Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 18 December 2025

Posted on 18/12/2025 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 18 December to Wednesday 24 December – Helena Agholor, Miko Brai-Aloye, Millie Bridgman-Athanasatos, Jeremiah Elliott, Helena Fashanu, Colin Godfrey, Christopher Kirwin, Ruby Konviser, Kojo Kyereme, Posie Shaw and Tani Sonoiki,

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – Which was the brainchild of HOWARD WILLIAMS who formed the league on 23 March 1966, at a meeting of interested clubs at the Primrose Public House in Bishopsgate, London. The first fixture of the League was held at Chingford Row/Hainault Forest on 29 October 1966 with over 260 runners competing in the two races.
HOWARD past away in March 2017. Since the early 2000 I helped HOWARD at many fixtures, and remember him being a quite spoken and knowlegable man, and was very proud that the Metropolitan League had been one of the the longest, well supported and organised leagues in the UK.

METROPOLITAN LEAGUE STATISTICS – Following the passing of HOWARD, GAVIN COLLETT of Hillingdon took over HOWARD’S role. On speaking to GAVIN, he told me he had just took occupation of HOWARD’S results (all paper copies).
On reflection I agreed I would transfer these onto Excel documents. After filling my boot and back seat (Lever Arch files), i produced documents for the League and SBH athletes and teams. Around 10 years ago, i decided to give up updating the league documents, but have still updated the SBH documents.

SBH METROPOLITAN LEAGUE STATISTICS – When the league started various age-groups competed in the same race, but the results did not identify them separately in the results. From 1996 to the present day, there have been many changes when age-groups were identified or started. This is the history of the various age-group changes in the results.

Senior Men – From 1967-1968 to 2006/2007 which included the U20 Men but were not identified separately in the results, from 2007/2008 the U20 Men were identified separately in the results.
Senior Women – Started from 1994/1995 which included the U17 and U20 Women and were not identified separately in the results, from 2001/2002 Veteran Women were identified separately, from 2007/2008 the U17 Women the U15 Girls were combined to race together, also the U20 Women were identified separately in the results.
Under 15 Boys and Under 17 Men – From 1967-1968 to 2006/2007 ran together but were not identified in the results, from 2007/2008 they were identified separately in the results.
Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women – From 1994-1995 to 2005/2006 the U17 Women ran with the Senior Women, from 2007/2008 the U17 Women ran with the U15 Girls and were identified in the results. From 1996/1997 to 2005/2006 the U15 Girls ran with the U13 Girls but were not identified separately in the results.
Under 13 Boys – 1972-1973 started their own separate race.
Under 13 Girls – From 1996-1997 to 2005/2006 the U13 Girls ran with the Under 15 Girls, from 2007/2008 the U13 Girls ran their own separate race.
Under 11 Boys – 2014-2015 was their first season in the league.
Under 11 Girls – 2014-2015 was their first season in the league.

METROPOLITAN LEAGUE STATISTICS IDENTYFING SBH INDIVIDUAL WINNERS – These are the Top 3 SBH Individual winners since the inagural season 1967/1968 up to the present season 2025/2026.

Senior Men – 1st RICHARD GOODMAN (11 wins), 2nd HUGH RICHARDS and RICHARD SAMUEL (4).
Senior Women – 1st RACHEL FELTON (11 wins), 2nd NAOMI GRANT (NEE TASCHIMOWITZ) (6), 3rd VICTORIA WEBSTER (3).
Under 20 Men – 1st MICHAEL CALLEGARI and RICHARD GOODMAN (1 win).
Under 17 Men – 1st LIAM DEE, MICHAEL CALLEGARI, RICHARD GOODMAN and TADH GRANT (2 wins).
Under 17 Women – 1st FREYA STAPLETON (5 wins), 2nd JOANNA MIRANDA (4), 3rd GABRIELLA KYRIACOU (3).
Under 15 Boys – 1st JAMIE HARPER(2 wins), 2nd ARTHUR PHILLIPS (1).
Under 15 Girls – 1st GRACE INGLES and SOPHIA STAAB (2 wins), 3rd NATALIE CONNOR, JOSEFINE ENGEBERTSEN, LYDIA KYRACIOU and FREYA LENTON (1).
Under 13 Boys – 1st DAVID BULLOCK and ERIC KIMANI (8 wins), 3rd JAMIE HARPER (7).
Under 13 Girls – 1st POSIE SHAW and LIA RADUS (2 wins), 3rd ELEANOR RONCARATI and AMI WEIGHTMAN (1).
Under 11 Boys – 1st GIANLEO STUBBS (5 wins), 2nd ARTHUR PHILLIPS (3), 3rd DENNYS PASCAL and WILLIAM STOCKDALE (2).
Under 11 Girls – 1st POSIE SHAW (5 wins), 2nd MAAYAN RADUS (4), 3rd AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE (3).

Link to the 3 documents that identyfy all SBH age-groups winners from 1967/1968 up to the present season 2025/2026 – L SBH Metropolitan League Under 11 and 13 Boys and Girls Winners from 1972-1973 to 2025-2026 season M SBH Metropolitan League Under 15 and 17 Men and Women Winners from 1972-1973 to 2025-2026 season N SBH Metropolitan League Under 20 Boys and Girls Winners from 1972-1973 to 2025-2026 season

UPCOMING INDOOR SEASON, COMBINED SBH CLUB RECORDS – With the Indoor season almost upon us, these are the 3 indoor club record documents updated on 23 July 2025, and shows changes in RED from the previous issue of the 14 June 2025 – E SBH Club Indoor Track Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 29-10-25 F Club Indoor Field Records For All Men Age-Groups Updated 29-10-25 G SBH Club Indoor Track And Field Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 29-10-25

Next week I publish the current races (Top 5) completed by SBH athletes, for all age-groups.

STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 24-07-25
EMMA GOUGE who is the Stadium Athletics and SBH Co-Ordinator had advised me that any athletes coming outside the usual Tuesday and Thursday that they can tap and go with the sum up machine in West reception or scan the QR code, which they will find on the pedestrian gate on entry. We would remind you that athletes should not come through the clubhuse without paying the entry fee. This gets picked up, not only by other athletes that pay, and find it very frustrating and unfair, but also by Saracens security system which can result in a fine, and a ban from using the facility.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – The current SBH annual subscription is £90 (following the 2025 SBH AGM) and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2025 is £20. The current total is £110 and you will be advised via the SBH Membermojo system, when your subscription and EA fees are due for payment.
For new members there is also a charge for Club Kit which is £45, giving an overall total of £155.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances, as certain Indoor and Outdoor performances/times are totally different for some type of events. The same applies to our Master athletes, as on the Power of 10 any season and personal best performances relate to when they become Masters (35+), I show their performances based on their current 5 year age-groups.

MIDDLESEX CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Hillingdon on 13 December
Under 11 Boys – DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 won the Silver Medal (7.32), RIAN VARIA U11 8th (8.05), WYETH PARKES U11 26th (8.52) the winner was FREDERICK PRYTHERCHSTROBL of Queens Park Harriers (7.28) 43 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Queens Park Harriers (27 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (30), 3rd SBH (36)

Under 11 Girls – AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE U11 won the Gold Medal (8.12), LILY JANMOHAMED U11 4th (8.27), RUBY KONVISER U11 15th (9.09), ELSIE BETTRIDGE U11 21st (9.25) 34 runners finished
Team Result – 1st SBH (20 points), 2nd Harrow (33), 3rd Barnet & District (39)

Under 13 Boys – DENNYS PASCAL U13 won the Silver Medal (10.55), HARRISON HENDERSON U13 won the Bronze Medal (10.57), LEWIS WARD U13 5th (11.04), ZURRELL QUAYE-MURRAY U13 12th (12.14), RYLE SINGARAYER U13 22nd (12.43) the winner was LUIS DA SILVA of Thames Valley Harriers (10.54) 46 runners finished
Team Result – 1st SBH (10 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (28), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (36)

Under 13 Girls – GRACE ROONEY U13 4th (12.40), SIENNA DARCY U13 12th (13.20), KEENYAH ADELISE U13 16th (13.27), ELLEN NEELY U13 22nd (13.50) the winner was SOPHIA DAVIES of Bretwood Beagles (11.52) 42 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (15 points), 2nd SBH (32), 3rd Hillingdon (35)

Under 15 Boys – ROAN PARKES U15 13th (14.46), TAHA COCKERELL U15 22nd (15.15), SAM CLEMENTS U15 28th (15.47) the winner was MAX LAMY of Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (13.14) 46 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (17 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (20), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (29)

Under 15 Girls – OLIVIA ABBOTT U15 23rd (17.30), LUCIA CASALENUOVO U15 24th (17.33) the winner was JAGNA FALKOWSKA of Trent Park (15.51) 50 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (15 points), 2nd Barnet & District (36), 3rd St Mary’s Richmond (39)

Under 17 Men – SAM TURNER U17 7th (21.15), PABLO QUESADA-CARMONA U17 17th (22.24), LADDIE SHAW U17 29th (23.53), SAM DARCY U17 31st (24.14) the winner was ARJUNA PFLUG of Highgate Harriers (20.09) 41 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Highgate Harriers (19 points), 2nd St Mary’s Richmond (21), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (24)

Under 17 Women – POSIA SHAW U17 won the Bronze Medal (24.54), GEORGIA SUMMERS U17 17th (27.59), MAHDIEH ABBASSIAN U17 22nd (29.48) the winner was SONNY ALLEN of Highgate Harriers (22.43) 28 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside(16 points), 2nd SBH (42), 3rd Belgrave Harriers (51)

Under 20 Men – No SBH runners, the winner was FRED BEAL of London Heathside (20.50) 10 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (12 points)

Under 20 Women – No SBH runners, the winner was LEONI DELVENDAHL of Highgate Harriers (23.34) 10 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (9 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (14)

Senior Men – ROBERT RIGBY V60 47th (48.42), JONNY SHAW V50 72nd (53.10) the winner was THOMAS ARCHER of London Heathside (39.52) 112 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Thames Valley Harriers (41 points), 2nd London Heathside (113), 3rd Hillingdon (187)

Senior Women –No SBH runners, the winner was NIC DOUGLAS of The Stragglers (31.13) 70 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (46 points), 2nd Harrow (50), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (52)

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE AND TABLES – These are the Top 3 athletes following the Middlesex Championships on 13-12-25 at Hillingdon. The Under 11 Boys and Girls will be further updated following the Hertfordshire Championships on 03-01-26 at Stevenage.

Men – Under 11 Boys 1st Daniyal Janmohamed (32 points), 2nd Rian Varia (14), Marko Bird (13)
Women – Under 11 Girls 1st Amelia Wilkes-Turpie (32 points), 2nd Lily Janmohamed (28), 3rd Elsie Bettridge (21)

Link to updated Winter Points Tables following the Middlesex Championships on 13-12-25 at Hillingdon – SBH Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2025-2026 Updated 13-12-25. SBH Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2025-2026 Update 13-12-25

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 7 December
The results on Opentrack for the 60m, 300m, 600m and 60m Hurdles are still to be published on Opentrack, Ty gave me HOLLY’S result
300m – XS HOLLY RYAN U17 (39.37i)

PARKRUN – Can you make sure that you are registered as ‘Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers’, as the link I use to select all results only shows SBH athletes. If anyone is also officiating can you please contact me and advise me where and when.

LINK TO PARKRUN RESULTS – This is the Link I use to obtain the current week’s Parkrun results, if you go to the bottom of the results, you can obtain the previous weeks results – parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=1018.
The results shown are for those SBH athletes that added SBH when they registered for Parkrun.
How to use results – Scroll down to the first Parkrun, Which will show you how many SBH runners had competed. To get all the runners details, click on “View Full Results” which will show all runners that had competed at that event. Scroll down to the first SBH athlete, which will his or her age, also if they have a OB, by clicking on the athletes name, this will show you how many Parkruns they have competed in sinc registering.

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,313 events – 193,494 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 6,297 first timers – 23,243 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 13 December
PAUL LEWIS V50 6th (23.30) this was his 282nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Brook Leys on 13 December
BRADLEY SINGER V35 123rd (23.12) this was his 348th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 13 December
LENARD MICHEL V55 22nd (23.22) this was his 166th Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 77th (28.59) this was her 171st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Felixstowe on 13 December
ROSS HAMMOND U20 16th (20.09) this was his 104th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 13 December
BARRY CHISHOLM V65 288th (30.32) this was his 392nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa on 13 December
ELANA DIMMER 9th (29.28) this was her 59th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Lake Cleremont, Perth, Australia on 13 December
STUART MOORE V65 47th (28.07) this was his 260th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone River Park on 13 December
CLIFF GOLDING V70 103rd (26.19) this was his 198th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 13 December
DYLAN HEPWORTH U23 11th (20.19) this was his 48th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V65 44th (22.39) this was his 493rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rendlesham Forest on 13 December
PHILIP SHELLEY V55 39th (30.56) this was his 79th Parkrun

SBH UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY AND ROAD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 18 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY – The SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.

