Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 11 January 2024

Posted on 11/01/202417/01/2024 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 11 January to Wednesday 17 January – Isla Brassnett, Julian Goater, Mark Goddard, Rebecca Jeggo, Jo Kent, Benjamin Klein, Gabriella Kyriacou, Phoenix Lyon, Stephanie Paparizos, Edward Pascal, David Stone, Macie Sutherland and Graham Taylor

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to RODRIGO LOPES, SIENNA OAKLEY-MEDWINTER and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place last week-end, and these were our County Champions – Hertfordshire GIANLEO STUBBS U17 – Middlesex DENNYS PASCAL U11. There were Silver Medals from AIMEE PORTER U13, TOM BUTLER SM and INDIRA PATEL U23 SW at Hertfordshire – WILLIAM STOCKDALE U11, ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 and POSIE SHAW U15 at Middlesex
There are numerous championships results, yet to be published.

NOW OPEN TO ENTER, ENGLAND ATHLETICS U15, U17 AND U20 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the English Institute of Sport, Coleridge Road, Sheffield (Satnav S9 5DA) on Saturday 10 February and Sunday 11 February.
To enter please use this link for information and entries – https://www.englandathletics.org/competitions-and-events/national-championships/2024-championships/#nat
Entries Closing Date Sunday 21 January
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2023 is £17. The current total is £97 and should be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please advise GEOFF MORPHITIS by email (geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com) when payment has been made.

UNDER 11 TO UNDER 17 WOMEN ALL-TIME TOP 10 – I am currently producing these from the Power of 10, they currently have all performances from 2005 to 2023, I intend publishing them within the next 2 weeks.

RESULTS
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at St Albans on 7 January.
Under 11 Boys (1500m) – No SBH runners, the winner was Joshua Maiden of Herts Phoenix (5.34), 40 runners finished
Team Result – 1st St Albans Striders (22 points), 2nd Aldwickbury School A (23), 3rd Aldwickbury School B (47)
Under 11 Girls (1500m) – No SBH runners, the winner was Ella Pinder of St Albans Striders (6.26), 31 runners finished
Team Result – 1st St Albans Striders A (10 points), 2nd Watford (25), 3rd St Albans Striders B (30)
Under 13 Boys (3000m) – No SBH runners, the winner was Oliver McDonald of Dacorum (11.00), 35 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Dacorum (13 points), 2nd St Albans Striders A (14), 3rd St Albans Striders B (35)
Under 13 Girls (3000m) – AIMEE PORTER U13 won the Silver Medal (12.52), the winner was Eimear McGinley of Watford Harriers(12.07) 22 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Watford (16 points), 2nd St Albans Striders A (17), 3rd St Albans Striders B (34)
Under 15 Boys (4500m) – No SBH runners, the winner was Joshua Hirst of St Albans Striders (14.56), 24 runners finished
Team Result – 1st St Albans Striders A (10 points), 2nd Dacorum (17), 3rd St Albans Striders B (34)
Under 15 Girls (4500m) – No SBH runners, the winner was Lily Johnson of Dacorum (17.03), 23 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Stevenage & North Herts (18 points), 2nd Dacorum (24), 3rd St Albans Striders (28)
Under 17 Men (6000m) – GIANLEO STUBBS U17 won the Gold Medal (19.51), TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U17 8th (21.55), THOMAS CADWALLADER U17 22nd (27.13), 22 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Herts Phoenix (13 points), 2nd Watford (26), 3rd St Albans Striders (27)
Under 17 Women (6000m) – No SBH runners, the winner was Phoebe Gill of St Albans Striders (22.08), 12 runners finished
Team Result – 1st St Albans Striders A (16 points), 2nd Dacorum (20), 3rd St Albans Striders B (31)
Under 20 Men (8000m) – BEN GOSTICK U20 4th (31.42), the winner was Archie Marshall of St Albans Striders (30.23), 11 runners finished
Team Result – 1st St Albans Striders (9 points)
Under 20 Women (6000m) – No SBH runners, the winner was Antonia Jubb of St Albans Striders (23.54), 10 runners finished
Team Result – 1st St Albans Striders (8 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (15), 3rd Dacorum (22)
Senior Men (12000m) – TOM BUTLER won the Silver Medal (36.36), KEVIN WALDEN V40 55th (46.19), TIM BUTLER V60 79th 2nd V60 (49.55), the winner was Brett Rushman of Herts Phoenix (36.30) 117 runners finished
Team Result – 1st St Albans Striders (66 points), 2nd Dacorum (180), 3rd Watford (192)
Senior Women (8000m) – INDIRA PATEL U23 won the Silver Medal (33.08), JO KENT V55 (2nd Claim) 37th (42.06), the winner was Lizzie Janes of Herts Phoenix (31.51) 87 runners finished
Team Result – 1st St Albans Striders A (27 points), 2nd St Albans Striders B (65), 3rd Watford (83)

MIDDLESEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Greenford on 6 January.
Under 11 Boys (1500m) – DENNYS PASCAL U11 won the Gold Medal (6.41), WILLIAM STOCKDALE U11 won the Silver Medal (6.49), HARRISON HENDERSON U11 5th (6.55), JENSEN DAY U11 6th (7.08), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11 12th (7.33), LUCAS XIE U11 13th (7.37), RTLE SINGARAYER U11 16th (7.54) 34 runners finished
Team Result – 1st SBH (8 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (21), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (45) 7 teams finished
Under 11 Girls (1500m) – GRACE ROONEY U11 5th (7.50), SIENNA DARCY U11 8th (8.18), ISABELLE HUDSON U11 17th (9.08), KEENYAH ADELISE U11 22nd (9.48) the winner was Laura Graham of St Mary’s Richmond (7.23) 24 runners finished
Team Result – 1st SBH (30 points), 2nd London Heathside (32), 3rd Enfield & Haringey (34) 5 teams finished
Under 13 Boys (3000m) – EDWARD PASCAL U13 4th (14.09), BEN KASPAR U13 7th (14.25), SAM CLEMENTS U13 13th (15.25), ETHAN MOSS U13 15th (15.37), TAHA COCKERILL U13 21st (16.05), ROAN PARKES U13 22nd (16.06) the winner was Jack Hayward of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (14.02) 37 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (15 points), 2nd SBH (24), 3rd London Heathside (32) 6 teams finished
Under 13 Girls (3000m) – OLIVIA ABBOTT U13 10th (16.00), LUCIA CASELENUOVO U13 11th (16.09), ERIN CLIFT U13 24th (17.56), HOLLY CLARKE U13 35th (18.42), ELFIE SHAW U13 36th (18.50) the winner was Katie Dalton of Harrow (15.00) 39 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Harrow (34 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (40), 3rd St Mary’s Richmond (42), 4th SBH (45) 6 teams finished
Under 15 Boys (4000m) – ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 won the Silver Medal (15.14), EUAN PHILLIPS U15 4th (15.24), JARED MORRIS U15 8th (16.24), OMAR MIAH U15 21st (17.39), LADDIE SHAW U15 29th (18.20), JOSHUA BOWMAN U15 36th (19.11), JACOB SUGARMAN U15 42nd (20.27) the winner was Daniel Jeffs of St Mary’s Richmond (15.06) 43 runners finished
Team Result – 1st SBH (14 points), 2nd St Mary’s Richmond (16), 3rd Hillingdon (45) 7 teams finished
Under 15 Girls (4000m) – POSIE SHAW U15 won the Silver Medal (17.11), AMBER JACKSON U15 11th (19.41) the winner was Jorja March of Barnet & District (16.41) 26 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (18 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (40), 3rd Harrow (55) 3 teams finished
Under 17 Men (6000m) – RAFI GAYER U17 4th (21.13), ADAM O’GORMAN U17 12th (22.25), AIDAN MACAVOY U17 14th (22.58), JACOB CLEMENT U17 17th (23.09), GUY FAWCETT U17 22nd (24.21) the winner was Thomas Chadwick of Highgate Harriers (20.18) 38 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Highgate Harriers (12 points), 2nd Harrow (28), 3rd SBH (30) 8 teams finished
Under 17 Women (6000m) – LARISSA WILSON U17 13th (29.40), ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17 15th (31.34) the winner was Allegra Massey of Thames Valley Harriers (24.03) 17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (9 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (16) 2 teams finished
Under 20 Men (6000m) – JOSHUA FISHER U20 8th (21.51), JONAH MARKS U20 14th (22.39) the winner was Oliver O’Connor of London Heathside (20.05) 26 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (24 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (30), 3rd Harrow (34) 6 teams finished
Under 20 Women (6000m) – No SBH Runners, the winner was Lauren Russell of Highgate Harriers (22.59) 5 runners finished
Team Result – No teams finished
Senior Women (8000m) – NICOLA PAYNE 16th (36.34), EMILE ECONOMU 26th (37.58) the winner was Katie Olding of Thames Valley Harriers (32.50) 87 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Thames Valley Harriers (13 points), 2nd London Heathside (54), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (79) 8 teams finished
Senior Men (12000m) – WILLIAM RYLE-HODGES 4th (43.10), ROBERT RIGBY V60 61st (52.17) the winner was Terry Fawden of Highgate Harriers (41.07) 133 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Thames Valley Harriers (79 points), 2nd London Heathside (81), 3rd Harrow (136) 9 teams finished

WINTER POINTS UPDATE – These are the Under 11 Boys & Girls latest positions following the Middlesex Championships, there were no athletes in the Hertfordshire Championships;

Under 11 Boys – 1st DENNYS PASCAL (32 points), 2nd HARRISON HENDERSON (27), 3rd LUCAS XIE (20) – Under 11 Girls – 1st SIENNA DARCY and GRACE ROONEY (30 points), 3r d KEENYAH ADELISE (16)

Link to current points tables – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2023-2024 Updated 06-01-24 Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2023-2024 Updated 06-01-24

BE FIT TODAY INDOOR SERIES 2 – Took place at Lee Valley on 7 January.
60m – SM A1 KENDRICK OGANYO U11 1st (SB 9.10), NOSA URUBUSI U11 2nd (SB 9.16), IMIKAN EDOHO U11 5th (SB 9.47), 2 LUCAS DAVIS U13 1st (SB 8.65), 5 JOSHUA NYMAN U15 2nd (PB 7.38) taking .05 of a second off his 2023 time, LANI JAIYEOLA U15 6th (PB 7.98) taking .18 of a second off his 2022 time, JOLOMI DEMEYIN U15 7th (SB 8.68), 6 ASHER ESCOBAR U17 4th (PB 7.91) taking .44 of a second off his 2022 time, 7 JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 2nd (PB 7.27) taking .05 of a second off his 1 January time, NATHAN HOWELL U17 3rd (PB 7.32) taking .04 of a second off his 2023 time, 8 ALEX KONSTANTARAS U17 (2nd Claim) 4th (SB 7.44), 10 RUBEN CARDOSO U20 1st (SB 7.35), 15 EBUKA NWOKEJI U20 1st (PB 6.82) taking .14 of a second off his 2023 time, B1 IMIKAN finished 2nd (9.57), 2 NOSA finished 2nd (SB 9.12) taking .04 of a second off his A1 time, KENDRICK finished 3rd (9.13), 3 JOLOMI finished 1st (PB 8.47) taking .21 of a second off his A5 time, LUCAS finished 2nd (PB 8.50) equalling his 2023 time, 5 ASHER finished 2nd (7.92), LANI finished 3rd (PB 7.92) taking .06 of a second off his A5 time, 8 ALEX finished 3rd (SB 7.42) taking .02 of a second off his A8 time, 9 NATHAN finished 3rd (SB 7.31) taking .01 of a second off his A7 time, RUBEN finished 6th (7.39), JOSHUA finished 8th (7.40), 10 JAIAN finished 6th (7.31), 14 EBUKA finished 3rd (6.83)
60m – SW A1 TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 2nd (PB 9.34) taking .10 of a second off her 2023 time, 2 ANU JAIYEOLA U13 3rd (PB 8.28) taking .14 of a second off her 2023 time, 3 KAYIKUNMI OMIDIJI U13 2nd (PB 8.60) taking .37 of a second off her 2022 time, 4 HOLLY RYAN U15 1st (PB 8.09), 6 AARA KAMARA U15 5th (SB 8.17), 9 MAKAYLA BRA-ALOYE U17 2nd (PB 7.97) taking .13 of a second off her 2023 time, 10 TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (SB 7.86), B2 TEMI finished 5th (9.53), 6 KAYIKUNMI finished 6th (8.69), 8 ANU finished 6th (8.42), 9 AARA finished 2nd (PB 8.07) taking .10 of a second off her A6 time, 10 MAKAYLA finished 4th (8.02), HOLLY finished 5th (8.10), 11 TAMI finished 2nd (PB 7.74) taking .02 of a second off her 2023 time
200m – SM 1 KENDRICK OGANYO U11 1st (SB 31.46), 3 LUCAS DAVIS U13 2nd (SB 29.28), NOSA URUBUSI U13 3rd (SB 31.44), 4 BEN BAMISAIYE U15 3rd (PB 27.08) taking .30 of a second off his 2023 time, 5 JOSHUA NYMAN U15 2nd (PB 24.24) taking .16 of a second off his 2023 time, LANI JAIYEOLA U15 3rd (SB 25.25), JOLOMI DEMEYIN U15 4th (PB 28.72) taking 1.68 seconds off his 2023 time, 7 ASHER ESCOBAR U17 2nd (25.62), 8 COBY GREEN U17 4th (PB 27.37), 9 HARRY PINCHERLE U17 4th (SB 24.56)m 11 JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 2nd (23.34)
200m – SW 1 TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 1st (PB 31.27) taking 1.79 seconds off her 2023 time, 5 KAYIKUNMI OMIDIJI U13 4th (SB 29.64), 6 ANU JAIYEOLA U13 4th (SB 28.38), 7 AARA KAMARA U15 1st (SB 27.71), 8 MARAYO IDRIS U17 3rd (PB 28.66) taking .74 of a second off her 2022 time, 9 TAMI GEORGE U17 2nd (SB 26.05), 13 VANESSA ANSUAA U23 6th (SB 27.96)
300m – SM 1 JUBRIL ADENIJI U23 1st (PB 35.89), 2 EBUKA NWOKEJI U20 1st (PB 34.69) taking 5.41 seconds off his 2021 time
300m – SW 3 ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 3rd (SB 43.79) taking .37 of a second off her 1 January time, 4 HOLLY RYAN U15 4th (SB 43.39)
400m – SM 1 BEN ROCHFORD 1st (SB 49.52), KENAN STEPHENS U23 3rd (PB 51.71) taking 3.79 seconds off his 2021 time, 2 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 3rd (SB 58.96), 3 JADEN AULIS U20 3rd (SB 55.05)
400m – SW 2 LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U20 4th (SB 65.24)
800m – SW 2 DINA SILVERMAN U20 3rd (2:26.22), 3 HAYLEY MCLEAN 2nd (SB 2:15.92), MYA MAIRS-INGRAM U20 5th (SB 2:17.81)
High Jump – SX RIAN SHAH U17 2nd (SB 1.65m)
Long Jump – SX A IMIKAN EDOHO U11 7th (SB 3.23m), B ANU JAIYEOLA U13 8th (SB 4.00m), C LANI JAIYEOLA U15 10th (SB 4.67m), D HARRY PINCHERLE U17 10th equal (SB 5.26m)

BMC GRAND PRIX – Took place at Sheffield on 7 January.
1500m – Women A GEORGIA BELL 1st (SB 4:10.74i)
3000m – Men B KRISTIAN IMROTH U23 3rd (SB 8:10.03i)

ENGLAND U20 AND SENIOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Sheffield on 6-7 January.
Heptathlon – Senior Men CRAIG MONCUR U23 4th (PB 5132i points) adding 454 points to his 2023 total – 60m H2 (PB 7.37i) taking .16 of a second to his 2023 time, 1000m H2 (PB 2:48.31i) taking 2.48 seconds to his 2022 time, 60m Hurdles H3 (SB 8.60i), High Jump HA (SB 1.78mi), Pole Vault HA (PB 4.20mi) equalling his 2023 height, Long Jump HB (PB 6.99mi) adding 6cm to his 2023 jump, Shot HB (SB 12.95mi)

LEE VALLEY NEW YEAR’S INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 1 January.
60m – SX 3 JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 2nd (PB 7.32) taking .06 of a second off his 2023 time, 6 NIA AKINTOKUN U20 7th (SB 7.87), 11 ASHER ESCOBAR U17 3rd (PB 8.02) taking .33 of a second off his 2022 time
200m – SX 1 JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 3rd (SB 23.15), 10 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 2nd (SB 25.84), 11 ASHER ESCOBAR U17 3rd (PB 25.56) taking 1.66 seconds off his 2022 time
300m – SX 3 ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 4th (SB 44.16), 4 MACIE SUTHERLAND U17 5th (SB 44.35), 7 ELIZABETH OTHULO U15 1st (PB 44.56)
400m – SX 3 MATEI FRUNZA U20 3rd (PB 53.87), JOE COX U17 5th (SB 55.14), 8 JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA 1st (PB 51.90), LARISSA WILSON U20 2nd (PB 58.77), MIA HIGSON U20 5th (SB 64.24)
800m – SX 4 CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 6th (SB 2:20.13), 6 CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 4th (SB 2:19.94), 8 DINA SILVERMAN U17 3rd (SB 2:22.68), 10 ELIZABETH OTHULO U15 3rd (SB 2:32.73)

SERPENTINE NEW YEAR DAY 10K – Took place at Hyde Park on 1 January.
ROBERT RIGBY V60 70th 2nd V60 (SB 39.21)

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.

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…
953 events – 201,849 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 10,955 first timers – 16,028 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know … If you were to stack all the finish tokens from 2023, it would reach the height of two Mount Kilimanjaros!

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 6 January.
PAUL LEWIS V50 1st (20.07) this was his 199th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER V35 15th (24.46) this was his 252nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Brockwell on 6 January.
DANIEL NICHOLS V40 21st (18.21) this was his 51st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 6 January.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 274th (28.45) this was his 315th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Kesgrave on 6 January.
ROSS HAMMOMD U17 1st (PB 18.20) this was his 28th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone on 6 January.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 78th (25.28) this was his 157th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 6 January.
STUART SINGER V60 140th (28.45) this was his 401st Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 11 JANUARY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 14 FEBRUARY – The SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet are available on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The fourth fixture of five takes place on Saturday 13 January at at Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (SatNav AL8 6DF).
Race Headquarters – Race HQ and Registrtion will be adjacent to the Start/Finish at the south side of the North Side of the park.
Changing Facilities – There will be no dedicated changing rooms or showers, so please arrive ready to run. Toilets are available in the amenity block by the Splashlands playground. Extra toilets will be provided at the end of the car park, close to the amenty block. There are also toilets located at the Sailing Centre on the south side of the Park.
Refreshments – Will be from the kiosk in the amenity block on the north side of the park or from the cafe at the Sailing Centre on the south side of the Park.
Course Location – North Side Stanborough Park – See course maps.
Course Description – Start and Finish in grassed field, remainder undulating parkland course suitable for spikes.
Public Transport – Welwyn Garden City Station (Main Line) 1.25 miles.
Directions From Major Roads – Leave the A1(M) at Junction 4, (after the Hatfield Tunnel). At the roundabout take the second exit to A414/A6129. At the next roundabout take the first exit A6129. At the bottom of the dual carriageway take the second exit out of the roundabout. The entrance to the car park on the north side is on your left after around 100m. The entrance to the car park on the south side is more or less opposite but you cannot gain access from the left side of the carriageway. As early arrivers will undoubtedly fill the car park on the north side, you may be advised to go straight to the one on the south side.
Parking – There is a fairly large car park on the north side of the Park, adjacent to the course. There is a very large car park on the south side of the Park, 5 minutes walk to the course. These car parks are camera operated and you must pay or you may incur a fine. You can pay at a meter by card. However, payment does not have to be immediate. We have not been able to negotiate a reduced rate. There is a footpath under the road bridge, providing traffic-free access between the South Side and the North Side of the Park.
Course Details – The start and finish are in grassed parkland. The remainder is an undulating parkland course with two short woodland sections on each longer loop and a short climb and then descend on each of the shorter loops, all being suitable for spikes.
Additional Notes – The finish has been relocated and is now adjacent to the boundary with the school, and is outside the large loop of the course.
Link to the full information, include Course Maps – https://metleague.run/fixture/race-4-welwyn-13-1-2024/
Start Times – 12.00 U11 Boys and Girls (Over 9) (1400m), 12.10 U13 Boys (3200m), 12.20 U13 Girls (3200m), 12.30 U17 Men and U15 Boys (4200m), 12.45 U17 Women and U15 Girls (4200m), 13.00 U20, Senior and Veteran Women (8100m), 13.45 U20, Senior and Veteran Men (8100m).
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE
JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT
Please go to Start Fitness Metropolitan League web site www.metleague.co.uk for any other final information.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE 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.

