Happy Birthday from Thursday 23 November to Wednesday 29 November – Olivia Abbott, Clifford Barley, Ariel Carmel, Eva Copeland, Liam Dee, Hugo Francis, Oliver Greenstein, Tosin Jokosenumi, Brandon Kufazyinei, Lydia Rogers, Gianleo Stubbs, Milan Trajkovic, Fergus Watson, Teddy Wilson and Louis Xun

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to IZZY CLEMENT, HUGO FRANCIS, KEIRA LAKE-BRYAN, HOLLY RYAN and NOAH VAN DEN BERGH

SBH 133RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 28 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL), The AGM commences at 19.30, followed at approximately 20.00 with the Presentation of Awards for the 2023 Track & Field season, and 2022-2023 Cross Country season for both Men and Women. All are welcome especially the award winners.

This is the link to the Agenda for the 28 November 2023 AGM – SBH AGM Agenda 2023 Final

This is the link to Item 2 on this years Agenda, minutes of the AGM held on 29 November 2022 – SBH AGM Minutes 29 November 2022 Rev A

Following the AGM, the Best Performance Awards for the 2023 track and field season, and the 2022-2023 cross country season takes place. Congratulations to all our members who have won Best Performance Awards for 2023. The presentation will take place, immediately after the Club’s AGM on Tuesday 21 November. All winners, friends, and family, as well as members generally are welcome to attend.
This is the link to the Best Performance Awards winners – SBH Best Performance Awards 2023 (004)

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £65 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2023 is £17. The current total is £82 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.

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Due to take place at Parliament Hill Fields on 18 November, and was cancelled. There were many comments on Facebook, all were not very complimentary.
This is what JEREMY SOTHCOTT had to say. A quite ridiculous decision to cancel and no real reason given other than a bit of rain which is unacceptable. Cross country is predominately run in wind, rain and mud and athletes/parents expect it. So disappointing for all the young athletes, team managers, parents and coaches. I would suggest you change the organiser and recruit someone with common sense!

RESULT
LONDON CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Parliament Hill on 18 November.
Senior Men (10000m) – GARY PELOSI V35 44th (41.49), ROBERT RIGBY V60 211th (48.44 2nd V60), PAUL MACARTHY V55 329th (54.31), BARRY HAWS V50 361st (56.53), SPIKE BLAKE U20 409th (61.27) the winner was Dominic Nolan of Croydon (36.41), 445 runners finished
Team Results – 1st London Heathside (37 points), 2nd Dulwich Runners (95), 3rd Cambridge Harriers (106), 13th SBH (945) 36 teams finished

Senior Women (6000m) – EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 54th (27.04), JO KENT V55 (2nd Claim) 97th (29.33), EMILIA ECONOMU 100th (29.39) the winner was Holly Dixon of Cambridge Harriers (23.01), 262 runners finished
Team Results – 1st Thames Hare & Hounds (45 points), 2nd Belgrave Harriers (55), 3rd Herne Hill Harriers (91) 31 teams finished

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…
1,159 events – 143,277 walkers, joggers and runners – 25,303 volunteers – 5,597 first timers – 14,067 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know … There are 2,000 parkrunners just 5k away from completing their 100th parkrunner?

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 18 November.
PAUL LEWIS V50 8th (22.31) this was his 21st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Blandford on 18 November.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 121st (37.09) this was his 191st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Edenbrook Country on 18 November.
JAMES DAVIS U23 75th (26.33) this was his 43rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Gladstone on 18 November.
MARK COTTLE V35 3rd (18.47) this was his 21st Parkrun,

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Gunpowder on 18 November.
STUART SINGER V60 34th (22.35) this was his 395th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 43rd (23.15) this was his 244th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone on 18 November.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 82nd (25.58) this was his 154th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill 18 November.
TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U17 2nd (PB 17.30) this was his 50th Parkrun, CALEB HILTON U15 6th (PB 18.28) this was his 14th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 18 November.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 145th (25.58) this was his 282nd Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 27 DECEMBER – The SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet is now available on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/ 

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 25 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 14.30 for Men/Women – Junior, Senior and Veteran. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.  

