Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 10 April 2025

Posted on 09/04/202511/04/2025 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 10 April to Wednesday 16 April – Ben Bellisario, Charlotte Harris, Yann Janssen, Scarlett Kent, Eljone Kruger, Dylan Michel, Ray Powell and Roberto Roncarati

HELP WANTED – PARENTS – we need your help to ensure your child can compete at all their events this season!
Volunteering to help on the track or field at just a couple of our home and away fixtures in 2025, will give us certainty early on that the meetings can go ahead. It’s a fun way to be involved on the day, you will still be free to watch your child’s events, lunches and refreshments are always provided at our home fixtures and at most away ones too.

Please contact either GERALD ALTERMAN or ROSALIND ZEFFERTT for further information or complete this form SBH 2025 Summer Availability.
GERALD: (SBH Officials Secretary; athletics@marksman.plus.com: 07956 825781)
ROSALIND: (SBH Officials Co-ordinator: anglo.japan@outlook.com: 07973 822874)

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to JEREMIAH ELLIOTT, ALEXIS HOWE and MATTHIAS RAZIANI

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to GABOR KISS who broke his own Masters Men 40-45 2kg Discus with a throw of (42.31m) at the Lee Valley Open Meeting on 5 April. His previous Club Record was (42.16m) set at StoneX Stadium on 29 March 2025.

LINK TO PARKRUN RESULTS – This is the Link I use to obtain the current week’s Parkrun results, if you go to the bottom of the results, you can obtain the previous weeks results – parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=1018.
The results shown are for those SBH athletes that added SBH when they registered for Parkrun.

How to use results – Scroll down to the first Parkrun, Which will show you how many SBH runners had competed. To get all the runners details, click on “View Full Results” which will show all runners that had competed at that event. Scroll down to the first SBH athlete, which will his or her age, also if they have a OB, by clicking on the athletes name, this will show you how many Parkruns they have competed in sinc registering.

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Taking place on Wednesday 16 April, is now open to enter. See upcoming fixtures.

LEE VALLEY OPEN MEETINGS – They have have not published their fixtures.

UPCOMING FIXTURES – I have now shown as 2 sections – The first section covers the fixtures that SBH compete in and other major fixtures – The second section covers the Open Meeting fixtures, that you have to enter yourselves.

SUMMER OPEN MEETINGS – These are the BFTTA, Lee Valley and Watford fixtures, dates highlighted in RED are open to enter – all information those fixtures that are open to enter, can be found in the ‘Open Meeting Upcoming Fixtures‘ section, which follows the ‘SBH Upcoming Fixtures For The Next 6 Weeks‘ section.

BFTTA OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place at Lee Valley – April 21, May 18, June 1, July 20, August 30.
LEE VALLEY OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place at Lee Valley – Fixtures still to be published.
WATFORD OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place at Watford – April 16 and 30, May 14 and 28, June 11 and 25, July 9 and 23, August 6 and 20, September 3.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2024. The current SBH annual subscription is £85 (following the recent 2024 SBH AGM) and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2025 is £20. The current total is £105 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. Regarding Master athletes any personal best performances relate to their current age-groups, as Club Records for Masters age-groups are in 5 year periods.

LONDON LANDMARKS HALF MARATHON – Took place at London on 6 April
ROBERT RIGBY V60 325th (PB 1st V60 1:27.19)
The photograph shows ROBERT Mayor of Westminster with KELLY HOLMES and the Deputy Mayor of Westminster

The race started at Westminster then along the Embankment to the Tower of London, then zigzagging through the City of London, finally finishing in Trafalgar Square.

WIZZ AIR MILANO MARATHON – Took place at Milan, Italy on 6 April
NAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ V35 91st (PB 2:37.35), MATT GRANT V35 132nd (PB 2:42.04) taking 5 minutes 34 seconds off his 2024 time

LEE VALLEY OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 5 April
100m – SM 1 EMMANUEL DURUIHEOMA U23 7th (SB 10.87 w2.7), 3 TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U17 4th (PB 11.42 w3.7) taking .42 of a second off his 2024 time, 11 EYTAN POSNER U17 2nd (PB 13.19 w2.6) taking 1.05 seconds off his 2024 time
200m – SM 3 NATHAN HOWELL U20 8th (SB 23.71 w3.2), 4 TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U17 6th (PB 23.55 w3.1) taking .45 of a second off his 2024 time
400m – SM 1 COLUMBA BLANGO T20/F20 7th (51.04)
75m Hurdles – U15G 1 KYRA WILLIAMS U15 7th (SB 11.96 w1.5) and is ranked UK No.2 U15 in 2025
Shot 3kg – W50 STACEY GONZALEZ V50 1st (7.70m)
Discus 1kg – W50 B STACEY GONZALEZ V50 1st (21.57m)
Discus 2kg – SM A GABOR KISS V40 1st (PB 42.31m) adding 15cm to his 29 March throw, and is ranked UK No.2 V40 in 2025, and a new Club Record
Hammer 3kg – W50 B STACEY GONZALEZ V50 1st (PB 37.59m) adding 4.27m to her 29 March throw, and is ranked UK No.1 V50 in 2025

BEDFORDSHIRE OPEN MEETING – Took place at Bedford on 5 April
300m – SX 1 HARLEY HENRY U17 1st (PB 36.85)
400m – SX 1 AIDAN GAFFEY U20 1st (SB 52.21)
Discus 1kg – SX EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) 1st (35.90m)

GRAND SLAM TRACK – Took place at Kingston, Jamaica on 4-6 April
100m – SM ZHARNEL HUGHES 3rd (10.13 w-1.3)

STANFORD INVITATIONAL – Took place at Stanford, California, USA on 4-5 April
400m – SM 4 JAMI SCHLUETER (University of Washington) (DQ)
5000m – SM 3 HENRY DOVER U23 (Oklahoma State University) 2nd (PB 13:45.90) taking 40.05 seconds off his 2024 time, and is ranked UK No.4 U23 in 2025
110m Hurdles – SM H1 JAMI SCHLUETER (University of Washington) 5th (14.38 w-0.1)
Discus 2kg – SM JAMI SCHLUETER (University of Washington) 13th (SB 40.63m)

BATTLE AT THE BEACH – Took place at Long Beach, California, USA on 4 April
Pole Vault – SM GLEN QUAYLE (Long Beach State University) 6th (4.68m)

UCONN DOG FIGHT INVITATIONAL – Took place at Storrs, Connecticut, USA on 4 April
100m – SW 3 LARISSA GILES U23 (Yale University) 3rd (PB 12.26 w3.8) taking .18 of a second off her 2024 time
200m – SW 5 LARISSA GILES U23 (Yale University) 4th (PB 25.80 w3.3) taking .14 of a second off her 2024 time

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 2 April
1500m – SX 2 ARTHUR PHILLIPS U17 6th (SB 4:15.51) taking 3.53 seconds off his 2024 time, 3 THOMAS CADWALLADER U20 12th (PB 4:16.36) taking 6.05 seconds off his 2023 time, SX 4 HARRISON HENDERSON U13 1st (PB 4:46.70) taking 3.53 seconds off his 2024 time, and is ranked UK No.2 U13 in 2025, 5 AIMEE PORTER U15 8th (PB 4:54.02) taking 1.49 seconds off her 2024 time, and is ranked UK No.9 U15 in 2025, 6 LADDIE SHAW U17 5th (SB 4:46.85), 7 POSIE SHAW U17 5th (SB 4:37.58), DENNYS PASCAL U13 8th (PB 4:38.88) taking 1.28 seconds off his 2024 time, and is ranked UK No.1 U13 in 2025, BEN KASPAR U15 12th (PB 4:43.02) taking 4.84 seconds off his 2024 time, 8 JESSE ABRAHAMS U17 1st (PB 4:25.54) taking .52 of a second off his 2024 time, JAI DARYANANI U20 5th (PB 4:31.06) taking 5.20 seconds off his 2023 time, EDWARD PASCAL U15 13th (SB 4:45.47)
3000m – SX 2 EUAN PHILLIPS U17 17th (PB 9:33.72) taking 1.82 seconds off his 2024 time, 3 GIANLEO STUBBS U20 3rd (PB 8:32.73) taking 4.42 seconds off his 2024 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…
1,277 events – 251,008 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 12,918 first timers – 38,764 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Ashton Court on 5 April
ROBBIE LIGHTOWLER 397th (35.30) this was his 16th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 5 April
PAUL LEWIS V50 3rd (PB 19.26) this was his 253rd Parkrun, LENARD MICHEL V55 29th (23.32) this was his 140th Parkrun, KAYLA MICHEL U23 52nd (25.26) this was her 55th Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 101st (28.11) this was her 143rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cassiobury on 5 April
DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U 6th (18.58) this was his 32nd Parkrun, LILY JANMOHAMED U 26th (20.54) this was her 34th Parkrun, LUCAS XIE U 62nd (22.36) this was his 4th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Finsbury on 5 April
JAMES DAVIS 307th (28.12) this was his 82nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Gorleston Cliffs on 5 April
PAUL MACCARTHY V55 54th (22.28) this was his 230th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Isabel Trail on 5 April
RUFUS KENT 7th (18.40) this was his 67th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey Farm on 5 April
SCARLETT KENT U23 24th (21.58) this was her 84th Parkrun, JO KENT V55 27th (22.18) this was her 163rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Knowsley on 5 April
BRADLEY SINGER V35 13th (21.27) this was his 317th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 30th (23.41) this was his 464th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 5 April
RUSSELL DEVITT V75 264th (60.29) this was his 341st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Priebnitzgrund on 5 April
AMY REBECCA FRY V40 41st (30.06) this was her 21st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Seaford Beach on 5 April
MARTING GREY V80 258th (48.45) this was his 33rd Parkrun

SBH UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 10 APRIL UNTIL WEDNESDAY 21 MAY – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter 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.

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE ROUND 1 – The first of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 13 April at the Cambridge University Athletics Track, 18 Adams Road, Cambridge (Satnav CB3 9AD).
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – EYAL-Timetable-2025-matches-1-and-3-v1 (1)
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager, Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 10 April as the declarations have to be in on Friday 11 April

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH – The first fixture of three takes place on Sunday 27 April at the Norman Park Community Sports Centre, Norman Park, Hayes Lane, Bromley (Satnav BR2 9EJ).
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – YDL UAG Timetables 2025
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager

MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The first fixture of four takes place on Saturday 3 May at the Perival Park Athletics Track, Stockdove Way, Perivale, Greenford (Satnav UP6 8TJ).
Age-Groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager.
Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 1 May as the declarations have to be in on Friday 2 May.

HERTFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May at the Bedford International Athletic Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford (Satnav MK41 9SB).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women
Link to enter on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bedstfc/
Entries Closing Date Friday 25 April
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.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women
Link to enter on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/middxtfo/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 27 April
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.

SCVAC VETERANS LEAGUE – Takes place on Monday 12 May at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups 35 and above Men/Women
Note: You will have to be a 2nd claim member of Barnet & District AC. Just turn up and you may be selected (dependant on you current performances), otherwise you can compete as a guest

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The second of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 18 May at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable –
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager, Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 15 May as the declarations have to be in on Friday 16 May

LOUGHBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL – Takes place on Sunday 18 May at the Loughborough University Track, Ashby Road, Loughborough (Satnav LE11 3TU).
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women.
Note: There are Guest Entries, but limited, this is the link https://www.lboro.ac.uk/sport/sports/athletics/loughborough-international-athletics/
Note: You will selected by your respective team – Loughborough athletes will compete against teams representing England, Wales, Scotland, GB&NI Under-20s and the National Athletics League

OPEN MEETING UPCOMING FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 10 APRIL UNTIL WEDNESDAY 14 MAY, THEN THOSE THAT ARE OPEN TO ENTER FOLLOWING THE 21 MAY.

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 16 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 7.00pm 200m no, 7.15pm 400m no under 13s, 7.30pm 800m no times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.00pm 3000m no times over 11 minutes, no under 13s
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=26585
Entries Closing Date Monday 14 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 14 May at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 7.00pm 400m no under 13s, 7.15pm BMCs, 7.50pm 800m no times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.10pm 3000m no times over 11 minutes, no under 13s
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries are not open 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 probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 18 May at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 400m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Entry is now open via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bft111118/
Entries Closing Date Saturday 10 May
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 1 June at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 400m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Entry is now open via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bft111119/
Entries Closing Date Friday 23 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 20 July at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 400m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Entry is now open via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bft111120/
Entries Closing Date Friday 11 July
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

ATHLETICS WEEKLY 1969 TO 1987 – RICHARD SAMUEL wishes to dispose of his collection of Athletics Weekly’s, which ranges from mid 1969 to mid 1987. Most years are complete but there are a few gaps. Mostly the condition is good but a few are a bit dog eared. RICHARD suggests a donation to club funds by anyone interested and they would have be collected.
Anyone interested please contact RICHARD by email at Richard.samuel1@btinternet.com

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.