WINTER XC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Metropolitan League fixture is the fifth fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series. It is the fourth fixture for the Under 13 and above age-groups

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 27 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 (5k), 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 2022 race.
Entries Closed

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The fourth fixture of five which takes place on Saturday 3 February at Hampstead Heath Extension, Hampstead Way (Satnav NW!! 7DY).
Age-Groups U11 to U17.
Timetable – 12.00noon U11B&G 1 medium blue lap 1700m, 12.15pm U13B&G 2 medium blue laps 3000m, 12.35pm U15B&G 1 small yellow lap & 1 large red lap 3800m, 13.00pm U17M&W 1 medium blue map & 1 large red lap 4800.
Link to all information including course map –
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will our athletes please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number
Awaiting race information, the above is as the 2023 fixture

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 11 JANUARY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 14 FEBRUARY – Please enter yourself and pay the appropiate fee. Also note, especially Lee Valley, that events may close before any closing date, if that event is fully subscribed.

SOUTHERN U13, U15 AND U17 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 13 January and Sunday 14 January.
To enter please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php
Entries Closed

LEE VALLEY LONDON U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 20 January and Sunday 21 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U20, Senior and Veterans.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/ligu20sen/
Entries Closing Date Thursday 11 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 LONDON U13, U15 & U17 INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 27 January and Sunday 28 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U13, U15 & U17.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/ligu20sen/
Entries Closing Date Thursday 18 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

SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 3 February and Sunday 4 February
To enter please use this link,although entries are not open as yet – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 23 January
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY AYO FALOLA DREAM MILE – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 7 February.
Events are Track 400m, 800m, Mile and Triple Jump. For age-groups Under 15 and above.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/ayofaloladreammile/
Entries Close Wednesday 31 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

UPPER BODY TRAINING FOR MIDDLE-DISTANCE RUNNERS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

ANDY KAY, strength and conditioning coach, looks at the importance of this area for 800m and 1500m athletes. In terms of running economy, there is a contribution from the upper body. The faster you run, the more you’ll notice your arm drive. If you look at a track runner you’ll see the opposite arm drive forward as the front knee drives up – and that happens because the body is essentially trying to prevent the rotation of the trunk or core. A good way to illustrate this would be for you to cross your arms and then try running flat out. You almost end up going side to side because you can’t keep in a straight line, so the upper body definitely has a role to play in running efficiency!

In terms of my own training philosophy, though, I don’t put too much emphasis on it. If you have some pushing and pulling exercises in your programme a couple of times a week in the off-season and maybe just once a week during the season – I think that’s enough for the majority of distance runners.

The thing to remember is that you’re not wanting to add mass. If you’ve got a lot of muscle and you’re heavier up top, you’ve got to carry that when you run. Think strength and efficiency. The really important thing to focus on is the link between the upper and lower body, which is the trunk itself. It’s about the transmission of power. If you’ve got a really strong upper body and a really strong lower body but your core isn’t very good then you’re going to have problems. I’d say exercises that create rotation or, more importantly, resist rotation are really useful. In terms of getting bang for your buck, I’d suggest including unilateral upper body exercises. Examples of these would be a single arm seated row, single arm pull down or single arm shoulder press.

A particularly good exercise is the landmine press, where you take a barbell and press it at almost 45 degrees, standing up. You use a split stance because your core is having to resist the rotation the whole time. As soon as you make it a single arm or single leg exercise, you then create that resistance to rotation, which is really what you’re trying to train because that’s what’s happening when you run. Your core is fighting to stop your spine from twisting and you transmit the power from your upper body to your lower body. Don’t include loads of these exercises in your routine. I’d do something like six to eight repetitions of each exercise and three or four sets, twice a week maximum. You’re not trying to fill the vest, you want an upper body that transmits force through your core to your lower body through rotation.

OLYMPIC GAMES 2024 – Take place in Paris from the 26 July until the 11 August. The Athletics take place from the 1 August until the 11 August.
Link to the Olympic Games website for the schedule for all events – https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-schedule-olympic-games/
Detailed schedule for events will be issued later this year
Link to the Olympic Games website to register for tickets – https://tickets.paris2024.org/en/

PARALYMPIC GAMES 2024 – Take place in Paris, from the 28 August until the 8 September.
Link to the Paralympic Games website for the schedule for all events – https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-schedule-paralympic-games/
Link to the Paralympic Games website to register for tickets – https://tickets.paris2024.org/en/

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM– Since the account was setup towards the end of last year, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There is 1 post this week.

Photograph taken at the Be Fit Indoor Meeting at Lee Valley on 7 January, with our 4 athletes relaxing before the start of their 400m races.

From left to right SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 who ran (58.96), JADEN AULIS U20 ran (55.05), BEN ROCHFORD ran (49.52) and KEENAN STEPHENS U23 ran (51.71).

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.
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

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website. Link to the Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Please select a document, following this you can print a copy for future reference.

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES – Currently the updated Winter Points and Club Championship tables are published on the SBH website.
Link to the updated Winter Points tables, following the 6/7 County Championships – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2023-2024 Updated 06-01-24 Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2023-2024 Updated 06-01-24
Link to the draft of the updated Club Championships table, following the 2 December Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-club-championships/
Please select a document, following this you can print a copy for future reference.

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 – StoneX Membership (1) as of 30 October 2023

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592961. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

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 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 £35 + 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 JUMPS 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. High Jump training is on Wednesday’s from 18.45pm 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 FAST FORWARD SCHOOL ATHLETICS CLUB – ‘Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers now run the school athletics club on Tuesday and Thursday at 4.30pm and which progresses to a more advanced club at 5.45 as a segue into the club. This is for ages 5 years -10 years of age. Please contact TY HOLDEN on 07737803260 for further information

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – 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 7250.

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

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 4 January 2024

Posted on 22/12/202309/01/2024 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 4 January to Wednesday 10 January – Jackie Agyepong, Gemma Bennett, Ronan Breen, Joshua Goldstein, Sarah Heath, Ty Holden, Traydean Hunt, Trayon Hunt, Prince-Moses John, Mittio Mohammadian, Eitan Mor, Stephen Murphy, Jordan Ngige, Ruth-Ann Otaruoh and Tim Underhill

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to KEENYAH ADELISE, ZAYNAB BAIG, OMAR MIAH, WILLIAM STOCKDALE and JAMES WALTERS

HAPPY NEW YEAR – Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, we wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Successful 2024.

PARKRUN 400 CLUB – Congratulations to STUART SINGER who completed an amazing 400 Parkruns at Oak Hill on 30 December.

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Take place this week-end, including the Hertfordshire and Middlesex championships This is the 4th of 6 winter points championship race for the Under 11 Boys and Girls

OLYMPIC GAMES 2024 – This year, one of the biggest sporting events takes place. The Olympic Games in Paris, which commences from the 26 July until the 11 August.

The 33rd Olympics has 19 days of competition (handball, football and rugby take place from 24 July)
There will be 329 events, 206 National Olympic Committees, 28 sports including 4 additional sports (Breaking, Sport Climbing, Skateboarding and Surfing), 758 sessions and 10 500 athletes
The Athletics take place from the 1 August until the 11 August.

Contested in the first ancient Olympic Games, athletics is the oldest sport on record, with the names of champions documented from as far back as 776 BC. The ancient Olympic Games included events such as running races and a pentathlon event that consisted of a running race, long jump, discus throw, javelin throw and wrestling. The first meets in modern times that can be likened to the athletics competitions we know today took place in 1840 in Shropshire, England. Other such championships began to thrive and spread in the 1880s, initially in England, the USA and Europe in particular. In 1912, the international federation that oversees international athletics competitions, the IAAF (now known as World Athletics) was set up.

Link to the Olympic Games website for the schedule for all events – https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-schedule-olympic-games/
Detailed schedule for events will be issued later this year

Link to the Olympic Games website to register for tickets – https://tickets.paris2024.org/en/

PARALYMPIC GAMES 2024 – Takes place in Paris, from the 28 August until the 8 September.
This is the 17th edition of the Paralympic Games, there are 22 sports with 549 events, with 4400 athletes from 184 National Paralympic committees.

Link to the Paralympic Games website for the schedule for all events – https://www.paris2024.org/en/competition-schedule-paralympic-games/

Link to the Paralympic Games website to register for tickets – https://tickets.paris2024.org/en/

ALL-TIME TOP 10 AND BEST PERFORMANCES FOR 2023 – I have now updated the Senior Men and Women Top 10 lists. Also I have produced the Senior Men and Women track and field best performances for 2023, plus the Under 11 to Under 17 Women’s track and field best performances for 2023. These can be found following the upcoming fixtures.

RESULT
BOXING DAY RUN – Took place around StoneX Stadium, which was well supported by 44 athletes and parents.
1 Mile – 1st RYLE SINGARAYER U11 (6.23), 2nd SIENNA DARCY U11 (6.42), 3rd GRACE ROONEY U11 (6.44), 4th APRIL WINFIELD U11 (7.07), 5th LOIS CLARKE U11 (7.25), 6th PENELOPE GLADSTONE U9 (7.31), 7th JIMMY STOCKDALE U9 (9.34), 8th ROSIE STOCKDALE U13 (9.34), 9th MOLLY ALCOCK (12.10), 10th JANET MONTGOMERY V65 (12.50)

2 Miles – 1st MAX WINFIELD U20 (10.00), 2nd JACOB CLEMENT U17 (10.31), 3rd LEO RONCARATI U20 (10.49), 4th CALEB HILTON U15 (10.50), 5th AIMEE PORTER U13 (11.10), 6th TIM BUTLER V60 (11.57), 7th ANDREW PORTER V50 (12.06), 8th WILLIAM STOCKDALE U11 (12.47), 9th BEN WINFIELD SEN (12.58), 10th OSCAR RONCARATI U17 (13.00), 11th SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 (13.12), 12th BO GLADSTONE U13 (13.46), 13th HOLLY CLARKE U13 (13.51), 14th ARCHIE STOCKDALE U13 (14.01), 15th LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U20 (14.15), 16th HARRY MCCANN U13 (14.26), 17th SIMON BROWNLEADER VM (14.31), 18th MARIA BANAGHAN VF (14.37), 19th KATIE ALCOCK VF (14.50), 20th LAURENT EZEKIEL VM (14.52), 21st LAWRENCE KITT VM (14.57), 22nd EVIE WINSTON U20 (15.04), 23rd KASIA BUBIENIEC VF (15.47), 24th JOHNSON OGUNNIYI V50 (15.58), 25th ROB RONCARATI VM (16.15), 26th RAY POWELL V60 (16.24), 27th SABRINA SINGARAYER U13 (17.03), 28th GARY ALCOCK VM (18.36), 29th KEMMA RONCARATI VF (19.40), 30th DANIELLE BECK VF (19.40), 31st ANDREW ALCOCK (19.52), 32nd ELLEN ALCOCK (20.24), 33rd JOHN KELLY V70 (20.49), 34th ANITA SKINNER VF (20.49)

SERPENTINE NEW YEAR DAY 10K – Took place at Hyde Park on 1 January.
ROBERT RIGBY V60 70th 2nd V60 (SB 39.21)

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…
1,068 events – 248,922 walkers, joggers and runners – 28,704 volunteers – 8,472 first timers – 18,745 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know … just under 25,000 people are 5k away from hitting their 25th run/walk milestone.

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 23 December.
PAUL LEWIS V50 5th (21.01) this was his 196th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Bushey on 23 December.
EUAN PHILLIPS U15 17th (17.32) this was his 41st Parkrun, JARED MORRIS U15 26th (17.48) this was his 6th Parkrun, EDWARD PASCAL U13 41st (18.28) this was his 4th Parkrun, DENNYS PASCAL U11 45th (18.41) this was his 4th Parkrun, AIMEE PORTER U13 47th (18.43) this was her 8th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 23 December.
KAYLA MICHEL U23 42nd (27.37) this was her 38th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 23 December.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 161st (31.36) this was his 313th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 23 December.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 98th (25.39) this was his 155th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Kesgrave on 23 December.
ROSS HAMMOND U17 7th (18.49) this was his 26th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 23 December.
STUART SINGER V60 32nd (23.17) this was his 399th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 42nd (23.51) this was his 248th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rockingham, Perth, Australia on 23 December.
STUART MOORE V60 81st (27.12) this was his 216th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at St Albans on 23 December.
ELEANOR HUNT U23 147th (23.38) this was her 9th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at The Old Showfield on 23 December.
RICHARD SAMUEL V70 27th (PB 21.24) this was his 26th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Roberts Park on 23 December.
ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 1st (17.00) this was his 64th Parkrun, JOEL PHILLIPS V45 24th (20.20) this was his 93rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Warrington on 23 December.
GIANLEO STUBBS U17 2nd (16.32) this was his 7th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 30 December.
PAUL LEWIS V50 24th (25.31) this was his 197th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Brockwell on 30 December.
JAMES TRAPMORE V45 19th (20.40) this was his 72nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Crane Park on 30 December.
JAMES DAVIS U23 66th (27.11) this was his 49th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Grovelands on 30 December.
JOSEPH HEATHER U23 3rd (17.48) this was his 44th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 30 December.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 157th (31.39) this was his 314th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 30 December.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 144th (26.25) this was his 156th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Margate on 30 December.
BARRY HAWS V50 18th (22.04) this was his 42nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 30 December.
RYLE WALTER U11 26th (22.42) this was his 2nd Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 32nd (23.08) this was his 249th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 36th (23.22) this was his 400th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 30 December.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 198th (43.20) this was his 286th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pavlion Gardens on 30 December.
ELEANOR HUNT U23 114th (30.16) this was her 10th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 30 December.
JOSHUA FISHER U20 1st (17.12) this was his 9th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 4 JANUARY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY – The SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet are available on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 6 January at the Tir Chonail Gaelic Sports Club, at the end of Berkeley Avenue, Greenford (Satnav UB6 0NZ).
Directions – turn off Greenford Road (A4127), opposite the entrance to the Glaxo Factory. The playing fields are at the end of Berkeley Avenue.
Car parking – There will be no parking permitted on the grass adjacent to the course. Please make maximum car share use, travel via public transport to Greenford Station (Central Line) or seek parking in nearby roads or on Greenford Road where there should be plenty of space, then make the shor walk to the race HQ.
Start Times 11.10am U11 Boys (1500m), 11.20am U11 Girls (1500m), 11.30am U13 Boys (3000m), 11.35am U13 Girls (3000m), 11.55am U15 Boys (4000m), 12.00 noon U15 Girls (4000m), 12.25pm U17 and U20 Women (6000m), 12.55pm U17 Men and U20 Men (6000m), 1.00pm Senior Women (8000m), 1.45pm Senior Men (12000m).
Link to all information including Location and Course Map – Middlesex XC 06-01-24

WINTER XC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Middlesex Championships is the fourth fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series.

HERTFORDSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 7 January at Verulanium Park, St Albans.
Start Times 11.00am U11 Girls (1500m), 11.10am U11 Boys (1500m), 11.20am U13 Girls (3000m), 11.30am U13 Boys (3000m), 11.45am U15 Boys & Girls (4500m), 12.05pm U17 Men and Women, U20 Women (6000m), 12.30pm U20 Men & Senior Women (8000m), 1.15pm Senior Men (12000m).
Link to all information – https://my.raceresult.com/259826/

WINTER XC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Hertfordshire Championships is the fourth fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The fourth fixture of five takes place on Saturday 13 Janauary at at Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (SatNav AL8 6DF).
Race Headquarters – Race HQ and Registrtion will be adjacent to the Start/Finish at the south side of the North Side of the park.
Changing Facilities – There will be no dedicated changing rooms or showers, so please arrive ready to run. Toilets are available in the amenity block by the Splashlands playground. Extra toilets will be provided at the end of the car park, close to the amenty block. There are also toilets located at the Sailing Centre on the south side of the Park.
Refreshments – Will be from the kiosk in the amenity block on the north side of the park or from the cafe at the Sailing Centre on the south side of the Park.
Course Location – North Side Stanborough Park – See course maps.
Course Description – Start and Finish in grassed field, remainder undulating parkland course suitable for spikes.
Public Transport – Welwyn Garden City Station (Main Line) 1.25 miles.
Directions From Major Roads – Leave the A1(M) at Junction 4, (after the Hatfield Tunnel). At the roundabout take the second exit to A414/A6129. At the next roundabout take the first exit A6129. At the bottom of the dual carriageway take the second exit out of the roundabout. The entrance to the car park on the north side is on your left after around 100m. The entrance to the car park on the south side is more or less opposite but you cannot gain access from the left side of the carriageway. As early arrivers will undoubtedly fill the car park on the north side, you may be advised to go straight to the one on the south side.
Parking – There is a fairly large car park on the north side of the Park, adjacent to the course. There is a very large car park on the south side of the Park, 5 minutes walk to the course. These car parks are camera operated and you must pay or you may incur a fine. You can pay at a meter by card. However, payment does not have to be immediate. We have not been able to negotiate a reduced rate. There is a footpath under the road bridge, providing traffic-free access between the South Side and the North Side of the Park.
Course Details – The start and finish are in grassed parkland. The remainder is an undulating parkland course with two short woodland sections on each longer loop and a short climb and then descend on each of the shorter loops, all being suitable for spikes.
Additional Notes – The finish has been relocated and is now adjacent to the boundary with the school, and is outside the large loop of the course.
Link to the full information, include Course Maps – https://metleague.run/fixture/race-4-welwyn-13-1-2024/
Start Times – 12.00 U11 Boys and Girls (Over 9) (1400m), 12.10 U13 Boys (3200m), 12.20 U13 Girls (3200m), 12.30 U17 Men and U15 Boys (4200m), 12.45 U17 Women and U15 Girls (4200m), 13.00 U20, Senior and Veteran Women (8100m), 13.45 U20, Senior and Veteran Men (8100m).
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE
JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT
Please go to Start Fitness Metropolitan League web site www.metleague.co.uk for any other final information.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE 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.