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 25 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 12.45 Under 11 Boys and Girls (2400m), 13.00 Under 13 Boys and Girls (3000m), 13.20 Under 15 Boys and Girls (4000m), 13.40 Under 17 Men and Women (5000m) distances are approximate. Numbers will be given out close to the start area. The times are as the 2022 fixture
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number

SBH 133RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING– Takes place on Tuesday 28 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL), The AGM commences at 19.30, followed at approximately 20.00 with the Presentation of Awards for the 2023 Track & Field season, and 2022-2023 Cross Country season for both Men and Women. All are welcome especially the award winners.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 2 December, course is at Hillingdon House Farm, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES).
Race headquarters – Hillingdon Stadium, Gatting Way, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES) HQ to course walk time: 2 minutes.
Changing facilities – Male & Female changing rooms and toilets within athletic stadium from 11am to 3pm. Please do not use the facilities within the main sports centre. No Showers.
Public Transport – Recommended Hillingdon on the Metropolitan and Picadilly lines 10-15 minute walk from course. U1 and U2 buses stop within 3 minutes’ walk from the Sports Centre.
Directions from major roads – Next to A40 Swakeleys Roundabout Junction, then follow signs for Hillingdon Sports and Leisure centre.
Parking – There are Only 50 pay and display parking spaces allocated for this fixture outside the stadium. Parking in the main sports centre car park is not permitted. Disruption caused to sports centre members trying to find a parking space in the main car park may result in the venue not being available in the future. If you must drive, please see the parking map provided for free street parking locations. There are also 2 large car parks in Uxbridge town centre, just 15 minutes walk away..
The timetable and course description is as the 2022 fixture,
Timetable – 12.00 U11 (Over 9) Boys & Girls (2km), 12.10 U13 Boys (3km), 12.20 U13 Girls (3km), 12.35 U17 Men and U15 Boys (4km), 12.45 U17 Women and U15 Girls (4km), 13.00 U20, Senior and Veteran Women (8km), 13.45 U20, Senior and Veteran Men (8km).
Course Description – A proper XC course. Parkland setting, undulating course, with one steep climb per lap, on grass and woodland paths. Very muddy areas likely. Option of small river crossing for adults only if conditions on the day allow. There will be a longer route around the river for those that are unable/unwilling to cross the river.
Under 11 Course – 1 smaull undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 13 Course – 1 medium undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 15/U17 Course – 1 large undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 20/Senior Course – 2 large undulating laps which includes the ski slope and wooded trail plus option of river crossing.
Link to all information including Parking and Course Maps – Metropolitan League Race 3 Uxbridge 02-12-23
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE
JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT
Please go to Start Fitness Metropolitan League web site www.metleague.co.uk for course maps, and any other final information

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

WINTER POINTS RACE – The third Victoria Park Sports Medicine Metropolitan League fixture at Hillingdon, is the third fixture in the Winter Points Series for all age-groups.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACE – The Victoria Park Sports Medicine Metropolitan League fixture at Hillingdon, is the club championship race for the Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+.

SOUTHERN INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 9 December at Horspath Sports Ground, Oxford (SatNav OX4 2RR).
Timetable – 11.00 U13 Girls (Approximately 3k), 11.20 U13 Boys (Approximately 3k), 11.40 U15 Girls (Approximately 4k), 12.25 U15 Boys (Approximately 4k), 12.50 U17 Men (Approximately 5k), 13.15 U17 Women (Approximately 5k), 13.40 U20 Women and Senior Women (Approximately 6k)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your County Team Manager
Awaiting final race information, the above details is as the 2022 fixture. 

SOUTHERN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 9 December at Horspath Sports Ground, Oxford (SatNav OX4 2RR).
Timetable – 11.45 Women 40+ 50+, 60+, M70+ (Approximately 6k), 14.10 Men 40+, 50+, 60+ (Approximately 10k)
Entries Closing Date Friday 24 November
Note: If you wish to be entered please contact your Team Manager

19TH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 16 December at Lauken Park, Brussels, Belgium.
Note: You will be selected following the trials on the 25 November

BOXING DAY BONANZA RUN – Takes place on Tuesday 26 December at StoneX Stadium and Starts at 11.00. The issuing of numbers, refreshments and prize giving takes place in the Indoor Track area. Distance 2 miles and  1 mile for Under 11. Only £2 entry fee! There will be prizes, raffle (bring cash) and free refreshments……why not come in fancy dress.
A run or even walk for all the family including pets!. Last year we had 50 runners!  Donations to the raffle welcome with winners galore!

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD SATURDAY 23 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY – Please enter yourself and pay the appropiate fee. Also note, especially Lee Valley, that events may close before any closing date, if that event is fully subscribed.

