Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 27 October 2022

Posted on 27/10/202227/10/2022 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from this Thursday 27 October to Wednesday 2 November – Fope Allo, Rohan Bagai, Samuel Bordoley, Edson Gomes, Ben Jackson, Simon Keene, Charlotte McGrath, Ted Ntibazonkiza, Tom Parker, Dennys Pascal, Jasmyn Perrin, Richard Samuel, Kenan Stephens, Luca Stubbs and Aimi Weightman

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to FOYIN SONOIKI and TANI SONOIKI

SBH SPECIAL AWARDS DINNER – Dear Members, As you may have heard, SBH will be holding a Special Awards Dinner on Saturday 17 December at StoneX Stadium to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our Club athletes in this summer’s international championships, and to recognise the contributions of long serving athletes and officials. This will be a fun evening, to which you are all invited. Details below:

StoneX Stadium in the Fez Club
Saturday 17 December 6.15 pm – 11.30 pm (to be seated by to 7.15 pm)

Menu: Roast Turkey Carvery with Traditional Christmas Festive Trimmings OR
Pesto Roast Salmon with Sautéed Potatoes, Green Beans and Oven Dried Tomatoes OR
Vegetarian Wellington with choice of Vegetables – Festive Desserts – Tea/Coffee

Awards: 8.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Bar: Open 6.15 pm – 11.30 pm (Credit card payment only)
Dress Code: Smart casual

Tickets: £32 per person – all payments to be made online to:

Payment: 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 giving the following details:
The name of each person attending for table plan purposes.
Together with the menu preferences for yourself and your guests.

Hope to see many of you there for what should be an outstanding evening.

Best Regards
JOHN KELLY, Chairman SBH

NOTICE OF THE 132ND SBH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Notice is hereby given of the 132nd Annual General Meeting of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers to be held at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 29 November 2022 at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London, NW4 1RL.
Any proposal for a change of rule or notice of any business as per rule 22 must be submitted in writing to the General Secretary by 1 November 2022.
Link to the full details – AGM Notice 2022 A
Link to current rules – SBH Current Rules as of the 13 January 2021

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES – Can be found following Upcoming Fixtures below, and identifies all fixtures from December 2022 to April 2023. Also, all fixtures that you enter now.

FIREWORKS DISPLAY – Takes place at StoneX Stadium on Saturday 5 November. Gates open at 4.30pm, Big Screen presentation of the Bristol Bears v Saracens rugby match at 5.00pm, Firework display and entertainment from 7.00pm.

Ticket prices – Adults £12, Under 16s £6, Seasonal members 25% discounts.
Link to obtain tickets – https://www.saracens.com/fixtures/

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – SBH Treasurer GEOFF MORPHITIS has sent me the following request.
Our new Club year started on 1 October 2021. The SBH annual subscriptions is £50 and the current England Athletics annual registration is £16 from 1 April 2022. The total is £66 and should now be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please let me know when payment is made. Thanks GEOFF

RESULTS
SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS – Took place at Wormwood Scrubs on 22 October. The only SBH team that competed was the Under 13 Girls.

Under 13 Boys – Team Result 1st Bracknell (21.35), 2nd Herne Hill Harriers (21.40), 3rd Havering (21.42) 17 teams finished

Under 13 Girls – SBH 11th (24.28) Leg 1 ELIZABETH OTHULO 19th (8.47), Leg 2 MEI HAYAKAWA 11th (7.23), Leg 3 AMBER JACKSON 11th (8.18).
Team Result – 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (21.32), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (21.54), 3rd Aldershot, Farnham & District “B” (22.08), 11th SBH (24.28) 28 teams finished

Under 15 Boys – Team Result 1st Havering (19.04), 2nd City of Norwich (19.34), 3rd Herne Hill Harriers (19.41) 28 teams finished

Under 15 Girls – Team Result 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (21.03), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (21.48), 3rd Herne Hill Harriers (21.51) 28 teams finished

Under 17 Men – Team Result 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (28.40), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (28.40), 3rd City of Norwich (28.44) 29 teams finished

Under 17 Women – Team Result 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (32.27), 2nd Crawley (34.32), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow “B” (34.49) 23 teams finished

Under 20 Men – Team Result 1st Ashford (27.17), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (28.31), 3rd City of Norwich (28.54) 8 teams finished

Under 20 Women – Team Result 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (33.01), 2nd City of Norwich (33.56), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (34.02) 11 teams finished

Under 20 Men – Team Result 1st Ashford (27.17), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (28.31), 3rd City of Norwich (28.54) 8 teams finished

Senior Men – Team Result 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (48.08), 2nd Chiltern Harriers (48.19), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (48.41) 36 teams finished

Senior Women – Team Result 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (31.41), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (32.05), 3rd Herne Hill Harriers (32.36) 47 teams finished

TAZ VALENCIA HALF MARATHON – Took place at Valencia, Spain on 23 October
OLIVER GREENSTEIN 238th (PB 72.39) taking 4 minutes 19 seconds off his 2019 time, DAVID GREENSTEIN V55 (PB 90.41) taking 3 minutes 15 seconds off his 2019 time

SCOTTISH STUDENTS ATHLETICS OPENING MATCH 2022 – Took place at Emirates Arena on 19 October
High Jump – SX A CLAIRE MCGARVEY U23 (Glasgow University) 4th (1.65m)
Triple Jump – SW CLAIRE MCGARVEY U23 (Glasgow University) 1st (SB 10.18m)

ATHORA GREAT BRUGES HALF MARATHON – Took place at Bruges, Belgium on 16 October
NAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ 36th (PB 77.56)

CABBAGE PATCH 10 – Took place at Twickenham on 16 October
DYLAN EVANS 2nd (49.00)

GREAT SOUTH RUN 10 – Took place at Portsmouth 16 October
TOM BUTLER 15th (PB 50.38)

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.

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 22 October.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 221st (32.48) this was his 267th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 22 October.
BRADLEY SINGER 40th (24.13) this was his 199th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Stevenage on 22 October.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 192nd (32.41) this was his 240th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 22 October.
SHONA MICHEL V50 56th (49.59) this was her 35th Parkrun

UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY AND ROAD RELAY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, FOR THE PERIOD THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 23 NOVEMBER – The 2022-2023 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet, are available further down the Newsletter.

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The first fixture of five takes place on Saturday 29 October at Greenford. The race headquarters is 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 spaces is limited and we had considerable problems with too many cars at recent fixtures. If you can share cars please, also do not park on the areas marked out for the course.
Timetable – 11.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 11.15 U13 Boys & Girls (3000m), 11.40 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 12.05 U17 Men & Women. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see JEREMY SOTHCOTT who will give you a race number

NORTH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 29 October at Greenford. The race headquarters is 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 spaces is limited and we had considerable problems with too many cars at recent fixtures. If you can share cars please, also do not park on the areas marked out for the course.
Timetable – 13.30 U20, Senior & Veteran Women (5 Miles), 14.15 U20, U20, Senior & Veteran Men (5 Miles) around the fields of nearby Hillingdon House Farm.
Entries Closed
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 5 November at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (SatNav NG18 4JR).
Timetable – 10.45 U20 Women (3 x 2.5K), 10.57 U17 Women (3 x 2.5K), 11.26 U13 Boys (3 x 2K), 11.50 U13 Girls (3 x 2K), 12.15 U20 Men (3 x 3K), 12.40 U17 Men (3 x 3K), 13.06 U15 Girls (3 x 2K), 13.30 U15 Boys (3 x 2K), 13.50 Senior Women (3 x 3K), 14.40 Senior Men (4 x 5K).
Entries Closed
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 5 November 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, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities. Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 13.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 13.15 U13 Boys & U13 Girls (3000m), 13.45 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.30 approximately U15 Boys (4000m), 14.15 approximately U17 Men & Women (5000m) inconjunction with the Senior athletes who run (8000m). Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see JEREMY SOTHCOTT who will give you a race number

LIDDIARD TROPHY– Takes place on Saturday 5 November 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, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities. Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 14.15 U20 and Senior Men/Women (5000m).
Entries Closing Date Thursday 27 October
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