To follow our newInstagram account, from your own account, by searching for ‘shaftesbury_barnet’ or by clicking https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/
To Members and Parents, if you wish for any photographs to be posted on Instagram, please email them to sbh.instagram@outlook.com If you can at the same time give details on when and where the photographs was taken, plus any other comments.
Please feel free to post photographs of any special occasion, for example, your wedding day, an addition to the family.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the March issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics March 2025 Throws Community Newsletter

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.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2025 SUMMER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2025 Summer Fixture Card has now been published on the SBH Website on 20 March 2025. This is the link to the fixture card, which you can access and print for future reference – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Information on each fixture will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter as and when available, this is the link to the current and previous SBH Weekly Newsletters – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY POINTS RACES – Take place throughout the season, the final winners hve now been determined.
Link to the final Men and Women’s points tables, following the National Championships at Parliament Hill on 22 February –Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Final Issue 22-02-25 Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2024-2025 Final Issue 22-02-25

SBH 2024-2025 CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES – Take place throughout the season, the final winners hve now been determined.
Link to the final Men and Women’s Club Championship winners, following the 25 January Southern Championships – SBH Cross Country Club Championship Winners 2024-2025 Updated 25-01-25

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.

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 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2024-2025 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 02-09-24

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2025 – To all athletes young & old – are you aware of the SBH Pole Vault sessions held at StoneX Stadium on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 18.30pm. We have room to coach more of you, why not come along and watch a session and the get involved – give it a try NOW.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk for more details.

STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.

SBH PRIVACY STATEMENT – In becoming a member, SBH will collect certain information about you. Can you please read the attached ‘Privacy Statement’ which contains Information on General Data Protection Regulations – SBH Privacy Statement Final April 2018

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.

STONEX STADIUM AWARDED TRACKMARK STANDARD – Congratulations on achieving the UK Athletics Quality Assurance Standards for StoneX Stadium. This is the letter from UK Athletics and certificate showing all area that achieved compliance – StoneX Stadium Award Letter 09.11.21 StoneX Stadium Certificate

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Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 3 April 2025

Posted on 02/04/202509/04/2025 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 3 April to Wednesday 9 April – Alexandra Baltazer-Hall, Grant Brown, Phillip Crout, Keyllan Gentet, Jonah Glausisz, Richard Goodman, Phillipa Lowe, Phoebe Music, Abigail Ross, Paul Simons, Claire Spurway, Alon Taylor, Kayden Thomas and Amelia Wills

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to STACEY GONZALEZ who broke her own Masters Women 50-54 1kg Discus with a throw of (27.78m) at the SBH Throwsfest at StoneX Stadium on 29 March. Her previous Club Record was (27.30m) set at Derby on on 28 July 2024.

GOLD MEDAL FOR KOJO KYEREME – The World Masters Indoor Championships took place at Gainesville, Florida, USA on 23-30 March. 1500m – M 50-54 in Heat 1 KOJO KYEREME finished in 2nd place (SB 4:18.37i) in the Final KOJO won the Gold Medal (PB V50 4:09.22i) and is ranked UK No.1 V50 in 2025, and a new Club Record.

The following was reported on the Athletics Weekly website – The final 1500m victory went to M50 800m champion KOJO KYEREME in (4:09.22). Many were expecting 3000m champion and world record-holder FRANCIS BOWEN KIPKOECH to set a furious pace but he got boxed in while KYEREME set a steady pace. Ireland’s CONOR CURRAN made a big move 400m out but the Brit kicked hard after holding him off to complete a (30.63) penultimate circuit and then despite slowing before the line (31.29) kept him clear of a fast finishing CURRAN.
MARK WILLIAMS, who pushed KYEREME all the way at 800m, was a clear third as the Kenyan KIPKOECH was unable to show his (27:45) 10km pace in fourth. Photograph shows KOJO leading the field.

GOLD MEDAL FOR PAUL OGUN – The World Masters Indoor Championships took place at Gainesville, Florida, USA on 23-30 March. PAUL OGUN (HCA) won the M35 Long Jump Gold Medal with a seasons best (6.95mi) which ranks him UK No.1 V35 in 2025

BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD – EYAL Team Managers JACQUI AGYEPONG and ANNA HIGSON were proud to present the certificate for the EYAL Under 17 Athlete of the Year for 2024 to MILLI BRIDGEMAN-ATHANASATOS. During the season MILLIE produced personal best performances in the Long Jump (4.99m w1.4) and Triple Jump (10.48 nwr). This season MILLI won the Middlesex Indoor Silver Medal in the Triple Jump (9.67i).

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Taking place on Wednesday 16 April, is now open to enter. See upcoming fixtures.

LEE VALLEY OPEN MEETINGS – They have have not published their fixtures.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the March issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics March 2025 Throws Community Newsletter

SOUTHERN 12 AND 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS – Took place at Milton Keynes on 29 March.
Senior Men 12 Stage – SBH Incomplete team – Leg 1 MAX WINFIELD U20 (28.30), Leg 2 TONY JACKSON V55 (18.29)
Team Result – 1st Highgate Harriers (4:10.27), 2nd Cambridge & Coleridge (4:11.52), 3rd Tonbridge (4:14.08) 47 teams finished
Senior Women 6 Stage – No SBH team
Team Result – 1st Reading (2:10.27), 2nd Belgrave Harriers (2:11.08), 3rd Bedford & County (2:16.01) 25 teams finished

SOUTHERN YOUNG ATHLETES ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Milton Keynes on 30 March.
5km – U17M SAM TURNER U17 5th (15.42) 25 runners finished

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS THROWSFEST 2 – Took place at StoneX Stadium on 29 March
Discus 1kg – U17W B ELKIE BAKER U17 (2nd Claim) 1st (SB 36.91m) and is ranked UK No.3 U17 in 2025
Discus 2kg – SM B GABOR KISS V50 1st (PB 42.16m) equalling his 2014 throw
Discus 1kg – SW B STACEY GONZALEZ V50 3rd (PB 27.78m) adding 48cm to her 2024 throw, and is a new Club Record
Shot 7.26kg – SM A GABOR KISS V50 1st (PB 11.79m) adding 16cm to his 2024 put
Shot 3kg – W50 A STACEY GONZALEZ V50 1st (PB 8.14m) adding 5cm to her 23 March put, and a new Club Record
Hammer 5kg – U17M B MILO RYNEHART U17 2nd (PB 45.78m) adding 4.38m to his 23 March throw, and is ranked UK No.5 U17 in 2025
Hammer 3kg – U17W B KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 2nd (46.94m)
Hammer 3kg – W50 A STACEY GONZALEZ V50 1st (PB 33.72m) adding 41cm to her 23 March throw, and is ranked UK No.2 V50 in 2025
Javelin 800g – SM DANIEL DUBRAS U20 1st (PB 58.34m) adding 8.26m to his 2024 throw, and is ranked UK No.1 U20 in 2025

BLACK AND GOLD INVITATIONAL – Took place at Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA on 28-29 March
100m – SW 1 LARISSA GILES U23 (Yale University) 3rd (SB 12.69 w0.1) and is ranked UK No.2 U23 in 2025

RALEIGH RELAYS – Took place at Raleigh, North Carolina, USA on 27-29 March
3000m Steeplechase – SM 5 KRISTIAN IMROTH (Eastern Kentucky University) 1st (PB 8:33.56) taking 1.76 seconds off his 2024 time, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2025

TERRY LONG FSU RELAYS – Took place at Tallahassee, Florida, USA on 27-28 March
200m – SM 4 JOSEPH PURBRICK U23 (Iowa State University) 5th (PB 22.14 w1.9) taking .30 of a second off his 2022 time
110m Hurdles – SM 2 JOSEPH PURBRICK U23 (Iowa State University) 5th (PB 14.88 w0.4) taking .92 of a second off his 2021 time, and is ranked UK No.2 U23 in 2025

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…
1,275 events – 249,544 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 12,104 first timers – 39,307 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 29 March
PAUL LEWIS V50 7th (22.00) this was his 252nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 29 March
LENARD MICHEL V55 43rd (24.36) this was his 139th Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 92nd (28.22) this was her 142nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cassiobury on 29 March
EMILIA ECONOMU 77th (22.00) this was her 8th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hampstead Heath on 29 March
ETHAN SLUTZKIN U11 56th (22.32) this was his 123rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 29 March
CLIFF GOLDING V70 94th (25.47) this was his 187th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Felixstowe on 29 March
ROSS HAMMOND U20 145th (24.58) this was his 75th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Moors Valley on 29 March
JO KENT V55 34th (21.29) this was her (sorry page not available) Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 29 March
BRADLEY SINGER V35 31st (21.51) this was his 316th Parkrun, DYLAN HEPWORTH U23 36th (22.02) this was his 39th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 68th (23.31) this was his 463rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 29 March
RUSSELL DEVITT V75 318th (61.24) this was his 340th Parkrun

SBH UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 3 APRIL UNTIL WEDNESDAY 14 MAY – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter 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.

BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Saturday 3 May to Monday 5 May at the Manchester Regional Arena, Gate 13, Ethiad Campus, Rowsley Street, Manchester (M11 3FF)
Link to BUCS website for all information and entry process – https://www.bucs.org.uk/events-page/athletics-outdoor-championships-2024-25.html
Entries Close Tuesday 8 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

SCVAC VETERANS LEAGUE – Takes place on Monday 12 May at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups 35 and above Men/Women
Note: You will have to be a 2nd claim member of Barnet & District AC. Just turn up and you may be selected (dependant on you current performances), otherwise you can compete as a guest

OPEN MEETING UPCOMING FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 3 APRIL UNTIL WEDNESDAY 14 MAY, THEN THOSE THAT ARE OPEN TO ENTER FOLLOWING THE 14 MAY.

BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Monday 21 April at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Entry is now open via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bft111125/
Entries Closing Date Saturday 6 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

DIAMOND LEAGUE READY FOR 2025 LIFT-OFF – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

PETR STASTNY, chief executive of the Diamond League, on Grand Slam Track, long jump take-off zones, street athletics and more. It is 15 years since the Wanda Diamond League was created and 2025 will see a number of changes. This season will feature new and improved prize money, a new broadcast partner and, in coming weeks, a new website. There are also new rival competitions in the shape of Grand Slam Track and Athlos. Instead of athletes earning up to $10,000 at individual Diamond League meetings and up to $30,000 at the final, those figures rise to $20,000 and $50,000 respectively in selected disciplines called Diamond+ events. Some assume the Diamond League has done this as a response to Grand Slam Track offering generous prize money of $100,000 to group winners down to $10,000 for athletes who finish eighth. But PETR STASTNY, chief executive of the Diamond League, denies this. “Our prize money increase is not a reaction to any new project,” Stastny says. “We knew five years ago we would raise the prize money in 2025. “Staging an athletics competition in the way we do requires a big investment. Since we were founded, or introduced, in 2010 we have handed out close to $200 million to athletes.”

Mirroring the recent comments of World Athletics president SEB COE, STASTNY welcomes initiatives like Grand Slam Track and Athlos. “It’s good to see athletes getting more opportunities to earn more income,” he says. “Being a top athlete needs lots of focus, discipline and practise and they deserve to be paid well.” However, he says fixture clashes are not ideal. Grand Slam Track’s second meeting in Miami on May 2-4, for example, coincides with the second of 15 Diamond League meetings in 2025 in Shanghai, China, on May 3. “We usually establish our dates first and it allows other organisers to look for other non-clashing dates,” says STASTNY. “We welcome the new projects but we don’t welcome date clashes and unfortunately they seem to be happening in 2025.” STASTNY admits there has been minimal communication between the Diamond League and Grand Slam Track over fixture clashes. “We don’t approach others and they don’t approach us. We feel it could be done but we don’t feel it’s on us to ask others when to put on their dates.”

STASTNY says the Diamond League have worked closely with World Athletics, however, on the general calendar changes this season which will see this summer’s major championships in Tokyo take place in September after the entire Diamond League season has concluded with its final in Zurich on August 27-28. “We support the new calendar,” he says. “The (Diamond League) champions will get a wild card to Tokyo so it creates a narrative through the season.” Elsewhere, the Diamond League has switched from IMG to Infront when it comes to a broadcast partner. There are also plans to launch a new Diamond League website soon which will, among other things, attempt to simplify the ongoing frustration felt by fans relating to how and where to watch the meetings live on television. There are no plans, however, to expand the current street athletics events at Diamond League meetings. The first day of the two-day final in Zurich, for instance, will see some jumps and the shot put in the city centre with the majority of other events the following day in the Letzigrund Stadium.

“We like to bring athletics to the people and we see these events as being mainly a promotional tool,” says Stastny. “But they can be costly to organise so we will probably just continue to have some city events at three or four meetings a year such as Zurich, Lausanne and Stockholm.” There will be no experiments with the controversial long jump take-off zone in 2025 either. But Stastny does not rule it out being used in the Diamond League in future.

“Our sport is traditional and historic but it needs to evolve over time otherwise we’d still be jumping without a runway and doing a standing long jump as we did a hundred years ago,” he says. “We basically do not want a third of all long jump attempts to be with red flags at the stadium or fouls on TV all the time.” STASTNY draws comparisons with the ‘final three’ idea, which was introduced to bring more drama to field events but was criticised to begin with before the rules were subsequently tweaked a little to appease the critics. “There was a real shit storm and resistance when we introduced the ‘final three’ idea,” STASTNY says, “but we talked to the athletes and coaches and they got used to it. “So I think if new elements are introduced then people get used to it. If we introduce it (take-off zone) in 2026 will depend on how many jumps are legal or not legal and whether we are really improving the product or not. “We don’t have it at our meetings but we might in future. We will have to wait firstly to see what World Athletics’ evaluation of the 2024 season and what the 2025 season will begin. It (the take-off zone idea) needs to improve the offering of that discipline.”