BOXING DAY BONANZA RUN – Takes place on Friday 26 December at StoneX Stadium.
DAVE BEDFORD will be organising this event, with the racing starting at 11.00.
The issuing of numbers, refreshments and prize giving takes place in the Indoor Track area. Distance 2 miles and 1 mile for Under 11. Only £2 entry fee! There will be prizes, raffle (bring cash) and free refreshments……why not come in fancy dress.
A run or even walk for all the family including pets!. Last year we had 50 runners! Donations to the raffle welcome with winners galore!

HERTFORDSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 3 January at Trent Park, Cockfosters (Satnav EN4 0JZ).
Race HQ – Will be a Gazebo located near to the Start/Finish area.
Toilet and Changing Facilities – Portaloos will be located near to the car parking area. There are no changing rooms, so please arrive ready to run.
Refreshments – Available from the 9yards Retail Park(10 minutes from course) or Costellos Café at the Lakes (15 minute walk) open from 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Travel – Parking is available. The access to the venue will be off Broadhall Way. The car park is directly opposite the football ground. If coming from the East along Broadhall Way, you will have to proceed to the roundabout byond the football ground and then come back as only access is from the Eastbound carriageway.The acess to parking fron Six HillsWay..Those who want to jog to the start for a nice warm-up could park at Fairlands Lake and run down through the valley
Public Transport – For those not travelling by car, Stevenage Rail Station is about 27 minutes walk from the course. Buses run from the town centre to the 9Yards retail and then it is a 10 minute walk.
Course – The races will be run over open parkland between the car parking areas and Six Hills Way (Locals may know this area as the Showgorund), courses mainly grass although there will be some places where tarmac paths will be crossed.
Start Times 11.00am U11 Boys (1500m), 11.05am U11 Girls (1500m), 11.15am U13 Boys (3000m), 11.20am U13 Girls (3000m), 11.40am U15 Boys (4000m), 11.42am U15 Girls (4000m), 12.00pm U17 and U20 Women (6000m), 12.05pm U17 Men (6000m), 12.40pm U20 Men (8000m), 12.40pm Senior Women (8000m), 1.30pm Senior Men (11750m).
Entries Closing Date Saturday 20 December
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Hertfordshire Championship fixture at Stevenage, is the fourth fixture in the Winter Points Series for the Under 11 Boys and Girlsl age-groups.
Age-Groups Under 11 Boys and Girls, the final positions are based on the best 4 results from the 6 fixtures available.

START FITNESS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The fourth fixture of five takes place on Saturday 10 January at at Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (SatNav AL8 6DF).
Details to follow

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Metropolitan League fixture at Welwyn Garden City is the fifth fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series. Also it is the fourth fixture for the Under 13 and above age-groups in their 7 race series.
Age-Groups Under 13 to Veteran Men and Women, the final positions are based on the best 5 results from the 7 fixtures available. Age-Groups Under 11 Boys and Girls, the final positions are based on the best 4 results from the 6 fixtures available.

SBH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Metropolitan League fixture at Welwyn Garden City is the Club Championship race for the Under 11 Boys and Girls

WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 January at Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Note: You will be selected following the trials

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 24 January at Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham (SatNav BR3 1SY).
Start Times – 11.00am U15 Boys (4.5k), 11.20am U13 Girls (3k), 11.35am U13 Boys (3k), 11.50am U15 Girls (4.5k), 12.10pm U17 Men (6k), 12.40pm U20 Women (6k), 13.05pm U17 Women (6k), 13.30pm U20 Men (8k), 14.05pm Senior Women (8k), 14.50pm Senior Men (15k). In the Senior Men’s any athlete has not started his 3rd lap by 50 minutes they are advised they will be unlikely to complete the course in 90 minutes when times will stop being recorded.
Start times to be confirmed, as those shown above were for the 2025 race.
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 6 January
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Southern Championship fixture at Beckenham is the fifth fixture for the Under 13 and above age-groups in their 7 race series. The best 5 results from the 7 fixtures available, will determine the winners of the Winter Points Championships.

SBH UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER AND ANY FIXTURE THAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ENTER – The SBH 2025 Summer Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.

INFORMATION ON THE LEE VALLEY INDOOR MINITHONS – The final Minithon place on Saturday 28 March 2026 at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
Entries open on Monday 2 February.
Link to the document that explains what a Minithon is, also details of all 3 Minithons – Lee Valley Minithons 2025-2026
Link to all Lee Valley information – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/minithon

LEE VALLEY INDOOR MINITHON – Takes place on Saturday 20 December at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
Entries Have Reached Full Capacit

LEE VALLEY NEW YEARS INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 1 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are 60m, 200m 300m, 400m and 800m. For all age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link to Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/lvacnewyearsopen/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 29 December – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

SOUTHERN U13/U15/U17 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 10 January and Sunday 11 January
Events Saturday – U13 60m, 800m Heats, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot – U15 60m, 800m Heats, 60m Hurdles – U17 60m, 60m Hurdles
Events Sunday – U13 800m Finals – U15 200m, 300m, 800m Finals, Long/Triple Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault, Shot – U17 200m, 400m, 800m, Long/Triple Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault, Shot
To enter please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=27414
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 30 December
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY LONDON U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR GAMES – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 17 January and Sunday 18 January.
Events are 60m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump and Shot Put.
Entries Open Now, Link to entries on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/ligu20sen/
Entries Closing Date Friday 9 January – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee.

ENGLAND U20 & SENIOR INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 17 January and Sunday 18 January at EIS, Coleridge Lane, Sheffied (Satnav S9 5DA)
Events Saturday – U20M & SMHeptathlon, U20W & SW Pentathlon
To enter please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/participants?id=27562
Entries Closing Date Friday 16 January
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY LONDON U13, U15 AND U17 INDOOR GAMES – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 24 January and Sunday 25 January.
Events are 60m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 800m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump and Shot Put.
Entries Open Now, Link to entries on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/ligu13u15u17/
Entries Closing Date Saturday 17 January – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee.

LEE VALLEY MIDDLE DISTANCE INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 18 February.
Events are 800m U13 and above, 1500m U15 and above, first race starts at 18.30
Entries Open Now, Link to entries on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/lvacmiddledistance/
Entries Closing Date Friday 14 February – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee.

EUROPEAN MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 – Takes place on Friday 27 March to Thursday 2 April at Torun, Poland.
Entries are now open, link to entries and information on Opentrack – https://ema.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/POL/emaci/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 8 February – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

The following 4 Indoor fixtures are those that are promoted by SBH in 2026, I will advise yourselves when they are open to enter on Opentrack.
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS INDOOR JUMPS MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 8 February at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL). Events are Pole Vault and Long/Triple Jump
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS OUTDOOR THROWSFEST MEETING – Takes place on Saturday 14 March at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL). Events are Discus, Shot, Hammer and Javelin
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS OUTOOR THROWSFEST MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 29 March at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL). Events are Discus, Shot, Hammer and Javelin
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS INDOOR JUMPS MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 5 April at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL). Pole Vault, High Jump and Long Jump. This fixture will take place using the new Young Athletes even-year age-group changes, which take effect from 1 April 2026.

We have an opportunity to share a discount code to their Showdown 6 game in March.
To reserve tickets this is the unique code SD610GYGJP and here is the link https://saracens.com/theshowdown6/

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the November issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics Throws Community Newsletter November 2025

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– To follow our newInstagram account, from your own account, by searching for ‘shaftesbury_barnet’ or by clicking https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/

To Members and Parents, if you wish for any photographs to be posted on Instagram, please email them to sbh.instagram@outlook.com If you can at the same time give details on when and where the photographs was taken, plus any other comments.
Please feel free to post photographs of any special occasion, for example, your wedding day, an addition to the family.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

‘MEMBERMOJO’ SECURE MEMBERS SYSTEM – We have implemented a new secure member system to allow members to join and renew their membership online. (You can also delete yourself from our records if you are no longer a member, or you can request deletion from sean.sutherland@yahoo.ca)
Your basic contact information has been imported. Please check and update your data so that we can have up-to-date information. View your profile using the instructions below, check your data and update as necessary. You will also be able to renew your record when it is close to expiring (within a month of expiry). Payments will still be made via bank transfer.

Link to document which gives information to existing members on the system, and how to use it – Membermojo Instructions To Use For Existing Members May 2025

SBH 2025-2026 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet has now been published on the SBH Website on 6 September 2025, and now updated on 27 October 2025. This is the link to the fixture card, which you can access and print for future reference – B SBH Winter 2025-2026 Fixture Card Fixtures Issued 06-09-25 And Updated 27-10-25

Changes on the fixture card are highlighted in RED which are as follows;
Cross Country – Hertfordshire Championships now takes place on 3 January and not the 4, BUCS Championships will now take place in April.
Road Relays – Southern 6/12 Stage on 29 March, venue to be confirmed.
Indoors Fixtures At Lee Valley – December new fixture OPEN MEETING on the 7 – January LONDON U20/SENIOR GAMES on the 17-18 and LONDON U13/U15/U17 GAMES on the 24-25 – February SBH JUMPS MEETING on the 8, MIDDLES DISTANCE OPEN MEETING on the 18 and SBH THROWSFEST MEETING on the 29 – March SBH THROWSFEST MEETING on the 14 and ENGLAND MASTERS INTER AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS on the 14 – April SBH JUMPS MEETING on the 5.
England Indoor Fixtures At Sheffield – January ENGLAND ATHLETICS U20/SENIOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS on the 17-18 – February ENGLAND ATHLETICS U15/U17/U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS on the 7-8.

SBH CROSS COUNTRY POINTS RACES – There are a series of races which all age-groups from Under 11 to Masters can compete. The Under 11 Boys and Girls have 6 races available to compete over the season, which are the 5 Metropolitan League fixtures and either the Hertfordshire or Middlesex Championships. The final results is based on the best 4 points achieved from the 6 races available. The Under 13 to Masters Men and Women have 7 races available to compete over the season, which are the 5 Metropolitan League fixtures plus the Southern and National Championships. The final results is based on the best 5 points achieved from the 7 races available.

The Information Sheet includes details of the SBH CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES – There are a series of designated races which all age-groups from Under 11 to Masters can compete. The Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+ race is the Metropolitan League on 6 December, the Under 11 Boys and Girls race is the Metropolitan League on 10 January – All remaining Men and Women age-groups race is the Southern Championships on 24 January.

REQUEST FROM TEAM MANAGERS – We are asking that you reply to team managers when they contact you? It’s very difficult to select a team if the athletes don’t reply especially when we can see that they have read the text. Even if they are unavailable the team managers need to know!

WINTER TRAINING SESSIONS – CLYDE GORDON has advised me that the sessions will restart from Monday 3 November and please let him no whether you wish to attend – clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk

Sessions – Mondays 7.00pm to 8.30pm will be for those interested in High Jump – Wednesdays 7.00pm to 8.30pm will be for those interested in Long/Triple Jump.
Dress in layers, ready to train, we meet in the Indoor Track about halfway down.

COMBINED SBH CLUB RECORDS – I have produced 7 single document, 1 document for example is ‘Men’s Club Track and Road Records Outdoors’ and shows events from Under 9 up to Masters 70+ on two pages.
These are the 4 outdoor documents updated on 29 October 2025, and shows changes in RED from the previous issue of the 23 July 2025 – A SBH Club Outdoor Track And Road Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 29-10-25 B SBH Club Outdoor Field Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 29-10-25 C SBH Club Outdoor Track And Road Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 29-10-25 D SBH Club Outdoor Field Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 29-10-25

These are the 3 indoor documents updated on 23 July 2025, and shows changes in RED from the previous issue of the 14 June 2025 – E SBH Club Indoor Track Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 29-10-25 F Club Indoor Field Records For All Men Age-Groups Updated 29-10-25 G SBH Club Indoor Track And Field Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 29-10-25

CHANGE TO STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 24-07-25
EMMA GOUGE who is the Stadium Athletics and SBH Co-Ordinator had advised me that any athletes coming outside the usual Tuesday and Thursday that they can tap and go with the sum up machine in West reception or scan the QR code, which they will find on the pedestrian gate on entry. We would remind you that athletes should not come through the clubhuse without paying the entry fee. This gets picked up, not only by other athletes that pay, and find it very frustrating and unfair, but also by Saracens security system which can result in a fine, and a ban from using the facility.

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM and JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER, KAREN HARRISON, TIM UNDERHILL, GLEN WATTS, JOANNA WINFIELD, SHAUN CLIFFORD and EUAN MACKENZIE – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 20 April 2023
If you wish to contribute your own memories and/or photographs of GEORGE, please email them to me, either within the email or as a separate attached word document.

CODES OF CONDUCT – SBH have now adopted the UK Athletics (UKA) and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAF) Codes of Conduct which set out national standards of conduct for all clubs, coaches, officials, volunteers and athletes in the sport. The purpose of the codes are to clarify what behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable, the standards of practice expected and the basis for challenging and improving practice. The Codes are similar to our previous Codes of Conduct which were part of the previous ClubMark scheme. All club member and anyone undertaking a relevant role must agree to abide by the codes of conduct. The Codes of Conduct have now been put onto our Website, please read these to understand the commitments you are making by being a member of SBH.
Link to the Code of Conduct document – Codes Of Conduct Booklet 2021 (1)

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND ON THE SBH WEBSITE BY USING THIS LINK – http://sbharriers.co.uk/
Section ‘About Us’, includes Annual Reports, Best Performance Trophy Awards, Individual And Relay Best Performances By Year, Club Records and SBH All-Time Top 10 T&F Performances.
Section ‘Team Managers And Competitions’, shows details of Track & Field, Cross Country and Road Relays Team Managers.
Section ‘Future Information/Results’, includes Information On Each Fixture, Summer & Winter Fixture Cards, Winter X/C Points Tables and Winter Club Championships Winners.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW CLUB KIT – They are now available to purchase from our club kit supplier, Supreme Sports – click on the link for the full range – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/
By opening the link, you will be on the front page, which displays the men’s items. Click on SBH LADIES for the women’s items, or click on SBH KIDS for the young athletes’ items.

