Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 31 March 2016

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Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 31 March 2016

Hi All,

Happy Birthday this week to Adrian Anuba, Dominic Bannister, Alethea Dikeocha, Thoedore Gatward, Richard Goodman, Joshua Howard, Poppy Medenis, Alfredo Melao, Patrick Pearce, Leon Sinclair, Claire Spurway, Joel Stern, Ethan Thomas, Barry Walsh

DOWNLOADS I will not be attaching any Results, Entry Forms, Flyers, and Photographs etc when I email you the Newsletter. Instead you may wish to view/print any of the following; 

Saracens v Harlequins 16 April 2016

Please use this link to the SBH Website where you can view/print the above information http://sbharriers.co.uk/news/ 

SBH SUMMER FIXTURE CARD Which was recently issued, can now be found on the SBH website. Please use this link http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/ to which you can download/print the card and front sheet.

CHARLES FOGG It is with great regret that I have to advise you all of the death of CHARLES at the age of 82. He joined us in 1992 as a coach and official and also served as our coaching secretary, and later set up our original website. GEOFF MORPHITIS reminisced that he was one of our most positive supporters always having an opinion on the governing body and the rules as well as regularly answering his last minute calls for an official to help out at LICC meetings.

Charles was an International Walker and as a walker was a member of Enfield AC he was one of the few walkers who had completed 10 miles in under 80 minutes.  Charles was in the Met Police and served at Heathrow and was an instructor at the police training establishment in Colindale.  After retiring from the police Charles went into IT and set up our first website. The family moved to Leicestershire and yet Charles still ran the website business in Horsham and coached locally in the Sussex area. I spoke to him a couple of weeks ago and everything appeared fine as he was just off to another coaching session.

He is survived by his wife LINDA who competed for us for many years and who currently holds 13 Masters Club Records. Their son NICK was a County standard hammer thrower and an ever present in Club teams for many years when they used to live locally. Many of you will know Charles and will have your own memories of him.

For the remaining newsletter information and results

WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS Took place in Cardiff last Saturday, and what can be decribed as adverse weather with runners in some places finding it hard not to be blown over. In the Women’s race RACHEL FELTON was running for GB&NI, and finished in 63rd place (76.36). The race was dominated by Kenya winning the team title, also taking the individual, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. The winner was Peres Jechirchir (67.31).

EUROPEAN MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Takes place from 29 March to 3 April in Ancona, Italy.

Day 1 – 29 March

60m – W35 Heat 1 CLAIRE SPURWAY 1st (SB 7.94) taking .01 of a second off her 12 March time, and is ranked UK No.2 V35 in 2016

60m – M40 Heat 5 NENGI OSSAI 1st (7.13)

ENGLAND VEST Congratulations to JEREMY DEMPSEY who was selected to represent England in the SIAB Schools Cross Country International which took place in Falkirk on 19 March. Running in the Under 17 Men’s race (6000m) JEREMY finished 9th (19.51) with 32 runners competing, the winner was Matthew Willis of England (19.08). Team result 1st England (23 points), 2nd Scotland (102 points), 3rd Wales (102 points)

NEW MEMBERS FEBRUARY/MARCH We wish you all a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful 2016 to BLESSING ADJEI-OKWABI, OMAR ALTHAAF, IAN BANNISTER, ROHAN BAGAI, JACOB BERKELEY, KIERAN BYARD-CHAMBERS, LUCA CARDINES, ZOE DAVIS, ELOGE ELEMBE, SYLVIE FRAYNE, MAHER GAZALI, DYLAN HEPWORTH, SHINAWAT JAIDEE, RUKHIA JOHNSTON, ENNIS KIZRAK, ANDREW LAWLER, SOPHIE MADDOCK, NATHAN MASTERS, BEN MCGUIRE, LEWIS MCGUIRE, ROSS MCLACHLAN, JAMES MCMAHON, LUUK METSELAAR, LENARD MICHEL, MICHAEL MORELAND, DANIEL MORUZZI, JO NEWALL, KARA ONUIRI, ROBERTO OPPONG, BENJAMIN OUBRIDGE, SARAH PARSONS, JOSEPH PEPPIATT, LEA REYNA-FARIA, GEMMA ROUS, JOSEPH SELLEY, JACOB SPENCE and STEVE TURNOCK  

CLUB HOODIES – With nearly five hundred hoodies already in circulation, this is your opportunity to join the club. They are available to all members who have paid their subscriptions at the subsidised price of £23 + £4 P&P if you require it to be posted to you. 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.

