Ilford AC Press Report Week Ending Sunday 15th September 2013  

Sep 172013
 

BMAF Track and Field Championship
Alexander Stadium Birmingham 14/15 September

The British Masters Track and Field Championship were held at the Alexander
Stadium Birmingham over the weekend.
Among the 700 competitors were 2 endurance runners from Ilford AC.

On a calm but overcast Saturday morning Kevin Newell had a run out in the
1500m. In a fast race he recorded a seasons best of 4 mins 52.05 secs to
take 7th spot in the M35 event

The weather changed for day 2 of the event on Sunday when the events were
held in blustery cool and damp conditions.
Newell ran in his more favoured event, the 5000m and improved on his best
for the season by 30 seconds to finish a competitive race in 6th with 17m
39.76s.
Club endurance coach Rob Sargent also turned out at this distance recording
22m 29.06s for 8th in the M55 category

Report by the Warrior in the stands

The Dedham 10K Road Race

Ilford AC legend Terry Knightley bounced back into action after a Two Month
lay off from a serious spinal and nerve injury at The Dedham 10K Road Race
on Sunday 15th September. In unexpectedly pleasant but very blustery
conditions 383 runners set off across the very undulating and hilly course.
Terry breezed into 14th place in 39 minutes and 43 seconds claiming the 3rd
Veteran Over 50 position.

Report & Pictures by the Kim the Blur

 

  The Vest of British  

Sep 162013
 

After all these years it’s finally emerged that an Ilford AC member’s T-shirt crossed the finishing line at an Olympic Games in a silver-medal position.

PAUL NIHILL MBE HAS revealed he wore Ilford AC member FERGUS MURRAY’s T-shirt when coming 2nd in the 1964 Olympic Games 50 Kilometres’ Walk. Paul said that as he warmed-up it turned very cold and rain started teeming down. He realised his error in turning-up wearing just a GB representative singlet. Ilford AC’s 2nd ever Olympian – 10,000 Metres’ runner Fergus Murray – was at the start to cheer on UK walkers. Paul saw Fergus and asked for his white t-shirt, which he quickly put under his singlet seconds before the “off”. Just under 4-and-quarter hours later the vest of Fergus sped over the finish line, in pouring rain, for a silver medal. The finish line was on a cinder tack – Toyko 1964 was the last Olympics held on cinders…and in 1964 a “traditional tape” was across the finish line, so winners knew they’d reached the end (unlike in the recent 2013 World Championship Women’s walk).

Result : 1. Abdon Pamich (Italy) 4.11.12.4
2. Paul Nihill (GB) 4.11.31.2
3. Invar Pettersson (Swe) 4. 14.17.4

Essex-born Paul has a connection with Ilford AC as he was guest speaker at our Annual Dinner & Dance when the late Pam Phillips was President and “Crazy Martin” provided one of the best disco displays ever seen. Sadly that year an Ilford AC training weekend was at a Norfolk Holiday camp, so many were away. Paul enjoyed his evening so much, he bought 2 tickets to attend our following year’s D&D!

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  Essex Way Relay 2013  

Sep 102013
 

Ilford AC fielded 3 teams in the Essex Way Relay held over the 82 miles of footpath that runs from Epping Station to Harwich Lighthouse over 10 stages. The A squad pushed winners Springfield Striders all the way but eventually had to be content with the runners up spot. The B team finished a creditable 27th with the vets team just behind in 29th and 4th in their category. A record 59 teams contested the event

The Ilford Runners’ leg results were as follows:-

 

Leg A B Vet
1 Epping to Chipping Ongar Sam Rahman 13th Peter Spelman 44th Martin Clarke 23rd
2 Chipping Ongar to Good Easter Steve Philcox 3rd Rachel Allen 49th John Mackenzie 36th
3 Good Easter to Little Leighs Kevin Wotton 4th Satha Alaga 38th Declan Cullen 29th
4 Little Leighs to Cressing Kevin Newell 4th Carol Muir 51st Ray Rawlinson 52nd
5 Cressing to Great Tey Malcolm Muir 1st Kevin Newell 20th Rohan Alexander 9th
6 Graet Tey to West Bergholt Peter Clinch 6th Iain Knight 15th Steve Cheal 35th
7 West Bergholt to Dedham Spencer Hempsted 1st Zoe Woodward 16th Paul Cates 14th
8 Deham to Bradfield Neil Crisp 6th Malcolm Muir 7th Dianne Crisp 26th
9 Bradfield to Ramsey Matt Woodman 1st Neil Crisp 19th Robin Davis 54th
10 Ramsey to Harwich Ronnie O’Sullivan 13th Pam Jones 54th Sharon Honey 48th

Pictures of the event can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/KellysRunningPhotos/photos_stream

Full Results are hereEssex_Way_2013_Results

  Ilford AC Press Report Week Ending Sunday 8th September 2013  

Sep 092013
 

Essex County Relays – Colchester
Saturday 31 August

Ilford AC entered a male and female team in the 3 x 1600m which were staged
for the first time at the Essex Relay championships at Colchester on a sunny
afternoon.

Young Krystle Balogun lead off the ladies with a fine opening leg of 5mins
45 secs, passing on the baton to Breege Nordin who ran a solid leg of 6m
14s. On the anchor leg was Dianne Crisp who took the team home in first
place to win the Championship and the gold medals in a total time of 18m
45.6s.

The men’s team were led off by Kevin Newell in 5m 23s, with Sam Rahman on
leg 2 running 5m 04s. Neil Crisp anchor leg of 5m 30s completed the race in
a time of 15m 57.0s, which was just off the medal place with the team
finishing 4th.

Report by the Warrior in the Stands

VAC 10000m Championship – Kingston
Wednesday 4 September

Kevin Newell was the sole Ilford AC representative in the latest Veterans AC
Championship held over 25 gruelling laps of the Kingsmeadow track on a hot
evening. Newell was in good form and ran consistently throughout the race
finishing 4th overall in 36m 30.1s, to take the gold medal in the M35
category, his third VAC title this season.

Report by the Warrior in the Stands

  Billy Green – 1st Ilford man home at Gracelands  

Sep 072013
 

Well done Billy Green – a great ambassador for the Club

Photo

ELVIS 5K – Memphis Tennessee
The annual Elvis 5k. Starting and finishing outside Graceland Mansion.
By: Billy Green
Photos: 13