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 4 JANUARY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY – Please enter yourself and pay the appropiate fee. Also note, especially Lee Valley, that events may close before any closing date, if that event is fully subscribed.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the English Institute of Sport, Coleridge Road, Sheffield (Satnav S9 5DA) on Saturday 6 January and Sunday 7 January.
To enter please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/registration?id=24425
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SENIOR MEN TRACK AND FIELD ALL-TIME TOP 10 – The Senior Men changes for 2023 are as follow – 100m ZHARNEL HUGHES stays at No.1 (from 9.91 to 9.83), JOHN OTUGADE moves up from 10th to joint 5th (from 10.30 to 10.20) – 200m ZHARNEL HUGHES stays at No.1 (from 19.93 to 19.73) – 400m MICHAEL OHIOZE moves up from 5th to 3rd (from 46.30 to 46.10) – 800m JEREMY DEMPSEY new entry at No.7 (1:47.94) – 1500m HENRY MCLUCKIE U23 moves up from 4th to 2nd (from 3:40.41 to 3:37.57) JEREMY DEMPSEY moves up from 9th to 7thd (from 3:42.49 to 3:41.85) – 3000m CHARLES HICKS U23 new entry at No.2 (7:47.45) – 5000m HENRY MCLUCKIE U23 moves up from 7th to 5th (from 13:43.10 to 13:36.26) – 10000m JAMIE DEE new entry at No.7 (28:51.68), HENRY MCLUCKIE U23 new entry at No.8 (28:57.18) – 110m Hurdles EDSON GOMES stays at No.4 (from 13.83 to 13.8) – High Jump AKIN COWARD new entry at No.6 (2.18m)

Link to Senior Men all-time top 10 document showing all events – 1 SBH Senior Men’s All Time T&F Top 10 Up To 31-12-2023

The Senior Women changes for 2023 are as follow – 200m EMILY NEWNHAM U20 moves up from 10th to 5th (from 24.01 to 23.27) – 400m EMILY NEWNHAM U20 moves up from 9th to 5th (from 53.39 to 52.15) – 1500m ELLIE BAKER stays at No.1 (from 4:04.90 to 4:04.11), GEORGIA BELL from 9th to 3rd (from 4:16.21 to 4:06.20) – 3000m GEORGIA BELL new entry at No.2 (8:49.63i) – 5000m GEORGIA BELL new entry at No.3 (15:39.26) – 100m Hurdles MARLI JESSOP U23 stays at No.4 (from 13.38 to 13.30) – 400m Hurdles EMILY NEWNHAM U20 moves up from 6th to 5th (from 59.03 to 57.02) – High Jump EVELYNE FONTEYNE U20 new entry at 10th equal (1.75mi) – Heptathlon LILY HOLT U23 new entry at No.3 (4645 points), EVELYNE FONTEYNE U20 new entry at No.6 (4327 points)

Link to Senior Women all-time top 10 document showing all events – 2 SBH Senior Women’s All Time T&F Top 10 Updated 31-12-23

UNDER 20 TO SENIOR MEN TRACK, FIELD AND ROAD BEST PERFORMANCES FOR 2023 – These are the top 3 positions for the the Under 20 to Senior Men;

Under 20 Men – 60m 1st MALACHI AMADI (7.05i), 2nd ONOAOPE SOGBESAN (7.23i), 3rd RUBEN HEDMAN(7.32i) – 100m 1st EMMANUEL DURUIHEOMA (10.78), 2nd JOSEPH PURBRICK (10.79), 3rd MALACHI AMADI (10.80/10.58w) – 200m 1st CAI CRAWFORD (21.80), 2nd MALACHI AMADI (21.84), 3rd JAYDEN KLEIN (23.66) – 400m 1st ISAAC MOORE (52.9), 2nd DANIEL BANYARD (53.60), 3rd JOSHUA WILLIAMS-OLLIVIERRE (54.33) – 800m 1st ABDIRAHIM HAMUD (1:55.65), 2nd DANIEL BANYARD (1:56.03), 3rd BENJAMIN GOSTICK (1:56.25) – 1500m 1st HENRY DOVER (3:53.89), 2nd ABDIRAHIM HAMUD (3:54.94), 3rd JOSHUA FISHER (3:59.52) – 3000m 1st HENRY DOVER (8:19.53), 2nd ABDIRAHIM HAMUD (8:27.50), 3rd SAMUEL GREENSTEIN (8:44.36) – 5000m 1st DOVI LEVIN (17:40.6) – High Jump 1st KIMANI JACK (2.12m) – Long Jump 1st CAI CRAWFORD (6.64m) – Triple Jump 1st ONOAOPE SOGBESAN (10.34m) – Shot 1st ONOAOPE SOGBESAN (9.60m) – Discus 1st GABE LAMB (35.32m) – Javelin 1st PHARRELL HAREWOOD (38.91m), 2nd JAMES ISAAC (23.27m) – 10K Road 1st JOSHUA FISHER (32.19), 2nd SAMUEL GREENSTEIN (34.32) – Marathon 1st JO HEATHER (3:44.28)

Under 23 Men – 60m 1st TARIQ WILD (6.93i), 2nd JAMI SCHLUETER (7.04i), 3rd JOSH WOODS (7.09i) – 100m 1st TARIQ WILD (10.57/10.51w), 2nd JAMI SCHLUETER (10.96/10.70w), 3rd JUBRIL ADENIJI (11.04) – 200m 1st TARIQ WILD (22.51/21.90w), 2nd JUBRIL ADENIJI (22.53), 3rd MATTHEW OHIOZE (22.60/22.09w) – 400m 1st JAMI SCHLUETER (49.62), 2nd JUBRIL ADENIJI (50.03), 3rd MATTHEW OHIOZE (50.04) – 800m 1st THOMAS PATRICK (1:51.08), 2nd LUCA STUBBS (1:54.31), 3rd JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA (1:58.88) – 1500m 1st HENRY MCLUCKIE (3:37.57), 2nd THOMAS PATRICK (3:44.39), 3rd KRISTIAN IMROTH (3:46.30) – 3000m 1st CHARLES HICKS (7:47.45i), 2nd HENRY MCLUCKIE (7:55.82i), 3rd THOMAS PATRICK (8:04.62) – 5000m 1st CHARLES HICKS (13:22.05i), 2nd HENRY MCLUCKIE (13:36.26), 3rd THOMAS PATRICK (13:53.96i) – 10000m 1st CHARLES HICKS (27:57.47), 2nd HENRY MCLUCKIE (28:57.18) – 3000m Steeplechase 1st KRISTIAN IMROTH (8:55.60) – 110m Hurdles 1st JAMI SCHLUETER (14.36/13.24w), 2nd EVAN CAMPBELL (15.06), 3rd CRAIG MONCUR (15.50/15.49w) – 400m Hurdles 1st JUBRIL ADENIJI (54.06) – Decathlon 1st JAMI SCHLUETER (7545 points), 2nd CRAIG MONCUR (6783 points), 3rd EVAN CAMPBELL (6740 points) – High Jump 1st EVAN CAMPBELL (1.94m), 2nd JAMI SCHLUETER (1.89m), 3rd CRAIG MONCUR (1.77mi) – Pole Vault 1st GLEN QUAYLE (4.96mi), 2nd JAMI SCHLUETER (4.50mi), 3rd TOLO AYO-OJO (4.21m) – Long Jump 1st JAMI SCHLUETER (7.12mi/7.19mw), 2nd JOSH WOODS (7.02m), 3rd CRAIG MONCUR (6.93m) – Triple Jump 1st JOSH WOODS (15.22m) – Shot 1st JAMI SCHLUETER (14.06mi), 2nd EVAN CAMPBELL (14.02m), 3rd CRAIG MONCUR (13.10m) – Discus 1st CRAIG MONCUR (40.33m), 2nd JAMI SCHLUETER (40.32m), 3rd OLIVER GRAHAM (39.32m) – Hammer 1st OLIVER GRAHAM (62.20m) – Javelin 1st MILAN TRAJKOVIC (55.85m), 2nd CRAIG MONCUR (54.50m), 3rd JAMI SCHLUETER (52.82m) – 10K Road 1st KRISTIAN IMROTH (29.37), 2nd NATHAN GODDARD (31.46), 3rd FINN MACCARTHY (34.36) – Half Marathon 1st NATHAN GODDARD (79.16), 2nd CALLUM WOODAGE (2:06.10) – Marathon 1st OSCAR SPLATTER (3:49.15), 2nd CALLUM WOODAGE (3:59.08)

Senior Men – 60m 1st ZHARNEL HUGHES (6.45i), 2nd OJIE EDOBURUN (6.63i), 3rd KRISHAWN AIKEN (6.76i) – 100m 1st ZHARNEL HUGHES (9.83), 2nd JOHN OTUGADE (10.20/10.10w), 3rd OJIE EDOBURUN (10.32/10.27w) – 200m 1st ZHARNEL HUGHES (19.73), 2nd MICHAEL OHIOZE (20.78/20.51w), 3rd JORDAN WATSON-BROWN (20.95) – 400m 1st MICHAEL OHIOZE (46.10), 2nd JAMAL RHODEN-STEVENS (46.99), 3rd JOSHUA FAULDS (47.99i) – 800m 1st KYLE LANGFORD (1:46.93i), 2nd JEREMY DEPMSEY (1:47.94), 3rd SAM WIGGINS (1:49.64i) – 1500m 1st JEREMY DEMPSEY (3:41.85), 2nd TOM BUTLER (3:53.72), 3rd JAMIE DEE (3:53.87) – 3000m 1st JAMIE DEE (7:53.69i), 2nd MARK PEARCE (7:59.88), 3rd DYLAN EVANS (8:13.37) – 5000m 1st JAMIE DEE (13:47.99), 2nd LIAM DEE (13:51.01), 3rd TOM BUTLER (14:17.04) – 10000m 1st JAMIE DEE (28:51.68), 2nd DYLAN EVANS (29:33.43), 3rd TOM BUTLER (30:25.79) – 3000m Steeplechase 1st MARK PEARCE (8:35.21), 3rd GLEN WATTS V35 (10:16.21), 3rd STEVEN GARRETT (10:58.70) – 110m Hurdles 1st EDSON GOMES (13.80/13.73w), 2nd STEVEN GARRETT (16.23) – 400m Hurdles 1st STEVEN GARRETT (54.75) – Decathlon 1st JAMI SCHLUETER (7545 points), 2nd CRAIG MONCUR (6783 points), 3rd EVAN CAMPBELL (6740 points) – High Jump 1st AKIN COWARD (2.19m), 2nd DAVID SMITH (2.18m), 3rd EDSON GOMES (1.81m) – Pole Vault 1st ETHAN WALSH (5.02m) – Long Jump 1st BEN MCGUIRE (7.10m), 2nd SHANDELL TAYLOR (6.93m), 3rd BOLU COKER (6.43m) – Triple Jump 1st CLYDE GORDON V55 (7.50m) – Shot 1st GREGORY THOMPSON (16.39m), 2nd GEORGE EVANS (15.56m), 3rd ANGUS MCINROY V35 (14.50mi) – Discus 1st NICK PERCY (64.73m), 2nd GREGORY THOMPSON (60.62m), 3rd ZANE DUQUEMIN (58.71m) – Hammer 1st CHRIS BENNETT (71.90m), 2nd GEORGE EVANS (52.57m), 3rd GREGORY THOMPSON (50.97m) – Javelin 1st DANIEL BAINBRIDGE (68.33m), 2nd GEORGE EVANS (41.87m), 3rd CLYDE GORDON V55 (17.49m) – 10K Road 1st DYLAN EVANS (29.29), 2nd TOM BUTLER (29.33), 3rd KIERAN CLEMENTS (29.40) – Half Marathon 1st KIERAN CLEMENTS (65.21), 2nd TOM BUTLER (68.30), 3rd GERY PELOSI V35 (70.22) – Marathon 1st JUDE BELL (2:43.47), 2nd DANIEL NICHOLS V40 (2:50.55), 3rd KEYUR GUDKA (2:57.53)

Link to Under 20 Men track and road best performances 2023 showing all events – 2C SBH Under 20 Men’s Track And Road Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 20 Men field best performances 2023 showing all events – 3C SBH Under 20 Men’s Field Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 23 Men track and road best performances 2023 showing all events – 2B SBH Under 23 Men’s Track And Road Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 23 Men field best performances 2023 showing all events – 3B SBH Under 23 Men’s Field Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Senior Men track and road best performances 2023 showing all events – 2A SBH Senior Men’s Track And Road Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Senior Men field best performances 2023 showing all events – 3A SBH Senior Men’s Field Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023

SENIOR WOMEN TRACK AND FIELD ALL-TIME TOP 10 – The Senior Women changes for 2023 are as follow – 200m EMILY NEWNHAM U20 moves up from 10th to 5th (from 24.01 to 23.27) – 400m EMILY NEWNHAM U20 moves up from 9th to 5th (from 53.39 to 52.15) – 1500m ELLIE BAKER stays at No.1 (from 4:04.90 to 4:04.11), GEORGIA BELL from 9th to 3rd (from 4:16.21 to 4:06.20) – 3000m GEORGIA BELL new entry at No.2 (8:49.63i) – 5000m GEORGIA BELL new entry at No.3 (15:39.26) – 100m Hurdles MARLI JESSOP U23 stays at No.4 (from 13.38 to 13.30) – 400m Hurdles EMILY NEWNHAM U20 moves up from 6th to 5th (from 59.03 to 57.02) – High Jump EVELYNE FONTEYNE U20 new entry at 10th equal (1.75mi) – Heptathlon LILY HOLT U23 new entry at No.3 (4645 points), EVELYNE FONTEYNE U20 new entry at No.6 (4327 points)

Link to Senior Women all-time top 10 document showing all events – 2 SBH Senior Women’s All Time T&F Top 10 Updated 31-12-23

UNDER 20, UNDER 23 AND SENIOR WOMEN TRACK, FIELD AND ROAD BEST PERFORMANCES FOR 2023 – These are the top 3 positions for the the Under 20 to Senior Women;

Under 20 Women – 60m 1st NIA AKINTOKUN (7.81i), 2nd PARIS KING (7.90i), 3rd ANNA ROSE (8.16i) – 100m 1st NIA AKINTOKUN (12.23), 2nd ANNA ROSE (12.65/12.45w), 3rd LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL (13.36) – 200m 1st EMILY NEWNHAM (23.27), 2nd NIA AKINTOKUN (25.33), 3rd ANNA ROSE (25.80/25.60w) – 400m 1st EMILY NEWNHAM (52.15), 2nd SOPHIE FORBES-LAIRD (57.90), 3rd LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL (60.98) – 800m 1st EVELYNE FONTEYNE (2:28.59), 2nd EVIE WINSTON (3:01.42) – 3000m 1st AIMI WEIGHTMAN (9:55.97) – 100m Hurdles 1st PARIS KING (7.81i), 2nd ALINA COFIE (14.62/14.59w), 3rd AZARIA NWANKWO (14.76) – 400m Hurdles 1st EMILY NEWNHAM (57.02), 2nd AZARIA NWANKWO (68.02) – Heptathlon 1st EVELYNE FONTEYNE (4327 points) – 10K Road 1st AMY GODDARD (41.46) – High Jump 1st EVELYNE FONTEYNE (1.75mi), 2nd REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY (1.72m), 3rd HOPE BAKER (1.40mi) – Pole Vault 1st MANON BAINES (3.46mi) – Long Jump 1st TANI SONOIKI (5.27m), 2nd EVELYNE FONTEYNE (5.06m), 3rd FREYA PRASHER (4.15m/4.51mw) – Triple Jump 1st TANI SONOIKI (11.65m), 2nd ALINA COFIE (10.03m), 3rd LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL (9.03m) – Shot 1st EVELYNE FONTEYNE (9.46m), 2nd NAOMI OGUNNIYI (7.79m) – Discus 1st NAOMI OGUNNIYI (19.73m) – Hammer 1st NAOMI OGUNNIYI (16.85m) – Javelin 1st EVELYNE FONTEYNE (31.81m), 2nd NAOMI OGUNNIYI (23.92m)

Under 23 Women – 60m 1st EVE WRIGHT (7.42i), 2nd ALANNA FASHANU (7.46i), 3rd MARLI JESSOP (7.73i) – 100m 1st ALANNA FASHANU (11.68), 2nd HANNAH FOSTER (12.00), 3rd MARLI JESSOP (12.17/12.05w) – 200m 1st ALANNA FASHANU (23.63), 2nd HANNAH FOSTER (24.33), 3rd OLIVIA ALLBUT (25.82/25.28w) – 400m 1st ALANNA FASHANU (55.60i), 2nd OLIVIA ALLBUT (56.49), 3rd VANESSA ANSUAA (59.54) – 800m 1st SCARLETT KENT (2:14.95), 2nd LIA RADUS (2:21.89), 3rd LILY HOLT (2:27.90) – 1500m 1st FREYA STAPLETON (4:32.59), 2nd SCARLETT KENT (4:39.65), 3rd EMILY HATHAWAY (4:44.28) – 3000m 1st FREYA STAPLETON (9:42.62), 2nd EMILY HATHAWAY (10:12.35), 3rd SCARLETT KENT (10:39.48) – 5000m 1st FREYA STAPLETON (16:41.93) – 100m Hurdles 1st MARLI JESSOP (13.30), 2nd LILY HOLT (14.55/14.53w) – 400m Hurdles 1st OLIVIA ALLBUT (60.92) – Heptathlon 1st LILY HOLT (4645 points) – 10K Road 1st INDIRA PATEL (34.19), 2nd FREYA STAPLETON (34.25) – Half Marathon 1st JESSICA HURLEY (88.06), 2nd SOPHIE BRASSEY (1.53.45), 3rd KAYLA MICHEL (1.59.19) – Marathon 1st LUCY MICHAELS (4.42.47) – High Jump 1st CLAIRE MCGARVEY (1.76mi), 2nd LILY HOLT (1.74m), 3rd TRINITY O’CONNOR (1.55mi) – Pole Vault 1st TRINITY O’CONNOR (3.32m) – Long Jump 1st REESE ROBINSON (5.33m), 2nd LILY HOLT (5.32m), 3rd TRINITY O’CONNOR (4.82m) – Triple Jump 1st REESE ROBINSON (12.43m/12.47mw), 2nd TRINITY O’CONNOR (10.26m) – Shot 1st ALEXANDRA BALTAZER-HALL (10.78mi), 2nd TRINITY O’CONNOR (9.58m), 3rd LILY HOLT (9.18m) – Discus 1st ALEXANDRA BALTAZER-HALL (44.21m) – Javelin 1st LILY HOLT (24.52m)

