Happy Birthday this week to Fayyaz Ahmed, Ben Bellisario, Phillip Crout, Charlotte Johnston, Ruhkia Johnston, Phillipa Lowe, Ray Powell, Joel Stern and Barry Walsh
DOWNLOADS – THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS CAN BE VIEWED, DOWNLOADED OR PRINTED
ENGLAND ATHLETICS NEWSLETTER APRIL ISSUE No.1 – http://www.englandathletics.org/newsletters/newslettertemplate_2014.aspx?sitesectionid=487&nid=487&userId=-1
LONDON ATHLETICS NEWSLETTER MARCH ISSUE – http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=593e83c3ed041a839b72f1c09&id=dc9f1cacb6&e=56ef28eeab
SBH Summer Fixture Card and Information on Watford, Crystal Palace and Lee Valley Open Meetings – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
SBH Track & Field Team Managers – http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/track-field/team-managers/
Track & Field Timetables For All SBH Team Fixtures – http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/track-field/leagues/
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND ON THE SBH HOME PAGE BY USING THIS LINK, THEN SELECT THE LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW – http://sbharriers.co.uk/
Allianz Park Membership, which gives SBH members 10% discount on entry to the Allianz Park stadium – Membership details and Form can be either printed or saved
SBH Wednesday Night Jumps Club at Allianz Park – Supervised by SUE SMITH and STEVE LOWE from 19.00 to 21.00, session administrator CLYDE GORDON
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Club Hoody, information on how to buy one
Saracens v Harlequins, takes place at Wembley 8 April 2017 with a discount to SBH members
HOWARD WILLIAMS – Founder and long-time organiser of the Metropolitan Cross Country League has died. HOWARD was a talented middle and long distance runner and went on to be honorary secretary of Essex AA. I had the great pleasure of assisting HOWARD for many years on a Saturday afternoon, and was the lifeblood of the league for well over 40 years.
NATIONAL MEN’S 12 STAGE AND WOMENS 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS – Takes place this Saturday at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Town Gate Entrance, Birmingham (Satnav B73 6BU). Start Times – Men 12.00 noon, Women 12.20pm.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – The following have a closing date this month, therefore please take note and enter yourself.
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1 – U13 B/G (EXCEPT 1500m), 1500m ALL AGE-GROUPS (EXCEPT U13 B/G), VETERANS ALL EVENTS – Takes place on Monday 1 May at the Ridlins Wood Athletic Track, Woodcock Road, Stevenage (Satnav SG2 9PA).
This is the link to the Hertfordshire website – http://www.hertscaaa.org.uk/fixtures6.html where you can find the prospectus, which gives you the fixture information.
Entries Close Friday 21 April
MIDDLESEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 13 May and Sunday 14 May
at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Link to Information & online entry – http://middlesexaa.org.uk/
Entries Close Saturday 29 April
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2 – U15 B/G TO SENIOR MEN/WOMEN, ALSO U13 B/G 1500m – Takes place on Sunday 14 May at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
This is the link to the Hertfordshire website – http://www.hertscaaa.org.uk/fixtures6.html where you can find the prospectus, which gives you the fixture information.
Entries Close Monday 1 May
VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON – If anyone is running can you please tell me your race number please, which will allow me to find your result
SHAFTESBURY’S CURRENT MEMBERSHIP AS OF 1 APRIL – Currently our membership stands at 802, which is made up of the following – Under 11, 13 & 15 Boys 81 and Girls 82 – Under 17, 20 & Senior Men 274 and Women 156 – Veterans, Officials & Supports Men 174 and Women 35
START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Took place on Monday 3 April in the Hillingdon AC Clubhouse. The only change is to the timetable – the Under 11 Boys will start at 12.40pm and the Under 11 Girls at 12.45pm. The first race of the season is on Saturday 14 October at Claybury.
UK ATHLETICS WELCOME INPUT FROM CLUB ATHLETES ON THE SPORT’S RULES – The following article was published on the Athletic Weekly website recently.