Diamond League fixtures in 2025
Xiamen CHN April 26
Shanghai/Keqiao CHN May 3
Doha QAT May 16
Rabat MAR May 25
Rome ITA June 6
Oslo NOR June 12
Stockholm SWE June 15
Paris FRA June 20
Eugene USA July 5
Monaco MON July 11
London GBR July 19
Silesia POL August 16
Lausanne SUI August 20
Brussels BEL 22 August 22
Final in Zurich SUI August 27-28

ZANE DUQUEMIN: “COACH THE PERSON AND NOT THE EVENT” – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Former British international thrower and Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers member is now guiding athletes at the Aspire Academy in Qatar and here explains his approach, his influences and why building a pathway is key. ZANE DUQUEMIN is a former Great Britain and Northern Ireland internationalist specialising in the shot put and discus. He competed at four consecutive Commonwealth Games for Jersey, achieving a best place of eighth (in the discus) in Glasgow 2014.

The 33-year-old, coach to European bronze medallist LAWRENCE OKOYE and multiple Paralympic Games medallist DAN GREAVES, is the lead “development” throws coach at Qatar’s prestigious Aspire Academy with the aim of progressing athletes aged 12-18 years from grassroots level through to Asian Games, World Championships and Olympic Games (across all throwing disciplines). Working alongside programme lead Ivica Jakeljic – coach to former Olympic, world and European hammer champion and world record holder ANITA WLODARCZYK – DUQUEMIN is also the “performance” throws coach for shot put and discus at the Academy.

How did you get into coaching? – I wanted to coach from a young age. My first throws coach in Jersey was from New Zealand and she went back over there when we were quite young. My mum ended up getting a coaching qualification just to allow us to train, but I would help out the other throwers in the group from about 15 years old and I enjoyed it. I guess I got quite a good taste of coaching early on in my career because of that. My coaching took a back seat once I went to university [St Mary’s University, London]. I focused more on my own training and I didn’t coach anyone other than my sister. After I graduated I moved to Loughborough. At that point I was still fully focused on making the Rio Olympics and I was looking for a job to help support me financially after being removed from the World Class Performance Programme (WCPP). A few people at the track suggested that I should do some coaching because there seemed to be a market for it. I started coaching for Loughborough University and shortly after that I started my own coaching company.

My company took off pretty quickly. I knew the level of commitment that was required to be a full-time coach and I also knew that it would be detrimental to my training, so it was really just meant to be a short-term project until I could find another job, but I soon realised I enjoyed it – and I was quite good at it. At the time I think I was probably the first UK throws coach to promote content on Instagram and it really blew up. I was quite fortunate in that sense, I realised I could get by financially with online programming, and because of my reputation as an athlete and my relationships with other UK athletes I was soon able to develop a good training group.

Who is your greatest coaching influence? – I met my coach JOHN HILLIER when he was on holiday in Jersey. He had that typical coach mentality, so even when he was on holiday he’d come down to the track and take a couple of sessions. He obviously had no idea I’d go on to do anything – I was just a scrawny little 12-year-old who was obsessed with throwing the discus – but in the end I went to university in London just so that I could be coached by him. JOHN has been my biggest influence and greatest mentor by far. I think, as an athlete, when you spend so much time around someone, you pick up a lot of their traits. JOHN has a very unique way of getting people to work hard and he was able to squeeze performances out of athletes who should never have been anywhere near that level. He did it on a consistent basis, and he still does. There are a lot of things that JOHN did that I still apply today, especially when I’m working with the development athletes, for example knowing when to go hard on them, when to be that father figure, or when to go a bit softer. Technically and programme-wise I learned a lot from him, but I think that learning how to deal with athletes and how to push their buttons in the right way at the right time was the biggest thing I took from John JOHN.

I also spent quite a lot of time on training camps with SHAUN PICKERING and Swedish coach VESTEINN HAFSTAINSSON [coach to former Olympic champion and reigning world champion DANIEL STAHL]. I learned a lot technically from VESTEINN as he had a bit of a different approach to JOHN, but SHAUN was a completely different influence. There was a small coaching element, but it was more a sense of how to be truly professional and he questioned everything I knew about what it meant to be an athlete. Some people found SHAUN intrusive because he was opinionated and wanted people to do well. If he didn’t think someone was doing what was best for them he didn’t hold back, he’d just tell them. Not everyone appreciates that but, for me, that was something I always really liked about him. If he didn’t think I was making smart decisions he’d pull me up on it right away. He would always ask: ‘Why?’. Even if the point was irrelevant, the fact you had to think about what you were doing and justify it is something that I do to this day, so, if I’m writing a programme or I’m trying to change someone’s technique I have to truly understand why I’m doing something, rather than just going with the flow and hoping it works out. Most recently I’ve obviously been working with VICA JAKELIJIC. He’s been in Doha for ten years and he’s the top guy on the programme. He’s quite similar to JOHN in how he approaches things with athletes, but technically he also does a few things differently, especially in the hammer and the javelin which are events I hadn’t been exposed to much before I came out here, so he’s really upgraded me in those areas.

What’s your coaching style? – It’s important to coach the person and not the event, and that’s the way we try and do it here. Everyone’s programme is different based on who they are and what their body responds well to. You can’t just put people in boxes; it’s trying to take them on the path that’s right for them, as opposed to trying to squeeze them into a set programme or a path you’ve taken athletes previously. What we do at the Aspire Academy is actually very simple. We have a solid talent ID programme, we have a very simple philosophy of how we develop athletes from age 12-18 and we stick to it. We have basic principles – throwing, lifting, athleticism, gymnastics – and we let the programme run its course. If you take an athlete from point A to point B there’s a pretty good chance they’ll be at a high level as long as you’re recruiting correctly.

How would you describe the current state of throws in the UK? – Much like British Athletics as a whole, it’s a bit of a mess. What we’re doing in Qatar isn’t rocket science, but in the UK we don’t seem capable of doing that. We hope it comes together, we chop and change plans every few years, and we don’t get anywhere. The reality is, before I moved out here [in 2019], there were maybe only two other guys around my age who were coaching at a decent level. We should probably have been supported at that stage to plug a gap through to the older generation. I was offered a very small package with British Athletics as a consultant, but when I told them I was looking to move to Qatar they wished me luck; they didn’t even try to keep me, and that said everything to me. On the hammer side, the hammer circle organisation in the UK does a great job of bringing people together, but with the other events, every time something starts to gain momentum it seems to stop. Until you have a decent number of full-time coaches who are encouraged to go through CPD [continuing professional development] and upskill themselves, we’re never really going to get anywhere, that’s the bottom line. Every now and then you’ll get a freak athlete who comes out of nowhere, but without the coaching structure you can’t even begin to talk about the athletics structure and the athletes themselves. The fact is, the good athletes who come through in the UK just now, they might have supportive families and a coach who’s a good fit at the time, but often it comes together through luck as opposed to a pathway or a system. There are plenty of talented athletes who fall by the wayside and we never see them again. It’s a shame, unfortunately.

You’re balancing a full-time job at Aspire with coaching UK-based athletes remotely. What are the main challenges you’ve faced? – Remote coaching is not the same, no matter what anyone says. If you see someone in person before training you can tell if they’re having a bad day. You can have a conversation with them and they might still have a good chance of a decent training session. If you’ve got a 30-minute window on Zoom and they’re rushing around in a bad mood, that session is finished before you even start. Inter-personal relationships are never the same working online and I’ve really struggled with that. Even though I had good relationships with my athletes before I moved out here, it’s something that’s hard to maintain because everyone wants more. LAWRENCE is a relatively low-maintenance guy so he’s quite easy to work with long-distance. The challenge is when you have athletes who are a bit more emotional; that can be very difficult.

BEN CONNOR REJECTS GB SELECTION AFTER BEING ASKED TO PAY TO COMPETE – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Distance runner says he has turned down the chance to compete for Great Britain at the European Running Championships. BEN CONNOR, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics, has rejected the chance to represent Great Britain at next week’s European Running Championships in Leuven, Belgium (April 11-13). The Brit was picked by UK Athletics to race in the half-marathon but declined his selection after the governing body asked athletes for a fee of up to £1100 to cover things like travel, accommodation, food, kit and staff. CONNOR, on his Instagram, stated that “England Athletics had offered to subsidise their athletes”, with UK Athletics adding that the fee “was likely to be under £500”. However, the 32-year-old, who is seventh on the UK all-time half-marathon list with 60:55, said that the national governing body was still asking for a “significant athlete contribution” and that he felt “it is wrong”.

“After a really tough few years and having previously represented Great Britain at every level across road, track and cross-country – starting as a junior right through to the Olympics in Tokyo – I was looking forward to pulling on another GB vest,” CONNOR said. “Unfortunately I have declined my selection for the European Running Championships – I’m healthy and back in full training post Seville [Marathon] and have a few races in the diary starting this weekend in Ireland, but I wanted to give clarity as to why I have declined selection. “UK Athletics are asking for a significant athlete contribution, which up until a few days ago was an unknown amount and although England Athletics have offered to subsidise this for their athletes, to which I’m sure many are grateful for, I feel it is wrong. “Representing your country is a privilege and in athletics, it’s earned via a qualifying process, which whilst not always perfect, gives everyone the same chances to gain selection.

“Representing Great Britain shouldn’t come down to who can or cannot afford to pay for it. Coming from a working class background I don’t like the potential precedence being set where people, especially junior athletes of the future don’t have the same development or competition opportunities because of finances. “Running (especially road) is the highest mass participation sport in the UK and we are asking our best to pay to represent this country on an international stage. I wish there was more transparency and honesty regarding the state of our governing bodies finances and about how our sport is being managed for this to be the position.” UK Athletics state that “athletes had to provide an expression of interest for selection” and that “we would not seek to select anyone that wasn’t aware of this requirement [maximum athlete contribution]”.

The national governing body added that as more competitions get added to the calendar it is “impossible” to fund all teams, pointing to the fact that “a number of other Olympic sports have similar models whereby competition outside the major senior championships is self-funded”. The selection policy for the European Running Championships was published on July 22 and then amended on December 11, 2024. UK Athletics is also asking athletes to contribute up to £200 to compete at this summer’s European Under-23 Championships in Bergen, Norway. The British Milers Club announced on March 10 that they will “cover the cost of self-contribution” for athletes that were “a paid up member of the BMC who achieved selection via a qualifying time at a BMC meeting”.

Read the full selection policy here

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.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2024-2025 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 02-09-24

STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER – alanweller111@gmail.com

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 27 March 2025

Posted on 20/03/202503/04/2025 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 27 March to Wednesday 2 April – Dominic Bannister, Jude Bell, Douglas Curwen-Reed, Abigail Edwards, James Isaacs, Sharon Jackson, Nathan Kuti, Savan Mallik, Zanson Plummer, Ben Rochford, Roger Simons, Jeremy Sothcott, Neville Thompson, Tim Underhill and Kyra Williams

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to STACEY GONZALEZ who broke her own Masters Women 50-54 4kg Shot with a put of (8.09m) at the SBH Throwsfest at StoneX Stadium on 23 March. Her previous Club Record was (7.82m) set at Swindon on 17 August 2024.

BEST PERFORMANCE AWARDS – Club President COLETTE HURLEY and Club Chairman JOHN KELLY were proud to present two SBH Best Performance Awards – Firstly to DAVE BRADLEY who received the 2024 Services to the Club certificate and PHILIP CUNNINGHAM who received his certificate for the 2023-2024 Cross Country Masters Men 60-69 points winner.

HERTFORDSHIRE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS NOW OPEN TO ENTER – HERTFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May at the Bedford International Athletic Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford (Satnav MK41 9SB).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women
Link to enter on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bedstfc/
Entries Closing Date Friday 25 April
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.

MIDDLESEX OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS NOW OPEN TO ENTER – Takes place on Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women
Link to enter on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/middxtfo/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 27 April
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.

BFTTA OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place at Lee Valley – April 21, May 18, June 1, July 20, August 30.
LEE VALLEY OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place at Lee Valley – Fixtures still to be published.
WATFORD OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place at Watford – April 2, 16 and 30, May 14 and 28, June 11 and 25, July 9 and 23, August 6 and 20, September 3.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2024. The current SBH annual subscription is £85 (following the recent 2024 SBH AGM) and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £104 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.

WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Nanjing, China on 21-23 March
Shot 7.26kg – SM Straight Final SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 12th (19.88mi)
A below par SCOTT saw him finishing in 12th place

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS THROWSFEST 1 – Took place at StoneX Stadium on 23 March
Shot 4kg – SW LYDIA ROGERS 1st (SB 8.48m) adding 20cm to her 18 January put
Shot 4kg – V50 A STACEY GONZALES V50 4th (PB 8.09m) adding 27cm to her 2024 put, and a new Club Record
Hammer 5kg – U17M MILO RYNEHART U17 2nd (PB 41.48m) and is ranked UK No.4 U17 in 2025
Hammer 3kg – U17W A MALIA ANDERSON-WATSON U17 3rd (PB 33.94m) adding 4.32cm to her 2024 throw, B KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 3rd (42.54m)
Hammer 3kg – V50 STACEY GONZALES V50 4th (PB 33.31m) adding 12cm to her 2024 throw, and is ranked UK No.6 V50 in 2025
Javelin 700g – U17M ALON TAYLOR U17 2nd (SB 41.19m) and is ranked UK No.10 U17 in 2025

VAULT LONDON – Took place at Lee Valley on 23 March
Pole Vault – SX C ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 14th (2.37mi), D RAMSEY GILL U17 2nd (3.77mi), THOMAS ROBERTSON U17 4th (3.67mi), ISSA PHILLIPS-POPE U20 (2nd Claim) 9th (SB 3.57mi) adding 2cm to his 19 January height, GENNY HOWATT 11th (PB 3.47mi) adding 3cm to her 2 March height, WILLIAM SYLVESTER U17 12th (3.47mi), NOAH VAN DEN BERGH U15 16th (3.27mi), F ISAAC VAN DEN BERGH U17 6th (SB 4.02mi) adding 2cm to his 1 March height, and is ranked UK No.6 U17 in 2025

PRIMARY SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY FINALS – Took place at Stoneleigh on 22 March
Year 3 Boys – The winner was Alice Cokell (5.05) 38 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Warwickshire Primary (79 points) 1 team finished
Year 3 Girls – No Individual results published
Team Result – 1st Warwickshire Primary (135 points) 1 team finished
Year 4 Boys – Team Result – 1st Warwickshire Primary (187 points), 2nd Milton Keynes (250), 3rd Chigwell Schools (346) 3 teams finished
Year 4 Girls – LILY JANMOHAMED U11 5th (Hertfordshire Schools) (6.20) the winner was Rose Harris of Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (6.02) 90 runners finished
Team Result – 1st West Yorkshire (144 points), 2nd Warwickshire Primary (233), 3rd Milton Keynes (332) 3 teams finished
Year 5 Boys – DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 40th (Hertfordshire Schools) (8.33) the winner was Sebastian Buxton of City of Stoke (7.28) 164 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Merseyside (152 points), 2nd Leicestershire (198), 3rd Worcestershire (253), 5th Hertfordshire (332) 9 teams finished
Year 5 Girls – No SBH runners, the winner was Mari Coltherd of Leicestershire (8.03) 154 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Merseyside (135 points), 2nd Leicestershire (174), 3rd Hertfordshire (206) 9 teams finished
Year 6 Boys – WILLIAM STOCKDALE U11 19th (Hertfordshire Schools) (9.18), ARI RUBENSTEIN U11 32nd (9.29), LUCAS XIE U15 62nd (Hertfordshire Schools) (9.45) the winner was Rowan Carson (8.37) 182 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Merseyside (97 points), 2nd Hertfordshire (119), 3rd Cumbria (223) 9 teams finished
Year 6 Girl – No SBH runners, the winner was Ada Greenway of Brighton (9.11) 181 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Leicestershire (189 points), 2nd West Yorkshire (197), 3rd Merseyside (231), 6th Hertfordshire (262) 8 teams finished
Year 7 Girls – No SBH runners, the winner was Madison Kindler of Brentwood Beagles (10.12) 135 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Merseyside (212 points), 2nd Hertfordshire (218), 3rd Cumbria (226) 9 teams finished
Year 7 Boys – JENSON DAY U13 38th (Hertfordshire Schools) (10.51) the winner was Sam Cousins of Radley (9.43) 127 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Hertfordshire

VELOCITY FEST 16 – Took place at Kingston, Jamaica on 22 March
100m – SM H7 ZHARNEL HUGHES 1st (SB 10.11 w-0.5) and is ranked UK No.1 in 2025, A ZHARNEL finished 2nd (10.14 w0.1)
100m – SW H1 PARIS KING U23 5th (12.42 w-1.9), B PARIS finished 4th (12.30 w-0.3)

PENN CHALLENGE – Took place at Franklin Field, Pennsylvania, USA on 22 March
400m Hurdles – SW 2 LILY PARRIS U23 (Princeton University) 1st (PB 64.81) and is ranked UK No.2 U23 in 2025

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…
1,283 events – 252,807 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 11,916 first timers – 32,504 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 22 March
PAUL LEWIS V50 4th (20.44) this was his 251st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cassiobury on 22 March
MARTIN GREY V80 522nd (44.19) this was his 32nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 22 March
BARRY CHISHOLM V65 302nd (31.16) this was his 366th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hampstead Heath on 22 March
ETHAN SLUTZKIN U11 33rd (PB 22.26) this was his 122nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 22 March
CLIFF GOLDING V70 72nd (26.02) this was his 186th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Kesgrave on 22 March
ROSS HAMMOND U20 19th (20.37) this was his 74th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 22 March
BRADLEY SINGER V35 26th (21.47) this was his 315th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 72nd (23.53) this was his 462nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oaklands College on 22 March
JAMES DAVIS 38th (25.39) this was his 81st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 22 March
RUSSELL DEVITT V75 247th (57.42) this was his 339th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Poole on 22 March
MARK COTTLE V35 8th (17.55) this was his 26th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 22 March
RAFI GAYER U20 1st (PB 16.35) this was his 6th Parkrun, ADAM O’GORMAN U20 2nd (PB 16.40) this was his 21st Parkrun, JACOB CLEMENT U20 3rd (PB 17.35) this was his 11th Parkrun, CALEB HILTON U15 4th (PB 17.47) this was his 23rd Parkrun, MATTHEW MAY U17 5th (PB 18.15) this was his 8th Parkrun, MYA MAIRS-INGRAM U20 7th (PB 18.58) this was her 5th Parkrun

SBH UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 27 MARCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 MAY – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter 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.

SOUTHERN MEN’S 12 STAGE AND WOMENS 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS WHICH INCLUDE THE 15/U17 5K AND U13 3K ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 30 March at Milton Keynes.Bucks (MK14 6BN)/strong>
Start times – 11.00am U15/U17 5K, 12.00pm Men 6 Stages of 4.8K and 6 Stages of 7.2K, Women 4 Stages of 4.8K and 2 Stages of 7.2K
Entries Closed

OPEN MEETING UPCOMING FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 27 MARCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 MAY, THEN THOSE THAT ARE OPEN TO ENTER FOLLOWING THE 7 MAY.

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 2 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm 1500m no times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.00pm 3000m no under 13s
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=26507
Entries Closing Date Monday 31 March
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

LEE VALLEY OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Saturday 5 April at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 100m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 800m, 70mH, 75mH, 80mH, 100mH, 110mH, 400mH, Discus, Shot (full), Hammer – £10 per event.
Link to enter on OpenTrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/lvacopen/
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 2 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 16 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 7.00pm 200m no, 7.15pm 400m no under 13s, 7.30pm 800m no times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.00pm 3000m no times over 11 minutes, no under 13s
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries are not open yet –
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 probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

FASTEST AND SLOWEST PARKRUNS IN 2025 – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Statistician Tim Grose has unveiled his latest list of swift and tough courses across the UK.

Pegwell Bay in Kent has emerged as the fastest parkrun course in the latest statistical survey conducted by Tim Grose from the Power of 10. The Pegwell Bay event, which is on a two-lap course of largely gravel trail in Pegwell Bay Country Park, is judged slightly quicker than Walsall Arboretum with Battersea in third place. Pegwell organisers say: “The course is 5000m long and has been accurately measured by us with a professional measuring wheel. It consists of a two laps of the Pegwell Bay Country Park consisting of gravel trail for the entire route. “Along the route runners will benefit from the most amazing coastal views across Pegwell Bay towards Ramsgate, in addition to views along the nature reserve and intertidal mud flats that year on year attracts many wildlife enthusiasts due to its national and international waders and wildfowl.” Pegwell Bay was also judged fastest when the last survey was done in 2023.

Parkrun ‘world records’ were set by CIARA MAGEEAN and NICK GRIGGS at the Belfast Victoria event but it places sixth on the list.

With 835 parkrun courses included, the toughest or slowest event is Great Yarmouth North Beach – Top 10 fastest parkruns:

1 Pegwell Bay
2 Walsall Arboretum
3 Battersea
4 Isabel Trail (Main)
5 Bromley (Winter)
6 Belfast Victoria
7 Widnes
8 Elder Park
9 Aberbeeg
10 Marine Parade (Main)

The full list can be seen here

WORLD ATHLETICS TO INTRODUCE PRE-CLEARANCE SEX TESTS FOR WOMEN – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

SEB COE says mandatory non-invasive swab tests will be brought in to further protect the female category. Just days after losing the battle to become president of the International Olympic Committee, SEB COE is back in action as president of World Athletics and, speaking at the close of the governing body’s latest council meeting, he said “pre-clearance tests” will be introduced soon for female athletes.

These will include cheek-swab or dry blood tests and will be non-invasive. They will only be necessary once in an athlete’s career, too. New regulations, he added, will be drafted in coming weeks with the chance the tests could be introduced ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo in September. COE said: “It’s important to do it because it maintains everything that we’ve been talking about, and particularly recently, about not just talking about the integrity of female women’s sport, but actually guaranteeing it. We feel this is a really important way of providing confidence and maintaining that absolute focus on the integrity of competition. “We will doggedly protect the female category, and we’ll do whatever is necessary to do it.”

Under its existing rules, World Athletics excludes anyone from the female category who has undergone male puberty, based on research that says trans women retain a significant physical advantage even after undergoing testosterone suppression therapy. But the governing body is now citing new evidence which shows there is already an athletically significant performance gap before the onset of puberty and is consequently looking to strengthen its rules in this area. COE says the move is motivated by a desire to “ensure that our guidelines keep up with the latest information available to maintain a fair and level playing field in the female category”. Of course sex tests are not new in athletics. World Athletics’ predecessor, the IAAF, introduced sex verification tests in the 1950s and later at the 1966 European Championships amid rumours that several female Eastern Bloc athletes were actually men. These were, however, physical or visual tests, which are very different to the non-invasive tests proposed this week.

World Athletics conducted consultation on the current proposals earlier this year. “Overwhelmingly, the view has come back that this is absolutely the way to go,” said COE, “within the caveats raised [on testing not being too intrusive].” Asked whether he felt the policy would stand up to legal challenge and scrutiny, COE said: “Yes I am, but you accept the fact that that is the world we live in. I would never have set off down this path to protect the female category in sport if I’d been anything other than prepared to take the challenge head on. “We’ve been to the court of arbitration [for sport] on our DSD [difference of sexual development] regulations. They have been upheld and they have again been upheld after appeal.” COE said World Athletics would now identify an agency equipped to deal with such a high capacity of tests. In other news, COE said the 300m hurdles will become an “official event”, although there is no suggestion it will be brought into major championships any time soon.

Current world records are held by FEMKE BOL with (36.86) and KARSTEN WARHOLM with (33.26). British athletes CHRIS RAWLINSON and DAVID HEMERY are among those who have held the world best marks for this event in the past. World Athletics said: “The 300m hurdles will become an official event, forming part of the Competition Rules & Technical Rules. As such, it will serve all World Athletics statistical purposes, including world rankings towards which it will score as a similar event to the 400m hurdles. A list of world best performances will be kept, while conditions for setting an inaugural world record will be decided at a later stage, once the popularity of the event will have reached a meaningful level.” A new mixed 4x100m with women running the first two legs followed by two men will be introduced to the World Athletics Relays this year in Guangzhou and the Ultimate Championships in 2026.

With regards evenets, GABORONE, BOTSWANA, will host the 2026 World Athletics Relays; BRASILIA, BRAZIL will stage the 2026 Race Walking Team Championships; and NASSAU, BAHAMAS, will hold the World Athletics Relays for the fifth time in 2028. In other news, there is no change to current sanctions over Russia and Belarus. The timetable for the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee in January was approved. The creation of a new coaching body will be investigated as well to provide a voice to coaches.

With the curtain having only just fallen on the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, COE said: “We had three days of really, really good action and it marks the start of a busy and productive year for athletics. This was the start of a three-year journey through Asia with five World Athletics events here in the next two and a half year.”

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the February issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics February 2025 Throws Community Newsletter

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 2 posts this week.

Photograph of 6 of our runners at the Sunny Hill Parkrun, see results above. The Parkruns are used to select the London Borough of Barnet TCS London Mini Marathon teams.

Photograph of PHILIP CUNNINGHAM with his Best Performance Awards certificate.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2024-2025 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 02-09-24

STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER – alanweller111@gmail.com

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 20 March 2025

Posted on 20/03/202506/04/2025 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 20 March to Wednesday 26 March – Sydney Allen, Matthew May, Talya Robinson, William Ryle-Hodges and William Sylvester

SBH 2025 SUMMER FIXTURE CARD – Has now been published on the SBH Website on 20 March 2025. This is the link to the fixture card, which you can access and print for future reference – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Details of all fixture information will be published on the SBH Weekly Newsletter, 6 weeks before the fixture date.

Eastern Young Athletes League for U13, U15 and U17 age-groups – Sunday 13 April at Cambridge, Sunday 18 May at Watford, Sunday 15 June at Stevenage, Sunday 27 July at StoneX Stadium, the EYAL Finals take place on 7 September, venue to be confirmed.
Middlesex Young Athletes League for U11, U13, U15 and U17 age-groups – Saturday 3 May at Perivale, Sunday 1 June at Finsbury Park, Saturday 28 June at Harrow, Sunday 20 July at Parliament Hill.
UK Youth Development League for U17 and U20 age-groups – Sunday 27 April at Bromley, Sunday 25 May at Eton, Sunday 6 July at StoneX Stadium, the National Finals take place on 7 September, venue to be confirmed.
National Athletics League for U20 and Senior age-groups (Under 17s can compete as rule 42) – Saturday 31 May at Eton, Saturday 5 July at Derby, Saturday 16 August at Birmingham.
SCVAC Veterans League for 35 years and above – Monday 12 May at Lee Valley, Monday 9 June at Stevenage, Monday 7 July at Lee Valley, Monday 26 July at Harrow.
The only criteria is you have to be a 2nd claim member of Barnet & District AC. You can just turn up, then you will either be selected, if not you can compete as a guest

This summer Shaftesbury are promoting 5 fixtures at StoneX Stadium, which are – Saturday 21 June SBH Track and Field Open Meeting, Sunday 13 July SBH Jumps Open Meeting, Sunday 10 August SBH Showcase Open Meeting, Monday 25 August SBH Club Open And Championships and Sunday 14 September SBH Late Season Throwsfest.

