European Veterans Track and Field Championships Ilford coach Rob Sargent has travelled to the European Veterans Track and Field Championships which is being held for the first time in three countries, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. The venues are close together in the ‘tri-border region’. Rob’s event for the first week was the 10000m which was held at Zgorzelec in Poland. On a hot sunny day the race started at 2,30 in the afternoon when the temperature was measured at 34C. The race was 25 gruelling laps of the track with some of the 26 starters not making the full distance. Rob battled on in the heat to finish 20th in 48mins 01,96 secs. He will be in action …Read More

Two of Ilford Athletic Clubs young talented athletes, 14 year old Jack Maher & 16 year old Sam Malpass competed in the U/15 & U/17 South of England Track & Field Championships at Watford last weekend. Both athletes successfully negotiated the heats, with Jack once again lowering his PB with an excellent run in the 1500m final for 9th place in 4:29.22. Sam, the current Essex Schools Champion at 400m, dropping down in distance, competed in two Finals placing 6th in the 100m in 11.47 & 7th in the 200m in 23.63 Report courtesy of Ian Gains