CLUB HOODIES – With well over eight hundred hoodies already in circulation, this is your opportunity to join the club. The bright red hooudy is made to order and has your name embroidered on the front along with the club badge and has the Club name on the back. We now have 2 styles, the original pull over style at £37 + P&P or the new one with a full zip at £40 + P&P.
Here is the link to the Supreme Sports website which if you click on it, will take YOU to the new Club Hoody and allow you to then view the full range of Club kit online – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/

ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE – The new Keyholders to the outside door are TY HOLDEN, CLYDE GORDON, NEVILLE THOMPSON, GREG THOMPSON, COLIN GODFREY and YAMILLE ALDAMA who all use the Clubhouse outside of normal stadium opening hours. GEOFF MORPHITIS and DAVE BEDFORD will also have a key. All other key fob holders can continue to gain access to the clubhouse via the (New) West Stand Entrance and the Trackside Door to the Clubhouse.
Link to note and details for further information – SBH Club House Door 20-01-23

PHOTOGRAPH’S – From time to time we have photographs of our members taken at meetings or presentations which we would like to use both on the website or incorporated within our report to our local newspaper. Can you please let me know if you do NOT want your photograph to be published. Also, I would appreciate if you could send me any photographs, which I can then publish on the website and newsletter.

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

CAN YOU HELP PLEASE – I would welcome any contributions From Yourselves, any impending marriages, or additions to the family, any running or competing incidents, also past warm weather training/holidays (No Club 24 please). Currently the response has been excellent, but if you have anything that could make it into next week’s Newsletter – please email me.

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF SHAFTESBURY INFORMATION – Currently I notify members (by email) using “MailChimp”. The reason I changed, was in November 2017 “Gmail” put a limit of 100 addresses that users could send to in a 24-hour period, and currently I send to approximately 850 members each issue.

On seeking technical advice “MailChimp” was recommended as the best way for SBH to go forward. There is one thing you should be aware off is that when you receive an email from me, the footer at the bottom has 4 options, of which one is “Unsubscribe Me From List”. Could I ask you not to select this as if you do you will be automatically removed from my distribution list.

SBH MIDWEEK POLE VAULT CLUB AT STONEX STADIUM – The current arrangements until further notice are that Pole Vault training is on Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 18.30pm to 21.00pm. Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – High Jump training takes place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2025-2026 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 06-09-25

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2025 – To all athletes young & old – are you aware of the SBH Pole Vault sessions held at StoneX Stadium on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 18.30pm. We have room to coach more of you, why not come along and watch a session and the get involved – give it a try NOW.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk for more details.

STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.

SBH PRIVACY STATEMENT – In becoming a member, SBH will collect certain information about you. Can you please read the attached ‘Privacy Statement’ which contains Information on General Data Protection Regulations – SBH Privacy Statement Final April 2018

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 72510.

STONEX STADIUM AWARDED TRACKMARK STANDARD – Congratulations on achieving the UK Athletics Quality Assurance Standards for StoneX Stadium. This is the letter from UK Athletics and certificate showing all area that achieved compliance – StoneX Stadium Award Letter 09.11.21 StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER – alanweller111@gmail.com

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 11 December 2025

Posted on 11/12/202512/12/2025 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 11 December to Wednesday 17 December – Lydia Ball, Chris Bennett, Alexander Charalambous, Jeremy Dempsey, Alexa Eichelmann, Keelan Farrell, Christopher Heron, Nicole McGovern, Anabelle Panwar, Alicia Regis, Jazz Sears, Shandell Taylor, Nosa Urubusi and Joseph Wheeler-Henry

RECENT NEW MEMBER – We wish you a Heathy, Happy and Successful time with Shaftesbury – JOSHUA HOBBS and CATALEYA PETRENCU

SBH WINTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – Following the third Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Wormwood Scrubs last Saturday, there were the first 3 winners of the Winter Club Championships.
Conratulations to JOHN-MICHAEL DIRACLES (Under 20 Men), THOMAS BUTLER (5 Miles Senior Men) and DANIEL NICHOLS V40 (Masters Men 40+)

NEW CLUB INDOOR RECORD – Congratulations to STACEY GONZALES V50 who set a new Masters Women 50-59 Indoor 3kg Shot Put Record with (8.86mi) at the Lee Valley Indoor Open Meeting on 7 December.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five took place last Saturday 6 December at Wormwood Scrubs.
We carried on our excellent start to the season, we had 35 runners on the day, at Horsenden Hill we had 40 runners, and Claybury 49 runners.

There were 4 Individual wins, firstly from recent new members AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE who made it 2 wins out of 2 in the Under 11 Girls race, JOSEFINE INGEBRETSEN in her debut race won the Under 15 Girls. ADAM O’GORMAN was outstanding, winning the Under 20 Men’s race and THOMAS BUTLER won the Senior Mens Race winning by just over 20 seconds.

SBPCOMING INDOOR SEASON, COMBINED SBH CLUB RECORDS – With the Indoor season almost upon us, these are the 3 indoor club record documents updated on 23 July 2025, and shows changes in RED from the previous issue of the 14 June 2025 – E SBH Club Indoor Track Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 29-10-25 F Club Indoor Field Records For All Men Age-Groups Updated 29-10-25 G SBH Club Indoor Track And Field Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 29-10-25

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five took place at Horsenden Hill on 15 November
Under 11 Boys 1.85k – DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 2nd (6.38) the winner was JESSE GELLER of Woodford Green and Essex Ladies (6.34) 30 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies A (108 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies B (54), 3rd Barnet & District (50), 7th SBH (29) 14 teams finished
Team Positions After 3 Fixtures – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies A (470 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies B (303), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (280), 4th SBH (227) 19 teams finished

Under 11 Girls 1.85k – AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE U11 1st (6.59), LILY JANMOHAMED U11 5th (7.20), RUBU KONVISER U11 16th (7.47), ELSIE BETTRIDGE U11 19th (7.54) 36 runners finished
Team Result – 1st SBH (107 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (88), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (70) 14 teams finished
Team Positions After 3 Fixtures – 1st SBH (308 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (303), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (227) 19 teams finished

Under 13 Boys 2.8k – DENNYS PASCAL U13 3rd (9.43), HARRISON HENDERSON U13 5th (9.46), ZURRELL QUAYE-MURRAY U13 17th (10.57) the winner was LUIS DA SILVA of Thames Valley Harriers (9.32) 52 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Herts Phoenix (163 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (146), 3rd SBH (134) 21 teams finished
Team Positions After 3 Fixtures – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (570 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (563), 3rd SBH A (491), 19th SBH B (38) 26 teams finished

Under 13 Girls 2.8k – GRACE ROONEY U13 6th (11.23), SIENNA DARCY U13 20th (12.10), KEENYAH ADELISE U13 27th (12.34), ELLEN NEELY U13 29th (12.46) the winner was LAURA GRAHAM of St Mary’s Richmond (10.35) 43 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (136 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (122), 3rd St Mary’s Richmond (102), 4th SBH (94) 16 teams finished
Team Positions After 3 Fixtures – 1st 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies A (478 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (407), 3rd SBH A (338), 17th SBH B (40) 21 teams finished

Under 15 Boys/Under 17 Men 4.3k – JORGEN ENGEBRETSEN U17 4th (13.59 3rd U17), SAM TURNER U17 13th (14.56 10th U17), PABLO QUESADA-CARMONA U17 17th (15.04 13th U17), BEN KASPAR U15 22nd (15.12 11th U15), SAM DARCY U17 34th (15.48 19th U17), EDWARDS PASCAL U15 38th (15.54 22nd U15), DOV GOTKINE U15 40th (16.00 24th U15), LADDIE SHAW U17 64th (17.08 28th U17), TAHA COCKERELL U15 74th (18.36 48th U15) the Under 15 winner was JAKE SUMMERS of Harts Phoenix (13.59), the Under 17 winner was MARCUS SOLOMON of St Mary’s Richmond (13.42), 52 Under 15 runners finished, 29 Under 17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (297 points), 2nd SBH A (272), 3rd Herts Phoenix (271), 12th SBH B (152), 25th SBH C (8) 25 teams finished
Team Positions After 3 Fixtures – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (992 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (869), 3rd SBH A (858), 13th SBH B (479), 21st SBH C (164) 29 teams finished

Under 15 Girls/Under 17 Women 4.3k – AMBER JACKSON U17 25th (18.55 5th U17), ALEYA KHADR U15 32nd (19.29 26th U15) the Under 15 winner was MARNI KEAM-GEORGE of Thames Valley Harriers (16.59), the Under 17 winner was ROSE SCHOFIELD of London Heathside (17.15), 44 Under 15 runners finished, 9 Under 17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Barnet & District (188 points), 2nd London Heathside (160), 3rd Hillingdon (144), 11th SBH (51) 19 teams finished
Team Positions After 3 Fixtures – 1st Barnet & District (598 points), 2nd London Heathside (566), 3rd Harrow and Herts Phoenix (503), 7th SBH (343) 26 teams finished

Senior Mixed Trial Race 4.3k – No SBH Runners, the Mens winner was TONY KILLILEA of London Heathside (19.24), the Female winner was NATALIA RADOMSKA of Hillingdon (21.26) 7 male runners finished, 1 female runner finished

Under 20/Senior/Veteran Men 7.1k –JOSH HOBBS 4th (22.23), THOMAS BUTLER 5th (22.25), FINN MACCARTHY 60th (24.57), JOHN-MICHAEL DIRACLES U20 73rd (25.22 4th U20), DANIEL NICHOLS V40 103rd (26.10), ROBERT RIGBY V60 196th (28.41), JONNY SHAW V50 244th (30.20), ANDREW PORTER V50 257th (31.00), PAUL MACCARTHY V55 259th (31.03), BARRY HAWS V50 310th (33.10), PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V60 361st (38.45) 374 runners finished
Team Result Senior Men Division 1 – 1st Highgate Harriers (1931 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (1818), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (1551), 11th SBH (752) 15 teams finished – Veteran Men Division 1 – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (434 points), 2nd Trent Park (368), 3rd Eton Manor (367), 10th SBH (232) 15 teams finished
Team Positions After 3 Fixtures – Senior Men Division 1 – 1st Highgate Harriers (5788 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (5526), 3rd London Heathside (4547), 13th SBH (1946) 15 teams finished – Veteran Men Division 1 – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (1372 points), 2nd Trent Park (1177), 3rd London Heathside (1057), 14th SBH (455) 15 teams finished

Under 20/Senior/Veteran Women 7.1k – NICOLA PAYNE 14th (28.08) the winner was ELLA BURFITT of Thames Valley Harriers (26.06) 184 runners finished
Team Result Senior Women Division 2 – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (431 points), 2nd London Heathside (426), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (388) 15 teams finished
Team Positions After 3 Fixtures – Senior Women Division 2 – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (1056 points), 2nd Trent Park (877), 3rd Southwark (836), 11th SBH (226) 15 teams finished

Howard Williams Junior Trophy After 3 Fixtures – U11, U13, U15 & U17 Men and Women Combined Team Totals
1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (78 points – 3 wins), 2nd SBH (77 – 2), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (73 – 9)

Howard Williams Senior Trophy After 3 Fixtures – Senior Men and Women Combined Team Totals
1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (41,619 points), 2nd London Heathside (40,219), 3rd Highgate Harriers (39,994), 16th SBH (16,240)

SBH INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS AFTER 3 FIXTURES – The best 4 out of 5 points result count, these are the SBH athletes currently in the Top 10 – Under 11 Boys 2nd DANIYAL JANMOHAMED (296 points) – Under 11 Girls 1st AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE (300 points), 2nd LILY JANMOHAMED (293 points) – Under 13 Boys 2nd DENNYS PASCAL (296 points), 4th HARRISON HENDERSON (289 points) – Under 15 Boys 5th BEN KASPAR (515 points) – Under 17 Men 10th PABLO QUESADA-CARMONA (506 points) – Under 20 Men 8th ADAM O’GORMAN (1100 points) has only competed in 2 races – Senior Men Mixed 7th JOEL PHILLIPS V45 (300 points) – Senior Men THOMAS BUTLER (1196 points) has only competed in 2 races.
regarding the Veterans position, the tables combines all age-groups together, this link shows all SBH Veterans for the 2025-2026 season – https://metleague.run/results/individual-results-2025/
Link to the Individual Tables for all age-groups, go to ‘Category’ to find your age-group – https://metleague.run/results/individual-results-2025/

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES WHO HAVE COMPLETED 3 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACES, FOLLOWING THE WORMWOOD SCRUBS FIXTURE ON 6 DECEMBER

