Ilford AC Press Report – 5/11/2012  

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Inter Club Vets match at Loughton The main fixture of the weekend for the Ilford AC endurance squad was the ladies team completing in an Inter Club Vets match at Loughton. The 5 mile course was soft on the foot after recent rains and proved to be testing to the competitors. Breege Nordin crossed the line as the leading Ilford runner in 6th spot in the ladies division in 38 mins 21 secs followed closely in 8th by Dianne Crisp with 38m 33s, Nicola Hopkinson finished 13th on 41m 13s and Sally Gillam completed the team with 44m 01s. They combined to just pip Loughton and Eton Manor for 2nd by a much younger Victoria Park Harriers team. Pam Jones gave her usual gritty performance to finish in 47m 09s in front of a number of younger women. There were 2 men from the club in action. Neil Crisp had a good run to come home 3rd overall in 32m 20s while Rob sargent was 31st with 39m 05s. Both scored for the Veterans AC team which finished second. Report Courtesy of Hank in the bushes assisted by Welch in a puddle. Billericay 10k – It’s a Double for Ilford AC Veteran men In what turned out to be more of a cross country than a road race Stephen Philcox (V40) and Terry Knightley (V50) finished wet but triumphant at the Billericay Striders 10K Road Race on Sunday as they proudly claimed the Trophies for their respective age categories. Along with over 560 fellow competitors and team mates Pam Jones (V75) and Carol Muir (V35) they boldly waded through knee high puddles and muddy fords in the torrential icy cold rain. Stephen finished 8th in an impressive 37:26, pipping the first lady home by 3 seconds. Terry finished strong in 39:10, taking 18th place and once again demonstrating excellent progress on his come back trail. Carol bravely finished in 1:05:32, however the extreme conditions brought a wobbly end to Pam’s race just 300 yards from the finish line. Ilford AC extend a warm thank you to the St Johns Ambulance and the kind locals who came to the aid of two of their club members. Report and pictures courtesy of Kim “The Blur” The Pain The Rain The Gain

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  Ilford AC Press Report 30/10/2012  

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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 the M35 age group. Steve Philcox recorded just inside the hour with 59m 54s for 23rd and combined with Muir and Newell to win the British Masters 10 mile team title. Neil Crisp was also in good form with a new best time of 61m 27s in 33rd spot leading home Terry Knightlry (44th 62m 32s) and Andy Catton (84th 67m 54s) to take 2nd place and the silver teams in the M45 team contest. There was also success on the ladies side. Local legend pam Jones won her 6th W75 title of the year as she triumphed once again in 89m 25s. Dianne Crisp was another with a new personal best as she came home 4th in the W50 agegroup in 74m 29s, while Nicola Hopkinson was 6th in the same category in 79m 56s. These 3 combined to take the silver medal in the W45 team race. Billy Green set a new best time of 86m 19s, as did Rachel Allen with 90m 38s. Also representing the club were Rob Sargent (155th 75m 32s) Graham Williams (232nd 81m 47s) and Carol Muir (105m 55s) Steve Parker battled heavy rain and high winds to complete the Venice marathon in 3h 50m 39s. On the south coast at Portsmouth Tony Hyde finished the Great South 10 mile run in 62m 40s in 127th in a mass participation event. Three of the club’s newer members were in action in the Run to the Beat half-Marathjon at Surrey Quays. Paul Holloway came home in 1h 32m 03s with Paul Charters finishing in 1h 40m 53s and John O’Sullivan in 1h 53m exactly. Hank (in many wet bushes) Selection of photos from Tiptree 5 attaced

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