Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 22 October 2015

Happy Birthday this week Akin Anthony-Ojiola, Sarena Clarke, Amy Clemens, Eromo Egbor, Gerry Elmore, Simon Keene, Lia Kekkos, Nana Nottinson-Nyaaku, David Pearlman, Emily Rodriguez, Callum Scutt, Joyce Smith, Luca Stubbs, Victoria Walker

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VOTE, VOTE, VOTE – Athletics Weekly are conducting their readers choice awards for Athletes of the Year 2015. Shaftesbury have 6 Athletes in 4 categories, which are as follows, and includes a brief synoposis of their 2015 achievements. To vote log on to http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/aw-aoty-2015-34757/  I managed to get on the site and vote – DO IT NOW

BRITISH MALEZHARNEL HUGHES Improved his PB to 20.02 whwn finishing in fifth place in the World 200m final to consolidate his position at third on the UK all-time list.

BRITISH JUNIOR MALEOJIE EDOBURUN Won the 100m Gold at the European Junior Championships and bronze at the senior British Championships. GEORGE EVANS Claimed Commonwealth Youth Games discus silver and world youth bronze. Was sixth in the shot putt final at the Commonwealth Youth Games.

KYLE LANGFORD Claimed European junior gold medal and won the British senior title. Moved to third on the UK all-time junior list with his 1:45.78 PB which ranked him second on the senior list in 2015. Represented GB at the World Championships. TOMMY RAMDHAN The up-and-coming sprinter claimed the European junior 200m title.

BRITISH VETERANANTHONY WHITEMAN Ran world age-43 bests of1:48.81 at 800m and 3:43.99 at 1500m and won a 800m and 1500m double at World Masters.

BRITISH BREAKTHROUGHKYLE LANGFORD

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS – Took place on Saturday 17 October at Wormwood Scrubs, on a bright but quite cold day. It proved to be another excellent day for our Young Athletes with the Under 17 Men of HAMZA KADIR, TOM FULTON and JEREMY DEMPSEY winning the team Gold Medals, the Under 15 Boys won the team Bronze Medals, and the Under 15 Girls teams finished 8th and 14th

Note The result is the team position at the end of that leg.

Under 13 Boys – (3 x 2000m) Incomplete team Leg 1 DYLAN MICHEL 15th (7.42), Leg 2 MATTI HARRIS 9th (7.45), 27 teams finished, the fastest time of the race was by Angus Williams  of Chiltern Harriers (7.09). Team result 1st Chiltern Harriers (21.50), 2nd Guildford & Godalming (22.16), 3rd Herne Hill Harriers (22.26)

Under 15 Girls – (3 x 2000m) A Team 8th (23.48) Leg 1 SCARLETT KENT 14th (8.01), Leg 2 JOSEPHINE CHADWICK 11th (7.52), Leg 3 LIDIA KYRIACOU 8th (7.55), B Team 14th (24.30) Leg 1 KAYLA MICHEL 24th (8.33), Leg 2 MIA GROOM 17th (7.58), Leg 3 SOPHIA DEMPSEY 14th (7.59), 29 teams finished, the fastest time of the race was by Alex Brown of Herne Hill Harriers (7.02). Team result 1st Herne Hill Harriers (22.09), 2nd Guildford & Godalming (22.22), 3rd City of Norwich (23.09)

Under 15 Boys – (3 x 2000m) A Team won the Bronze Medal (20.25) Leg 1 HENRY ROCHA 7th (6.48) 17th fastest time of the race, Leg 2 FINN HARVEY 4th (6.59), Leg 3 THOMAS PATRICK 3rd (6.38) 7th fastest time of the race, B Team 8th (20.54) Leg 1 JOSH EDWARDS 9th (6.53) 20th fastest time of the race, Leg 2 JOE CHOTT 6th (6.57), Leg 3 HENRY FULTON 8th (7.04), C Incomplete team Leg 1 NATHAN TADESSE 26th (743), Leg 2 DANIEL GREENSTEIN 25th (7.39), 25 teams finished, the fastest time of the race was by Harry Digby of Bracknell (6.27). Team result 1st Bracknell (19.38), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (19.51), 3rd SBH (20.25)

Under 17 Women – (3 x 2500m) A Team 6th (26.42) Leg 1 JESSICA HURLEY 13th (9.18), Leg 2 LIANNE LANGFORD 8th (8.49), Leg 3 GABRIELLA KYRIACOU 6th (8.35) 6th fastest time of the race, 16 teams finished, the fastest time of the race was by Morvon Goodrum of Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (8.02). Team result 1st Bracknell (25.29), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (25.32), 3rd West Suffolk (25.44)

Under 17 Men – (3 x 3000m) A Team won the Gold Medal (31.50) Leg 1 HAMZA KADIR 4th (10.28) 4th fastest time of the race, Leg 2 TOM FULTON 2nd (10.52) 15th fastest time of the race, Leg 3 JEREMY DEMPSEY 1st (10.30) 5th fastest time of the race, 19 teams finished, the fastest time of the race was by Will Perkin of Chiltern Harriers (10.17). Team result 1st SBH (31.50), 2nd Medway & Maidstone (32.06), 3rd Herne Hill Harriers (32.40)

SOUTHERN MASTERS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 12 December at Shuttleworth Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. If any of our MEN are interested in competing, I am willing to send in the entries. The age-groups are 40+, 50+, 60+ and 70+ with 3 finishers completing a team. Could you please email.