SOUTHERN U15, U17, U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 25 November and Sunday 26 November.
Events U15, U17, U20 & Senior Men & Women Pentathlon
Entries Closed

LEE VALLEY MINITHON – Takes place on Saturday 9 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
For school years 3 to 7.
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/kids-activities#%20
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 6 December – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee – Please be advised that events may be full before the fixture date.

TRACK ACADEMY INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Saturday 16 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m, 800m, Field Long Jump and Shot Put. For alll age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/GBR/trackacademyindoor/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 10 December – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY NEW YEARS INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 1 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m 300m, 400m and 800m. For all age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=1&date__gte=2023-10-30&date__lte=2024-03-30&type=&q=&country_id=GBR&uses_ot=on
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 26 December – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

ENGLAND ATHLETICS U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the English Institute of Sport, Coleridge Road, Sheffield (Satnav S9 5DA) on Saturday 6 January and Sunday 7 January.
To enter please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/registration?id=24425
Entries Close Friday 15 December
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

BFTTA INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 7 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m and 60m Hurdles. For alll age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bft112/
Entries Close Sunday 31 December – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY AYO FALOLA DREAM MILE – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 7 February.
Events are Track 400m, 800m, Mile and Triple Jump. For age-groups Under 15 and above.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/ayofaloladreammile/
Entries Close Wednesday 31 January – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK INTO THE 4x400M RELAY – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

A deep analysis of an athletics event that is full of drama, dedication and dependability. Olympic, world and European medallist now UK Athletics coach MARTYN ROONEY talks STUART WEIR through the recipe for success in an event which requires a very different set of skills. 

Selecting the team – Relay selection comes down to a few criteria and we must work within the confines of the selection policy. Current form is obvious but choosing the best relay runners is key. Athletes with good relay technical skills and previous relay experience will come into play. For example, if there are two athletes with similar season’s bests over the individual 400m but one can run on multiple legs of the 4x400m and has run a really strong relay leg in the last couple of seasons, then they would probably be more likely to be nominated for selection. You’ll find that most of the athletes are very similar and it can be difficult to select one over another. Different events have requirements that are needed to compete at a World Championships or Olympics and the relay is an event requiring professionalism and the ability to be a “team player”. Individual sports require athletes to be selfish and driven, but in a team you need to accommodate each other, have good  Communication skills and be able to support and improve your team-mates towards a common goal. I’m also aware that the relay members often need to be around athletes competing individually, so those relay team members need to bring the right energy to a camp. Poor attitude and behaviour simply can’t be tolerated at a senior championship when someone’s livelihood is on the line.

Each leg is different – Each leg provides a different challenge and relies on athletes with different strengths. For the first leg you need to be the most consistent runner and ideally within the top three from the first exchange – think low 45s (for men) and mid to high 50s (for women) – to make sure the team is competitive. The second leg is a busy one; technical baton skills, body awareness, competitive 200m speed and 800m awareness is hard to combine but necessary to compete at the top end. A good second leg can make all the difference in a race – too much traffic and you’re constantly chasing world-class runners. The third leg is the thinking athlete’s leg! You need to be aware of all that is happening throughout the race, who’s ahead and behind, where your outgoing runner needs to be to be competitive… all whilst managing your own effort and making sure you’ve got something left down the home straight. The anchor leg is seen as the run that everything hinges on but, in reality, it is a culmination of the first three legs as you can’t win it on your own! With the depth of 400m running globally, there are not many teams out there who can win a race on one leg.

FEMKE BOL is, of course, a standout athlete, but she still needs a 48 high split from LIEKE KLAVER to keep the team somewhere in the race. The last leg runner needs to be comfortable racing the best athletes, and a “healthy” ego is a good thing, but too much ego and they can overdo it and finish poorly. The last leg offers its own pressures. The race is tough, but now you are fighting other athletes for the medal. It’s a real battle but the best last leg runners can find that extra one per cent down the home straight.

Is it best to be leading going into the final leg? – It’s individual. Personally, I preferred to sit and kick. I used to find it relaxing. It suited me coming from a more middle/long distance background, and someone like KEVIN BORLOE is an expert – we both liked to sit and kick. But it depends on the individual. Every athlete has their own preference. Some athletes can’t sit on someone’s shoulder and need to be out in front. Pace judgment, stride pattern, needing to have a clear view can all have an impact on an athlete’s preference. I think if you come from a distance background, you’re probably better suited to sitting on someone’s shoulder, whereas a short sprinter might prefer clear air. I could run 44 flat solo running but I could run 43 if I could get someone else to take me round. This is classic KRISS AKABUSI from 1991. Someone does the work for you, and you just go past them and make a break for it late on in the race. That suited me down to the ground. 