(17) PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V55/V60
(13) HARRISON HENDERSON U11/U13
(10) BARRY HAWS V50, FINN MACARTHY U23
(8) KEENYAH ADELISE U11/U13, DENNYS PASCAL U13, JONNY SHAW V50
(7) ELSIE BETTRIDGE U11, PAUL MACCARTHY V55
(4) DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11
(3) LILY JANMOHAMED U11, AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE U11, GRACE ROONEY U13, SIENNA DARCY U13, ELLEN NEELY U13, BEN KASPAR U15, PABLO QUESDA-CARMONA U17

The current record for consecutive appearances is held by JOHN KELLY, who completed 28 races between 1985 to 1990.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE AND TABLES – These are the Top 3 athletes following the Metropolitan League on 06-12-25 at Wormwood Scrubs;

Men – Under 11 Boys 1st Daniyal Janmohamed (24 points), 2nd Marko Bird (13), 3rd Ivan Bird (11) – Under 13 Boys 1st Dennys Pascal (24), 2nd Harrison Henderson (21), 3rd Prince-Moses John (10) – Under 15 Boys 1st Ben Kaspar (24), 2nd Edward Pascal (14), 3rd Taha Cockerill (10) – Under 17 Men 1st Pablo Quesada-Carmona (16), 2nd Sam Turner (15), 3rd Jorgen Ingebretsen (14) – Under 20 Men 1st John-Michael Diracles (16), 2nd Adam O’Gorman (15), 3rd Jai Daryanani (7) – Senior Men 1st Finn MaCarthy (33), 2nd Thomas Butler (24), 3rd Liam Dee (12) – Masters Men 40-49 1st Daniel Nichols V40 (16), 2nd Tim Parkin V45 (7) – Masters Men 50-59 1st Jonny Shaw V50 (24), 2nd Paul MaCarthy V55 (18) 3rd Barry Haws V50 (17) – Masters Men 60-69 1st Philip Cunningham V60 (22), 2nd Robert Rigby V60 (16), 3rd David Greenstein V60 (8)

Women – Under 11 Girls 1st Amelia Wilkes-Turpie (24 points), 2nd Lily Janmohamed (21), 3rd Elsie Bettridge (16) – Under 13 Girls 1st Ellen Neel, Keenyah Adelise and Sienna Darcy (18) – Under 15 Girls 1st Lucia Casalenuovo (15), 2nd Aleya Khadr (14), 3rd Josefine Engebretsen (8) – Under 17 Women 1st Posie Shaw and Amber Jackson (8) – Senior Women 1st Nocola Payne (16), 2nd Emilia Economu (7)

Link to Men and Womens Tables following the Metropolitan League on 15-11-25 – SBH Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2025-2026 Updated 06-12-25. SBH Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2025-2026 Update 06-12-25

The next Metropolitan League fixture is on Saturday 10 January at Welwyn Garden City.

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 7 December
Pole Vault – XS Pool 4 ISAAC VAN DEN BURGH U20 1st (4.26mi), NOAH VAN DEN BURGH U17 4th (PB 4.08mi) equalling his 16 November height, ISSA PHILLIPS-POPE U20 (2nd Claim) 9th equal (3.36mi)
Shot 3kg – XS Pool 2 STACEY GONZALEZ V50 4th (PB 8.86mi) adding 2cm to her 28 June put, and a new Club Record
The results on Opentrack for the 60m, 300m, 600m and 60m Hurdles are still to be published

MOUNTAINEER INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Took place at Gunnison, Colorada, USA on 6 December
60m – SM H1 JOSEPH PURBRICK U23 4th (PB 6.94i) taking .12 of a second off his 2024 time, in the next rasce JOSEPH finished 6th (6.97i)

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Took place at Trent Park on 22 November
Awaiting results to be published

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,279 events – 194,364 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 5,735 first timers – 16,072 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 6 December
ETHAN SLUTZKIN U13 4th (22.54) this was his 144th Parkrun, PAUL LEWIS V50 8th (24.37) this was his 281st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 6 December
JOSHUA FISHER U23 1st (16.45) this was his 18th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Daventry on 6 December
BRADLEY SINGER V35 17th(22.38) this was his 347th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V65 27th (23.37) this was his 492nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 6 December
BARRY CHISHOLM V65 277th (38.35) this was his 391st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 6 December
JESSE ABRAHAMS U17 1st (PB 16.49) this was his 12th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Perry Lakes, Perth, Australia on 6 December
STUART MOORE V65 60th (27.02) this was his 259th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Whitecliffe Lake on 6 December
CLIFF GOLDING V70 79th (27.36) this was his 197th Parkrun

SBH UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY AND ROAD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY – The SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.

MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 13 December at Hillingdon House Farm, Gatting Way, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES).
Toilets and Changing Rooms: Are located at the Hillingdon Athletic Track. There will be NO at start and finish of course
Car Parking: No parking will be available at either Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Centre or Uxbridge College.If you are driving, please park in one of the town centre car park. These include The Chimes (c.1500 spaces) and The Pavilions, where there are two car parks, Cedars and Grainges (c.1000 spaces). There is only limited street parking in the area and we recommend use of Public transport to get to the venue.
Public Transport: The nearest underground station is Uxbridge (Met and Piccadilly lines). Then take a U2 bus (towards Brunel University) or a 15-minute walk from the town centre ans station or Hillingdon (Met and Piccadilly lines).and access the eastern side of Hillingdon House Farm sports ground.
Course: The river crossing will not be used in any of the races. Course maps will be made available closer to race day.
Athletes: Please do not warm-up on the football pitches that are close to the finish.
Start Times 11.100am U11 Boys (2000m), 11.20am U11 Girls (2000m), 11.30am U13 Boys (3000m), 11.35am U13 Girls (3000m), 11.50am U15 Boys (4000m), 12.00pm U15 Girls (4000m), 12.25pm U17 and U20 Men (6000m), 12.35pm U17 and U20 Women (6000m), 1.00pm Senior Women (8000m), 1.45pm Senior Men (12000m).
Link to document showing all information – Middlesex Championship Prospectus 13-12-25
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SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Middlesex Championship fixture at Hillingdon House Farm, is the fourth fixture in the Winter Points Series for the Under 11 Boys and Girlsl age-groups.
Age-Groups Under 11 Boys and Girls, the final positions are based on the best 4 results from the 6 fixtures available.

EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 14 December at Lagoa, Portugal.
Note: You will be selected following the trials on the 29 November

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

SBH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Metropolitan League fixture at Welwyn Garden City is the Club Championship race for the Under 11 Boys and Girls

WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 January at Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Note: You will be selected following the trials

LEE VALLEY INDOOR MINITHON – Takes place on Saturday 20 December at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
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ALEX YEE GOES No.2 ON UK MARATHON RANKINGS WITH 2:06.38 IN VALENCIA – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by JERRY SUN.

Olympic triathlon champion now has MO FARAH’S British record in his sights after impressive run in Spain on Sunday as PHIL SESSEMANN, JONNY MELLOR and NATASHA WILSON also shine. ALEX YEE is the reigning Olympic triathlon champion but he was clearly born to run. Racing in only his second marathon – in Valencia on Sunday (Dec 7) – he clocked (2:06:38) to go No.2 on the UK all-time rankings. Only MO FARAH, with (2:05:11) from Chicago in 2018, has gone quicker. When FARAH was at his peak, Yee featured on the front cover of AW as an English Schools cross-country champion. Since then he has popped up on our cover a few times despite his main focus in recent years being triathlon.

Now, following this sparkling performance on the Spanish streets of Valencia, will he be tempted to have a crack at FARAH’S mark in London? Yee’s marathon debut, after all, came in London this year with 2:11:08. In the build-up to Valencia, YEE had run a slightly disappointing (61:29) half-marathon in the same Spanish city in late October. But on Sunday he went through halfway in (63:30) before running the second half in (63:08). “Valencia marathon blew away any expectations I had of myself,” said YEE . “I had learned so much from London which was such a special experience but I felt with better preparation I had a chance to do something special. From start to finish the atmosphere was amazing and kept my legs and mind pushing through to one of the best performances of my life.”

In the British capital next spring he could face EMILE CAIRESS, the Olympic fourth-placer who, with a best of (2:06:46), has now been relegated to No.3 on the UK rankings. Not that CAIRESS will begrudge YEE, as the two have trained together in recent weeks along with PHIL SESEMANN – and CAIRESS helped pace his friends to around 35km on Sunday. The ever-improving SESEMANN also excelled in Valencia as he clocked (2:07:11) to take six seconds off the lifetime best he ran in Amsterdam in late October. It also means the Leeds runner has crept past STEVE JONES’ long-standing British record of (2:07:13) from 1985. Also thriving in the fast conditions, JONNY MELLOR improved his best of (2:09:06) to (2:08:45) just three weeks before his 39th birthday. MELLOR, who has a history of bad luck when it comes to selection for major championships, it is a timely run given there are Commonwealth Games and European Championships on home soil in 2026.

Such was the overall standard in Valencia, though, Yee placed seventh, SESEMANN 13th and MELLOR 22nd. Up ahead, the men’s overall victory went to JOHN KORIR, as the Kenyan clocked (2:02:24), adding to his Boston Marathon victory from earlier this year. Runner-up AMANAL PETROS ran a German record of (2:04:03). In third, AWET KIBRAB ran a Norwegian record of (2:04:24) on his marathon debut, while SUGURU OSAKO clocked a Japanese record of (2:04:55) in fourth. Fast times in Valencia are almost guaranteed and on a day of PBs and national records, NATASHA WILSON (née COCKRAM) ran a Welsh record of (2:24:21), taking almost two minutes off her best and rising to No.8 on the UK all-time rankings.

First woman home was JOYCILINE JEPKOSGEI in a course record and 2025 world leading mark of (2:14:00) after drawing away from fellow Kenyan PERES JEPCHIRCHIR in the closing kilometres, the runner-up clocking (2:14:43) as CHLOE HERBIET finished third in a Belgian record of (2:20:38). JEPKOSGEI has a good history of running in Valencia as she broke the half-marathon world record in the city in 2017. Further British performances included LILY PARTRIDGE with (2:27:54), VERITY HOPKINS with (2:31:21) and JENNY NESBITT with (2:32:48), while ALICE BRAHAM, the mum-of-four and former GB junior international, clocked 2:37:05 aged 49. Tewelde Menges of Medway & Maidstone ran a four-minute PB of (2:10:00), BEN CONNOR clocked a PB of (2:10:49) and JACK ROWE (2:12:33). Elsewhere, Canadian MALINDI ELMORE, a (4:02) 1500m runner 21 years ago, smashed the W45 world record with (2:24:53). Finland also celebrated a women’s national record thanks to ALISA VAINO’S (2:20:48), while JESSICA STENSON, with (2:21:24), set an Australian record and JULIA MAYER lowered her own Austrian record to (2:26:09).

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ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the November issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics Throws Community Newsletter November 2025

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

Link to document which gives information to existing members on the system, and how to use it – Membermojo Instructions To Use For Existing Members May 2025

WINTER TRAINING SESSIONS – CLYDE GORDON has advised me that the sessions will restart from Monday 3 November and please let him no whether you wish to attend – clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2025-2026 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 06-09-25

STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 72510.

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER – alanweller111@gmail.com

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 4 December 2025

Posted on 03/12/202504/12/2025 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 4 December to Wednesday 10 December – Emma Beardmore, Thomas Cadwallader, Dylan Evans, Jessica Hunter, John Kelly, Grace Rooney, Ross Sambrook, Jaden Smith, Nick Smith, Albert Taylor, Dan Watts, Glen Watts and Samuel Wiggins

RECENT NEW MEMBER – We wish you a Heathy, Happy and Successful time with Shaftesbury – RILEY MCNALLY

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 6 December at Wormwood Scrubs, Linford Christie Stadium, Artillery Lane, London (SatNav W12 0DF).
Race HQ: Thames Valley Harriers clubhouse, Linford Christie Stadium, Artillery Lane, London (Satnav W12 0DF).
Changing and Shower Facilities: None, no dedicated changing facilities, please arrived ready to run.
Toilets: Portaloos will be located inside stadiumclose to entrance gate.
Refreshments: Will be on sale in the TVH clubhouse.
Where possible, please use public transport, walk or cycle. If travelling by car, please car share to reduce impact. Linford Christie Stadium is located within the Ultra Low Emmission Zone – Link to check if your car is chargeable for the ULEZ – https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/
Public Transport – The closest station is East Acton on the Central Line. For buses please check on TFL website for stops on Du Cane Road (Hammersith Hospita) or Scrubs lane..
Cycle Storage – Can be locked to railings in the stadium around the track.
Parking: The Wormwood Scrubs Charitable Car Park is next to the course, entrance from Du Cane Road (Satnav W12 0AE), £2.20 per hour payment by card or app. The car park will be very busy, where possible travel by public transport is recommended.
Additional Notes: There are roadworks with temporary traffic lights and delays at the other side of Wormwood Scrubs on Scrubs Lane and Wood lane.
This is the link to all information as published on the Metropolitan League web site, which includes a decription and maps of course – Metropolitan League Information For Race 3 At Wormwood Scrubs On 6 December 2025
You may wish to access the Metropolitan League web for any late information that may be posted – https://metleague.run/Fixtures/
The timetable is approximate and subject to change without notice where necessary. Please plan to arrive early and listen for any announcements.
Timetable – 12.00 Under 11 Boys Over 9 (1.85km), 12.02 Under 11 Girls Over 9 (1.85km), 12.10 Under 13 Boys (2.8km), 12.12 Under 13 Girls (2.8km), 12.30 Under 15 Boys and Under 17 Men (4.3km), 12.32 Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4.3km), 12.50 Senior (Mixed Trila Race) (4.3km), 13.20 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Women (7.1km), 14.20 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men (7.1km)
Please Note: For the 2025 season, the timings have changed, with all age groups except U17/U15 having their own races. There is now a trial race for athletes wanting a slightlyshorter race. It is to assist those new to running, returning from injury or those only doing road races, athletes to move down a distance.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the team managers – SIMON KEENE or JEREMY SOTHCOTT

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The third Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Wormwood Scrubs, is the third fixture in the Winter Points Series for all age-groups.