Let us know the name you want on the front and your chest size. Please e-mail your details to

geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com you will be notified when your club hoody has arrived. It will be available for collection from Allianz Park on Tuesday or Thursday evenings between 18.15 and 20.15. The £23/£27 price is payable either in cash or by way of a cheque made payable to Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers or can be paid online at ACCOUNT NAME : SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK : HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER : 41308378, SORT CODE : 400426. Cheques can be sent to Geoff Morphitis, 55 Lancaster Avenue, Hadley Wood, Barnet, Herts EN4 0ER

AMENDMENT Congratulations to GEORGIA LEE U17 who won a Silver Medal (SB 2:37.22) at the recent Hertfordshire Indoor Championships at Lee Valley.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR ALL MEMBERS OF SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS – As part of the SBH partnership arrangements with Saracens, they have set-up a cash back scheme on the tickets you can buy for the SARACENS v HARLEQUINS match at Wembley on Saturday 16 April 2016, kick-off 15.15. Saracens return to the iconic venue for the 13th time for an afternoon of high class Premiership Rugby and live spectacular entertainment. The show starts at 14.00 with the Rock Choir and supporting dancers as well as Grammy award winning singer, Foxes.

Tickets for our group are priced at £20 for adults and £7.50 for juniors (U16), SBH will receive £5 for every adult ticket bought and £1.50 for every junior ticket

Take advantage of this great offer by booking online at www.saracens.com/wembley now select ‘ticket info, buy tickets’ which takes you into Ticketmaster. For full information and instructions on how to use Ticketmaster (see downloads above).

All tickets purchased using the Club code of SBH, before midnight on 3 April 2016, will be seated together. You can still buy tickets after this date at the special price but the seats may not be with the main SBH group.

ENGLAND 10,000m CHAMPIONSHIPS Takes place on Saturday 21 May at the Parliament Hill Fields Athletic Track, Staff Yard, Highgate Road (Satnav NW5 1QR).

This is the qualifying race for the GB&NI team for the Rio Olympics (Qualification Standard 28:00.00)

29th February – Race entry open to Men who’ve run sub 32.00 minutes & Women who’ve run sub 37.30 minutes since 1st January 2015 (track or road)

14th March – Race entry open to Men who’ve run sub 33.00 minutes & Women who’ve run sub 38.30 minutes respectively since 1st January 2015 (track or road)

28th March – Race entry open to athletes who have run sub 38.30 minutes since 1st January 2015 (track or road)

For all entry details and full information please use this link

http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics/english-national-championships/10k-champs 

ENGLAND ATHLETICS NEWSLETTER This is the link showing their current information – March Issue No.4

http://www.englandathletics.org/newsletters/newslettertemplate_2014.aspx?sitesectionid=392&nid=392&userId=-1 

LONDON ATHLETICS NEWSLETTER This is the link showing their current information – March Issue http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=593e83c3ed041a839b72f1c09&id=b8448aaba2&e=12c253a365 

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS (TRACK & FIELD UNLESS STATED)

Contact details of all Track & Field Team Managers can be found on the SBH website. Please use this link http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/track-field/team-managers/

WATFORD OPEN MEETING Takes place on Wednesday 6 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH). Events 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm Shot, 7.20pm 1500m, 7.45pm Long Jump, 7.50pm 200m, 8.10pm 800m, 8.50pm 3000m.

For all entry information and ‘On the Day entry form’ please use this link http://www.watfordharriers.org.uk/indexnc.htm 

HIGHGATE HARRIERS OPEN MEETING Takes place at Parliament Hill on Wednesday 6 April. Open to all age-groups (certain events for the U11s). For events and entry information please go to the HH website at www.highgateharriers.org.uk

Entries close 3 April 

NATIONAL MEN’S 12 STAGE AND WOMENS 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 16 April at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Town Gate Entrance, Birmingham (Satnav B73 6BU).

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

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE COMPOSITE TEAM WITH BARNET & DISTRICT (UNDER 13/15/17 MEN/WOMEN) The first fixture of five takes place on Sunday 17 April at the Ridlins Wood Athletic Track, Woodcock Road, Stevenage (Satnav SG2 9PA).

Travel arrangements – A coach will be leaving Allianz Park at 9.30am, with a further pick up at the Barnet Odeon cinema at 9.45am. Please advise Joyce or Brenton if you wish to use the coach.

The timetable is on the SBH website, please use this link to view/print http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/track-field/leagues/

Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager Joyce Smith or Brenton Hall 

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLEGE INCORPORATING THE LONDON COLLEGES ATHLETIC SERIES (ALL AGE-GROUPS INCLUDING U13s) The first of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 17 April at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR). Is free to all members of Shaftesbury, but why not bring a friend and introduce him to athletics (there is a charge for non-members, £3 for the first event and £2 for subsequent events). Registration opens at 10.30am, and closes 30 minutes before the published start time. All events are for both male and female age-groups unless stated.

