Happy Birthday this week to Adam Abdiche, Matthew Armstrong, Darcy Bash, Elina Bulman, Gabriel Gayle, George Harrison MBE, John Kelly, Lawrence McIlroy, Shraga Simons, Dan Watts and Glen Watts
Downloads – The following documents can be viewed, downloaded or printed
SBH 2016-2017 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet, which include Cross Country, Road Relays and Indoor (Lee Valley) fixtures – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Lee Valley Indoor Fixtures – lee-valley-indoor-fixtures-2016-2017
Other Indoor Fixtures, Including English & Scottish Championships – england-scotland-other-fixtures-2016-2017
Lee Valley EHAC Metaswitch Indoor Fixture Information – metaswitch-indoor-games-11-12-16-and-02-01-17
Lee Valley Essex & Eastern Counties Indoor Fixture Information – essex-eastern-counties-indoor-championships-04-02-17-05-02-17
Start Fitness Metropolitan League Results – c-wormwood-scrubs-03-12-16-individual-results c-wormwood-scrubs-03-12-16-team-results
INDOOR FIXTURES – The following Lee Valley fixtures have a Closing Date (CD) by the 15 January 2017.– EHAC Metaswitch Indoor Games on 2/01 CD Friday 23/12, Southern U15 & U17 Indoor Championships on 7/01 & 8/01 CD Friday 23/12, New Year Open Meeting on 1/01 CD Monday 26/12, Southern U20 & Senior Indoor Championships on 14/01 & 15/01 CD Tuesday 03/01, Essex & Eastern Counties Indoor Championships on 14/02 & 15/02 CD Thursday 12/01, London Indoor Games U17 on 21/01 CD Sunday 15/01 and London Indoor Games UU13 & U15 on 22/01 CD Saturday 14/01.
Other fixtures – England U20/Senior Combined Events Indoor Championships on 07/01 & 8/01 in Sheffield CD Saturday 16/12, Scottish National Open Indoor Championships on 14/01 in Glasgow CD Tuesday 03/01, Scottish National Senior Indoor Championships on 28/01 in Glasgow CD Sunday 15/01
You can find the entry information in the download section above.
MEDAL IN WAITING – It looks as though MARILYN OKORO along with CHRISTINE OHURUOGU, KELLY SOTHERTON and NICOLA SAUNDERS will be upgraded to a Bronze Medal from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, in which they were all members of the GB 4x400m relay team which came fifth in 3:22.68. Russia’s silver medallists Anastasia Kapachinskaya and Tatyana Firova, tested positive, as did fourth-placed Belarus’ Sviatlana Usovich, and both teams have been disqualified as a result.
SIMON KEENE – Can you please not that SIMON has a new mobile number, which is 07496 520659 also his email address is simonkeene@btinternet.com
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 only.
BRITISH ATHLETIC CROSS CHALLENGE – which took place in Liverpool RACHEL FELTON V35 finished 13th (27.55) which was her best ever finish (2nd V35 27.55) finishing 44 seconds behind the winner GEMMA STEEL
CALLING ALL HERTFORDSHIRE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES – I have been requested by the Hertfordshire County AAA to ask if any of our athletes could review the HCAAA current records, this is the link http://hertscaaa.org.uk/records.html. If you believe you have bettered any of those records, either this year or earlier, please contact Frederic Ward at fredric.ward@btinternet.com
START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture took place last Saturday at Wormwood Scrubs
On a dull but not too cold a day, our Under 17’s were in impressive form with HAMZA KADIR winning in a close finish and JAMIE HARPER came home in 3rd place. In the U15/U17 Women’s race SOPHIA STAAB finished 3rd in the U15 division, and in the U17’s LIDIA KYRIACOU and SARAH BUTLER were 5th and 6th respectively. In the Senior Women’s race VICTORIA PRITCHARD after a hard-fought battle finished in 2nd place, in the Men’s race JAKE SHELLEY also finished 2nd finishing only 6 seconds behind the winner Mohamud Aaden, and KHALID-ALI AHMED was 3rd under 20 finisher.