Senior Women – 60m 1st ELJONE KRUGER (7.70i), 2nd SHEREEN CHARLES V35 (7.93i), 3rd SELINA HENDERSON (7.97i) – 100m 1st SELINA HENDERSON (12.53/12.35w), 2nd SHEREEN CHARLES V35 (12.61), 3rd INDEA ADAMS-BURNETT (13.32) – 200m 1st HAYLEY MCLEAN (24.55), 2nd LILY BECKFORD (25.49), 3rd INDEA ADAMS-BURNETT (27.12) – 400m 1st HAYLEY MCLEAN (53.87i), 2nd INDEA ADAMS-BURNETT (63.46), 3rd CLAIRE SPURWAY V40 (63.56i) – 800m 1st ELLIE BAKER (2:00.86i), 2nd LUCY BROOKHAM (2:15.63), 3rd NICOLA PAYNE (2:27.7) – 1500m 1st ELLIE BAKER (4:04.11), 2nd GEORGIA BELL (4:06.20), 3rd LIZZIE BIRD (4:15.81) – 3000m 1st GEORGIA BELL (8:49.69i), 2nd NICOLA PAYNE (11.06.4) – 5000m 1st GEORGIA BELL (15:39.26) – 10000m 1st NAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ (33:40.13) – 3000m Steeplechase 1st LIZZIE BIRD (9:59.12) – 100m Hurdles 1st JESSICA HUNTER (13.48) – 400m Hurdles 1st LINA NIELSEN (54.96), 2nd HAYLEY MCLEAN (56.24) – 10K Road 1st NAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ (33.37), 2nd NICOLA PAYNE (39.38), 3rd EMILIA ECONOMU (43.44) – Half Marathon 1st NICOLA PAYNE (82.58), 2nd SARAH WILLIAMS V40 (86.31), 3rd ELANA DIMMER (88.07) – Marathon 1st ELANA DIMMER (3.10.40) – High Jump 1st ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 (1.18m) – Pole Vault 1st STACEY GONZALEZ V45 (3.00m,), 1st ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 (2.40mi) – Long Jump 1st ELJONE KRUGER (5.97mi), 2nd SELINA HENDERSON (5.33mi), 3rd LYDIA ROGERS (4.96m) – Triple Jump 1st LYDIA ROGERS (9.19m) – Discus 1st JADE LALLY V35 (61.37m), 2nd SHADINE DUQUEMIN (55.92m), 3rd PHILIPPA DAVENALL (36.13m) – Hammer 1st PHILIPPA DAVENALL (62.13m), 2nd AMY CLEMENTS (48.47m) – Javelin 1st HAYLEY MCLEAN (28.06m)

Link to Under 20 Women track and road best performances 2023 showing all events – 4A SBH Under 20 Women’s Track And Road Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 23 Women track and road best performances 2023 showing all events – 4B SBH Under 23 Women’s Track And Road Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Senior Women track and road best performances 2023 showing all events – 4C SBH Senior Women’s Track And Road Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 20 Women field best performances 2023 showing all events – 5A SBH Under 20 Women’s Field Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 23 Women field best performances 2023 showing all events – 5B SBH Under 23 Women’s Field Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Senior Women field best performances 2023 showing all events – 5C SBH Senior Women’s Field Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023

UNDER 11 TO UDER 17 WOMEN TRACK, FIELD AND ROAD BEST PERFORMANCES FOR 2023 – These are the top 3 positions for the the Under 11 to Under 17 Women;

Under 11 Girls – 60m 1st TEMI JAIYEOLA (9.44i), 2nd KEENYAH ADELISE (9.71i), 3rd NAYA BOBB-SEMPLE (10.33i) – 75m 1st DAMI ADEKUNLE (11.00), 2nd TEMI JAIYEOLA (11.57), 3rd SIENNA DARCY (11.81) – 100m 1st ELLA APPIAH-SPICK (16.78) – 150m 1st DAMI ADEKUNLE (23.16), 2nd LUCY COX (24.12), 3rd SIENNA DARCY (25.68/23.17w) – 200m 1st KEENYAH ADELISE (32.43i), 2nd DAMI ADEKUNLE (32.51i), 3rd TEMI JAIYEOLA (33.06i) – 600m 1st SIENNA DARCY (1.57.96), 2nd GRACE ROONEY (2.00.49), 3rd KEENYAH ADELISE (2.02.72) – 800m 1st SIENNA DARCY (2:42.47), 2nd GRACE ROONEY (2:47.25), 3rd ABIGAIL ROSS (2:55.77) – Long Jump 1st DAMI ADEKUNLE (3.42m), 2nd TEMI JAIYEOLA (3.13mi), 3rd ELLA APPIAH-SPICK (3.01m), 4th SIENNA DARCY (2.83m), 5th ISABELLE NNAJI (2.40mi), 6th NAYA BOBB-SEMPLE (2.14mi)

Under 13 Girls – 60m 1st ANU JAIYEOLA (8.42i), 2nd VERA DOUDKO (8.65i), 3rd DAMI ADEKUNLE (9.30i) – 100m 1st ISLA BRASSNET (13.51), 2nd ANU JAIYEOLA (13.57/13.14w), 3rd ANNA ANENE (13.7) – 200m 1st ANU JAIYEOLA (27.49), 2nd ISLA BRASSNET (28.2), 3rd ANNA ANENE (28.47) – 600m 1st OLIVIA ABBOTT (1.55.23), 2nd LUCIA CASALENUOVO (2.04.83i), 3rd ELFIE SHAW (2.14.24i) – 800m 1st AIMEE PORTER (2:28.9), 2nd HETTIE HOLBROOK (2.38.0), 3rd OLIVIA ABBOTT (2.42.49) – 1500m 1st AIMEE PORTER (5:03.78), 2nd JUI HAYAKAWA (5:35.84), 3rd LUCIA CASALENUOVO (5:40.4) – High Jump 1st ANU JAIYEOLA and PRECIOUS EBOH (1.35m), 3rd KANAI MENSAH MOORE (1.20m) – Long Jump 1st ISLA BRASSNET (4.50m), 2nd ANU JAIYEOLA (4.41m), 3rd VERA DOUDKO (4.06m) – Shot 1st PRECIOUS EBOH (7.69m), 2nd ANNA ANENE (7.05m), 3rd KANAI MENSAH MOORE (5.73m) – Discus 1st PRECIOUS EBOH (18.95m), 2nd ISABELLE HEATHCOTE (13.71m), 3rd AIMEE PORTER (11.91m) – Javelin 1st ANNA ANENE (11.34m), 2nd ISABELLE HEATHCOTE (11.25m), 3rd HETTIE HOLBROOK (10.40m)

Under 15 Girls – 60m 1st ANGEL MCLEOD (7.73i), 2nd GRACE NYAONGO (8.56i), 3rd SHENEL OKRAH (8.66i) – 100m 1st ANGEL MCLEOD (12.08), 2nd MOIESHA SAVAGE (12.61/12.54w), 3rd AARA KAMARA (12.79/12.76w) – 200m 1st ALANA FASHANU (26.19i), 2nd AARA KAMARA (26.82), 3rd MOIESHA SAVAGE (27.0) – 300m 1st HOLLY RYAN (42.33i), 2nd ELLA BUCKLEY (42.86), 3rd POSIE SHAW (43.8) – 800m 1st POSIE SHAW (2:16.19), 2nd ELIZABETH OTHULO (2.30.28), 3rd ERIN GIBLIN (2.33.52) – 1500m 1st POSIE SHAW (4:46.86), 2nd AMBER JACKSON (5:21.37), 3rd ERIN GIBLIN (5:35.75) – 75m Hurdles 1st ANGEL MCLEOD (11.79), 2nd SIENNA CORBYN (13.27), 3rd DESTINY NGIGE (13.7) – High Jump 1st ELLA BUCKLEY (1.55m), 2nd ELIZA LEIBOWITZ and ELIZABETH OTHULO (1.35mi) – Long Jump 1st GRACE NYAONGO (4.87m), 2nd ULANI MACABE-HUGGINS (4.86m), 3rd SHAMMAH ST JOHN (4.10m) – Shot 1st ULANI MACABE-HUGGINS (9.27m), 2nd MOIESHA SAVAGE (8.03m), 3rd ANJOLA ONILE-ORE (7.93m) – Discus 1st SHENEL OKRAH (17.14m), 2nd ELIZABETH OTHULO (17.07m), 3rd ANJOLA ONILE-ORE (15.971m) – Hammer 1st SHENEL OKRAH (8.29m) – Javelin 1st MILLIE ROXBURGH (27.15m), 2nd DESTINY NGIGE (15.62m), 3rd EVA COPELAND (14.58m)

Under 17 Women – 60m 1st TAMI GEORGE (7.76i), 2nd MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE (8.10i), 3rd ONYEBUCHI ODIAKA (8.27i) – 100m 1st TAMI GEORGE (12.37/12.19w), 2nd MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE (12.58/12.50w), 3rd NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG (12.65) – 200m 1st TAMI GEORGE (24.86), 2nd MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE (25.95), 3rd NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG (26.38) – 300m 1st MIA HIGSON (41.49), 2nd MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE (41.9), 3rd ADANNA MAZINWOSU (42.10) – 800m 1st MYA MAIRS-INGRAM (2:09.01), 2nd LARISSA WILSON (2.12.56), 3rd DINA SILVERMAN (2.15.81) – 1500m 1st MYA MAIRS-INGRAM (4:40.14), 2nd EDIE WOODINGS (4:53.75), 3rd DINA SILVERMAN (4:56.53) – 80m Hurdles 1st NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG (11.65/11.45w), 2nd EVA HIGSON (12.67), 3rd MACIE SUTHERLAND (12.69) – 300m Hurdles 1st MACIE SUTHERLAND (46.85), 2nd NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG (47.86), 3rd EVA HIGSON (52.67) – High Jump 1st MACIE SUTHERLAND (1.50m), 2nd ADANNA MAZINWOSU (1.45m), 3rd ALANA SAMJI and ABIGAIL EDWARDS (1.35m) – Pole Vault 1st ABIGAIL EDWARDS (3.20m) – Long Jump 1st MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE (4.77m), 2nd TAMI GEORGE (4.71m), 3rd LYDIA BALL (4.41m) – Triple Jump 1st TAMI GEORGE (1p.15m), 2nd MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE (10.07m), 3rd ALANA SAMJI (9.22m) – Shot 1st OLIVE HARVEY-DEW (6.21m) – Discus 1st GEORGINA CHRISTOPHOROU (26.76m), 2nd ABIGAIL EDWARDS (17.80m), 3rd MAIREAN MCGRATH (16.95m) – Hammer 1st MAIREAN MCGRATH (22.09m), 2nd MIA HIGSON (17.48m), 1st FOYIN SONOIKI (8.25m) – Javelin 1st LYDIA BALL (27.75m), 2nd EVA HIGSON (22.40m), 3rd ABIGAIL EDWARDS (17.86m)

Link to Under 11 Girls track and road best performances 2023 showing all events – 6D SBH Under 11 Women’s Track And Road Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 13 Girls track and road best performances 2023 showing all events – 6 C SBH Under 13 Women’s Track And Road Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 15 Girls track and road best performances 2023 showing all events – 6B SBH Under 15 Women’s Track And Road Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 17 Women track and road best performances 2023 showing all events – 6A SBH Under 17 Women’s Track And Road Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 11 Girls field best performances 2023 showing all events – 7A SBH Under 11 Women’s Field Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 13 Girls field best performances 2023 showing all events – 7B SBH Under 13 Women’s Field Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 15 Girls field best performances 2023 showing all events – 7C SBH Under 15 Women’s Field Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023
Link to Under 17 Women field best performances 2023 showing all events – 7D SBH Under 17 Women’s Field Best Performances 2023 Up To 31-12-2023

SEB COE: EVERYONE WANTS TO PROGRESS AS LONG AS IT DOESN’T INVOLVE CHANGES – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph of SEB COE taken at the 1984 Olympic Games, by MARK SHEARMAN.

After a memorable year and a brilliant World Champs in Budapest, the World Athletics president outlines his vision for his final period at the global governing body and warns it could be a rocky ride. SEB COE was always at his most dangerous on the last lap. Few of his rivals on the track could match his famed finishing kick. Sometimes this would even involve multiple injections of pace in the closing stages. Now aged 67 he is entering the home straight as president of World Athletics. Following eight years in the global governing body’s hot-seat, he is into his final four-year term and gearing up for another monumental sprint to the line. So what are his priorities? “I want people to look back on 2024 and 2025 in the same way they look back on 2016, which was a root and branch review of the sport,” he says. “And that we did things that made a significant difference… and that the sport looked different and will never look the same again.

“This doesn’t mean jettisoning 150 years of history and heritage but it is saying that too much of what we do is through rote and because ‘we’ve always done it’ – and it isn’t good enough. We have to do things differently and make sure the things we want to preserve and cherish are done in a way that they can be preserved and cherished in front of new audiences.” At the end of a memorable year which featured what COE believes was the greatest World Championships in history in the shape of Budapest 2023, he adds: “I want to see more young people watching our sport and greater spectator activation. I want to improve the product on television, as I don’t think it’s that good in many places. “Broadcast still do the same thing over and over – and haven’t changed very much over the past 20-30 years – and I’m not sure the quality of discussion about the coverage of our sport is as high there as it is in, say, football, cricket or rugby. Those are the kind of things I want to try to influence.”

He continues: “When it comes to things I have a direct control over, it’s the innovation itself inside the sport and there are many things that we are looking at with everything currently on the table.” But he warns: “It won’t make everybody happy.” He adds with a smile: “If I wanted to win a popularity contest, I would never have done what I did in 2015. I know that I’m an acquired taste in some quarters.” COE has an innovation team at World Athletics which is charged at looking at new ideas where “nothing is off the table”. He says: “I’m absolutely focused on what the product (of athletics) looks like. How we can use it to grow the sport. How we can bring more people, more technical officials, more coaches and volunteers into it and, critically, how we can future-proof the sport. The Netflix documentary next year will help do that – and there are other things being worked upon.” COE says his first four years as president were focused on “stopping the ship sinking” and his second four years were spent on areas such as improving the competition calendar and getting on top of the transfers of allegiance issues, most of which he concedes should have been done earlier. But as we head into Olympic year, he says: “We’ve got the foundations in place and the red carpet laid out in front of us to do what might be the toughest part of the journey. “Everyone is in favour of progress as long as it doesn’t involve change!” He is armed with facts from multiple surveys and studies, too. “We need to make sure the changes we make are data-based. The work we did during Budapest gives us a useful indicator of what’s working and what people are not too interested in. “That doesn’t mean it gives us carte blanche to do away with some things. It just tells us where the challenges lie.” COE uses the example of horizontal jumps. “We’ve found 31% of jumps ended in failure with no-jumps. In an hour’s coverage you have an awful lot of sandpit raking and cones on runways. “In an hour’s field events coverage there is too much downtime and watching people getting changed and ready to do something. So I think there are things we can do to improve the quality of the event, ranging from people in the stadium to those watching on television.” COE was speaking to specialist athletics writers during an end-of-year video interview and other topics that came up were as follows…

World Athletics AOY controversy – On the global governing body’s last-minute decision to split its annual awards into track, field and out-of-stadia awards, COE says: “I don’t want to be dismissive about it and I’m sure it has its magnesium flare at the moment but it’s not the No.1 priority for me right now. I also don’t accept that nobody knew about it.” He adds: “The athlete reps were informed because many were in Monaco on that weekend.” However, award winners such as NOAH LYLES, who expressed surprise and bemusement at the time, were not told as it would have spoiled the surprise of winning. COE added that, similar to any other area at World Athletics, the whole process would be reviewed.

World Cross 2026 in January – The World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee in two years’ time being held on January 10 has raised eyebrows and COE admits “it is not ideal”. The decision, he adds, was due to “local conditions and temperatures” among other things. On the championships’ place in the calendar more generally, he adds: “We have looked at rescheduling the world cross-country to be held before Christmas.” COE says World Athletics has been in discussion with European Athletics to “create a critical mass of cross country ahead of clearing the way (in the new year) for the indoor season.”

Declining print media coverage – “When I travelled to meetings 30-40 years ago, every newspaper sent specialist athletics writers,” COE recalls. “So the issues now are probably due to the budgets that newspapers have got available. It’s not just sport that is affected either.” He adds: “What can World Athletics do? We have outreach programmes through news agencies to encourage young writers to focus on track and field. Also, I’ve spoken to around 100 specialist athletics writers today across 30 countries so it’s tougher than it’s been but you’re not defunct yet!”

Great anniversaries in 2024 – May 6 sees the 70th anniversary of the first sub-four-minute mile with the summer marking the 40th anniversary of the Los Angeles Olympics, where COE won 1500m gold and 800m silver. “They’re huge moments,” says COE. “The sub-four minute mile was Herculean and will be recognised. It was a huge breakthrough. More people have individually climbed Everest than have run a four-minute mile so it’s still physiologically quite a serious achievement. Not that many people have done it.” On the 1984 Olympics, he adds: “LA was special for me because I’d gone from the command control of the first Communist games through to the comedic opulence of LA resplendent with 84 grand pianos and 84 Liberace lookalikes and a rocket man who could have burned a hole in the finishing straight. It was a very special games and I remember it with great affection and it’s one where DALEY THOMPSON, who roomed with me, and I had probably the best month of our lives.” COE will hope 2024 produces the same kind of moments and memories for future generations.

WORLD MARATHON MAJORS MOVE STEP CLOSE TO HOLDING GLOBAL TITLES – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph of CHARLOTTE PURDUE at the 2019 World Championships in Doha taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

SEB COE is critical of governments for lack of action when it comes to tackling climate change. SEB COE says plans to incorporate world championships marathon races into the World Marathon Majors events are gathering pace. The president of World Athletics struggles to see an end to the global warming crisis any time soon and is keen to put measures in place that will provide the best outcome for athletes and fans. COE recently gave his annual “president’s award” to the Abbott World Marathon Majors series and he told the media on Monday (Dec 18) that he has been in discussions with them about weaving the world championship road races into their big-city event programmes. “In light of global warming and inability of governments to use anything other than ‘BS’ in this space,” he says, “then it’s going to be down to sport to try to figure out how they navigate their way through this.”

He added: “We’ve found 76% of our athletes already said that global warming has had a profound impact on their competition and training programmes. “I think it’s inevitable that sport will globally have to look at rejigging the calendar because there won’t be any immediate respite from this problem and we’re further from the 2030 targets than we’ve ever been, whatever anyone tells us at COP 28!” The World Championships marathon in Doha in 2019 was particularly savage with the women’s marathon field facing temperatures of 32.7C and humidity levels of 73.3% as the race kicked off. CHARLOTTE PURDUE was one of many who failed to finish in the oppressive conditions.

COE explains further: “The issue for us is really about how we can create those opportunities. A lot of athletes are also looking at the world championships and thinking that Chicago or New York is around the corner and asking themselves whether they should be running the worlds when they can earn good money on the roads a few weeks later. “Maybe we can reduce the marathon to a half-marathon at the world championships which would at least take some of the athlete welfare issues away and would allow them to do it in the build up to a marathon majors event.”

DISTANCE RUNNING ICON LESLIE WATSON DIES – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph of LESLIE taken during the 1979 London to Brighton relay by MARK SHEARMAN.

Prolific and pioneering racer in the 1970s and 1980s was a popular and striking figure who won dozens of marathons and set world bests in ultra-running. Distance running trailblazer, world record-holder and multiple magazine cover star, LESLIE WATSON will be fondly remembered as one of the most iconic athletes during the original jogging boom. The glamorous globe-trotting runner notched up more than 60 marathon victories around the world. These included the Women’s AAA title in 1981, plus world best performances at 50 miles and 100km. She died on New Year’s Day aged 78 after being hospitalised on December 23. “I imagine you will struggle to find a single person in the world who would have a bad word to say about her,” says Lawrence Brampton, one of her friends and former training partners.