Did you know that a track and field meeting cannot last longer than eight hours? Or that you’re allowed to wear a T-shirt in competition but only if it matches your club colours? Or that headphones are banned in races unless they conduct sound through bones and do not sit in the ears?
These are some of the many weird and wonderful regulations in the current UKA Rule Book and the national governing body is now encouraging ideas and submissions ahead of the 2018 edition being published in February next year.
The athletics fraternity has until July 31 to submit possible changes to the rules and the main requirement is that you need the support of your club before emailing your suggestion to rules@uka.org.uk
“We’d really encourage people to contribute and discuss it with their clubmates,” says Nigel Holl, UKA’s director of strategy and partnerships.
The governing body received around 60 submissions prior to the publication of the current UKA 2016 Rule Book but it involved UKA’s competition rules merging with the IAAF’s rules and saw debate surrounding age group divisions.
“We have home countries, for example, which gives us extra eligibility issues,” says Holl, explaining why the UK needs some rules of its own in addition to the IAAF’s rules.
When asked what likely ‘hot potatoes’ there might be this time, Holl said: “There are no flashing lights to be honest, probably because the process was so effective in 2016.”
But he adds that the issues of composite clubs and the size of logos on athletes’ kit are more of an issue now than in the past.
“There is also nothing stopping people from bringing up the age groups issue again,” he says.
To find out more about the rules revisions process also PDFs of current rules, see britishathletics.org.uk/competitions/rules
SEB COE TO BECOME THE NEW LOUGHBOROUGH CHANCELLOR – The IAAF president graduated from Loughborough in 1979 before going on to achieve his Olympic success
Lord Sebastian Coe has been announced as Loughborough University’s new Chancellor.
The two-time Olympic gold medallist and IAAF president graduated from Loughborough in 1979 before going on to achieve his Olympic success in 1980 and 1984.
Coe, who graduated with a BSc in Economics and Social History, was made an Honorary Doctor of Technology (Hon DTech) by the university in 1985 and was appointed as a Pro Chancellor in 2012.
He will now become Loughborough’s sixth Chancellor, replacing Sir Nigel Rudd, and be officially installed at the university’s summer graduation ceremonies in July.
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR GOLD COAST 2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES – Was published on the Athletics Weekly website on 4 April
Organisers mark one year to go until the Gold Coast Games by releasing the programme for the event in Australia. The schedule for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has been announced, marking the one year to go milestone ahead of the event in Australia.
The Games, taking place in the Australian coastal city in Queensland from April 4-15, will see athletics action get underway on April 8.
The first athletics event of the Games will be the men’s and women’s 20km race walk events on Currumbin Beachfront before the first session of stadium action that afternoon in Carrara Stadium.
Both the men’s and women’s 100m finals will be the following day, on Monday April 9.
The marathon events at Southport Broadwater Parklands will bring athletics action to a close on April 15.
The competition events schedule unveiled by organisers on Tuesday is the largest in Commonwealth Games history.
An official Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games ticketing guide, available online at www.gc2018.com/tickets, has also been released to help fans begin planning ahead of ticket requests opening on April 24.
“As we celebrate our one year to go milestone, it is exciting to announce the largest competition events schedule in Commonwealth Games history,” said GOLDOC chairman, Peter Beattie AC.
“GC2018 will mark the first time para triathlon has featured on the programme and para sport athletes will be able to compete in the marathon for the first time also.”
GOLDOC CEO Mark Peters added: “With 18 sports and a record seven para-sports, GC2018 comprises the largest competition event schedule in Commonwealth Games history which will be broadcast to a cumulative global audience of 1.5 billion.
“Athletics will be the largest sport at GC2018 with a total of 58 medal events and estimated participation of around 1000 athletes from over 60 nations and territories.”
The full schedule can be found here.
UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS (TRACK AND FIELD) UNLESS STATED
Contact details of all Cross Country 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 19 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 0NR). Events 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm High Jump, 7.30pm 400m No U13s, 8.00pm 800m, 9.00pm 3000m. Note pre-entries are required for all field events.