The team results were encouraging, with our Under 11 Girls team of 5 packed well, and finished in 3rd place keeping them in 3rd place overall. The Under 13 Girls team were 1 runner short, but maintained their 2nd place overall after 3 fixtures. Result of the day was achieved by the Under 15/17 Women who overcome the home team of Thames Valley Harriers winning by 3 points, and we now hold a reasonably comfortable lead over TVH after 3 fixtures. The Under 15/17 Men also had a close win, seeing off Hillingdon by 3 points, and moved up to 5th place overall.
The following have now completed 3 consecutive races or more – DAVID GREENSTEIN V50 (7), SARAH BUTLER U17 (5) – the following have completed 4 races MATTHEW GRANT, ANNA MURPHY U13, VICTORIA PRITCHARD and LOTTIE RACHEL U11 – the remaining have completed 3 races JONATHAN BOARDMAN U15, JOSEPHINE CHADWICK U17, PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V50, OLIVER GREENSTEIN U20, LUCY MARCUS U11, MATTHEW MCATEER U15, KAYLA MICHEL U17, CONOR O’KEEFFE U15, JOSEPH PEPPIATT U20 and SOPHIA STAAB U15.
Under 11 Girls – LAUREN MALTZ 8th (6.24), EVIE REDPATH 12th (6.34), OLIVE HARVEY-DEW 17th (6.54), ABI JEFFERY 22nd (7.05), LOTTIE RACHEL 26th (7.16), LUCY MARCUS 29th (7.28) – 33 runners finished, the winner was Nicole McGovern of Hillingdon (5.52). Team result 1st Woodford Green with Essex Ladies (199 points), 2nd Victoria Park and Tower Hamlets (187 points), 3rd SBH (144 points), 11th SBH ‘B’ (25 points), 14 teams finished. Team positions after 3 fixtures 1st Woodford Green with Essex Ladies (452 points), 2nd Victoria Park and Tower Hamlets (390 points), 3rd SBH (328 points), 13th SBH ‘B’ (41 points)
Under 11 Boys – ARCHIE NASH 6th (5.58) – 42 runners finished, the winner was Jimmy Geller of Woodford Green with Essex Ladies (5.33). Team result 1st Woodford Green with Essex Ladies (270 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (230 points), 3rd Hillingdon (151 points) 9th SBH (65 points), 17 teams finished. Team positions after 3 fixtures 1st Woodford Green with Essex Ladies ‘A’ (529 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (307 points), 3rd Hillingdon (245 points) 10th SBH (126 points)
Under 13 Girls – ELEANOR RACHEL 25th (14.54), REBECCA JEFFREY 28th (15.15), SARON RICHARDSON 31st (15.31) – 35 runners finished. Team result 1st Victoria Park and Tower Hamlets (89 points), 2nd Hillingdon (80 points), 3rd St Mary’s Richmond (67 points), 12th SBH (24 points) – 15 teams finished. Team positions after 3 fixtures 1st Victoria Park and Tower Hamlets (367 points), 2nd SBH (323 points), 3rd Cookham (258 points)
Under 13 Boys – 52 runners finished, the winner was Ruairi McGonagle of London Heathside (11.51). Team result 1st St Mary’s Richmond (175 points), 2nd Victoria Park and Tower Hamlets (156 points), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (144 points) 19 teams finished. Team positions after 3 fixtures 1st Herts Phoenix (405 points), 2nd Victoria Park and Tower Hamlets (396 points), 3rd Highgate Harriers (372 points), 12th SBH (139 points)
Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women – SOPHIA STAAB U15 7th (3rd U15 16.07), LIDIA KYRIACOU U17 8th (5th U16.22), SARAH BUTLER U17 9th (6th U17 16.28), JOSEPHINE CHADWICK U17 15th (9th U17 16.42), GEMMA HARPER U15 18th (9th U15 16.59), SCARLETT KENT U15 23rd (13th U15 17.12), KAYLA MICHEL U17 30th (12th U17 17.36), LILE CORNWELL U17 31st (13th U17 17.40), LILY RACHEL U17 35th (15th U15 18.10) – 55 runners finished, the U15 winner was Grace Malcolm of Woodford Green with Essex Ladies (15.22) and U17 winner was India Weir of Thames Valley Harriers (15.20). Team result 1st SBH (185 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (182 points), 3rd Highgate Harriers (172 points), 6th SBH “B” (122 points) – 20 teams finished. Team positions after 3 fixtures 1st SBH (594 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (558 points), 3rd Highgate Harriers (528 points), 5th SBH “B” (339 points), 15th SBH “C” (134 points) – 24 teams finished.
