Happy Birthday from Thursday 29 August to Wednesday 4 September – Daniel Bainbridge, Michael Callegari, Gintare Dargeviciute, Davies Decarie, Ross Hajipanayi, Finn Harvey, Paddy Hicks, Dovi Levin, Philip Llewellyn, David McKenzie, Dempsey McGuigan, Donovan Reid, Rennie Regis, Millie Roxburgh  and Rebecca Wheeler-Henry

WORLD U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place in Lima, Peru from 27-31 August.

TEDDY WILSON 200m – Tuesday 27 August – TEDDY was drawn in heat 3 in the first round, and ran a superb race winning in a season’s best (10.29 w0.5) taking .06 of a second off his 20 July time. Ranking him UK No.1 in 2024, and his time was the 3rd fastest time out of the 8 heats.
The Semi-Finals took place later in the day, with TEDDY in the 3rd of 3 semi-finals, which turned out to be a close run race, and finished in 2nd place with a time of (10.35 w-0.2), qualifying for today’s final.

RENEE REGIS (200m Heat) and HENRY DOVER (3000m Final) take place late our time on Thursday 29 August.

SBH 2024-2025 WINTER FIXTURE CARD AND INFORMATION SHEET – Will be issued by email, also on the SBH Website on Monday 2 September. When you access the Fixture Card and Information Card on the SBH Website, you can then print a copy for future reference.

Fixture Card Front Sheet – Includes information on Club Kit, Training and Coaching at StoneX Stadium, Club Officers and Team Managers contact details.

Fixture Card Which Covers Cross Country, Road Relay and Indoor Fixtures;

Cross Country – There are two types of fixture, 1) if denoted (M&F Closed) means your respective Team Manager will enter a team or teams. 2) if denoted (M&F Open) means you do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and the Team Manager on the day will give you a race number.
Note: Please advise your Team Manager whether you are available to be entered as soon as possible, especially many fixtures require our entries to be sent some 4-6 weeks before the date of that fixture.

Road Relays – All fixtures require your respective Team Manager to enter teams.

Indoors – Generally the fixtures shown are at Lee Valley. If a fixture is denoted (M&F Yourself) means you are responsible to enter yourself, and pay the appropriate fee. The remaining fixtures are denotes (M&F Closed) means you will be selected for that fixture.

Information Sheet – Contains the following information;
1) Dates for all age-group Club Cross Country Championship races, plus all races that all age-groups can compete in for the Club Cross Country Points races. Updated Points Tables will be available on the SBH Website following the 1st Metropolitan League fixture on the 12 October. Updated Club Championship Winners will be available on the SBH Website following the 3rd Metropolitan League fixture on the 30 November.
2) Timetable and Distances for a Metropolitan League fixture. Each of the 5 fixture organisers publish the full information for their fixture on the Metropolitan League website, some 2-3 weeks prior to the fixture date. This may include changes to the Timetable and Distances, the full information will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter when available.
3) Links to find your respective Cross Country and Road Relays Team Managers.

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – Takes place this Sunday 1 September at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee is £12 per event for all age-groups, SBH Members qualify for a 50% discount.
Link to enter on opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/licc3/
Entries Closing Date Friday 30 August. No Entries On The Day

WATFORD OPEN MEETING (IS NOW OPEN TO ENTER)  – Takes place on Wednesday 4 September at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25719
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

MEMOROBILIA AVAILABLE, ARE YOU INTERESTED – An Athletics enthusiast, who I’ve known for many years as a senior official, wishes to dispose of part of his collection of Athletics related books and programmes. These have been acquired since the 1950’s, and would certainly be of interest to serious collectors. They include: –
Books – from the 1920’s to 1960
AAA Championship Programmes from 1932 to 1967 (incomplete)
White City Programmes from 1937 to 1967 (incomplete)
British Olympic Association – Official Reports – 1936 Berlin, 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, and 1956 Melbourne

If interested, please contact me, geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com / 07976 994302

SOUTHERN SENIOR MEN’S, WOMEN’S AND YOUNG ATHLETES ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 21 September at the Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot (Satnav GU11 2ET).
Timetable – 10.30 U13 Boys (3 x 3000m), 10.58 U13 Girls (3 x 3000m), 11.26 U15 Boys (3 x 3000m), 11.53 U15 Girls (3 x 3000m), 12.30 U17 Men (3 x 4600m), 12.32 U17 Women/Masters Women 40+ & 50+ (3 x 4600m), 13.35 U20/Senior Women (4 x 6000m), 15.15 U20 & Senior Men (6 x 6000m), 15.15 Masters 40+ & 50+ & 60+ Men (4 x 6000m)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
Entries Closing Date Thursday 5 September

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £99 and should be paid NOW to; 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.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best.
The Power of 10 publishes separate UK rankings for indoor and outdoor performances.

WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Gothenburg, Sweden on 13-25 August
100m Hurdles – M50 H2 GARY SMITH V35 (2nd Claim) 1st (14.65 w-0.2 in Semi-Final 2 GARY finished 1st (14.78 w-1.3) in the Final GARY won the Silver Medal (14.56 w-1.4)
Shot 4kg – W35 Qualification EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) 6th (11.44m) in the Final EMMA won the Bronze Medal (10.77m)
WT 9.08kg – W35 Qualification EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) 4th (SB 14.97m) adding 5cm to her 28 July Throw, in the Final EMMA won the Gold Medal (14.72m)
Discus 1kg – W35 Qualification EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) 4th (41.47m) in the Final EMMA won the Silver Medal (42.57m)
Hammer 4kg – W35 Straight Final EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (45.13m)
Javelin 600g– W35 Straight Final EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) finished 10th (SB 21.38m) adding 41cm to her 5 June Throw

BE FIT TODAY OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 28 August
60m – SX 1 NAYAH BOBB-SEMPLE U11 4th (PB 9.55 w1.3), 2 DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 2nd (PB 8.58 w-0.5), KAYLA REIN U13 4th (PB 9.71 w-0.5), 6 ASHER ESCOBAR U17 1st (PB 7.62 w1.5), JEREMIAH ELLIOTT U15 2nd (PB 7.62 w1.5), MODEBAYO AKIN-AGUNBIADE U17 4th (PB 7.68 w1.5), ISLEY AKANEZI-NORTON U15 6th (PB 7.68 w1.5)
100m – SM A02 MODEBAYO AKIN-AGUNBIADE U17 1st (PB 12.17 w1.2) taking .03 of a second off his 2 June time, BEN BAMISAIYE U15 6th (12.82 w1.2), A03 ASHER ESCOBAR U17 6th (12.13 w3.0), A04 HARLEY HENRY U17 4th (PB 11.10 w2.6) taking .59 of a second off his 11 May time, A05 JOSEPH GOATER U20 3rd (11.22 w0.8), VICTOR PAIUSCO U20 5th (11.50 w0.8), AIDAN GAFFEY U20 6th (PB 11.55 w0.8) taking .05 of a second off his 17 July time, A08 EBUKA NWOKEJI U20 5th (10.92 w2.2), A10 BRYAN OGBEBOR U23 4th (11.53 w0.9), A13 KRISHAWN AIKEN 4th (10.50 w1.7), B01 KRISHAWN finished 3rd (SB 10.23 w1.7) taking .12 of a second off his 1 June time, B04 HARLEY finished 7th (11.29 w2.4), B05 JOSEPH finished 1st (PB 11.17 w1.3) equalling his 30 June time, B06 VICTOR finished 5th (11.48 w1.9), B07 BRYAN finished 1st (11.49 w1.8), B08 ASHER finished 6th (12.25 w1.6), B09 MODEBAYO finished 2nd (12.24 w0.9), B10 BEN finished 4th (PB 12.69 w3.3) taking .11 of a second off his 11 May time
100m – SW A1 KAYLA REIN U13 3rd (PB 15.93 w1.1), A2 GRACE NYAONGO U15 3rd (PB 13.14 w1.0) taking .27 of a second off her 2 June time, DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 5th (PB 13.49 w1.0) taking .07 of a second off her 21 July time, A3 MORAYO IDRIS U17 3rd (PB 13.65 w1.5) taking .81 of a second off her 2023 time, ULANI MCCABE-HUGGINS U17 4th (14.07 w1.5), A4 SURAYA FROST U17 6th (13.23 w0.9), A5 HANNAH FOSTER U23 1st (SB 12.31 w1.3) taking .35 of a second off her 18 August time, ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 5th (16.09 w1.3), B1 HANNAH finished 2nd (SB 12.09 w3.3) taking .22 of a second off her A5 time, B3 GRACE finished 1st (PB 13.03 w1.8) taking .11 of a second off her A2 time, SURAYA finished 2nd (13.18 w1.8), MORAYO finished 7th (PB 13.47 w1.8) taking .18 of a second off her A3 time, DAMI finished 8th (13.70 w1.8), B4 ULANI finished 3rd (13.88 w2.5), KAYLA finished 6th (15.99 w2.5), B5 ROSALIND finished 1st (16.09 w3.1)
150m – SX 1 DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 1st (PB 20.85 w2.6) taking 2.31 seconds off her 2023 time, NAYAH BOBB-SEMPLE U11 5th (PB 23.31 w2.6) taking 2.42 seconds off her 6 July time, 3 EUGENE RIZA 1st (PB 18.11 w0.0), 4 WILLIAM STOCKDALE U11 1st (PB 21.85 w1.5
200m – SM 1 JEREMIAH ELLIOTT U15 1st (PB 24.92 w3.4) taking 1.68 seconds off his 2 June time, BEN BAMISAIYE U15 2nd (PB 26.02 w3.4) taking .08 of a second off his 12 May time, ISLEY AKANEZI-NORTON U15 4th (28.01 w3.4). 2 TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMA U15 1st (PB 24.00 w2.1) taking .18 of a second off his 10 August time, 3 AIDEN GAFFEY U20 2nd (23.44 w1.7), 6 RAPHAEL AARON U23 4th (PB 25.43 w0.1) taking .08 of a second off his 26 May time, 8 KRISHAWN AIKEN 2nd (SB 20.84 w2.3) taking .26 of a second off his 2 June time, BEN ROCHFORD 4th (PB 21.51 w2.3), JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA 5th (PB 21.83 w2.3)  taking .98 of a second off his 2023 time
200m – SW 1 MORAYO IDRIS U17 1st (PB 28.06 w2.6) taking .64 of a second off her 2023 time, 3 VANESSA ANSUAA U23 2nd (26.11 w0.3), 4 LINA NIELSEN 1st (PB 23.02 w2.7) taking .09 of a second off her 2022 time
400m – SX 1 RAPHAEL AARON U23 1st (56.98)

SOUTHAMPTON AC THROWS MEETING – Took place at Winchester on 24 August
Shot 6kg – U20M TRAVIS SCOTTOW U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (SB 12.69m)

MANCHESTER INVITATIONAL – Took place at Sportcity on 24 August
400m – SM AMB COLUMBA BLANGO T20/F20 (England) 1st (51.08)
800m – SM ROBERT SHIPLEY (HCA England) 1st (1:51.36)
4x400m Relay – SW ENGLAND 1st (3:38.84)

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 21 August
1500m – SX 1 EMELIA ECONOMU 2nd (PB 5:02.52) taking 2.71 seconds off her 29 May time, 2 NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 9th (4:32.70), 4 AIMEE PORTER U15 5th (PB 4:55.51) taking 2.29 seconds off her 8 June time, 5 LADDIE SHAW U15 3rd (PB 4:45.07) taking 4.37 seconds off his 24 July time, the following race number has been repeated 1 POSIE SHAW U17 12th (4:41.32)

BORAS FOLKSAM GRAND PRIX – Took place at Boras, Sweden on 21 August
Shot 7.26kg – SM SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 2nd (20.16m)

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.

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,207 events – 199,155 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 8,938 first timers – 22,519 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know that the first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, in 1960? Athletes came from 23 countries to take part – and today, almost half (9) of those countries host parkrun events!

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 29 AUGUST UNTIL WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER – The SBH 2024 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.

WORLD UNDER 20 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Tuesday 27 August to Saturday 31 August in Lima, Peru.
Please Note: You will selected for these Championships

PARALYMPIC GAMES OVERALL TIMETABLE 2024 – Take place in Paris,France from the Friday 30 August to Sunday 8 September.

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE FINAL – Takes place on Sunday 1 September at the Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester(Satnav M11 3FF)
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – Takes place on Sunday 1 September at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee is £12 per event for all age-groups, SBH Members qualify for a 50% discount.
Link to enter on opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/licc3/
Entries Closing Date Friday 30 August. No Entries On The Day

QUADKIDS – Takes place prior to the London Inter Club Challenge on Snnday 1 September
CLYDE GORDON will be managing the event, with TY HOLDEN assisting, registration is from 09.30am, first event starts at 10.00am, and completion around 11.30am, and is free to enter for Shaftesbury members and is £4 for non-members. Quadkids is primarily for school years 3 to 7 inclusive, ie age 7 to 12 and includes the four core disciplines of sprinting (75m), throwing (Vortex Howler), jumping (Long Jump) and running (600m). All are welcome and Parents you may be asked to join in by helping out on maybe one of the events

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 4 September at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25719
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 7 September at the Horspath Athletics And Sports Ground, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: You will selected by your County Team Manager

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE TOP 6 FINAL  – Takes place on Sunday 8 September at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL)
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager

SOUTHERN U15 AND U17 INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 8 September at the Horspath Athletics And Sports Ground, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: You will selected by your County Team Manager

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 14 September at Western Park, Telford, Shropshire
Start Times 12.00am 57th U17 Women (5000m), 12.25am 21st U15 Boys (4000m), 12.45pm 54th U13 Girls (3000m), 13.05pm 78th U17 Men (6000m), 13.30pm 20th U13 Boys (3000m), 13.45pm 58th U15 Girls (4000m), 14.05am 32nd U20 Women (6000m), 14.35pm 91st Senior Women (8000m), 15.20pm 76th U20 Men (10000m), 16.00pm 136th Senior Men (12000m)
Entries Closed

SOUTHERN SENIOR MEN’S, WOMEN’S AND YOUNG ATHLETES ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 21 September at the Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot (Satnav GU11 2ET).
Timetable – 10.30 U13 Boys (3 x 3000m), 10.58 U13 Girls (3 x 3000m), 11.26 U15 Boys (3 x 3000m), 11.53 U15 Girls (3 x 3000m), 12.30 U17 Men (3 x 4600m), 12.32 U17 Women/Masters Women 40+ & 50+ (3 x 4600m), 13.35 U20/Senior Women (4 x 6000m), 15.15 U20 & Senior Men (6 x 6000m), 15.15 Masters 40+ & 50+ & 60+ Men (4 x 6000m)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
Entries Closing Date Thursday 5 September

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The first fixture of five takes place on Saturday 28 September at the Tir Chonail Gaelic Sports Club, at the end of Berkeley Avenue, Greenford (Satnav UB6 0NZ).
For age-groups U11, U13, U15 & U17 Boys and Girls.
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 – There will be no parking permitted on the grass adjacent to the course. Please make maximum car share use, travel via public transport to Greenford Station (Central Line) or seek parking in nearby roads or on Greenford Road where there should be plenty of space, then make the shor walk to the race HQ.
Timetable – 12.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 12.15 U13 Boys & Girls (3000m), 12.40 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.05 U17 Men & Women (5000m).
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number
Timetable still to be confirmed

MIDDLESEX 10K ROAD RACE – Takes place on Sunday 29 September, from Victoria Park Harriers clubhouse (Satnav E9 5EG). Age-group U17 and above.
Link for information and to enter – https://englandathletics.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/28217/home
Entries Closing Date Thursday 26 September

NATIONAL ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 5 October at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Town Gate Entrance, Birmingham (Satnav B73 6BU).
Timetable – 11.00 U13 Boys (3 Legs of 3.88km), 11.05 U13 Girls (3 Legs of 3.88km), 12.00 U15 Boys (3 Legs of 3.88km), 12.05 U15 Girls (3 Legs of 3.88km), 12.50 U17 Men (3 Legs of 3.88km), 12.55 U17 Women (3 Legs of 3.88km), 14.00 Senior Men (6 Legs of 5.848km). 14.10 Senior Women (4 Legs of 4.33km). Note: The Senior Men have to qualify at the Southern Relays.
Entries Closing Date Friday 27 September
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

WHY EL GUERROUJ’S 1500M RECORD WILL TAKE SOME BEATING – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

COLE HOCKER, JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN and JOSH KERR have the Moroccan’s 26-year-old mark of (3:26.00) in their sights. Only July 14 in 1998, HICHAM EL GUERROUJ arrived in Rome with the aim of breaking NOUREDDINE MORCELI’S world 1500m record of (3:27.37) set in Nice in 1995. The sports world was still nursing a FIFA World Cup hangover as France had beaten Brazil 3-0 in the tournament final two days earlier. To escape the mid-summer heat, many Romans had gone on holiday, too, which meant the cavernous Stadio Olimpico in the Italian capital was largely empty.

As a young reporter for AW, I’d received an SOS from The Times to cover the meeting as their athletics correspondent, DAVID POWELL, had a bad back. It’s not just the athletes, I discovered, who miss events with injuries. These were the days when big newspapers commissioned a freelance reporter for a major athletics event if their main writer was out of action. So I answered the call and flew to Rome mainly expecting to write about MARK RICHARDSON challenging THOMAS SCHLONLEBE’S long-standing European 400m record of (44.33). Before the 400m, though, at around 9pm local time we were treated to a world 1500m record as EL GUERROUJ sliced 1.37 seconds off MORCELI’S mark. His time of (3:26.00) also came almost 40 years to the day after HERB ELLIOTT of Australian ran a world record of (3:36.0) – exactly 10 seconds slower than the Moroccan. Aged 23, EL GUERROUJ was approaching the peak of his career. After winning world indoor 1500m titles in 1995 and 1997, he won his first world outdoor crown in Athens in 1997 and he took to the track at this Golden Gala meeting in Rome with what he called his “Kenyan leopards”, ROBERT KIBET and NOAH NGENY, acting as pacemakers.

EL GUERROUJ followed KIBET through 400m in (54.3), 800m in (1:50.7) and 1000m in (2:18.8) before NGENY, acting as pacemakers,  took over. The Moroccan hit the front just after the bell and powered around the final lap in (53.47) to run (3:26.00). Runner-up LABAN ROTICH of Kenya ran (3:30.94) with JOHN KIBOWAN third in (3:31.08) and DANIEL KOMEN fourth in (3:31.10). Britain’s JOHN MAYOCK ran (3:36.74) but was 10th. The only problem is that the clock didn’t stop when EL GUERROUJ crossed the line, so it took around 20 minutes before his time was confirmed. “I felt great the whole way. It was almost easy with the good track conditions and the excellent support of the pacemakers,” he said.

“My dream is to run (3:24) and I hope to do it before this season is out,” he added. “If not I will be back to do it here. “Before it was AOUITA’S time,” he continued, referring to SAID AOUITA, the former world record-holder for 1500m. “Then it was MORCELI’S time. Now it’s HICHAM’S time. “Right now I feel only the clock can beat me. HICHAM is my only enemy.”

His goal afterwards was to run (3:24), a time his coach, ABDELKADER KADA, believed he could achieve. The record was never improved, though, as it remains the world record to this day. The following year EL GUERROUJ returned to Rome and took the one mile record down to (3:43.13). Like his 1500m mark, it also survives today.

At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney he was out-kicked by his old pacemaker NGENY but he bounced back to win the 1500m and 5000m titles at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. “I’m happy that my world records are still alive,” EL GUERROUJ told AW in May. And I’d like them to survive a bit longer! I think one day they will be broken, maybe by Jakob (Ingebrigtsen) or maybe another athlete. It is natural for this to happen. But I’m happy to be part of the history and to participate in the evolution of track and field.” Can the class of 2024 beat the mark? They’re getting closer for sure. Ingebrigtsen has run (3:26.73) in Monaco this summer whereas Olympic champion HOCKER clocked (3:27.65) to win in Paris and KERR has improved the British record to (3:27.79).

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the August issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – EA Throws Newsletter August 2024

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There is 1 post this week.

The photograph shows our 200m runners at the Be Fit Open Meeting at Lee Valley on 28 August. From the left is RAPHAEL AARON U23 who finished 4th with a personal best (25.43 w0.1) taking .08 of a second off his 26 May time, BEN ROCHFORD who finished 4th with a personal best (21.51 w2.3) and JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA who finished 5th with a personal best (21.83 w2.3)  taking .98 of a second off his 2023 time

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.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2024-2025 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet will be issued on Monday 2 September, and will also be on the SBH Website. Please access these and print a copy for your reference.