Age-Groups Under 13 to Veteran Men and Women, the final positions are based on the best 5 results from the 7 fixtures available. Age-Groups Under 11 Boys and Girls, the final positions are based on the best 4 results from the 6 fixtures available.

SBH WINTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – The third Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Wormwood Scrubs, is the first fixture in the Winter Club Championships Series for age-groups Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+

THE THIRD RE-UNION AT THE SHAFTESBURY TAVERN – An update on the evening from PHIL CUNNINGHAM.
Great to see everyone on Monday night at the Shaftesbury Tavern. I know some of you travelled a long way, so a particular thanks to you guys. We agreed that we would arrange another social evening at the Shaftesbury Tavern next year on Monday 7th December 2026 – put the date in your diaries. Hopefully next year we can get some younger people to join us together with some of our Women Members.

We have an opportunity to share a discount code to their Showdown 6 game in March.
To reserve tickets this is the unique code SD610GYGJP and here is the link https://saracens.com/theshowdown6/

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the November issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics Throws Community Newsletter November 2025

WINTER TRAINING SESSIONS – CLYDE GORDON has advised me that the sessions will restart from Monday 3 November and please let him no whether you wish to attend – clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk

RESULTS

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The third fixture of five took place at Trent Park on 22 November
The official results have now been published, the individual results that were published in last weeks Newsletter were correct. These are the team results.

Under 11 Boys 2k – Team Result – 1st Highgate Harriers A (26 points), 2nd SBH A (33), 3rd Highgate Harriers B (60), 4th SBH B (103) 14 teams finished
Under 11 Girls 2k – Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (21 points), 2nd SBH (48), 3rd Barnet & District (61) 10 teams finished
Under 13 Boys 3k – Team Result – 1st Dacorum ( 52 points), 2nd SBH (56), 3rd Highgate Harriers (57) 14 teams finished
Under 13 Girls 3k – Team Result – 1st London Heathside (48 points), 2nd Maidenhead (64), 3rd SBH (65) 13 teams finished
Under 15 Boys 4k – Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (49 points), 2nd London Heathside (53), 3rd Barnet & District (56), 10th SBH (107) 12 teams finished
Under 15 Girls 4k – Team Result – 1st Barnet & District (33 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (39), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (87), 9th SBH (113) 12 teams finished
Under 17 Men 5k – Team Result – 1st London Heathside (19 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (35), 3rd Barnet & District (45) 7 teams finished
Under 17 Women 5k – Team Result – 1st London Heathside (12 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (42), 3rd Dacorum (47) 4 teams finished

This is the link to the North West London League results on their website – https://www.british-athletics.co.uk/nwll/
The next North West London League fixture takes place at Hampstead Heath Extension on 31 January 2026.

HATFIELD 5 MILES – Took place at Hatfield on 30 November
BRADLEY SINGER V35 210st (PB 35.18)

SOUTHERN INTER COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Greenford on 29 November
Under 13 Boys – 3000m HARRISON HENDERSON U13 (Middlesex) 19th (10.53) the winner was LUIS DA SILVA of Middlessex (10.20), 120 runners finished
Under 13 Girls – 3000m GRACE ROONEY U13 (Middlesex) 47th (12.17) the winner was MADISON KINDLER of Essex (10.58), 106 runners finished
Under 15 Boys – 4000m No SBH runners, the winner was BYRON ROBERTS of Sussex (13.13), 126 runners finished
Under 15 Girls – 4000mNo SBH runners, the winner was SUMMER SMITH of Essex (14.16), 110 runners finished
Under 17 Men – 5000m ARTHUR PHILLIPS U17 (Middlesex) 35th (17.03) the winner was JOSEPH SCANES of Kent (15.46), 108 runners finished
Under 17 Women – 5000m POSIE SHAW U17 (Middlesex) 12th (19.02), ROSE-ELLEN FLANNERY U17 (Hertfordshire) 62nd (20.39) the winner was SONNY ALLEN of Middlesex (17.55), 108 runners finished
Under 20 & Senior Women – 6000m No SBH runners, the U20 winner was ANNA MAE BLOOMFIELD of Surrey (22.03), the Senior winner was KATE O’NEIL of Essex (20.49), 99 runners finished

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Took place at Trent Park on 22 November
Awaiting results to be published

RUNNING2TIME BRUNEL OPEN MEETING – Took place at Uxbridge on 26 November
60m – SX A8 DAMI ADEKUNLE U15 4th (PB 8.50i) taking .08 of a second off her 2024 time, B8 DAMI finished 3rd (8.57i)
Long Jump – SX DAMI ADEKUNLE U15 8th (4.50mi)

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,291 events – 194,364 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 6,793 first timers – 18,957 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 29 November
ETHAN SLUTZKIN U13 3rd (21.48) this was his 143rd Parkrun, ANDREW PORTER V50 5th (23.08) this was his 24th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Broadwater on 29 November
TIM PARKIN V45 38th (24.57) this was his 6th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 29 November
LENARD MICHEL V55 24th (24.31) this was his 165th Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 57th (27.44) this was her 170th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Downs Link, Shoreham-By-Sea on 29 November
DANIEL NICHOLS V40 1st (17.41) this was his 71st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 29 November
BARRY CHISHOLM V65 244th (31.13) this was his 390th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maylands Peninsula, Perth, Australia on 29 November
STUART MOORE V65 30th (27.56) this was his 258th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 29 November
JESSE ABRAHAMS U17 1st (PB 16.58) this was his 11th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER V35 43rd (22.49) this was his 346th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V65 46th (22.54) this was his 491st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rendlesham Forest on 29 November
ROSS HAMMOND U20 4th (20.20) this was his 103rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rothay Park on 29 November
ROBBIE LIGHTOWLER 153rd (38.19) this was his 28th Parkrun

SBH UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY AND ROAD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 14 JANUARY – The SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.

EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 14 December at Lagoa, Portugal.
Note: You will be selected following the trials on the 29 November

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

SBH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Metropolitan League fixture at Welwyn Garden City is the Club Championship race for the Under 11 Boys and Girls

SBH UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD SUNDAY 7 DECEMBER AND ANY FIXTURE THAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ENTER – The SBH 2025 Summer Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 7 December at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
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LEE VALLEY INDOOR MINITHON – Takes place on Saturday 20 December at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
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STEVE CRAM AND STEVE SMITH HELP SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG ATHLETES – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

British Olympians are co-chairing a brain-storming group of athletes and coaches who aim to create a strategy to attract – and retain – young athletes in Britain. Words and phrases like ‘recruitment and retention of young athletes’ will be familiar and perhaps tired concepts to older athletes and coaches. But the quest to find new runners, jumpers and throwers is never-ending.

In recent years and particularly since the pandemic, the number of youngsters who are taking up athletics and maintaining an interest into their late teens and 20s seems to be dwindling. So in order to combat this, supermiler STEVE CRAM and high jump legend STEVE SMITH have been quietly working behind the scenes in recent months as co-chairs of an independent selection of people called the Vision Group which is attempting to find some solutions to the problem in collaboration with the home country athletics associations in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. CRAM says: “I know people will say ‘we’ve been here before and I wasn’t listened to’. So please don’t have that attitude because that was a little bit ‘me’. “I thought ‘really, do we have to go through this again?’ But I care so much about our sport and I know that most of you are exactly the same and because of that I believe we should give this a bit of a shot.” He adds: “”We’ve got a good group of people together who have come up with some thoughts and ideas. They might not be the solution but we need something to hang our hat on.”

As well as CRAM and SMITH, the group includes Olympic and world 400m champion CHRISTINE OHURUOGU, young Scottish sprinter TAMMY OSHINWO, Loughborough Uni director of sport LOUISE GEAR, Forte Talent CEO and former parkrun CEO NICK PEARSON, ex-thrower and rugby league player ABI EKOKU, youth coach GARY LAYBOURNE and masters sprinter and young athlete academy coach TJ OSSEI.

The project has also tapped into some work done by a company called Sherbert Research, which has spoken to a number of teenagers who are either current athletes or have lapsed or are disinterested in athletics for whatever reason.
The research has found the following barriers when it comes to youngsters getting involved in the sport:

Awareness: Many don’t know how to get involved or feel athletics is only for the ‘talented’
• Perceptions: Seen as overly competitive and less fun or social than other sports
• Accessibility: Costs, travel, and unclear competition pathways limit participation
• Inclusion: Clubs and coaching experiences can feel inconsistent or unwelcoming
• Changing demographics: New audience needs and expectations aren’t fully addressed

CRAM and SMITH hope their group can identify what current and active teenage athletes need in order to stay committed to the sport. They also want to find out why ‘lapsed athletes’ left athletics and also why non-athletes have chosen other sports instead of athletics. The research already has found out that for many young athletes it hasn’t so much been a case of ‘quitting’ athletics but simply finding a ‘better fit’ or something they enjoyed more than athletics.

They have also found that young people want athletics to feel:

More social, less solitary
• More flexible, less all-or-nothing
• More inclusive, less intimidating
• More fun but (still) serious when it matters

Athletics has been described by youngsters in the research as intimidating and only for ‘talented’, or too serious and hard to access.

Some early recommendations from the project include:

Start with open doors
• Create low-pressure, visible entry points that feel welcoming — not selective or intimidating
• Re-think how, where and by whom children and teens first experience the sport

Offer formats that flex with real life
• Build options that fit around exams, work and wellbeing
• Let teens step in and out without guilt and return when ready
• Support different levels of commitment, from casual enjoyment to serious progression

Rethink what competition can be
• Design events with energy, music and shared moments, not just results
• Celebrate progress, resilience and effort, alongside elite achievement
• Give space for those chasing big goals, but don’t let that be the only story

Let young people help shape it
• Involve teens in co-creating formats, events and club culture
• Use vision groups to make sure the sport feels relevant, inclusive and worth returning to

The group have also come up with six main principles so far, which are:

Inclusive and Accessible for All
Wellbeing and Personal Growth First
Flexible and Responsive Formats
Social Connection and Belonging
Youth Voice and Ownership
One Team: Joined-Up Delivery

They also have an early list of five visions:

1 Local and regional collaboration with new athletics hubs – Transforming the participation landscape into inclusive, high-quality clusters of activity with local reach and national impact.

2 Competition culture – Prioritisation of flexible, inclusive, and progressive competition formats that reflect young people’s lives and motivations.

3 Blended and digital pathways – Harnessing technology to complement in-person participation, track progress, and increase accessibility.

4 Well being and belonging at the core – Repositioning the wider perception of athletics as being grounded in belonging, identity, supporting good mental health and long-term engagement — not just performance.

5 Athletics as the foundation of all sports – Embedding run, jump, and throw skills into the wider sporting ecosystem as the entry point for every young athlete and recognising that athletes can and should be participating in other sports.

In a video message to the sport, Cram says the project has a certain amount of urgency and cannot be allowed to drag on. The next stage is for further people to come forward to be a part of the discussion. There are also plans for webinars where more talks will take place.

To be part of the discussion, click here

To find out more about the work and research so far, click here

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

Link to document which gives information to existing members on the system, and how to use it – Membermojo Instructions To Use For Existing Members May 2025

CLUB HOODIES – With well over eight hundred hoodies already in circulation, this is your opportunity to join the club. The bright red hoody is made to order and has your name embroidered on the front along with the club badge and has the Club name on the back. We now have 2 styles, the original pull over style at £37 + P&P or the new one with a full zip at £40 + P&P.
Here is the link to the Supreme Sports website which if you click on it, will take YOU to the new Club Hoody and allow you to then view the full range of Club kit online – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2025-2026 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 06-09-25

STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 72510.