Under 15 Boys and Under 17 Men – HAMZA KADIR U17 1st (1st U17 13.13), JAMIE HARPER U17 4th (3rd U17 13.36), NAJIBE ARBE U15 24th (12th U15 14.56), RUFUS KENT U17 30th (16th U17 15.03), JONATHAN BOARDMAN U15 57th (31st U15 16.02), MATTHEW MCATEER U15 67th (41st U15 16.35), CONOR O’KEEFFE U15 70th (44th U15 16.57), NATHAN TADESSE U17 73nd (28th U17 17.06) – 79 runners finished, the U15 winner was Mohamed Sharifali of Hillingdon (13.21). Team result 1st SBH (247 points), 2nd Hillingdon (244 points), 3rd Herts Phoenix (228 points), 17th SBH “B” (49 points) – 26 teams finished. Team positions after 3 fixtures 1st Hillingdon (803 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (747 points), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (684 points), 5th SBH (643 points), 20th SBH “B” (154 points) – 31 teams finished.
Senior Women – VICTORIA PRITCHARD 2nd (22.00), ZOE LEVIN 43rd (25.29) – 199 runners finished, the winner was Tamara Armoush of Herts Phoenix (21.48). Team result 1st London Heathside (279 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (252 points), 3rd Serpentine (232 points), 10th SBH (83 points). Team positions after 3 fixtures 1st London Heathside (791 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (763 points), 3rd Serpentine (650 points), 7th SBH (419 points)
Senior Men – JAKE SHELLEY 2nd (25.24), KHALID-ALI AHMED U20 27th (3rd U20 27.17), MATTHEW GRANT 31st (27.25), DALTON MCGUIGAN U23 65th (28.37), RAAZ VAID 163rd (31.04), OLIVER GREENSTEIN U20 200th (31.53), JOSEPH PEPPIATT U20 213th (32.25), JAMES TRAPMORE V40 257th (33.28), MARK CUNNINGHAM U20 282nd (34.04), DAVID GREENSTEIN V50 309th (34.52), PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V50 326th (35.35), JOHN KELLY V60 425th (42.22) – 441 runners finished, the winners was Mohamud Aadan of Thames Valley Harriers (25.18). Team result 1st Highgate Harriers (1194 points), 2nd Woodford Green with Essex Ladies (1090 points), 3rd Serpentine (1065 points), 8th SBH (477 points). Veteran Division 2 – 1st Trent Park (294 points), 2nd London Heathside (263 points), 3rd Serpentine (229 points), 6th SBH (104 points). Team positions after 3 fixtures 1st Highgate Harriers (3552 points), 2nd Woodford Green with Essex Ladies (3117 points), 3rd Serpentine (3078 points), 5th SBH (2030 points), Veteran Division 2 – 1st Trent Park (825 points), 2nd London Heathside (798 points), 3rd Serpentine (740 points), 7th SBH (405 points)
HOWARD WILLIAMS TROPHY FOR JUNIORS (U11 To U17 Men & Women) – 1st Victoria Park and Tower Hamlets (91 points), 2nd Hillingdon (87 points), 3rd Woodford Green with Essex Ladies (85 points), 4th SBH (81 points)
HOWARD WILLIAMS TROPHY FOR SENIORS (U20 And Upwards Men & Women) – 1st Highgate Harriers (43 points), 2nd London Heathside (41 points), 3rd Serpentine (40 points), 6th SBH (34 points)