The remaining 2024 Summer Fixture information can be found on the upcoming fixtures in the SBH Weekly Newsletter on the SBH website, this is the link to the current SBH Weekly Newsletter – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/

STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 2024-2025  The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592561. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM and JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER,  KAREN HARRISON,  TIM UNDERHILL, GLEN WATTS, JOANNA WINFIELD, SHAUN CLIFFORD and EUAN MACKENZIE – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 20 April 2023
If you wish to contribute your own memories and/or photographs of GEORGE, please email them to me, either within the email or as a separate attached word document.

CODES OF CONDUCT – SBH have now adopted the UK Athletics (UKA) and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAF) Codes of Conduct which set out national standards of conduct for all clubs, coaches, officials, volunteers and athletes in the sport.  The purpose of the codes are to clarify what behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable, the standards of practice expected and the basis for challenging and improving practice.  The Codes are similar to our previous Codes of Conduct which were part of the previous ClubMark scheme.  All club member and anyone undertaking a relevant role must agree to abide by the codes of conduct. The Codes of Conduct have now been put onto our Website, please read these to understand the commitments you are making by being a member of SBH.
Link to the Code of Conduct document – Codes Of Conduct Booklet 2021 (1)

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 £37 + 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/

ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE – The new Keyholders to the outside door are TY HOLDEN, CLYDE GORDON, NEVILLE THOMPSON, GREG THOMPSON, COLIN GODFREY and YAMILLE ALDAMA who all use the Clubhouse outside of normal stadium opening hours. GEOFF MORPHITIS and DAVE BEDFORD will also have a key. All other key fob holders can continue to gain access to the clubhouse via the (New) West Stand Entrance and the Trackside Door to the Clubhouse.
Link to note and details for further information – SBH Club House Door 20-01-23

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 POLE VAULT 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. Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – High Jump training takes place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – 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 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Happy Birthday from Thursday 22 August to Wednesday 28 August – Brian Anene, Tolu Ayo-Ojo, Ian Bannister, Elana Dimmer, Afolabi Fasogbon, Ross Hammond, Eleni Kaponi, Deanna Koranteng-Addo, Olivia Lava, Oliver Laurens, Philip Shelley, Ellie Spain and Liam Grey Thompson

METROPOLTAN LEAGUE FIXTURES ANNOUNCED – The 5 fixtures for the 2024-2025 season were published this week. They are as follows – 12 October at Claybury, 9 November at Horsenden Hill, 30 November at Uxbridge, 11 January at Welwyn Garden City and 8 February at Trent Park.

The races are for age-groups Under 11 to Masters Men & Women. The timetable is 12.00pm 2000m U11 Boys and Girls, 12.10pm 3000m U13 Boys, 12.20pm 3000m U13 Girls, 12.30pm 4000m U17 Men/U15 Boys, 12.40pm 4000m U17 Women/U15 Girls, 13.00pm 7000m-8000m U20/Senior Women/Veteran Women, 13.45pm 7000m-8000m U20/Senior Men/Veteran Men.

Please refer to the SBH Weekly Newsletter for the latest fixture information, as sometimes the fixture organiser may make small adjustments to the distances and/or race times. Also they normally publish a map of the course at the same time.

You do not have to be entered prior to the fixture, just turn up and run by seeing the Team Manager on the day who will give you your race number. Please prior to the season commencing, can you give your name to your Team Manager, if you intend competing in any of the fixtures. The reason being is the Metropolitan Administrator allocates a unique number to each of our athletes. That number is used throughout the season, therefore once you complete your first race, keep that number and re-use the next time you compete.

The Metropolitan Cross Country League was formed on 23 March 1966 with eight clubs attending. The first fixture of the League was held at Chingford Row/Hainault Forest on 29 October 1966 with over 260 runners competing in the two races. As of last season there were 24 clubs competing.

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE FIXTURES ANNOUNCED – The 5 fixtures for the 2024-2025 season were published this week. They are as follows – 28 September at Greenford, 2 November at Kingsbury, 23 November at Trent Park, 1 February at Hampstead Heath Extension and 1 March at Greenford.

This is the 60th season of the NWLL, of which BRIAN FOWLER has been the man behind the success of the League for so many years that I can remember.

The races are for age-groups Under 11 to Under 17 Men & Women. The timetable normally commences from 12.00pm until 13.10pm. With distances from 2000m up to 5000m, details of all fixtures will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter.
You do not have to be entered prior to the fixture, just turn up and run by seeing the Team Manager on the day who will give you your race number.

WATFORD OPEN MEETING (IS NOW OPEN TO ENTER)  – Takes place on Wednesday 4 September at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25719
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – Takes place on Sunday 1 September at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee is £12 per event for all age-groups, SBH Members qualify for a 50% discount.
Link to enter on opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/licc3/
Entries Closing Date Friday 30 August. No Entries On The Day

MEMOROBILIA AVAILABLE, ARE YOU INTERESTED – An Athletics enthusiast, who I’ve known for many years as a senior official, wishes to dispose of part of his collection of Athletics related books and programmes. These have been acquired since the 1950’s, and would certainly be of interest to serious collectors. They include: –
Books – from the 1920’s to 1960
AAA Championship Programmes from 1932 to 1967 (incomplete)
White City Programmes from 1937 to 1967 (incomplete)
British Olympic Association – Official Reports – 1936 Berlin, 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, and 1956 Melbourne

If interested, please contact me, geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com / 07976 994302

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the August issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – EA Throws Newsletter August 2024

SOUTHERN SENIOR MEN’S, WOMEN’S AND YOUNG ATHLETES ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 21 September at the Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot (Satnav GU11 2ET).
Timetable – 10.30 U13 Boys (3 x 3000m), 10.58 U13 Girls (3 x 3000m), 11.26 U15 Boys (3 x 3000m), 11.53 U15 Girls (3 x 3000m), 12.30 U17 Men (3 x 4600m), 12.32 U17 Women/Masters Women 40+ & 50+ (3 x 4600m), 13.35 U20/Senior Women (4 x 6000m), 15.15 U20 & Senior Men (6 x 6000m), 15.15 Masters 40+ & 50+ & 60+ Men (4 x 6000m)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
Entries Closing Date Thursday 5 September

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £99 and should be paid NOW to; 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.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best.
The Power of 10 publishes separate UK rankings for indoor and outdoor performances.

WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Gothenburg, Sweden on 13-25 August
100m – W35 H3 SHEREEN CHARLES V35 2nd (12.91 w-1.3) in Semi-Final 2 SHEREEN finished 4th (12.80 w-0.5) in the Final SHEREEN finished 8th (12.71 w-0.6)
800m – M45 H6 KOJO KYEREME V45 1st (2:02.81) in the Final KOJO won the Silver Medal (1:58.89)
400m Hurdles – M35 H1 STEVEN GARRETT V35 1st (SB 53.23) taking .38 of a second off his 8 June time, and is ranked UK No.1 V35 in 2024, in the Final STEVEN won the Silver Medal (53.59)

ERIC LIDDELL 131ST SCOTTISH ATHLETICS SENIOR/U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Grangemouth on 17-18 August
100m – SM H1 KRISHAWN AIKEN 1st (10.91 w0.2), H4 BEN MCGUIRE 4th (SB 11.26 w1.9) in Semi-Final 1 KRISHAWN finished 1st (10.48 w0.8) in Semi-Final 2 BEN finished 6th (SB 11.14 w1.5) taking .12 of a second off his H4 time, in the Final KRISHAWN won the Gold Medal (10.43 w3.0)
200m – SM H2 KRISHAWN AIKEN 2nd (22.48 w2.1) in Semi-Final 2 KRISHAWN finished 1st (21.57 w2.4) in the Final KRISHAWN won the Silver Medal (21.19 w3.5)
High Jump – SW Straight Final CLAIRE MCGARVEY shared the Bronze Medal (1.59m)
Long Jump – SM Straight Final BEN MCGUIRE finished 8th (6.83m w1.6)
Discus 2kg – SM Straight Final NICK PERCY won the Gold Medal (62.36m)
Hammer 7.26kg – SM Straight Final CHRIS BENNETT won the Silver Medal (SB 59.99m)

NEWHAM AND ESSEX BEAGLES OPEN MEETING – Took place at Stratford on 18 August
100m – SM A04 EMMANUEL DURUIHEOMA U23 5th (10.79 w1.7), A05 ZANSON PLUMMER 3rd (10.65 w1.8), A016 JUBRIL ADENIJI U23 3rd (PB 11.01 w2.2) taking .03 of a second off his 2023 time, B05 ZANSON finished 1st (10.65 w0.6), B07 EMMANUEL finished 7th (11.00 w1.5), B11 JUBRIL finished 6th (11.13 w1.2)
100m – SW A01 RENEE REGIS U20 1st (PB 11.18 w2.7) taking .02 of a second off her 2023 time, A02 EVE WRIGHT U23 3rd (11.72 w0.4), A06 HANNAH FOSTER U23 6th (SB 12.68 w0.1), A07 VANESSA ANSUAA U23 6th (12.54 w1.7), B01 RENEE finished 1st (PB 11.12 w3.7) taking .06 of a second off her A01 time, B02 EVE finished 2nd (11.62 w1.3), B07 VANESSA finished 7th (12.68 w3.4), B08 HANNAH finished 3rd (SB 12.66 w2.1) taking .02 of a second off her A06 time
200m – SM 13 KHYAN MARKLAND U17 1st (PB 22.76 w1.9) taking .24 of a second off his 19 May time, 18 RAPHAEL AARON U23 2nd (25.54 w2.4)
200m – SW 3 HAYLEY MCLEAN 4th (24.91 w1.7)
400m – SM 3 COLUMBA BLANGO T20/F20 5th (51.55)
400m – SW 2 HAYLEY MCLEAN 2nd (SB 55.02) taking .09 of a second off her 11 May time

BMC REGIONAL RACES – Took place at Gateshead on 18 August
800m – Men’s A ROBERT SHIPLEY (HCA) 2nd (PB 1:50.55) taking .07 of a second off his 24 July time

UNDER 20 INTERNATIONAL – Took place at Eton on 17 August
100m – U20M CAI CRAWFORD U20 2nd (10.86 w-0.8)
Pole Vault – U20W MANON BAINES U20 (England B) 1st (3.55m)

SOUTHAMPTON INVITATIONAL THROWS – Took place at Winchester on 16 August
Hammer 4kg – SX GRACIE JENVEY U20 2nd (47.73m)

FALMOUTH ROAD RACE – Took place at Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA on 16 August
7 Miles – LIAM DEE 14th (PB 33.34)

ALDERSHOT, FARNHAM & DISTRICT OPEN MEETING – Took place at Aldershot on 15 August
Shot 7.26kg – SM RUBEN VAUGHAN 2nd (12.20m)
Discus 2kg – SM RUBEN VAUGHAN 1st (42.47m)

TRACKSMITH AMATEUR MILE – Took place at Stratford on 15 August
Mile – SX 12 GARY PELOSI V35 9th (4:36.43)

BMC REGIONAL RACES – Took place at Eltham on 14 August
3000m – Men’s A ALEXANDER LEPRETRE (HCA) 1st (SB 8:17.58)

BE FIT TODAY OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 11 August
100m – SM A07 JOSEPH GOATER U20 4th (11.51 w-1.0), VICTOR PAIUSCO U20 6th (11.74 w-1.0), B11 JOSEPH finished 6th (11.62 w-0.5), B13 VICTOR finished 2nd (11.52 w1.3)
100m – SW A07 ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 4th (15.99 w1.2), B10 ROSALIND finished 1st (16.02 w0.7)
400m – SX 3 JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA 1st (PB 49.42) taking .11 of a second off his 22 June time

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.

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,122 events – 236,860 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 11,865 first timers – 29,723 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – In July, we had nearly 90,000 new registrations!

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 22 AUGUST UNTIL WEDNESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER – The SBH 2024 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section. 

MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL – Takes place on Saturday 24 August at the Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester (Satnav M11 3FF)
Link to Information – https://www.englandathletics.org/team-england/manchester-international/

BFTTA OUTDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Monday 26 August at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Entries Closed

WORLD UNDER 20 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Tuesday 27 August to Saturday 31 August in Lima, Peru.
Please Note: You will selected for these Championships

PARALYMPIC GAMES OVERALL TIMETABLE 2024 – Take place in Paris,France from the Friday 30 August to Sunday 8 September.
Link to the overall timetable for all sports – https://medias.paris2024.org/uploads/2024/01/Competition-Schedule-by-session-Events-V4.pdf
Detailed athletics timetable to be issued in due course.

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE FINAL – Takes place on Sunday 1 September at the Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester(Satnav M11 3FF)
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – Takes place on Sunday 1 September at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee is £12 per event for all age-groups, SBH Members qualify for a 50% discount.
Link to enter on opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/licc3/
Entries Closing Date Friday 30 August. No Entries On The Day

QUADKIDS – Takes place prior to the London Inter Club Challenge on Snnday 1 September
CLYDE GORDON will be managing the event, with TY HOLDEN assisting, registration is from 09.30am, first event starts at 10.00am, and completion around 11.30am, and is free to enter for Shaftesbury members and is £4 for non-members. Quadkids is primarily for school years 3 to 7 inclusive, ie age 7 to 12 and includes the four core disciplines of sprinting (75m), throwing (Vortex Howler), jumping (Long Jump) and running (600m). All are welcome and Parents you may be asked to join in by helping out on maybe one of the events

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 4 September at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25719
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 7 September at the Horspath Athletics And Sports Ground, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: You will selected by your County Team Manager

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE TOP 6 FINAL  – Takes place on Sunday 8 September at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL)
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager

SOUTHERN U15 AND U17 INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 8 September at the Horspath Athletics And Sports Ground, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: You will selected by your County Team Manager

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 14 September at Western Park, Telford, Shropshire
Start Times 12.00am 57th U17 Women (5000m), 12.25am 21st U15 Boys (4000m), 12.45pm 54th U13 Girls (3000m), 13.05pm 78th U17 Men (6000m), 13.30pm 20th U13 Boys (3000m), 13.45pm 58th U15 Girls (4000m), 14.05am 32nd U20 Women (6000m), 14.35pm 91st Senior Women (8000m), 15.20pm 76th U20 Men (10000m), 16.00pm 136th Senior Men (12000m)
Entries Closed

SOUTHERN SENIOR MEN’S, WOMEN’S AND YOUNG ATHLETES ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 21 September at the Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot (Satnav GU11 2ET).
Timetable – 10.30 U13 Boys (3 x 3000m), 10.58 U13 Girls (3 x 3000m), 11.26 U15 Boys (3 x 3000m), 11.53 U15 Girls (3 x 3000m), 12.30 U17 Men (3 x 4600m), 12.32 U17 Women/Masters Women 40+ & 50+ (3 x 4600m), 13.35 U20/Senior Women (4 x 6000m), 15.15 U20 & Senior Men (6 x 6000m), 15.15 Masters 40+ & 50+ & 60+ Men (4 x 6000m)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
Entries Closing Date Thursday 5 September

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The first fixture of five takes place on Saturday 28 September at the Tir Chonail Gaelic Sports Club, at the end of Berkeley Avenue, Greenford (Satnav UB6 0NZ).
For age-groups U11, U13, U15 & U17 Boys and Girls.
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 – There will be no parking permitted on the grass adjacent to the course. Please make maximum car share use, travel via public transport to Greenford Station (Central Line) or seek parking in nearby roads or on Greenford Road where there should be plenty of space, then make the shor walk to the race HQ.
Timetable – 12.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 12.15 U13 Boys & Girls (3000m), 12.40 U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.05 U17 Men & Women (5000m).
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number
Timetable still to be confirmed

MIDDLESEX 10K ROAD RACE – Takes place on Sunday 29 September, from Victoria Park Harriers clubhouse (Satnav E9 5EG). Age-group U17 and above.
Link for information and to enter – https://englandathletics.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/28217/home
Entries Closing Date Thursday 26 September

UPDATE ON 2024-2025 WINTER SEASON – With the Olympics coming to an end this Sunday, it will only be 3 weeks before the track and field season comes to an end,

Currently the SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card is almost complete, which should be published towards the end of this month.

Please remember that many of the Cross Country and Road Relay fixtures, require our Team Managers to enter athlete names, and in most cases entries have to be submitted between 3 to 6 weeks before the fixture date. Therefore please keep your respective Team Manager up to date on your availability.

Regarding Indoor Fixtures, you are required to enter a fixture yourself, and pay the appropriate fee.

Link to details of SBH of Cross Country Team Managers – https://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/cross-country/team-managers/
Link to details of SBH of Road Relay Team Managers – https://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/road-running/team-managers/

These are the current fixture dates/venues;
Cross Country
Metropolitan League – 12 October at Claybury, 9 November at Horsenden Hill, 30 November at Uxbridge, 11 January at Welwyn Garden City and 8 February at Trent Park.
North West London League – 28 September at Greenford, 2 November at Kingsbury, 23 November at Trent Park, 1 February at Hampstead Heath Extension and 1 March at Greenford.
National Championships – Sep 14 National, Shropshire (cancelled from February), Nov 2 Relays, Mansfield, Fen 22 National, Parliament Hill.
Regional Championships – Oct 19 Southern Relays, Wormwood Scrubs, Jan 25 Southern Championships, Beckenham
Other Fixtures – Oct 26 North London Championships, TBC, Nov 2 Liddiard Trophy, Kingsbury, Nov 16 London Championships and Youth Games, Parliament Hill, Nov 23 Fraternity/Sorority Cups, Trent Park, Nov 23 UK Cross Challenge Inc European Trials, Liverpool, Dec 7 SEAA Masters and Inter Counties, TBC, Dec 8 European Championships, Turkey, Jan Hertfordshire/Middlesex Championships, TBC, Feb 1 British Universities Championships, TBC, Mar 8 CAU Inter Counties Championships, TBC, Mar 15 English Schools Championships, Suffolk

Road Relays
Sep 21 Southern 6 and 4 Stage, Aldershot, Oct 5 National 6 and 4 Stage, Sutton Park, Mar 30 Southern 12 and 6 Stage, Milton Keynes, April 12 National 12 and 6 Stage, Sutton Park

London Marathon
Apr 26 Mini London Marathon, Embankment, Apr 27 London Marathon, Greenwich

Indoor Major Fixtures
Jan 18-19 England U20/Senior Combined Events Championships, Sheffield, Jan 26 British Masters Pentathlon and 3000m Championships, Sheffield, Feb 8-9 England U15/U17/U20/ Championships, Sheffield, Feb 15-16 British Universities Championships, Sheffield, Feb 22-23 UK Championships, Birmingham, Mar 6-9 European Senior Championships, Netherlands, Mar 8-9 England U15/U17/U20 Combined Events Championships, Sheffield, Mar 15-21 World Masters Championships, Florida, Mar 21-23 World Senior Championships, China

Lee Valley Indoor Fixtures
Dec 1 Open Meeting, Dec 14-15 Southern U15/U17/U20 and Senior Combined Events Championships, Jan 1 Open Meeting, Jan 11-12 Southern U13/U15/U17 Championships, Jan 18-19 London U20/Senior Games, Jan 25-26 London U13/U15/U17 Games, Feb 1-2 Southern U20/Senior Championships, Feb 12 Ayo Falola Dream Mile, Feb 19 Middle Distance Open Meeting, Mar 22-23 British Masters Championships

The following Lee Valley fixture dates are still to be published – Be Fit Today Open Meetings, VAC and EMAC Championships, England Inter Area Championships, Essex and Eastern Championships, Middlesex, Herts and Kent Championships

PARIS OLYMPICS STATISTICAL REVIEW – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Surely Paris rivals London and Sydney as one of the best Olympics ever and the big and enthusiastic crowds in the Stade de France enjoyed some thrilling athletics. It was a brilliant championships for athletics and a good one for the Brits. I do feel the timetable could be tweaked here and there, though. Why have women’s 4x400m heats on the same day as the 400m final, for example? The repechage was an interesting idea but surely should have been trialled elsewhere? It was fun to watch and gave athletes two chances but predictably if you weren’t good enough to get through the first round then while the better athletes get a day of rest, those who did survive the repechage have to then take on the better and rested athletes while they have an extra race in their legs. It certainly didn’t work for 1500m runners which was the longest event that had it. It might work for sprinters or hurdlers who have a niggle! Had they not had repechage then more athletes would have gone through the first time. Also why were there only two 5000m heats? Why not have three races? It was clearly too many and because so many fell and they had the ridiculous policy of giving most of those who do fall a second chance, we ended up with far too many in the final. Here is my round-up of the statistical data. 