NORTH OF THE THAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS– Takes place on Saturday 5 November 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, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities. Church Hall will not be available until 11.30am.
Timetable – 14.15 U17 Men/Women (5000m), 14.15 U20 and Senior Men/Women (8000m).
Entries Closing Date Thursday 27 October
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 12 November at Wormwood Scrubs Park, Off Artillery Way, Acton, (Satnav W12 0DF).
Race Headquarters – Thames Valley Harriers Clubhouse, Linford Christie Stadium, Wormwood Scrubs park.
Changing facilities – Limited changing in Stadium, No lockers available, Showers none, Toilets located in stadium changing rooms and TVH Clubhouse.
Refreshments – Hot and cold drinks, snacks are available from race HQ.
Travel – Where possible, competitors are strongly advised to use public transport, walk or cycle. Parking charges of £2.20 per hour now apply in the Wormwood Scrubs Charitable Trust car park next to the course.(payment by card or parking app). Please note that the venue is in the Ultra Low Emmission Zone.
Public Transport – East Acton on the Central Line is the closest station, a few minutes walk from the stadium, turn right out of the station and follow the road up to Wormwood Scrubs. Buses stop on Du Cane Road, please see details for buses stopping at Hammersmith Hospital on the Transport for London website. Artillery Lane between the Hospitals and Prison takes you to Wormwood Scrubs.
Timetable – 12.00 U11 (Over 9) Boys (1.75km), 12.05 U11 (Over 9) Girls (1.75km), 12.15 U13 Boys (3km), 12.30 U13 Girls (3km), 12.45 U17 Men and U15 Boys (3.8km), 13.00 U17 Women and U15 Girls (3.8km), 13.15 U20, Senior and Veteran Women (7.6km), 14.00 U20, Senior and Veteran Men (7.6km).
Course Description – Flat scrubland and playing fields. Areas of the course can be wet and muddy. Suitable for spikes
Under 11 Course – 1 lap approximately 1.75km around football pitches and the perimeter of the park to the finish.
Under 13 Course – 1 lap approximately 3km to the far corner of the park by Braybrook St, alongside Old Oak HS2 development, around football pitches and the perimeter of the park to the finish.
Under 15/U17 Course – 1 lap approximately 3.8km around the perimeter of the park, cutting in around copse running back around football pitches and the perimeter of the park to the finish.
Senior Course – 2 laps of the Under 15/17 course approximately 7.6km.
Additional Notes – Club tents will be positioned along the start of the course on the side nearest Linford Christie Stadium.
Link to document that show the 3 course maps – Metropolitan League Race 2 At Wormwood Scrubs
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 final instructions if any.

START FITNESS 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.

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 19 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Timetable – 13.15 U20 and Senior Women (6k), 14.00 Under 20 and Senior Men (10k).
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.
Map of Parliament Hill and adjoining roads and stations, start of races close to athletic track – https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5596772,-0.1597202,15z
Entries Close Friday 4 November
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES – The following fixtures are now open for entries, therefore please enter yourselves and pay the appropiate fee, but be aware that fixtures could close before the closing date, due to events being full.

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 4 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 300m, 600m and 60m Hurdles, Field Shot and High Jump, Long Jump and Pole Vault sold out. For alll age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
Entries Close Sunday 27 November – 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

BE FIT TODAY INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 11 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m and 60m Hurdles, Field Long Jump. For alll age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=5&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Close Monday 5 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 NEW YEARS INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 2 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://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
Entries Close Wednesday 28 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

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 7 January and Sunday 8 January.
To enter please use this link – https://www.englandathletics.org/athletics-and-running/england-competitions/national-championships/2023-championships-calendar-and-results/
Entries Close Friday 16 December
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

BE FIT TODAY INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 8 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, Field Long Jump. For alll age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=5&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Close Monday 2 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

THE FOLLOWING INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES WILL BE OPEN FOR ENTRIES ON MONDAY 31 OCTOBER

LEE VALLEY LONDON U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 21 January and Sunday 22 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.
Entries open on Monday 31 October, then use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
Entries Closing Date To Be Confirmed – 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 28 January and Sunday 29 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U13, U15 & U17.
Entries open on Monday 31 October, then use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
Entries Closing Date To Be Confirmed – 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 AYO FALOLA DREAM MILE – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 8 February.
Events to be advised. For age-groups to be confirmed.
Entries open on Monday 31 October, then use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
Entries Closing Date To Be Confirmed – 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 MIDDLE DISTANCE OPEN MEETING – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 15 February,
Events to be advised. Age-groups to be confirmed.
Entries open on Monday 31 October, then use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
Entries Closing Date To Be Confirmed – 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

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES DECEMBER 2022 TO MARCH 2023 – I have now received confirmation of the Lee Valley fixtures from PAUL MANSON (Lee Valley Indoors Manager) on 24 October. These are the Lee Valley fixtures that you can now enter yourselves, please be aware that fixtures could close before the closing date, due to events being full.

Lee Valley Fixtures
December – 4 Open Meeting, 11 BFTTA Indoor Series, 17/18 Southern U15/U17/U20 & Senior Combined Events Championships
January – 2 New Year Open Meeting, 8 BFTTA Indoor Series, 14/15 Southern U13/U15//U17 Championships, 21/22 London U20/Senior Games, 28/29 London U13/U15//U17 Games
February – 4/5 Southern U20/Senior Championships, 8 Ayo Falola Dream Mile, 12 SCVAC Championships, 15 Middle distance Open Meeting, 18/19 British Masters Championships, 26 English Masters Challenge
March – 4 Essex & Eastern Championships, 11 British Masters Pentathlon & 3000m, 18/19 Middlesex, Herts & Kent Championships

Other Fixtures
January – 7/8 England Athletics U20 & Senior Combined Events Championships (Sheffield), 28/29 Scottish Athletics Combined Events Championships (Emirates Arena)
February – 4 Scottish Athletics Senior/U17 Championships (Emirates Arena), 11/12 England Athletics U15/U17/U20 Championships (Sheffield), 18/19 British Masters Championships (Sheffield), 18/19 Scottish Athletics U20 Championships (Emirates Arena), 24/25/26 BUCS Championships (Sheffield), 25/26 TBC UK Athletics Championships (Birmingham)
March – 11/12 England Athletics U17/U17 Combined Events Championships (Sheffield), 17/19 World Senior Championships (Nanjing, China)

Updated Fixture Card is now on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

HOW THIS 77-YEAR-OLD WOMAN CONQUERED 602 MARATHONS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Exclusive interview with GINA LITTLE, who recently became the oldest person to run all six major marathons, to run one marathon is an achievement but try 602 of them. That is the astonishing amount that 77-year-old GINA LITTLE has completed and she isn’t stopping anytime soon. Inspired by the 1982 London Marathon – the second edition of the event – going past her house in Woolwich, she took up running at the age of 37 and completed her first ever race over 26.2 miles. After running the 2022 Chicago Marathon, LITTLE has now finished all of the six major marathons and is the oldest person to ever complete the feat. She first did London in 1983; New York in 1987; Berlin in 1988; Boston in 1996; Tokyo in 2010 and has now rounded it off with Chicago this year. The numbers behind the longevity are out of this world. No British woman has completed the London Marathon on more occasions (38), she has taken part in marathons in 46 countries and has a personal best over the distance of 3:26:21. Her 100th marathon took place in 1999, 500th in 2014 and 600th at the 2022 Berlin Marathon.

Over the last month, LITTLE took on Berlin, London and Chicago. Her times were (4:33), (4:53) and (4:36) – a sign of consistency and that she still has fire in the belly. Three marathons in nearly as many weeks was a challenge, even for someone who has completed so many. “Never in a million years would I have thought I could [do over 600 marathons],” she tells AW. “I’ve just got so much out of running. I’ve seen the world and I’ve met so many nice people over the years. I think this probably happens in most sports. It’s just been amazing. “I didn’t realise how crazy it was until it actually happened. You just keep plodding along but I now realise how amazing it actually is. I’ve got so much publicity! “I was a bit worried as I hadn’t done three [marathons] on the trot for a long while. The one I suffered the most was London, in the middle, and in Chicago I was up on my toes. The people at half-way in Chicago couldn’t believe how I was [doing]. “In Chicago the ground was awful and the road was bad. I tripped a few times. The time just went. I obviously looked at my watch but not to that extent. I get to 13 miles and I think ‘oh, I’m half-way now’ and I when I got to 17 miles I thought I’m in single figures now.”

LITTLE’S appetite for the longer distances is made easier by her frame. She is 5ft tall and weighs just over seven stone, making it easier to be light on her feet during races. The 77-year-old has been a member of Plumstead Runners for 30 years, nearly as old as its 35-year existence, and regularly runs with the club. When Little reached 600 marathons in Berlin last month, she received honorary lifetime membership for the race. Over a dozen members from the club went out to the German capital to mark the historic occasion and celebrated with a night of champagne. “I must be one of the longest serving members now,” Little says. “The people that were there before me aren’t there anymore. The club have been so good. “When I did my 500th marathon the club hired a bus. This year my 600th marathon should’ve been at Richmond [Runfest] and they hired a coach and we all had t-shirts. Unfortunately, because of The Queen’s death they cancelled the event.”