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER – alanweller111@gmail.com

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 27 November 2025

Posted on 26/11/202530/11/2025 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 27 November to Wednesday 3 December – Olivia Abbott, Clifford Barley, Gregory Dunson, Rodrigo Lopes, Gilad Nachshen, Alejandro Sanchez, Milan Trajkovic and Teddy Wilson

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS 135th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Took place on Tuesday 25 November, in the “100 Club” East Stand at StoneX Stadium. The meeting was due to start at 19:30 but could only officially start at 7.55 when the required 20 people (quorum) were present including one member who joined virtually! We will need to consider what time/day we hold the meeting next year. Link to minutes of 2025 AGM – AGM 2025 Minutes

The Annual Report was presented by the Philip Cunningham who highlighted five members that competed at the World Championship. He also noted the numerous individual and team winners in T&F (indoor and outdoor), Cross Country, Road Running and Relays events at County, Area and National levels with the club having success across all age groups. Link to Annual Report – SBH Annual report 2024-25 Final

The Annual Accounts were presented by the Geoff Morphitis, with the club making a small profit of around £3K. John Kelly gave a special thanks to Geoff Morphitis who has been the Club Treasurer for the last 36 years!. Link to the SBH Accounts – SBH Final Accounts Year Ended 30.09.2025

Our list of officers for next year was approved, though John Kelly stressed the need to fill three important vacant roles including Treasurer, Meetings Manager and Clerk to the Council. Anyone willing to help with these would be greatly appreciated. Link to list of Officers – SBH AGM Final List of Club Officers 2025

The proposal to raise the annual subscription to £90 was accepted

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The third fixture of five took place last Saturday at Trent Park.
Congratulations on an outstanding day, with some 33 black and white stripes competing in a very wet and windy course. Which was just below the record turnout of 42 runners at Kingsbury on 1 November.

We had an Individual win from Under 11 Girl AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE U11 (6.51) after finishing 2nd in the first fixture, AMELIA has now won the second and third fixtures. There were top 5 finishes from – Under 11 Boys DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 3rd(8.45) and Under 11 Girls LILY JANMOHAMED U11 5th (9.41).
The results published were provisional (awaiting confimation of names), therefore the team results are still to be calculated.

SARACENS SHOWDOWN 6 GAMES – EMMA GOUGE has sent the club an early bird invitation, for the Showdown 6 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 28 March 2026. There are 2 games, first Saracens Women who play Sale Sharks Women at 14.30, followed by Saracens Men who play Northampton Saints Men at 18.00.
We have an opportunity to share a discount code to their Showdown 6 game in March.
To reserve tickets this is the unique code SD610GYGJP and here is the link https://saracens.com/theshowdown6/

WINTER TRAINING SESSIONS – CLYDE GORDON has advised me that the sessions will restart from Monday 3 November and please let him no whether you wish to attend – clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – The current SBH annual subscription is £85 (following the 2024 SBH AGM) and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2025 is £20. The current total is £105 and you will be advised via the SBH Membermojo system, when your subscription and EA fees are due for payment.
For new members there is also a charge for Club Kit which is £45, giving an overall total of £150.

RESULTS

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The third fixture of five took place at Trent Park on 22 November
The results published were provisional (awaiting confimation of names), therefore the team results are still to be calculated.

Under 11 Boys 2k – DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 3rd (8.54), RIAN VARIA U11 13th (9.15), MARKO BIRD U11 22nd (9.59), LEO ROTH U11 32nd (10.13), IVAN BIRD U11 43rd (10.32), ELIJAH KATTAN U11 45th (10.35), LUKE SAVVA U11 46th (10.36), FINLAY MILES U11 49th (10.39), THEO BETTRIDGE U11 54th (10.47), JAMIE GOLDBERG U11 64th (11.01), MAX FISHMAN U11 74th (11.13) the winner was JESSE GELLER of Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (8.11), 82 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Highgate Harriers A (26 points), 2nd SBH A (33), 3rd Highgate Harriers B (60), 4th SBH B (103) 14 teams finished

Under 11 Girls 2k – AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE U11 1st (9.05), LILY JANMOHAMED U11 5th (9.41), RUBY KONVISOR U11 20th (10.44), ELSIE BETTRIDGE U11 32nd (11.18), ABI KENNEDY U11 36th (11.35), HANNAH ABDY U11 53rd (15.33), OLIVE TURVEY U11 54th (15.34) 54 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (21 points), 2nd SBH (48), 3rd Barnet & District (61) 10 teams finished

Under 13 Boys 3k – ARI RUBENSTEIN U13 8th (10.53), ALBERT KORTH U13 16th (11.16), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U13 18th (11.39), RYLE SINGARAYER U13 20th (11.48) the winner was LUIS DA SILVA of Thames Valley Harriers (10.11) 58 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Dacorum ( 52 points), 2nd SBH (56), 3rd Highgate Harriers (57) 14 teams finished

Under 13 Girls 3k – GRACE ROONEY U13 6th (11.43), KEENYAH ADELISE U13 20th (12.26), CATHERINE SMITH U13 33rd (13.13), ELLA SABIERI U13 47th (14.35) the winner was ORIA HOLMES of MHD (11.19) 55 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (48 points), 2nd Maidenhead (64), 3rd SBH (65) 13 teams finished

Under 15 Boys 4k – SAM CLEMENTS U15 19th (16.14) the winner was ROBIN GREENWOOD of Trent Park (13.35) 42 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (49 points), 2nd London Heathside (53), 3rd Barnet & District (56), 10th SBH (107) 12 teams finished

Under 15 Girls 4k – OLIVIA ABBOTT U15 8th (16.57), HOLLY CLARKE U15 38th (20.52) the winner was JAGNA FALKOWSKA of Trent Park (15.53) 41 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Barnet & District (33 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (39), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (87), 9th SBH (113) 12 teams finished

Under 17 Men 5k – No SBH Runners, the winner was DYLAN MILLS of London Heathside (20.02) 20 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (19 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (35), 3rd Barnet & District (45) 7 teams finished

Under 17 Women 5k – No SBH Runners, the winner was LETTICE GUNDRY of London Heathside (24.06) 12 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (12 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (42), 3rd Dacorum (47) 4 teams finished

The next North West London League fixture takes place at Hampstead Heath Extension on 31 January 2026.

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Took place at Trent Park on 22 November
Awaiting results to be published

LONDON UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ASSOCIATION INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Lee Valley on 23 November
60m – H10 JAMAL RHODEN-STEVENS (Kingston University) 1st (SB 7.03i)

LIVERPOOL CROSS CHALLENGE – Took place at Liverpool on 22 November
Under 20 Men – RAFI GAYER U20 125th (15.01)
Under 23 Men – ABDIRAHIM HAMUD U23 27th (17.40)
Under 23 Women – AIMI WEIGHTMAN U23 7th (19.27)
Senior Men – JEREMY DEMPSEY 8th (24.38)
Senior Wonen – NAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ V35 13th (28.04)

TOP FLIGHT FULHAM 10K – Took place at Fulham on 16 November
JOSHUA FISHER U23 103rd (PB 32.19) equalling his 14 September time

NCAA DIVISION 1 SOUTH REGION CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Huntsville, Alabama, USA on 14 November
10000m – SM ISAAC HIRSHAM-CHANDLER U23 12th (29.50)

ESSA ENGLISH SCHOOLS CUP REGIONAL FINALS LONDON NORTH – Took place at Dulwich College on 10 November
Under 20 Women 3300m – ROSE-ELLEN FLANNERY U20 13th (13.44)

CARDIFF CROSS CHALLENGE – Took place at Cardiff on 8 November
Under 15 Girls 3200m – AIMEE PORTER U15 5th (11.41)

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,259 events – 194,364 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 6,634 first timers – 19,745 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 22 November
PAUL LEWIS V50 13th (24.28) this was his 280th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 22 November
BARRY CHISHOLM V65 247th (33.43) this was his 389th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 22 November
CLIFF GOLDING V70 116th (26.37) this was his 196th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 22 November
BRADLEY SINGER V35 31st (22.06) this was his 345th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V65 45th (22.58) this was his 490th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshangerl on 22 November
RUSSELL DEVITT V75 169th (63.33) this was his 357th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Perry Lakes, Perth, Australia on 22 November
STUART MOORE V65 65th (27.47) this was his 257th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rendlesham Forest on 22 November
ROSS HAMMOND U20 2nd (19.52) this was his 102nd Parkrun

SBH UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY AND ROAD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 JANUARY – The SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.

SOUTHERN INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 29 November at Horsenden Hill, Greenford (SatNav UB6 0NZ).
Timetable – 11.00 U13 Girls (Approximately 3k), 11.20 U13 Boys (Approximately 3k), 11.40 U15 Girls (Approximately 4k), 12.25 U15 Boys (Approximately 4k), 12.50 U17 Men (Approximately 5k), 13.15 U17 Women (Approximately 5k), 13.40 U20 Women and Senior Women (Approximately 6k)
Entries Closed
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your County Team Manager

SOUTHERN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 29 November Saturday 29 November at Horsenden Hill, Greenford (SatNav UB6 0NZ).
Timetable – 11.45 Women 40+ 50+, 60+ (Approximately 6k), 14.10 Men 40+, 50+, 60+ (Approximately 10k)
Entries Closed
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 6 December at Wormwood Scrubs, Linford Christie Stadium, Du Cane Road (SatNav W12 0DF)..
Full details to be published

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The third Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture at Wormwood Scrubs, is the third fixture in the Winter Points Series for all age-groups.
Age-Groups Under 13 to Veteran Men and Women, the final positions are based on the best 5 results from the 7 fixtures available. Age-Groups Under 11 Boys and Girls, the final positions are based on the best 4 results from the 6 fixtures available.

SOUTHERN U15/U17/U20 AND SENIOR COMBINED EVENTS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 13 December and Sunday 14 December at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) .
To enter please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 2 December
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 14 December at Lagoa, Portugal.
Note: You will be selected following the trials on the 29 November

INFORMATION ON THE LEE VALLEY INDOOR MINITHONS – The final Minithon place on Saturday 28 March at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
Entries open on Monday 2 February.
Link to the document that explains what a Minithon is, also details of all 3 Minithons – Lee Valley Minithons 2025-2026
Link to all Lee Valley information – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/minithon

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 7 December at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
Age-Groups – Under 13 and above
Events – 60m (2 rounds), 300m, 600m, 60m Hurdles (2 rounds), High Jump (Min 1m), Pole Vault (Min 1m), Long Jump. Shot Put
Entries now open on Opentrack, link to Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/decopen/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 30 November – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to be enter yourself, and pay the appriate fee

SOUTHERN U15/U17/U20 AND SENIOR COMBINED EVENTS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 13 December and Sunday 14 December at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Events Saturday – U15B Pentathlon – U17W Pentathlon – U17M, U20M & SM Heptathlon (Day 2)
To enter please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=27400
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 2 December
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY INDOOR MINITHON – Takes place on Saturday 20 December at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
Entries Have Reached Full Capacity
Note: You will have to be enter yourself, and pay the appriate fee

GEORGE BUNNER, SPORTSHALL ATHLETICS CREATOR, DIES AGED 93 – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

BUNNER made his mark by inventing and popularising the children’s indoor competition but he was also chair of the AAA of England. GEORGE BUNNER, one of the most imaginative, industrious and impactful characters in the history of British athletics, died on November 18 aged 93. He was best known for creating sportshall athletics, the popular programme for children aged 4 to 16 – in 1976. It emphasised fun, safety and inclusivity, with a modified indoor version of outdoor track and field events featuring events such as standing long and triple jump, throwing a soft javelin and races using ‘turnaround boards’ at each end of the hall.

It formed an early introduction to athletics for a number of top athletes such as DENISE LEWIS, KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON, ROBBIE GRABARZ, JADE JOHNSON, KELLY SOTHERTON and MARK LEWIS-FRANCIS and in the run-up to London 2012 sportshall athletics grew in size thanks to an injection of sponsorship from Aviva. This was just one of Bunner’s innovations, though. He was always full of ideas, especially relating to young athlete competitions. Beyond this he was chairman of the AAA of England during a crucial time – from 2004-2007 – when the long-standing organisation was saw lots of its traditional roles replaced by England Athletics following the infamous Foster Report. On leaving the role, his successor GRAHAM JESSOP said: “ GEORGE has provided statesmanlike leadership for the Association during a period of major change. The commitment, enthusiasm, vision and energy which George brought to the sport has been second to none.”

Born in 1932, BUNNER was a good teenage runner and as a member of Liverpool Harriers from 1946 onwards he won the AAA junior 880 yards title in 1950. He went on to become a chartered electrical engineer and managing director of one of the largest electrical contractors in the North West of England. Following the death of his first wife in a car crash in 1968 – an accident that also left him with severe injuries – he began to get more involved in athletics in the 1970s, forming an athletics club in his home town in Cheshire and reviving the Frodsham Hill Races.

His creation of sportshall athletics in 1976 was a huge hit and led to the first UK Championships being held in 1980. Later, as he drew on the interest from the sport’s premier sponsor at the turn of the millennium, Aviva, he was instrumental in bringing the Startrack initiative into the sport, too. Amber Anning in sportshall in 2016. Further initiatives included a World Marathon Challenge, which spread to 60 countries around the world and which was covered extensively in AW, plus the Tom Pink Relays with teams of kids trying to break senior records held by athletes like KELLY HOLMES and STEVE CRAM.

In total, thousands of young athletes enjoyed their first experience of the sport via his young athlete initiatives. Consequently he was awarded the MBE for services to athletics in 2002 and was inducted into the England Athletics hall of fame in 2014. TOM MCNAB, the former National Coach and creator of the five-star award scheme, said: “Few men have contributed as much to the enhancement of athletics as GEORGE BUNNER. His sportshall enriched the lives of countless thousands of children here and throughout the world. It will continue to do so, a rich, ongoing testimony to a life devoted to athletics. It was truly a privilege to know him.” England Athletics said: “ GEORGE will be missed by all at England Athletics, but we will ensure that his legacy lives on to work towards every young person across England having the opportunity and access to enjoy our wonderful sport of run, jump and throw.”