These are the top 3 positions in the Winter Points Series – Under 11 Girls 1st Lauren Maltz (23 points), 2nd Lottie Rachel (16), 3rd Evie Redpath (15) – Under 11 Boys 1st Archie Nash (16 points), 2nd Toby Edwards (8 points), 3rd Ori Handelsman-Leigh (7) – Under 13 Girls 1st Eleanor Rachel (19 points), 2nd Elena Roncarati (16), 3rd Eleanor Rachel (13) – Under 13 Boys 1st Dylan Michel (8 points), 2nd Samuel Greenstein (7), 3rd Leo Roncarati (6) – Under 15 Girls 1st Sophia Staab (24 points), Equal 2nd Scarlett Kent and Gemma Harper (13) – Under 15 Boys Equal 1st Matthew McAteer and Jonathan Boardman (16 points), 3rd Dylan Hepworth (15) – Under 17 Women 1st Sarah Butler (23 points), 2nd Josephine Chadwick (20), 3rd Kayla Michel (15) – Under 17 Men 1st Nathan Tadesse (20 points), 2nd Jamie Harper (15), 3rd Rufus Kent (13) – Under 20 Women 1st Charlotte Johnston (8 points) – Under 20 Men 1st Oliver Greenstein (20 points), 2nd Joseph Peppiatt (17), 3rd Mark Cunningham (10) – Senior Women 1st Victoria Pritchard (23 points), 2nd Naomi Taschimowitz (8), Equal 3rd Beth Anderson and Zoe Levin (7) – Senior Men 1st Matthew Grant (28 points) 2nd Richard Goodman (24), Equal 3rd Phillip Crout and Jake Shelley (22) – Masters Men 40-49 Equal 1st Gareth Edwards and James Trapmore (8 points) – Masters Men 50-59 1st David Greenstein (22 points), 2nd Phillip Cunningham (19), 3rd Robert Rigby (16) – Masters Men 60-69 1st John Kelly (16 points), 2nd Russell Devitt (15)
Please use this link to view the up to date Winter Points Series tables http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-points-tables/
ENGLAND ATHLETICS EBULLETIN – Please click on this link to view the November Issue No.3
http://www.englandathletics.org/newsletters/newslettertemplate_2014.aspx?sitesectionid=456&nid=456&userId=-1
LONDON ATHLETICS NEWSLETTER – Please click on this link to view the November Issue
http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=593e83c3ed041a839b72f1c09&id=d42eeff5d5&e=772aad1f54
PHOTOGRAPHS – I would appreciate if you could send me any photographs, which I can then publish on the website and newsletter.
UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS (CROSS COUNTRY 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/cross-country/team-managers/
SOUTHERN INTER COUNTY AND MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 December at Horspath Sports Ground, Oxford (SatNav OX4 2RR). Start Times – 11.00am 50+, 60+ Men (10000m), 11.04am U13 Girls (3000m), 11.20am U13 Boys (3000m), 11.40am U15 Girls (4000m), 11.43am 40+, 50+, 60+ Women, 70+ Men (6000m), 12.25pm U15 Boys (4000m), 12.50pm U17 Men (5000m), 1.15pm U17 Women (5000m), 1.15pm U20 Women (6000m), 1.40pm U23 Women Ind (6000m), 1.40pm Senior Women (6000m), 12.25pm U15 Boys (4000m), 12.50pm U17 Men (5000m), 1.15pm U17 Women (5000m), 1.15pm U20 Women (6000m), 1.40pm U23 Women Ind (6000m), 1.40pm Senior Women (6000m), 2.10pm 40+ Men (10000m)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your County Team Manager
EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 11 December at Chia, Italy
EHAC METASWITCH INDOOR GAMES – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Sunday 11 December. All age-groups including U13. Timetable 12.30pm to 16.30pm.