Over the decades at the club, LITTLE has been known for her marathon running. And not just one a week. “I sometimes did two marathons over a weekend,” she adds. “I remember going to Northern Ireland and we did six marathons in six days in six different counties. That was quite hard and it was with different people every time. “People at my running club are faster than me and I didn’t want to be dragged around so I just do my own thing. I just thought well, ‘if I could do 13 miles then I could get through the rest of it’. “I’m still doing good times and I’m not hurting so I’m thinking ‘why should I pack up?’ I’m just going to keep going. My doctors are amazed, not that I go there very often, and they know all about me.” Her mindset hasn’t wavered. Get to 13 miles and just continue on. The fact that LITTLE has done marathons on a regular basis has replaced the need for consistent training. She does half marathons as a warm-up, a taster for the bigger distance, if you like. During our interview, she reminiscences about two marathons that catch the eye in particular. One was in St Petersburg where LITTLE had to rush to the toilet, only to find out that she had to pay in roubles to use it. One slight problem is that marathon runners do not carry cash of course. So she had to ask a member of the public for money.

Photograph of DAVE BEDFORD, who was guest of honour celebrating Shrewsbury School’s 1819 birthplace of cross country running.

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 new Instagram 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.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 – Takes place in Budapest, Hungary from 19-27 August 2023.
This is the link to the qualiication standards – https://olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-championships-2023-qualifying-standards-entry-budapest
Currently we have 4 athletes who have achieved qualification standards – ZHARNEL HUGHES 200m (20.07 w-0.3), ELLIE BAKER 800m (1:59.52), KYLE LANGFORD 800m (1:44.49) and LIZZIE BIRD 3000m Steeplechase (9:07.07)

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2022-2023 WINTER FIXTURE CARD –Was issued on the 4 September 2022.
The Updated 2022-2023 Winter Fixture Card is now available on the SBH Website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/ Fixture Card Updated 24-10-22, Indoor Fixtures added and Venue for National Cross Country Championships on 25 Februaryis now Bolesworth Castle.
The 2022-2023 Winter Information Sheet is now available on the SBH Website, which shows which races you can compete in, for the Cross Country Points Championships and the Cross Country Individual Club Championships. Also the Metropolitan League timetable and contact details for the SBH Cross Country and Road Relay Team Managers – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-information/

SBH 2022-2023 WINTER CROSS COUNTRY POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURE – The CROSS COUNTRY POINTS TABLE is now available on the SBH Website, and has been updated following the Metropolitan League fixture on the 15 October – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-points-tables/
The Initial Draft of the CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP LIST is now available on the SBH Website, and will be updated following the Metropolitan League fixture on the 3 December – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-club-championships/

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE 2021-2022 SEASON – The following link shows the following – Final league positions, Points and club championship winners, SBH athletes consecutive races, SBH athletes races completed to date – Start Fitness Metropolitan League Statistics For 2021-2022 Season

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/

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.

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2022– 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 20 October 2022

Posted on 20/10/202220/10/2022 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from this Thursday 20 October to Wednesday 26 October – Gerald Collins, Charlie Dobson, Eromo Egbor, Gerry Elmore, Lorcan Farrell, Nathan Fox, Abi Foulerton, George Groom, Benjamin Hocking, Ben Mcguire, Lewis Mcguire, Nana Nottinson-Nyaaku, Louis Pelta, Daniel Rees, Matthew Robinson, Jamie Scheulter, Joyce Smith and Richard Williams

RECENT NEW MEMBER – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to ANNA STRUZIK

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES – Can be found following Upcoming Fixtures below, and identifies all fixtures from December 2022 to April 2023. Also, all fixtures that you enter now.

Ticket prices – Adults £12, Under 16s £6, Seasonal members 25% discounts.
Link to obtain tickets – https://www.saracens.com/fixtures/

SBH SPECIAL AWARDS DINNER (CHRISTMAS MENU) – JOHN KELLY is in the process of organising this Special Awards Dinner, which will take place at StoneX Stadium on Saturday 17 December.
An opportunity to honour our international athletes and long serving members, all members and guests welcome.
(More details to follow)

RESULTS
START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The first fixture of five took place last Saturday 15 October at Claybury. The races at Claybury were in mild conditions except, for a few short showers on the undulating course, in the Men’s race. Photograph of the SBH new tent, first used at Claybury.

The day started with our Under 11 Boys, in which BEN KASPAR started his season with an outstanding win, DENNYS PASCAL finished 3rd, with the remaining three JOSIAH ALDHAM, TAHA COCKERELL and PRINCE-MOSES JOHN finished 9th, 11th and 12th respectively. Which meant the team won with 156 points, with Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets some 31 points behind.

Next the Under 11 Girls race, the team was led home by SIENNA DARCY finishing 9th, 3rd 9 year-old, with the remaining three LUCIA WANG, ELFIE SHAW and GRACE ROONEY finished 13th, 19th and 23rd respectively. Which meant the team fully deserved their 2nd place with 104 points, behind Woodford Green & Essex Ladies with 110 points.

The Under 13 Boys, started the race with 7 runners, in which CALEB HILTON finished with an excellent 3rd place, EDDIE PASCAL finished 8th, JESSE ABRAHAMS 11th and LADDIE SHAW 15th, with the remaining three ZACK JOSEPHS, SAM DARCY and AARON YACOBI finished 24th, 31st and 47th respectively. The team won with 159 points, the same total as Woodford Green & Essex Ladies, as LADDIE finished 15th to WG&EL 16th position, we were awarded the win.

The Under 13 Girls race, we had a good turnout of 5 runners, led home by MEI HAYAKAWA finishing 9th, with the remaining four AMBER JACKSON, JUI HAYAKAWA, VERA DOUDKO and ELIZA LEIBOWITZ finishing 23rd, 24th, 32nd and 47th respectively. The team finished in 4th place with 127 points, with Trent Park winning with 170 points. The team has the potential of moving up to the top three, over the coming fixtures.

The Under 15 Boys/Under 17 Men showed they meant business, with ARTHUR and EUAN PHILLIPS finishing 3rd and 7th in the Under 15 age-group and JARED MORRIS 9th in the Under 15 age-group. The remaining four were Under 17 DANIEL BANYARD, JAI DARYANANI, TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE and GUY FAWCETT finishing 31st, 37th, 38th and 39th respectively. The team finished in 3rd place with 243 points, with Woodford Green & Essex Ladies winning with 279 points. The team have the opportunity of making up ground over the coming fixtures, Herts Phoenix finished 2nd 9 points in front of us.

The Under 15 Girls/Under 17 Women has been one of our strongest age-groups over the past seasons, but last year the numbers running decreased dramatically. This year POSIE SHAW moved up as an Under 15, and her final season as an Under 13 she finished 2nd, 1st and 1st in the final 3 races, this time she finished 4th Under 15. ELIZABETH DA TERESA finished 39th and PHOEBE MUSIC 47th. The team finished in 10th place, and we need at least 3 more runners over the coming fixtures, to move us up the table.

The Senior Men had 10 runners toe the line, first home was MAX WINFIELD finishing 29th – 5th U20), followed by MARK COTTLE 113th and LUKE FLATLEY 145th (31.53) with FINN MACCARTHY finishing 148th – 17th U20. The remaining 6 were mainly the Old Uns (sorry lads) TIM BUTLER V55 223rd, JOEL PHILLIPS V45 227th, PAUL MACCARTHY V55 229th, DAVID GREENSTEIN V55 235th, DANNY DIGWEED 260th and BARRY HAWS V50 283rd. The team, who were now in Division 2 finished in a respectable 5th place, so it is not beyond our capability of pulling back the deficit. So, it is action stations at the next fixture at Wormwood Scrubs on 12 November. The Veteran Men’s team finished in 6th place, but were not too many points of the 3rd place.

The Senior Women’s tales of woe carry on, first home was JO KENT V55 (2nd Claim) 39th – 2nd V55 running for Barnet, and ABI GREENE U20 finished in 87th place. The team finished in 9th place.

Under 11 Boys (Team 4 to score) – BEN KASPAR 1st (5.27), DENNYS PASCAL 3rd (5.28 2nd 9 year old), JOSIAH ALDHAM 9th (5.53), TAHA COCKERELL 11th (5.56), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN 12th (5.59 5th 9 year old), the 9 year-old winner was Joshua Maiden of Herts Phoenix (5.28) 44 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st SBH (156 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (125), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (123) 15 teams finished

Under 11 Girls (Team 4 to score) – SIENNA DARCY 9th (6.27 3rd 9 year old), LUCIA WANG 13th (6.39), ELFIE SHAW 19th (6.52), GRACE ROONEY 23rd (6.58 9th 9 year old), the 9 year-old winner was Edith Deakin of London Heathside (6.23), the 10 year-old winner was Violet Muraidhar of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (5.46) 41 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (110 points), 2nd SBH (104), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (90) 14 teams finished

Under 13 Boys (Team 4 to score) – CALEB HILTON 3rd (11.07), EDDIE PASCAL 8th (11.45), JESSE ABRAHAMS 11th (11.52), LADDIE SHAW 15th (12.11), ZACK JOSEPHS 24th (12.27), SAM DARCY 31st (13.03), AARON YACOBI 47th (14.51) the winner was James Branch of Herts Phoenix (10.46) 48 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st SBH (159 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (159), 3rd Trent Park (107), 11th SBH “B” (45) 17 teams finished

