It was a busy weekend for the endurance squad of Ilford AC, with runners in action at 4 different venues. The main events was the Tiptree 10 mile road race, which incorporated the British Masters Championships. The race was held on a chilly morning in light rain over a potentially fast rural course. It was a good day for the club as they brought won 3 individual and 3 team medals. First home for Ilford was Malcolm Muir in 10th, pace in a field of nearly 500, in 56 minutes 19 seconds to take silver in the M35 category. Next up was Kevin Newell in a personal best time of 59m 35s for 20th to win the bronze medal in …Read More

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British Masters and Southern Counties Medals Galore for Ilford AC Ilford AC won a glittering array of Gold, Silver and Bronze team and individual medals at the Givaudan Ashford 10k on 14th October. This race hosted both the British Masters Athletics Federation (BMAF)and the Southern Counties Vets AC Championships, and started and finished in the magnificent Julie Rose Stadium. On the slightly undulating, fast course Ilford AC ran to success in all three races. In the main race Pam Jones won the V75 Trophy in in 53:54, whilst Stephen Philcox raced through a strong field of 914 finishers to lead the Ilford AC men home in a gun time of 35:42 and Dianne Crisp stepped up the pace and lead …Read More