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  Ilford AC Press Report – 21/01/2013  

Feb 212013
 

Chingford League Fixture There were 4 athletes from Ilford AC running in the Chingford League fixture at a frozen snow covered Hackney Marshes on Saturday. The 4 were guests in the match which was over a 5.4 mile course. Neil Crisp was in good form finishing 32nd in 33mins 17 secs and was the 2nd runner in the M50 category to finish. Nicola Hopkinson showed her training for the London Marathon is going well with 145th overall in a surprisingly large field in 43m 25s. Coach Rob Sargent came home 154th with 44m 35s and Nicola Chester finished 183rd in 55m 22s in her first cross-country race Benfleet 15 This years Benfleet 15 mile race was held in much different …Read More

  Lee Valley Indoor – 06/01/2013  

Feb 212013
 

Metaswitch Games – Lee Valley 6th January 2013 Kelly Mavididi 60m: 8.58s 3rd place (PB)60m: 8.58s 5th place (PB)400m: 61.48s 2nd place (PB)Tamara Chambers 60m: 8.11s 3rd place (=PB)60m: 8.15s 3rd place 400m: 66.45s 4th place (PB)Sam Malpass60m: 7.35s 1st place (PB)60m: 7.39s 4th place Tino Nyabowa 400m: 64.83s 4th place Essex League (Cross Country) – Epping Forest 12th January 2013Kelly Mavididi ZXC: 25.13 27th place Tamara ChambersZXC: 36.40 34th place Jessica FerrisZXC: 27th placeGretter MazeikaiteZXC: 28th placeSam MalpassZXC: 38.43 66th place Ridge Beya Wa-BeyaZXC: 54.16 137th place Tino NyabowaZXC: 51.35 131st place Jeffrey NkrumahZXC: 40:22 75th place

  Press Report – 14/01/2013  

Feb 212013
 

There was a good turn out from Ilford Athletic Club for the last match of this winter’s Essex Cross-Country League. The races were held in Epping Forest at Chingford and the host club, Orion Harriers, laid out the usual muddy course expected at the venue. In the U11 race young Harry Holloway, in his first Winter season, ran well to finish 43rd in a classy field In the U15 girls, held over 4.5km race Jessica Ferris came home 23rd in 25mins 53secs and team mate Greta Mazekaute one place back in 24m 33s. The UI5 boys ran over the same distance and Ilford fielded 3 competitors who combined to place the team 4th in this match. Leading the way was …Read More

  Essex XC Champs – Hadleigh 06/01/2013  

Feb 212013
 
Essex XC Champs - Hadleigh 06/01/2013

Essex County Cross County Championships Mud Mud Glorious Mud was the order of the day at the Essex County Cross County Championships in the water logged Hadleigh Country Park on Saturday 5th January. Ilford AC fielded 16 gutsy runners in 5 of the 10 races and achieved some stirling results in what is considered to be the most challenging of cross country courses. With spikes and laces tightly fastened the Ilford AC Senior Mens Team took 8th place, finishing just 6 points behind Havering Mayesbrook. In the gruelling 3 lap 12K senior mens race Malcolm Muir boldly charged home in 51:14 holding of Billericay Strider Crispian Bloomfield for 16th place. Other team scorers were Stephen Philcox ( 55:27), Peter Clinch …Read More