Under 13 Girls (Team 4 to score) – MEI HAYAKAWA 9th (12.49), AMBER JACKSON 23rd (14.01), JUI HAYAKAWA 24th (14.14), VERA DOUDKO 32nd (14.33), ELIZA LEIBOWITZ 47th (15.27), the winner was Jorjia March of Barnet & District (11.49) 52 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Trent Park (170 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (152), 3rd London Heathside (140), 4th SBH (127), 18th SBH “B” (6) 18 teams finished

Under 15 Boys/Under 17 Men (Team 4 to score) – ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 9th (14.50 3rd U15), EUAN PHILLIPS U15 16th (15.13 7th U15), JARED MORRIS U15 21st (15.31 9th U15), DANIEL BANYARD U17 31st (15.51 17th U17), JAI DARYANANI U17 37th (15.58 18th U17), TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U17 38th (15.59 19th U17), GUY FAWCETT U17 39th (16.01 20th U17) the winner of U15 race was Luke Dunham of Herts Phoenix (14.22), the winner of U17 race was George Ward of Herts Phoenix (16.00) 46 U15 runners finished, 33 U17 runners finished,
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (279 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (252), 3rd SBH (243), 12th SBH ‘B’ (126) 26 teams finished

Under 15 Girls/Under 17 Women (Team 4 to score) – POSIE SHAW U15 10th (16.34 4th U15), ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17 39th (19.17 15th U17), PHOEBE MUSIC U15 47th (20.43 30th U15) the winner of U15 race was Lyra Macdonald of Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (15.47) and U17 race was Abigail Reid of Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (15.31) 36 U15 runners finished, 20 U17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (192 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (189), 3rd London Heathside (160), 10th SBH (78) 19 teams finished

Senior Men (Senior Team 12 to score, Veteran Team 5 to score) – MAX WINFIELD U20 29th (27.33 5th U20), MARK COTTLE 113th (30.51), LUKE FLATLEY 145th (31.53), FINN MACCARTHY U20 148th (31.59 17th U20), TIM BUTLER V55 223rd (35.14), JOEL PHILLIPS V45 227th (35.22), PAUL MACCARTHY V55 229th (35.26), DAVID GREENSTEIN V55 235th (35.37), DANNY DIGWEED 260th (36.38), BARRY HAWS V50 283rd (37.34), (42.34) the winner was William Broom of Highgate Harriers (24.53) 372 runners finished. Missing from the results were PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V55 who missed the start, and ANTONIO CONRADIE U20 not sure why.
Team Result – Division 2 – 1st Trent Park (1066 points), 2nd Ealing Eagles (945), 3rd London Frontrunners (928), 5th SBH (695) 12 teams finished – Veterans Division 2 – 1st Eton Manor (230 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (203), 3rd Ealing Eagles (202), 6th SBH (132) 12 teams finished

Senior Women (Senior Team 5 to score, Veteran Team 4 to score) – JO KENT V55 (2nd Claim) 39th (35.51 2nd V55), ABI GREENE U20 87th (41.06), the winner was Beth Hawling of London Heathside (29.02) 153 runners finished.
Team Result – Division 2 – 1st Herts Phoenix (235 points), 2nd Harrow (197), 3rd Barnet & District (170), 9th SBH (23) 9 teams finished

Howard Williams Trophy (Juniors) – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (3 Wins, 104.5 points), 2nd SBH (2, 93.5), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (0, 83)
Howard Williams Trophy (Seniors) – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (1 Win, 45 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (1, 43), 3rd London Heathside (0, 43), 16th SBH (0, 18)

Link to the Start Fitness Metropolitan League results – https://www.metleague.run/results/ now select ‘Read More’ on Race 1, now select ‘Spreadsheet Results Link’

The next Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture takes place at Wormwood Scrubs on Saturday 12 November.

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES CURRENT CONSECUTIVE RACES, FOLLOWING THE CLAYBURY FIXTURE ON 15 OCTOBER

(25) PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V55
(15) POSIE SHAW U11, U13 & U15
(9) DANNY DIGWEED
(5) EUAN PHILLIPS U13 & U15, MARK COTTLE SM and PAUL MACCARTHY V55
(4) EDDIE PASCAL U11 & U13, TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U15 & U17 and MAX WINFIELD U17 & U20
(3) BEN KASPAR U11, PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11 and BARRY HAWS V45 & V50

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 CLAYBURY FIXTURE ON 15 OCTOBER

Under 11 Boys – 1st BEN KASPAR (8 points), 2nd DENNYS PASCAL (7), 3rd JOSIAH ALDHAM (7) – Under 13 Boys – 1st CALEB HILTON (8 points), 2nd EDDIE PASCAL (7), 3rd JESSIE ABRAHAMS (6)– Under 15 Boys – 1st ARTHUR PHILLIPS (8 points), 2nd EUAN PHILLIPS (7), 3rd JARED MORRIS (6) – Under 17 Men – 1st DANIEL BANYARD (8 points), 2nd JAI DARYANINI (7), 3rd TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE (6) – Under 20 Men – 1st MAX WINFIELD (8 points), 2nd FINN MACCARTHY (7), 3rd ANTONIO CONRADIE (6) – Senior Men – 1st MARK COTTLE (12 points), 2nd LUKE FLATLEY (11), 3rd DANNY DIGWEED (10) – Masters Men 40-49 – 1st JOEL PHILLIPS (8 points) – Masters Men 50-59 – 1st TIM BUTLER (8 points), 2nd PAUL MACCARTHY (7), 3rd DAVID GREENSTEIN (7)

Under 11 Girls – 1st SIENNA DARCY (8 points), 2nd LUCIA WANG (7), 3rd ELFIE SHAW (6) – Under 13 Girls – 1st MEI HAYAKAWA (8 points), 2nd AMBER JACKSON (7), 3rd JUI HAYAKAWA (6) – Under 15 Girls – POSIE SHAW (8 points), 2nd PHOEBE MUSIC (7) – Under 17 Women – 1st ELIZABETH DA TERESA (8 points) – Under 20 Women – 1st ABI GREEN (8 points)

Link to the Men/Women Winter Points tables updated up to the 15 October – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2022-2023 – Updated With Metropolitan League Fixture 15-10-22 Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2022-2023 – Updated With Metropolitan League Fixture 15-10-22

YORKSHIE 10 MILE ROAD RACE – Took place at York on 16 October
ROBERT RIGBY V60 75th (SB 65.50 1st V60) Photograph of ROBERT with his winners medal.

UK CROSS CHALLENGE – Took place at Cardiff on 15 October
Under 17 & 20 Women (4450m) – FREYA STAPLETON U20 17th (15.40), the winner was Innes Fitzgerald of Exeter Harriers (14.10) 73 runners finished.
Under 20 Men (6400m) – ABDIRAHIM HAMUD U20 14th (19.33), the winner was Edward Bird of Poole (18.49) 52 runners finished.
Senior Men (9600m) – JEREMY DEMPSEY U23 15th (28.31), the winner was Edward Zakayo of Kenya (26.20) 97 runners finished.

HAMMER CIRCLE REUNION – Took place at Hull on 15-16 October
WT 15.88kg– SM B OLIVER GRAHAM U23 3rd (PB 16.75m)
Hammer 7.26kg– SM D OLIVER GRAHAM U23 3rd (57.10m)

NUTTYCOMBE INVITATIONAL – Took place at Madison, Wisconson, USA on 14 October
8000m– SM CHARLES HICKS U23 (Stanford University) 1st (23.13)

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Albert, Middlesborough on 15 October.
BEN KELLY U23 21st (21.10) this was his 20th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 15 October.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 207th (28.45) this was his 266th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone on 15 October.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 59th (24.42) this was his 124th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Mile End on 15 October.
BAMI FALANA 176th (26.40) this was his 3rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 15 October.
BRADLEY SINGER 22nd (22.33) this was his 198th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at St Albans on 15 October.
CLAIRE HOBSON 66th (23.06) this was her 153rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Stevenage on 15 October.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 188th (33.53) this was his 239th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 15 October.
SHONA MICHEL V50 36th (34.46) this was her 34th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Upton House on 15 October.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 215th (34.51) this was his 182nd Parkrun

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, FOR THE PERIOD THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER – The 2022-2023 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet, are available further down the Newsletter.

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 22 October at Wormwood Scrubs, Linford Christie Stadium, Du Cane Road (SatNav W12 0DF). Enter main car park off Du Cane Road (via Artillery Lane), through 6’6” height/width barrier. Extra parking will be available in the enclosed/fenced hospital parking area. Parking is free in all areas at the week-end.
Timetable – 11.00 U17 & U20 Women (3 x 3km), 11.30 U17 & U20 Men (3 x 3km), 12.10 U13 Girls (3 x 2km), 12.40 U13 Boys (3 x 2km), 13.10 U15 Girls (3 x 2km), 13.35 U15 Boys (3 x 2km), 14.00 Senior Women (3 x 3km), 14.30 Senior Men (4 x 4km). Times are as 2021 fixture.
Entries Closed
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

UPCOMING INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES – I will publish next week the fixtures for December 2022 to April 2023. as I am still awaiting final confirmation from Lee Valley.
These are the fixtures that you can now enter yourselves, please be aware that fixtures could close before the closing date, due to events being full.