NEW CLUB RECORDS – Last week I published some 10 new indoor records, one of these was ANGEL-GIFFORD MAYA who was shown on the Power of 10 as an Under 20, in fact he is an Under 17, and has now been corrected on the Power of 10. Which means his time of (11.48i) will be a club record, superceding TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU (11.55i) which was published last week.

The same error applies to IMIKAN EDOHO who was shown on the Power of 10 as an Under 13, in fact he is an Under 11, and has now been corrected on the Power of 10. Which means his time of (14.40i) will be a club record, superceding KENDRICK OGANYO (14.69i) which was published last week.

UPCOMING SUMMER OPEN MEETINGS – The following the 7 fixtures are now open to enter. Although the final fixture shown is the 30 August, please remember that sometimes there is a limit on the entries to an event, and that event Could Be Full in say 3-4 weeks time from now.
Open Meeting fixtures will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter . But Please Check between each issue of the Newsletter, if a fixture has just opened to enter, as sometimes there is a limit on the entries to an event, and that event Could Be Full by the time the Newsletter is published.

BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Monday 21 Aprill at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 300m, 600m (8 spaces remaining), 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Entry is now open via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bft111125/
Entries Closing Date Monday 14 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Saturday 30 August at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 400m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Entry is now open via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bft111121/
Entries Closing Date Friday 22 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 probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

These are the BFTA. Lee Valley and Watford open meeting dates

BFTA OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place at Lee Valley, and all 5 fixtures are now open to enter on the Opentrack website – April 21, May 18, June 1, July 20, August 30.
LEE VALLEY OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place Lee Valley – Fixtures still to be published. Details/Entries can be found on the Opentrack website.
WATFORD OPEN MEETINGS – Takes place Watford – April 2, 16 and 30, May 14 and 28, June 11 and 25, July 9 and 23, August 6 and 20, September 3. Details/Entries can be found on the Roster Athletics website.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2024. The current SBH annual subscription is £85 (following the recent 2024 SBH AGM) and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £104 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.

ENGLISH SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Ardingly Showground on 15 March
Junior Boys – The winner was Leo Blyton of Oxfordshire (8.22) 334 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Staffordshire (284 points), 2nd Sussex (295), 3rd Hertfordshire (315), 7th Middlesex (437), 31st Suffolk (1016) 41 teams finished
Junior Girls – The winner was Gabrielle Pinder of Cleveland (9.05) 333 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Essex (207 points), 2nd Merseyside (229), 3rd Sussex (280), 14th Hertfordshire (659), 18th Middlesex (725) 43 teams finished
Intermediate Boys – EUAN PHILLIPS U17 (Middlesex) 175th (16.29) the winner was Evan Grime of Greater Manchester (14.26) 326 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Kent (226 points), 2nd Surrey (252), 3rd Greater Manchester (260), 7th Middlesex (512), 22nd Hertfordshire (813) 42 teams finished
Intermediate Girls – POSIE SHAW U17 (Middlesex) 80th (13.58) the winner was Kitty Scott of Surrey (12.27) 328 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Surrey (89 points), 2nd Essex (266), 3rd Sussex (281), 30th Middlesex (1006), 36th Hertfordshire (1318) 42 teams finished
Senior Boys – GIANLEO STUBBS U20 (Hertfordshire) 36th (18.43), RAFI GAYER U20 (Hertfordshire) 37th (18.43), TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U20 (Middlesex) 86th (19.15) the winner was Alex Lennon of Surrey (17.46) 318 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Hertfordshire (295), 2nd Surrey (304), 3rd Hampshire (305), 12th Middlesex (579) 39 teams finished
Senior Girls – ZULEIKHA COLLINS U20 (Middlesex) 159th (16.08), DINA SILVERMAN U20 (Middlesex) 192nd (16.30) AKHALIA COLLINS U20 (Middlesex) 241st (17.45) the winner was Zoe Gilbody of Shropshire (13.23) 302 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Sussex (221 points), 2nd Greater Manchester (245), 3rd Surrey (254), 21st Middlesex (904), 34th Hertfordshire (1114) 37 teams finished

HERTFORDSHIRE, MIDDLESX AND KENT INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Lee Valley on 15-16 March
Hertfordshire
60m – U15B Straight Final KAIDEN SIMMONDS U15 won the Gold Medal (7.51i)
Pole Vault – U15B Straight Final NOAH VAN DEN BERGH U15 won the Gold Medal (3.40mi) Championship Record
Pole Vault – U17M Straight Final THOMAS ROBERTSON U17 won the Gold Medal (PB 3.90mi) adding 5cm to his 25 January height, and is ranked UK No.7 U17 in 2025, ISAAC VAN DEN BERGH U17 won the Silver Medal (3.80mi), RAMSEY GILL U17 won the Bronze Medal (PB 3.80mi) adding 8cm to his 2024 height
Pole Vault – U20M Straight Final ISSA PHILLIPS-POPE U20 (2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (3.50mi)
High Jump – SW Straight Final REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY U23 won the Gold Medal (1.60mi)

Middlesex
60m – U15B H1 BEN BAMISAIYE U15 2nd (PB 8.10i) in the Final BEN finished 6th (PB 7.99i) taking .18 of a second off his 2024 time
60m – U15G H3 KAYLA ESCOBAR REINA U15 6th (9.18i)
60m – U17M H2 TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOME U17 3rd (7.44i), EESA ADEKUNLE ALI U17 5th (7.75i), H3 ASHER ESCOBAR-REINA U17 4th (PB 7.54i) equalling his 25 January time
60m – U17W H1 OLUWATISHE ADESANYA U17 6th (PB 9.13i), H2 ELLA BUCKLEY U17 1st equal (PB 8.26i) taking .12 of a second off her 11 January time, FAITH LAMPTEY U17 5th (PB 8.54i) taking .16 of a second off her 2024 time, in the Final ELLA finished 6th (PB 8.24i) taking .02 of a second off her H2 time
60m – U20M H1 NATHAN FERNANDES U20 2nd (PB 7.13i) taking .05 of a second off his 17 March time, H2 JAIAN SAUNDERS U20 1st (7.16i), H3 OLIVER LAURENS U20 1st (PB 7.17i) taking .02 of a second off his 1 February time, MIKO BRAI-ALOYE U20 3rd (PB 7.38i) taking .15 of a second off his 2024 time, in the Final NATHAN won the Silver Medal (PB 7.11i) taking .02 of a second off his H1 time, OLIVER won the Bronze Medal (PB 7.12i) taking .05 of a second off his H3 time, JAIAN finished 4th (7.13i)
60m – U20W Straight Final MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE U20 won the Gold Medal (PB 7.70i) taking .04 of a second off her 1 February time
60m – SM H2 SYDNEY MENDES U23 2nd (7.29i)
200m – U15B H1 LOUIS XUN U15 1st (PB 24.28i) taking 2.44 seconds off his 2023 time, H2 BEN BAMISAIYE U15 2nd (26.00i) in the Final LOUIS won the Silver Medal (PB 24.0i) taking .28 of a second off his H1 time, BEN finished 6th (PB 25.8i) taking .05 of a second off his 26 January time
200m – U15G H1 ANU JAIYEOLA U15 1st (27.23i), ALEXANDRA MAI U15 5th (PB 30.69i) in Semi-Final 1 ANU finished 1st (26.76i) in the Final ANU won the Gold Medal (26.17i)
200m – U17M H4 TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOME U17 3rd (24.25i) in Semi-Final 1 TYLER (DQ)
200m – U17W H2 OLUWATISHE ADESANYA U17 5th (PB 31.28i), H3 ELLA BUCKLEY U17 1st (PB 27.14i) taking 6.51 seconds off her 12 January time, H4 SHENEL OKRAH U17 4th (PB 28.55i), in Semi-Final 1 ELLA finished 2nd (PB 26.89i) taking .25 of a second off her H4 time, in the Final ELLA finished 4th (PB 26.85i) taking .04 of a second off her SF1 time
200m – U20M H1 JAIAN SAUNDERS U20 1st (23.45i), H2 OLIVER LAURENS U20 1st (SB 23.55i), MIKO BRAI-ALOYE U20 3rd (23.83i) in the Final JAIAN won the Gold Medal (SB 22.30i) taking .03 of a second off his 2 February time, OLIVER won the Silver Medal (SB 22.89i) taking .66 of a second off his H2 time, MIKO finished 5th (24.23i)
200m – U20W Straight Final MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE U20 won the Gold Medal (PB 24.88i) taking .09 of a second off her 2 February time
200m – SM H2 SYDNEY MENDES U23 1st (22.71i) in the Final SYDNEY won the Silver Medal (PB 22.42i) equalling his 15 February time
300m – U15B Straight Final BEN BAMISAIYE U15 won the Bronze Medal (PB 41.66i) taking .66 of a second off his 2024 time
300m – U17W H1 ELLA BUCKLEY U17 1st (PB 42.43i) taking .02 of a second off her 8 February time, in the Final ELLA won the Silver Medal (43.01i)
400m – U20M Straight Final JADEN AULIS U20 won the Silver Medal (SB 55.22i)
400m – U20W Straight Final LARISSA WILSON U20 won the Silver Medal (59.30i), ADANNA MAZINWOSU U20 won the Bronze Medal (60.31i), DINA SILVERMAN U20 finished 4th (PB 61.44i)
400m – SM H1 RAPHAEL AARON U23 2nd (PB 58.05i) in the Final RAPHAEL finished 4th (PB 57.23i) taking .82 of a second off his H1 time
800m – U20M Straight Final JACOB CLEMENT U20 won the Gold Medal (2:01.65i)
60m Hurdles – U15G Straight Final ALEXANDRA MAI U15 6th (PB 11.11i) taking .30 of a second off her 11 January time
Pole Vault – SW Straight Final ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 won the Bronze Medal (2.40mi)
Long Jump – U17W Straight Final MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 finished 4th (4.15mi nwr)
Long Jump – SM Straight Final SAMUEL COHEN U20 5th (PB 4.26mi nwr)
Triple Jump – U17W Straight Final MILLI BRIDGMAN-ATHANASATOS U17 won the Silver Medal (PB 9.67mi nwr)
Triple Jump – SW Straight Final ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 won the Silver Medal (SB 7.50mi nwr) adding 25cm to her 2 February jump, and is ranked UK No.4 V60 in 2025
Shot 3kg – U17W Straight Final ELSA SHABANI U17 won the Gold Medal (SB 12.35mi) and is ranked UK No.8 U17 in 2025, KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN U17 won the Bronze Medal (PB 11.10mi) adding 12cm to her 2023 put

NCAA D1 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA on 14-15 March
400m – SM H3 JADEN SMITH U23 (Arkansas Washington) 3rd (46.50i)
Heptathlon – SM JAMI SCHEULTER (University of Washington) 12th (5619i points) 60m (6.98i), 1000m (SB 2:49.53i) taking 2.76 seconds off his 1 February time, 60m Hurdles (8.23i), High Jump (1.91mi), Pole Vault (4.57mi), Long Jump (6.61mi), Shot 7.26kg (PB 15.29mi) adding 70cm to his 2024 put

BE FIT TODAY TRACK ACADEMY INDOOR MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 9 March
A04 IMIKAN EDOHO U11 4th (PB 14.40i) taking .68 of a second off his 2024 time, A09 ANGEL-GIFFORD MIYA U17 1st (PB 11.52i) taking .68 of a second off his 2024 time, B07 ANGEL finished 1st (PB 11.48i) taking .04 of a second off his A09 time, and is ranked UK No.9 U17 in 2025, B25 IMIKAN finished 3rd (14.46i)

RUN THROUGH VICTORIA PARK HALF MARATHON – Took place at London Victoria Park on 9 March
PAUL LEWIS V50 45th (PB 1:25.45 1st V50) taking 5 minutes and 36 seconds off his 2022 when a V45

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…
1,280 events – 256,531 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 12,682 first timers – 37,732 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 15 March
PAUL LEWIS V50 7th (23.21) this was his 250th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Battersea on 15 March
ARTHUR PHILLIPS U17 12th (16.41) this was his 70th Parkrun, DAVID GREENSTEIN V60 154th (20.22) this was his 95th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Bushey on 15 March
DANIEL NICHOLS V40 7th (PB 17.09) this was his 62nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cafarella, Italy on 15 March
PAUL MACCARTHY V55 44th (23.59) this was his 229th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canon Hill on 15 March
EMILY HATHAWAY U23 17th (PB 18.27) this was her 39th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 15 March
LENARD MICHEL V55 32nd (24.57) this was his 138th Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 69th (28.38) this was her 141st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 15 March
BARRY CHISHOLM V65 363rd (31.11) this was his 365th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hull on 15 March
KAYLA MICHEL U23 159th (24.49) this was her 54th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at long Eaton on 15 March
FREYA STAPLETON U23 3rd (17.12) this was her 53rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Luton Wardown on 15 March
BEN WINFIELD U23 1st (PB 16.03) this was his 20th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone River Park on 15 March
CLIFF GOLDING V70 80th (25.22) this was his 185th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Malmo Ribersborg, Sweden on 15 March
ELLIOT BURCHER U20 3rd (19.51) this was his 9th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 15 March
JO KENT V55 30th (21.39) this was her 161st Parkrun, SCARLETT KENT U23 39th (22.05) this was her 83rd Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 78th (24.09) this was his 461st Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER V35 135th (26.00) this was his 314th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pymmes on 15 March
LEWIS WARD U13 5th (19.08) this was his 7th Parkrun, SAM DARCY U15 7th (PB 19.20) this was his 30th Parkrun, SIENNA DARCY U13 22nd (PB 21.40) this was her 2nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rickmansworth on 15 March
DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 21st (19.28) this was his 31st Parkrun, LUCAS XIE U13 23rd (PB 19.32) this was his 3rd Parkrun, LILY JANMOHAMED U11 65th (21.18) this was her 33rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Roundhay on 15 March
ROBBIE LIGHTOWLER 291st (36.11) this was his 15th Parkrun