Multiple medallists in Paris – 3 golds: Gabrielle Thomas, 2 golds: Beatrice Chebet, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Rai Benjamin, 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze: Femke Bol, 1 gold, 2 bronze: Sifan Hassan, 1 gold and 1 silver: Julien Alfred, Kaylyn Brown, Faith Kipyegon, Lieke Klaver, Shamier Little, Cathelijn Peeters, María Pérez, Sha’Carri Richardson, Bryce Deadmon, Vernon Norwood, Brian Pintado, Letsile Tebogo, 1 gold, 1 bronze: Melissa Jefferson, Álvaro Martín and Noah Lyles
1 silver, 1 bronze: Alex Haydock-Wilson, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Samuel Reardon
2 bronzes: Amber Anning, Jemima Montag, Jasmine Moore, Laviai Nielsen, Nicole Yeargin and Grant Fisher

Medal table – A record 27 different countries took gold but not South Africa, Italy, France and Poland.
1 USA 14-11-9, 2 KEN 4-2-5, 3 CAN 3-1-1, 4 NED 2-1-3, 5 ESP 2-1-1, 6 NOR 2-1-0, 7 GBR 1-4-5, 8 JAM 1-3-2, 9 ETH 1-3-0, 10 AUS 1-2-4 

Most medals – 43 different countries won medals. The leading nation in the placings table not to win a medal was Switzerland in 22nd and other leading nations to miss out were Portugal, Cuba, Colombia, Nigeria, Finland and Ireland.
1 USA 34, 2 KEN 11, 3 GBR 10, 4 AUS 7, Eq 5 JAM/NED 6, 7 CAN 5, Eq 8 ESP/GER/CHN/ETH 4

Placings Table – 75 countries placed an athlete in the top 8
1 USA 322, 2 KEN 112, 3 GBR 100, 4 ETH 78, 5 JAM 70, Eq 6 ITA, NED 65, 8 CAN 54, 9 GER 51, 10 AUS 50

Defending champions – Only 10 athletes defended from Tokyo three years earlier.
Shot: Crouser, Discus: Allman, Pole Vault: Duplantis, Long Jump: Tentoglou, Steeplechase: El Bakkali, 400H: McLaughlin-Levrone, Heptathlon: Thiam, 1500m: Kipyegon, M4x400: USA, W4x400: USA

World records – (3:07.41) mixed 4x400m USA, (6.25m) pole vault Duplantis, (50.37) 400m hurdles McLaughlin-Levrone, World best: (2:50:31) marathon race walk mixed relay ESP 

Olympic records (4 above plus) – (26:43.14) 10,000m Cheptegei, (3:27.65) 1500m Hocker, (8:52.76) steeplechase Yavi, (70.00m) discus Stona, (92.97m) javelin Nadeem, (48.17) 400m Paulino, (2:06:26) marathon Tola, (3:51.29) 1500m Kipyegon, (2:54.43) 4x400m USA, (2:22:55) marathon Hassan 

MEN 
100m For the first time all eight finalists were sub-10 seconds and the times from fourth to eighth were the fastest in that position. Noah Lyles was seventh at 50m in (5.61) to leader Kishane Thompson’s (5.56) and ran his fastest 10m between 60m to 70m with 0.82, Thompson’s (9.80) is the fastest ever Olympic semi while Richardson’s (9.95) is the fastest ever non-qualifying time. 
200m – Letsile Tebogo’s 50m splits were (5.70), (4.42),( 4,53) and (4.81). He took the lead at 120m.
Kenny Bednarek led at 100m in 10.10. Even with Covid, Lyles’ (19.70) was the fastest third place time in history and not just the Olympics. Bednarek’s (19.96) was the fastest ever Olympic first round heat.
400m – Quincy Hall’s time was the second fastest ever Olympic time and Matthew Hudson-Smith’s the third best (and quickest non winning time at any meeting) as best marks for places two to fifth were set and a record five athletes broke 44 in the same race. Hall ran 100m splits of (11.01), (9.99), (10.81) and (11.59) to the Brit’s (10.81),( 9.81), (10.73) and (12.09). Jereem Richards led at 200m in (20.46). A record eight athletes chose not to take up their repechage places. The (44.43) by Botswana’s Busang Kebinatshipi and Bapayo Ndori became the quickest ever non qualifying marks in the semi final. Michael Norman clocked the fastest ever Olympic first round mark of (44.10).
800m – Best marks for place for 2nd to 7th were set in the final and 0.01 of a second is the smallest winning margin replacing Dave Wottle’s 0.03 1972 win. Emmanuel Wanyonyi’s 200m splits were (24.4), (25.9), (25.2) and (25.7). Marco Arop ran a faster second lap with (50.1). Wanyonyi’s (1:43.32) is the fastest ever Olympic semi final time while Crestan’s (1:43.72) is the fastest ever time not to qualify. 
1500m – Nuguse’s (3:27.80) and Ingebrigtsen’s (3:28.24)  are the fastest for that position in any race.
Hocker ran laps of (55.6), (56.6), (55.8) and covered his last 400m in (53.3) and last 1200m in (2:45.7). Kerr ran (53.9) for his last 400m. Ingebrigtsen ran his fastest 200m of (27.1) between both 100m and 300m and 1200m and 1400m but Hocker and Nuguse ran theirs in the last 200m with both (26.3) to Kerr’s (26.6). With that win USA (5-7-5) have overhauled GBR (5-7-4) as the most successful ever nation. Essayi’s (3:32.49) became the fastest ever non qualifying mark for a final. Riva’s (3:32.84) in the repechage was quicker than the previous first round best.
5000m – It was Norway’s first ever gold at 5000m. Ingebrigtsen ran the last 1000m in (2:21.1), his last 3000m in (7:35.4) and final 400m in (53.3) though his fastest 100m split of (13.1) was up to the bell as Hagos Gebrhiwet ran a (26.4) 200m up to the bell. Grant Fisher’s (39.8) was the fastest closing 300 metres but it was 19th-placer Dawit Seare who ran the quickest last 100m of (12.7!) 
10,000m – The first 13 finishers broke the previous Olympic record and the 0.32 spread for medals is the smallest ever. The marks for places six to 13 were the fastest in any 10,000m in history.
Joshua Cheptegei ran a (55.0) last 400m and a (2:25.9) final kilometre. His second half was (13:17.2). 
3000m steeplechase – Soufiane El Bakkali became the third steeplechaser to retain his Olympic title and the 0.42 difference between the medallists was a record closest Olympic finish. El Bakkali’s final 400m was (57.5). 
Marathon – Best Olympic places first to eighth and the last finisher Mongolia’s Ser-Od Bat-Ochir, a former member of Morpeth Harriers when he was based in the UK, became the first athlete in history to compete in six Olympic marathons. Tamirat Tola put his fastest 5km split in from 30km to 35km with (14:02) but even faster in that section was bronze medallist Benson Kipruto’s (13:56).
110m hurdles – Grant Holloway was headed at the first hurdle by Daniel Roberts but thereafter was first at every hurdle. He was 0.24 clear at the eighth hurdle but lost 0.14 over the closing two hurdles where he was the slowest of the eight finalists. Rasheed Broadbell’s (13.09) made him the fastest ever Olympic bronze medallist. Holloway clocked the fastest ever Olympic first round time of (13.01). 
400m hurdles – The three 2021 medallists returned but in a different order. Karsten Warholm led up to hurdle seven but Rai Benjamin ran 0.74 quicker over the last five hurdles. Benjamins’s differentials still slowed between every hurdle as he ran (3.59), (3.61), (3.68), (3.82), (3.83), (3.87), (4.00), (4.37) and (4.57) up to the last hurdle. Warholm’s (47.57) was the fastest ever first round time. 
High Jump – Hamish Kerr’s area record equalling 2.36m won him gold in a jump-off despite two earlier failures at 2.31m. Mutaz Essa Barshim won a record fourth medal. 
Pole Vault – Mondo Duplantis became the second to defend his title but surprisingly his winning margin of 30cm is not a record as the 1920 title was won by 39cm! 
Long Jump – Miltiadis Tentoglou became the first athlete to defend this century and his winning jump was timed at 41.5kmh as he had just 0.8cm on the board. Furlani’s (8.34m) tied the third best ever Olympic mark.
Triple Jump – Jordan Diaz became first the triple jumper to win Olympics, world under-20 and world under-18 and European championships as Cuban-born athletes took all three medals but Cuba won no medals! His phases were (6.44m), (5.33m) and (6.09m). The hop was the worst of his five jumps. 
Shot – Ryan Crouser became the most successful ever Olympic putter as he won his third consecutive title as he and Joe Kovacs finished one-two also for the third time. 
Discus – This event saw one of the biggest surprises of the Games as Jamaica won their first medal in the event and the 3cm winning margin for Roje Stona tied the lowest margin from 1904. The best Olympic marks were set from places one to six.
Hammer – Ethan Katzberg’s (84.12m) is the second longest Olympic mark as for the first time since 2013, Poland failed to win an Olympics or World Championships hammer medal. 
Javelin – It was Pakistan’s first ever Olympic gold medal in any individual sport. Fourth-placer Jakub Vadlejch’s 4cm margin from a medal is the closest ever and the fifth to seventh marks (87.72m) to (86.16m) were the greatest in any competition. Roderick Dean’s (82.48m) became the longest ever Olympic non-qualifying mark. 
Decathlon – Markus Rooth was another shock winner with a previous global best of eighth in Budapest having been seventh overnight. Lindon Victor’s (53.91m) discus and Niklas Kaul’s (77.78m) javelin were both Olympic decathlon records. Kaul moved up from 20th overnight to eighth with a 4404 second day. 
20km Walk – Best marks for places three to eighth were set and the difference between third and fourth of one second is the smallest ever. Pintado covered his last kilometre in (3:31). Callum Wilkinson achieved 5km splits of (20:21), (20:02), (20:02) and (20:06). 
4x100m – The 0.11 difference between the three medallists is surprisingly the smallest ever at the Olympics. Canada’s splits were Aaron Brown (10.43), Jerome Blake (8.98), Brendon Rodney  (9.20) and Andre De Grasse (8.89) compared to GB’s Jermiah Azu (10.51), Louie Hinchliffe (9.03), Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (9.29) and Zharnel Hughes (8.78) – Hughes’ split was the equal fastest of the entire race. 
4x400m – Best all time marks for places for 2nd to 6th were recorded – overall not just Olympics.
USA’s splits were Chris Bailey (44.45), Vernon Norwood (43.26), Bryce Deadmon (43.54) and (43.18) for Rai Benjamin compared to Botswana’s (44.30) by Ndori, (43.39) for Kebinatshipi, (43.80) for Pesala and (43.04) by Tebogo. Britain’s were (44.51) by Haydock-Wilson, (43.09) by Hudson-Smith, (44.90) by late replacement Lewis Davey and (43.33) for Dobson. In the heats they ran Reardon (45.68), Hudson-Smith (43.87), Toby Harries (45.02) and (44.31) for Dobson. Botswana’s (2:57.76) is the fastest ever heat time at the Olympics led off by Tebogo’s (44.33).

WOMEN 
100m Julien Alfred’s (10.72) is the fourth fastest Olympic time. She led all the way – 50m in (5.96) and 60m in (6.89) and in none of the 10 100m splits did Sha’Carri Richardson close the gap.
Daryll Neita was third at 50m in (6.07). Jamaica, who swept the medals in Tokyo, failed to get on the podium for the first time since 1988. Gemima Joseph’s (11.13) is the fastest ever non-qualifier from the heat. 
200m – Gabby Thomas won USA’s seventh gold in this event with 50m splits of (6.18), (4.92), (5.18) and (5.55). She took the lead at 80m. Dina Asher-Smith was leading at 60m and third at 180m and ran splits of (6.16), (4.99), (5.31) and (5.76) to Neita’s (6.27), (4.97), (5.26) and (5.73). 
400m – Paulino went fourth all-time with her (48.17) as for the first time ever all eight finishers went sub-50. Her 100m splits were (11.87), (10.94), (11.97) and (13.39). Amber Anning ran (11.95), (11.44), (12.58) and (13.32) and her last 50m of (6.79) was easily the quickest of anyone in the race and much faster than Paulino’s (7.02). Salwa Eid Naser’s (49.08) was the fastest Olympic semi-final time and Paulino’s (49.42) was the fastest ever first round. 
800m – Keely Hodgkinson’s 200m splits were (27.1), (31.3), (30.0) and (28.4). Only the Soviet Union have now won more golds than Britain’s three. Jemma Reekie’s (1:58.01) became the fastest ever non qualifying time in her semi. Tsige Duguma’s (1:57.90) was the fastest ever heat. 
1500m – Faith Kipyegon became the first athlete to win three golds as best Olympic marks for were set from first to eighth and best all time in any race for 3rd, 4th and 5th. Kipyegon’s laps were (59.8), (63.7) and (63.6) and she produced a final 400m of (59.3). Georgia Bell ran (60.4), (63.6) and (63.4) and ran a (60.4) last circuit. Laura Muir ran (61.7), (63.9) and (62.7) and ran a (60.5) last lap and (2:04.0) for her final 800m to Bell’s (2:05.0). Gudaf Tsegay’s (3:55.10) was the fastest ever Olympic semi-final time while Lizakowska’s (3:57.31) is the fastest time to miss qualifying. Tsegay’s (3:58.84) as also the fastest ever first round heat.
5000m – Beatrice Chebet’s (14:28.56) is the second fastest ever Olympic time (behind Cheruiyot’s (14:26.17) from 2016 as best Olympic marks were set from second to eighth. Chebet’s (2:33.5) is the fastest ever known last kilometre and she also ran (8:22.40 for her last 3000m and sub-four minutes for her last 1500m. 
10,000m – Chebet ran a (57.5) last 400m but even quicker was runner-up Nadia Battocletti’s (57.4).
Less than two seconds covered the top six with 10 athletes contesting the final lap. 
Marathon – Sifan Hassan became the first woman to win a medal in the 5000m, 10,000m and marathon and it was the closest ever Olympic marathon with a three-second winning gap and best places were set from first to seventh. She covered the last 2195m in (6:45) which was quicker than four of the men’s top 10. Namibia’s Helalia Johannes became the first woman to complete five Olympic marathons when finishing 68th in (2:38:36).
3000m steeplechase – The first four broke the Olympic record as best marks were set in any race ever for places four to ten. Winfred Yavi covered her kilometres in (2:56.1), (3:02.1) and (2:54.6) and final 400m in (65.6). Lizzie Bird’s British record consisted of splits of (2:58.4), (3:06.3) and (2:59.7). In the same heat, Chemutai’s (9:10.51) became the fastest qualifying time while Bouzayani’s (9:10.91) became the fastest non-qualifying mark. 
100m hurdles – The (12.33) and (12.34) first two times are the second and third fastest time in the Olympics and 0.01 of a second tied the smallest winning margin of 1976 and 1996. Winner Masai Russell was fifth at hurdle five in (6.38), fourth at hurdle nine and still third over hurdle ten. Her hurdle differentials were unusually consistent with (1.04), (1.01), (0.97), (0.96). (0.94). (0.95), (0.95), (0.96) and (0.96). The (12.50) by Tobi Amusan and Pia Skrzyszowska were the fastest ever non-qualifying Olympic times. 
400m hurdles – Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone became the first to defend in the event with a record winning margin of (1.50) seconds and her (50.37) is according to the all-event scoring tables the best ever women’s performance in history with 1322 points bettering Florence Griffith Joyner’s (10.49) for 100m which scored 1314 points. The American led all the way with hurdle differentials of (3.88), (4.02), (4.05), (4.16), (4.27), (4.43), (4.52), (4.65) and (4.82). She was (22.02) at hurdle five. Interestingly, after a slow start, Femke Bol covered the first hurdle to the sixth hurdle marginally quicker than the winner but paid for it on the second half. McLaughlin-Levrone’s (52.13) is the fastest ever Olympic semi time while (53.90) by Zeney Geldenhuys became the fastest ever non-qualifier. Bol’s (53.38) was the fastest ever Olympic first round time.
High Jump – Unusually, due to the shared bronze, two nations Ukraine and Australia won two medals in the same event. 
Pole Vault – Nina Kennedy won Australia’s first gold at this event as only 11 vaulters cleared (4.55m), nine athletes who cleared (4.40m) first time also advanced meaning a 20-woman final. 
Long Jump – Tara Davis-Woodhall’s winning jump was achieved with a 38.3kmh take-off speed and she had four jumps at (6.93m) or better. Jasmine Moore achieved a double jumps bronze after earlier winning a medal in the triple jump. 
Triple Jump – Thea Lafond achieved a (15.02m) national record for Dominica with phases of (5.43m), (4.64m) and (4.95m) with runner-up Shanieka Ricketts producing a longer hop (5.72m) and step (5.28m) but losing considerable ground on the step.
Shot – The 20.00m final throw of Yemisi Ogunleye is the shortest winning distance since 2004 but conditions were affected by an earlier rain storm. 
Discus – Valarie Allman successfully defended as Sandra Elkasevic added a bronze to her two golds and is now the most successful female Olympics discus thrower in history. Allman’s (69.59m) is the longest ever qualification throw, whereas (62.54m) by Veronica Fraley is the longest non-qualifier. 
Hammer – Camryn Rogers ensured a first ever Canadian hammer double. The difference between third and fourth of 4cm is the smallest ever as the world’s greatest hammer thrower Anita Włodarczyk just missed out. 
Javelin – Haruka Kitaguchi’s (65.80m) is the shortest winning distance since 1980 but she won easily though well under a metre covered the next four.
Heptathlon – Nafi Thiam became the first ever three-time winner but Britain, with three golds, three silvers and three bronzes, remain the most successful nation. Event to event it was 3-3 with a tie in the high jump between the top two with Thiam only a centimetre up in the long jump but gaining a crucial 166 point gap in the javelin despite KJT’s PB. 
20km Walk – Jiayu Yang’s time is second fastest ever in the Olympics as best marks were set for for places four to six. She produced her fastest kilometre at the end with a (4:07). 
4x100m – USA won with splits of (11.46), (9.98), (10.25) and (10.09) compared to GB’s (11.02), (10.13), (10.37) and (10.33) with the latter not helped by two disappointing final changeovers. Nigeria’s (42.70) equalled the best ever Olympic non-qualifying time. 
4x400m – USA won the Olympic title in the second fastest time ever of (3:15.27), only 0.10 behind the 1988 Soviet’s world record and with a record margin of (4.23) seconds. Their splits were (49.48) by Shamier Little, (47.71) by McLaughlin-Levrone, (49.30) for Thomas and (48.78) for Alexis Holmes.
Britain had splits of (51.43) by Victoria Ohuruogu, (49.40) by Laviai Nielsen, (49.9) for Nicole Yeargin and (49.01) for Anning as they broke the British mark in third. Bol ran (48.62) on the anchor leg to secure Netherlands second. In the heats Britain uniquely ran a totally different team to the final with legs from Yemi Mary John (51.62), Hannah Kelly (50.52). Jodie Williams (51.38) and Lina Nielsen (51.20).
Mixed 4×400 Relay – The times in the final from second to fourth were the fastest in any competition and the winning time fell 0.01 short of USA’s time in the heats of (3:07.41) by Vernon Norwood (44.47), Shamier Little (49.32), Bryce Deadmon (44.17) and Kaylyn Brown (49.45). In the final the quartet ran (44.46). (49.39), (44.66) and (49.23) and were narrowly beaten by Netherlands. The Dutch quartet was Eugene Omalla (45.26), Lieke Klaver (49.26), Isaya Klein Ikkink (44.91) and Femke Bol (48.00). Britain were a clear third in another UK record thanks to legs of Sam Reardon (44.98), Laviai Nielsen (49.81), Alex Haydock-Wilson (44.36) and Amber Anning (48.86). In the heats it was Reardon (45.61), Nielsen (49.72), Haydock-Wilson (44.73) and Yeargin (50.55). 
Mixed Walks Relay – The first ever Olympic event with two athletes each doing 10km was not particularly exciting but Spain only sixth at halfway eventually won by almost a minute. 

