Press Report 20th October 2026
TIPTREE 10 MILES (ESSEX 10M Champs)
The Tiptree 10 offers a beautiful scenic course through the village of
Tiptree
13 Ilford athletes attended this year’s event, and we came away with 5
county medals.
First home for the men was Steve Philcox, picking up a 1st VM60 in 1:02:38,
also a club record over the distance for a V60 male. Malcolm Muir was next
home in 1:02:51, followed by Dyfan Garmon who placed 3rd VM45 IN 1:03:10.
This team of 3 placed 4th place on the day.
Dan Holeyman was next home in 1:06:19, followed by David Thomas, whose
1:08:20 placed him 3rd V65. Dave was followed home by Richard Woolterton in
1:09:29.
This team of 3 finished 12th.
Competing the men competing on the day were Terry Knightley in 1:14:16 and
Andy Catton in 1:25:35 which placed him 1st V70 on the day.
The ladies were led home by Dani Thomas, who achieved a 6 minute PB,
finishing in 1:15:06 for 3rd FV40. Following Dani were Alison Sale in
1:32:14 and Beverley Thomas in 1:42:23.
This team of 3 placed 13th on the day.
Also competing for the ladies on the day were Launa Broadley in 1:56:27 and
Julia Galea 1:56:32
ESSEX CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE – ROUND 1
JUNIORS
Hylands Park Chelmsford held the opening fixture of the Essex Cross Country League competition
91 of the County’s best Under 12s athletes started proceedings over a hilly 1.4km course in windy conditions
Debutant Luca Palimaru had an impressive run finishing in 28th place with a time of 5.17m
Closely following his teammate was ever improving Matthew Guiney in 53rd place clocking 5.57m. Great performances against some of the best youngsters in the County.
Sole Under 14s athletes started proceedings Flavia Busciglio bravely took on girls who were 2 years older and more experienced over the 3km distance and Flavia showed great determination to finish in an excellent 54th place out of 134 runners clocking 15.28m
U16 girls team were led home by debutant Yamari Anthony who ran a strong tactical race to secure a hard earned 33rd place over the hilly 4.4km distance
Teammates Jiya Gill and Iris Wan who were also new to this age group and distance both had excellent races with Jiya just out sprinting Iris In a close finish for 43rd and 44th places with times of 23.31m and 23.34m respectively.
U16 boys race saw Elias Furreedan impress with a run of 18.56m to claim a hard earned 51st place over the 4.5km distance. Fellow teammate Daniel Guiba had a stand out run with a sprint finish that saw him overtake several rivals to claim 61st place with a time of 20.52m
U18s group competed over a tough 6km course with Barney Perkins leading the team home with an impressive run of 25.27m to claim 35th.
Luke Thake was next to finish with a battling performance of 28.37m for 39th place
Despite very limited training Ethan Guiba managed a solid run of 29.23m to outsprint teammate Aryan Gohil (29.25m) finishing in 40th and 41st places respectively. Great efforts by both athletes over the unfamiliar 6km distance.
U20 male athletes Noah Tanimomo and James Thake had contrasting races over the tough 3 lap 9km race with Noah securing an excellent 7th place clocking 38.59m whist James unfortunately succumbed to a foot injury and had to retire injured.
The latest England Athletics age group changes mean that younger athletes are now expected to run longer unfamiliar distances and Ilford’s young athletes managed this with great determination.
Many thanks to our athletes, parents/supporters and volunteers for all of their efforts in getting our athletes “ on the line”
SENIORS
Ilford AC had 12 Seniors and one U20 athlete competing on the day
Leading the ladies home in 20th position over the 6k course was Anna Crawley in a time of 27:57. Anna was backed up by Natalie Crisp in 30:21 for 47th, Alison Sale in 33:50 for 95th and Dianne Crisp completed the team of four in 37:52 for 129th place.
Leading the men home over an 8k course in 17th place was Chris Goldsmith in 33:49. Chris was backed up by Tom Gardner 22nd place in 34:00, Manuel Vigo 54th 36:53, Neil Crisp 112th 41:09 and Steve Horsley in 44:04 for 145th place. The men’s team of 6 was completed by Bradley Brown in 207th place in 51:08.
Also competing for the Seniors on the day were Zaid Furreedan in 54:06 for 219th place and Tony Young in a time of 54:43 for 223rd place.
Also competing over the same 8k course, was U20 athlete Noah Tanimomo, finishing 7th in his category in a time of 38:59