CONGRATULATIONS TO HAYLEY MCLEAN AND SCOTT LINCOLN – The England Athletics Hall of Fame Presentations took place on Saturday 15 October at the Hilton Hotel at the NEC Birmingham. A great night for SBH with KATHERINE MERRY first presented the NAL Female Track Athlete of the Year Award to HAYLEY MCLEAN. One-lap hurdler HAYLEY was recognised as the female track athlete of a season. She raced eight times individually in various events for Shaftesbury, topped by her (56.46) over 400m in the third round at StoneX Stadium.

Then the NAL Male Field Athlete of the Year Award to SCOTT LINCOLN. SCOTT was named the best male field performer of the year for his {19.73m} shot put, representing Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers in May. It is the second year in a row he has claimed the honour.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2022-2023 WINTER FIXTURE CARD –Was issued on the 4 September 2022.
The 2022-2023 Winter Fixture Card is now available on the SBH Website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
The 2022-2023 Winter Information Sheet is now available on the SBH Website, which shows which races you can compete in, for the Cross Country Points Championships and the Cross Country Individual Club Championships. Also the Metropolitan League timetable and contact details for the SBH Cross Country and Road Relay Team Managers – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-information/

SBH 2022-2023 WINTER CROSS COUNTRY POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURE – The Initial Draft of the CROSS COUNTRY POINTS TABLE is now available on the SBH Website, and will be updated following the first Metropolitan League fixture on the 15 October – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-points-tables/
The Initial Draft of the CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP LIST is now available on the SBH Website, and will be updated following the Metropolitan League fixture on the 3 December – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-club-championships/

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 13 October 2022

Posted on 13/10/2022 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from this Thursday 13 October to Wednesday 19 October – Corin Bearpark, Geogia Bell, Daniel Bramble, Ruben Cardoso, Mitchel Cox, Henry Dover, Thomas Fernand, John Herries, Ella Green, Anu Jaiyeola, Frankie Johnson, Esther Klein, Jonah Marks, Geoffrey Morphitis, Samuel Ojo, Makuochukwu Okoli, Carys Okolie-Loi, Kerstin Pohlmann, Nicholas Shaw, Hugh Starkey, Naomi Taschimowitz, Adam Thorpe, Ken Tollady, Saugat Pun, Lewis Ward and Rosalind Zeffertt

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to RUBEN CARDOSO, JUI HAYAKAWA, ANDREW LI and ADAM O’GORMAN

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – Takes place at Claybury this Saturday 15 October.
This is the first race that counts in the SBH Cross Country winter points championships.
Full details including map and timetable are shown in upcoming fixtures below.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – Details of last season, including statistics on consecutive and total races completed etc, can be found further down this Newsletter.

ENGLISH NATIONAL, CHANGE OF VENUE – We have just been informed that the venue for the English National Cross Country Championships, on 25 February has changed. It was to be held at Harwood House, but will now take place at Bolesworth Castle, Cheshire.

COMING IN NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER – First draft of the Indoor Track & Field Fixtures, with early entry information.

RESULTS
NATIONAL SENIOR MEN’S 6 STAGE, WOMEN’S 4 STAGE AND YOUNG ATHLETES 3 STAGE ROAD RELAYS – Took place last Saturday at Sutton Park, Birmingham.
The position shown on each leg, are the team positions.

Under 13 Boys – SBH 12th (43.55) Leg 1 CALEB HILTON 6th (13.36), Leg 2 LADDIE SHAW 16th (15.40), Leg 3 EDWARD PASCAL 12th (14.39), CALEB HILTON was 6th fastest
Team Results – 1st Wolverhampton & Bilston (39.45), 2nd Herne Hill Harriers (40.45), 3rd Aldershot, Farnham & District (41.24), 51 teams finished

Under 13 Girls – No SBH Team
Team Results – 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (42.38), 2nd Birtley (43.04), 3rd Chelmsford (43.10), 49 teams finished

Under 15 Boys – SBH 29th (41.57) Leg 1 ARTHUR PHILLIPS 28th (13.19), Leg 2 EUAN PHILLIPS 17th (13.24), Leg 3 THOMAS CADWALLADER 29th (15.14)
Team Results – 1st Sutton & District (37.34), 2nd Wolverhampton & Bilston (37.45), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (38.08), 65 teams finished

Under 15 Girls – No SBH Team
Team Results – 1st Wreake & Soar Valley (41.03), 2nd Aldershot, Farnham & District (41.31), 3rd Rotherham Harriers (42.42), 63 teams finished

Under 17 Men – SBH A 30th (39.20) Leg 1 GIANLEO STUBBS 3rd (11.45) also GIANLEO’S time was 4th fastest ime of the race, Leg 2 SPIKE BLAKE 42nd (14.58), Leg 3 JONAH MARKS 30th (12.37), SBH B 45th (41.03) Leg 1 DANIEL BANYARD 61st (13.45), Leg 2 PETER BAYVEL-ZAYATS 48th (13.27), Leg 3 JACOB CLEMENT 45th (13.51), SBH C 55th (44.49) Leg 1 JORDAN PEARLMAN 65th (14.32), Leg 2 JAI DARYANANI 58th (15.22), Leg 3 GUY FAWCETT 55th (14.55)
Team Results – 1st Cambridge & Coleridge (35.16), 2nd Rotherham Harriers (35.57), 3rd Morpeth Harriers (36.13), 56 teams finished

Under 17 Women – SBH 15th (44.07) Leg 1 RUBY VINTON 3rd (13.19) also RUBY’S time was 6th fastest ime of the race, Leg 2 NICOLE MCGOVERN 5th (14.33), Leg 3 MYA MAIRS-INGRAM 15th (16.15)
Team Results – 1st Exeter Harriers (40.21), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (41.06), 3rd Wreake & Soar Valley (41.07), 46 teams finished

Senior Men – SBH 4th (1:45.16) Leg 1 JEREMY DEMPSEY U23 5th (17.17), Leg 2 DYLAN EVANS 4th (17.24) DYLAN was 10th fastest on the Leg, Leg 3 HENRY MCLUCKIE U23 4th (17.11) HENRY was 2nd fastest on the Leg, also HENRY’S time was 9th equal fastest ime of the race, Leg 4 KRISTIAN IMROTH U23 5th (18.02), Leg 5 KIERAN CLEMENTS 4th (17.19) KIERAN was 2nd fastest on the Leg, Leg 6 THOMAS BUTLER 4th (18.03)
Team Results – 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District (1:43.47), 2nd Leeds City (1:43.42), 3rd Cambridge & Coleridge (1:44.04), 74 teams finished

Senior Women – No SBH Team
Team Results – 1st Tonbridge (58.26), 2nd Salford Harriers (58.37), 3rd Aldershot, Farnham & District (59.09), 67 teams finished

SOUTHERN CLUBS TAKE SENIOR TITLES AT SUTTON PARK – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. This is a section taken from the article.
Autumnal sunshine and mild weather greeted the clubs from the three areas to the home of English road relay running on Saturday 8 October. The senior titles at these English Road Running Association (ERRA) Autumn Relays went to Aldershot (Men) and Tonbridge (Women) as the South of England also provided the fastest laps in both races.

Selection for the men’s event was again based on the first 25 clubs in each of the areas with the official South of England championship and the alternative Aldershot relays being awarded eight slots each, with the balance being decided on the following teams’ merits. In the event, all of the extra slots went to clubs from the non-official race. This meant that there were just six from the official Southern championship race and 22 from the alternative Rushmoor event taking the chance to race here.