British placings – Britain’s 10 medals was the most since the boycott-affected 1984 Games and was clearly a highly successful performance boosted by some outstanding British records hough Hodgkinson’s 800m gold was the highlight. However the stunning runs from Kerr and Hudson-Smith, both denied gold by late American rushes, are surely the match of most British gold medals from the past given the all-time ranking of both performances. Half the medals are relays as Britain uniquely won medals in all five events. Yes, with only one team per nation, medals are easier to win than in individual events where you can be up against three Americans but it was still an exceptional effort. Should the mixed 4x400m relay be given more prominence? While Britain did field eventual finalist Amber Anning in the final, the team didn’t risk Charlie Dobson who did not ultimately make a loaded final but had he run Britain would have probably won gold.

And there were a few near misses although the only real disappointment was Molly Caudery in the pole vault not making the final after taking her opening height at (4.55m) when (4.40m) would have made the final. UKA will say the hard selection policy paid off and their policy of targetting top eight is justified. However well over half the team did not make the top 12 in individual events and never were going to based on their 2024 bests but I’m glad they were selected. However, that doesn’t mean those who were offered places by World Athletics and refused by UKA should not have gone. Jake Norris, a former world under-20 champion, made the European final in Rome and while the Olympics were taking place he threw (76.71m) – a distance that would have easily made the Paris final. Phil Norman missed the 3000m steeplechase qualifying standard by a fraction on a windy day in Manchester and ran the fastest time by a Briton since 1992 but his invite was turned down. Kenneth Rooks, who only got into the Olympics via a world rankings spot, ended up finishing second for the United States.

UKA say their tough standards raise performances but many think it is penalising British athletes, demoralises athletes and is killing off a number of events and ensuring they are getting a lower media profile and putting off prospective participants as well as disappointing UK supporters and viewers. There were 18 events in Paris with no British participants. Jacob Fincham-Dukes aside, British field eventers did not have a successful championships and it’s probably not going to get better unless they give more encouragement to these events.

1st Hodgkinson 800m (1:56.72)
2nd Thompson-Johnson Heptathlon (6844 points), 2nd Hudson-Smith 400m (43.44) (European/UK rec), 2nd Kerr (3:27.79) 1500m (UK rec), 2nd Women’s 4x100m (41.85)
3rd Bell (3:52.61) 1500m (UK rec), 3rd Women’s 4x400m (3:19.72) (UK rec), 3rd Men’s 4x100m (37.61), 3rd Men’s 4x400m (2:55.83) (European rec), 3rd Mixed 4x400m (3:08.01) (UK rec)
4th Neita (10.96) 100m (10.92) ht, 4th Asher-Smith 200m (22.22), 4th Cairess Marathon (2:07:29)
5th Neita 200m (22.23), 5th Anning 400m (49.29) (UK rec), 5th Muir 1500m (3:53.37) PB, 5th Fincham-Dukes Long Jump (8.14m)
7th Bird 3000m steeplechase (9:04.35) (UK rec)
8th Burgin 800m (1:43.84) (1:43.50) sf PB
9th Reekie 800m (1:58.01) sf
10th Williams 200m (22.58) sf, 10th O’Dowda Heptathlon (6280 points), 10th Gourley 1500m (3:30.88)
11th Asher-Smith 100m (11.10) sf (11.01) ht, 11th Hinchliffe 100m (9.97) sf, 11th Dobson 400m (44.48) sf
12th Laviai Nielsen 400m (50.69) sf (50.36) ht
13th Gill 800m (1:58.47) sf
14th Hughes 100m (10.01) sf
15th Walcott-Nolan 1500m (3:58.08) SF PB, 15th McColgan 10,000m (31:20.51), 15th Knight 400m hurdles (54.90), 15th Lake High Jump (1.88m), 15th Giles 800m (1:45.46) sf
16th Pattison 800m (1:45.57) sf (1:45.56) ht, 16th Wilkinson 20km Walk (1:20:31)
17th Lansiquot 100m (11.21) sf (11.10) ht
1th^h Ohuruogu 400m (51.14) sf (50.59 repechage)
20th Percy Discus (61.81m) qualifying
21st Mills 5000m (13:32.32), 21st Ojora 110m hurdles (13.47) (13.35) ht, 21st Lincoln Shot (19.69m) qualifying
23rd Keith 10,000m (33:19.92), 23rd Sember 100m hurdles DNF (12.72) ht – ranked 10th, 23rd Mills 1500m (3:37.12) sf (3:33.56) repecharge
24th Chalmers 400mH (56.52) (48.98) ht – ranked 18th, 24th Okoye Discus (61.17m) qualifying
25th Lina Nielsen 400m hurdles (91.22) (54.65) ht – ranked 8th
26th Pratt 3000m steeplechase (9:27.26) ht
28th Bradshaw Pole Vault (4.20m) qualifying
31st Atkin 5000m (14:02.46) ht
35th Dever 5000m (14:13.48) ht
46th Evans Marathon (2:33:01), 46th Sesemann Marathon (2:13:08)
57th Mahamed Marathon (2:15:19)
78th Harvey Marathon (2:51:03)
Caudery Pole Vault no height qualifying
Azu 100m DQ ht
Hauger-Thackery Marathon DNF

No Brits were in the men’s 200m, 10,000m, 3000m steeplechase, High Jump, Pole Vault, Triple Jump, Hammer, Javelin, Decathlon, and the women’s 5000m, long jump, triple jump, shot, discus, hammer, javelin, 20km walk and mixed walks relay.

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THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2024-2025 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card is currently being produced by myself. The majority of the major fixtures have now been confirmed, and I anticipate the Metropolitan and North West London League dates/venues to be published later this month. I intend issuing the SBH Winter Fixture Card in early September, with the Indoor Fixtures being confirmed in October/Early November.

The remaining 2024 Summer Fixture information can be found on the upcoming fixtures in the SBH Weekly Newsletter on the SBH website, this is the link to the current SBH Weekly Newsletter – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/

STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 2024-2025  The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592561. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM and JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER,  KAREN HARRISON,  TIM UNDERHILL, GLEN WATTS, JOANNA WINFIELD, SHAUN CLIFFORD and EUAN MACKENZIE – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 20 April 2023
If you wish to contribute your own memories and/or photographs of GEORGE, please email them to me, either within the email or as a separate attached word document.

CODES OF CONDUCT – SBH have now adopted the UK Athletics (UKA) and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAF) Codes of Conduct which set out national standards of conduct for all clubs, coaches, officials, volunteers and athletes in the sport.  The purpose of the codes are to clarify what behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable, the standards of practice expected and the basis for challenging and improving practice.  The Codes are similar to our previous Codes of Conduct which were part of the previous ClubMark scheme.  All club member and anyone undertaking a relevant role must agree to abide by the codes of conduct. The Codes of Conduct have now been put onto our Website, please read these to understand the commitments you are making by being a member of SBH.
Link to the Code of Conduct document – Codes Of Conduct Booklet 2021 (1)

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 £37 + 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/

ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE – The new Keyholders to the outside door are TY HOLDEN, CLYDE GORDON, NEVILLE THOMPSON, GREG THOMPSON, COLIN GODFREY and YAMILLE ALDAMA who all use the Clubhouse outside of normal stadium opening hours. GEOFF MORPHITIS and DAVE BEDFORD will also have a key. All other key fob holders can continue to gain access to the clubhouse via the (New) West Stand Entrance and the Trackside Door to the Clubhouse.
Link to note and details for further information – SBH Club House Door 20-01-23

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 POLE VAULT 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. Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – High Jump training takes place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – 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 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Happy Birthday from Thursday 15 August to Wednesday 21 August – Frank Attoh, Liam Garrett, Steven Garrett, Daniel Greenstein, Amelia Karger, John Naylor, Gracie Rosenblatt, James Lancaster, Jaian Saunders, Stuart Singer and Edwin Yamoah

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to ANU JAIYEOLA who set a Under 13 100m Club Record with a time of (12.74 w0.6) at the Southern U13/U15/U17 Championships in Walton on 11 August.

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to TAMI GEORGE who set a Under 17 windy 100m Club Record with a time of (11.95 w2.7) at the Southern U13/U15/U17 Championships in Walton on 10 August.

OLYMPIC GAMES – ZHARNEL HUGHES 4x100M RELAY – Friday 9 August – The GB&NI team selected – Leg 1 JEREMIAH AZU, Leg 2 LOUIE HINCHCLIFFE, Leg 3 NETHANEEL MITCHEL-BLAKE, Leg 4 ZHARNEL HUGHES, after solid changeovers, ZHARNEL received the baton in 5th place, and was gaining on the two athletes in front, and GB&NI ended up winning the Bronze Medal (37.61). ZHARNEL wore strapping to protect his hamstring.

OLYMPIC GAMES – CHARLIE DOBSON (HCA) 4x400M RELAY – Saturday 10 August – The GB&NI team selected – Leg 1 ALEX HAYDOCK-WILSON who ran (44.51), Leg 2 was MATT HUDSON-SMITH (43.09), Leg 3 LEWIS DAVEY (44.90) who was now in 2nd place, Leg 4 CHARLIE DOBSON ran (43.33), after Botswana moved away in 2nd place, he came home winning the Bronze Medal (2:55.83) setting a European Record. They took .73 of a second off the National record set in Atlanta at the 1996 Olympic Games.

OLYMPIC GAMES – LINA NEILSEN 4x400M RELAYS – Saturday 10 August – The GB&NI team selected, – Leg 1 VICTORIA OHURUOGO who ran (451.50), Leg 2 was LINA NIELSEN (49.40), Leg 3 NICOLE YEARGIN (49.90) who was now in 2nd place, Leg 4 AMBER ANNING ran (48.92), coming into the final straight with AMBER in 2nd Place, Netherlands overtook us just before the line, AMBER managed to hold off the Irish team, winning the Bronze Medal (3:19.72) setting a National Record.

SOUTHERN U13/U15/U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Walton last weekend. We had 25 athletes who recorded many excellent results. We had 3 Southern Champions, POSIE SHAW U17 (800m), GRACE NYAONGO U15 (Long Jump) and HARLEY HENRY U17 (Triple Jump). There was a Silver Medal from ANU JAIYEOLA U13 (100m), and Bronze Medals from TAMI GEORGE U17 (100m and 200m).

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the August issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – EA Throws Newsletter August 2024

SOUTHERN SENIOR MEN’S, WOMEN’S AND YOUNG ATHLETES ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 21 September at the Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot (Satnav GU11 2ET).
Timetable – 10.30 U13 Boys (3 x 3000m), 10.58 U13 Girls (3 x 3000m), 11.26 U15 Boys (3 x 3000m), 11.53 U15 Girls (3 x 3000m), 12.30 U17 Men (3 x 4600m), 12.32 U17 Women/Masters Women 40+ & 50+ (3 x 4600m), 13.35 U20/Senior Women (4 x 6000m), 15.15 U20 & Senior Men (6 x 6000m), 15.15 Masters 40+ & 50+ & 60+ Men (4 x 6000m)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
Entries Closing Date Thursday 5 September

MIDDLESEX 10K ROAD RACE – Takes place on Sunday 29 September, from Victoria Park Harriers clubhouse (Satnav E9 5EG). Age-group U17 and above.
Link for information and to enter – https://englandathletics.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/28217/home
Entries Closing Date Thursday 26 September

STATUS ON OPEN MEETINGS – These are the fixtures which are now open for you to enter yourself, which are as follows.
BFTA Series – 26 August Closing Date 19 August (Entries on Opentrack)
Watford – 21 August Open To Enter Closing Date 19 August, 4 September Not Open To Enter As Yet (Entries on Roster Athletics)
Please remember there is a possibility that the limits may be taken up before the closing date.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £99 and should be paid NOW to; 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.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best.
The Power of 10 publishes separate UK rankings for indoor and outdoor performances.

SOUTHERN U13/U15/U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Walton on 10-11 August
100m – U13G H2 KAYIKUNMI OMIDIJI U13 2nd (13.46 w-0.9), DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 5th (13.95 w-0.9), H3 ANU JAIYEOLA U13 2nd (13.07 w-2.9) in the Final ANU won the Silver Medal (PB 12.74 w0.6) taking .12 of a second off her 11 May time, and is ranked UK No.8 U13 in 2024, KAYIKUNMI finished 6th (13.33 w0.6)
100m – U15B H2 EESA ADEKUNLE ALI U15 2nd (PB 11.78 w-1.4) , H3 LANI JAIYEOLA U15 5th (11.96 w-1.7), TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U15 6th (12.16 w-1.7) in Semi-Final 1 EESA finished 3rd (11.65 w0.2) taking .08 of a second off his 21 July time, in Semi-Final 2 LANI finished 7th (PB 11.65 w0.8) taking .08 of a second off his SF1 time, in the Final EESA finished 7th (PB 11.57 w0.8) taking .15 of a second off his 5 May time
100m – U15G H4 ERYKAH OSOBU U15 8th (13.38 w-2.1)
100m – U17W H1 TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (12.22 w1.2), MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE U17 2nd (12.35 w1.2) in the Final TAMI won the Bronze Medal (PB 11.95 w2.7) taking .09 of a second off her 26 May time, MAKAYLA finished 8th (12.41 w2.7)
200m – U13B H2 LUCAS DAVIS U13 4th (28.07 w-0.9) in the Final LUCAS finished 7th (28.06 w0.0)
200m – U13G H1 DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 4th (PB 29.36 w4.3) taking .24 of a second off her 19 May time, H3 KAYIKUNMI OMIDIJI U13 5th (27.37 w2.8)
200m – U15B H3 TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U15 4th (PB 24.18 w1.9) taking .03 of a second off his 21 July time
200m – U17M H2 JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 2nd (22.99 w-3.1)
200m – U17W H1 TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (25.18 w-1.8), H2 MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE U17 2nd (PB 25.27 w-0.7) taking .17 of a second off her 30 June time, in the Final TAMI won the Bronze Medal (25.13 w0.2), MAKAYLA finished 5th (25.90 w0.2)
300m – U15B H1 DIJANI BARNOR U15 (DNF)
300m – U15G H2 JESSICA ADAMS U15 7th (45.8)
800m – U13G H3 SIENNA DARCY U13 4th (2:41.34)
800m – U17W H3 POSIE SHAW U17 1st (2:16.40) in the Final POSIE won the Gold Medal (2:12.87)
75m Hurdles – U13B Straight Final LUCAS DAVIS U13 4th (12.70 w-0.6) taking .08 of a second off his 6 July time
75m Hurdles – U15G H2 KYRA WILLIAMS U15 4th (12.33 w1.7)
80m Hurdles – U15B H1 KAYDEN THOMAS U15 6th (11.90 w2.2) taking .04 of a second off his 28 July time
80m Hurdles – U17W H1 EVA HIGSON U17 4th (12.46 w-1.8)
300m Hurdles – U17W Straight Final TAYLA ROBINSON U17 5th (50.38)
Pole Vault – U15B Straight Final NOAH VAN DEN BURGH U15 5th (3.00m)
Long Jump – U13G Straight Final DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 11th (4.30m w2.6)
Long Jump – U15B Straight Final LANI JAIYEOLA U15 6th (5.57m w-0.6)
Long Jump – U15G Straight Final GRACE NYAONGO U15 won the Gold Medal (PB 5.43m w5.1) equalling her 27 July jump
Long Jump – U17W Straight Final MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 10th (4.61m w0.0)
Triple Jump – U17M Straight Final HARLEY HENRY U17 won the Gold Medal (PB 13.80m w0.0) adding 21cm to his 1 June jump
Triple Jump – U17W Straight Final MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 5th (10.13m w1.9), ULANI MCCABE-HUGGINS U17 6th (9.97m w4.0)
Hammer 5kg – U17M Straight Final AARON AXTELL U17 (2nd Claim) 4th (52.17m)
Hammer 3kg – U17W Straight Final KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 won the Silver Medal (48.15m)

OLYMPIC GAMES – Took place at Paris, France on 1-11 August
100m – SM H8 ZHARNEL HUGHES 3rd (10.03 w0.2) in Semi-Final 3 ZHARNEL finished 6th (10.01 w0.5)
400m – SM H6 CHARLIE DOBSON (HCA) 1st (44.96) in Semi-Final 1 CHARLIE finished 4th (44.48)
400m Hurdles – SW H4 LINA NIELSEN 1st (54.65) in the Final LINA (DNF)
3000m Steeplechase – SW H2 LIZZIE BIRD 4th (9:16.46) in the Final LIZZIE finished 7th (PB 9:04.35) taking 4.72 seconds off her 7 July time, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2024, also a New National Record
4x100m Relays – SM H1 GB&NI 3rd (SB 38.04) taking .31 of a second off their 20 July time, in the Final GB&NI won the Bronze Medal (SB 37.61) taking .43 of a second off their H1 time
4x100m Relays – SW H2 GB&NI 1st (42.03), in the Final GB&NI won the Silver Medal (41.85)
4x400m Relays – SM H1 GB&NI 2nd (SB 2:58.88) taking 2.81 seconds off their 11 June time, in the Final GB&NI won the Bronze Medal (PB 2:55.83) taking 2.68 seconds off their 2015 time
Shot 7.26kg – SM QB SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 12th (19.69m)
Discus 2kg – SM QA NICK PERCY 12th (61.81m)

BE FIT TODAY OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 11 August
100m – SM A07 JOSEPH GOATER U20 4th (11.51 w-1.0), VICTOR PAIUSCO U20 6th (11.74 w-1.0), B11 JOSEPH finished 6th (11.62 w-0.5), B13 VICTOR finished 2nd (11.52 w1.3)
100m – SW A07 ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 4th (15.99 w1.2), B10 ROSALIND finished 1st (16.02 w0.7)
400m – SX 3 JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA 1st (PB 49.42) taking .11 of a second off his 22 June time

BMC GRAND PRIX – Took place at Bury on 10 August
5000m – Men’s B PHILLIP CROUT 12th (SB 14:48.85)

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 7 August
800m – SX 1 CALEB HILTON U15 10th (2:11.55), 2 ERIN GIBLIN U17 5th (2:35.28), 3 EMILIA ECONOMU 2nd (SB 2:27.86) taking 2.49 seconds off her 15 May time, IZZY CLEMENT U15 7th (PB 2:31.51) taking .54 of a second off her 21 July time, 6 RAFI GAYER U20 2nd (PB 1:58.33) taking 2.53 seconds off his 12 June time, 7 JACOB CLEMENT U20 3rd (1:58.36), THOMAS CADWALLADER U17 12th (2:02.99), 8 MATTHEW MAY U17 4th (PB 2:13.72) taking 1.27 seconds off his 16 June time, the following race numbers have been repeated SX 2 AUSTIN WARD U17 1st (PB 2:03.76) taking 3.12 seconds off his 2022 time, AMITAI BLOOM U17 5th (PB 2:07.34) taking 2.60 seconds off his 15 May time
3000m– SX 2JOSHUA FISHER U2014th (8:55.25)

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.

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,211 events – 234,707 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 12,209 first timers – 27,042 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Around 42,000 people volunteer each week at parkrun, which is almost equivalent to the number of volunteers it takes to host an Olympic Games!

UPCOMING TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 15 AUGUST UNTIL WEDNESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER – The SBH 2024 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Fixtures and Results’ section.

SUMMER OPEN MEETINGS 2024 – The link will open the document that has the dates for all fixture dates for BFTA and Watford fixtures and updated up to the 15 August – All Summer Open Meetings 2024 Updated 15 August 2024
The Information including how to enter for each fixture, will be published below as and when known. 

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – The fourth of five fixtures on Saturday 17 August has been Cancelled.

ENGLAND AGE-GROUP COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND U20 INTERNATIONAL – Takes place on Saturday 17 August and Sunday 18 August at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre, Pococks Lane, Eton (Satnav SL4 6HN).
Entries Closed

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 21 August at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25655
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.
Entries Closing Date Monday 19 August

MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL – Takes place on Saturday 24 August at the Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester (Satnav M11 3FF)
Link to Information – https://www.englandathletics.org/team-england/manchester-international/

BFTTA OUTDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Monday 26 August at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Entry now open to enter on Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bft111117/
Entries Closing Date Monday 19 August
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

WORLD UNDER 20 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Tuesday 27 August to Saturday 31 August in Lima, Peru.
Please Note: You will selected for these Championships

PARALYMPIC GAMES OVERALL TIMETABLE 2024 – Take place in Paris,France from the Friday 30 August to Sunday 8 September.
Link to the overall timetable for all sports – https://medias.paris2024.org/uploads/2024/01/Competition-Schedule-by-session-Events-V4.pdf
Detailed athletics timetable to be issued in due course.