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 20 MARCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter 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 SENIOR INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place in Glasgow from Friday 21 March to Sunday 23 March
Note: You will be selected following the UK trials

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS THROWSFEST 2 – Takes place on Saturday 29 March at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee for SBH members is £6 for their first event, and £9 for subsequent events. Entry fee for non SBH members is £12 for each event.
Events are Hammer starts at 10.20am, Discus and Shot starts at 13.40am and Javelin starts at 17.00am.
Link to the online entries on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/sbh-throwsfest-2/
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 26 March, No Entries On The Day
Note: Events may be full before the Closing Date, Therefore Please Enter As Soon As Possible

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 16 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 7.00pm 200m no, 7.15pm 400m no under 13s, 7.30pm 800m no times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.00pm 3000m no times over 11 minutes, no under 13s
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries are not open 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 probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Monday 21 Aprill at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Events – 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Entry is now open via Open Track – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/bft111125/
Entries Closing Date Saturday 6 April
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for some or all events will be taken up well before the closing date

MINI LONDON MARATHON ALUMNI TO RETURN THIS SPRING – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph of KEELY HODGKINSON and JAKE WIGHTMAN taken by MARK SHEARMAN

Former Mini London Marathon Championship runners have been invited to take part in the 40th edition of the event on 26 April.

The list of former competitors at the Mini London Marathon reads like a who’s who and includes MO FARAH, HANNAH COCKCROFT, KEELY HODGKINSON, JAKE WIGHTMAN, JOSH KERR, DAVID WEIR and ALISTAIR BROWNLEE. This year to mark the 40th edition of the young athlete event, organisers are welcoming former competitors to relive their experience and take part in a special wave. On Saturday 26 April, previous participants can return to the start line and take in the sights of the historic TCS-sponsored event. It will be an opportunity to see how the event has grown over the years, to join fellow alumni and the organisers for something to eat in hospitality on The Mall, as well as participate in the very special ‘40th wave’ covering 2.6km. BEN COOPER, Event Lead for the TCS Mini London Marathon, said: “In 2025, London Marathon Events will be celebrating the famous history of the TCS Mini London Marathon, and those who have helped make it what it is today.

“Over the last 40 editions, some of this country’s biggest names in sport have been born – including the likes of our Olympic gold medallists SIR MO FARAH and KEELY HODGKINSON – while numerous others have enjoyed a successful career in sport and activity, inspiring the next generation of young people to be active. “The 40th wave welcomes back some of those past participants and winners, and their families, to take in what the Mini London Marathon has become and to hopefully pass the magic of the event on to their families, friends and many more. We look forward to welcoming them back.”

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the February issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics February 2025 Throws Community Newsletter

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.

Video of JOHN OTUGADE, talking about his experience of the European Indoor Championships

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2024-2025 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 02-09-24

STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Check with your Coach for details of training times.

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 13 March 2025

Posted on 13/03/202506/04/2025 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 13 March to Wednesday 18 March – Carole Brown, Hannah Foster, Amy Goddard, Robbie Lightowler, Finn MaCarthy, Fellan McGuigan, Ethan Moss, Lina Nielsen, Daniel Nichols and Emmanuella Owusu-Bempah

NEW CLUB RECORDS – The following are Indoor events that started from 2024, and are currently not included in the SBH Club Records, the events are the 100m, 200m and 600m which were all at Lee Valley.
Congratulations to the following – 100m U11B KENDRICK OGANYO (14.69i) 10-03-24, U13B LUCAS DAVIS (13.53i) 10-03-24, U13G DAMI ADENKUNLE (13.86i) 09-03-25, U15G AARA KAMARA (12.71i) 10-03-24, U17M TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU (11.55i) 09-03-25, U17W HOLLY RYAN (12.32i) 09-03-25, U20M ANGEL-GIFFORD MIYA (11.48i) 09-03-25, U20W TAMI GEORGE (12.10i) 09-03-25 – 200m U13G DAMI ADENKUNLE (28.66i) 09-03-25 – 600m U13G KEENYAH ADELISE (1:49.52i) 09-03-25

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to HOLLY RYAN who set a new Under 17 Women 400m Indoor Club Record (59.74i) at the Be Fit Today Indoor Meeting at Lee Valley on 9 March 2025. The previous record was (61.71i) by MIA HIGSON at Lee Valley on 20 March 2022.

EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Apeldoorn, Netherlands on 6-9 March
60m – SM H3 JOHN OTUGADE 4th (6.63i) in Semi Final 3 JOHN finished 5th (6.67i)
4x400m Mixed Relay – SX GB&NI won the Bronze Medal (SB 3:16.49i)
4x400m Relay – SW GB&NI won the Silver Medal (SB 3:24.89i)
Shot 7.26kg – SM Qualification SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 5th (20.54mi) in the Final SCOTT finished 4th (20.73mi)

60m – JOHN OTUGADE in his debut for GB&NI, equipped himself well in his first major championships. Running the heats and semi-final with a few hours of each other he was very happy on his performance. This is the link to his video on the SBH instagram https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/i in which he reflects on the championship, especially as JOHN works as a full time solicitor.

4x400m Mixed Relay – Both EMILY NEWNHAM U23 and LINA NIELSEN were both selected in the relay squad. The mixed relay was on the first day, with ALASTAIR CHALMERS on the opening leg, who handed over to EMILY in 4th place over 5m behind, EMILY ran an outstanding leg closing on the leaders after 200m, and handed over to JOSHUA FAULDS in a close 3rd place, JOSHUA handed over to LINA in 2nd place, the handover was a bit sloppy, which meant LINA was in 4th place after some 20m, LINA ran a solid race and took the team home winning the Bronze Medals. Finishing ,30 of a second behind Belgium. Unfortunately I have had problems trying to find the individual splits.

Shot 7.26kg –SCOTT LINCOLN competing in his first European Indoor Championships, starting the qualification early on the final day, he had a good series of throws to finish in 5th place (20.54mi), qualifying for the final later in the day. In the final SCOTT improved his performance with a put of (20.73mi) to finish in 4th place. SCOTT will now compete in the World Championships in 2 weeks’ time, and will be looking at a higher place than his 16th in the 2022 Championships.

4x400m Women’s Relay – The penultimate race of the Championships, in which the team was LINA NIELSEN, HANNAH KELLY, EMILY NEWNHAM U23 and AMBER ANNING. LINA running the first leg ran a well-controlled race to hand over to HANNAH a fraction behind the Dutch runner, HANNAH manages to stay with Dutch, and handed over to EMILY a couple of metres adrift, EMILY running with confidence gave the Dutch woman a hard time, and handed over to AMBER almost level, AMBER has FEMKE BOL in front her, and matched her until the final 50m, when BOL eased away to the gold medal, and AMBER finished, giving the team the Silver Medals.

WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Nanjing, China, from 21-23 March.
GB&NI are sending a team of 13 athletes, included in the team is SCOTT LINCOLN, following his outstanding 4th place at the recent European Indoor Championships.

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The fifth and final fixtures took place on 1 March. We wish to thank all our athletes, including many of our recent new members, who made it another successful season for the club. Also many thanks to those parents, team managers, officials and helpers for their support throughout the season.

The results of the 1 March and the recently published fixture of the 18 January are in the results section.
These are the final league positions for all age-groups – Under 11 Boys League Champions, Under 11 Girls 2nd place, Under 13 Boys 3rd place, Under 13 Girls 4th place, Under 15 Boys 6th place, Under 15 Girls 10th place, Under 17 Men 8th place, Under 17 Wonen 8th place

The aggregate of the 4 age-groups for the season is as follows – Boys 1st London Heathside (158 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (152), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (135), 4th SBH (128) – Girls 1st London Heathside (165 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (151), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (148), 7th SBH (113)

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2024. The current SBH annual subscription is £85 (following the recent 2024 SBH AGM) and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2024 is £19. The current total is £104 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.

SCOTTISH ATHLETICS SENIOR AND UNDER 20 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Emirates Arena on 9 March
High Jump – SM LEWIS MCGUIRE won the Silver Medal (1.99mi)
High Jump – SW CLAIRE MCGARVEY won the Bronze Medal (SB 1.64mi)

BE FIT TODAY TRACK ACADEMY INDOOR MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 9 March
100m – SM A02 SHAAYUN RANMAL U11 5th (PB 15.34i), A03 MICHAEL OBIWULU U13 2nd (PB 13.73i) taking .83 of a second off his 2024 time, and is ranked UK No.4 U13 in 2025, SETH SAUNDERS U13 4th (PB 13.90i), A04 IMIKAN EDOHO U13 4th (PB 14.40i) taking .68 of a second off his 2024 time, A09 ANGEL-GIFFORD MIYA U20 1st (PB 11.52i) taking .68 of a second off his 2024 time, EYTAN POSNER U17 5th (PB 13.46i), A10 ASHER ESCOBAR U17 2nd (PB 11.88i) taking .36 of a second off his 2024 time, EESA ADEKUNLE-ALI U17 3rd (PB 11.98i) taking .36 of a second off his 2024 time, A11 TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U17 2nd (PB 11.55i), A16 MIKO BRAI-ALOYE U20 1st (PB 11.61i), A20 SAVAN MALIK U20 2nd (PB 11.72i), B07 ANGEL finished 1st (PB 11.48i) taking .04 of a second off his A09 time, and is ranked UK No.10 u20 in 2025, B08 TYLER finished 3rd (11.63i), B09 MIKO finished 4th (11.68i), B10 SAVAN finished 3rd (11.76i), B12 ASHER finished 4th (PB 11.86i) taking .02 of a second off his A10 time, B13 EESA finished 2nd (12.04i), B22 MICHAEL finished 1st (PB 13.58i) taking .15 of a second off his A03 time, and is ranked UK No.4 U13 in 2025, B23 SETH finished 1st (PB 13.83i) taking .07 of a second off his A03 time, and is ranked UK No.8 U13 in 2025, B25 IMIKAN finished 3rd (14.46i), B26 SHAAYUN finished 4th (15.39i)
100m – SW A10 SIENNA DARCY U13 3rd (SB 14.06i), AVERY ANDOH U15 4th (SB 14.25i), GEORGINA WARMATE U13 5th (PB 14.56i), A13 DAMI ADENKUNLE U13 5th (PB 13.87i) taking .38 of a second off her 2024 time, A17 SHENEL OKRAH U17 4th (PB 13.49i), A19 HOLLY RYAN U17 2nd (PB 12.32i) and is ranked UK No.1 U17 in 2025, A23 TAMI GEORGE U20 1st (PB 12.10i) taking .04 of a second off her 2024 time, and is ranked UK No.1 U20 in 2025, MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE U20 2nd (PB 12.25i), B01 MAKAYLA finished 3rd (PB 12.24i) taking .01 of a second off her A23 time, and is ranked UK No.2 U20 in 2025, TAMI finished 4th (12.60i), B10 SHENEL finished 1st (PB 13.44i) taking .05 of a second off her A17 time, B12 DAMI finished 1st (PB 13.86i) taking .01 of a second off her A13 time, and is ranked UK No.7 U13 in 2025, B13 SIENNA finished 2nd (PB 13.93i) taking .13 of a second off her A10 time, and is ranked UK No.8 U13 in 2025, B15 AVERY finished 1st (PB 14.01i) taking .24 of a second off her A10 time, B17 GEORGINA finished 4th (14.65i)
200m – SX 3 SIENNA DARCY U13 1st (PB 29.15i) taking 1.27 seconds off her 2024 time, 4 DAMI ADENKUNLE U13 2nd (PB 28.66i) taking 1.44 seconds off her 2024 time, GEORGINA WARMATE U13 4th (PB 29.73i) taking .07 of a second off her 26 January time, 10 KEENYAH ADELISE U13 4th (30.34i), 11 DINA SILVERMAN U20 1st (27.16i) taking .65 of a second off her 2022 time, 17 MICHAEL OBIWULU U13 5th (PB 29.83i) taking .66 of a second off his 2024 time, 21 TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U17 2nd (PB 24.03i) taking .16 of a second off his 12 January time, 24 SAVAN MALIK U20 4th (24.91i)
400m – SX 1 HOLLY RYAN U17 1st (PB 59.74i), 2 ADANNA MAZINWOSU U20 3rd (60.44i)
600m – SX 1 KEENYAH ADELISE U13 1st (1:49.52i) taking 4 seconds off her 2024 time, and is ranked UK No.5 U13 in 2025