CHICAGO MARATHON – Took place at Chicago, USA on 9 October.
BRADLEY SINGER 14431st (PB 3:59.09) taking 12 minutes and 56 seconds off his London time last week

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Heritage Harbour, Ottowa, Canada on 8 October.
BRADLEY SINGER 8th (22.50) this was his 197th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Dinton Pastures on 8 October.
JAMES DAVIS U23 72nd (27.39) this was his 29th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 8 October.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 242nd (29.23) this was his 265th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Huddersfield on 8 October.
CLAIRE HOBSON 76th (23.15) this was her 152nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Mile End on 8 October.
BAMI FALANA 170th (26.38) this was his 2nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 8 October.
TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U17 4th (PB 19.05) this was his 45th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 17th (21.34) this was his 346th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Poole on 8 October.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 447th (31.35) this was his 181st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Stevenage on 8 October.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 172nd (32.35) this was his 238th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 8 October.
GEMMA DAVIES V40 52nd (55.49) this was her 24th Parkrun

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The first fixture of five takes place on Saturday 15 October at Claybury, Essex.
Course Location – Claybury Park, Roding Lane North, Woodford Green (Satnav IG8 8NN).
Race HQ – Start/Finish in Claybury Park.
Changing Facilities – Ashton Playing Fields Track, Chigwell Road (Satnav IG8 8AA). 10 minutes walk from course, limited shower facilities. No toilets on course, use Ashton Playing Fields.
Refreshments – Light refreshments throughout the afternoon at the WGEL clubhouse at Ashton Playing Fields. The club bar may be open after the senior men’s race.
Travel – Where possible, please use public transport, walk or cycle. If travelling by car, please car share to reduce the impact and check for restrictions that may be in effect in the area (Ultra Low Emission Zone for example). Please also park with consideration of others, especially if using on-street parking. The league and/or host club(s) do not warrant the accuracy of the information provided so take no responsibility for any fines or charges that may be levied.
Public transport – Woodford Underground Station (Central Line). Take trains with Loughton or Epping destination. 10 minute walk from station along Snakes Lane East to Ashton Playing Fields.
By Car – Use the A406 eastbound /M11 northbound junction and branch left onto A1400 signposted Gants Hill and then A113 at roundabout signposted Chigwell onto Chigwell Road. Ashton Playing Fields IG8 8AA is 800 metres away.
Parking – Approximately 150 spaces at Ashton Playing Fields (IG8 8AA). Parking in the vicinity of Claybury Park is impossible or extremely limited. Please look out for any restrictions and do not block access to any properties. There is virtually no parking in the Roding Lane North area because of residential parking. You are advised to park at Ashton Playing Fields and make the 10 minute walk to the course. You MUST NOT park on the grass triangle in Roding Lane North so as to avoid confrontation with residents. Any inconsiderate parking could jeopardise the future of the races.
To walk to the course from Ashton Playing Fields, take Gaynes Hill Road (opposite) to Roding Lane North (10 Minutes).
Course Details – Parkland setting , undulating course, with one steep climb on each large lap on grass and woodland paths. On certain sections the course width is limited.
Please Note – For the 2022 season, the timings have changed, and all races now start earlier. In addition, it should no longer be necessary for a start to be delayed to allow for finishers in the previous race.
The timetable is approximate and subject to change without notice where necessary. Please plan to arrive early and listen for any announcements. Care is required particularly in the senior men’s race on the narrow downhill start.
Map of Course – Please download map for future use.

Timetable – 12.00 Under 11 Boys (Over 9) (1.5km 1 small lap), 12.05 Under 11 Girls (Over 9) (1.5km 1 small lap), 12.15 Under 13 Boys (3km 2 small laps), 12.30 Under 13 Girls (3km 2 small laps), 12.45 Under 17 Men and Under 15 Boys (4km 1 small and 1 large lap), 13.00 Under 17 Women and Under 15 Girls (4km 1 small and 1 large lap), 13.15 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Women (8km 3 large laps), 14.00 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men (8km 3 large laps).
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 or JO KENT
Please go to Start Fitness Metropolitan League web site www.metleague.co.uk for final information.

START FITNESS 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.

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The first fixture of five takes place on Saturday 29 October at Gree)nford. The race headquarters is 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 spaces is limited and we had considerable problems with too many cars at recent fixtures. If you can share cars please, also do not park on the areas marked out for the course.
Timetable – 11.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 11.15 U13 Boys & Girls (3000m), 11.40 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 12.05 U17 Men & Women. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see JEREMY SOTHCOTT who will give you a race number

NORTH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 29 October at Greenford. The race headquarters is 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 spaces is limited and we had considerable problems with too many cars at recent fixtures. If you can share cars please, also do not park on the areas marked out for the course.
Timetable – 13.30 U20, Senior & Veteran Women (5 Miles), 14.15 U20, U20, Senior & Veteran Men (5 Miles) around the fields of nearby Hillingdon House Farm.
Entries Close Sunday 16 October.
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

A NEW EXPERIENCE – LESLIE ODAMTTEN-ADDY has been a member of Shaftesbury since 2006, aged 18. He has competed for the club from 60m up to 800m, plus a couple of Parkruns.
I have just received an email saying he had just competed a road race, thinking maybe a 5km, but no the “Berlin Marathon”. This is his story;

This was my first attempt at competing the marathon distance and the prestige of doing so in such a historic city and event certainly did not disappoint! I was fortunate to receive an entry place mid-August and overall preparations went well. Race Plan…enjoy and have fun (and if I’m lucky enough run a fast time).

The Race – 0 to 10km (39.19) The atmosphere at the start line was electric. The crowd and announcers were all cheering for ELUID KIPCHOGE to hopefully produce a special performance. I think we all fed off the positive energy and there was a sense of camaraderie amongst the runners; that perhaps we were going to be part of something special. The energy boost helped as I went through even 5k splits (19mins).
10 to 20km (1:21.02) Despite the quick pace I felt comfortable and worked my way through the field and all pace sections.
Half Way (1:25.56) Just another 21km to go.
Half Way to 30km (2:11.14) Reached a good target crossing 30km. On track for a sub 3hour finish.
30km to 40km (3:20.59) It was this point I realised something was wrong L . I had sharp pains through my quad muscle, and it became difficult to flex my knee. I tried to use the energy of the crowd and will power but alas the pain became so severe that I had to walk/jog the remaining marathon distance.
42km Finish (3:36.20) The aim was to try and finish in one piece. The sense of relief and elation was mixed but certainly happy to compete my first marathon.

Bittersweet but the experience was special, especially the adulations from the crowds and all the volunteers. I’m on the road to recovery…one ultrasound and MRI later…i have a treatment plan in place. See you at the start line soon.

THE BIRMINGHAM CREW – Currently we have athletes at either Birmingham or Loughborough University. Recently a social evening was held at Birmingham, with theme “Club Vests”. As you can see from the photograph, they certainly looked pretty sharp. From left to right JOSH WOODS, LILY HOLT, TRINITY O’CONNOR, CRAIG MONCUR and EVAN CAMPBELL.

LLOYD COWAN BURSARY OPEN FOR COACHES AND YOUNG ATLETES – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.
Former SBH member LLOYD COWAN passed away on 11 January 2021, of Covid-19 at the relatively young age of 58. He unfortunately had underlying medical issues having recently suffered a stroke. LLOYD competed for us in the BAL in the mid-90’s. He set a club record for the 110m Hurdles with (13.75) in 1994 which is still 3rd on the SBH all-time list. He then moved up to 400m Hurdles and in 1995 ran (50.79) for 6th on the current SBH all-time list. LLOYD had his greatest success in coaching CHRISTINE OHURUOGU to Olympic Gold and countless other medals in International Championships.

Grants of up to £500 will be awarded to athletics coaches and to unfunded athletes with potential, aged between 16 and 23, for whom cost is a barrier to accessing developmental opportunities in athletics. The application window closes 23:59 on October 13. The selection process will take place the following week when the Grants Committee will meet to consider every submission. Decisions will be confirmed by the end of October. Sixty percent of UK-wide applicants received grants in the first edition of the award in 2021. European under-18 medallists TENDAI NYABADZA [1500m], REBECCA GRIEVE [Girls Medley Relay] and under-17 indoor 60mH British record-holder JAIDEN DEAN were among the first athlete recipients. GWENNAN LEWIS and ANITA RICHARDSON, who guides under-20 talent Success Eduan, were two of the coaches to receive awards. View the LLOYD COWAN Bursary guidance and application forms for athletes and coaches here.

The Lloyd Cowan Bursary was set up in memory of LLOYD COWAN MBE, who believed that no one with sporting potential should be held back by lack of support and opportunities. The Bursary awards grants of up to £500 once a year, both to qualified coaches and to unfunded athletes, aged 16-23, for whom cost is a barrier to accessing developmental opportunities in athletics. LLOYD was an international athlete before hanging up his spikes and becoming one of the UK’s most successful coaches. He guided many leading British sprinters, including World, Olympic and Commonwealth 400m champion CHRISTINE OHURUOGU and European 110m hurdles champion ANDY TURNER. Tragically LLOYD died in January 2021, aged 58, after contracting COVID-19.

For more information about LCB contact lloydcowanbursary@youthcharter.org.

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 are 2 posts this week, photographs taken at the National Road Relays at Sutton Park on 8 October. Also “The Birminham Crew” featured just above.