For all information and ‘On the Day entry form’ please use this link http://www.watfordharriers.org.uk/_oldsite/indexnc.htm then select Watford Open Graded Meetings at the top
MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE (UNDER 11/13/15/17 MEN/WOMEN) – The first fixture of four takes place on Saturday 22 April at the Perivale Park Athletic Track, Stockdove Way, Perivale (Satnav UB6 8TJ).
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 Team Manager, although you can compete as a non-scorer.
VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON – Takes place on Sunday 23 April from Greenwich.
10.00am Start Time. We should have a few runners representing the stripes.
VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MINI MARATHON – Takes place on Sunday 23 April at Old Billingsgate Market, Lower Thames Street, London (Satnav EC3R 6DX). Start Times – 8.55am Under 17 Men, 9.02am Under 15 Boys, 9.09am Under 13 Boys, 9.16am Under 17 Women, 9.23am Under 15 Girls, 9.30am Under 13 Girls.
Note: You will have to be pre-selected by your respective London Borough or UK Region.
LEE VALLEY SPRINTS MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 26 April at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events 7.00pm 100m Round 1, 8.15pm 200m and 100m Round 2
Cost is £5 per race, please enter yourself by using the following link – https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/en/content/cms/outdoors/athletics-centre/competition-entry-forms/sprints-meetings/
BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 30 April to Monday 1 May at the Bedford International Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford (Satnav MK41 9SB).
Information including Timetable can be found of the following BUCS link http://bucs.org.uk/page.asp?section=17472§ionTitle=Outdoor+Championships
Note: You will have to enter yourselves, Entries close Thursday 6 April
UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE SOUTHERN PREMIER 1 (UNDER 17/20 MEN/WOMEN) – The first fixture of four takes place on Sunday 30 April at the Norfolk Athletics Track, Sportspark, University of East Anglia, Norwich (Satnav NR4 7TJ).
Travel arrangements to be advised
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 Team Manager
RESULTS – TRACK AND FIELD UNLESS STATED
The Battle of The Blues took place in Durham, North Carolina, USA on 1 April
3000m – SOPHIA PARVIZI-WAYNE U23 (Duke University) 5th (SB 10:02.47)
The Cowley Tiger Invite took place in Arkansas City, Kansas, USA on 1 April
Long Jump – ADE ADEFOLALU U23 7th (SB 6.07m)
The Surrey County Disability Championships took place in Ewell on 1 April
Discus 1.5kg – SM F38 MICHAEL NICHOLLS F44 1st (39.12m)
The Herne Hill Harriers Open Meeting took place in Tooting Bec on 1 April
5000m – SX1 MATT GRANT 22nd (SB 16:11.31)
The Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow Spring Open took place in Eton on 1 April
Javelin 600g – SW GEORGIE FLOYD U23 1st (SB 37.59m)
The Woodford Green Open Meeting took place in Woodford on 1 April
Hammer 4kg – SW LOUISA PITSIALIS U20 4th (SB 34.66m) adding 2.51m to her 4 March throw
The Stanford Invitational took place in Palo Alto, California, USA on 31 March to 1 April
800m – 2 GEORGIA BELL (Berkeley University) 4th (SB 2:10.24) taking 1.80 seconds off her 18 March time
1500m – 2 GEORGIA BELL (Berkeley University) 12th (SB 4:25.58)
The Florida Relays took place in Gainesville, Florida, USA on 30 March to 1 April
800m – 1 MARILYN OKORO 1st (SB 2:02.50) taking .76 of a second off her 11 February time, and is ranked UK No.4 in 2017
Discus 2kg – INV GREGORY THOMPSON (Maryland University) 4th (57.14m)
Hammer 7.26kg – DEMPSEY MCGUIGAN (Ole Mississippi University) 4th (SB 69.45m) adding 2.51m to his 24 March throw, and is ranked UK No.3 in 2017
The Reivers April Fools Classic took place in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA on 30 March to 1 April
Discus 2kg – B NICK PERCY (Nebraska University) 1st (57.80m)
The Texas State Bobcat Invitational took place in San Marcos, Texas, USA on 30 March to 1 April
Hammer 4kg – REBECCA KEATING U23 (Missouri University) 2nd (PB 58.50m) adding 16cm to her 2016 throw, and is ranked UK No.1 U23 in 2017
The 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays took place in Austin, Texas, USA on 29 March to 1 April
Hammer 4kg – REBECCA KEATING U23 (Missouri University) 14th (SB 54.67m) and is ranked UK No.1 U23 in 2017
Hammer 7.26kg – FELLAN MCGUIGAN U23 (Texas Christian University) 13th (SB 61.99m) adding 45cm to his 17 March throw, and is ranked UK No.3 U23 in 2017
The Notts Festival of Throws Open Meeting took place in Nottingham on 28 March
Hammer 7.26kg – SM JAMES HAMBLIN U23 1st (PB 60.15m) adding 1.12m to his 2015 throw, and is ranked UK No.2 U23 in 2017
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.