CAMBRIDGE HALF MARATHON – Took place at Cambridge on 9 March
DANIEL NICHOLS V40 198th (PB 1:18.10) taking 1 minute and 8 seconds off his 2024 v40 time, THOMAS MILLER 253rd (PB 1:19.26), MARK COTTLE V35 636th (SB 1:25.32) 13,574 runners finished

UK CAU INTER COUNTIES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Wollaton Park, Nottingham on 8 March
Under 13 Boys – BEN KASPAR (Middlesex) 28th (11.34), DENNYS PASCAL (Middlesex) 45th (11.47) the winner was Jack Shingler of Gloucestershire (10.59) 313 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Berkshire (102 points), 2nd Kent (103), 3rd Middlesex (124), 9th Hertfordshire (222) 41 teams finished

Under 13 Girls – The winner was Madison Kindler of Essex (11.58) 308 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Surrey (46 points), 2nd Merseyside (66), 3rd Berkshire (111), 20th Middlesex (392), 24th Hertfordshire (487) 40 teams finished

Under 15 Boys – BEN KASPAR (Middlesex) 28th (11.34), DENNYS PASCAL (Middlesex) 45th (11.47) the winner was Ewan Withnall of Derbyshire (13.36) 313 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Surrey (75 points), 2nd Yorkshire (82), 3rd Sussex (115), 5th Hertfordshire (124), 12th Middlesex (273) 42 teams finished

Under 15 Girls – AIMEE PORTER (Hertfordshire) 56th (16.36) the winner was Kitty Scott of Surrey (14.53) 304 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Surrey (35 points), 2nd Scotland East (91), 3rd Essex (170), 14th Middlesex (276), 28th Hertfordshire (533) 43 teams finished

Under 17 Men – The winner was Alex Lennon of Surrey (18.56) 290 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Surrey (65 points), 2nd Yorkshire (66), 3rd Scotland West (91), 10th Hertfordshire (231), 11th Middlesex (240) 42 teams finished

Under 17 Women – POSIE SHAW (Middlesex) 53rd (20.33) the winner was Katie Pye of Surrey (18.29) 273 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Surrey (57 points), 2nd Yorkshire (96), 3rd Scotland East (98), 10th Middlesex (223), 36th Hertfordshire (670) 39 teams finished

Under 20 Men – TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE (Hertfordshire) 75th (28.08) 56th the winner was Aron Gebremariam of Warwickshire (25.00) 169 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Essex (54 points), 2nd Suffolk (102), 3rd Warwickshire (104), 16th Hertfordshire (383) 24 teams finished

Under 20 Women – CHARLOTTE HARRIS (Middlesex 2nd Claim) 67th (26.03), EMMA MCCLUSKEY (Middlesex) 95th (27.31) the winner was Freya Bradley of Avon & Somerset (21.51) 144 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Kent (83 points), 2nd Berkshire (96), 3rd Surrey (98), 7th Middlesex (217), 13th Hertfordshire (343) 15 teams finished

Senior Men – The winner was Brett Rushman of Hertfordshire (29.45) 277 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Northern Ireland (149 points), 2nd Surrey (218), 3rd Yorkshire (223) 30 teams finished

Senior Women – INDIRA PATEL (Hertfordshire) 130th (33.11) the winner was Jessica Gibbon of Oxfordshire (27.01) 266 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Surrey (120 points), 2nd Yorkshire (215), 3rd Lancashire (290), 6th Hertfordshire (438) 31 teams finished

ENGLAND ATHLETICS AGE-GROUP COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OPEN MEETING – Took place at Sheffield on 8-9 March
800m – W45 LISA WEBB V55 7th (2:54.39i)

GC FOSTER CLASSIC – Took place at Spanish town, Jamaica on 8 March
100m – SW PARIS KING U23 3rd (SB 12.17 w1.9) and is ranked UK No.1 U23 in 2025
200m – SM 1 ZHARNEL HUGHES 2nd (SB 20.41 w1.2) and is ranked UK No.1 in 2025

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – Took place at Brent Country Park on 1 March
There were our top 5 finishers – Under 11 Boys WILLIAM STOCKDALE 2nd and ARI RUBENSTEIN 3rd – Under 13 Boys HENRY COWAN 4th

Under 11 Boys (2000m) – WILLIAM STOCKDALE 2nd (6.49), ARI RUBENSTEIN 3rd (6.57), DANIYAL JANMOHAMED 6th (7.12), LUCAS XIE 8th (7.14), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN 9th (7.14), JAKE MICHALIK 15th (7.29), RIAN VARIA 17th (7.38), HUGO COWAN 29th (8.12), MARKO BIRD 43rd (8.45), IVAN BIRD 47th (8.55), T BETTRIDGE 48th (8.56), RAFI RUBENSTEIN 49th (9.02) the winner was Harry McDonald of Dacorum (6.45) 55 runners finished
Team Result – 1st SBH A (19 points), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (58), 3rd SBH B (70), 13th SBH C (187) 13 teams finished
Final Team Result After 5 Fixtures – 1st SBH A (60 points), 2nd London Heathside (49), 3rd Highgate Harriers (48), 5th SBH B (34), 21st (1) 21 teams finished

Under 11 Girls (2000m) – KEENYAH ADELISE 7th (7.42), LILY JANMOHAMED 11th (7.56), AMELIA WILKES 13th (8.04), LILA POWELL 20th (8.31), ELSIE BETTRIDGE 23rd (8.41), HARRIETT COWAN 25th (8.42), CATHERINE SMITH 30th (9.01) the winner was Sophia Davies of Thames Valley Harriers (7.01) 38 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow A (22 points), 2nd SBH (47), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow B (58) 9 teams finished
Final Team Result After 5 Fixtures – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (60 points), 2nd SBH (51), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (42) 14 teams finished

Under 13 Boys (3000m) – HENRY COWAN 4th (10.58), LEWIS WARD 7th (11.04), ROAN PARKES 10th (11.21), TAHA COCKERELL 23rd (12.16) the winner was Filip Kounoupas-Prasato of London Heathside (10.33) 39 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (54 points), 2nd SBH (44), 3rd Highgate Harriers (55) 11 teams finished
Final Team Result After 5 Fixtures – 1st Highgate Harriers (22 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (51), 3rd SBH (49) 14 teams finished

Under 13 Girls (3000m) – GRACE ROONEY 12th (12.41), LUCIA CASELENUOVO 15th (12.53), SIENNA DARCY 18th (12.59) the winner was Capree Cooper of Barnet & District (11.26) 32 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (34 points), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (61), 3rd London Heathside (64),7th SBH (78) 10 teams finished
Final Team Result After 5 Fixtures – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (53 points), 2nd London Heathside (48), 3rd Barnet & District (45), 4th SBH (40) 13 teams finished

Under 15 Boys (3800m) – SAM DARCY 15th (13.45), SAM CLEMENTS 16th (13.54) the winner was Adam Falkowski of Trent Park (12.19) 27 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Highgate Harriers (33 points), 2nd Trent Park (43), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (53), 7th SBH (87) 10 teams finished
Final Team Result After 5 Fixtures – 1st Highgate Harriers (56 points), 2nd London Heathside (45), 3rd Trent Park (43), 6th SBH (32) 14 teams finished

Under 15 Girls (3800m) – No SBH runners, the winner was A Johnson of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (13.27) 30 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Harrow (36 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (39), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (54) 10 teams finished
Final Team Result After 5 Fixtures – 1st Thames Valley Harriers (53 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (55), 3rd Harrow (54), 10th SBH (13) 14 teams finished

Under 17 Men (5000m) – No SBH runners, the winner was I Metzey of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (16.53) 19 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (22 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (30), 3rd Maidenhead (58) 8 teams finished
Final Team Result After 5 Fixtures – 1st London Heathside (46 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (46), 3rd Maidenhead (34), 8th SBH (16) 12 teams finished

Under 17 Women (5000m) – No SBH runners, the winner was L Delvendahl of Highgate Harriers (20.37) 8 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Highgate Harriers (17 points), 2nd Queens Park Harriers (29), 3rd Maidenhead (30) 4 teams finished
Final Team Result After 5 Fixtures – 1st Highgate Harriers (56 points), 2nd London Heathside (48), 3rd Dacorum (46), 8th SBH (10) 9 teams finished

Boys Overall Team Result After 5 Fixtures, For All 4 Age-Groups (A Teams Only) – 1st London Heathside (158 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (152), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (135), 4th SBH (128)

Girls Overall Team Result After 5 Fixtures, For All 4 Age-Groups (A Teams Only) – 1st London Heathside (165 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (151), 3rd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (148), 7th SBH (113)

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The fourth of five fixtures took at Hampstead Heath Extension on 18 January.
There were our top 5 finishers – Under 11 Boys DANIYAL JANMOHAMED 4th and LUCAS XIE 5th – Under 13 Boys ROAN PARKES 5th – Under 17 Men AIDAN MCAVOY 5th

Under 11 Boys (1700m) – DANIYAL JANMOHAMED 4th (6.07), LUCAS XIE 5th (6.07), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN 8th (6.12), ETHAN SLUTZIK 13th (6.26), RIAN VARIA 23rd (6.46), OLLIE REDWOOD 32nd (7.05), MARKO BIRD 42nd (7.43), IVAN BIRD 43rd (7.44), THEO BETTRIDGE 45th (7.57) the winner was Harry McDonald of Dacorum (5.54) 50 runners finished
Team Result – 1st SBH (23 points), 2nd London Heathside (45), 3rd Highgate Harriers (89) 15 teams finished

Under 11 Girls (1700m) – KEENYAH ADELISE 7th (6.38), LILY JANMOHAMED 13th (6.53), ELSIE BETTRIDGE 19th (7.19), GEORGINA WARMATE 23rd (7.28) the winner was Jemma Watson of Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (5.56) 48 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (21 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (60), 3rd SBH (62) 14 teams finished

Under 13 Boys (3000m) – ROAN PARKES 5th (11.38) the winner was Filip Kounoupas-Prasato of London Heathside (11.11) 30 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Highgate Harriers (35 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (37), 3rd London Heathside (60), 7th SBH (98) 10 teams finished

Under 13 Girls (3000m) – SIENNA DARCY 16th (14.04) the winner was Mami Keam-George of Thames Valley Harriers (12.25) 34 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (54 points), 2nd London Heathside (61), 3rd Barnet & District (65), 11th SBH (121) 11 teams finished

Under 15 Boys (3800m) – LADDIE SHAW 14th (15.34), SAM CLEMENTS 15th (15.45), OMAR MIAH 18th (16.01, SAM DARCY 23rd (16.39), AARON HILDALGO-HUDI 29th (17.01) the winner was Alfred Chen of Thames Valley Harriers (13.41) 27 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (37 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (41), 3rd SBH (61) 8 teams finished

Under 15 Girls (3800m) – OLIVIA ABBOTT 12th (17.48) the winner was Sonny Allen of Highgate Harriers (14.45) 29 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (29 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (44), 3rd Harrow (59), 7th SBH (102) 9 teams finished

Under 17 Men (4800m) – AIDAN MCAVOY 5th (15.52) the winner was Sam Turner of London Heathside (14.55) 17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (41 points), 2nd London Heathside (41), 3rd Barnet & District (50), 7th SBH (59) 9 teams finished

Under 17 Women (4800m) – No SBH runners, the winner was Lily Johnson of Dacorum (16.39) 8 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (27 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (24), 3rd Dacorum (21) 3 teams finished, the team results appear to be incorrect

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…
1,282 events – 263,574 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 13,524 first timers – 34,744 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 8 March
ETHAN SLUTZKIN U11 6th (22.56) this was his 121st Parkrun, CLAUDIA SLUTZKIN V40 16th (PB 26.00) this was her 197th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Battersea on 8 March
ARTHUR PHILLIPS U17 6th (16.30) this was his 69th Parkrun, EUAN PHILLIPS U17 15th (16.47) this was his 49th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 8 March
LENARD MICHEL V55 23rd (23.18) this was his 137th Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 102nd (28.58) this was her 140th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cassiobury on 8 March
PAUL LEWIS V50 169th (25.09) this was his 249th Parkrun,

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hull on 8 March
KAYLA MICHEL U23 104th (24.29) this was her 53rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 8 March
DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U13 3rd (18.51) this was his 9th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER V35 40th (22.22) this was his 313th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 75th (24.19) this was his 460th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 8 March
RUSSELL DEVITT V75 352nd (60.12) this was his 338th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pymmes on 8 March
HARRISON HENDERSON U13 7th (19.01) this was his 2nd Parkrun, SAM DARCY U15 10th (19.34) this was his 29th Parkrun, AMBER JACKSON U15 20th (PB 21.16) this was her 28th Parkrun, SIENNA DARCY U13 26th (22.02) this was her 1st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rickmansworth on 8 March
DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 20th (PB 18.58) this was his 30th Parkrun, LILY JANMOHAMED U11 58th (21.09) this was her 32nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Shorne Woods on 8 March
CLIFF GOLDING V70 65th (27.58) this was his 184th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Southampton on 8 March
ROBBIE LIGHTOWLER 93rd (20.45) this was his 14th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 8 March
MEGAN HAMMOND U17 20th (24.43) this was her 7th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at The Old Showfield on 8 March
RICHARD SAMUEL V70 22nd (21.45) this was his 44th Parkrun

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 13 MARCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL – The SBH 2024-2025 Winter 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.