Entries closed
SOUTHERN COMBINED EVENTS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 17 December and Sunday 18 December. Entries closed
BOXING DAY BONANZA – Takes place at Allianz Park and Starts at 11.00am, £1 entry fee, there will be prizes, raffle and refreshments, and why not come in fancy dress.
NEW YEAR OPEN INDOOR MEETING – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Sunday 1 January. For all age-groups except under 11s. Entries on the day accepted. For full information and to enter please use this link https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/en/content/cms/outdoors/athletics-centre/competition-entry-forms/lee-valley-open-meeting/
Note: Closing date is Monday 26 December
EHAC METASWITCH INDOOR GAMES – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Monday 2 January. Timetable 12.30pm to 5.00pm. There are no entries on the day, to download entry form please use this link http://sbharriers.co.uk/news/
Closing date is Friday 23 December
MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 7 January at Hillingdon House Farm. Race Headquarters is at Hillingdon Athletic Stadium, Gatting Way, Uxbridge (SatNav UB8 1ES). Car parking close to race headquarters (pay to use). Public transport, the nearest underground station is Uxbridge (Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines). Then take 331 bus (towards Ruislip) or ten minutes walk).
Start Times 10.45am U11 Boys (1500m), 10.50am U11 Girls (1500m), 11.00am U13 Boys (3000m), 11.05am U13 Girls (3000m), 11.25am U15 Boys (4000m), 11.30am U15 Girls (4000m), 11.55am U17 and U20 Women (5000m), 12.25pm U17 Men (6000m), 12.55pm U20 Men (8000m), 1.00pm Senior Women (8000m), 1.45pm Senior Men (12000m).
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
HERTFORDSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 8 January at Haileybury College, Hertford Heath (Satnav SG13 7NU). For all travel directions by road or rail please use this link https://www.haileybury.com/explore/directions
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).
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
ENGLAND U20/SENIOR COMBINED EVENTS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the English Institute of Sport, Coleridge Road, Sheffield (Satnav S9 5DA) on Saturday 7 January and Sunday 8 January.
Please use this link for entry information http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics/english-national-championships.
Closing date for entries is Saturday 16 December
SOUTHERN U15 AND U17 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 7 January and Sunday 8 January.
Please note Sunday 8 January includes the 1500m for U20 and Senior Men and Women
For full information and to enter please use this link http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=67
Note: Closing date is Friday 23 December
RESULTS – CROSS COUNTRY UNLESS STATED
The Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow Open Meeting (Indoors) took place in Eton on 4 December
60m – SX 1.5 DYLAN CARLSSON-SMITH U20 1st (7.66), SX 2.3 DYLAN finished 4th (7.61)
60m Hurdles – U20M 1.1 DYLAN CARLSSON-SMITH U20 3rd (9.03), 2.1 DYLAN finished 1st (9.14)
The Northern Athletics Open Meeting (Indoors) took place in Sheffield on 3 December
60m – SX 22 ENIOLA OYESANYA U23 8th (8.10)
The Birmingham League Division 1 took place in Sandwell Valley on 3 December
10000m – RICHARD HORTON U23 (Loughborough) 1st (30.45) – 270 runners finished
The Fordham Season Opener took place in New York, USA on 2 December
600m – LIAM DEE U23 (Iona College) 3rd (PB 1:17.46) and is ranked UK No.2 in 2016
PARKRUN RESULTS
26 November – ST ALBANS – BEN WINFIELD U17 2nd (PB 16.41) 10th parkrun
3 December – WIMBLEDON COMMON – JAMES FITZSIMMONS V40 44th (21.04) 12th 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.
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 £4.40 – Junior (U18) Daily entry fee £2.20 – Concession (Students and Over 65) Daily entry fee £3.30.
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 £4.00, Monthly fee £28.00 – Junior (U18) Daily entry fee £2.00, Monthly fee £14.00 – Concession (Students and Over 65) Daily entry fee £3.00, Monthly fee £20.00.
All Allianz Park membership enquiries should be directed towards Isobel Dunnicliffe at athletics@allianzpark.com Her direct phone number is 0203 675 7252
Alan