THOMAS BUTLER – Running the 6th and final Leg, starting the final climb to the finish line, bringing the Senior Men’s team home in an oustanding 4th place.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

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 6 October 2022

Posted on 06/10/202208/10/2022 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from this Thursday 6 October to Wednesday 12 October – Timothy Butler, Shereen Charles, Thomas Fellows, Abi Greene, Sam Hazel, April Hill, Jude Kanor, Yiannaki Kaponi, Jon Lennard, Lee McConnell, Lenard Michel, Irene Peaty Miller, Jude Miranda, Ryan Moseley, Jo Newell, Kofi Owuso, Ted Parker, Cristina Potter, Elena Roncarati, Tony Smith, Lisa Webb and Sam Wilson

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – It is just 1 over week until the first fixture takes place at Claybury on Saturday 15 October.
There are 5 fixtures throughout the winter, with the final fixture on 11 February at Trent Park. There are 8 races on the day, which are for Under 11 (over 9) up to Veteran Men and Women. You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. All athletes should keep and re-use their number in all 5 races.
Full details including map and timetable are shown in upcoming fixtures below.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – Details of last season, including statistics on consecutive and total races completed etc, can be found further down this Newsletter.

RESULTS
TCS LONDON MINI MARATHON – Took place on the Embankment on 1 October.
Borough Challenge
Under 13 Boys – EDWARD PASCAL 31st (9.40), ZACK JOSEPHS 37th (9.42), LADDIE SHAW 42nd (9.47) 150 runners finished. The winner was Caspian Holmes of London Borough of Southwark (8.29).
Team Result – 1st Wandsworth (47 points), 2nd Ealing (95), 3rd Southwark (110), 4th Barnet (132)

Under 13 Girls – AMBER JACKSON 64th (11.05), ELIZA LEIBOWITZ 105th (12.14) 139 runners finished. The winner was Summer Smith of London Borough of Havering (9.11).
Team Result – 1st Havering (39 points), 2nd Sutton (73), 3rd Bromley (91), 18th Barnet (347)

Under 15 Boys – EUAN PHILLIPS 15th (8.31), ARTHUR PHILLIPS 34th (8.59), AUSTIN WARD 37th (9.02), THOMAS CADWALLADER (Croydon) 52nd (9.08), JARED MORRIS 67th (9.30), SAMUEL BORDOLEY (Enfield) 110th (10.06) 152 runners finished. The winner was Alex Lennon of London Borough of Sutton (7.44).
Team Result – 1st Sutton (24 points), 2nd Richmond (51), 3rd Havering (72), 6th Barnet (138), 16th Croydon (310)

Under 15 Girls – POSIE SHAW 7th (9.19), DINA SILVERMAN 28th (9.53), ERIN GIBLIN 90th (11.05), MEGAN HAMMOND 100th (11.29) 141 runners finished. The winner was Katie Pye of London Borough of Kingston (8.33).
Team Result – 1st Wandsworth (60 points), 2nd Lambeth (78), 3rd Bromley (101), 12th Barnet (200)

Under 17 Men – GIANLEO STUBBS 1st (7.32), CALLUM SYDENHAM 16th (8.13), JACOB CLEMENT 32nd (8.32), DANIEL BANYARD 33rd (8.32), NOAH CLARKE 37th (8.34) 136 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Wandsworth (55 points), 2nd Redbridge (67), 3rd Barnet (82)

Under 17 Women – ELIZABETH DA TERESA 88th (11.35), LILI FOWKES-GAJAN (Enfield) 105th (12.28) 124 runners finished. The winner was Annie Mann of London Borough of Hackney (8.23).
Team Result – 1st Haringey (52 points), 2nd Bromley (73), 3rd Richmond (128), 9th Barnet (189), 18th Enfield (275)

British Athletics Road Championships
Under 17 Men – HENRY DOVER (East) 1st (7.18), GIANLEO STUBBS (London) 13th (7.32) 71 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Scotland (35 points), 2nd South East (66), 3rd East (72), 5th London (81)

Under 17 Women – RUBY VINTON (East) 14th (8.43) 72 runners finished. The winner was Innes Fitzgeralad of South West (8.10).
Team Result – 1st South West (37 points), 2nd North West (56), 3rd London (61), 6th East (90)

TCS LONDON MARATHON – Took place at Greenwich on 2 October.
STUART SINGER V60 10767th (SB 3:53.08), BRADLEY SINGER 15626th (PB 4:12.05) taking 16 minutes and 2 seconds off his 2019 time

CARDIFF HALF MARATHON – Took place at Cardiff on 2 October.
DYLAN EVANS 11th (PB 65.04), KIERAN CLEMENTS 12th (SB 65.28)

ATHLETICS CHALLENGE – Took place at Niigata, Japan on 1-2 October.
Discus 1kg – SW JADE LALLY V35 1st (59.26m)

LEHIGH PAUL SHORT INVITATIONAL – Took place at Bethlehem, Pasadena, USA on 30 September.
8000m XC – SM G JAMIE DEE (Iona College) 51st (23.41)

EALING HALF MARATHON – Took place at Ealing on 25 September.
DANIEL NICHOLS V35 22nd (SB 1:20.46.1) taking 7 seconds off his 27 February time

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 1 October.
PAUL LEWIS V50 8th (21.40) this was his 144th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Bear Creek Greenbelt, Canada on 1 October.
REBECCA JEFFREY U20 4th (PB 21.30) this was her 12th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cassiobury on 1 October.
MARTIN GREY V75 305th (33.19) this was his 24th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 1 October.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 252nd (32.31) this was his 264th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hilsborough on 1 October.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 361st (35.05) this was his 237th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Mile End on 1 October.
BAMI FALANA 246th (28.16) this was his 1st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 1 October.
JAI DARYANANI U17 7th (20.11) this was his 5th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 113th (27.57) this was his 345th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Poole on 1 October.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 427th (32.03) this was his 180th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Woking on 1 October.
REBEKAH HOUNSELL 15th (19.55) this was her 73rd Parkrun

NATIONAL ROAD RELAYS– Takes place this Saturday 8 October at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Town Gate Entrance, Birmingham (Satnav B73 6BU).
Timetable – 11.00 U13 Boys, 11.05 U13 Girls, 12.00 U15 Boys, 12.05 U15 Girls, 12.50 U17 Men, 12.55 U17 Women. All races are 3 Legs of 3.88km. 14.00 Senior Men 6 Legs of 5.848km. 14.10 Senior Women 4 Legs of 4.33km.
Entries Closed
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

START FITNESS 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.

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 22 October at Wormwood Scrubs, Linford Christie Stadium, Du Cane Road (SatNav W12 0DF). Enter main car park off Du Cane Road (via Artillery Lane), through 6’6” height/width barrier. Extra parking will be available in the enclosed/fenced hospital parking area. Parking is free in all areas at the week-end.
Timetable – 11.00 U17 & U20 Women (3 x 3km), 11.30 U17 & U20 Men (3 x 3km), 12.10 U13 Girls (3 x 2km), 12.40 U13 Boys (3 x 2km), 13.10 U15 Girls (3 x 2km), 13.35 U15 Boys (3 x 2km), 14.00 Senior Women (3 x 3km), 14.30 Senior Men (4 x 4km). Times are as 2021 fixture.
Entries Close Friday 7 October
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

NORTH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 29 October at Greenford. The race headquarters is 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 spaces is limited and we had considerable problems with too many cars at recent fixtures. If you can share cars please, also do not park on the areas marked out for the course.
Timetable – 13.30 U20, Senior & Veteran Women (5 Miles), 14.15 U20, U20, Senior & Veteran Men (5 Miles) around the fields of nearby Hillingdon House Farm.
Entries Close Sunday 16 October.
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

BIG PLANS FOR MINI LONDON MARATHONS FUTURE – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken at the start by MARK SHEARMAN.

Young athletes on Saturday will receive £10 each for school equipment and maybe even a medal from ELIUD KIPCHOGE as organisers hope to build entries to a whopping 50,000 by 2030. For years, the Mini London Marathon has been one of the best-kept secrets in British sport. Taking place early in the morning on the main London Marathon race day, it is often overshadowed by the big event and receives minimal coverage in comparison to the elite athlete and charity-fundraising exploits of the runners tackling 26.2 miles. This could change this weekend, though, as the race switches to Saturday 1 October. It means not only will the youngsters enjoy the spotlight to themselves 24 hours before the ‘main marathon’ takes place but they will receive their medals from ELIUD KIPCHOGE, who will be in London this weekend as a Mini Marathon ambassador six days after breaking the world marathon record in Berlin. Around 7000 young runners are set to take part on Saturday. Coincidentally this is the same number of people who registered to run the first-ever London Marathon in 1981.

London Marathon race director HUGH BRASHER believes the main London Marathon can accommodate 50,000 runners in 2023 or 2024 and his ambitious goal is for the Mini London Marathon to feature the same number of entries in eight years’ time when London celebrates its 50th anniversary. Saturday’s races will feature the usual battle between nationwide regional teams and teams from London Boroughs but there will also be a mass participation element with distances ranging from one mile to 2.6km with races ending on The Mall. In addition, thousands more are completing a virtual Mini London Marathon at schools around the UK. BRASHER believes it is also the only running event in the world where every child is paid to participate, as each entrant will receive £10 paid to their school to spend on sports or computer equipment courtesy of the sponsor Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). If plans to increase participation numbers to 50,000 by 2030 come off, it means schools in the UK could benefit from £500,000. As part of its renewed deal with London Marathon, BBC says it will cover the event as well.

