Press Report 27th October 2026
One Tree Hill
The 2nd round of this year’s ‘Essex Cross-Country League’ winter’s fixtures
took place on a wet day at One Tree Hill in Basildon last Saturday.
The races were held over the trials in the country park with the course
featuring a couple of stiff climbs on each lap.
The ladies raced over 7k and were led home by Anna Crawley in 29th place in
a time of 29:40. Anna was followed home by Dani Thomas in 59th place in
33:26 and Alison Sale in 72nd place in 34:29. The ladies team of 4 was
completed by Bev Thomas in 129th place in 43:48.
Also racing for the ladies were Frieda Keane 130th in 43:57 and Julia Galea
140th in 49:13.
Alison Sale was 3rd V60.
The men raced over an 8km course and first home for the club was Tom
Gardner in 18th place in 29:08. Not far behind was Chris Goldsmith in 30th
place in 30:03. Next home was Danny Holeyman in 109th place in 35:30 and
Dave Thomas in 115th place in 36:08. The men’s team were completed by Steve
Chissell in 137th place in 37:39 and Andy Catton in 209th place in 45:15
Dave Thomas was 1st V65 and Andy Catton 2nd V70
LDNX (London 10k)
Wembley
There have been many great performances at Wembley over the years,
including The Rolling Stones, The Who, AC/DC, Oasis and West Ham United.
This weekend however was Billy Green of Ilford AC’s chance to put in a
great performance of his own in the inaugural LDNX Asics 10k starting and
finishing at Wembley Stadium.
On a closed road course, over 5,000 runners took on the challenge with
Billy finishing in a time of 52:29.