PARKRUN RESULTS
1 April – BLANDFORD – HUGH RICHARDS V70 72nd (26.37) 64th parkrun – HACKNEY MARSHES – BARRY CHISHOLM V55 121st (26.30) 81st parkrun – JERSEY – AMANDA BAILEY 26th (22.04) 10th parkrun – OAK HILL – DYLAN MICHEL U13 5th (19.20) 24th parkrun, DYLAN HEPWORTH U15 9th (20.02) 12th parkrun, LENARD MICHEL V45 24th (21.46) 29th parkrun, LOUIS MARCUS U13 55th (New PB 24.12) 3rd parkrun, NATHAN TADESSE U17 59th (24.33) 4th parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V40 72nd (New PB 25.08) 13th parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 127th (28.42) 60th parkrun – RUSHMERE – CLAIRE HOBSON 87th (First Time 28.50) 73rd parkrun – ST ALBANS – SUSAN ANNE SMITH V55 393rd (33.42) 13th parkrun – STEVENAGE – RUSSELL DEVITT V65 58th (24.32) 76th parkrun
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. 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.
SARACENS SPORT FOUNDATION – Little athletics programme is an athletics ‘Multi Skills’ programme for children aged 4-9 years. The programme is designed to teach children fundamental movement skills of athletics – running, jumping and throwing. The sessions are game based and as of September there will be a progression throughout the term.
LAP runs on a Tuesday and Thursday from 4.30-5.30pm – Term time only.
1st Legacy athletics club is a pathway club for children aged 10-15 years new to athletics. Children are introduced to all the different athletics disciplines and have the opportunity to develop running, jumping and running skills that we hope they will then go onto use as a participant in the formal athletics club structure or in any other sport for activity they choose to progress to. The lead coach is Gintare Dargeviciute who brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the club.
1st Leg AC runs on a Tuesday and Thursday from 5.00–6.00pm – Term time only.
For full and contact details use this link to the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/
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 (U16) Daily entry fee £2.00 – Concession (Students in full time education, unwaged and Over 65) Daily entry fee £2.20.
As a member of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers you can apply for membership of Allianz Park, this is a the link for all information and application form Allianz Park Membership Form 2017 Any official coach of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers gains entry free of charge.
Charges for those with a membership card are as follows – Adult Daily entry fee £3.60, Monthly fee £24.00 – Junior (U16) Daily entry fee £1.80, Monthly fee £12.00 – Concession (Students in full time education, unwaged and Over 60) Daily entry fee £1.80, Monthly fee £12.00.
Please use this link to view all membership details and application form (which you can print) – Allianz Park Membership Form 2017
All Allianz Park membership enquiries should be directed towards Isobel Dunnicliffe at athletics@allianzpark.com Her direct phone number is 0203 675 7252
Alan