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE FINAL – Takes place on Sunday 1 September at the Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester(Satnav M11 3FF)
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – The fifth of five fixtures takes place on Sunday 1 September at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee is £12 per event for all age-groups, SBH Members qualify for a 50% discount.
Link to the timetable –
Link to enter on opentrack –
Entries Closing Date ????, No Entries On The Day

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 4 September at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries not open as yet –
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 7 September at the Horspath Athletics And Sports Ground, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: You will selected by your County Team Manager

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE TOP 6 FINAL  – Takes place on Sunday 8 September at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL)
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager

SOUTHERN U15 AND U17 INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 8 September at the Horspath Athletics And Sports Ground, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: You will selected by your County Team Manager

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 14 September at Western Park, Telford, Shropshire
Start Times 12.00am 57th U17 Women (5000m), 12.25am 21st U15 Boys (4000m), 12.45pm 54th U13 Girls (3000m), 13.05pm 78th U17 Men (6000m), 13.30pm 20th U13 Boys (3000m), 13.45pm 58th U15 Girls (4000m), 14.05am 32nd U20 Women (6000m), 14.35pm 91st Senior Women (8000m), 15.20pm 76th U20 Men (10000m), 16.00pm 136th Senior Men (12000m)
This is the link to the National website, giving information, travel and site map etc – https://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/the-national-cross-country-championships/entry-procedure/
Entries Close Friday 16 August
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your Team Manager

UPDATE ON 2024-2025 WINTER SEASON – With the Olympics coming to an end this Sunday, it will only be 4 weeks before the track and field season comes to an end,

Currently the SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card is almost complete, except the Metropolitan and North West London League dates/venues, which should be published towards the end of this month.

Please remember that many of the Cross Country and Road Relay fixtures, require our Team Managers to enter athlete names, and in most cases entries have to be submitted between 3 to 6 weeks before the fixture date. Therefore please keep your respective Team Manager up to date on your availability.

Regarding Indoor Fixtures, you are required to enter a fixture yourself, and pay the appropriate fee.

Link to details of SBH of Cross Country Team Managers – https://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/cross-country/team-managers/
Link to details of SBH of Road Relay Team Managers – https://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/road-running/team-managers/

These are the current fixture dates/venues;
Cross Country
National Championships – Sep 14 National, Shropshire (cancelled from February), Nov 2 Relays, Mansfield, Fen 22 National, Parliament Hill.
Regional Championships – Oct 19 Southern Relays, Wormwood Scrubs, Jan 25 Southern Championships, Beckenham
Other Fixtures – Oct 26 North London Championships, TBC, Nov 2 Liddiard Trophy, Kingsbury, Nov 16 London Championships and Youth Games, Parliament Hill, Nov 23 Fraternity/Sorority Cups, Trent Park, Nov 23 UK Cross Challenge Inc European Trials, Liverpool, Dec 7 SEAA Masters and Inter Counties, TBC, Dec 8 European Championships, Turkey, Jan Hertfordshire/Middlesex Championships, TBC, Feb 1 British Universities Championships, TBC, Mar 8 CAU Inter Counties Championships, TBC, Mar 15 English Schools Championships, Suffolk

Road Relays
Sep 21 Southern 6 and 4 Stage, Aldershot, Oct 5 National 6 and 4 Stage, Sutton Park, Mar 30 Southern 12 and 6 Stage, Milton Keynes, April 12 National 12 and 6 Stage, Sutton Park

London Marathon
Apr 26 Mini London Marathon, Embankment, Apr 27 London Marathon, Greenwich

Indoor Major Fixtures
Jan 18-19 England U20/Senior Combined Events Championships, Sheffield, Jan 26 British Masters Pentathlon and 3000m Championships, Sheffield, Feb 8-9 England U15/U17/U20/ Championships, Sheffield, Feb 15-16 British Universities Championships, Sheffield, Feb 22-23 UK Championships, Birmingham, Mar 6-9 European Senior Championships, Netherlands, Mar 8-9 England U15/U17/U20 Combined Events Championships, Sheffield, Mar 15-21 World Masters Championships, Florida, Mar 21-23 World Senior Championships, China

Lee Valley Indoor Fixtures
Dec 1 Open Meeting, Dec 14-15 Southern U15/U17/U20 and Senior Combined Events Championships, Jan 1 Open Meeting, Jan 11-12 Southern U13/U15/U17 Championships, Jan 18-19 London U20/Senior Games, Jan 25-26 London U13/U15/U17 Games, Feb 1-2 Southern U20/Senior Championships, Feb 12 Ayo Falola Dream Mile, Feb 19 Middle Distance Open Meeting, Mar 22-23 British Masters Championships

The following Lee Valley fixture dates are still to be published – Be Fit Today Open Meetings, VAC and EMAC Championships, England Inter Area Championships, Essex and Eastern Championships, Middlesex, Herts and Kent Championships

PARIS WAS INCROYABLE BUT HOW CAN ATHLETICS MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM? – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

SEB COE admits it is the ‘holy grail’ for every sport and he offers some ideas as 2024 Games draw to a close. Eleven days of athletics in Paris this month saw three world records and 13 Olympic records. Every session at the Stade the France was full as the capacity crowd watched SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE, FAITH KIPYEGON, COLE HOCKER, SIFAN HASSAN and others etch their names into the Olympic history books. What’s more, the global nature of the sport was illustrated by 75 nations enjoying top eight placings. So where do we go from here? How can SEB COE and his team at World Athletics build on this and keep the momentum going?

“It’s the holy grail,” said COE as he met the media on the final day of the Games. “The challenge for every sport is to remain salient and exciting and to try to get new audiences. It’s what we spend most of our waking hours thinking about.” COE mentioned the importance of the new World Athletics Ultimate Championships at the end of the 2026 season in Budapest to give fans a global event to focus on that year in addition to reconfiguring the season so that everything ends with the biggest event on the calendar. “The LA Olympics (2028) is also important to us,” he added. “The American market is a difficult one.”

COE is well aware of the challenge. “US athletes were mobbed leaving the stadium here but they can walk through their home towns in anonymity,” he noted. COE pointed to the Netflix Sprint series and other documentaries that have been released this year such as programmes on Daley Thompson and Linford Christie. But he acknowledged that most weeks it is difficult to find the live athletics event you want to watch due to the sheer number of TV channels, web streams and geo-blocking barriers involved. “My brother is a US citizen and it (being unable to find athletics to watch) is the weekend rant I usually get from him. We do need to get the sport on free to air, though. It’s very important to us.” There are also a number of innovations being tested, with the mixed 4x100m being among them. “They are data driven and have to make a positive difference if we are going to bring any of them in,” he said.

World Athletics need to get the athletes more on side, though. MILTOS TENTOGLOU, for example, the multiple global long jump champion, once again had a dig about World Athletics in Paris. “Athletes like myself are never consulted about changes,” he said after winning gold. For now, though, the sport can bask in the satisfaction of a brilliant Olympics having come to a finish. COE was full of praise for the organising committee too. “I know how hard it is to put a Games on,” the former London 2012 chairman said. “It’s the toughest piece of project management that any city is faced with in normal times. We had 11 days of extraordinary sumptuous athletics here.” COE says the most surreal moment of the Games was “having SNOOP DOGG on one side and SIMONE BILES on the other and finding myself explaining the ins and outs of the 1500m to them”.

He added: “At that moment the sport was actually cool! It’s the first time my kids have thought anything I’ve done on this planet has been remotely cool.” COE  also believes technological advancements will help the sport continue to thrive as well. Improved tracks and shoes have contributed to him falling down the all-time 800m rankings in recent weeks from No.3 to No.8 but he said: “Are we better off for tech? Indisputably. Does it help create more exciting athletics and athletes with longer careers? Yes.” World Athletics even changed part of its rulebook last year to allow Paris to put different synthetic surfaces down on various parts of the track used by runners, jumpers or throwers in order to help athletes from various disciplines perform better. “I don’t want to be the president that’s the equivalent of the “computer that says ‘no’,” he said, “but at the same time we do have checks and balances.”

Finally, he made this point. “I was asked many times what we would you do when USAIN BOLT left the sport. It is the same question that boxing faced when MUHAMMAD ALI retired. “I said ‘mark my words, new athletes will come through. And they have. “We have a greater band-with across broader range of disciplines in the sport than ever before. In Paris we saw the 105^th country in history of the sport winning a medal – with Saint Lucia, Pakistan and Dominica taking titles.”

Whatever ideas COE has, the sport won’t benefit from his guidance for much longer. He is now into his final term as World Athletics president and said on Sunday he will give “serious thought” about throwing his hat into the ring to succeed THOMAS BACH as head of the International Olympic Committee. “I’ve always made it clear that if the opportunity arose, I will obviously give it serious thought,” he said. “The opportunity has arisen and clearly I need to think about that. Of course I’m going to consider this.”

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There are four posts this week.

Photograph of SEAN SUTHERLAND competing in the High Jump, at the recent Canadian Masters Championships.

The remaining photographs were taken at the Southern U13/U15/U17 Championships in Walton on 10-11 August, firstly ANU JAIYEOLA who won the U13 100m Silver Medal (PB 12.74 w0.6) which is a Club Record, next TAMI GEORGE who won the U17 100m Bronze Medal (PB 11.95 w2.7) which is a Club Record, finally POSIE SHAW who became Southern Champion in the U17 800m (2:16.40).

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.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2024-2025 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card is currently being produced by myself. The majority of the major fixtures have now been confirmed, and I anticipate the Metropolitan and North West London League dates/venues to be published later this month. I intend issuing the SBH Winter Fixture Card in early September, with the Indoor Fixtures being confirmed in October/Early November.

The remaining 2024 Summer Fixture information can be found on the upcoming fixtures in the SBH Weekly Newsletter on the SBH website, this is the link to the current SBH Weekly Newsletter – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/

STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 2024-2025  The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592561. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM and JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER,  KAREN HARRISON,  TIM UNDERHILL, GLEN WATTS, JOANNA WINFIELD, SHAUN CLIFFORD and EUAN MACKENZIE – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 20 April 2023
If you wish to contribute your own memories and/or photographs of GEORGE, please email them to me, either within the email or as a separate attached word document.

CODES OF CONDUCT – SBH have now adopted the UK Athletics (UKA) and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAF) Codes of Conduct which set out national standards of conduct for all clubs, coaches, officials, volunteers and athletes in the sport.  The purpose of the codes are to clarify what behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable, the standards of practice expected and the basis for challenging and improving practice.  The Codes are similar to our previous Codes of Conduct which were part of the previous ClubMark scheme.  All club member and anyone undertaking a relevant role must agree to abide by the codes of conduct. The Codes of Conduct have now been put onto our Website, please read these to understand the commitments you are making by being a member of SBH.
Link to the Code of Conduct document – Codes Of Conduct Booklet 2021 (1)

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 £37 + 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/

ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE – The new Keyholders to the outside door are TY HOLDEN, CLYDE GORDON, NEVILLE THOMPSON, GREG THOMPSON, COLIN GODFREY and YAMILLE ALDAMA who all use the Clubhouse outside of normal stadium opening hours. GEOFF MORPHITIS and DAVE BEDFORD will also have a key. All other key fob holders can continue to gain access to the clubhouse via the (New) West Stand Entrance and the Trackside Door to the Clubhouse.
Link to note and details for further information – SBH Club House Door 20-01-23

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 POLE VAULT 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. Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – High Jump training takes place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – 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 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Happy Birthday from Thursday 8 August to Wednesday 14 August – Yamile Aldama, Jamie Bath, Lily Beckford, Lucia Casalenuovo, Erin Clift, Jai Daryanani, Thomas Fisher, Rafael Gayer, David Greenstein, Amy Gullen, Obinna Nwokeji, Laddie Shaw and Eve Wright

OLYMPIC GAMES – SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) SHOT PUT – Friday 2 August – This being SCOTT’S 2nd Olympics, was drawn in Pool B in the qualification round, and from the onset was struggling to find his best form, and his best put was (19.69m) finishing in 12th place.

OLYMPIC GAMES – ZHARNEL HUGHES 100M – Saturday 3 August – ZHARNEL came to the games feeling in reasonable shape, following his hamstring injury earlier this year. ZHARNEL was drawn in Heat 8 in round 1, and following a steady start, his transition was smooth to eventually crossed the line in 3rd place (10.03 w0.2), qualifying for Sunday’s semi-final.
Sunday 4 August – ZHARNEL was drawn in Heat 3 of the semi-final, and it was clear from the race that ZHARNEL was struggling and finished in 6th place (10.01 w0.5). Post-race ZHARNEL said “It’s not the easiest thing to come back from, especially what I had. I had a grade two [tear] on the outside of the hamstring, so obviously not getting me enough races to get me in race shape was my issue.”

On Monday ZHARNEL announced he has withdrawn from the 200m event with a hamstring injury.

OLYMPIC GAMES – CHARLIE DOBSON (HCA) 400M – Sunday 4 August – CHARLIE came to the games after running a personal best (44.23) in London recently. CHARLIE was drawn in Heat 6 in round 1, and ran a quality race, looking very strong in the final 100m, winning in a time of (44.96). Now on to the semi-final on Tuesday.
Tuesday 6 August – CHARLIE was drawn in Semi-Final 1, which was possibly the toughest of the 3 Semi-Finals. Starting from Lane 8, CHARLIE ran a strong 200m, and coming into the home straight was lying in 4th place, although he maintained his speed to the line he finished 4th (44. 48) just failing to qualify for the Final.

OLYMPIC GAMES – LINA NEILSEN 400M HURDLES – Sunday 4 August – LINA came to first games following her personal best (54.43) in the recent European final. LINA was drawn in Heat 4 in round 1, and ran a well-controlled race, and finished 2nd in a time of (54.65), qualifying 8th fastest for Tuesday’s semi-final.
Tuesday 6 August – LINA was drawn in Semi-Final 1. Starting from Lane 6, LINA after hurdling quite well, she reached the 200m in 4th place, coming in to the home straight LINA was contesting 3rd place. Coming up to the final hurdle LINA seemed to misjudge her stride pattern, and caught the top of the hurdle which sent her crashing to the ground and unfortunately out of the race.

OLYMPIC GAMES – LIZZIE BIRD 3000M STEEPLECHASE – Sunday 4 August – LIZZIE was drawn in Heat 2 in round 1. From the bell the pace was steady, they passed 1000m in (3.10.93) with LIZZIE in 7th place, 2000m was reached in (6:17.0) with LIZZIE 5th. The pace started to increase and entering into the home straight LIZZIE was in 6th place, and with 30m to go LIZZIE saw a gap on the inside and managed to slip through to finish in 4th place (9:16.46) qualifying for Tuesday’s Final.
Tuesday 6 August – LIZZIE finished 9th in the Tokyo Olympics, and has looked in good form to better that result in today’s Final. From the start seven of the favourites blasting out over the opening few laps, almost at world record pace, LIZZIE was amongst a group of athletes some 20m adrift. On the final lap LIZZIE looked strong and in the home straight, charged through to finish in a superb 7th place (9:04.35) setting a new National Record, UK No.1 on the UK all-time list and of course a new Club Record.

OLYMPIC GAMES – NICK PERCY DISCUS – Monday 5 August – NICK came to the games after throw a personal best (67.73m) earlier this year. NICK in his 1st Olympics, was drawn in Pool A in the qualification round, and was slightly below par throwing (61.81m) finishing in 12th place.

THE PORTER’S IN PARIS – AIMEE PORTER and her family MARGARET and SEAN went to watch KEELY HODGKINSON in Paris and sat with some of KEELY’S family who then shared the experience with TEAM KEELY.

OLYMPIC GAMES ATHLETICS TIMETABLE – This is the link to the athletics timetable – https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/athletics

OLYMPIC GAMES ON TV – The games will be shown on BBC1, BBC2 and BBC iplayer, with some 250 hours of live coverage. Also wall-to-wall coverage will be shown on Eurosport1 and Eurosport2. Streaming services will be available on Discovery+ (charge of £3.99 a month), showing 3,800 hours of live action.

OLYMPIC GAMES – The closing ceremony takes place on Sunday 11 August.

SHAFTESBURY WIN PROMOTION TO THE NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP – Congratulations to our team, officials and team managers who last Saturday at Bedford, secured promotion back to the Premiership. The team followed up their 3 league wins at Chelmsford, StoneX Stadium and Stevenage, by winning the promotion match at Bedford with 593.5 points to Sheffield’s 539 points.

Shaftesbury and Sheffield will now contest the 2025 season, against Birchfield, Harrow, Glasgow, Thames Valley Harriers, Windsor and Woodford. I am certain with the many of the talented young athletes we have, our future looks bright.

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 14 September at Western Park, Telford, Shropshire
Start Times 12.00am 57th U17 Women (5000m), 12.25am 21st U15 Boys (4000m), 12.45pm 54th U13 Girls (3000m), 13.05pm 78th U17 Men (6000m), 13.30pm 20th U13 Boys (3000m), 13.45pm 58th U15 Girls (4000m), 14.05am 32nd U20 Women (6000m), 14.35pm 91st Senior Women (8000m), 15.20pm 76th U20 Men (10000m), 16.00pm 136th Senior Men (12000m)
This is the link to the National website, giving information, travel and site map etc – https://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk/the-national-cross-country-championships/entry-procedure/
Entries Close Friday 16 August
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your Team Manager

MIDDLESEX 10K ROAD RACE – Takes place on Sunday 29 September, from Victoria Park Harriers clubhouse (Satnav E9 5EG). Age-group U17 and above.
Link for information and to enter – https://englandathletics.sport80.com/public/wizard/e/28217/home
Entries Closing Date Thursday 26 September

STATUS ON OPEN MEETINGS – These are the fixtures which are now open for you to enter yourself, which are as follows.
BFTA Series – 26 August Closing Date 19 August (Entries on Opentrack)
Watford – 21 August Open To Enter Closing Date 19 August (Entries on Roster Athletics)
Please remember there is a possibility that the limits may be taken up before the closing date.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £99 and should be paid NOW to; 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.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best.
The Power of 10 publishes separate UK rankings for indoor and outdoor performances.

NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE – CHAMPIONSHIP PROMOTIONAL MATCH – Took place Bedford on 3 August

Match Result – 1st SBH (593.5 points), 2nd Sheffield (539), 3rd Tonbridge (506), 4th Swansea (485), 5th Cardiff (425.5), 6th Trafford (381), 7th Belgrave (378), 8th Havering (281)

100m – SM A KRISHAWN AIKEN 4th (10.45 w3.2), B MALACHI AMADI U20 4th (11.12 w2.8)
100m – SW A EVE WRIGHT 2nd (11.73 w1.6), B TAMI GEORGE U17 4th (12.37 w3.2)
200m – SM A PHOENIX LYON 3rd (21.46 w2.9), B KRISHAWN AIKEN 1st (21.28 w3.1)
200m – SW A TAMI GEORGE U17 7th (25.21 w2.0), B HAYLEY MCLEAN 4th (25.14 w1.9)
400m – SM A BEN ROCHFORD 5th (48.52), B JOSHUA NAIMECH-OYEBOLA 5th (50.05)
400m – SW A LILY BECKFORD 7th (56.71), B VANESSA ANSUAA U23 5th (60.61)
800m – SM A SAM WIGGINS 4th (SB 1:54.24) taking .18 of a second off his 22 June time, B LUCA STUBBS U23 2nd (1:59.47)
800m – SW A ZULEIKHA COLLINS U20 7th (PB 2:26.74) taking 1.75 seconds off her 23 June time, B AKHAILA COLLINS U20 5th (PB 2:31.27) taking 1.94 seconds off her 23 June time
1500m – SM A PHILLIP CROUT 2nd (3:58.08), B RAFAEL GAYER U20 2nd (4:04.22)
1500m – SW A ZOE LEVIN 5th (4:46.26), B HAYLEY MCLEAN 4th (PB 5:03.81) taking 32.39 seconds off her 2012 time
3000m – SM A MARK PEARCE 1st (SB 8:14.74), B THOMAS BUTLER 1st (8:21.82)
100m Hurdles – SW A ALINA COFIE U20 3rd (14.53 w1.7), B NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG U20 2nd (14.56 w1.4)
110m Hurdles – SM A STEVEN GARRETT V35 4th (SB 15.91 w2.0) taking .32 of a second off his 1 June time, B JUBRIL ADENIJI U23 2nd (PB 15.93 w2.2) taking .61 of a second off his 2021 time
400m Hurdles – SM A STEVEN GARRETT V35 3rd (54.17), B JUBRIL ADENIJI U23 1st (55.13)
400m Hurdles – SW A HAYLEY MCLEAN 1st (58.48), B AZARIA NWANKWO U20 1st (66.19)
2000m Steeplechase – SW A ZOE LEVIN 3rd (7:27.54)
3000m Steeplechase – SM A MARK PEARCE 1st (9:14.05), B GLEN WATTS V35 1st (SB 9:59.94)
High Jump – SM A AKIN COWARD 1st (2.08m), B KIMANI JACK U23 1st (2.03m)
High Jump – SW A EVELYNE FONTEYNE U23 5th (1.73m), B REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY U20 2nd (1.63m)
Long Jump – SM A BEN MCGUIRE 1st (7.11 w1.9), B PAUL OGUN (HCA) 1st (6.95m w1.4)
Long Jump – SW A ZULEIKHA COLLINS U20 6th (PB 4.88m w1.3) adding 1cm to her 23 June jump, B LYDIA ROGERS 6th (4.38m w1.5)
Triple Jump – SM A KENAN STEPHENS U23 2nd (PB 14.59m nwr) adding 17cm to his 22 June jump, B DANIEL LEWIS 1st (14.23m nwr)
Triple Jump – SW A ALINA COFIE U20 5th (10.11 nwr), B LYDIA ROGERS 4th (8.92m nwr)
Discus 1kg – SW A ALEXANDRA BALTAZAR-HALL U23 2nd (46.21m), B STACEY GONZALES V50 5th (26.29m)
Discus 2kg – SM A GREGORY THOMPSON 1st (56.22m), B REUBEN VAUGHAN 1st (46.29m)
Shot 7.26kg – SM A GREGORY THOMPSON 2nd (14.99m), B EVAN CAMPBELL 2nd (13.50m)
Shot 4kg – SW A ALEXANDRA BALTAZAR-HALL U23 2nd (11.47m), B STACEY GONZALES V50 7th (6.76m)
Hammer 7.26kg – SM A JAMES HAMBLIN 1st (52.24m), B GREGORY THOMPSON 1st (49.95m)
Hammer 6kg – SW A AMY CLEMENS 2nd (49.95m), B STACEY GONZALES V50 4th (PB 19.09m) adding 2.45m to her 14 July Throw
Javelin 800g – SM A DANIEL BAINBRIDGE 1st (63.40m), B MILAN TRAJKOVIC 1st (SB 53.10m) adding 78cm to his 30 March throw
Javelin 600g – SW A ZULEIKHA COLLINS U2 8th (24.60m), B AKHAILA COLLINGS U20 5th (23.75m)
4x100m Relay – SM 2nd (42.26) KRISHAWN AIKEN, KENAN STEPHENS, MALACHI AMADI U20, PHOENIX LYON, SW 5th (49.77) AZARIA NWANKWO, NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG, ALINA COFIE, HAYLEY MCLEAN
4x400m Relay – SM 4th (3:20.87) BEN ROCHFORD (50.6), JOSHUA NAIMECH-OYEBOLA (52.2) COLUMBA BLANGO T20 (50.0) KRISHAWN AIKEN (48.1), SW 6th (4:12.61) MIA HIGSON (64.0) NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG (64.8) AZARIA NWANKWO (63.7) VANESSA ANSUAA (60.3)

OLYMPIC GAMES – Took place at Paris, France on 1-11 August
100m – SM H8 ZHARNEL HUGHES 3rd (10.03 w0.2) in Semi-Final 3 ZHARNEL finished 6th (10.01 w0.5)
400m – SM H6 CHARLIE DOBSON (HCA) 1st (44.96) in Semi-Final 1 CHARLIE finished 4th (44.48)
400m Hurdles – SW H4 LINA NIELSEN 1st (54.65) in the Final LINA (DNF)
3000m Steeplechase – SW H2 LIZZIE BIRD 4th (9:16.46) in the Final LIZZIE finished 7th (PB 9:04.35) taking 4.72 seconds off her 7 July time, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2024, also a New National Record
Shot 7.26kg – SM QB SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 12th (19.69m)
Discus 2kg – SM QA NICK PERCY 12th (61.81m)

DEREK CROOKES U13 INTERCOUNTIES – Took place at Walton on 4 August
100m – U13B B2 LUCAS DAVIS U13 (Hertfordshire) 5th (PB 13.38 w2.1) taking .02 of a second off his 2 June time
200m – U13B B2 LUCAS DAVIS U13 (Hertfordshire) 3rd (PB 27.1 w1.6) taking .37 of a second off his 12 May time
75m Hurdles – U13B B2 LUCAS DAVIS U13 (Hertfordshire) 1st (12.88 w1.0)

YORK 10K – Took place at York on 4 August
ROBERT RIGBY V60 148th (SB 39.11 1st V60) taking 10 seconds off his 1 January time

GUILDFORD AND GODALMING AC CENTENARAY MILE NIGHT – Took place at Guildford on 31 July
Mile – SX 9 DYLAN EVANS 2nd (4:10.65)

BE FIT TODAY OUTDOOR SERIES – Took place at Lee Valley on 28 July
High Jump – SX REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY U20 1st (1.65m)

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.

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,217 events – 228,976 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 11,710 first timers – 25,930 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know there are parkruns with the Olympic ring colours in their names? – Two with ‘blue’, five with ‘black’, 25 with ‘green’, and 13 with ‘red’

UPCOMING TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 8 AUGUST UNTIL WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER – The SBH 2024 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Fixtures and Results’ section.

SUMMER OPEN MEETINGS 2024 – The link will open the document that has the dates for all fixture dates for BFTA and Watford fixtures and updated up to the 8 August – All Summer Open Meetings 2024 Updated 8 August 2024
The Information including how to enter for each fixture, will be published below as and when known. 

OLYMPIC GAMES – The Athletics takes place from Thursday 1 August to Sunday 11 August in Paris, France.
Link to the athletics timetable – https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/athletics

SOUTHERN U13, U15 AND U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 August and Sunday 11 August at the Chelmsford Athletic Centre, Salemo Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH).
Entries Closed

BFTTA OUTDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 11 August at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Entries Closed

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – The fourth of five fixtures on Saturday 17 August has been Cancelled.

ENGLAND AGE-GROUP COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND U20 INTERNATIONAL – Takes place on Saturday 17 August and Sunday 18 August at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre, Pococks Lane, Eton (Satnav SL4 6HN).
Entries Closed

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 21 August at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25655
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.
Entries Closing Date Monday 19 August

MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL – Takes place on Saturday 24 August at the Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester (Satnav M11 3FF)
Link to Information – https://www.englandathletics.org/team-england/manchester-international/

BFTTA OUTDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Monday 26 August at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Entry now open to enter on Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bft111117/
Entries Closing Date Monday 19 August
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

WORLD UNDER 20 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Tuesday 27 August to Saturday 31 August in Lima, Peru.
Please Note: You will selected for these Championships

PARALYMPIC GAMES OVERALL TIMETABLE 2024 – Take place in Paris,France from the Friday 30 August to Sunday 8 September.
Link to the overall timetable for all sports – https://medias.paris2024.org/uploads/2024/01/Competition-Schedule-by-session-Events-V4.pdf
Detailed athletics timetable to be issued in due course.

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – The fifth of five fixtures takes place on Sunday 1 September at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee is £12 per event for all age-groups, SBH Members qualify for a 50% discount.
Link to the timetable –
Link to enter on opentrack –
Entries Closing Date ????, No Entries On The Day

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 4 September at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – TBC
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries not open as yet –
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 7 September at the Horspath Athletics And Sports Ground, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: You will selected by your County Team Manager

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE TOP 6 FINAL  – Takes place on Sunday 8 September at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL)
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager

SOUTHERN U15 AND U17 INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 8 September at the Horspath Athletics And Sports Ground, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: You will selected by your County Team Manager

UPDATE ON 2024-2025 WINTER SEASON – With the Olympics coming to an end this Sunday, it will only be 4 weeks before the track and field season comes to an end,

Currently the SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card is almost complete, except the Metropolitan and North West London League dates/venues, which should be published towards the end of this month.

Please remember that many of the Cross Country and Road Relay fixtures, require our Team Managers to enter athlete names, and in most cases entries have to be submitted between 3 to 6 weeks before the fixture date. Therefore please keep your respective Team Manager up to date on your availability.

Regarding Indoor Fixtures, you are required to enter a fixture yourself, and pay the appropriate fee.

Link to details of SBH of Cross Country Team Managers – https://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/cross-country/team-managers/
Link to details of SBH of Road Relay Team Managers – https://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/road-running/team-managers/

These are the current fixture dates/venues;
Cross Country
National Championships – Sep 14 National, Shropshire (cancelled from February), Nov 2 Relays, Mansfield, Fen 22 National, Parliament Hill.
Regional Championships – Oct 19 Southern Relays, Wormwood Scrubs, Jan 25 Southern Championships, Beckenham
Other Fixtures – Oct 26 North London Championships, TBC, Nov 2 Liddiard Trophy, Kingsbury, Nov 16 London Championships and Youth Games, Parliament Hill, Nov 23 Fraternity/Sorority Cups, Trent Park, Nov 23 UK Cross Challenge Inc European Trials, Liverpool, Dec 7 SEAA Masters and Inter Counties, TBC, Dec 8 European Championships, Turkey, Jan Hertfordshire/Middlesex Championships, TBC, Feb 1 British Universities Championships, TBC, Mar 8 CAU Inter Counties Championships, TBC, Mar 15 English Schools Championships, Suffolk

Road Relays
Sep 21 Southern 6 and 4 Stage, Aldershot, Oct 5 National 6 and 4 Stage, Sutton Park, Mar 30 Southern 12 and 6 Stage, Milton Keynes, April 12 National 12 and 6 Stage, Sutton Park

London Marathon
Apr 26 Mini London Marathon, Embankment, Apr 27 London Marathon, Greenwich

Indoor Major Fixtures
Jan 18-19 England U20/Senior Combined Events Championships, Sheffield, Jan 26 British Masters Pentathlon and 3000m Championships, Sheffield, Feb 8-9 England U15/U17/U20/ Championships, Sheffield, Feb 15-16 British Universities Championships, Sheffield, Feb 22-23 UK Championships, Birmingham, Mar 6-9 European Senior Championships, Netherlands, Mar 8-9 England U15/U17/U20 Combined Events Championships, Sheffield, Mar 15-21 World Masters Championships, Florida, Mar 21-23 World Senior Championships, China

Lee Valley Indoor Fixtures
Dec 1 Open Meeting, Dec 14-15 Southern U15/U17/U20 and Senior Combined Events Championships, Jan 1 Open Meeting, Jan 11-12 Southern U13/U15/U17 Championships, Jan 18-19 London U20/Senior Games, Jan 25-26 London U13/U15/U17 Games, Feb 1-2 Southern U20/Senior Championships, Feb 12 Ayo Falola Dream Mile, Feb 19 Middle Distance Open Meeting, Mar 22-23 British Masters Championships

The following Lee Valley fixture dates are still to be published – Be Fit Today Open Meetings, VAC and EMAC Championships, England Inter Area Championships, Essex and Eastern Championships, Middlesex, Herts and Kent Championships

MEET THE COACH: HELENA DUPLANTIS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

We speak to the Swede who stepped in to help her son, MONDO, at high school and has been a key component in his rise to success on the global stage in the pole vault. HELENA DUPLANTIS grew up with athletics. Her father was the head of her local club in Sweden and competed in pole vault until the age of 80. There are pictures of her as a three-year-old playing in the long jump pit. After competing in her first track meeting at the age of six, she developed into an all-round talent, representing her country in the hepathlon. A scholarship to Louisiana State University (LSU) took her to the USA in 1985, where she met her husband GREG, also a pole vaulter. They have four children who were all encouraged to be involved in sport but it is their son, MONDO, who has risen to global prominence, seemingly making it his mission to create pole vault history at every turn. The serial world record-breaker, also the reigning Olympic, world and European champion, is coached by his parents, who also work with Belgian former European under-23 champion BEN BROEDERS. GREG looks after pole vault specific elements while HELENA focuses on strength and conditioning. It is a recipe that certainly works.

Who were your first coaching influences? – I started running track when I was really young. My dad was my coach and then I moved because he felt like he didn’t have the experience to coach me to the next level. I got a coach in a different town and one more after that before I went to LSU. When I got there, I worked with the coaches that were on staff there – people like Loren Seagrave and DAN PFAFF.

How did your own coaching journey start? – I really didn’t think a lot about track as far as being part of coaching, I was just busy with being a soccer mom, a baseball mom and then it wasn’t until MONDO started high school that I felt like there was a need for something, if that’s what he wanted to do. I felt he needed some more guidance from his coaches. The system in the United States is so different. Everything is school-based. I was used to the track clubs in Sweden, where you pretty much have the freedom to search for the best coach to fit you, but here you are still confined to what they have available at school. After his first international meet, when he won the World Youth Championships in Cali 2015, I really felt that MONDO was extremely talented. That was when he started high school, at 15. He quit all the other sports because his older brother had already tried combining baseball and track and field and that was pretty much impossible. I started getting involved in the high school track and field, but with the girls. Our neighbour was the head coach for the women and he was like: ‘Since you did the heptathlon, you could be a great help for the track’. When he offered me the chance to start helping out I thought it would be a good idea, to see what MONDO was actually doing at high school. MONDO’S PE coach really didn’t care about track at all and then he said: “I don’t know anything about pole vault, so your dad can take care of that part.” The first two years in high school, MONDO pretty much showed up to track PE and he used to be told: “Go and do this in the weight room”. Nothing was planned, it was just whatever he felt like doing. They did a little running on their own, too, and there was a little group of three pole vaulters who would come twice a week to our back yard to work on more pole vault specific things. After two years, the coach left and then the new coach said: “I don’t know anything about pole vault, you can do whatever you want.” That’s when I started writing MONDO’S workout plan.

What did you start to enjoy about the process? – I’ve always loved track and I felt like there was a need for it [specific coaching for MONDO]. The first thing I did was a personal training class and then after that I took a series of USA Track and Field coaching certificates but it was just fun to be able to go to school and be part of your kids’ sports.

Could you sum up your philosophy and how you developed it? – I went back and looked at who coached me, what I liked about their styles and what worked for me. And then of course you have to look at the athlete you have. We coach as a team. I have a relaxed philosophy, but I think that comes from MONDO because he is a very “feely” person. His training, his jumping, his technique – it’s a lot about feel. Sometimes I think I’m maybe too relaxed but it’s very much like: “What do you feel like? How do you feel today?” I’m more flexible. When I grew up and I had a workout, it didn’t matter what had gone on that day or how I felt – if it was written on the paper, I had to do it and I think in some ways that was detrimental to my development. I just went back to see how I felt, what worked, what didn’t work, and think about what I could do differently as a coach. I think MONDO has an advantage because both myself and GREG could do that and make sure he didn’t make the same mistakes we did. I’m not an authoritarian coach, for sure.

I think a lot of athletes would relate or react better to that kind of coaching – Some people say things like: ‘Oh my God, can you imagine how much better Mondo would have been if he was more regimented, more on the schedule, more organised and planned? But that kind of environment doesn’t fit him. He freaks out if there’s too much planning and things are too rigid. It doesn’t work for him. I’m not saying our approach would work for everybody, but it works for him.

Does being aware of how talented he is create an extra pressure for you and Greg as coaches? – Of course, yes. My approach is that I write the workout plan for MONDO to get better and I listen to the feedback he gives me. In Sweden the whole focus is always to do things [with the aim] of not getting hurt. That’s always at the back of my mind too but [the aim is] always to get better. MONDO is very level-headed and easy to deal with, too. I know a lot of pole vaulters who like to do very dangerous things [away from the track], but he’s not the kind of person who likes to jump out of planes or race fast cars. He’s more at home on the golf course. It’s always in the back of my mind to do the right thing but I don’t think we walk around and worry about it all, because I think that would also make MONDO worried. The focus is always on staying healthy and getting better. If I’m stressed it makes him stressed. I’m always trying to just take a deep breath and he’s so confident and he’s so good in what he’s doing that I just trust in him.

People forget how young MONDO still is. Have you changed his workouts much as he has developed physically? – It’s pretty much the same cycle that we still do and we’re not planning on making any huge changes. But he’s interesting in that if there’s something specific I want him to work on and I nag too much he’ll say: “Stop that. That’s boring or it’s too much detail. Just let me run and jump”. But then if he sees someone else doing something – for example, during the World Indoor Championships he watched MARCELL JACOBS doing a warm-up/block start before running the 60m – he absorbs that and copies it. That’s the way he learned. He’s not a drills person. GREG isn’t either and he always says: “Who cares if you’re good at drills? It’s the result that matters.” He started so very young and he just started because he wanted to jump just like his older brothers. GREG compares the pole vault to playing golf. There are all sorts of drills you can do but it doesn’t teach you the actual event because you have to jump the full jump. With golf, are you just going to stop half swing? Is that the drill? When I look back, MONDO has done a lot of jumps in his life.

 What piece of advice would you pass on to someone who is interested in being a coach? – Track is so diverse. Pole vault coaching is so different from long distance coaching to sprint coaching. I feel that, if you have the experience, if you have the passion then you have a lot to offer. We definitely need a lot more track coaches.

What do you think are the characteristics of a good coach? – To always know what you don’t know. Some people have one way of coaching and that’s it. But there’s so much to discuss and so many different approaches to coaching an athlete that it feels like you never stop learning. It’s not like: “I’ve taken this class so now I am a coach.” You’re always going to have such different athletes in different situations that it feels like it’s just an ongoing process. There’s always stuff you can learn. I love to see what other coaches do and don’t do. Everybody’s working towards the same goals but everybody has such a different approach.

Where do you find those little moments of satisfaction? – As far as the strength and conditioning goes, if the athletes run well and faster in our little time trials then that makes me really happy. When they improve their running, I think that’s the most satisfaction I get. That’s when you can transfer into bigger poles and get faster on the runway.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the July issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – EA Throws Newsletter July 2024

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There are no posts this week.

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.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2024-2025 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card is currently being produced by myself. The majority of the major fixtures have now been confirmed, and I anticipate the Metropolitan and North West London League dates/venues to be published later this month. I intend issuing the SBH Winter Fixture Card in early September, with the Indoor Fixtures being confirmed in October/Early November.

The remaining 2024 Summer Fixture information can be found on the upcoming fixtures in the SBH Weekly Newsletter on the SBH website, this is the link to the current SBH Weekly Newsletter – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/

STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 2024-2025  The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592561. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM and JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER,  KAREN HARRISON,  TIM UNDERHILL, GLEN WATTS, JOANNA WINFIELD, SHAUN CLIFFORD and EUAN MACKENZIE – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 20 April 2023
If you wish to contribute your own memories and/or photographs of GEORGE, please email them to me, either within the email or as a separate attached word document.

CODES OF CONDUCT – SBH have now adopted the UK Athletics (UKA) and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAF) Codes of Conduct which set out national standards of conduct for all clubs, coaches, officials, volunteers and athletes in the sport.  The purpose of the codes are to clarify what behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable, the standards of practice expected and the basis for challenging and improving practice.  The Codes are similar to our previous Codes of Conduct which were part of the previous ClubMark scheme.  All club member and anyone undertaking a relevant role must agree to abide by the codes of conduct. The Codes of Conduct have now been put onto our Website, please read these to understand the commitments you are making by being a member of SBH.
Link to the Code of Conduct document – Codes Of Conduct Booklet 2021 (1)

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 £37 + 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/

ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE – The new Keyholders to the outside door are TY HOLDEN, CLYDE GORDON, NEVILLE THOMPSON, GREG THOMPSON, COLIN GODFREY and YAMILLE ALDAMA who all use the Clubhouse outside of normal stadium opening hours. GEOFF MORPHITIS and DAVE BEDFORD will also have a key. All other key fob holders can continue to gain access to the clubhouse via the (New) West Stand Entrance and the Trackside Door to the Clubhouse.
Link to note and details for further information – SBH Club House Door 20-01-23

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 POLE VAULT 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. Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – High Jump training takes place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – 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 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Happy Birthday from Thursday 1 August to Wednesday 7 August –Daniel Banyard, Rainer Burchett, Joshua Edwards, Guy Fawcett, Evelyne Fonteyne, Amy Holder, Zach Joseph, Weronika Kalinska, Matthew Ohioze and Joshua Woods

WORLD UNDER 20 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Congratulations to TEDDY WILSON (100m and 4x100m Relay) Coach MARVIN ROWE, RENEE REGIS (200m and 4x100m Relay) Coach DARREN BRAITHWAITE and HENRY DOVER (3000m).
They have been selected to compete in the World U20 Championships for GB&NI, which takes place from 27-31 August in Lima, Peru.