The 1991 World Championships men’s race was a game-changer – In Tokyo, Britain famously won the gold medal by changing the running order and putting the fastest athlete, ROGER BLACK, who usually ran the anchor leg, out first and putting KRISS AKABUSI on the final leg. What I liked about it was they understood the race and their strengths as a team; good communication and trusting each other led to the gold medal. That’s what we are working towards, a common athlete-led goal, understanding what it takes to get all the athletes on the podium. For me as an athlete, it was always about winning medals and now, for most of our athletes, the best opportunities to do that come in the relay. Being on that podium is a special place.

How to use your fastest runner – Each team is different, and each race requires a different order. We’re trying to play a game of chess with the aim of winning the race. To do this an athlete might have to run on a leg that they aren’t especially comfortable with, but ultimately it is what is best for the team. Ideally being involved in the race early on gives you the best chance of winning a medal. As I’ve said before, no matter how good you are, you can’t chase down world-class athletes when they have a 30 to 40m head start. 

Changeovers – The efficiency of the changeover is important – you can lose a lot of time here if you make an unforced error. I’ve made mistakes in changeovers; in the mixed relay in 2019 we didn’t practise it enough and I left slightly early and had my hand a little too high for the incoming runner. Time wise it probably cost me just 0.1 but more importantly my position in the race meant I was under pressure rather than running into space. In a good changeover, the baton doesn’t slow down, the athletes exit the exchange zone at speed and are able to get into their run without clashes, so speed perception and being aware of your surroundings are key to this. We will look to develop an athlete’s ability to take and receive a baton at speed over the next few years from the age group teams up into the senior programme so that we can always call upon an athlete to do a job and survive the challenging changeover area. 

Tactics and coaching – You can have your race plan, but every race is different, so it is essential to be prepared to go and do it in whatever way it takes to get you a medal. It’s being aware of what’s going on ahead of you, what’s behind you, and knowing who’s on your leg, what their strengths are, what their weaknesses are and almost knowing what people are going to do before they do it. We need to get the basics taught to the athletes – simple things like not overtaking on bends and the ability to make good exchanges. However, the best teacher is going to be experience. Just getting out there and racing relays and making mistakes. We need to give the athletes opportunities to be competitive and make those mistakes in safe environments.

Facing up to the strongest teams – Anything is possible in a relay. Ideally, we would have a team of fast runners and we could set it up on paper and we should win, but that’s not what elite sport is about. If you can put an athlete in a position to challenge and interrupt someone’s race, they may not be able to compete to the best of their ability and then they become vulnerable. There isn’t much that can be done when you’re up against a low 43 second runner (men) or a 48 second runner (women) if you’re not within a second of them on the flat… but, if you’re there, racing with them, you’ll be surprised how much more an athlete can find in a team event!

KIPLIMO EQUALS WORLD 15K BEST – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Olympic and world 10,000m medallist JACOB KIPLIMO equalled the 15km road race world best mark of fellow Ugandan JOSHUA CHEPTEGEI by winning in (41:05) in Njimegen, Netherlands. There was no signs of any records as KIPLIMO ambled through 5km in a pedestrian (14:24) though that did contain a testing hill around the 4km mark. However the next 5km was blitzed in (13:25) and he was through 10km in (27:49). The real damage though was done in the last 3km which he covered in an astonishing (7:41) as he completed the final 5km in (13:16) which gave him an incredible closing 10km of (26:41). His last kilometre was (2:31). Although (41:05) is the fastest ever performance in a standalone 15km race, it should be noted that KIPLIMO recorded a 15km split of (40:27) en-route to his half marathon world record in Lisbon in 2021.

ROGERS KIBET, also from Uganda, was second (42:44) ahead of Kenya’s AMOS SEREM (43:07) and home athletes FILMON TESFU (44:00) and MIKE FOPPEN (44.01). Kenya’s steeplechase world record-holder BEATRICE CHEPKOECH won the women’s race in (47:12) ahead of Israel’s LONAH CHEMTAI SALPETER (47:55). CHEPKOECH’S 5km splits were (15:35), (15:45) and (15:52). STELLA CHESANG of Uganda (48:02), Australia’s ISOBEL BATT-DOYLE (48:22) and Briton CHARLOTTE PURDUE (49:09) completed the top five positions.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM– Since the account was setup towards the end of last year, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There are 3 posts this week.

