Ilford AC enjoyed a busy and successful period of competition, with athletes competing across a range of events and age groups.
At the Eastern AA Track and Field Championships in Cambridge, Ellen Cunningham delivered an excellent performance to secure a gold medal in the shot put with a standout winning throw of 10.56m.
Meanwhile, four of the club’s junior athletes were in action at a Quadrathon event at Basildon Sporting Village, where competitors took on four disciplines to accumulate points.
Under-10 athlete George Moore made a strong start with a standing long jump of 1.29m, earning 49 points. He followed this with 78 points in the 400m, clocking 1.30.80, before adding 28 points in the 50m sprint in 10.10.
In the howler throw he recorded 8.60m for 23 points, finishing with a total of 178 in a well-rounded performance.
In the Under-12 competition, Luca Palimaru was the top Ilford performer, finishing with an impressive 275 points.
He ran 1.55.00 in the 600m for 70 points, threw 15.5m in the howler for 27 points, sprinted 10.80 in the 75m to earn 110 points, and jumped 3.21m in the long jump for a further 68 points.
Matthew Baker also produced an encouraging display, amassing 211 points.
His performances included 2.20 in the 600m for 30 points, a strong howler throw of 24.04m for 70 points, 13.10 in the 75m for 58 points, and a long jump of 2.85m for 53 points.
Matthew Guiney completed the team effort with 186 points.
He recorded 2.14.60 in the 600m for 35 points, 16.74m in the howler for 33 points, 12.90 in the 75m for 62 points, and 2.93m in the long jump for 56 points.
Meanwhile, the club’s veterans also began their Southern Counties Veterans Athletics Club campaign at Lee Valley, where the men’s team produced a solid performance to finish fourth overall despite a number of absentees.
Steve Uttley and Steve Crane set the tone in the 2000m walk, winning their respective V35 and V50 categories in 11.56.54 and 12.:00.08.
On the track, Sam Malekout claimed victory in the V40 100m in 12.60, while Chris Scott recovered from cramp to run 63.28 for third place in the V50 400m after finishing ninth in the 100m.
Over 1500m, Richard Woolterton ran strongly to take third in the V50 race in 5.25.21, with Neil Crisp matching that position in the V60 event in 5.39.68.
Andy Catton impressed in the V70 age group, placing third in the 100m in 19.33 and second in the 1500m in 6.37.75.
In the women’s events, Anna Crawley produced one of the performances of the evening, winning the V35 1500m in 5.22.67 and taking the race overall.
Launa Broadley competed in the V50 category, placing fourth in the 100m in 21.73 and fifth in the long jump with 1.28m.
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