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  Ilford Athletic Club Press Report  

Jun 052013
 
Ilford Athletic Club Press Report

Orion Forest Five – ELVIS Race 2 On a fine Saturday morning over 230 entrants gathered for this five mile off-road race through Epping Forest, the second round of the East London Interclub five Series (ELVIS). Ilford AC put out a team of 23 and had a highly successful morning sweeping the team awards and winning four individual trophies. Heading home the squad was Malcolm Muir taking second in a rapid 27mins 58secs, while Spencer Hempsted was in 4th with 28m 22s winning the 1st M40 trophy. Steve Philcox continued to show excellent form in 5th with a time of 29m 08s and Kevin Wooton closed the scorers for the open team event in 13th recording 30m 20s. On the …Read More

  Ilford AC Walking Section – Press Report 3rd June 2013  

Jun 052013
 

FOUR IN A ROW – AND IT’S GETS BETTER! Ilford AC sent a strong squad to the annual Moulton 5 Miles Walk on a testing “out-and-back” in rural Suffolk countryside north east of Newmarket. On a cool overcast Saturday, perfect for athletics, it was Ilford’s Francisco Reis who took the race by storm sprinting away from all rivals to enjoy a big advantage by the turn. The gap was needed as a quality athlete was after him in former Welsh Senior Champion Mark Williams of Tamworth AC, one noted for producing his best work over the closing stages of races. Indeed he closed gap but the Ilford man’s early efforts proved too much for the Welshman to make inroads and …Read More

  Press Report – Dagenham 88 5k – Elvis Leg1  

Jun 052013
 
Press Report - Dagenham 88 5k - Elvis Leg1

A massive turnout of 29 runners from Ilford Athletic club stormed the trails of Eastbrook End Country Park on Wednesday evening over a 5k course comprising 3 laps set by host club Dagenham 88 Runners. At least I counted 29 going out but only 27 came back – poor ol’ Frank got shot down, and Kevin W was still awaiting his Ilford wings. Despite a titanic dogfight with local rivals East London Runners in both the mens and women’s races, it was the Ilford Club who eventually emerged victorious. Even the cunningly disguised plan hatched by the Muir siblings, Malcolm and Carol, to gain the women’s team some extra points proved unnecessary as “The Ilford” dominated the skies in the …Read More

  Road Running Press Report – 29th May 2013  

May 292013
 

Hatfield Broad Oak 10km There were 14 runners from Ilford AC in Bank Holiday action in the Hatfield Broad Oak 10km over a rural gently undulating course in warm sunshine. The race was a sell out with 1500 entrants. Spencer Hempstead led the Ilford challenge with an excellent 10th place in 34 mins 32 secs, which won him the first M40 category trophy. Next up was Kevin Wotton in 30th spot in 37m 06 s with Kevin Newell one place and 3 seconds behind. Neil Crisp continues to improve after injury recording 39m 24s for 67th overall and 5th in the M50 age group while dependable Andy Catton came home in 41m 01s for 99th and 10th M50. Breege Nordin …Read More