BETH POTTER WINS TRIATHLON BRONZE MEDAL – After being delayed for 1 day, the Women’s Triathlon proved to be a tough race with BETH finishing with a well-deserved Bronze Medal. In her post race interview BETH described the conditions as being very tricky, the swimmers had to contend with strong currents, and the bike course was extremely testing after the morning rain. The final leg 10k saw 4 athletes move away from the field, with CASSANDRE BEAUGRAND of France opening up a lead on the final lap winning with a time of (1:54.55), second was JULIE DERRON of Switzerland (1:55.01) with BETH third (1:55.10).

OLYMPIC GAMES – The closing ceremony takes place on Sunday 11 August.

OLYMPIC GAMES ATHLETICS TIMETABLE – This is the link to the athletics timetable – https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/athletics

OLYMPIC GAMES MARATHON ROUTE – This is the link to the marathon route – https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/information/olympic-marathon-route

OLYMPIC GAMES ON TV – The games will be shown on BBC1, BBC2 and BBC iplayer, with some 250 hours of live coverage. Also wall-to-wall coverage will be shown on Eurosport1 and Eurosport2. Streaming services will be available on Discovery+ (charge of £3.99 a month), showing 3,800 hours of live action.

LICC FIXTURE CANCELLED – Apologies but the fixture due to take place at StoneX Stadium on Saurday 18 August, has been cancelled. The reason being the availability of many officials, the situation has happened to the Southern League fixture as well.

The next fixture will be on Sunday 1 September at StoneX Stadium.

STATUS ON OPEN MEETINGS – These are the fixtures which are now open for you to enter yourself, which are as follows.
BFTA Series – 11 August Closing Date 4 August, 26 August Closing Date 19 August (All entries on Opentrack)
Lee Valley Sprints – 14 August Not open as yet (All entries on Opentrack)
Watford – 7 August Closing Date 5 August, 21 August Not open as yet(Entries on Roster Athletics)
Please remember there is a possibility that the limits may be taken up before the closing date.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £99 and should be paid NOW to; 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.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances. For example in the recent EYAL results, an athlete in the 200m ran (24.1), and on his profile his season’s best was shown as (23.88) indoors. As the 200m indoors and outdoors are totally different type of events, I had shown the (24.1) as a season’s best.
The Power of 10 publishes separate UK rankings for indoor and outdoor performances.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS U15 AND U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at the Birmingham on 26-28 July
100m – U15B H2 JOSHUA NYMAN U15 1st (11.30 w-0.8), H3 LANI JAIYEOLA U15 5th (11.93 w0.0) in the Final JOSHUA won the Silver Medal (11.13 w0.7)
100m – U15G H3 ANU JAIYEOLA U13 4th (12.90 w0.2) in Semi-Final 2 ANU finished 8th (13.00 w2.6)
100m – U17W H5 TAMI GEORGE U17 3rd (12.40 w-0.3) in Semi-Final 1 TAMI finished 5th (12.22 w0.3)
200m – U15B H1 JOSHUA NYMAN U15 1st (23.03 w1.2), LANI JAIYEOLA U15 5th (23.91 w1.2) in the Final JOSHUA won the Bronze Medal (PB 22.82 w-1.0) taking .03 of a second off his 13 July time, and is ranked UK No.4 U15 in 2024
200m – U15G H3 ANU JAIYEOLA U13 6th (26.85 w-0.5)
200m – U17M H5 JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 1st (22.42 w0.0) in Semi-Final 3 JAIAN finished 3rd (22.48 w-1.3) in the Final JAIAN finished 4th (22.36 w-0.6)
200m – U17W H4 TAMI GEORGE U17 2nd (24.93 w-1.3), H5 MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE U17 4th (25.74 w-1.1) in Semi-Final 1 TAMI finished 2nd (24.57 w0.0) in Semi-Final 2 MAKAYLA finished 6th (25.57 w1.3) in the Final TAMI finished 6th (24.62 w0.7)
300m – U15G H1 ISLA BRASSNET U15 7th (43.08), H2 HOLLY RYAN U15 2nd (40.41) in the Final HOLLY won the Bronze Medal (40.17)
300m – U17W H1 ELLA BUCKLEY U17 5th (41.99), H5 ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 5th (41.57) in Semi-Final 1 ELLA finished 7th (42.52) in Semi-Final 3 ADANNA finished 5th (PB 40.96) taking .13 of a second off her 8 June time
1500m – U17W Straight Final POSIE SHAW U17 4th (4:32.93)
3000m – U15G Straight Final AIMEE PORTER U15 (DNF)
80m Hurdles – U15B H2 KAYDEN THOMAS U15 4th (PB 11.94 w0.7) taking .15 of a second off his 12 July time
80m Hurdles – U17W H32 EVA HIGSON U17 6th (12.27 w-0.6)
100m Hurdles – U17M H3 SETH RENNIE-RODDY U17 4th (PB 14.21 w-2.3) taking .11 of a second off his 30 June time,  in Semi-Final 1 SETH finished 8th (14.31 w-1.9)
Pole Vault – U15B Straight Final RAMSEY GILL U15 4th equal (PB 3.72m) adding 22cm to his 12 July height, and is ranked UK No.4 U15 in 2024, NOAH VAN DEN BURGH U15 10th (3.12m)
Pole Vault – U17M Straight Final ISAAC VAN DEN BURGH U17 7th (PB 4.00m) equalling his 16 June height, and is ranked UK No.10 U17 in 2024, THOMAS ROBERTSON U17 9th (3.75m), ISSA PHILLIPS-POPE U17 11th (SB 3.60m) equalling his 17 March height
Long Jump – U15G Straight Final GRACE NYAONGO U15 7th (PB 5.43m) adding 22cm to her 12 July jump, GRACE had a legal jump (5.32m w0.9) which ranks her UK No.10 U15 in 2024
Discus 1kg – U17W Straight Final ELKIE BAKER U17 (2nd Claim) 4th (36.67m)
Discus 1.25kg – U15B Straight Final CHU ONONOGBU U15 won the Gold Medal (PB 53.26m) adding 14cm to his 12 July throw, and is ranked UK No.1 U15 in 2024, and a new Club Record, MILO RYNEHARD U15 7th (33.81m)
Shot 3kg – U17W Straight Final ELSA SHABANI U17 5th (13.49m)
Hammer 4kg – U17M Straight Final MILO RYNEHART U17 4th (47.21m)
Hammer 3kg – U17W Straight Final KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 4th (PB 50.60m) adding 7cm to her 21 July throw, and is ranked UK No.8 U17 in 2024
Decathlon – SM JAMI SCHLUETER U23 won the Bronze Medal (7452 points) 100m (10.84 w1.5), Long Jump (6.96m w2.2), Shot 7.26kg (14.26m), High Jump (1.90m), 400m (50.08), 110m Hurdles (14.50 w0.0), Discus 2kg (41.69m), Pole Vault (4.30m), Javelin 800g (47.60m), 1500m (4:50.25), CRAIG MONCUR U23 finished 4th (PB 7060 points) adding 227 points 30 June total, and is ranked UK No.5 U23 in 2024, 100m (11.49 w0.3), Long Jump (PB 7.11m w0.0) adding 7cm to his 29 June jump, Shot 7.26kg (13.38m), High Jump (PB 1.81m) adding 3cm to his 29 June height, 400m (51.22), 110m Hurdles (15.39 w0.0), Discus 2kg (42.01m), Pole Vault (4.00m), Javelin 800g (50.54m), 1500m (SB 4:43.72) taking 6.65 seconds off his 30 June time, EVAN CAMPBELL finished 7th (PB 6788 points) adding 48 points to his 2023 total,  100m (11.59 w-0.1), Long Jump (6.57m w0.0), Shot 7.26kg (13.15m), High Jump (SB 1.90m) equalling his 11 July height, 400m (51.43), 110m Hurdles (SB 15.36 w0.0), Discus 2kg (41.96m), Pole Vault (SB 3.40m), Javelin 800g (53.35m), 1500m (4:53.91)
Heptathlon – SW LILY HOLT U23 9th (SB 4522 points) 100m Hurdles (15.03 w0.7), High Jump (1.69m), Shot 4kg (8.82m), 200m (26.91 w0.4), Long Jump (5.32m w0.0), Javelin 600g (20.10m), 800m (PB 2:26.93) taking .97 of a second off her 2023 time

BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at the Derby on 26-28 July
100m Hurdles – M50 GARY SMITH V50 (2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (14.45 nwr)
Pole Vault – W35+ ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 won the V60 Gold Medal (PB 2.40m) equalling her 12 May height, and is ranked UK No.1 V60 in 2024
Long Jump – M35-45 PAUL OGUN V35 (HCA) won the Gold Medal (6.82m w0.0)
Long Jump – M50-55 GARY SMITH V50 (2nd Claim) won the Bronze Medal (5.59m w0.0)
Discus 2kg – M35-40 GABOR KISS V40 won the Silver Medal (39.05m)
Discus 1kg – W35-40 EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (42.54m)
Discus 1kg – W45-50 STACEY GONZALEZ V50 won the V50 Silver Medal (PB 27.30m) adding 87cm to her 2023 throw, and is ranked UK No.5 V50 in 2024
Shot 7.26kg – M35-40 GABOR KISS V40 won the Silver Medal (11.32m)
Weight 9.08kg – W35-50 EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (SB 14.92m) adding 11cm to her 27 April throw, and is ranked UK No.1 V35 in 2024
Hammer 4kg – W35-45 EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) won the Bronze Medal (47.47m)

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The fourth of four fixtures took place at StoneX Stadium on 22 July.
Apologies but the provisional results have just been published, and are far from correct. Thefore I will publish the full results in next week’s Newsletter.

Match Result – 1st SBH (602 points), 2nd Thurrock (508), 3rd Ipswich (464.5), 4th Cambridge & Coleridge (423), 5th SSA and Enfield & Haringey (375), 6th Orion & Ilford (288.5)

Final League Tables After 4 Fixtures – 1st Chelmsford (24 league points 2960 match points), 2nd Havering (24 – 2746), 3rd Dacorum (24 – 2641.5), 4th SBH (24 – 2607), 5th Norwich (19 – 2274),  6th Ipswich (18 – 2061.5)

We have now qualified for the Top 6 final, which will be held at the StoneX Stadium on Sunday 8 September.

100m – U13B A JAMES TSUI U13 4th (PB 13.28 w2.9) taking .72 of a second off his 16 June time, B NOSA URUBUSI U13 4th (14.26 w2.8)
100m – U13G A ANU JAIYEOLA U13 1st (13.06 w1.1), B KAYIKUNMI OIDIJI U13 1st (PB 13.16 w3.2) taking .14 of a second off her 2 June time, Non Scoring DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 (PB 13.56 nwr) taking .24 of a second off her 2 June time, LEXI MAI U13 (14.12 nwr), ELLA APPIAH-SPICK U13 (PB 15.12 nwr) taking .08 of a second off her 2 June time
100m – U15B A JOSHUA NYMAN U15 1st (11.31 w1.6), B EESA ALI ADEKUNLE U15 1st (PB 11.73 w2.5) taking .17 of a second off his 2 June time, Non Scoring KINGSLEY ILOGHALU U15 (PB 11.58 nwr), TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U15 (PB 11.84 nwr) taking .26 of a second off his 2 June time, KAYDEN THOMAS U15 (PB 12.01 nwr), KEYLLAN NGOUTA TENTET U15 (12.28 nwr), LOUIS XUN U15 (12.28 nwr), YASH GHANDI U15 (PB 12.75 nwr) taking .29 of a second off his 2023 time, KADE WHITE U15 (PB 13.20 nwr), ISLEY AKANAZI-NORTON U15 (13.32 nwr)
100m – U15G A MOEISHA SAVAGE U15 2nd (12.61 w-0.4), B GRACE NYAONGO U15 2nd (13.41 w2.5) Non Scoring NATALIA PANKO U15 (14.69 nwr)
100m – U17M A JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 2nd (PB 11.10 w2.5) Non Scoring CONSTANTINE KONDYLIS U17 (PB 11.93 nwr) taking .07 of a second off his 2 June time, ASHER ESCOBAR (PB 12.07 nwr) taking .21 of a second off his 11 May time
100m – U17W A TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (12.29 w2.4), B TIA AKINOLA U17 1st (12.30 w1.6) Non Scoring SHENEL OKRAH U17 (SB 13.37 nwr) taking .06 of a second off her 6 July time, ULANA MCCABE-HUGGINS U17 (SB 13.71 nwr)
200m – U13B A JAMES TSUI U13 5th (30.23 w0.4), B DENNYS PASCAL U13 1st (PB 27.72 w2.5) taking .28 of a second off his 2 June time
200m – U13G A ANU JAIYEOLA U13 1st (27.10 w1.4), B KAYIKUNMI OIDIJI U13 1st (PB 27.25 w0.7) taking .35 of a second off her 2 June time
200m – U15B A LANI JAIYEOLA U15 2nd (23.90 w1.1) Non Scoring TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U15 (PB 24.21 nwr) taking 1.09 seconds off his 2 June time, LOUIS XUN U15 (24.96 nwr), YASH GHANDI U15 (PB 26.55 nwr) taking .05 of a second off his 2023 time, EDWARD PASCAL U15 (PB 27.32 nwr) taking .28 of a second off his 2 June time, JOHN CHAYIL U15 (PB 27.67 nwr) taking .04 of a second off his 19 May time, ISLEY AKANAZI-NORTON U15 (28.67 nwr)
200m – U15G A ISLA BRASSNET U15 4th (PB 27.42 w2.4) taking .40 of a second off her 19 May time, B MOIESHA SAVAGE U15 1st (PB 26.45 w1.2) taking .26 of a second off her 2023 time, Non Scoring SIENNA OAKLEY-MEDWINTER U15 (PB 28.72 nwr) taking .68 of a second off her 2 June time
200m – U17M A CONSTANTINE KONDYLIS U17 4th (PB 24.52 w1.1) taking .08 of a second off his 2 June time, B ASHER ESCOBAR U17 3rd (PB 24.77 w1.5) taking .87 of a second off his 6 July time, Non Scoring JOHN CHOKMAH U17 (PB 26.35 nwr)
200m – U17W A TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (25.14 w0.5), B ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 1st (PB 25.80 w1.3) taking 1.51 seconds off her 2023 time, Non Scoring HOLLY GREEN U17 (PB 30.41 nwr)
300m – U15B A DIJANI BARNOR U15 1st (PB 36.36) taking .84 of a second off his 8 June time, and is ranked UK No.4 U15 in 2024, B JOLOMI DEMEYIN U15 2nd (41.71)
300m – U15G A ISLA BRASSNET U15 1st (43.19), B JESSICA ADAMS U15 1st (PB 45.05) taking .73 of a second off her 16 June time, Non Scoring KYRA WILLIAMS U15 1st (PB 46.84) taking .32 of a second off her 16 June time
300m – U17W A SHAMMAH ST JOHN U17 1st (PB 43.78) taking .44 of a second off her 2023 time, B PHOEBE KEMP U17 2nd (49.10)
400m – U17M A JOE COX U17 2nd (56.12), B JAMIE DUGGAN U17 3rd (59.70)
800m – U13B A DENNYS PASCAL U13 1st (2:18.94), B HARRISON HENDERSON U13 1st (2:31.56) Non Scoring RYLE SINGARAYER U13 1st (2:44.32)
800m – U13G A SIENNA DARCY U13 3rd (2:40.67), B ABIGAIL ROSS U13 2nd (2:49.63) Non Scoring LOIS CLARKE U15 2nd (3:04.70)
800m – U15B A EDWARD PASCAL U15 2nd (2:19.44), B RAMSEY GILL U15 1st (2:14.25) Non Scoring SAM DARCY U15 1st (2:29.52)
800m – U15G A IZZY CLEMENT U15 2nd (PB 2:39.80) taking 6.96 seconds off her 12 June time, B HOLLY CLARKE U15 4th (3:05.47)
800m – U17W A HOLLY CLARKE U17 3rd (PB 2:31.17) taking 18.93 seconds off her 5 May time, B ERIN GIBLIN U17 2nd (SB 2:35.10) taking .29 of a second off her 16 June time
1500m – U13B A JENSON DAY U13 2nd (5:04.42), B TAHA COCKERILL U13 2nd (SB 5:19.61) taking 2.39 seconds off his 14 April time
1500m – U13G A GRACE ROONEY U15 2nd (PB 5:36.73) taking 2.35 seconds off her 11 May time, B ISABELLE HUDSON U15 1st (6:16.37)
1500m – U15B A CALEB HILTON U15 3rd (4:44.72), B LADDIE SHAW U15 2nd (4:59.50)
1500m – U15W A OLIVIA ABBOTT U15 2nd (5:40.20)
1500m – U17M A EUAN PHILLIPS U17 4th (4:24.12), B JARED MORRIS U17 2nd (PB 4:30.41) taking 4.79 seconds off his 26 June time
1500m – U17W A POSIE SHAW U17 1st (PB 4:32.44) taking .03 of a second off her 26 June time
70m Hurdles – U13G A LEXI MAI U13 4th (13.95 w3.3), B SIENNA DARCY U13 2nd (PB 13.57 w3.3) taking .73 of a second off her 14 April time
75m Hurdles – U13B A RYLE SINGARAYER U13 2nd (PB 16.06 w2.4) taking 3.43 seconds off his 27 April time
75m Hurdles – U15G A KYRA WILLIAMS U15 1st (PB 11.95 w2.4) taking .05 of a second off her 2 June time, B SIENNA OAKLEY- MEDWINTER U15 3rd (13.86 w1.8)
80m Hurdles – U15B A KAYDEN THOMAS U15 1st (12.32 w3.0), B KADE WHITE U15 3rd (PB 13.07 w3.0) Non Scoring SAM DARCY U15 1st (13.82 nwr)
80m Hurdles – U17W B EVA HIGSON U17 2nd (12.28 w1.9), B MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 1st (PB 13.60 w1.9)
100m Hurdles – U17M A SETH RENNIE-RODDY U17 1st (PB 13.98 w2.5) taking .34 of a second off his 30 June time, B ASHER ESCOBAR U17 1st (PB 15.54 w2.5) taking .56 of a second off his 11 May time
High Jump – U13B A DENNYS PASCALL U13 3rd (PB 1.30m) adding 15cm to his 14 April height, B TAHA COCKERILL U13 5th (1.10m) Non Scoring HARRISON HENDERSON U13 2nd (PB 1.25m)
High Jump – U13G A ANU JAIYEOLA U13 1st (1.46m), B ELLA APPIAH-SPICK U13 3rd (1.10m)
High Jump – U15B A DIJANI BARNOR U17 4th (1.30m), B EDWARD PASCAL U15 4th (1.30m) Non Scoring CHAYIL JOHN U15 1st (PB 1.50m) adding 15cm to his 19 May height
High Jump – U15G A KYRA WILLIAMS U15 5th (PB 1.25m) equalling her 5 May height, B SIENNA OAKLEY- MEDWINTER U15 3rd (1.10m)
High Jump – U17M A JAMES WALTERS U17 1st (1.80m)
High Jump – U17W A ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 2nd (PB 1.50m) equalling her 5 May height, B AMY HALLETT U17 2nd (1.25m)
Pole Vault – U15B A NOAH VAN DEN BURGH U15 2nd (3.10m), Non Scoring RAMSEY GILL U15 1st (3.30m)
Pole Vault – U17M A ISAAC VAN DEN BURGH U17 2nd (3.90m), Non Scoring THOMAS ROBERTSON U17 1st (3.40m), WILLIAM SYLVESTER U17 3rd (3.30m)
Long Jump – U13B A JAMES TSUI U13 3rd (PB 4.44m nwr) adding 18cm to his 16 June jump, B HARRY SAMUEL U13 4th (3.49m nwr)
Long Jump – U13G A DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 2nd (PB 4.36m nwr) adding 25cm to his 6 July jump, B LEXIE JONES U13 1st (4.10m nwr) Non Scoring EDIE RENNIE-RODDY U13 5th (2.36m nwr)
Long Jump – U15B A KEYLLAN NTOUNTA GENTET U15 5th (4.91m nwr), B YASH GHANDI U15 1st (4.91m nwr)
Long Jump – U15G A GRACE NYAONGO U15 1st (5.07m nwr), B ISLA BRASSNET U15 1st (SB 4.41m nwr) adding 9cm to her 14 January jump, Non Scoring OLIVIA ABBOT U15 3rd (PB 3.45m nwr)
Long Jump – U17W A MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHNASATOS U17 2nd (4.94m nwr), B ULANI MCCABE-HUGGINS U17 1st (4.60m nwr), Non Scoring MOIESHA SAVAGE U17 1st (PB 4.50m nwr)
Triple Jump – U17W A MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHNASATOS U17 2nd (10.10m nwr), B ULANI MCCABE-HUGGINS U17 1st (10.04m nwr)
Shot 2.72kg – U13G A DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 5th (4.66m)
Shot 3kg – U13B A NOSA URUBUSI U13 2nd (PB 7.82m) adding 29cm to his 2 June put
Shot 3kg – U15G A MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON U15 3rd (8.38m)
Shot 3kg – U17W A ELSA SHABANI U17 1st (13.29m), B KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 1st (SB 10.83m) adding 25cm to her 8 June put
Shot 4kg – U15B A TOBILOBA AYETAN U15 1st (13.31m), B MILO RYNEHART U15 1st (12.79m)
Shot 5kg – U17M A JAVON WILLIAMS U17 1st (11.09m)
Discus 0.75kg – U13G A GRACE ROONEY U13 5th (PB 8.68m)
Discus 1.25kg – U15B A CHU ONONOGBU U15 1st (47.89m), B MILO RYNEHART U15 1st (29.26m)
Discus 1kg – U15G A MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON U15 1st (23.47m), B ISABELLA HEATHCOTE U15 5th (PB 11.99m)
Discus 1kg – U17W A ELSA SHABANI U17 1st (20.56m), B MAIREAD MCGRATH U17 2nd (PB 18.82m) adding 13cm to her 14 April put
Hammer 3kg – U15G A MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON U15 3rd (24.13m)
Hammer 5kg – U17M A ALON TAYLOR U17 3rd (PB 19.75m) adding 46m to his 14 April throw
Hammer 3kg – U17W A KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 1st (PB 50.53m) adding 7cm to her 21 July throw, and is ranked UK No.8 U17 in 2024, Non Scoring ELSA SHABANI U17 1st (43.35m), MAIREAD MCGRATH U17 2nd (36.77m)
Javelin 400g – U13B A STEFAN CONSTANTIN U13 2nd (PB 26.30m) adding 2.29m to his 2 June throw, B JENSON DAY U13 3rd (PB 5.63m)
Javelin 400g – U13G A KAYIKUNMI OMIDIJI U13 3rd (PB 15.95m) adding 7cm to her 12 May throw, B EDIE RENNY-RODDY U13 2nd (8.31m)
Javelin 500g – U15G A ISABELLE HEATHCOTE U15 6th (PB 8.58m)
Javelin 500g – U17W A EVA HIGSON U17 3rd (20.11m)
Javelin 600g – U15B A CHU ONONOGBU U15 1st (43.29m nwr), B SAM DARCY U15 4th (PB 10.92m nwr)
Javelin 700g – U17M A ALON TAYLOR U17 1st (PB 37.53m) adding 96cm to his 19 May throw
4x100m Relay – U13B 3rd (57.05) JAMES TSUI, NOSA URUBUSI, HARRISON HENDERSON, DENNYS PASCAL, U13G 1st (SB 53.78) taking 4.52 seconds off their 5 May time, and are ranked UK No.2 team in 2024 LEXI MAI, KAJIKUNMI OMIDIJI, DAMI ADEKUNLE, ANU JAIYEOLA, U15B 1st (45.70) LANI JAIYEOLA, DIJANI BARNOR, EESA ALI ADEKUNLE, JOSHUA NYMAN, U15B Non Scoring 1st (????) TYLER HOLDEN AIKHOMU, KEYLLAN NGOUNTA TENTET, ISLEY AKANEZI NORTUN, LOUISE XUN, U15G 2nd (52.13) GRACE NYAONGO, JESSE ADAMS, ISLA BRASSNET, MOIESHA SAVAGE, U17M 3rd (46.39) CONSTANTINE KONDYLIS, JOE COX, ASHER ESCOBAR, JAIAN SAUNDERS, U17W 1st (50.02) EVA HIGSON, TAMI GEORGE, ADANNA MAZINWOSU, TIA AKINOLA