Train strikes on Saturday are threatening to spoil the fun but both Mini Marathoners and runners trying to get to London for Sunday’s main race. But BRASHER says most regional teams will travel to the venue by coach, whereas athletes representing London Boroughs are in the capital anyway and will be able to get the Tube or DLR.Ben Dijkstra (Mark Shearman)

Last year’s winners included JESS BAILEY and the Irish middle-distance prodigy NICK GRIGGS. But participants over the years read like a who’s who of British endurance sport with MO FARAH having raced in it several times, plus wheelchair racers DAVID WEIR and SHELLY WOODS, triathletes ALISTAIR and JONNY BROWNLEE, ALEX YEE and NON STANFORD, together with current track stars like LAURA MUIR, EILISH MCCOLGAN, KEELY HODGKINSON, JAKE WIGHTMAN and JOSH KERR. Even one of the England football Lionesses who is starting Sunday’s event, JILL SCOTT, is a former winner of the Mini London Marathon back in 2001. “We have incredible heritage in this event,” says BRASHER. “We now believe it is singularly the most important thing since my father and JOHN DISLEY started the event in 1981.”Mini London Marathon. BRASHER added: “Our children are in crisis, with shocking statistics showing falling activity levels, increasing childhood obesity and mental health issues. We all know how getting active can improve physical and mental health and London Marathon Events is working with a range of partners to inspire children across the UK to get more active.”

THE LIDDIARD TROPHY HISTORY – The following article featured on the Queen’s Park Harriers website. This years takes place on Saturday 5 November at Fryent Country Park in Kingsbury.
The Liddiard Trophy is a prestigious and historic cross country fixture hosted annually by Queen’s Park Harriers at Fryent Country Park in Kingsbury. Clubs from all over London compete for the famous prize which commemorates Mr E.J. Liddiard (pictured right), the longest-surviving founder member of the club. He was one of a group of pupils at St Jude’s Institute who decided to create a sports club involving athletics and football among other activities (The footballers, incidentally, would end up breaking away and merging with Christ Church Rangers to form the modern-day Queen’s Park Rangers). He was with the club up until his death in 1946. In his honour, the Hoops held the inaugural Liddiard Trophy meet in 1947. The race was won by Shaftesbury Harriers (later becoming Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers). This club which would go on to have a storied history with the event, winning it several times in the 1970s and 1980s, fielding teams littered with internationals. At its height, the meet attracted around 300 competitors.

The race – With eight to score and three individuals allowed per team, the Liddiard is a team event which has arguably one of the most eye-catching prizes in UK athletics, a solid silver depiction of a runner, complete in casing. The trophy has been awarded to the winning team since the race’s inception, with the victors able to take the prize home for the year.

The people – While victory is the goal for some, the race itself is a reminder of the selflessness of the running community. Take Cecil Gittins, a man who joined Queen’s Park Harriers in the same year of Liddiard’s death, 1946. Up until his passing a few of years ago, he was still an active member of club, attending committee meetings and keeping the Hoops moving along. And if you plan to be around on race day, be sure to look out for Peter Hunt, another Liddiard contemporary, who helped to rescue Queen’s Park Harriers from folding essentially on his own in the early 1970s. Still a member, Peter comes down every year from his current home in South Wales to oversee the Liddiard to ensure its smooth running.

CHALLENGING PARISIAN OLYMPIC MARATHON ROUTE REVEALED – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.
Don’t expect fast times on the Olympic course in the French capital, with over a thousand feet of elevation on 26.2 mile route. The marathon course for the Paris Olympics in 2024 has been revealed and it will be one of the toughest courses in recent memory. The 26.2 mile journey starts at Hotel de Ville and ends at Les Invalides, taking in sites such as the Eiffel Tower, The Louvre and Versailles. Athletes will be tested with the highest point of the course reaching 600ft at the 20.3km mark. The total elevation from start to finish is a staggering 1584ft. The course has been inspired by “la marche des femmes” (the Women’s March on Versailles), when in 1789 thousands of women walked from the Paris City Hall to Versailles to put pressure on King Louis XVI to establish constitutional rights for French citizens. Due to the march, he subsequently ratified the Universal Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen, just months after the French Revolution. The men’s and women’s marathons will take place on August 10 and 11, 2024, the last two days of the next Olympics. It will be the first time that the women’s marathon is held on the final day of the Games.

“The athletes, the thousands of spectators and millions of television viewers will experience a special line-up of iconic sites, from France’s capital to Versailles, through the emblematic landscapes of Ile-de-France,” said Head of the Paris Organising Committee TONY ESTANGUET. “In this exceptional setting, the athletes will also take on a sporting challenge of unprecedented difficulty thanks to a tough course with significant climbs.” “Beyond a doubt, the Paris 2024 marathon will have something special about it,” said double Olympic marathon champion and world record-holder ELIUD KIPCHOGE. “To perform in such an impressive setting, in a place so charged with history and symbolism, will be a unique experience. I could not ask for a more perfect race for the Games.”

Over 40,000 members of the public will be given the opportunity to run the entire course, plus a 10km stretch, after the Games. “With its unprecedented course, the Paris 2024 Marathon represents great sporting challenge for the athletes, in a spectacular setting,” said former women’s world record-holder PAULA RADCLIFFE.

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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. The posts as of this week are photographs of the Eastern Young Athletes Top 8 Final and Aldershot Road Relays.

EVA HIGSON, AZARIA NWANKWO, OSCAR RONCARATI and MACIE SUTHERLAND – There are 4 photographs, 1) is EVA in the Under 15 Girls 75m Hurdles, in which she ran a personal best (12.28 w-1.6), 2) is AZARIA in the Under 17 Women’s 80m Hurdles, in which she ran (12.37 w-1.9), 3) is OSCAR in the Under 17 Men’s 100m Hurdles, in which he ran (16.47 w-1.3), 4) is MACIE in the Under 15 Girls 75m Hurdles, in which she ran (12.86 w-2.1)

BRANDON KUVAZVINEI – Coming into the home straight in the Under 17 Men’s 400m, winning with a time of (53.93)

EBUKA NWOKEJI – Approaching the finish line in the Under 17 Men’s 200m, winning with a time of (23.14 w-1.0)

ANGUS BROWN and ABIGAIL EDWARDS – Our Pole Vaulting duo, looking in good spirits prior to their competition. ANGUS cleared a personal best (3.10m) in the Under 17 Men’s event, and ABIGAIL cleared a personal best (3.21m) in the Under 15 Girls event, which ranks her UK No.7 U15 in 2022

THOMAS FERNAND, MILO GRIGSON and OSCAR RONCARATI – The 3 of them are looking pleased after a good days work. THOMAS competed in the Under 17 Men’s Shot with a personal best (9.52m), Discus with (23.48m) and a personal best in the Hammer (26.50m). MILO competed in the Under 17 Men’s Discus with a personal best (19.05m), and in the Javelin (43.21m). OSCAR competed in the Under 17 Men’s 100m Hurdles with (16.47 w-1.3), High Jump with (1.50m) and in the Javelin (30.46m).

DIJANI BARNOR, DINA SILVERMAN, OLIVE HARVEY-DEW and FAITH LAMPTEY – Top row is DIJANI in the Under 13 Boys, ran the 100m (13.06 w-1.7), 200m (26.79 w-1.4) and in the 4x100m Relay team that finished 3rd (55.15). DINA in the Under 15 Girls, ran the 300m with a seasons best (44.37) and the 800m (2:24.85). On the bottom row is OLIVE in the Under 17 Women, ran the 800m (2:41.45) and in the Shot (5.46m). FAITH in the Under 13 Girls, ran the 100m (14.91 w-2.0), 200m (31.09 w-1.1) and in the 4x100m Relay team that finished 4th (56.02).

JACQUI AGYEPONG, SEAN SUTHERLAND and ANNA HIGSON – Congratulations to JACQUI and ANNA for another successful season, as Team Managers and Coaches. Somehow SEAN got stuck in the middles of them.

DANIEL BANYARD, RUBY VINTON and EUAN PHILLIPS – There are 3 photographs taken at the Aldershot Road Relays. DANIEL ran on Leg 2 in the Under 17 Men’s team (16.11). RUBY ran on Leg 3 in the Under 17 Women’s team (16.26) running the 4th fastest time of the race. EUAN ran on Leg 1 in the Under 15 Boys team (10.42).

JACOB CLEMENT, EDWARD PASCAL and EUAN PHILLIPS – There are 3 photographs taken at the Aldershot Road Relays. JACOB turning for the run in to the finish on Leg 3 in the Under 17 Men’s team (16.43). EDWARD striding up to the finish on Leg 3 in the Under 13 Boys’s team (11.13) running the 4th fastest time of the race. EUAN striding down the hill, about one third through Leg 1 in the Under 15 Boys team (10.42).

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