Born as LESLIE MARY WATSON in Glasgow on February 4 in 1945, her father was a doctor and her mother a dancer who specialised in Russian Cossack dancing. Despite having modest ability as a runner, she was attracted to athletics and joined Maryhill Harriers, where she came into contact with a PE teacher called JOHN ANDERSON. Under ANDERSON’S coaching she won the Scottish Schools 880 yards title followed by the Scottish one mile crown, plus Scottish cross-country national titles in the late 1960s. Later, she put much of her success down to ANDERSON’S guidance. She qualified as a physiotherapist, moved to London and began to be drawn to the marathon, although this wasn’t a straightforward option for a female runner in the 1970s due to rules that forbade women from racing against men. “I’d much rather be a sprinter,” she later told AW, “but as I have no natural talent the marathon is my next favourite event.”

In 1975 she made her debut at 26.2 miles in the Masters and Maidens Marathon in Guildford. Her motivation? She thought running such a long way would help her lose weight off her already slim physique. “It crossed my mind that marathon running might be slimming,” she said. The race didn’t go well, though, as she clocked 3hr 31min “knowing that I had run a stupid race and knowing that I was unfit. But it was certainly slimming!” she added. She soon found her stride in the marathon, though. Whereas her absolute best remained a relatively modest (2:44:18) from the New York Marathon in 1982, she became a prolific racer at the distance, notching up an estimated 60-plus victories.

Racing for London Olympiades, WATSON proved a pioneering runner in not only the marathon but ultra-distance events. In 1979 she finished the first female in the London to Brighton race over 54 miles despite being an unofficial entrant due to women not being permitted. The organisers soon changed their rules to allow women to compete, though, with WATSON turning up in 1980 to successfully defend her title, this time receiving a trophy and proper recognition for the victory. At the peak of her career she ran a 50 miles world best of (6:02:37) in Connecticut, United States – breaking the old mark by two minutes – before returning to the UK to race 3000m on the track the following Saturday and the Women’s AAA Marathon in Rugby on Sunday, which she won in (2:49:08). For good measure she then won the Isle of Wight Marathon the next weekend in a 2:52:56 course record! In addition to appearing on the cover of AW (above), she was featured on the front pages of magazines like Runner’s World and Jogging magazine. In a sign of the times and with the distance running world dominated by men, newspaper articles often referred to her as the “glamour girl of marathons”.

Magazine covers aside, she featured in adverts for companies such as the London Runner, which led the shop being inundated with enquiries from runners who not only wanted to buy some shoes but also simply meet WATSON, who had links to the store due to her physiotherapy work. CHRIS BRASHER, the co-founder of the London Marathon, described WATSON in the Observer newspaper as “a beautiful woman with a magnificent shape which is famous throughout the world of long-distance running: famous because its beauty brings a smile to all men who run with her”. The website scottishdistancerunninghistory.scot, meanwhile, described her as “elegant, long striding, hair flowing and she always seemed to enjoy every step of her running”. The site added: “If (Scottish marathon pioneer) DALE GREIG broke through the glass ceiling keeping women out of marathon racing – remember that it was only in 1969 that women were allowed to race as far as 3000m on the track – then LESLIE shattered it so that it could never be put back together again.” In the twilight of her career, she won the Glasgow Marathon in (2:45:03), whereas in 1989 when at the age of 44 she won Adelaide, Australia, in (2:49:49). With more than 200 marathons under her belt, her final one was the Isle of Wight Marathon in 1994 which she won for the seventh time. She then retired from running but turned to powerlifting while maintaining her work as a physiotherapist.

Photograph of TOM BUTLER crossing the finish line in the Telford 10K, running a personal best (29.33).

Video taken at the Bushey Parkrun on 23 December, with EUAN PHILLIPS U15 and JARED MORRIS U15 not long after the start of the race. It ended up with EUAN recording (17.32), pulling away from JARED who finished in (17.48).

Photograph of SANTA CLAUS in a very dashing Shaftesbury outfit.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES – Currently the updated Winter Points and Club Championship tables are published on the SBH website.
Link to the updated Winter Points tables, following the 2 December Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-points-tables/
Link to the draft of the updated Club Championships table, following the 2 December Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-club-championships/
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FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

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Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 21 December 2023

Posted on 21/12/202322/12/2023 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 21 December to Wednesday 27 December – Helena Agholor, Angela Barrett, Akiva Ehreich, Ben Kaspar, Kojo Kyereme, Alannah Fashanu, Nathan Fernandes, Michael Fox, Christopher Kirwin, Austin Lewis, Beth Potter, Allan Scott and Posie shaw

Happy Birthday from Thursday 28 December to Wednesday 3 January – Dave Bedford, Willem Coertzen, Shivani Feifel, Jay Herbert, Prince-Moses John, Angus McKenzie, Abiodun Oyepitan, Ella Robinson, Henry Ryan and James Tsangpurides

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to ESTHER AKITI, LEAKHENA AN and OBINNA NWOKEJI

CHRISTMAS BREAK – On behalf of the club and myself, we wish you all a very Wonderful Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2024.
The SBH Newsletter will return on Thursday 4 January

BOXING DAY BONANZA RUN – Takes place this comimg Tuesday 26 December at StoneX Stadium and Starts 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!

VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON 2023 CLUB ENTRIES – The club has been allocated 2 places. These places are for active club members that were unsuccessful in the ballot. Places will be allocated based on issues such as length of membership, participation for the club in recent years etc. To apply for one of these Club places you will need to send proof of application/rejection to our Club Secretary, Phil Cunningham by email to billylow@ntlworld.com by Monday 25^th December 2023 at which time a decision will be made by the Club Officers.

RESULT
BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 10 December.
Recent new member HOLLY RYAN U15 ran in the 300m, and set an indoor personal best of (42.33i) which ranks her UK No.7 U15 in 2023

LEE VALLEY MINITHON – Took place at Lee Valley on 9 December.
The results published last week were provisional, since then they are now on the PO10. These are the results that were missing.
60m – U13B A3 SHAAYAN RANMAI U11 3rd (PB 10.01i), 4 IMIKAN EDOHO U11 2nd (PB 9.74i), JAMES KING U13 4th (PB 10.10i), 5 JONAH TALENGA U11 1st (PB 9.54i), XERXES PHILLIPS U13 3rd (PB 10.63i), APOLLO WILLIAMS U13 4th (PB 10.96i), 8 MICHAEL OBIWULU U11 1st (PB 9.00i) taking .41 of a second off his 25 March time, 9 KENDRICK OGANYO U11 1st (PB 9.09i), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11 3rd (PB 9.50i) taking .41 of a second off his 25 March time, B2 NOSA URUBUSI U13 4th (PB 8.94i) taking .31 of a second off his 25 March time
60m – U13G A2 NAYAH BOBB-SEMPLE U13 1st (PB 10.33i), AMELIA SPENCER U13 4th (PB 11.43i), 3 TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 1st (9.47i), 4 KEENYAH ADELISE U13 3rd (PB 9.71i) taking .42 of a second off her 25 March time, B1 LILA COHEN U13 3rd (PB 9.36i), 3 ELLA APPIAH-SPICK U13 2nd (PB 9.90i) taking .65 of a second off her 2022 time, 4 KENDRA WILLIAMS U13 5th (PB 11.21i), 6 SIENNA DARCY U13 2nd (PB 9.46i) taking .15 of a second off her 21 October time
200m – U13B A1 JONAH TELANGA U11 1st (PB 33.67i), SHAAYAN RANMAI U13 2nd (PB 34.38i), JAMES KING U13 5th (PB 35.30i), 2 ARTHUR PICHERLE U13 5th (PB 37.09i), 6 XERXES PHILLIPS U13 5th (PB 37.58i), APOLLO WILLIAMS U13 6th (PB 43.00i), B1 PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11 1st (PB 31.15i) taking 1.99 seconds off his 25 March time, 2 KENDRICK OGANYO U11 2nd (PB 31.39i), 3 MICHAEL OBIWULU U11 1st (PB 30.81i) taking 7.45 seconds off his 25 March time, C1 DENNYS PASCAL U13 1st (PB 29.07i) taking .75 of a second off his 25 March time, NOSA URUBUSI U13 2nd (PB 30.28i) taking .35 of a second off his 25 March time
200m – U13G A1 TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 1st (34.27i), B1 KEENYAH ADELISE U13 2nd (PB 32.43i) taking 1.54 seconds off her 25 March time, 2 REYA TURNER-JOSHI U13 5th (PB 39.10i), C1 SIENNA DARCY U13 2nd (PB 32.76i) taking .85 of a second off her 25 March time, ELLA APPIAH-SPICK U13 3rd (PB 33.36i), 2 LILA COHEN U13 2nd (PB 31.18i)
600m – U13B A1 SHAAYAN RANMAI U11 10th (PB 2:29.05i), B1 PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11 3rd (PB 1:55.30i) taking 7.27 seconds off his 25 March time, C1 DENNYS PASCAL U13 1st (1:43.69i)
600m – U13G A1 KEENYAH ADELISE U13 1st (PB 2:02.72i) taking 14.65 seconds off her 25 March time, 2 REYA TURNER-JOSHI U13 13th (PB 2:38.26i), B1 SIENNA DARCY U13 5th (2:00.09i)
60m Hurdles – U13B A1 IMIKAN EDOHO U11 2nd (PB 11.60i), JAMES KING U13 3rd (PB 11.60i), JONAH TALENGA U11 4th (PB 12.75i), A3 MICHAEL OBIWULU U11 2nd (PB 10.59i) and is ranked UK No.2 U11 in 2023, KENDRICK OGANYO U11 5th (PB 11.45i) and is ranked UK No.5 U11 in 2023
60m Hurdles – U13G A2 AMELIA SPENCER U13 4th (PB 17.08i)

MANCHESTER OPEN MEETING – Took place at Sportcity on 17 December.
60m Hurdles – SM 1 EVAN CAMPBELL U23 3rd (PB 8.52i) taking .03 of a second off his 2022 time
Pole Vault – SX B EVAN CAMPBELL U23 4th (3.75i)

CARDIFF MET CHRISTMAS CLASSIC – Took place at Cardiff on 17 December.
60m Hurdles – SW H1 EVELYNE FONTEYNE U20 5th (PB 9.44i) in the next race EVELYNE finished 6th (9.51i)
High Jump – SW EVELYNE FONTEYNE U20 1st (PB 1.75i) adding 1cm to her 2021 height, and is ranked UK No.6 U20 in 2023

TRACK ACADEMY OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 16 December.
60m – SW A8 PARIS KING U20 3rd (7.92i), B7 PARIS finished 2nd (7.90i)
Shot 3kg – SX KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 2nd (9.35mi)

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…
1,178 events – 142,177 walkers, joggers and runners – 25,356 volunteers – 3,880 first timers – 15,135 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know … That 18,444 parkrunners celebrate their birthday on Christmas Day.

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 16 December.
PAUL LEWIS V50 1st (20.27) this was his 195th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Black Park on 16 December.
JAMES DAVIS U23 133rd (27.08) this was his 46th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 16 December.
LENARD MICHEL V50 36th (25.31) this was his 111th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cottesloe, Perth, Australia on 16 December.
STUART MOORE V60 55th (28.51) this was his 215th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 16 December.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 149th (29.26) this was his 312th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 16 December.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 180th (42.22) this was his 285th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 16 December.
STUART SINGER V60 41st (22.56) this was his 398th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 55th (23.58) this was his 247th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 16 December.
ADAM O’GORMAM U17 1st (PB 17.08) this was his 9th Parkrun, RAFI GAYER U17 2nd (PB 17.58) this was his 4th Parkrun, CALEB HILTON U 3rd (PB 19.48) this was his 15th Parkrun, MYA MAIRS-INGRAM U17 1st (PB 20.40) this was her 3rd Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 21 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 24 JANUARY – The SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet is now available on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

WINTER XC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Middlesex Championships is the fourth fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series.

WINTER XC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Hertfordshire Championships is the fourth fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE 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.

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD SATURDAY 23 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY – Please enter yourself and pay the appropiate fee. Also note, especially Lee Valley, that events may close before any closing date, if that event is fully subscribed.

LEE VALLEY NEW YEARS INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 1 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m 300m, 400m and 800m. For all age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=1&date__gte=2023-10-30&date__lte=2024-03-30&type=&q=&country_id=GBR&uses_ot=on
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 26 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

BFTTA INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 7 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m and 60m Hurdles. For alll age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bft112/
Entries Close Sunday 31 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

LEE VALLEY LONDON U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 20 January and Sunday 21 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U20, Senior and Veterans.
To enter please use this link –
Entries Closing Date TBC – 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 LONDON U13, U15 & U17 INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 27 January and Sunday 28 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U13, U15 & U17.
To enter please use this link –
Entries Closing Date TBC – 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

LONDON VOLUNTEER AWARDS EVENING – Took place on Thursday 9 November.
Congratulations to STEVE MARSHALL, who was the recipient of the ‘Inspiring Official of the Year’.

This senior official officiates at a lot of the high level matches but also makes time for lower level track meetings such as County Championships and local leagues. Although a very experienced official with many major meetings under his belt, he now works a lot more with young athletes and with new officials. He has identified a number of people for progression and dedicated his time to sharing knowledge with them but not by telling them what to do but by coaching them through questioning and getting them to think about the answers themselves, which brilliant for developing long term understanding. He’s fantastic at mentoring officials and supporting their development – working with STEVE is always a learning experience. He explains things clearly, not just the what but also the why. One of his nominators says, “I have greatly valued STEVE MARSHALL’S guidance during my officiating journey and I know many others have too.” STEVE said: “New and experienced officials should never stop asking questions and always be prepared to learn.”

Note: STEVE was London Official of the Year in 2010, this nomination is to recognise that he is now working more often with newer officials and is taking the opportunity to help them develop.

THE CLUBS NEW SIGN – Many thanks to ROBERTO RONCARATI for creating the design of the sign, then fitting it to the Clubs Office entry door in the West Stand at StoneX Stadium.

REBECCA JEGGO AND CHARLIE DOBSON – Both REBECCA and CHARLIE are Higher Competition Athletes with SBH, having joined the Club when they were Juniors. They have competed for us in both the YDL and the NAL. REBECCA completed her teacher training qualification in 2023 and then obtained a post graduate award in Secondary Education. She’s now a PE teacher at Ratcliffe College.

CHARLIE graduated from Loughborough University in 2023, and is now a full time athlete and is in the GB&NI squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics. In 2023, he was the 2nd ranked 400m runner in the UK with a time of (45.17) and the 2nd ranked 200m runner with a PB of (20.19), behind our own ZHARNEL HUGHES. He was a member of the GB&NI 4 x 400m team that won the Gold Medal in the 2022 European Championships.

THE PASSING OF ALAN JOHNSON AND ROY STRATTON – It is with deep regret that we have heard of the passing of ALAN JOHNSON and ROY STRATTON recently.

ALAN gave a huge part of his life to athletics especially for his club, his county and all the leagues he ensured were kept running year in year out especially the Northern League. He was a friend of Northern Athletics and they will always be grateful for his support. GEOFF MORPHITIS recalled that ALAN was not only a key senior officer of the NAL, but also, the YDL. He will not be easily replaced, as all fixture and meeting issues went to him to resolve.

ROY was a lifelong member of his club Enfield & Haringey. ROY also had been at the centre of Middlesex athletics for more than 30 years, serving twice as their President. I knew ROY very well, and he always had a chat whenever we met. He was also an avid reader of the SBH Newsletter. His funeral is on 5 January at 11.00am, at the Enfield Crematorium, Great Cambridge Road, Enfield, EN1 4DS. Followed by at 12.15pm, a Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the life of ROY STRATTON at St Annes Church, 200 Larkshall Rd, London E4 6NP.
Followed by the wake at the Larkshall Pub, 205 Larkshall Road, E4 6NT. Parking is available at the Larkshall Pub for anyone attending the church service.
Everyone is welcome to attend both the cremation and the service of thanksgiving. We are trying to capture numbers so if you are able to attend, please let us know.TONY SACH – tony@asach.co.uk

On behalf of the club we send our deepest condolences to their families.

HIGHGATE HARRIERS CELEBRATE OPENING OF BRAND NEW TRACK – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Completion of £2m refurbishment will “safeguard top level athletics for community for generations”. Highgate Harriers have marked the opening of their new athletics track at Parliament Hill, Hampstead, with a tester event (December 12). Hundreds of people from the club, from juniors to seniors, took to the track after the completion of a £2m refurbishment to the facilities by the City of London Corporation. The renovations took six months and were much more than just the track resurfacing. The foundations have been repaired with improved drainage, topped with a high-quality track surface that is set mid-way between a community and an elite performance track. This is designed to enable faster running times than standard community tracks. New energy efficient LED floodlighting has also been installed and Highgate Harriers have funded additional shelter at the site.

BEN NOAD, President of Highgate Harriers, said: “The generous investment from City of London Corporation will safeguard top level athletics for the surrounding community for the next generation. “Established in 1879, Highgate Harriers is one of the oldest athletics clubs in the country and plays an important role in the development of our sport from the local community, national level competition and right through to international events. “The new track will enhance the broader support the club gives to the sport, including facilitating Camden schools’ competitions, athletics for people with disabilities and hosting the National Cross Country Championships every three years.” CAL GORDON, who leads the Highgate Harriers senior endurance athletes B-Group, added: “What I feel makes Highgate Harriers unique is the depth of talent we have, which is one of our great selling points. We like to think what ever your level, we can raise your personal potential, just through training with one of our squads. “I started training with the club after a ‘get fit’ moment in my life and found my marathon time tumble from 4:19 to 2:54. Being part of a club that turns out so many elite athletes makes you want to raise your game and push that bit harder, well it did for me.” It’s also brilliant news for Night of the 10,000m PBs, one of the most celebrated domestic athletics events on the calendar.

Established in 2013, with the goal of improving British racing standards, Night of the 10,000m PBs has become synonymous with fast racing, an amazing atmosphere and an example of how to successfully market the sport. Over 200 leading endurance athletes from around the UK, and across the world, come to compete in 25-lap races. The next edition will be on Saturday May 18 and will incorporate the British 10,000m Olympic trials. The track renovations at Highgate secures the future of the event at Parliament Hill for a generation. BEN POCHEE, Race Director of Night of the 10,000m PBs said: “A refurbished Parliament Hill track offers us the twin bladed harpoon of hope every young aspiring athlete requires – continuity and long-term potential for growth. “For Night of the 10,000m PBs it provides a sumptuous tartan canvas for UK and international athletes to paint their aerobic dreams, from the 2024 Paris Olympic trials and up to 30 years of future proofed athletic opportunity. I am extremely grateful to the many individuals behind the scenes who worked together to make this new track a reality.” Highgate Harriers is a welcoming athletics club offering coaching and competition across the full spectrum of track and field, cross-country and road racing. As the anchor tenant at Parliament Hill, they have over 650 members across all age groups from U11 through to veterans, plus all abilities from elite athletes to those training for wellness. They also have specialist weekly training sessions for para-athletes and are North London’s premier club for running.

Photograph of MICHAEL OBIWULU, KENDRICK NYANGO and PRINCE-MOSES JOHN after receiving their gold medals at the Lee Valley Minithon.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES – Currently the updated Winter Points and Club Championship tables are published on the SBH website.
Link to the updated Winter Points tables, following the 2 December Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-points-tables/
Link to the draft of the updated Club Championships table, following the 2 December Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-club-championships/
Please select a document, following this you can print a copy for future reference.