Regarding our WOMEN can you please email MAGGIE COOPER at runmaggiecooper@yahoo.co.uk if you wish to be entered.

Timetable – 11.00am 50+, 60+ Men (10000m), 11.43am 40+, 50+ Women, 70+ Men (6000m), 12.10pm 40+ Men (10000m).

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – Following the first fixture on Saturday 10 October at Claybury, these are the updated SBH statistics.

Consecutive Races up to 10 October 2015 – Under 11 Boys SAMUEL GREENSTEIN (6), Under 13 Girls/Under 15 Girls MIA GROOM (6), SCARLETT KENT (6), Under 13 Boys MATTI HARRIS (5), JOSH MORGAN (3), Under 13 Boys/Under 15 Boys DANIEL GREENSTEIN (6), Under 15 Girls LIDIA KYRIACOU (6), KAYLA MICHEL (5), Under 17 Women GABRIELLA KYRIACOU (3), Under 17 Women OLIVER GREENSTEIN (6), Senior Women NAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ (6), VICTORIA WALKER U23 (5), Senior Men MATTHEW GRANT (6), MICHAEL POTTICARY (6), Masters Men PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V50 (21), ROBERT RIGBY V50 (6)

Consecutive Wins up to 10 October 2015 – Under 17 Women GABRIELLA KYRIACOU (3), Senior Women NAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ (2)

GRANTS – The SEAA website have a section showing grants for athletes, please use this link

http://seaa.org.uk/documents/grants.html

Applications are invited for grants from the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund from young track and field athletes who are in education and may need financial help towards training or provision of equipment. To be considered, Applicants must be aged between 15 and 23 years, medalists from their National Schools AA, AAA U17, & U20 or U23 Championships or in the top six of the appropriate UK ranking lists.

Also the Arthur J.C.Kendall Memorial Trust, The Trustees will only consider applications from youths, or for projects which are entirely concerned with youths. Applications from persons or beneficiaries aged 21 and over will NOT be considered.  

THE RENOVATION WORKS AT THE SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS CLUB HOUSE ARE GOING TO PLAN – The air conditioning units have been fitted as have the new light fittings. A new Club sign has been ordered and will now be over the entrance door trackside. The three large additional windows have been fitted as has the new flooring. The new portacabin next to the Clubhouse has had the SBH cardio-vascular equipment moved into it and will also be used as a lecture room for the Middlesex University students taking Sports Science degrees. We are told by the contractors that the works will probably take a further week or so, which includes the redecoration. We are still waiting for the estimate for the works to the roof. In addition, Middlesex University will be supplying new weights equipment. There will also be a change of access and use, with a Photo/Card entry system on all 3 doors (2 external and 1 internal). Information on how to register for the Photo/Card entry system will be published shortly.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS NEWSLETTER – This is the link showing their current information, September Issue 5

http://www.englandathletics.org/newsletters/newslettertemplate_2014.aspx?sitesectionid=348&nid=348&userId=-1

RUN! LONDON NEWSLETTER – This is the link showing their current information, September Issue

http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=593e83c3ed041a839b72f1c09&id=f1d8aa69e7&e=12c253a365

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS  

LIDDIARD TROPHY/NORTH OF THE THAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS– Takes place on Saturday 24 October at Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury. Race headquarters is at the Kingsbury Free Church Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury (SatNav NW9 8QG). Please park in nearby roads, not in the church Hall. Toilets available in Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities, and Church Hall will not be available until 12.30pm. Timetable 1.55pm U17 Men (3 Miles), 2.00pm U17/U20/Senior Women (3 Miles), 2.00pm U20 Men (5 Miles), 2.30pm Senior Men (5 Miles)

Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your Team Manager – TONY SMITH (Boys), JO KENT (Girls) or SIMON KEENE (Senior Men & Women)

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE (POSTPONED) – The second fixture which was due to be held on 24 October has been postponed until later in the season.

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS– Takes place on Saturday 31 October at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (SatNav NG18 4JR). Timetable 11.00am U20 Women (3 x 2.5K), 11.09am U17 Women (3 x 2.5K), 11.40am U20 Men (3 x 3K), 12.05pm U17 Men (3 x 3K), 12.30pm U13 Girls (3 x 2K), 12.55pm U13 Boys (3 x 2K), 13.20pm U15 Girls (3 x 2K), 13.45pm U15 Boys (3 x 2K), 14.05pm Senior Women (3 x 3K), 14.40pm Senior Men (4 x 5K).

Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 7 November at Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Changing is at the Sailing Centre, Fairlands Valley Park, Six Hills Way, Stevenage (SatNav SG2 0BL), (Note the Sailing Centre closes at 16.30pm). Directions from the A1(M) leave at Junction 7, A602 to Stevenage. Follow the A602, Broadhall Way to the second roundabout. Turn left onto Monkswood Way and go to the next roundabout. Turn right onto Six Hills Way and follow for almost 1 mile. Turn left into park, sign-posted Sailing Centre. The course is on the other side of Six Hills Way and there is an underpass under the road. Numbers will be given out on the course. Timetable 1.00pm U11 (Over 9) Boys/Girls (1.5km), 1.15pm U13 Boys (3km), 1.20pm U13 Girls (3km), not before 1.35pm U17 Men and U15 Boys (4km), not before 1.40pm U17 Women and U15 Girls (4km), not before 1.55pm U20, Senior and Veteran Women (6km), not before 2.35pm U20, Senior and Veteran Men (8km).

Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.

Please go to Start Fitness Metropolitan League web site www.metleague.co.uk for information on course maps, directions etc will be available 2 weeks prior to the race.

This fixture is the Club Championship Race for the Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+. Also the second counting race for the Winter Points Trophy for the U17, U20, Senior and Masters Men/Women. 

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 14 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.

Timetable 1.15pm U20 and Senior Women, 2.00pm Under 20 and Senior Men.

Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your Team Manager.

To Qualify you must have to be (a) born in the Greater London area, (b) has not less than one year’s bona fide residence in the Greater London area, (c) has not less than one year’s continuous full-time employment in the Greater London area, (d) has not less than one year’s full-time attendance at an education establishment in the Greater London area 

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 14 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak, Awaiting start times.

Note: You will be selected by your respective London Borough Team Manager. 

RESULTS – CROSS COUNTRY UNLESS STATED

The Ampthill Trophy took place on 18 October

Senior Race – JAMIE DEE U20 1st (27.05)

The Milln Town To Moors Oldham Half Marathon (Road) took place on 18 October

PAUL SIMONS V50 4th (80.38) 

The Pre-National Invitational (Div 1) took place in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A on 17 October

ZXC 2 6000m – GEORGIA BELL U23 (University of California, Berkeley) 56th (20:52.1) 

The Wisconsin Invitational took place in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A on 17 October

ZXC 8000m – LIAM DEE U20 (Iona College) 113th (24:31.3), ZAC RANDALL (Oklahoma University 243rd (26:45.9)

ZXC 6000m – LIZZIE BIRD U23 (Princeton University) 14th (20:00.8)

PARKRUN RESULTS

17 October – ALDENHAMJAMES DAVIS U17 6th (23.02) – GLADSTONEANTONI SEFERI U13 55th (New PB 23.23), JOSH MORGAN U13 57th (New PB 23.37) – GROVELANDSREBECCA ANDREOU U17 41st (First Time 23.32), POPPY MEDENIS U13 48th (24.12)  – HAMPSTEAD HEATHOLIVER GREENSTEIN U17 10th (New PB 19.35), SAMUEL GREENSTEIN U11 15th (New PB 20.22), DAVID GREENSTEIN V50 25th (21.29), ADAM MIZRAHI U17 30th (21.59), LENARD MICHEL V45 44th (23.21)  – HIGHBURY FIELDSBARRY CHISHOLM V55 42nd (22.21) – OAK HILL STUART SINGER V55 10th (20.52), DOMINIC HOLMES U13 91st (29.10) – SOUTHAMPTONLUCY SHORT 24th (New PB 18.37) – SOUTH MANCHESTERHUGH RICHARDS V65 269th (First Time 27.48) – ST ALBANSCLAIRE HOBSON 139th (24.13)

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 used. 

ALLIANZ PARK – Main Switchboard telephone number is 0203 675 7200, then press 4 for Athletics.

CHARGES FOR USING ALLIANZ PARK – The current charges for using Allianz Park are as follows – Adult Daily entry fee £4.00 – Junior (U18) Daily entry fee £2.00 – Concession (Students and Over 65) Daily entry fee £3.00.

As a member of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers you can apply for a form which will give you membership of Allianz Park, you can pick up the form from the reception at Allianz Park. Any official coach of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers gains entry free of charge.

Charges for those with a membership form are as follows – Adult Daily entry fee £3.60, Monthly fee £22.00, Annual fee £264.00 – Junior (U18) Daily entry fee £1.80, Monthly fee £11.00, Annual fee £132.00 – Concession (Students and Over 65) Daily entry fee £2.70, Monthly fee £16.50, Annual fee £198.00.

All membership enquiries should be directed towards Isobel Dunnicliffe at athletics@allianzpark.com Isobel will also be at Allianz Park (Tuesday and Thursday Evenings) in the West Stand. Her direct phone number is 020 3675 7252.

Alan