- Suggested: D88 22nd May Wednesday 7.30pm 5M(ish) Eastbrook End Park
- Confirmed: Orion Harriers 1st June Saturday 10.00am 5M Chingford Plan
- Confirmed: Havering 90 Joggers 11th June Tuesday 7.30pm 5M Raphaels Park
- Confirmed: Ilford AC 3rd July Wednesday 7.30pm 5M Hilly Hainault Forest (Two Brewers)
- Confirmed: Eaton Manor AC 14th July Sunday 10.30am 5K
- Confirmed: Barking Road Runners 26th August Monday (BH) 10.30am 5K Barking Park
- Confirmed: Ilford/East London Road Runners 29th September Sunday 10.30am 5K Valentines Park
Midweek Indoor Middle Distance Races – Report 25/02/2013
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 followed home by Kelly Mavididi (2m 20.96s) Tinotenda Nyabowa (2m 32.79s) Ridge Beya Wa-Beya (2m 40.40s) Gabriel Piadom (2m 44.54s) Joshua Iyen (2m 44.92s) Usama Nadeem (2m 55.49s) Tamara Chambers (3m 03.40s) and Tola Adebambo-Abisogun (3m 11.65s).
Report by the Man in the Shadows
Ilford AC 10 miles XC Results 16/02/2013
Ilford AC Press Report – 17/02/2013
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 than usual due to a clash with the rearranged South of England Cross-Country Championship at Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath. The conditionals underfoot were heavy and challenging after the recent snow and rain. Despite this the home team’s Malcolm Muir put in fine display to win comfortably in 61 mins 02 secs, Second was clubmate Tom Gardner with 63m 39s while Steve Philcox was the first Veteran home in 4th with a time of 65m 48s. Also in the top 10 for Ilford were Kevin Newell in 7th (68m 01s) and Sam Rahman 9th (69m 14s).Recent recruit Paul Holloway ran well for 12th with 74m 35s and Breege Nordin won the ladies race in 85m 02s and took 19th overall. Also in action were Martin Clarke (87m 11s) Billy Greene (99m 36s0 and Rachel Allen (102m 29s)
Report from Hank in the Bushes
Great Bentley Half Marathon – report 10/02/2013
Great Bentley Half Marathon
On a dull drizzley morning with the temperature at 2C, but a stiff easterly breeze made it feel much colder, the Great Bentley half marathon was raced over a fast course but conditions meant that runners times were slightly slower than usual. However, the 9 runners from Ilford AC returned a set of impresive performances. Leading home the group, all of who train with the ‘Warriors of Time’ squad, who are coached by Rob Sargent at the track, was Kevin Newell in 22nd position out of a field of 605 finishers with the excellent time of 1hr 20mins 44secs while Sam Rahman set a new personal best of 1h 22m 01s for 35th. The next 2 Ilford men home also set new pbs; Paul Holloway with 1h 26m 58s in 69th and Richard Mould finished 121st with 1h 32m 52s. Breege Nordin, who has only recently returned to training following injury, recorded 1h 38m 18s which won her the trophy for 1st lady O55 and Nicola Hopkinson placed 3rd in the lady O50 category in 1h 44m 52s. Billy Green battled hard in the elements to finish in 1h 54m 25s and Rachel Allen and Nicola Chester ran well in the first race at the distance to finish in 1h 58m 16s and 2h 132m 48s respectively.
Report from Hank in the Bushes