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Ilford AC Young Athletes Indoor performances

Jan 282014

27th December 2013 – Newham 60m Indoor Sprint Series The highlight of the day came from Gabriel Yiadom who secured a first place finish and a new personal best with a time of 7.49i. Gabriel Yiadom (U17M): 60m Round1 – 7.49i PB 60m Round2 – DQ Sam Malpass (U20M): 60m Round1 – 7.33i 60m Round2 – 7.27i 1stJanuary 2014 – Lee Valley New Year Competition On the 1st January2014, athletes began their 2014 campaign at the Lee Valley New Year competition. Almost all of them smashed their indoor personal bests. Naomi Browne who has now moved up to the U17 age group, competed in her first ever60m. She showed no fear by edging near the sub 8 marks with a …Read More

Ilford AC Press Report Week Ending Sunday 19 January 2014

Jan 212014

SOUTH OF ENGLAND INDOOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP LEE VALLEY Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 January Ilfords young athletes Jack Maher 16 and Usamah Patel 15 competing in this championship for the first time and over 800 & 1500 which they have never done before indoors had a excellent weekend. Jack in the 800 came 2nd in his heat beaten by the eventual winner of the 800 but good enough to make the final in which he just missed out on a podium position coming 4th in 2-03 pb for indoors.Usamah 1500 went one better in his final in a race where he got pushed around being the smallest athlete in the field this did not stop him from battling through to …Read More

Ilford AC Press Report Week Ending Sunday 12 January 2014

Jan 132014

Essex Cross-Country League – Hockley Saturday 11 January The penultimate round of this winters League was held at Hockley on Saturday in very wet and muddy conditions. The courses were shorter then usual due to the tough going. There was a poor showing from the senior men of Ilford AC, who fielded only 4 runners in the 4 mile event. Paul Holloway showed good form coming home 39th in 26 mins 48 secs, while Bradley Brown ran the second half of the race well to move up to 71st with 29 mins 49 secs. Chris Togwell turned out for the team for the first time in a few years finishing 78th in 30m 30s, and Steve Cheal completed the team …Read More

Ilford AC Press Report Week Ending Sunday 5 January 2014

Jan 062014

Essex Cross-Country Championship Hilly Fields, Colchester Saturday 4th January There were a good set of results for Ilford AC in this season’s Essex Cross-Country Championships at Hilly Field in Colchester, where the going was firmer than was expected Best result of the afternoon for the club came in the under 15 boys race where Usamah Patel put in a storming run to take the bronze medal in 16m 49s and was selected for the Essex team for the Inter-Counties Championship in Nottingham next month. His training partner Jack Maher not his favourite surface had a solid run for 21st place in the u/17 race. The Ilford senior ladies continued their run of good performances with Krystle Balogun leading home the …Read More

Ilford AC Press Report Week Ending Sunday 29 December 2013

Jan 012014

Witham Boxing Day 5 Miles Three runners from Ilford AC took part in this traditional Christmas event. Bradley Brown was satisfied with his time of 32mins 06secs for 53rd place while Nicola Chester recorded 44m 36s for 216th overall. Carol Muir was close behind in 221st with 45m 16s. Report by Hank in the Bushes Chingford League – Alexandra Palace The fourth round of this winters Chingford League was held on a traditional cross-country course in the grounds of the historical Alexandra Palace. The race was held on the old racecourse and featured mud and plenty of standing water and a tough climb upto the Palace buildings on each of the 3 laps of the 8.5km event. A couple of …Read More