Press Report 16th September 2025

PLESHEY HALF MARATHON (Incorporating the ESSEX CHAMPIONSHIP)
Sunday 14 September

The Essex Half Marathon Championship was once again held in conjunction with the Pleshey Half Marathon from the picturesque village over a rolling route through the Essex countryside. Ilford AC had 12 runners in the event and came away with two Essex medals.

Steve Chissell took the bronze medal in the M60 category in a time of 1hr 32mins 32secs while Terry Knightley placed 3rd in the M65 group with 1 hr 33 mins 56 secs also winning a bronze medal.

The club also had two runners recording personal bests; Tomas Krukauskas with 1hr 19 mins 49secs in 25th place and Anna Crawley placing 16th female in 1hr 34 mins 23 secs.

Sam Rahman was the first home for Ilford in 20th with 1hr 19 mins 19 secs with Malcolm Muir 58th in 1hr 26mins 48secs, followed closely by Danny Holeyman 64th in 1:28:06, Richard Woolterton in 72nd in 1:29:23 and Diarmuid MacDonnell in 82nd in 1:31:23.

The team were completed with Steve Lacey in 204th in 1:51:16, Tony Young in 251st in 1:58:40 and Julia Galea in 334th in 2:21:08 

Basildon Half Marathon
Sunday 14th September

In a large field of over 800 runners, Ilfords Chris King ran a magnificent time of 1 hr 20 mins and 49 secs to finish in 13th place in the Basildon Half Marathon at the weekend