SOUTH WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Exeter on 28 July
Long Jump – SW LYDIA ROGERS 1st (4.64m w1.7)

BE FIT TODAY SERIES 3 – Took place at Lee Valley on 28 July
100m – SM A18 MALACHI AMADI U20 3rd (11.06 w-0.2), A20 ZANSON PLUMMER U20 3rd (10.70 w1.8), A22 KRISHAWN AIKEN 5th (10.83 w0.5), B3 ZANSON finished 6th (10.76 w0.0), B4 KRISHAWN finished 3rd (10.71 w0.0), B7 MALACHI finished 4th (11.07 w0.7)
150m – SX 3 SETH SAUNDERS U13 2nd (21.02 w-0.2)
200m – SM 12 KRISHAWN AIKEN 5th (21.59 w0.2), 13 MICHAEL OHIOZE 2nd (20.81 w-0.1)
400m – SM 2 VANESSA ANSUAA U23 3rd (59.75), 6 JUBRIL ADENIJI U23 1st (PB 49.73) taking .30 of a second off his 2023 time

CAMPEONATO DE ESPANA SUB-20 – Took place at Castellon, Spain on 27-28 July
100m – U20M H2 CAI CRAWFORD U20 3rd (PB 10.71 w2.0) taking .10 of a second off his 7 April time, in the next race CAI finished 3rd (PB 10.69 w1.6) taking .02 of a second off his H2 time
200m – U20M H3 CAI CRAWFORD U20 1st (PB 21.38 w0.8) taking .14 of a second off his 22 June time, in the next race CAI finished 2nd (PB 21.13 w3.0) taking .23 of a second off his H3 time

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 24 July
1500m – SX 2 CALEB HILTON U15 6th (4:26.48), JESSE ABRAHAMS U15 7th (4:27.50), 3 CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 10th (4:34.05), SX 5 LADDIE SHAW U15 3rd (PB 4:49.44) taking .27 of a second off his 1 May time, 6 SCARLETT KENT U23 12th (4:59.12), 7 AMITAI BLOOM U17 1st (PB 4:31.25) taking 4.87 seconds off his 19 May time, EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 14th (4:56.93), 8 RAFI GAYER U20 7th (PB 3:59.30) taking 1.85 seconds off his 26 June time, SAMUEL GREENSTEIN U23 11th (4:03.03) the following race numbers have been repeated 6 JACOB CLEMENT U20 9th (4:11.91), 7 ADAM O’GORMAN U20 5th (PB 4:02.32) taking 1.72 seconds off his 1 May time, JOSHUA FISHER U20 10th (4:14.58)
3000m – SX 2 JAI DARYANANI U20 8th (PB 8:26.26) taking 15.09 seconds off his 1 May time, 3 GIANLEO STUBBS U20 3rd (PB 8:37.15) taking 1.89 seconds off his 2023 time

BMC GOLD STANDARD RACES – Took place at Bury on 24 July
800m – Men’s C ROBERT SHIPLEY (HCA) 1st (PB 1:50.62) taking .55 of a second off his 3 June time

BMC REGIONAL RACES – Took place at Tooting Bec on 24 July
1500m – Men’s D JEREMY DEMPSEY 10th (SB 3:56.52), E DYLAN EVANS 7th (SB 3:51.02) taking 2.37 seconds off his 17 July time
3000m – Men’s A PHILLIP CROUT 16th (SB 8:23.72) taking 1.42 seconds off his 12 June time

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.

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,203 events – 225,267 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 11,340 first timers – 25,736 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know 14 parkrun countries have hosted the Olympics? 

UPCOMING TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 1 AUGUST UNTIL WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER – The SBH 2024 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Fixtures and Results’ section.

SUMMER OPEN MEETINGS 2024 – The link will open the document that has the dates for all fixture dates for BFTA, Lee Valley and Watford fixtures and updated up to the 1 August – All Summer Open Meetings 2024 Updated 1 August 2024
The Information including how to enter for each fixture, will be published below as and when known. 

OLYMPIC GAMES – The Athletics takes place from Thursday 1 August to Sunday 11 August in Paris, France.
Link to the athletics timetable – https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/athletics

NATIONAL ATHLETIC LEAGUEPROMOTION MATCH – Takes place on Saturday 3 August at at the Bedford International Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford (Satnav MK41 9SB)
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 7 August at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25609
Entries Closing Date Monday 5 August
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

SOUTHERN U13, U15 AND U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 August and Sunday 11 August at the Chelmsford Athletic Centre, Salemo Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH).
Entries Closed

BFTTA OUTDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 11 August at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Entry now open to enter on Open Track –  https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bft111111/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 4 August
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

LEE VALLLEY 100M/200M SPRINTS NIGHT – Takes place on Wednesday 14 August at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable 19.00pm 100m, 20.00pm 200m estimated start time, or 20 minutes after the end of the last 100m race.
Entry not open as yet on Open Track –
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on
the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – The fourth of five fixtures on Saturday 17 August has been Cancelled.

ENGLAND AGE-GROUP COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND U20 INTERNATIONAL – Takes place on Saturday 17 August and Sunday 18 August at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre, Pococks Lane, Eton (Satnav SL4 6HN).
Link to entry standards – https://d1laub10p5ibfa.cloudfront.net/2024/05/England-Athletics-2024-Outdoor-Entry-Standards-Updated.pdf
Link to entries on Roster athletic – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=25396
Entries Closing Date Sunday 4 August

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 21 August at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries not open as yet –
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.
Entries Closing Date TBC

MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL – Takes place on Saturday 24 August at the Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester (Satnav M11 3FF)
Link to Information – https://www.englandathletics.org/team-england/manchester-international/

BFTTA OUTDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Monday 26 August at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Entry now open to enter on Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bft111117/
Entries Closing Date Monday 19 August
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

WORLD UNDER 20 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Tuesday 27 August to Saturday 31 August in Lima, Peru.
Please Note: You will selected for these Championships

LEE VALLLEY DOUBLE 100M SPRINTS NIGHT – Takes place on Wednesday 28 August at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable 19.00pm 100m 1st round, 2nd round will follow the last race of the 1st round.
Entry not open as yet on Open Track –
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

PARALYMPIC GAMES OVERALL TIMETABLE 2024 – Take place in Paris,France from the Friday 30 August to Sunday 8 September.
Link to the overall timetable for all sports – https://medias.paris2024.org/uploads/2024/01/Competition-Schedule-by-session-Events-V4.pdf
Detailed athletics timetable to be issued in due course.

JOAQUIM CRUZ LOOKS BACK AT ICONIC 800M WIN AT 1984 OLYMPICS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

Brazilian middle-distance legend talks about why finding love on the eve of the Los Angeles Games helped him win gold 40 years ago. It has been 40 years since JOAQUIM CRUZ beat SEB COE to the Olympic 800m title in Los Angeles. He still looks bronzed and supremely fit, but he has flecks of grey in his hair these days and his battle-weary body rejects running. Aged 61, he prefers to walk. “I find enjoyment and all the balance I need in the morning with a three-mile walk,” he smiles. “I used to run but it was too aggressive and hurting me a lot. I sometimes shuffle or take the bike if I want to sweat. But I don’t miss running.” In the history of middle-distance running there are few sights quite as majestic as CRUZ in full flight during the summer of 1984. The tall Brazilian with the long raking stride dominated the 800m at the LA Games, surging away from COE in the final to clock an Olympic record of (1:43.00). Three weeks later in Cologne he ran (1:41.77) to miss COE’S world record by four hundredths of a second. Altogether he ran inside (1:43) half a dozen times as he lit up the tracks of Europe. Despite injuries, he came close to successfully defending his title in Seoul four years later, too, finishing runner-up to PAUL ERENG of Kenya. For the past 19 years CRUZ has worked at US Paralympics and says he rarely looks back to the 1980s. But his memory of those years is still sharp and he tells a great story from the 1981 World Cup in Rome where he finished a distant sixth aged just 18 in a race dominated by COE. “A couple of days before the competition I saw SEB training and I was fascinated by how he was able to move,” CRUZ remembers. “My race in Rome was terrible. I choked. But I was putting my sweats back on and he was kind enough to stop by and shake my hand and say a few words. I don’t think he realised that I didn’t speak any English at the time, though!

“Later I promised myself that I wouldn’t feel that way again in a race. So in 1984 we were waiting for the medal ceremony in LA and I asked him ‘hey, what did you tell me in Rome when you shook my hand?’ He said, ‘I told you that you were going to be a great champion’. I was lost for words.”

COE’S prediction came true as CRUZ claimed the Olympic crown three years after finishing well behind the Briton in Rome. It was a rocky road to Los Angeles, however. At the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, for example, CRUZ and PETER ELLIOTT battled each other to take the lead and, after running each other into the ground with a searing pace, they were both over taken by WILLI WULBECK of West Germany in the closing stages, with CRUZ finishing third and ELLIOTT fourth. “It was the best experience of my career!” CRUZ surprisingly says. “What happened in Helsinki had to happen in order for me to win in LA. “In Helsinki I had one plan only – to take the lead and run from the front. I couldn’t sleep because I was playing the tactic through in my mind all night. My coach told me to go and execute it, but PETER ELLIOTT messed me up! “After 300m he took the lead. I thought ‘what is this guy doing?’ For a whole lap I was fighting him for the lead, which was not part of my plan. I regained the lead with 100m to go but lost the race. And there was the lesson to learn.”

CRUZ returned to Oregon – where he had moved to study after growing up in humble conditions as the youngest of six children in Taguatinga, Brazil – and he vowed to train more diligently than ever ahead of the 1984 Olympics. He also fell in love and feels it was the missing ingredient that helped him reach top form at the Games. “LA was the peak of everything,” he explains. “In 1983-84 I was experiencing a very special phase of my life – a balanced phase. I was in an ‘equilibrium’, emotionally, physically and spiritually. “Emotionally it was when I met my future wife (MARY) and I was hit by a ‘love lightning’ and this helped everything I did. It was the first time I fell in love with my training and everything I was doing. “Training became much easier and I was feeling things that I didn’t think a human can feel, unless that person is in love. I was using that passion in my preparation and I experienced a supreme feeling during the whole build-up to the Games. When you are passionate about what you do, you can accomplish crazy things.

“When I went in the stadium to run the final, my spirit was not there anymore,” he continues. “It was miles from California and all the way in Oregon where my future wife was watching me. I was watching myself through her eyes seeing me delivering what I delivered. “I felt like a warrior. I was on my journey and LA was the biggest battle of my life and the biggest dragon to kill. I was doing it for myself, my coach, my country and my loved one. “In the story of Beowulf he was going off to kill the dragon and knew he would return to his loved one. And I felt like that.” The Olympic final was stacked with not only COE but Americans EARL JONES and JOHNNY GRAY, defending champion STEVE OVETT, future world champion BILLY KONCHELLAH plus EDWIN KOECH of Kenya and DONATO SABIA of Italy, who sadly died three years ago from Covid aged just 56. Did CRUZ feel invincible? “Yes!” he says without hesitation. “There were two athletes who were my role models – ALBERTO JUANTORENA and SEBASTIAN COE. I thought to beat Sebastian Coe you had to have speed and be able to move from A to B really quick.

“I knew he’d made a mistake in 1980 and so I was preparing to see what he would do in 1984 because I knew he wouldn’t make that mistake again. I wasn’t worried about the pace as I felt unbeatable. I had supreme fitness. If the pace was fast, I could handle it and if it was slow, I had the speed. But it was right in the middle and I was able to handle the race – and COE – at the same time.” Could he have run faster that day? “I think so. With 300m to go I would usually start to pick up the pace and I practised this a lot in training. But in this final in LA I had to tell myself ‘don’t go yet… don’t go yet’. So I held back until about 100m to go. Then I felt the goose bumps. The lanes melted away and I could only see my lane. I could have run another 200 metres maybe after that.”

CRUZ achieved these feats despite initially being a reluctant runner who played basketball during his youth and didn’t particularly enjoy athletics. There were also reports at the time that he had one leg longer than the other and had to wear orthotics to try to solve the problem. “It’s not a story, it’s a reality!” he says, explaining that his right femur is two centimetres shorter than his left.

Did it cause an unusual amount of injuries? “It was a probably combination of things,” he says. “The leg length discrepancy and also my intensity. I did not like to move slowly and LUIZ (DE OLIVEREIRA) was a very intensive coach. I was really shy growing up but the sport was a way to express myself and I used it to show off.”

The men’s 800m is enjoying a good year in 2024 with three men so far clocking (1:41) and a further eight running (1:42). CRUZ doesn’t follow the current scene particularly closely but he is aware of the spate of fast times and says: “It should have happened a long time ago. I thought in 2012 when RUDISHA ran a world record, it would inspire a new generation to realise ‘wow, this is what’s possible’. But it faded and didn’t happen. “Yet now, with so many athletes running under (1:43) this year, it has become the expectation. If you’re not embracing this possibility, you should maybe go to find something else to do.” What could CRUZ run for 800m these days? “I would not even try!” he laughs. What could he have run in 1984 if he had access to super shoes, better tracks and improved training knowledge? “I don’t know,” he shrugs. “I was blessed with so many great runners in my time like SEBASTIAN COE, JAMES ROBINSON, PETER ELLIOTT, STEVE OVETT, SAID AOUITA and my Brazilians team-mates (JOSE LUIZ BARBOSA and AGBERTO GUIMARIAES). I had enough stimulation in that sense.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the July issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – EA Throws Newsletter July 2024

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There are no posts this week.

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.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2024 SUMMER FIXTURE CARD – The 2024 Summer Fixture Card is now published on the SBH Website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference.
The Information on upcoming fixtures will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter, plus the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Fixtures and Results’ section.
Link to Fixture Card – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24    B SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Fixtures Re-Issued 30-03-24 – 8 May LICC Fixture Cancelled

STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 2024-2025  The entrance fee on the membership form, cover the period 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2025.

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592561. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM and JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER,  KAREN HARRISON,  TIM UNDERHILL, GLEN WATTS, JOANNA WINFIELD, SHAUN CLIFFORD and EUAN MACKENZIE – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 20 April 2023
If you wish to contribute your own memories and/or photographs of GEORGE, please email them to me, either within the email or as a separate attached word document.

CODES OF CONDUCT – SBH have now adopted the UK Athletics (UKA) and the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAF) Codes of Conduct which set out national standards of conduct for all clubs, coaches, officials, volunteers and athletes in the sport.  The purpose of the codes are to clarify what behaviours are acceptable and unacceptable, the standards of practice expected and the basis for challenging and improving practice.  The Codes are similar to our previous Codes of Conduct which were part of the previous ClubMark scheme.  All club member and anyone undertaking a relevant role must agree to abide by the codes of conduct. The Codes of Conduct have now been put onto our Website, please read these to understand the commitments you are making by being a member of SBH.
Link to the Code of Conduct document – Codes Of Conduct Booklet 2021 (1)

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 £37 + 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/

ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE – The new Keyholders to the outside door are TY HOLDEN, CLYDE GORDON, NEVILLE THOMPSON, GREG THOMPSON, COLIN GODFREY and YAMILLE ALDAMA who all use the Clubhouse outside of normal stadium opening hours. GEOFF MORPHITIS and DAVE BEDFORD will also have a key. All other key fob holders can continue to gain access to the clubhouse via the (New) West Stand Entrance and the Trackside Door to the Clubhouse.
Link to note and details for further information – SBH Club House Door 20-01-23

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 POLE VAULT 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. Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – High Jump training takes place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024 Summer Fixture Card, which gives full details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Summer 2024 Fixture Card Front Sheet Re-Issued 10-03-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – 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 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER