Press Report 28th April 2026

LONDON MARATHON
26th April

Among the record finishers at this year’s London Marathon were 5 runners from Ilford AC. The warm spring sunny weather slowed many runners in the final few miles of the 26.2 mile course, but all still recorded great times.

Shamil Mohamed was first home in 2:47:53, followed closely by Tomas Krukauskas in 2:51:43. Mike Perkins followed in a time of 4:01:56 and Daniel Wheeler came in at 4:24:30. Steve Chissell did remarkably well, fighting a hip injury that impaired him early on, he still managed to finish in 4:33:49

As well as our 5 runners, Ilford AC provided a large army of volunteers who set up from 7am in Deptford and handed out Lucozade and Ice to the runners.