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  Midweek Indoor Middle Distance Races – Report 25/02/2013  

Feb 252013
 

A group of four endurance athletes from Ilford AC took part in an evening of 800m and 1500m at the indoor track at Lee Valley Athletics Centre. Tom Gardner was the best of these and took part in two races. In the 800m he recorded 2 mins 05.20 secs and followed up with a recording of 4m 17.89s for the 1500m. Steve Philcox ran his heat in 4m 38.25s while Sam Rahman improved his personal best for the distance to 4m 40.25s and Kevin Newell finished in 4m 50.47s. Sprint coach Jeffrey Nkrumah entered his squad in the 800m for some over distance work and also ran himself. He showed his athletes the way home in 2m 15.25s and was …Read More

  Racewalking Report 25/02/2013  

Feb 252013
 

Race walkers assembled on a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon for the 2013 Enfield League’s opening event, a 5 miles’ walk held around 5 traffic-free twisting circuits of the town’s spacious King George V Playing Fields. It was a second attempt to get this race on as snowfall had put paid to January’s scheduled opening fixture.From the “off” Ilford’s FRANCISCO REIS and Hillingdon AC’s Polish star FABIAN DEUTER set a brisk pace which none could match and soon pulled clear of all rivals. From halfway onwards the Polish athlete began to gradually open a gap which he held till reaching the finish in 39 minutes and 35 seconds with Reis 2nd in 40.27. Both were well clear Lithuanian lady walker Narvillene …Read More

  Ilford AC Press Report – 17/02/2013  

Feb 212013
 

BRISBANE PARKRUN While on holiday in Australia Neil and Dianne Crisp took the opportunity to take part in a local roadrace. On a very wet but warm morning Neil & Dianne Crisp toed the line in the local Parkrun at Sandgate, Brisbane. The course was out and back along the seawall at Sandgate, a quiet residential suburb. Neil was first man home in 18.38 in a field of 123. Dianne, just coming back from a foot injury, ran well to finish 5th lady, 21st overall, in 23.07. Report from Boomerang Bruce Ilford AC Open 10 mile Cross-Country Race On a fine afternoon for running Ilford Ac staged their annual 10 mile cross-country race at Hainault Forest. The field was smaller …Read More