THE THIRD RE-UNION AT THE SHAFTESBURY TAVERN – Following last years succesful meet up, therefore this year their will be another get together in the Shaftesbury Tavern in Hornsey. We will be meeting at 7pm on Monday 1 December 2025. The Shaftesbury Tavern is located on the corner of Shaftesbury Road and Hornsey Road. It would be great to see some of you there! there will be a few drinks, good Thai (and other food) and most importantly good company and conversation!

The Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Centenary Year Book states: And so it came about that in 1890 a few lads, most of whom would have been about 16 years of age, assembled at Jubilee Hall and decided to form a running club and called it Shaftesbury Harriers. Jubilee Hall was then newly built and used for dances, concerts and such-like social events, and was over what was then called a coffee tavern. It stood at the corner of Hornsey Road and Fairbridge Road, not far from Hornsey Road railway station, and about a mile from Hampstead Heath.
It seems probable that, like others of the many clubs being formed about that time, the title came from a road in the district. Possibly some lads lived in Shaftesbury Road close by: with its tall Victorian houses the road has not changed so much with the passing years. The Shaftesbury Tavern is still on the corner.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the September and October issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics September & October Throws Community Newsletter

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

Link to document which gives information to existing members on the system, and how to use it – Membermojo Instructions To Use For Existing Members May 2025

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2025-2026 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 06-09-25

STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 72510.

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER – alanweller111@gmail.com

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 20 November 2025

Posted on 19/11/202504/12/2025 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 20 November to Wednesday 26 November – Michael Adebakin, Kieran Clements, Jamie Dee, Hugo Francis, Holly Green, Oliver Greenstein, Emmanuel Ijaola, Paris King, Brandon Kufazyinei, Lydia Rogers, Zayne Servis-Hobson, Gianleo Stubbs, Sam Turner and Louis Xun

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS 135th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 25 November, to be held in the “100 Club” East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (NW$ 1RL) at 7.30pm. The prize giving for 2024-2025 cross country and 2025 track & field season, will take place in early 2026.
This is the link to the updated Agenda for the AGM – SBH AGM Agenda 2025 (5)
This is the link to the Annual Report from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025 – SBH Annual Report 2024-25 Rev A (4)

HOLLY RYAN – Congratulations to HOLLY who has been invited onto the futures GB relay development programme. HOLLY will also be targeting the individual 400m this season This is the second consecutive year the club have had a member of the SBH sprint squad included on this GB development squad and i as coach have had an athlete in this squad. EBUKA NWOKEJI of course being part of last year’s cohort who went on to represent GB at 200 at the European u20 champs. Many thanks to TY HOLDEN for the update.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five t00k place last Saturday 16 November at Horsenden Hill.
We carried on our excellent start to the season, although we had 40 runners compared to 49 at Claybury.

LAST WEEKS LONDON YOUTH GAMES RESULTS – The results last week showed each athlete Team/Club as their Borough not SBH. Therefore I went through the results looking at their names, apparently RIAN SHAH and ABIGAIL EDWARDS were athletes that are not SBH. In the Under 17 Womens results MAHDIEH ABBASSIAN was omitted from the results, she finished 28th (13.05)

LAST WEEKS LONDON YOUTH GAMES TEAM RESULTS – The team results for each race have still to be published, but there is a combined team result for all Male and Female combined, which is as follows – Male 1st Richmond-Upon-Thames, 2nd Bromley, 3rd Havering, 6th Barnet – Female 1st Bromley, 2nd Richmond-Upon-Thames, 3rd Barnet

WINTER TRAINING SESSIONS – CLYDE GORDON has advised me that the sessions will restart from Monday 3 November and please let him no whether you wish to attend – clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk

SBH UPCOMING FIXTURES – I have now shown below as 2 sections – The first cover Cross Country and Road fixtures for next 6 weeks – The second covers Indoor fixtures that are currently open for yourselves to enter and pay the appropiate fee. There are currently 10 fixtures from 7 December to 27 March that are now open to enter.

RESULTS

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five took place at Horsenden Hill on 15 November
Under 11 Boys 2k – DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 3rd (6.16), MARKO BIRD U11 32nd (7.16), IVAN BIRD U11 36th (7.18), MAX FISHMAN U11 49th (8.14) the winner was JESSE GELLER of Woodford Green and Essex Ladies (6.11) 50 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies A (190 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (132), 3rd Hillingdons (118), 9th SBH (84) 16 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies A (367 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies B (249), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (231), 4th SBH (198) 17 teams finished

Under 11 Girls 2k – AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE U11 1st (6.36), LILY JANMOHAMED U11 2nd (6.38), ELSIE BETTRIDGE U11 29th (7.51) 43 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (106 points), 2nd SBH (100), 3rd Hillingdon (99) 18 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (215 points), 2nd SBH (201), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (157) 19 teams finished

Under 13 Boys 3k – DENNYS PASCAL U13 2nd (9.20), HARRISON HENDERSON U13 4th (9.32), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U13 21st (10.50) the winner was JOSHUA MAIDEN of Herts Phoenix (9.14) 61 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (218 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (197), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (193), 5th SBH (159) 21 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (424 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (400), 3rd SBH A (357), 19th SBH B (38) 24 teams finished

Under 13 Girls 3k – GRACE ROONEY U13 9th (10.53), SIENNA DARCY U13 16th (11.12), KEENYAH ADELISE U13 23rd (11.36), ELLEN NEELY U13 26th (11.44), CATHERINE SMITH U13 32nd (11.59) the winner was LAURA GRAHAM of St Mary’s Richmond (10.22) 46 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (154 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (124), 3rd SBH A (114), 15th SBH B (15) 19 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies A (342 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (285), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies B (265), 4th SBH A (244), 16th SBH B (40) 21 teams finished

Under 15 Boys/Under 17 Men 4k – BEN KASPAR U15 36th (16.36 11th U15), PABLO QUESADA-CARMONA U17 37th (16.36 26th U17), EDWARD PASCAL U15 43rd (16.50 16th U15), SAM DARCY U17 50th (17.09 31st U17), TAHA COCKERELL U15 76th (18.19 38th U15), AARON HIDALGO-HUDI U15 77th (18.25 39th U15), THOMAS FELLOWS U15 85th (18.40 44th U15) the Under 15 winner was CHARLIE NICOLSON of London Heathside (14.41), the Under 17 winner was DYLAN LEWIS of Hillingdon (14.45), 56 Under 15 runners finished, 43 Under 17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (360), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (354), 3rd London Heathside (353), 6th SBH A (586), 14th SBH B (327) 25 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (708 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (695), 3rd London Heathside (625), 11th SBH A (234), 22nd SBH B (62), 20th SBH C (156) 29 teams finished

Under 15 Girls/Under 17 Women 4k – JOSEFINE ENGEBRETSEN U15 2nd (17.53 1st U15), LUCIA CASALENUOVO U15 23rd (19.52 18th U15), BETHAN HATWELL U15 51st (22.04 39th U15), EMILIA LIMBRICK U15 60th (23.41 46th U15) the Under 15 winner was JOSEFINE ENGEBRETSEN of SBH (18.14), the Under 17 winner was ARABELLA NICOL of Thames Valley Harriers (17.09), 49 Under 15 runners finished, 15 Under 17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Barnet & District (210 points), 2nd London Heathside (208), 3rd Harrow (184), 9th SBH (124) 22 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – 1st Barnet & District (410 points), 2nd London Heathside (406), 3rd Harrow and Herts Phoenix (365), 6th SBH (292) 25 teams finished

Senior Mixed Trial Race 4k – No SBH Runners, the Mens winner was DAVID KIRK of London Heathside (17.04), the Femal winner was KATE ROBERTS of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (21.56) 5 male runners finished, 5 female runners finished

Under 20/Senior/Veteran Men 8k –THOMAS BUTLER 1st (23.08), ADAM O’GORMAN U20 32nd (25.20 1st U20), FINN MACCARTHY 59th (26.27), DANIEL NICHOLS V40 81st (27.23), ROBERT RIGBY V60 183rd (29.41), JONNY SHAW V50 262nd (32.08), PAUL MACCARTHY V55 279th (33.00), BARRY HAWS V50 310th (34.20), TIM PARKIN V45 364th (37.35), PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V60 399th (44.57) 401 runners finished
Team Result Senior Men Division 1 – 1st Highgate Harriers (1903 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (1854), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (1575), 12th SBH (633) 15 teams finished – Veteran Men Division 1 – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (449 points), 2nd Trent Park (439), 3rd London Heathside (701), 14th SBH (223) 15 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – Senior Men Division 1 – 1st Highgate Harriers (3857 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (3708), 3rd London Heathside (3214), 14th SBH (1194) 15 teams finished – Veteran Men Division 1 – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (938 points), 2nd Trent Park (809), 3rd Eton Manor (351), 13th SBH (156) 15 teams finished

Under 20/Senior/Veteran Women 8k – NICOLA PAYNE 13th (30.06), EMILIA ECONOMU 70th (33.28) the winner was REBECCA PIGGOTT of London Heathside (28.08) 187 runners finished
Team Result Senior Women Division 2 – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (396 points), 2nd Trent Park (334), 3rd Barnet & District (291), 8th SBH (152) 10 teams finished
Team Positions After 2 Fixtures – Senior Women Division 2 – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (721 points), 2nd Trent Park (631), 3rd Southwark (494), 11th SBH (152) 14 teams finished

Howard Williams Junior Trophy After 2 Fixtures – U11, U13, U15 & U17 Men and Women Combined Team Totals
1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (74 points – 7 Wins), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (74 – 2), 3rd SBH (71 – 1)

Howard Williams Senior Trophy After 2 Fixtures – Senior Men and Women Combined Team Totals
1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (27,855 points), 2nd London Heathside (27,059), 3rd Highgate Harriers (26,571), 16th SBH (10,353)

SBH INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS AFTER 2 FIXTURES – The best 4 out of 5 points result count, these are the SBH athletes currently in the Top 10 – Under 11 Boys 2nd DANIYAL JANMOHAMED (197 points) – Under 11 Girls 1st AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE (200 points), 2nd LILY JANMOHAMED (197 points) – Under 13 Boys 2nd DENNYS PASCAL (198 points), 5th HARRISON HENDERSON (193 points) – Under 15 Boys 7th BEN KASPAR (336 points) – Under 20 Men 1st ADAM O’GORMAN (1100 points) – Senior Men Mixed 7th JOEL PHILLIPS V45 (300 points)

Link to the Individual Tables for all age-groups, go to ‘Category’ to find your age-group – https://metleague.run/results/individual-results-2025/

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES WHO HAVE COMPLETED 3 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACES, FOLLOWING THE HORSENDEN HILL FIXTURE ON 15 NOVEMBER

(16) PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V55/V60
(12) HARRISON HENDERSON U11/U13
(11) EDWARD PASCAL U13/U15
(9) BARRY HAWS V50, FINN MACARTHY U23
(7) KEENYAH ADELISE U11/U13, DENNYS PASCAL U13, JONNY SHAW V50
(6) ELSIE BETTRIDGE U11, PAUL MACCARTHY V55
(4) CATHERINE SMITH U11/U13, BEN KASPAR U13
(3) DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11, PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11/U13, LUCIA CASAENUOVO U11/U13

The current record for consecutive appearances is held by JOHN KELLY, who completed 28 races between 1985 to 1990.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE AND TABLES – These are the Top 3 athletes following the Metropolitan League on 15-11-25 at Horsenden Hill;

Men – Under 11 Boys 1st Daniyal Janmohamed (16 points), 2nd Marko Bird (13), 3rd Ivan Bird (11) – Under 13 Boys 1st Dennys Pascal (16), 2nd Harrison Henderson (14), 3rd Prince-Moses John (10) – Under 15 Boys 1st Ben Kaspar (16), 2nd Edward Pascal and Roan Parkes (7) – Under 17 Men 1st Pablo Quesada-Carmona (10), 2nd Sam Darcy and Sam Turner (8) – Under 20 Men 1st Adam O’Gorman (15), 2nd John-Michael Diracles (8), 3rd Jai Daryanani (7) – Senior Men 1st Finn MaCarthy (22), 2nd Thomas Butler and Liam Dee (12) – Masters Men 40-49 1st Daniel Nichols V40 (8), 2nd Tim Parkin V45 (7) – Masters Men 50-59 1st Jonny Shaw V50 (16), 2nd Barry Haws V50 and Paul MaCarthy V55 (12) – Masters Men 60-69 1st Philip Cunningham V60 (15), 2nd Robert Rigby V60 and David Greenstein V60 (8)

Women – Under 11 Girls 1st Amelia Wilkes-Turpie (16 points), 2nd Lily Janmohamed (14), 3rd Elsie Bettridge (11) – Under 13 Girls 1st Ellen Neely (13), 2nd Keenyah Adelise (12), 3rd Sienna Darcy (11) – Under 15 Girls 1st Lucia Casalenuovo (15), 2nd Josefine Engebretsen (8), 3rd Olivia Abbott (7) – Under 17 Women 1st Posie Shaw (8) – Senior Women 1st Nocola Payne (8), 2nd Emilia Economu (7)

Link to Men and Womens Tables following the Metropolitan League on 15-11-25 – SBH Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2025-2026 Updated 15-11-25. SBH Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2025-2026 Update 15-11-25

The next Metropolitan League fixture is on Saturday 6 December at Wormwood Scrubs.