Two of the photographs feature recent JACK PETCHEY award winners.

Congratulations to SIENNA DARCY U11 who received her award from SBH coaches TY HOLDEN and TOM  SIENNA in 2023, ran in events from 60m up to 800m, and in cross country competed in the North West London and Metropolitan leagues.

Congratulations to REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY U20 who received her award from SBH coach GRANT BROWN. REBECCA in 2023 improved her personal best in the High Jump to (1.72m) which ranks her UK No.6 U20 in 2023.

There is a photograph of the 1929-1930 cross country team, and they look a well groomed bunch of men, with the team managers dressed in suits and ties. The photograph was taken at 94 St George’s Avenue in Tufnell Park, Has anyone any idea’s what fixture was, as there is a cup in the foreground.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website. Link to the Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Please select a document, following this you can print a copy for future reference.

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES – Currently the updated Winter Points and Club Championship tables are published on the SBH website.
Link to the updated Winter Points tables, following the 11 November Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-points-tables/
Link to the draft of the Club Championships table, which will be updated following the 2 December Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-club-championships/
Please select a document, following this you can print a copy for future reference.

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 – StoneX Membership (1) as of 30 October 2023

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592961. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

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

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

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND ON THE SBH WEBSITE BY USING THIS LINK – http://sbharriers.co.uk/
Section ‘About Us’, includes Annual Reports, Best Performance Trophy Awards, Individual And Relay Best Performances By Year, Club Records and SBH All-Time Top 10 T&F Performances.
Section ‘Team Managers And Competitions’, shows details of Track & Field, Cross Country and Road Relays Team Managers.
Section ‘Future Information/Results’, includes Information On Each Fixture, Summer & Winter Fixture Cards, Winter X/C Points Tables and Winter Club Championships Winners.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW CLUB KIT – They are now available to purchase from our club kit supplier, Supreme Sports – click on the link for the full range – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/
By opening the link, you will be on the front page, which displays the men’s items. Click on SBH LADIES for the women’s items, or click on SBH KIDS for the young athletes’ items.

CLUB HOODIES– With well over eight hundred hoodies already in circulation, this is your opportunity to join the club. The bright red hoody is made to order and has your name embroidered on the front along with the club badge and has the Club name on the back. We now have 2 styles, the original pull over style at £35 + P&P or the new one with a full zip at £40 + P&P.
Here is the link to the Supreme Sports website which if you click on it, will take YOU to the new Club Hoody and allow you to then view the full range of Club kit online – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/

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 JUMPS CLUB AT STONEX STADIUM – The current arrangements until further notice are that Pole Vault training is on Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 18.30pm to 21.00pm. High Jump training is on Wednesday’s from 18.45pm to 21.00pm.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

SBH FAST FORWARD SCHOOL ATHLETICS CLUB – ‘Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers now run the school athletics club on Tuesday and Thursday at 4.30pm and which progresses to a more advanced club at 5.45 as a segue into the club. This is for ages 5 years -10 years of age. Please contact TY HOLDEN on 07737803260 for further information

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – To all athletes young & old – are you aware of the SBH Pole Vault sessions held at StoneX Stadium on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 18.30pm. We have room to coach more of you, why not come along and watch a session and the get involved – give it a try NOW.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk for more details.

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

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

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

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

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Happy Birthday from Thursday 16 November to Wednesday 22 November – Michael Adebakin, Jimi Adu, Dave Allen, Kieran Clements, Holly Green, Samuel Greenstein, Isabella Heathcote, Emmanuel Ijaola, Sunil Jobanputra, Paris King, Nnamdi Nduke, Jan Pearson and Bradley Singer

SBH 133RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 28 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL), The AGM commences at 19.30, followed at approximately 20.00 with the Presentation of Awards for the 2023 Track & Field season, and 2022-2023 Cross Country season for both Men and Women. All are welcome especially the award winners.