The timetable is on the SBH website, please use this link to view/print http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/track-field/leagues/

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

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 20 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH). Events 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm High Jump, 7.30pm 400m no U13s, 8.00pm 800m, 9.00pm 3000m.

For all entry information and ‘On the Day entry form’ please use this link http://www.watfordharriers.org.uk/indexnc.htm 

VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON – Takes place on Sunday 24 April from Greenwich. We should have a few runners representing the Stripes. 

VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MINI MARATHON – Takes place on Sunday 24 April at Old Billingsgate Market, Lower Thames Street, London (Satnav EC3R 6DX). Start Times – Under 17 Men 8.55am, Under 15 Boys 9.02am, Under 13 Boys 9.09am, Under 17 Women 9.16am, Under 15 Girls 9.23am, Under 13 Girls 9.30am.

Note: You will have to be pre-selected by your respective London Borough or UK Region.

RESULTS – TRACK & FIELD UNLESS STATED

The Hillingdon Half Marathon (Road) took place on 28 March

BARRY CHISOLM V55 197th (1:45.32) 

The Arkansas Spring Invitational took place in Fayetteville, Arizona, USA on 26 March

Hammer 4kg REBECCA KEATING U20 (Missouri University) 2nd (SB 54.55m) and is ranked UK No.1 U20 in 2016

The Bracknell Young Athletes Open Meeting took place on 26 March

100m – U17M Race 2 LEWIS HERZOG (2nd Claim) 5th (SB 13.08 w-0.9)

Discus 1.5kg – U17M LEWIS HERZOG (2nd Claim) 4th (PB 18.55m)

The Danny Mullane Open Meeting took place in Chelmsford on 26 March

Hammer 4kg PHILIPPA DAVENALL U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (43.47m) 

The Ricardo Romo Invitational took place in San Antonio, Texas, USA on 25-26 March

Hammer 7.26kg FELLAN MCGUIGAN U23 (Finn Valley University) 1st (PB 62.66kg) adding 1.35m to his 17 March throw, and is ranked UK No.1 U23 in 2016

The Monmouth Seasonal Opener took place in West Long Beach, New Jersey, USA on 25 March

800m LIAM DEE U23 (Iona College) 1st (SB 1:53.44)

The Pac-12 v Big Ten Invitational took place in Tempe, Arizona, USA on 25-26 March

800m GEORGIA BELL (UC Berkeley University) 4th (SB 2:08.22) taking .99 of a second off her 19 March time

Discus 2kg NICK PERCY U23 (Nebraska University) 1st (SB 57.89m) and is ranked UK No.1 in 2016

Hammer 7.26kg NICK PERCY U23 (Nebraska University) 1st (PB 67.56m) and is ranked UK No.1 in 2016 

The Victor Lopez CLassic took place in Houston, Texas, USA on 24-26 March

1500m HARRY SAGEL U23 (Rice University) 11th (SB 4:05.17) 

The Jersey Spartan Winter Warriors took place in St Clements on 24 March

Discus 1.75kg – U20M NATHAN THOMAS 1st (PB 38.45m) and is ranked UK No.2 U20 in 2016 

The National Primary Schools Finals (Cross Country) took place in Belvoir Castle. Leicestershire on 19 March

Year 7 Boys LUCA STUBBS (Hertfordshire) won the Silver, NATHAN MASTERS (Hertfordshire) 27th, 64 runners finished and the winner was Fraser Sproul of Cumbria

The Belmont Inter Schools al Primary Schools Finals (Cross Country) took place on 19 March

Under 13 Boys LUCA STUBBS (Hertfordshire) won the Silver Medal

PARKRUN RESULTS

26 March – ALDENHAMJAMES DAVIS U17 6th (23.45) – BARCLAYDYLAN MICHEL U13 3rd (First Time 19.53), KAYLA MICHEL U15 13th (First Time 24.18) – BARNSTABLERICHARD WILLIAMS 1st (First Time 15.55) – GLADSTONEDAVID LAMY V45 24th (22.43), ISABELLE LAMY V45 82nd (27.54) – GROVELANDSPOPPY MEDENIS U13 63rd (27.01) – HACKNEY MARSHESBARRY CHISHOLM V55 59th (First Time 22.16) – KESGRAVECLAIRE HOBSON 91st (New PB 25.20) – LUTON, WARDOWNTOM CAREY 6th (New PB 20.16) – OAK HILLSAMUEL GREENSTEIN U13 1st (19.28), DAVID GREENSTEIN V50 7th (20.50), STUART SINGER V55 11th (21.07), MATTHEW MCATEER U15 15th (First Time 21.18) – PANSHANGERRUSSELL DEVITT V65 104th (25.53) – SOUTH OXHEYPETER STAINER V50 1st (19.34) – ST ALBANSJOHN KELLY V60 93rd (23.41)

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 7240.

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