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

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

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 14 December 2023

Posted on 14/12/2023 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 14 December to Wednesday 20 December – Lydia Ball, Chris Bennett, Alexander Charalambous, Jeremy Dempsey, Alexa Eichelmann, Alexander Evans-Lombe, Thomas Fulton, Colin Godfrey, Christopher Heron, Nicole McGovern, James McKinley, Michael Miller, Anabelle Panwar, Max Panwar, Jazz Sears, Shandell Taylor, Tani Sonoiki, Nosa Urubusi and Joseph Wheeler-Henry

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to LUCAS DAVIS, JENSON DAY, ISABELLE HUDSON and LUCAS XIE

BOXING DAY BONANZA RUN – Takes place on Tuesday 26 December at StoneX Stadium and Starts 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!

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – Apologies to Philip Cunningham who i did not include in last week’s result. Phil has now completec 7 consecutive races, and leads the Men’s 60-69 points championship with 23 points.

YOUNG ATHLETES STATISTICS – Many thanks to CLYDE GORDON for producing the Under 11 Boys to Under 17 Men’s best performance and club record documents for 2023. Last week was the final part of the statistics, CYLDE’S remaining documents, I have saved as separate PDF documents, following the upcoming fixtures.

RESULT
EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Brussels, Belgium on 10 December
5000m – U20M HENRY DOVER U20 6th (16.45) the winner was Axel Christensen of Denmark (16.09) 88 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Ireland (22 points), 2nd GB&NI (24), 3rd Spain (43). The GB&NI team was SAM MILLS 5th, HENRY DOVER 6th and ROWELL MIELL-INGRAM 13th

BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 10 December
60m – SM Round 1 H1 IMIKAN EHOHO U11 4th (PB 9.40i), 2 LUCAS DAVIS U13 1st (PB 8.50i), 3 TIRENI GEORGE U15 6th (PB 9.01i), 4 JOSHUA NYMAN U15 2nd (PB 7.44i), LOUIS XUN U15 7th (PB 8.04i), 6 NATHAN HOWELL U17 3rd (7.46i), 7 ALEX KONSTANTARAS U17 (2nd Claim) 5th (7.34i), 8 AIDAN GAFFEY U20 4th (PB 7.68i), 9 RUBEN CARDOSO U20 3rd (PB 7.34i) taking .19 of a second off his 19 March time, 15 MALACHI AMADI U20 3rd (7.11i), Round 2 H1 IMIKAN finished 4th (9.61i), 2 TIRENI finished 6th (PB 8.95i) taking .06 of a second his H3 time, 4 LOUIS finished 3rd (PB 7.98i) taking .06 of a second off his H4 time, 7 NATHAN finished 1st (PB 7.36i) taking .07 of a second off his 19 March time, JOSHUA finished 3rd (PB 7.43i) taking .01 of a second off his H4 time, 8 RUBEN finished 4th (7.38i), 10 MALACHI finished 1st (PB 7.05i) equalling his 8 January time, 12 LUCAS finished 3rd (8.52i)
60m – SW Round 1 H1 TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 2nd (PB 9.44i), 3 ANU JAIYEOLA U13 4th (PB 8.42i) taking .38 of a second off her 14 January time, DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 7th (PB 9.30i) taking .15 of a second off her 8 January time, 5 CHRISTINA LAPO U15 6th (PB 8.97i), KAROLINA IVANOVA U15 8th (PB 9.29i), 6 FAITH LAMPTEY U15 5th (PB 8.70i) taking .21 of a second off her 2022 time, 7 MARINE GIELEN U17 4th (PB 8.99i), 11 TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (PB 7.83i) taking .15 of a second off her 2022 time, Round 2 H2 TEMI finished 4th (9.55i), DAMI finished 6th (9.63i), 3 MARINE finished 1st (PB 8.89i) taking .10 of a second off her H7 time, CHRISTINA finished 3rd (9.11i), KAROLINA finished 6th (9.53i), 6 ANU finished 6th (8.55i), 9 TAMI finished 2nd (7.76i)
200m – SM H3 LUCAS DAVIS U13 4th (PB 28.66i), 4 JOSHUA NYMAN U15 2nd (PB 24.82i), LOUIS XUN U15 5th (PB 26.72i)
200m – SW H1 TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 1st (PB 33.06i), 2 MARINE GIELEN U17 2nd (PB 29.88i), 4 ANU JAIYEOLA U13 3rd (PB 27.73i), DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 5th (32.96i), 6 CHRISTINA LAPO U15 4th (PB 31.42i)
300m – SM H2 SETH RENNIE-RODDY U17 3rd (PB 39.51i) taking 1.39 seconds off his 28 January time, 4 ZICO JONES U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 35.05i) taking 1.17 seconds off his 12 March time, and is ranked UK No.1 U17 in 2023
300m – SW H1 DINA SILVERMAN U17 1st (43.81i), SHAMMAH ST JOHN U17 2nd (PB 45.45i), 2 ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 1st (PB 42.80i)
600m – SX 1 LARISSA WILSON U20 3rd (1:38.43i)
800m – SM H3 CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 5th (2:09.65i), NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 7th (2:17.51i)
800m – SW H1 ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 6th (PB 2:30.42i), 2 EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 2:15.92i) taking 1.80 seconds off her 5 February time, DINA SILVERMAN U17 2nd (2:22.01i)
60m Hurdles – SM H2 GARY SMITH V50 (2nd Claim) 4th (8.83i), SETH RENNIE-RODDY U17 6th (PB 9.39i)

LEE VALLEY MINITHON – Took place at Lee Valley on 9 December
High Jump – U13X KENDRA WILLIAMS U13 12th (PB 0.85mi)
Long Jump – U11B KENDRICK OGANYO U11 2nd (PB 3.72mi) adding 67cm to his 7 May jump, IMIIKAN EDOHO U11 5th (PB 3.32mi), ARTHUR PINCHERLE U11 15th (PB 2.90mi), XERXES PHILLIPS U11 22nd (PB 2.74mi), APOLLO WILLIAMS U11 27th (PB 2.32mi), LOUIS COHEN U11 29th (PB 2.18mi)
Long Jump – U11G TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 5th (PB 3.13mi) adding 26cm to her 24 June jump, NAYAH BOBB-SEMPLE U11 32nd (PB 2.14mi)
Long Jump – U13B NOSA URUBUSI U13 13th (3.34mi)
Long Jump – U13G LILA COHEN U13 12th equal (PB 3.23mi), ELLA APPIAH-SPICK U13 20th (3.00mi), KENDRA WILLIAMS U13 24th (PB 2.89mi)
Shot 2kg – U11B LOUIS COHEN U11 4th (PB 3.37mi)

LOUGHBOROUGH OPEN MEETING – Took place at Loughborough on 9-10 December
60m Hurdles – SM A2 GARY SMITH V50 (2nd Claim) 1st (8.79i), B1 GARY finished 1st (8.74i)
Pole Vault – U23X THOMAS ROBERTSON U17 3rd (3.40mi), MANON BAINES U20 6th equal (3.15mi), WILLIAM SYLVESTER U15 8th (PB 3.15mi) adding 5cm to his 16 July height, and is ranked UK No.9 U15 in 2023
Pole Vault – U23M ANGUS BROWN U20 4th (4.21mi)
Shot 4kg – U23W ALEXANDRA BALTAZAR-HALL U23 5th (SB 10.78mi) adding 30cm to her 11 June put

SOUTH LONDON INDOOR MEETING – Took place at Carshalton on 9 December
60m – SX A4 ISAAC MOORE U20 5th (PB 7.49i), B4 ISAAC finished 5th (7.58i)

SPOKANE INVITATIONAL – Took place at Spokane, Washington, USA on 9 December
60m Hurdles – SM H1 JAMI SCHLUETER U23 (University of Washington) 2nd (PB 8.13i) taking .15 of a second off his 25 February time, in the Final JAMI finished 2nd (PB 8.13i) equalling his H1 time
High Jump – SM JAMI SCHLUETER U23 (University of Washington) 7th (1.80mi)
Shot 7.26kg – SM B JAMI SCHLUETER U23 (University of Washington) 8th (13.48mi)

YALE SEASON OPENER – Took place at New Haven, Connecticut, USA on 9 December
60m – SW H1 LARISSA GILES U23 (Yale University) 2nd (SB 8.15i) taking .06 of a second off her 28 January time, in the Final LARISSA finished 8th (8.21i)

CARDIFF MET UNIVERSITY DUEL MEET – Took place at Cardiff on 6 December
60m – SM 1 JOSH WOODS U23 (Birmingham University) 3rd (PB 7.09i) taking .11 of a second off his 1 February time, JULIAN PRIEST U23 (Birmingham University) 5th (SB 7.12i)
Shot 7.26kg – SM CRAIG MONCUR U23 (Birmingham University) 4th (13.06mi)

RUNNING2TIME BRUNEL INDOOR SERIES – Took place at Uxbridge on 6 December
Pole Vault – SX ANGUS BROWN U20 2nd (4.30mi)

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…
1,113 events – 100,962 walkers, joggers and runners – 23,205 volunteers – 2,475 first timers – 7,144 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know … That 277,182 people all around the world have volunterred at parkrun this year!

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 9 December.
PAUL LEWIS V50 1st (20.16) this was his 194th Parkrun, JOHN KELLY V65 11th (28.55) this was his 24th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Blandford on 9 December.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 98th (36.48) this was his 193rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 9 December.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 134th (33.13) this was his 311th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Kesgrave on 9 December.
ROSS HAMMOND U17 2nd (PB 18.32) this was his 24th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 9 December.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 111th (41.05) this was his 284th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Lake Claremont, Perth, Australia on 9 December.
STUART MOORE V60 60th (28.28) this was his 214th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pymmes on 9 December.
STUART SINGER V60 18th (23.00) this was his 397th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 26th (24.06) this was his 246th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY – The SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet is now available on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

19TH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 16 December at Lauken Park, Brussels, Belgium.

BOXING DAY BONANZA RUN – Takes place on Tuesday 26 December at StoneX Stadium and Starts at 11.00.

WINTER XC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Middlesex Championships is the fourth fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series.

WINTER XC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Hertfordshire Championships is the fourth fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The fourth fixture of five takes place on Saturday 13 Janauary at at Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (SatNav AL8 6DF).
Details for this fixture are still not published on the Metropolitan League website.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE 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.

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY – Please enter yourself and pay the appropiate fee. Also note, especially Lee Valley, that events may close before any closing date, if that event is fully subscribed.

LEE VALLEY LONDON U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 20 January and Sunday 21 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U20, Senior and Veterans.
To enter please use this link –
Entries Closing Date TBC – 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 LONDON U13, U15 & U17 INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 27 January and Sunday 28 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U13, U15 & U17.
To enter please use this link –
Entries Closing Date TBC – 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

YOUNG ATHLETES STATISTICS – Many thanks to CLYDE GORDON for producing the Under 11 Boys to Under 17 Men’s best performance and club record documents for 2023.

The following are individual sheets from each document;

The first are 10 documents from – SBH YAs all-time top 50 track. These cover age-groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men, from 100m to 1500m Steeplechase.

Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 100m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 100m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 200m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 200m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 300m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 300m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 400m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 400m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 800m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 800m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 1500m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 1500m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 3000m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 3000m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Sprint Hurdles – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For Sprint Hurdles
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 400m Hurdles – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 400m Hurdles
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 1500m Steeplechase – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 1500m Steeplechase

The second are 8 documents from – SBH YAs all-time top 50 field. These cover age-groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men, from long jump to discus.

Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 long jump – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Long Jump
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 high jump – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For High Jump
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 triple jump – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Triple Jump
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 pole vault – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Pole Vault
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 shot – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Shot
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 hammer – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Hammer
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 javelin – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Javelin
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 discus – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Discus

The third are 7 documents from – SBH YAs all-time top 50 relays. These cover age-groups Under U11, 13, 15 & 17 Men, includes 4x100m, 4x300m and 4x400m.

Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 11 4x100m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 11 4x100m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 13 4x100m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 13 4x100m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 15 4x100m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 15 4x100m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 17 4x100m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 17 4x100m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 15 4x300m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 15 4x300m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 15 4x400m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 15 4x400m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 17 4x400m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 17 4x400m

The fourth has 1 document from – SBH YAs all-time top 50 indoors sprints.

Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 indoors sprints Under 11 & 17 – E SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Indoors Sprints For Under 11 & 17

COLLECTIVE CITY GAMES 2024 – The CCG will showcase competition between cities over all the athletic events we know and love except for the marathon.

The cities competing in the CCG are – Belfast, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Bristol, Cardiff, London and Portsmouth.
There will be six match(es) in the CCG competition and a match will take place over a Saturday and a Sunday with 4 cities competing against each other. The city that simply earns the most points will be the winner.
Eligibility: Teams will comprise of around 80 athletes. Athletes competing for each city will be local athletes as they must be born in the city or have lived there for the preceding 3 years to be eligible to represent the city. There will be wildcard places for athletes that don’t satisfy that criteria but wildcards will be limited to a maximum of 6 athletes per team.

Eligibility to represent a city is restricted to athletes that:

Are bornin the City in question,
Have lived in the City in question for the preceding three years

If any athletes wish to sign up, this is the link – http://ccgathletics.com/

WHY CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING SHOULD ALWAYS GO AHEAD – WHATEVER THE WEATHER – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN at Mansfield the 2019.

An increasing number of event cancellations are an insult to the very essence of a sport that prides itself on gritting it out in tough conditions. The European Cross Country Championships in Brussels reminded everyone about the joys of running off-road. Parc de Laeken turned into a mudlark’s paradise on Sunday with the ground churning up progressively as the day unfolded. It is what traditionalists call “real cross-country racing”. Appearances can be deceptive, though. Children’s races that were due to take place before the European Championship events suffered a last-minute cancellation due to rainfall on the eve of the meeting. The organisers of these EnergyVision CrossCup races said they “couldn’t guarantee the safety of the kids running on the course”. This is not a one-off either. The culture of cross-country cancellations is spreading through the sport at an alarming rate.

In the UK there was uproar on Saturday when the South of England Inter-Counties and Masters Championships at Horspath near Oxford was called off when the under-13 girls in the first race were standing on the start line. Athletes had travelled from as far afield as Jersey and Cornwall, with some booking overnight stays in hotels, only to be told of an “unsafe course” that meant the races couldn’t go ahead, although some runners decided to run the course anyway. The South of England organisers added: “The referee decided to cancel because the first aid cover SEAA had arranged couldn’t, on the day, be provided to the majority of the course. Those who ran the course did so at their own risk as a training run.” GEORGE GANDY, the renowned distance running coach, would turn in his grave. “I didn’t think the word ‘cancel’ was part of a cross-country enthusiast’s vocabulary,” he once told AW.

This follows the cancellation of the London Youth Games at Parliament Hill in north London last month. On hearing the news, distance running legend DAVE BEDFORD accused current cross-country organisers of “having lost their way” following what he calls an “inexplicable cancellation”. He added: “I fear we have stealthily ushered in an era where the default position is to cancel, rather than go ahead. Youngsters of this generation are often unfairly characterised as ‘snowflakes’. Yet it is perhaps the older administrators who have lost their way, making decisions that deprive youngsters of the chance to compete. It risks undermining our nation’s ability to get the younger generation fit and enjoying the mental and physical benefits that outdoor competitive sports bring.” In its defence, the London Youth Games said: “For more experienced athletes with the right equipment the course would have been runnable. However, we pride ourselves on this event drawing many young people from many different backgrounds. Therefore, for some this would not have been a safe or enjoyable experience in the forecasted deteriorating conditions we were faced with.”

Earlier this winter Storm Babet led to the North of England Cross-Country Relay Championship at Graves Park in Sheffield and the British Masters Cross-Country Relays at Long Eaton in Nottinghamshire being among a number of events called off. These are unlikely to be the only events that bite the dust this winter either. Old-school cross-country runners will confirm such cancellations have become far more commonplace in the last decade or so. All of which begs the question, are today’s cross-country organisers soft or sensible? At this point you can probably guess where I stand – with GANDY and BEDFORD. Cross-country running is a winter sport, after all, and as we saw so gloriously in Brussels on Sunday, difficult conditions and muddy ground is a large part of its appeal.

Great Britain topped the medals table in style in Brussels. But if domestic cross-country cancellations continue then don’t be surprised to see the kings and queens of Europe one day lose their crown. When it comes to the rot setting in, I believe it can be traced back to the British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Cross Country Championships in February 2009. The event was held in Aberdeen but was called off the day beforehand due to snowfall. Many of the teams were already on their way to the Scottish venue, though, in mini-buses and coaches at great expense. In an act of defiance, students arrived in Aberdeen anyway and around 240 of the original 1000-strong entries staged their own unofficial championships on the course.

The headline on AW’s front cover that week was “Snow joke” alongside a photo of ANDY VERNON who, along with LAUREN HEYES, ended up as the “winners”. Not surprisingly, there were no major injuries or casualties either apart from some bruises from snowball fights. A disgusted GANDY, who was in charge of a Loughborough University team that had spent an estimated £7000 on travel and accommodation, said: “I can’t recall any other senior event at national level being called off in over 50 years’ involvement in the sport – though foot-and-mouth threatened it – and I have certainly experienced plenty of snow, slush, ice, gales, floods, fog and transport challenges in that time.” Gandy, who died in 2020, added: “My impression was that course readjustments or venue switches were considered but that the word ‘cancel’ was not previously part of a cross-country enthusiast’s vocabulary.” Indeed, go back several generations and cross-country runners routinely had to run through streams, climb over fences and even crawl through barbed wire.

Later that year the English Schools Cross-Country Cup in Alnwick was also called off due to snow. However, eight years later the English Schools Athletics Association redeemed itself by going ahead with their national cross-country championships in Leeds despite the “Mini Beast from the East” blowing Polar continental air across the UK. On that latter occasion, athletes woke up to a stirring message from the English Schools organisers on social media, which read: “The weather forecast is brr… with strong winds bringing maybe about 20mm of snow… perhaps… no more. This is normal cross country weather in England and the Championships will go ahead as planned. “This is your chance to decry the increasing perception that kids nowadays are ‘snowflakes’! Turn up. Run. Get cold. Get muddy. Enjoy getting warm again! This is proper cross-country weather.” The rallying cry was met with almost universal approval and teenage runners who braved the Arctic conditions that day included KEELY HODGKINSON, who was runner-up to ELLA MCNIVEN in the inter girls’ race before going on to win Olympic 800m silver three years later.

Similarly, while last weekend’s South of England Inter-Counties near Oxford was called off, the North East Counties Championships at South Shields went ahead despite particularly boggy ground. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. While FINLAYSON and, clearly, officials from the North East Counties are refreshingly old school, however, too many organisers are calling events off due to bad weather. Often it is not simply because the course is water-logged or “dangerous” either, but sometimes it is simply down to road and rail transport disruption, problems with the car parking, or complaints from landowners that the ground will get churned up. Long before the term ‘health and safety’ even existed, Tim Johnston won the South of England cross-country title in 1963 and memorably said: “It started to snow heavily on Boxing Day 1962, then froze hard and snow stayed on the ground in depths varying from a few inches to drifts of several feet all through January and February until a slow thaw set in in early March, making the National on Coldham’s Common one of the wettest. muddiest ever. “All outdoor sport was cancelled with the exception of cross country. which thrived as never before. and we all became stars overnight. as there was nothing else to fill up the sports pages.”