HERTFORDSHIRE, MIDDLESEX AND KENT INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley on Saturday 15 March and Sunday 16 March, for all age-groups excluding U13s.
Entries Closed

ENGLISH SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 15 March at West Sussex.
Note: You you will selected by your respective County Team Manager

WORLD MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place in Alachua, Florida, USA from Saturday 15 March to Friday 21 March.
Entries Closed

WORLD SENIOR INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place in Glasgow from Friday 21 March to Sunday 23 March
Note: You will be selected following the UK trials

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS THROWSFEST 1 – Takes place on Sunday 23 March at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee for SBH members is £6 for their first event, and £9 for subsequent events. Entry fee for non SBH members is £12 for each event.
Events are Hammer starts at 10.20am, Discus and Shot starts at 13.40am and Javelin starts at 17.00am.
Link to the online entries on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025/GBR/sbh-throwsfest-1/
Entries Closing Date Thursday 20 March, No Entries On The Day
Note: Events may be full before the Closing Date, Therefore Please Enter As Soon As Possible

LEE VALLEY MINITHON INDOOR FIXTURES – Is for School years 3 to 7, in which you compete in 3 events from the following – 60m, 200m, 600, 60m Hurdles, High Jump (Year 6 and 7 only), Long Jump, Shot Put and Javelin (Year 6 and 7 only).
The final fixture is on Saturday 22 March.
Link to information guide on the Minithon – Information Guide For Lee Valley Minithon
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/kids-activities#%20
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

SEBASTIAN COE ENTERS HOME STRAIGHT OF IOC PRESIDENTIAL RACE – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

As the battle to become IOC President enters the final days, DUNCAN MACKAY assesses the chances of SEBASTIAN COE, the man in charge of World Athletics, being able to prove his doubters wrong once again.

SEBASTIAN COE has stood in enough elections in his life to know that you have to expect the unexpected. But he will surely never experience anything again as surreal as he did during the 2001 UK general election, when he was on the stump canvassing for votes and he ended up fighting on the street with a man dressed as a clown. A British tabloid newspaper had come up with the idea of sending “Krusty” to whichever constituency that COE’S boss and former Conservative Party leader WILLIAM HAGUE was campaigning in with the aim of getting a photograph of the two together with the purpose of being able to snatch a picture which would allow them to pose the question: “Which one’s the clown?” COE had been given the job of making sure that this picture opportunity never happened. After a couple of weeks, things came to a head in Chichester when arguably Britain’s greatest athlete found himself trading punches with a man dressed in a green wig, sporting a luminous red nose and wearing oversized shoes.

Now 24 years on, COE is engaged in a quite different kind of election and one where he is canvassing to a quite different electorate. The campaign to be elected only the tenth President of the International Olympic Committee since it was founded in 1894 is, on the surface, a much more genteel affair. “In this campaign I certainly don’t get my son asking: ‘Dad. Why were you hitting a clown?’,” COE told AW. “I finished with my shirt and jacket ripped that day. A general election is obviously more public. In a street campaign it can get hairy. And you don’t get voters in the IOC saying they are not voting for you and telling you to get stuffed.” Earlier this year, as COE cruised through the lobby of a five-star hotel in Lausanne packed with international sports officials, billionaires, entrepreneurs, royalty, top politicians and even an Oscar-winning actress, the contrast with punch-ups in Chichester and wet days on the campaign trail in Preston could not have been more striking. But the essence of the job is basically the same – securing enough votes from the 109 IOC members drawn from all over the world to win the election in Greece on March 20.

The gathering in Lausanne at the end of January was COE’S only opportunity to get to meet the electorate in one place before the election, press the flesh and sell his vision of how he thinks the organisation which wields more power in sport than any other should look in the 21st century. The election is taking place amid strict rules about what candidates can and cannot do. Everything is being conducted in the utmost secrecy. Privately, COE doesn’t agree with it. Publicly, he says: “You have to follow the rules.” COE, a former Government Whip, is well versed at the complex arithmetic of counting prospective votes. He has been travelling the world since he officially confirmed last September that he was standing for the role and has been discreetly lobbying anyone who has a vote, trying to persuade them that he is the man who can lead them forward in a period of growing geopolitical tensions. The key to success is avoiding too much of a hard sell on IOC members. Stroking egos and pushing the right emotional buttons is crucial. Unlike in a general election, the one question COE cannot ask is: “Have we got your vote?” IOC members are notoriously secretive about their voting plans and it is considered bad manners to even ask. But COE’S team somehow have to work out the numbers in the most competitive contest in history, featuring seven candidates with no clearcut favourite. An encouraging word here or friendly smile there is often enough to be taken as a sign of support. “In a Whip’s office your raison d’être is to make sure there are no surprises,” Coe said. “It is like that. You have to know what is being spoken about in the coffee house. You have to follow the nuances.”

Following a modest career as an MP, COE has discovered his true calling and few people in world sport understand how this works better than him. He went through the exact same thing 20 years ago when he successfully led the bid from London 2012 to bring the Olympic Games back to the city for the first time in 64 years. London started that race considered to be the outsiders behind Paris and were largely written off. But now, just as then, there is a growing feeling that Coe is gathering momentum the closer the finish line gets. He is 68 now but remains as driven as when he was in his prime on the track, winning back-to-back Olympic gold medals and setting 12 world records. Wherever he is in the world, he still runs most mornings before he does anything else and covers up to 30 miles a week, which he still records in the training diaries he has kept since he was a teenager.

Running for IOC President requires a different kind of preparation. “I will work harder for this than I’ll probably ever work for anything,” COE said when he launched his manifesto last December. “It’s the dance that I just couldn’t sit out.” COE faces competition for the role from Spaniard JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH JR, France’s DAVID LAPPARTIENT, Zimbabwe’s KIRSTY COVENTRY, Japan’s MORINARI WATANABE, British-Swede JOHAN ELIASCH and PRINCE FEISAL AL HUSSEIN of Jordan.

Current IOC President THOMAS BACH, who had been first elected in 2013, announced during the Olympics in Paris last July that he intended to stand down after the end of his second term this year. COE quickly emerged as part of a lead group also containing COVENTRY and SAMARANCH. COVENTRY, a seven-time Olympic swimming medallist, is bidding to become the first woman and African to head the IOC. SAMARANCH is one of four current IOC vice-presidents and whose late father was in charge of the IOC for 21 years until 2001. COE has claimed Olympic sport is “fundamental to my DNA” and that “a laser-like focus on sport must be the priority for the IOC. I believe I can help achieve this and more.” But, out of the three favourites, he started out considered the most unlikely to win, even though he is probably the best qualified candidate for IOC President in history.

He is the only one ever to have won an Olympic gold medal, chaired the organising committee of an Olympic Games, served as head of a National Olympic Committee, having led the British Olympic Association between 2012 and 2016 and been President of an international federation. The image that COE has – unfairly – is of someone who has been handed everything on a silver plate. Both his Olympic gold medals were achieved against the odds – first at Moscow 1980 when he bounced back from a shock defeat in the 800m to main rival STEVE OVETT to claim the 1500m and then, four years later in Los Angeles, when written off by the British media who had campaigned for PETER ELLIOTT to go instead, he retained the title. That led to him walking round the track in the LA Memorial Coliseum with one finger pointed in the air while screaming in the direction of the press box: “Who says I’m f***ing finished now?”

It was COE’S aura that rescued London’s faltering Olympic campaign and propelled it to a brilliant victory but it is largely forgotten now that, when the original bid committee was drawn up under TONY BLAIR’S Labour Government, COE was not part of it. In the end, it took some intense lobbying from the same British media that had once written him off that finally saw him given a role. I can still remember in 2003, along with colleagues NEIL WILSON from The Daily Mail, and COLIN HART, of The Sun, pinning the then Culture Secretary TESSA JOWELL in the corner of the old press room at Crystal Palace and telling her that COE needed to be included in the bid. “I’ve never had a problem with being an underdog,” COE said. “Lots of underdogs come through very well.”

COE’S biggest opponent this time may not be COVENTRY or SAMARANCH, but BACH. The German and COE used to be close friends. In 1980, both were selected by the then IOC President JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH for the first IOC Athletes’ Commission. They even had nicknames for each other: COE called BACH the “Professor” and BACH called COE “Shakespeare”. When COE gave the first speech by an athlete to the Olympic Congress at Baden-Baden in 1981 BACH, just winding down a successful fencing career at the time, helped him write it.

Cracks in their relationship began appearing shortly after COE was elected the President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (later rebranded as World Athletics) in 2015 just as the extent of the doping scandal in Russia began to emerge. COE’S response on how to deal with it was much harsher than BACH’S at the IOC as he tried to maintain his good relationship with Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN. Then, when PUTIN invaded Ukraine in 2022, COE was again much stronger as World Athletics banned Russia from all of its events until the war ended. The IOC, in contrast, tried to produce a scheme which allowed some form of Russian representation at the Olympics.

Also, before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo – which took place a year later because of the COVID pandemic – the two also clashed over the right of athletes to protest publicly on the medal podium. When TOMMIE SMITH, PETER NORMAN and JOHN CARLOS were chosen to receive the World Athletics President’s award in recognition of their protest for Black rights at Mexico City 1968, BACH responded by claiming that COE had broken his federation’s own rule on “political and religious marketing”. COE has insisted that he still considers BACH a friend, but any traces of a relationship have long since evaporated. There is now outright hatred on the part of BACH. At the start of the campaign, BACH was heavily supporting COVENTRY, even ringing up IOC members to tell them to vote for a woman who, as Sports Minister, is a leading member of a Zimbabwean Government ranked 149th out of 180 countries in “On Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index”. As COVENTRY’S chances have faded, BACH has adopted a new approach. He is now contacting IOC members to warn them what a disaster COE would be if he were elected as the next IOC President. Among the criticisms are that COE is “arrogant” and “someone who doesn’t listen” – which sound like a pretty accurate description of BACH himself. Under BACH, being an IOC member has largely become a symbolic position with all the major decisions, including which cities will host the Olympic Games, taken by a small coterie handpicked by him. COE has promised to “free up the voices of the [IOC] membership”. “There’s no shortage of talent [among the membership],” he said. “But the question I ask myself as a member is – what input do I and other members have? And the reality of it is, there isn’t enough. There’s too much power in the hands of too few people.”

COE has wisely avoided getting involved publicly in the dispute with BACH and concentrated instead on making sure his message travels everywhere. He has been determined to stick to his guiding principle that “if you get it right for the athletes, you’re going to get 80 per cent of it right” and his belief that his sometimes contrarian ways will not necessarily be a dealbreaker for him in the election.

“A lot of the criticism I’ve gotten from people in the sporting world, which I found a little depressing, was the assumption that good politics is about basically playing safe and … not leaving the herd and sometimes taking risks,” COE said. “And bad politics is doing just that. “You just have to accept that not everyone’s going to see the world in the same way. Your job is to try to persuade them that that’s a direction you’d like them to come. You then put structures in place where they see the benefits of what we’re trying to achieve.” A clear example of this is COE’S insistence on bringing clarity to the issue of eligibility for transgender athletes and those born with differences of sexual development, known as DSD, which has been criticised within international sport but earned widespread praise among the majority of the public. COE has even been happy to align himself with United States President DONALD TRUMP on the issue as he believes it is a move to “protect the integrity of women’s sport”.

In his manifesto, COE has vowed to “protect and promote the integrity of women’s sport” because it is “at a critical juncture”. He added: “I will advocate for clear, science-based policies that safeguard the female category. We will work closely with world-leading medical and educational institutions to increase research into female health, performance and exercise physiology. We must navigate this with sensitivity and resolve to ensure current and future generations of women choose sport.” COE’S decision to break ranks with other Olympic sports and unilaterally pay bonuses to gold medallists in athletics at Paris 2024 also upset many inside the IOC, but he is unapologetic. “We made the judgement about prize money because we felt it was in the best interest of our sport,” COE said. “In hindsight, I should have done it differently, and I am ready to hold my hands up. I did apologise [to other Olympic sports federations]. Not about the prize money … but in hindsight I would have done it a different way.” COE claimed he has always been prepared to put his principles before anything else, something he attributes to his strong family upbringing. “I’d rather face the wrath of MARGARET THATCHER than the wrath of my mother sitting around the dining room table saying to me ‘Are you demented?’ I have always tended to stand my ground on things I truly believe in.” In fact, COE did once face the wrath of the Iron Lady. The cold war was at its height when THATCHER was elected Prime Minister and US President JIMMY CARTER called for a boycott of Moscow 1980 after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, and she supported him. COE announced that he intended to compete in Moscow. It was a brave act of defiance from someone who, even then, harboured ambitions to become a Conservative MP. “It did cross my mind not to go,” he admitted. “As history has shown, I think I was right and they got it wrong.” That trip to Moscow was the beginning of COE’S long Olympic journey, one which has scaled the highest of highs but is not over yet. A final push towards more history beckons. As generations of athletes, sports officials, politicians and clowns have found out, you write SEBASTIAN NEWBOLD COE off at your peril. Even Krusty will probably have a little chuckle to himself if COE becomes the most powerful man in world sport.

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the February issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics February 2025 Throws Community Newsletter

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.

Video of JOHN OTUGADE, talking about his experience of the European Indoor Championships

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2025 SUMMER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2025 Summer Fixture Card will be issued in Mid March 2025. You can see all dates/venues for all leagues SBH participate in, and other major fixtures. These can be found folowing ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ above, and is titles ‘A look ahead to the Summer’.
Information on each fixture will be published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter as and when available, this is the link to the current and previous SBH Weekly Newsletters – https://sbharriers.co.uk/news/

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SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the 2024-2025 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2024-2025 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 02-09-24

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STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.

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