The second round of the Elvis Summer League took place over a two-lap, five-mile course around Raphael Park in Romford, where fast conditions helped produce a host of strong performances across a field of 250 runners.
Ilford AC were well represented with 20 entrants and came away with six medals, including three category wins.
Stephen Philcox led the Ilford challenge, finishing 13th overall in 29.31 and taking first place in the VM60 category. His performance also set a new club record for the fastest 5-mile road time by a VM60 athlete.
Close behind, Chris King finished 15th in 29.43, followed by Richard Morris in 16th in 29.47.
Malcolm Muir secured another category win, placing first in the VM50 group with 18th place overall in 30.22. Paul Holloway followed in 22nd place in 30.50 to take second in the same category, while Richard Woolterton completed the scoring men’s team in 26th place in 31.44.
Further age-group success came from Neil Crisp, who claimed second place in the VM60 category with 38th overall in 33.15, while Andrew Catton was third in the VM70 category, finishing 122nd in 41.03. Ilford’s men placed third on the day and remain third in Division One.
Natalie Crisp led the women home with a run of 37.27 to finish 13th in the female race.
Alison Sale followed, winning the VF60 category in 39.57 for 18th place. Rachel Halpin was next across the line in 44.12 for 41st, with Jenni Sheehan close behind in 44.52 for 44th.
Dianne Crisp finished in 47.32 for 54th, while the ever-consistent Frieda Keane completed the scoring team in 69th place in 51.17.
In an unusual family achievement, Dianne Crisp ran alongside her daughters Natalie Crisp and Jenni Sheehan, meaning the Crisp family accounted for half of Ilford’s scoring women’s team.
The women produced an excellent team result, finishing second on the day and holding second place in Division Two.
Also running for Ilford on the day were Danny Holeyman (32.30), Steve Horsley (35.57), Bradley Brown (36.03), Pathrose Louis (44.59), Sharon Honey (51.48) and Launa Broadley (52.26).
At the Orion Forest 5, the second fixture in a three-race summer series held in Epping Forest, four Ilford athletes took on a dry but undulating five-mile course on a warm Saturday morning.
Danny Holeyman led the team home in 34.25 for 18th place and secured second in the M50 category. Bradley Brown followed in 37.39 for 34th place.
Alison Sale continued her excellent run of form by taking second in the W60 category, finishing in 44.53 for 76th, while Frieda Keane crossed the line in 53.06 for 108th place.
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