With global warming a reality, we are likely to see more extreme weather in the winter, which will threaten an increasing number of cross-country races. The message to nervous organisers is that young athletes are tougher than we imagine. As for landowners worried about the ground being cut up? The grass will grow back and the memories of a fantastic cross-country race can last forever.

WOLLATON PARK TO STAGE THE 2024 UK INTER-COUNTIES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

Big end-of-winter event moves to Nottingham venue after several years of being held at Prestwold Hall near Loughborough. The UK Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships will move to Wollaton Park this winter because the usual venue of Prestwold Hall is unavailable due to a clash with a motor-racing event. As well as being the de facto UK championships for cross country, the event incorporates the British Athletics Cross Challenge final and the trials for the World Cross Country Championships. It has been staged at Prestwold Hall – a few miles outside Loughborough – since 2017, with the owner of the 1000-hectare estate, EDWARD PACKE-DRURY-LOWE, being an enthusiastic host, often running barefoot on the estate’s rolling grassland in his spare time. However, Everyman Racing, who stage motor vehicle driving experiences at Prestwold throughout the year, have an event scheduled for the same day as the Inter-Counties of Saturday March 9.

CLIFF ROBINSON, the long-time Cross Challenge and Inter-Counties organiser, was offered Sunday March 10 for the popular annual athletics meeting but felt it was not an option due to athletes travelling from all corners of the UK and teenage athletes having school on Monday. The 2024 Inter-Counties will be an important event for young athletes with teams for the World Cross in Serbia selected from the meeting, whereas some senior athletes will be picked too from it. But after months of uncertainty, these trials will now be held a short distance away in Wollaton Park – a Nottingham venue that last staged the Inter-Counties in 2009 when STEPH TWELL and ANDY VERNON were among the winners. Read more:: World Cross selection

Wollaton Park is of course already an established and popular venue on the domestic cross-country circuit. The Inter-Counties aside, Wollaton Park has staged major domestic cross-country meetings like the English National (2014, 2017 and 2020) and English Schools Champs (2023) in recent years.

YOU MAY SEE ATHLETES IN PARIS – THEY JUST WON’T BE IN ATHLETICS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

World Athletics president says the global track and field governing body will not budge when it comes to allowing Russians and Belarusians back into the sport. SEB COE insists World Athletics will not lift its ban on Russian and Belarus athletes despite the International Olympic Committee this week announcing that sportsmen and women from those two nations will now be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics as long as they have not supported the war in Ukraine. “You may well see some neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus in Paris, but they just won’t be in from athletics,” said World Athletics president COE, who was speaking at the end of a two-day World Athletics council meeting in Monaco. “The position our sport took – and has consistently taken – on this is unchanged.” He added: “We have a fixed position and that’s not altered and I think it’s right that international federations should make judgements that they feel are in the best interests of their sport and that’s what our council has done. “Ours is a settled position. We’ve made the judgement that there will be no fully fledged or even neutral status athletes there.” At the moment only 12 Russian and six Belarusian athletes have Olympic standards for Paris with their leading medal contenders being high jumpers MARIYA LASITSKENE and DANIL LYSENKO plus pole vaulter ANZHEIKA SIDIROVA.

The IOC has controversially decided that people who qualify in individual sports will have to compete as “neutral” athletes in Paris – with no flags, emblems or anthems. What’s more, Russian and Belarusian teams will remain banned. COE also gave short shrift to the idea of a ‘friendship games’ being held next year in Russia. “I’m not getting too excited about that,” he said. “It doesn’t really fit within our own values and competitions structures. There also isn’t much room for it in an already complex and complicated calendar.” This week the World Athletics Council also confirmed the members of a Working Group, to be chaired by FRANCIS DODOO, on the status of Russians and Belarusians in international events.

In other news from COE’S press conference. Looking back at the World Champs in Budapest, Coe described it as “a first-rate event that left stakeholders and fans in no doubt that athletics is a sport that is punching its weight and on the move”. » The World Athletics Council approved the establishment of a World Plan Implementation Taskforce, to be chaired by former triple jumper Willie Banks, to build on the milestones achieved in the World Plan for Athletics 2022-2030 and continue to build on this momentum. » Despite the World Cross Country Championships moving to February recently – and reverting to March 30 in 2024 following the change of venue from Croatia to Serbia – the 2026 event in Tallahassee will be on the early date of January 10. » The 2025 World Road Running Championships in San Diego, meanwhile, will be on September 26-28 (slightly earlier than this year’s event in Riga) after athletes told World Athletics they wanted to finish their season as soon as possible.

Seeding for the first round of relays at the Paris Olympics will be determined at the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas on May 4-5. Looking forward, COE added: “The year 2024 is going to be one of change. In a decade from now, I want people to look back at 2024 and say the decisions the sport made that year not only future proofed athletics, but significantly accelerated its popularity and value.”

Photograph of MICHAEL OBIWULU, KENDRICK NYANGO and PRINCE-MOSES JOHN after receiving their gold medals at the Lee Valley Minithon.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES – Currently the updated Winter Points and Club Championship tables are published on the SBH website.
Link to the updated Winter Points tables, following the 2 December Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-points-tables/
Link to the draft of the updated Club Championships table, following the 2 December Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-club-championships/
Please select a document, following this you can print a copy for future reference.

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

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

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 7 December 2023

Posted on 06/12/202322/01/2024 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 7 December to Wednesday 13 December – Joshua Allen-Xuereb, Thomas Cadwallader, Keelan Farrell, Gabriel Gayle, Janiya George, John Kelly, Nonso Okolo, Ross Sambrook, Cameron Sharpe, Albert Taylor, Dan Watts and Glen Watts

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to ERIN CLIFT, KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN and RENEE REGIS

CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONS – Congratulations to THOMAS BUTLER who won the 5 Miles Senior Men title, and JOEL PHILLIPS V45 who won the Masters Men 40+ title. Which they won at last Saturday’s Metropolitan League at Hillingdon. Unfortunately there were no Under 20 Men competing.

NOTES OF THE SBH 133RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Which took place on Tuesday 29 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium.

Link to 2023 AGM Agenda – SBH AGM Agenda 2023 Final
Link to those attendees at the 2023 AGM Agenda – SBH AGM 2023 Signing in schedule 28.11.23 (1)

1, Apologies for absence received from Dylan Evans, Steve Lowe and John Otugade.
2, Minutes of the AGM held on 29 November 2022, accepted. Link to those minutes – SBH AGM Minutes 29 November 2022 Rev A
3, Matters arising – None were presented.
4. Annual Report for the year ended 30 September 2023, accepted. Link to the annual report – SBH Annual Report 2022-2023 Final Issue
5. Accounts and the Treasurer’s Report for the year ended 30 September 2023, accepted. Link to the accounts and treasurer’s report – SBH Final Accounts 30.09.23 SBH AGM Treasurer’s Report Year Ending 30.09.23
6. Election of Officers, accepted.
7. Election of Vice Presidents, accepted.
8. Election of Life Members, accepted.
9. Proposals;
1. The Club Council have agreed new Club Rules which will supersede the current Club Constitution, and which have been consulted through the club newsletter. It is proposed that these are adopted. accepted.
Link to the Club Rules – SBH Club Rules July 2023 Rev A (3)
2, Club Subscriptions – The Club Council have agreed a proposal that the membership fee should be raised from £65 to £80 per year (excluding the EA registration fee) from 1 December 2023. accepted.

Following the above the meeting then closed.

SBH AWARDS PRESENTATION – Following the AGM, the Presentation of Awards for the 2023 Track & Field season, and 2022-2023 Cross Country season for both Men and Women took place. The awards were presented by Club President COLETTE HURLEY, and the photographs were taken by MIGUEL GONZALEZ.

I have put all the winners photographs into a Word document, which includes a summary of each athletes achievements – S BH Best Performance Awards Photographs 2022-2023

YOUNG ATHLETES STATISTICS – Many thanks to CLYDE GORDON for producing the Under 11 Boys to Under 17 Men’s best performance and club record documents for 2023. Over the coming weeks I will be producing various extracts from these documents.
Following the upcoming fixtures, the statistics are – the top 3 track and field best peforrmances for all age-groups, plus the top 3 all-time track and field best peforrmances for all age-groups.

RESULT
VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five took place at Hillingdon on 2 December.
On a muddy course at Hillingdon, we managed to maintain the results from Wormwood Scrubs, with another good turnout from all age-groups.

There were team wins from the Under 11 Boys and Under 15 Boys/17 Men. The Under 13 Girls and Under 15 Girls/17 Women finished in 2nd place, the Under 11 Girls finished 3rd and Under 13 Boys finished 8th. The Senior Men finished in 12th place, and Senior Women finished in 11th place.

These are our individual top 10 finishers – Under 11 Boys DENNYS PASCAL repeated his Wormwood Scrubs win HARRISON HENDERSON 7th – Under 11 Girls GRACE ROONEY 2nd, SIENNA DARCY 7th – Under 13 Girls AIMEE PORTER 4th – Under 15 Boys ARTHUR PHILLIPS 2nd, EUAN PHILLIPS 9th – Under 15 Girls POSIE SHAW 3rd – Under 17 Men RAFI GAYER 2nd, ADAM O’GORMAN 3rd, JORDAN PEARLMAN 7th, JACOB CLEMENT 8th, TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE 9th – Under 17 Women MYA MAIRS-INGRAM 4th, LARISSA WILSON 7th – Senior Men THOMAS BUTLER 5th.

The following is a summary of our team positions after 3 fixtures – Under 11 Boys are leading Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets by 75 points, not being too optimistic but with 2 fixtures left, we are looking good – Under 11 Girls we lost ground to our rivals, with 2 fixtures left, we have 1 point lead over Woodford Green & Essex Ladies, therefore at the next fixture at Welwyn we need a bigger turnout – Under 13 Boys we finished 8th, and are now 5th overall, at Welwyn we need a bigger turnout which will give us a chance of catching the 3rd place team London Heathside who have a 29 point lead – Under 13 Girls we lost ground to our rivals by finishing 8th, with 2 fixtures left, we are in 2nd place, we cannot catch St Mary’s Richmond, but Harrow who are in 3rd place are only 13 points behind us – Under 15 Boys/Under 17 Men are leading Woodford Green & Essex Ladies by 95 points, and again not being too optimistic but with 2 fixtures left, we are looking good – Under 15 Girls/Under 17 Women are in 3rd place, 3 points behind Woodford Green & Essex Ladies, but Herts Phoenix are just 4 points behind us, but with 2 fixtures left, it is going to be a fight to the finish – Senior Men, to be honest, short of a miracle we are in 12th place, to avoid relegation we need to make up 678 points on Thames Valley Harriers, to achieve this the team probably need to finish in 3rd/4th place at the final 2 fixtures – Senior Women, are in the same position as the Men, in 12th place. we are 93 points behind 10th place team Hillingdon, to give us a chance of avoiding relegation we need probably need at least 7-8 runners at the final 2 fixtures – Veteran Men, it has been an outstanding season, the team finished 2nd on Saturday, and also are 2nd place overall after 3 fixtures, with 2 fixtures left we are 129 points ahead of 3rd place Highgate Harriers, therefore we need a final push at Welwyn and Trent Park and promotion will be achieved.

Under 11 Boys (1500m) – DENNYS PASCAL 1st (6.57), HARRISON HENDERSON 7th (7.31), LUCAS XIE 13th (7.48), ARI RUBENSTEIN 15th (7.50), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN 19th (8.00) 47 runners finished
Team Results – 1st SBH A (156 points), 2nd Hillingdon (146), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (128), 14th SBH B (29) 19 teams finished
Team Results After 3 Fixtures – 1st SBH (480 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (405), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (305)

Under 11 Girls (1500m) – GRACE ROONEY 2nd (7.52), SIENNA DARCY 7th (8.17), KEENYAH ADELISE 23rd (9.36) the winner was Sophia Davies of Thames Valley Harriers (7.51), 30 runners finished
Team Results – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (74 points), 3rd London Heathside (64), 3rd SBH (61) 15 teams finished
Team Results After 3 Fixtures – 1st SBH (263 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (262), 3rd London Heathside (217)

Under 13 Boys (3000m) – EDWARD PASCAL 14th (11.55), SAM CLEMENTS 15th (12.04), THOMAS FELLOWS 38th (14.10) the winner was Rory Willis of London Heathside (11.05), 51 runners finished
Team Results – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (186 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (144), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (133), 8th SBH (89) 17 teams finished
Team Results After 3 Fixtures – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (609 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (566), 3rd London Heathside (447), 5th SBH (418)

Under 13 Girls (3000m) – AIMEE PORTER 4th (12.06), LUCIA CASALENUOVO 17th (13.10) the winner was Ellina Ponkratieva of St Mary’s Richmond (11.51), 39 runners finished
Team Results – 1st St Mary’s Richmond (128 points), 2nd Harrow (103), 3rd Trent Park (78), 8th SBH (59) 15 teams finished
Team Results After 3 Fixtures – 1st St Mary’s Richmond (450 points), 2nd SBH (321), 3rd Harrow (308)

Under 15 Boys and Under 17 Men (4200m) – RAFI GAYER U17 3rd – 2nd U17 (13.18), ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 4th – 2nd U15 (13.29), ADAM O’GORMAN U17 5th – 3rd U17 (13.36), JORDAN PEARLMAN U17 14th – 7th U17 (14.00), JACOB CLEMENT U17 17th – 8th U17 (14.07), TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U17 18th – 9th U17 (14.10), EUAN PHILLIPS U15 19th – 9th U15 (14.14), JARED MORRIS U15 27th – 13th U15 (14.36), THOMAS CADWALLADER U17 35th – 18th U17 (14.53), AIDAN MCAVOY U17 43rd – 23rd U17 (15.04), CALEB HILTON U15 46th – 22nd U15 (15.11), LADDIE SHAW U15 67th – 36th U15 (15.50), JACOB SUGARMAN U15 86th – 51st U15 (17.38), SAM DARCY U15 87th – 56th U15 (17.41) the Under 15 winner was Daniel Jeffs of St Mary’s Richmond (13.14), the Under 17 winner was Luke Dunham of Herts Phoenix (13.09), 59 Under 15 runners finished, 31 Under 17 runners finished
Team Results – 1st SBH A (338 points), 2nd St Mary’s Richmond (319), 3rd Herts Phoenix (288), 4th SBH B (283), 12th SBH C (173) 22 teams finished
Team Results After 3 Fixtures – 1st SBH (1114 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (1019), 3rd Herts Phoenix (988)

Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4200m) – POSIE SHAW U15 4th – 3rd U15 (15.01), MYA MAIRS-INGRAM U17 13th – 4th U17 (16.20), LARISSA WILSON U17 18th – 7th U17 (16.51), AMBER JACKSON U15 19th – 13th U15 (18.16), ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17 39th – 17th U17 (19.47), PHOEBE MUSIC U17 47th – 18th U17 (21.09) the Under 15 winner was Jorjia March of Barnet & District (14.23), the Under 17 winner was Keira Shaw of Herts Phoenix (14.44), 31 Under 15 runners finished, 18 Under 17 runners finished
Team Results – 1st London Heathside (156 points), 2nd SBH A (146), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (125), 17th SBH B (14) 17 teams finished
Team Results After 3 Fixtures – 1st London Heathside (500 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (339), 3rd SBH (336)

Senior Men (8100m) – THOMAS BUTLER 5th (25.48), GARY PELOSI V35 52nd (28.56), FINN MACARTHY 73rd (29.46), KEVIN WALDEN V40 161st (32.39), JOEL PHILLIPS V45 205th (34.00), TIM BUTLER V55 241st (35.33), PAUL MACARTHY V55 275th (36.40), BARRY HAWS V50 306th (38.23), TIM PARKIN V45 322nd (39.25), PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V45 369th (44.53) the winner was Alexander Lepretre (HCA) of Highgate Harriers (24.45), 382 runners finished
Team Results Division 1 – 1st Highgate Harriers (1477 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (1349), 3rd London Heathside (1245), 12th SBH (407) 12 teams finished
Team Results Veterans Division 2 – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (257 points), 2nd SBH (211), 3rd Hillingdon (197) 12 teams finished
Team Results Division 1 After 3 Fixtures – 1st Highgate Harriers (4549 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (4149), 3rd London Heathside (3910), 12th SBH (1408)
Team Results Veteran Division 2 After 3 Fixtures – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (796 points), 2nd SBH (673), 3rd Highgate Harriers (544)

Senior Women (8100m) – NICOLA PAYNE 25th (33.25) the winner was Annabel Gummow of Herts Phoenix (29.36), 190 runners finished
Team Results Division 2 – 1st Herts Phoenix (300 points), 2nd Trent Park (259), 3rd Ealing Eagles (245), 11th SBH (62) 12 teams finished
Team Results Division 2 After 3 Fixtures – 1st Herts Phoenix (826 points), 2nd Ealing Eagles (719), 3rd Trent Park (692), 12th SBH (182)

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES WHO HAVE COMPLETED 3 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE RACES, FOLLOWING THE HILLINGDON FIXTURE ON 2 DECEMBER

(10) PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11/U13
(8) SIENNA DARCY U11, ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15, ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17
(7) JOEL PHILLIPS V45, PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V55/V60, TIM UNDERHILL V50/V55
(5) GRACE ROONEY U11
(4) DENNYS PASCAL U11, JACOB CLEMENT U17, JARED MORRIS U15, JACOB CLEMENT U17, ADAM O’GORMAN U17
(3) HARRISON HENDERSON U11, LUCAS XIE U11, EDWARD PASCAL U13, LUCIA CASALENUOVO U13, SAM DARCY U15, EUAN PHILLIPS U15, LADDIE SHAW U15, JACOB SUGARMAN U15, AIDAN MACAVOY U17

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

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS, THESE ARE THE TOP 3 POSITIONS FOLLOWING THE HILLINGDON FIXTURE ON 2 DECEMBER

Under 11 Boys – 1st DENNYS PASCAL (24 points), 2nd HARRISON HENDERSON (21), 3rd LUCAS XIE (17), – Under 13 Boys – 1st EDWARD PASCAL (24 points), 2nd BEN KASPAR (14), 3rd SAM CLEMENTS (13) – Under 15 Boys – 1st ARTHUR PHILLIPS (23 points), 2nd EUAN PHILLIPS (22), 3rd JARED MORRIS (17) – Under 17 Men – 1st ADAM O’GORMAN (23 points), 2nd JACOB CLEMENT (17), 3rd AIDAN MACAVOY (14) – Senior Men – 1st THOMAS BUTLER (24 points), 2nd GARY PELOSI V35 (22), 3rd JONATHAN BOARDMAN U23 (21) – Masters Men 40-49 – 1st JOEL PHILLIPS V45 (20 points), 2nd DANIEL NICHOLS V40 (15). 3rd TIM PARKIN V45 (12) – Masters Men 50-59 – 1st TIM UNDERHILL V55 (16 points), 2nd PAUL MACCARTHY V55 (14), 3rd BARRY HAWS V50 (11 – Masters Men 60-69 – 1st PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V60 (23 points), 2nd ROBERT RIGBY V60 (8)

