in abundance. Opening the Ilford account were four boys competing in the U13 event, an age group in which the Club has not fielded a team for some years. Leading the team homewas Farris Patel in a creditable 59th place. He was backed up by Matthew Hick in , 147thBradley Deacon in166th, …Read More

  Young Athletes Report 26th January  

Jan 262016
 

ESSEX SCHOOLS CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS HILLY FIELDS COLCHESTER Four of Ilfords emerging young middle distance squad representing Redbridge competed at County Schools Cross Country Championships last Saturday. Opening the account was the ever improving Mungo Prior placing an excellent 7th place in the Junior boys. His training partner Farris Patel was less fortunate taking a tumble in the race but picked himself up to finish in 17th place. Junior girl Jordan Hinds who is more at home on the track had an outstanding run in 9th place. Senior boy Ahmed Abdulle continued his good form adding the Essex schools title to his Essex clubs one. The squad are now in good shape for the SOE cross country champs on the 30th …Read More

  Press Report 12th January  

Jan 122016
 
Press Report 12th January

Essex Cross-Country Championships Claybury Saturday 9 January 2016 Ilford AC’s Ahmed Abdulle produced a marvellous run in wet and slippery conditions to take the Essex under 17 title at Claybury Country Park on Saturday. Staying with the lead group on the first lap the Ilford man started to make his move on lap 2 with Woodford’s Canaan Solomon in close pursuit. Ahmed judged his finish to perfection coming home with 9 seconds to spare and well clear of the rest of the field. The Senior mens team were at full strength for their 12km championship with Tom Gardner continuing his good form coming home in a storming 13th in 41m 37s to lead the Club to an excellent 5th place …Read More