BRIGHTON 10K – Took place at Brighton on 16 November
JUDE BELL 32nd (SB 32.20)

TOP FLIGHT FULHAM 10K – Took place at Fulham on 16 November
JOSHUA FISHER U23 103rd (PB 32.19) equalling his 14 September time

NCAA DIVISION 1 SOUTH REGION CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Huntsville, Alabama, USA on 14 November
10000m – SM ISAAC HIRSHAM-CHANDLER U23 12th (29.50)

ESSA ENGLISH SCHOOLS CUP REGIONAL FINALS LONDON NORTH – Took place at Dulwich College on 10 November
Under 20 Women 3300m – ROSE-ELLEN FLANNERY U20 13th (13.44)

CARDIFF CROSS CHALLENGE – Took place at Cardiff on 8 November
Under 15 Girls 3200m – AIMEE PORTER U15 5th (11.41)

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,226 events – 217,363 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 9,227 first timers – 23,894 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 15 November
PAUL LEWIS V50 3rd (20.50) this was his 279th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Ally Pally on 15 November
KARL BULMAN V50 12th (21.09) this was his 22nd Parkrun, ELINA BULMAN U23 82nd (24.40) this was her 202nd Parkrun,

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Bath Skyline on 15 November
ROBBIE LIGHTOWLER 264th (39.16) this was his 27th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 15 November
LENARD MICHEL V55 23rd (23.49) this was his 164th Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 75th (28.03) this was her 169th Parkrun, ARIAN GOMES 88th (PB 29.15) this was her 2nd Parkrun, STACEY GONZALES V50 115th (32.00) this was her 72nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cottlesloe, Perth, Australia on 15 November
STUART MOORE V65 83rd (29.13) this was his 256th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 15 November
BARRY CHISHOLM V65 256th (30.34) this was his 388th Parkrun

PARKRRKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 15 November
BRADLEY SINGER V35 34th (22.16) this was his 344th Parkrun, OLIVIA ABBOTT U15 35th (PB 22.16) this was her 8th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V65 49th (22.58) this was his 489th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rendlesham Forest on 15 November
ROSS HAMMOND U20 5th (20.58) this was his 101st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 15 November
JACOB CLEMENT U20 1st (18.33) this was his 13th Parkrun

SBH UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY AND ROAD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 31 DECEMBER – The SBH 2025 Summer Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 22 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 13.45 7700m for Men/Women – Junior, Senior and Veteran. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 22 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS).
For age-groups U11, U13, U15 & U17 Boys and Girls
The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable –First race Starts at 12.00noon. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number

SBH 135th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 25 November, to be held in the “100 Club” East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (NW$ 1RL) at 7.30pm. The prize giving for 2024-2025 cross country and 2025 track & field season, will take place in early 2026.
This is the link to the agenda for the AGM – SBH AGM Agenda 2025

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 14 December at Lagoa, Portugal.
Note: You will be selected following the trials on the 29 November

INFORMATION ON THE LEE VALLEY INDOOR MINITHONS – The final Minithon place on Saturday 28 March at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
Entries open on Monday 2 February.
Link to the document that explains what a Minithon is, also details of all 3 Minithons – Lee Valley Minithons 2025-2026
Link to all Lee Valley information – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/minithon

SOUTHERN U15/U17/U20 AND SENIOR COMBINED EVENTS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 13 December and Sunday 14 December at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Events Saturday – U15B Pentathlon – U17W Pentathlon – U17M, U20M & SM Heptathlon (Day 2)
To enter please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=27400
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 2 December
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

THE MEN’S 400M AND MIDWEEK MAGIC – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Expect the 400m fireworks to fly at next summer’s European Championships in Birmingham. Anyone who watched the London Athletics Meet earlier this year will have seen how the fireworks can fly when MATTHEW HUDSON-SMITH and CHARLIE DOBSON face each other on the track over 400m. And that mouthwatering prospect lies in store once again at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham. The evening session on Wednesday August 12 at the Alexander Stadium will feature the men’s 400m final and, once again, should have all the ingredients of another truly memorable occasion.

Belgium’s 2024 world indoor champion ALEXANDER DOOM struck gold at the last edition of the European Championships in Rome but HUDSON-SMITH, himself a two-time European champion (2018 and 2022) will have a point to prove after missing out on the podium at this year’s World Championships. The US-based Olympic and world silver medallist who hails from Wolverhampton also finished second during his last championships outing at the Alexander Stadium, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and would love nothing more than coming out on top in his own back yard.

DOBSON – second to DOOM in Rome – will be in the medal hunt, too, and beat his fellow countryman in London back in July with a flying finish that took him to victory and a personal best of (44.14). Britain’s ever-improving SAM REARDON will be inspired by the home crowd factor in a field that will also feature the likes of Hungary’s European indoor champion ATTILIA MOLNAR.

You can still buy tickets here

CROSS PURPOSES – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

What does the future look like for cross country, a corner of the sport that has been “taken for granted” and needs to modernise, but could continue to play an important role for athletics? “The short answer is yes,” says JAKOB LARSEN, responding to the question of whether or not he feels there is untapped potential in cross country running. At its core, the discipline that has been used by so many athletes as a foundation stone of endurance running is largely unchanged from its inception in the 19th century. It remains a mainstay of the calendar, too, but LARSEN – the man who led the organising committee behind the innovative 2019 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark – believes it is one of the areas of athletics that has been “left behind” down the years. “I think the world cross country championships and the 1500m are the Blue Riband distances,” he adds. “They are always extremely competitive, very hard to predict, and just good fun. For cross country, a lot has been taken for granted, and we focused on the functional part of it and less on the just having fun part of it. I do think it has a future but we just need to make it fun for more people.” The winds of change could soon be blowing across this corner of the sport. The campaign to make it an Olympic event again for the first time since 1924 has long been established but was given renewed momentum by proposals that it could be included at the winter Games of 2030, sharing the same course as cyclocross.

Just recently, World Athletics president SEB COE reiterated an idea that was also aired in Paris last year. “I think there’s a good chance it’ll happen,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to see cross-country back in for all sorts of reasons. Some are emotional, but it also gives Africa a proper presence in the winter Games which, if we are being honest, it doesn’t really have. Sharing the same course with cyclocross is really where our thinking is going. We’ve already had good conversations.” LARSEN, the now Head of Product Research and Development at the global governing body, agrees that the proposal makes sense. “That’s an interesting thought, which may steer cross country in a completely new direction, but we’ll see,” he says. That note of caution was perhaps apt, given recent comments from Winter Olympic Federations secretary general COLIN GRAHAMSLAW, who appeared to pour cold water on the idea.

The Dane is just pleased to see it in the conversation. The topic of innovation is currently a hot one in athletics but, while road and trail running is going through a purple patch and seeing great growth, it has seemed a little like cross country has been quietly left to get on with it. “There is a future [for cross country,” says LARSEN. “I definitely see cross country would have a lot to offer, but we need to think about: ‘How do we make it worthwhile for people who are investing time, money, attention?’ They need to get a return of that investment, if you will. So we probably need to do a better job of not focusing only on the field of play, but actually turning our backs to that and looking at the people watching it. Are they having a good time? I do think it has a future, but I also think that, like everything else, it needs to adjust to the current day and age.” LARSEN is an ideas man and his approach in Aarhus six years ago, with its exacting and innovative course that involved running over the roof of a museum, steep ups and downs, mud pits and fan tunnels, made a major attempt to mix things up. Incorporating a mass participation event to the programme was another fresh piece of thinking.

There are things that LARSEN would do differently if he were in charge again but the biggest obstacle to building on the momentum that had been set in motion by that event was Covid, meaning that the next edition of the world cross – in Bathurst, Australia – didn’t come until four years later. “That is a very long time to wait for a follow-up,” he says, “But I do think the sport as a whole probably didn’t really reflect that much on Aarhus and what worked, and, to be honest, what didn’t work. If there was one thing we got right, it was that we started out with the question of ‘where can we do a race that would be really fun to watch?’. “We had several options [of what to do with the course], and we looked at them and said: ‘This is generic. This is boring’ but [when we started looking at running on] the roof, everyone was just smiling and I thought: ‘Okay, if everyone is smiling it’s probably right’. So I guess we should be led by smiles!” Bathurst, and the event location of the motor racing circuit at Mount Panorama, tried to do things a little differently too but the mess of 2023, when the world championships were switched to Belgrade late on after the original Croatian hosts of Medulin and Pula were found to be falling short of expectations, didn’t help. Next up is Tallahassee in Florida on January 10 and, as revealed in the October issue of AW, creative plans are afoot to make this a memorable edition of the championships for the right reasons.

And LARSEN sees no reason why the event shouldn’t attract attention. He views the world cross in a category all of its own, in much the same way that the Paris-Roubaix race – famed for its rough terrain and cobbled roads – occupies a unique place in the world of cycling. “At times, an event can actually grow beyond the reach of the sport itself,” he says. “I tend to compare the world cross country championships to the Paris-Roubaix cycling race, which probably wouldn’t be invented today, yet it’s extremely popular. I think there’s so many similarities. You probably wouldn’t come up with something like this today but it has transcended the sport and become just an important moment.” And yet it doesn’t always attract the most “important” athletes. Whilst many of the biggest African names tend to compete, the same cannot be said for other nations. That, says Larsen, is largely down to market forces. “I think cross country got left behind when the sport took off financially,” he says. “You are basically asking the top athletes to choose cross country over road, knowing that they are very likely to give up a decent amount of money and to me that’s an unreasonable thing to ask. This is more a matter of: ‘How do we grow cross country financially?’. Because if we want to have the very best athletes there, we need to pay the going rate. “The athletes who prioritise cross country right now, they’re doing it because some believe it’s good for preparation, but they also do it because they like it, because their country supports it. I do think, moving forward, we need to grow it financially and to me the easiest way to do that would be mass participation, making sure that you create something that people can take part in. I mean, it’s the road running recipe – we’re 40-50 years late.”

Of course, domestic mass participation cross country, where the elites and masses toe the same start line, has existed for some time – and nowhere is it better known than in the UK. “[Cross country has] still got a massive following,” says EAMONN MARTIN – Olympian, secretary of the English Cross Country Association and race director of the London meeting that forms part of the annual UK Athletics Cross Challenge. “Generally, there’s lots of people running cross countries and there still seems to be a strong commitment to the leagues. The number of league matches is down but I don’t think that’s because of a lack of appetite – it’s more logistics. It’s become harder and harder to get venues. More and more of them want what is large money for a sport like cross country.”

MARTIN agrees with LARSEN in that there needs to be some modernisation in terms of how the sport operates. The former London Marathon winner is part of the discussions currently taking place around the future of the UK calendar and is firmly of the view that the cross country season – which currently runs from October until March – needs to be shorter for a start. “Cross country is not as popular in March,” he says. “Yes, the English schools and the Inter Counties are on then but people do venture on to the roads a lot more. I think we need to pull the whole cross country season forward. It is popular and I think if we condense it into October through to February, it’s got a really good life. “Some people still want to run it right through to the end of March but I think that it’s a long season and it’s a little bit unrealistic. And that’s been part of why I’ve been heavily involved in the fixture debate to try and change it. March and April tends to be the general road season, with people preparing for the various marathons. Plus, the same people who would run cross country generally are running road races.”

MARTIN also sees merit in turning around and paying attention to the crowd. He was particularly struck, for example, by what he saw behind the ropes at the English National at the renowned venue of Parliament Hill in London earlier this year. “The National entries were good,” he says. “They weren’t the biggest ever but the buzz, the people there and the number of spectators was colossal. In terms of a spectacle, it was really, really good.” MARTIN will also be the Great Britain team manager at next month’s European Cross Country Championships – the annual end-of-year event which has also done great things in terms of format, presentation and quality of racing. Given those championships began in Britain – Alnwick in 1994 to be precise – and that the nation are prolific medal winners, that it hasn’t been staged on British shores since Edinburgh in 2003 seems odd, to say the least.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

Link to document which gives information to existing members on the system, and how to use it – Membermojo Instructions To Use For Existing Members May 2025

COMBINED SBH CLUB RECORDS – I have produced 7 single document, 1 document for example is ‘Men’s Club Track and Road Records Outdoors’ and shows events from Under 9 up to Masters 70+ on two pages.
These are 7 documents updated on 23 July 2025, and shows changes in RED from the previous issue of the 14 June 2025 – A Club Outdoor Track And Road Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 23-07-25 B Club Outdoor Field Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 23-07-25 C Club Indoor Track Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 23-07-25 D Club Indoor Field Records For All Men Age-Groups Updated 23-07-25 E Club Outdoor Track And Road Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 23-07-25 F Club Outdoor Field Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 23-07-25 G Club Indoor Track And Field Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 23-07-25

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2025-2026 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 06-09-25

STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 72510.

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER – alanweller111@gmail.com

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