Under 11 Girls – 1st SIENNA DARCY (23 points), 2nd GRACE ROONEY (22), 3rd ABIGAIL ROSS (12) – Under 13 Girls – 1st LUCIA CASALENUOVO (20 points), 2nd AIMEE PORTER (16), 3rd OLIVIA ABBOTT (15) – Under 15 Girls – 1st POSIE SHAW (16 points), 2nd AMBER JACKSON (14), 3rd ERIN GIBLIN (13), (8) – Under 17 Women – 1st ELIZABETH DA TERESA (21 points), 2nd PHOEBE MUSIC (11), 3rd MYA MAIRS-INGRAM and ADANNA MAZINWOSU (8) – Under 20 Women – 1st EVIE WINSTON (8 points) – Senior Women – 1st NICOLA PAYNE (16 points). 2nd EMILIA ECONOMU (8)

Winter Points Tables updated with the Metropolitan League results – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2023-2024 Updated 02-12-23 A Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2023-2024 Updated 02-12-23

LEE VALLEY DECEMBER OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 2 December
60m – SW A11 ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 7th (10.24i), B11 ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 6th (SB 10.12i) taking .04 of a second off her 26 February time
300m – SW 6 JESSICA ADAMS U15 2nd (PB 47.55i)
600m – SW 1 MIA HIGSON U20 7th (PB 1:51.54i), 2 LARISSA WILSON U20 1st (PB 1:36.65i) taking 5.51 seconds off her 2021 time, DINA SILVERMAN U17 6th (PB 1:40.82i) taking 2.69 seconds off her 2022 time, 3 LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U20 5th (PB 1:48.27i), AZARIA NWANKWO U20 7th (PB 1:52.24i)
600m – SM 3 JOE COX U17 2nd (PB 1:30.98i)
60m Hurdles – M50 A1 GARY SMITH V50 (2nd Claim) 1st (8.80i), B1 GARY finished 1st (8.93i)
60m Hurdles – U15G A2 KYRA WILLIAMS U15 4th (PB 10.48i), B2 KYRA finished 4th (PB 10.41i) taking .07 of a second off her A2 time
60m Hurdles – U17W A1 EVA HIGSON U17 4th (PB 9.52i) taking .20 of a second off her 28 January time, B1 EVA HIGSON U17 5th (9.67i)
60m Hurdles – SW A2 ALINA COFIE U20 1st (PB 9.03i)
Long Jump – SX B ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 9th (3.40mi 1st V60)
Pole Vault – SX B ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 12th (2.13m 1st V60i)

ENGLISH SCHOOLS 43RD CROSS COUNTRY CUP FINAL – Took place at Woodbridge School, on 2 December
Senior Boys (5700m) – GIANLEO STUBBS U (St Columba’s College) 9th (19.33) the winner was James Dargan of the Sixth Form College, Farnborough (18.33) 155 runners finished
Team Results – 1st The King Edward V1 Academy, Northumberland (58 points) 2nd The Judd School, Kent (69), 3rd The Sixth Form College, Farnborough (80), 19th St Columba’s College, Hertfordshire (295) 27 teams finished

COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE OPENER – Took place at Louisville, Kentucky, USA on 2 December
3000m – SM 1 KRISTIAN IMROTH U23 (Eastern Kentucky University) 1st (8:12.43i)

SHARON COLYEAR-DANVILLE SEASON OPENER – Took place at Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 2 December
5000m – SM 6 THOMAS PATRICK U23 (Bosie State University) 4th (PB 13:53.96i) and is ranked UK No.7 U23 in 2023

SOUND RUNNING CROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Austin, Texas, USA on 30 November
8000m XC – SM CHARLES HICKS U23 (Stanford University) 4th (22.15)

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Took place at Trent Park on 25 November.
Results are still 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…
786 events – 98,698 walkers, joggers and runners – 17,500 volunteers – 2,815 first timers – 10,765 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know … There have been 26,372 parkrunners in the 250 run/walk milestone club? Just 10 of them are one event away from their 500th parkrun!

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 2 December.
PAUL LEWIS V50 1st (20.16) this was his 193rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Frimley Lodge on 2 December.
JAMES DAVIS U23 102nd (25.42) this was his 45th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Kesgrave on 2 December.
ROSS HAMMOND U17 2nd (PB 18.39) this was his 23rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 2 December.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 177th (39.53) this was his 283rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Perry Lakes, Perth, Australia on 2 December.
STUART MOORE V60 75th (28.15) this was his 213th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pymmes on 2 December.
STUART SINGER V60 24th (22.49) this was his 396th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at The Old Showfield on 2 December.
RICHARD SAMUEL V70 20th (22.31) this was his 25th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 7 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY – The SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet is now available on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

SOUTHERN INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 9 December at Horspath Sports Ground, Oxford (SatNav OX4 2RR).
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)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your County Team Manager
Awaiting final race information, the above details is as the 2022 fixture.

SOUTHERN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 9 December at Horspath Sports Ground, Oxford (SatNav OX4 2RR).
Timetable – 11.45 Women 40+ 50+, 60+, M70+ (Approximately 6k), 14.10 Men 40+, 50+, 60+ (Approximately 10k)
Entries Closed

19TH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 16 December at Lauken Park, Brussels, Belgium.
Note: You will be selected following the trials on the 25 November

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD SATURDAY 9 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY – Please enter yourself and pay the appropiate fee. Also note, especially Lee Valley, that events may close before any closing date, if that event is fully subscribed.

LEE VALLEY MINITHON – Takes place on Saturday 9 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
For school years 3 to 7.
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/kids-activities#%20
Entries Closed

TRACK ACADEMY INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Saturday 16 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m, 800m, Field Long Jump and Shot Put. For alll age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/GBR/trackacademyindoor/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 10 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

LEE VALLEY LONDON U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 20 January and Sunday 21 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U20, Senior and Veterans.
To enter please use this link –
Entries Closing Date TBC – 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 LONDON U13, U15 & U17 INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 27 January and Sunday 28 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U13, U15 & U17.
To enter please use this link –
Entries Closing Date TBC – 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

YOUNG ATHLETES STATISTICS – Many thanks to CLYDE GORDON for producing the Under 11 Boys to Under 17 Men’s best performance and club record documents for 2023.
CLYDE has produced and issued 6 documents which are in Excel format, and each document contains numerous sheets. Any document added to the SBH Website has to be a PDF file, which means there will be multiple links for each document.

This week is the first part, the link below shows 2023 track and field best performances for Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 Men. Also 2023 all-time top 10 track and field best performances for Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 Men.
These are included on pages 1 to 9, the final part of page 9 shows the all-time top 5 track and field best performances for 2nd Claim Under 17 Men.

This week is the second part, the link below shows 2023 relay best performances and all-time relay best performances for Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 Men.

Link to SBH YAs best performance 2023 relays – AB SBH YAs Best Performances 2023 Relays

These are 2023 top 3 best performance positions for all age-groups for each event, taken from the document above (1 page)
4x100m Relay – U11 1st Harrison Henderson, Kendrick Oganyo, Prince-Moses John, Dennys Pascal (64.37)
4x100m Relay – U13 1st Ben Bamisaiye, Jolomi Demeyin, Edward Pascal, Louis Xun (53.02), 2nd Isley Akenezi Norton, Edward Pascal, Ben Bamisaiye, Louis Xun (54.7), 3rd Ben Bamisaiye, Lucas Davis, Edward Pascal, Louis Xun (54.8)
4x100m Relay – U15 1st Harry Pincherle, Rian Shah, Seth Rennie-Roddy, Joshua Nyman (47.83), 2nd Lani Jaiyeola, Anton Cohen, Eesa Adekunie Ali, Joshua Nyman (48.3), 3rd Harry Pincherle, Seth Rennie-Roddy, Anton Cohen, Joshua Nyman (48.3)
4x100m Relay – U17 1st Zico Jones, Joseph Wheeler-Henry, Brandon Kufazvinci, Ekuka Nwokeji (41.23), 2nd Joseph Wheeler-Henry, Zico Jones, Brandon Kufazvinci, Ekuka Nwokeji (42.21), 3rd Zico Jones, Ekuka Nwokeji, Joseph Wheeler-Henry, Brandon Kufazvinci (43.08)
4x400m Relay – U17 1st Jacob Clement, Zico Jones, Brandon Kufazvinci, Adam O’Gorman (3:32.49), 2nd Jacob Clement, Zico Jones, Brandon Kufazvinci, Thomas Cadwallader (3:36.13), 3rd Jacob Clement, Ruben Cardoso, Rafi Gayer, Zico Jones (3:38.03)

Link to SBH YAs best performance all-time relays – AC SBH YAs Best Performances Relays All Time Top 10

These are top 3 all-time best performance positions for all age-groups for each event, taken from the document above (1 page)
4x100m Relay – U11 1st Amarion Wallace, Lani Jaiyeola, Asher Escobar, Gabriel Nwankwo 2019 (60.42)
4x100m Relay – U13 1st Samuel Ojo, Zico Jones, Malachi Amadi, Joshua Merchan-Nicholls 2018 (49.91), 2nd Yinca CasaZico Jones 2019 (50.60)
4x100m Relay – U15 1st Chima Onuora, Remi Jokesenumi, Nicholas Savva, Kofi Owusu 2018 (44.06), 2nd Tariq Wild, Remi Jokesenumi, Nicholas Savva, Andrew Nicolaou 2017 (44.90), 3rd Tariq Wild, Remi Jokesenumi, Nicholas Savva, Andrew Nicolaou 2017 (44.9)
4x100m Relay – U17 1st Zico Jones, Joseph Wheeler-Henry, Brandon Kufazvinci, Ekuka Nwokeji 2023 (41.23), 2nd Remi Jokesenumi, Emmanuel Duruiheoma, Nicholas Shaw, Andrew Nicolaou 2019 (42.01), 3rd Joseph Wheeler-Henry, Zico Jones, Brandon Kufazvinci, Ekuka Nwokeji 2023 (42.21)
4x300m Relay – U15 1st Tariq Wild, Remi Jokesenumi, Gilad Nachshen, Dan Onochie-Williams 2017 (2:36.87), 2nd Jabul Sokoya, James Brennan, Oly Arowojolu, Luke Van Turenhout 2013 (2:45.92), 3rd Justin Lee, Wilson Aduntow, Luke Van Turenhout, George Groom 2013 (2:47.4)
4x400m Relay – U15 1st Paul Mitchell, Liam Scott, Nick Gillingham, Bradley White 1988 (3:31.6), 2nd D Wilkie, Tony Smicle, A Carter, James Chisese 1978 (3:38.4), 3rd Paul Mitchell, Liam Scott, Kristian Taylor, Bradley White 1988 (3:38.8)
4x400m Relay – U17 1st Gilad Nachshen, Nicholas Savva, Jubril Adeniji, Nnamdi Ndukwe 2019 (3:27.81), 2nd Warren Barrett, Tosun Soboyejo, Winston Brown, Lloyd Stapleton 1985 (3:29.0), 3rd Liam Scott, Christian Barrett, Nick Gillingham, Paul Evans 1990 (3:29.4)

Link to SBH YAs best performance all-time combined relays, these include 2nd Claim athletes – AD SBH YAs Best Performances 2023 Relays All Time Top 10 Includes 2nd Claim Athletes

Please refer to the document for all performances.

DAVID BEDFORD LETTER TO “THE TIMES” – The following letter was recently published, regarding the cancellation of the London Youth Games at Parliament Hill. DAVE took to his pen, and his letter was published in “The Times” recently. Is anyone aware of any response from the organisers, regarding the cancellation. This is DAVID’S letter.

COMMONWEALTH GAMES FUTURE IN DOUBT AFTER GOLD COAST WITHDRAWS 2026 BID – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Gold Coast hosted the Games in 2018 but becomes second Australian city to pull out of 2026 edition. The future of the Commonwealth Games is in doubt after Gold Coast scrapped its bid for the next instalment of the event.

Gold Coast, which held the Games back in 2018, stepped in after the state of Victoria decided that they couldn’t host due to costs increasing from £1.4 billion to £3.7 billion. To keep the 2026 edition in Australia, Gold Coast Mayor TOM TATE insisted they could do it again but only if the federal government helped cover the expenses.However, both federal and state governments have now ruled out supporting the event. “We did our best and that’s all people can expect,” Tate said in a statement on December 3. “In simple terms, it seems our Games’ vision doesn’t align with the vision of the state or federal governments.” The idea was to host a ‘streamlined’ Games for around £367m, which could be shared with Perth, a six-hour flight away. TATE’S proposal did not receive the required support though. “Our dual proposal with Perth would have saved Australia’s tarnished reputation, delivered billions into the national economy and given athletes, and para-athletes, a clear pathway towards other international competitions including the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics and then on to the 2032 Games in Queensland,” he added.

It means the Commonwealth Games now doesn’t have a host for either 2026 or 2030. Just a month after Victoria stepped back from hosting the 2026 edition back in July, the Canadian province of Alberta withdrew its 2030 bid, also citing rising costs. Organisers now suggest the next Games may have to be moved to 2027 as they look at options to keep the event alive. Over 5000 athletes from 72 nations competed at Birmingham 2022, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire.

INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS COULD BE BACK AT CRYSTAL PALACE IN FIVE YEARS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph of DAVE BEDFORD’S World Record in 1973 taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

Smaller-scale meets may take place beforehand but the current projection might see global events in 2028. Evolution, not revolution.

The plan to bring the glory days back to Crystal Palace is already underway and emphasis is on building what is already in place, not starting from scratch. Next to the main sports centre lies the once state-of-the-art 16,500 capacity stadium that hosted world-class events for decades and, if everything goes to plan, there is now a real prospect of the best in the business returning to Crystal Palace once again. Look at the stadium in its current state and that might be hard to believe. When AW visited in the summer, bird excrement covered both the indoor track and seats outside, the synthetic track was so worn away in places you could see the concrete and the floodlights had been taken away for safety reasons. Rightfully, those who have an affinity with the venue aren’t always overly optimistic after a decade of broken promises and plans going back to the drawing board. BEN WOODS, who AW exclusively spoke to at Crystal Palace back in July, is the man aiming to break that cycle.

Part of the team that helped deliver the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he was chosen by SADIQ KHAN to be Project Director at the Greater London Authority (GLA) for the redevelopment of Crystal Palace, a role that he has now been in since January 2023. Since his induction, short-term work on the track has already started. Last week (November 27), new temporary floodlights were installed, while the track has already been cleaned and refurbished. “We’ve done the vast majority of the track repairs now,” WOODS says. “There are a few bits of the inside lane that still needs doing. The final phase of that will be done in the spring and hopefully in March. “At that time we’ll get all the equipment out and tested. That’s when we’ll get the UKA certification which will allow for certain lower level competitions. We’ve worked with UKA to get the right lux levels of lighting for competitions. I’d say by next summer that the track, lighting and equipment are all in place.”

Woods, who grew up in Upper Norwood and watched the likes of STEVE CRAM and MICHAEL JOHNSON at the Grand Prix meets in the 1980s and 90s, states he understands the significance of athletics at Crystal Palace. “We’ve got a magnificent stage,” Woods adds. “Where else do you get that bowl in a listed park? The name Crystal Palace is also world famous. The stadium is beautifully designed and the acoustics are amazing. “I was at the Diamond League [at the Olympic Stadium] but at the end of the day it’s a one-off event. What about the rest of the year? That’s where I see Crystal Palace really fitting into that infrastructure. “A key home for London athletics and the wider region. We’re really excited about the potential for the stadium as a 365-day a year home for the sport.”

The obvious question then is, down the line can world-class athletics return to a venue which hosted the Diamond League from 1999 to 2012? “Short-term it’s [about] smaller-scale meets but for international style events we’re talking five years in the future,” says WOODS. If that timescale is fulfilled then the elite of track and field could compete at Crystal Palace in the same year as the LA 2028 Olympic and Paralympics. However, WOODS is the first to emphasise that this is a long process and there is a way to go yet. After all, when Birmingham won the bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2017, it was delivered in 2022. That was a four-and-a- half to five-year project and WOODS is working on a similar timeframe at Crystal Palace. The project is split into two phases. While there are early works centred around the track, equipment and temporary floodlights; analysis and business plans are currently being drawn together for both the centre and the stadium. Right now, the focus is on talking to stakeholders, listening to residents and understanding the needs and concerns of people in the community. If planning application for the centre – which houses Olympic-sized swimming and diving pools that have been closed since March 2020 – is approved by Bromley Council next year, construction is scheduled to start on the main building from 2025 until the middle of 2026.

That means that diggers would be at the stadium, which is phase two, from just before 2027 onwards and with a projected completion in 2028. In this stage of the process, the idea is to install a new 400m track that could potentially be fit for both international competition and training. In addition, an accredited 200m track is also in the current plans, inspired by World Athletics’ ‘short-track’ announcement back in May, where athletes would be able to gain ranking points and set records on an outdoor 200m track. The newly built track at Crystal Palace would be based between the stadium and centre. It could also be used as a warm-up area for athletes before a competition. “I think athletics generally is looking at what are the event profiles moving forward and how can we make it more interesting for a youth market?” WOODS states. “We want to be part of those conversations and that’s why we’re also looking at the 200m ‘short-track’ from World Athletics. “The sprinting culture we have here is almost unique and it’s a hub. One of the real drivers is upgrading the indoor straight and we’re even seeing that as a potential event venue.” That’s not to say that events won’t happen in the short to medium term.

Currently, for safety reasons, the West Stand is closed and you can only fit 500 out of the capacity 4000-seater Jubilee Stand. “We’re looking at those structural checks at the minute of bringing the seating bowl up to standards,” WOODS adds. “We’re working on certification. The West Stand is completely closed while we have structural checks. The Jubilee Stand can still be used for events of 500 capacity. We’re looking at getting the whole of the Jubilee Stand certified. That allows for bigger events. We need to work on the analysis of the Jubilee Stand but I’d like to think that by next summer we are capable of hosting smaller events. “We’ve got to look at things like crowd loading and crash barriers for example as well as ease of access and ancillary areas like toilets. It’s a sound building [Jubilee Stand] and we’ve just got to polish it and make sure it works to get that license. Over the course of next year I’d like to think we can increase it from just 500 but I can’t promise it would be full capacity. That’s what we’re heading towards though. “Can we start to run school events down there with the capacity of 500-1000? Then work of regional championships, then national championships. We want this stadium, if it’s going to be the athletics home for London, to be that for every day of the year. This won’t live and die off a one-off event.”

There is a budget that has been signed off by City Hall but those associated with the project understand the significance of sponsorship, especially with the long-term redevelopment of the stadium. Given the cultural and historical significance of athletics at Crystal Palace, the offer is a strong one. “We’ve got this stage and want to bring it back to life,” WOODS says. “We’ve got some capital funding but it’s the ‘what if question’. If it grows and we get that viable business plan then there’s the potential of not ‘what is’ but to actually expand slightly. It’s really dependant on others coming on that journey and so far the mood music has been very positive. “We have a 15-16,000 capacity stadium as we speak but that could be so much more. Whether that’s VIP, hospitality, increased capacity or modern standards of HD lighting? That’s the supercharged point. We’re open for business. “We have the stage and it’s 85% there. Can someone come in and help us with that final 15%? We want a stadium not just fit for the 21st but the 22nd century.”

Photographs of ADANNA MAZINWOSE and DAMI ADEKUNLE after receiving their trophies from Coach TY HOLDEN.
ADANNA received the Under 17 EYAL trophy and DAMI received the Under 11 track trophy.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES – Currently the updated Winter Points and Club Championship tables are published on the SBH website.
Link to the updated Winter Points tables, following the 2 December Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-points-tables/
Link to the draft of the updated Club Championships table, following the 2 December Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-club-championships/
Please select a document, following this you can print a copy for future reference.

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

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

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

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