This is the link to the Agenda for the 28 November 2023 AGM – SBH AGM Agenda 2023 Final

This is the link to Item 2 on this years Agenda, minutes of the AGM held on 29 November 2022 – SBH AGM Minutes 29 November 2022 Rev A

Item 4 of the agenda is the Annual Report for the year ended 30 September 2023. This covers the clubs achievements and honours during the previous twelve months.
This is the link to the Annual Report –

Following the AGM, the Best Performance Awards for the 2023 track and field season, and the 2022-2023 cross country season takes place. Congratulations to all our members who have won Best Performance Awards for 2023. The presentation will take place, immediately after the Club’s AGM on Tuesday 21 November. All winners, friends, and family, as well as members generally are welcome to attend.
This is the link to the Best Performance Awards winners – SBH Best Performance Awards 2023 (004)

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £65 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2023 is £17. The current total is £82 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.

RESULT
VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – Took place at Wormwood Scrubs on 11 November.
After an excellent start to the season at Claybury, we managed to improve on those results, including another superb turnout from all age-groups.

The Under 11 Boys and Girls also the Under 15 Boys/17 Men repeated their team wins from Claybury. The Under 13 Girls were 2nd again, Veteran Men finished in 3rd place, Under 13 Boys finished in 4th place, Under 15 Girls/17 Women finished in 5th place, Senior Men finished in 11th place, finally our Senior Women finished in 12th place.

These are our individual top 10 finishers – Under 11 Boys DENNYS PASCAL who finished 2nd at Claybury, had a superb win, HARRISON HENDERSON 5th, LUCAS XIE 9th – Under 11 Girls SIENNA DARCY 3rd, GRACE ROONEY 7th – Under 13 Boys EDWARD PASCAL 6th – Under 13 Girls OLIVIA ABBOTT 4th – Under 15 Boys EUAN PHILLIPS 2nd, ARTHUR PHILLIPS 6th, CALEB HILTON 9th – Under 17 Men ADAM O’GORMAN 2nd – Under 20 Women EVIE WINSTON 9th – Senior Men THOMAS BUTLER 9th.

Under 11 Boys (1500m) – DENNYS PASCAL 1st (7.31), HARRISON HENDERSON 5th (7.55), LUCAS XIE 9th (8.24), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN 14th (8.34), PHILLIP ESPERANCA LOPES 21st (8.51), RAFI OJIDEAGU 36th (9.38) 51 runners finished
Team Results – 1st SBH A (177 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (150), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (117), 12th SBH B (45) 20 teams finished

Under 11 Girls (1500m) – SIENNA DARCY 3rd (7.38), GRACE ROONEY 7th (7.47), ABIGAIL ROSS 11th (7.57) the winner was Laura Graham of St Mary’s Richmond (7.19), 32 runners finished
Team Results – 1st SBH (75 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (65), 3rd Harrow (62) 16 teams finished

Under 13 Boys (3000m) – EDWARD PASCAL 6th (10.12), BEN KASPAR 11th (10.31), SAM CLEMENTS 13th (10.46), THOMAS FELLOWS 49th (12.36) the winner was jack Hayward  of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (9.53), 59 runners finished
Team Results – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (205 points), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (202), 3rd London Heathside (164), 4th SBH (161) 20 teams finished

Under 13 Girls (3000m) – OLIVIA ABBOTT 4th (11.14), LUCIA CASALENUOVO 11th (11.56), HOLLY CLARKE 24th (12.43), ELFIE SHAW 36th (13.49) the winner was Ellina Ponkratieva of St Mary’s Richmond (10.55), 43 runners finished
Team Results – 1st St Mary’s Richmond (128 points), 2nd SBH (97), 3rd Barnet & District (92) 15 teams finished

Under 15 Boys and Under 17 Men (4200m) – ADAM O’GORMAN U17 3rd – 2nd U17 (14.14), EUAN PHILLIPS U15 6th – 2nd U15 (14.41), ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 14th – 6th U15 (15.09), CALEB HILTON U15 21st – 9th U15 (15.23), JAI DARYANANI U17 22nd – 13th U17 (15.23), JARED MORRIS U15 25th – 11th U15 (15.27), AIDAN MCAVOY U17 33rd – 17th U17 (15.43), JACOB CLEMENT U17 38th – 21st U17 (15.53), GUY FAWCETT U17 40th – 23rd U17 (15.56), LADDIE SHAW U15 69th – 36th U15 (16.57), AUSTIN WARD U17 75th – 34th U17 (17.09), ZACK JOSEPHS U15 81st – 45th U15 (17.28), JOSHUA BOWMAN U15 84th – 47th U15 (17.37), JACOB SUGARMAN U15 95th – 54th U15 (18.47), SAM DARCY U15 96th – 55th U15 (18.52) the Under 15 winner was Daniel Jeffs of St Mary’s Richmond (14.07), the Under 17 winner was Felix Cha-Kent of Highgate Harriers (14.09), 59 Under 15 runners finished, 40 Under 17 runners finished
Team Results – 1st SBH A (356 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (350), 3rd Herts Phoenix (299), 4th SBH B (282), 18th SBH C (135) 28 teams finished

Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4200m) – POSIE SHAW U15 8th – 4th U15 (16.33), AMBER JACKSON U15 24th – 13th U15 (18.16), ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 32nd – 15th U17 (18.44), ERIN GIBLIN U15 36th – 21st U15 (19.49), PHOEBE MUSIC U15 46th – 17th U17 (20.37), ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17 47th – 18th U17 (20.58), the Under 15 winner was Tara Ferguson of Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (15.38), the Under 17 winner was Keira Shaw of Herts Phoenix (15.31), 38 Under 15 runners finished, 19 Under 17 runners finished
Team Results – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (202 points), 2nd London Heathside A (177), 3rd London Heathside B (137), 5th SBH A (124), 17th SBH B (17) 21 teams finished

Senior Men (8100m) – THOMAS BUTLER 9th (22.41), GARY PELOSI V35 64th (24.55), EHSAN RAHIMI 150th (27.12), DANIEL NICOLS V40 155th (27.18), JONATHAN BOARDMAN U23 165th (27.36), ROBERT RIGBY V60 186th (28.07), LUKE FLATLEY 190th (28.15), JOEL PHILLIPS V45 232nd (29.09), TIM UNDERHILL V55 305th (31.31), PAUL MACARTHY V55 308th (31.34), JONNY SHAW V50 338th (32.28), TIM PARKIN V45 350th (32.47), BARRY HAWS V50 366th (33.20), PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V60 429th (38.45), the winner was Alexander Lepretre (HCA) of Highgate Harriers (21.43), 445 runners finished

Team Results Division 1 – 1st Highgate Harriers (1554 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (1389), 3rd London Heathside (1368), 11th SBH (414) 12 teams finished
Team Results Veterans Division 2 – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (311 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (299 points), 3rd SBH (255) 12 teams finished

Senior Women (8100m) – NICOLA PAYNE 20th (28.55), JO KENT V55 88th (33.14 1st V55), EVIE WINSTON U20 161st (38.18 9th U20), the winner was Annabel Gummow of Herts Phoenix (25.43), 222 runners finished
Team Results Division 2 – 1st Herts Phoenix (304 points), 2nd Eagles Eagles (295), 3rd Trent Park (242), 12th SBH (81) 12 teams finished

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES WHO HAVE COMPLETED 3 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE RACES, FOLLOWING THE WORMWOOD SCRUBS FIXTURE ON 11 NOVEMBER

(9) PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11/U13
(7) SIENNA DARCY U11, ELFIE SHAW U11/U13, ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15, ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17, JO KENT V55
(6) ERIN GIBLIN U15, PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V55/V60, JOEL PHILLIPS V45, TIM UNDERHILL V50/V55
(4) BEN KASPAR U11/U13, GRACE ROONEY U11, GUY FAWCETT U17, JONATHAN BOARDMAN U20/U23
(3) DENNYS PASCAL U11, OLIVIA ABBOTT U13, JARED MORRIS U15, JACOB CLEMENT U17, ADAM O’GORMAN U17, DANIEL NICHOLS V40

The current record for consecutive appearances is held by JOHN KELLY, who completed 28 races between 1985 to 1990.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS, THESE ARE THE TOP 3 POSITIONS FOLLOWING THE WORMWOOD SCRUBS FIXTURE ON 11 NOVEMBER

Under 11 Boys – 1st DENNYS PASCAL (16 points), 2nd HARRISON HENDERSON (14), 3rd PRINCE-MOSES JOHN and LUCAS XIE (11), – Under 13 Boys – 1st EDWARD PASCAL (16 points), 2nd BEN KASPAR (14), 3rd HAMISH DOVER and SAM CLEMENTS (6) – Under 15 Boys – 1st ARTHUR PHILLIPS and EUAN PHILLIPS (15), 3rd JARED MORRIS (11) – Under 17 Men – 1st ADAM O’GORMAN (16 points), 2nd JACOB CLEMENT and AIDAN MACAVOY (12) – Senior Men – 1st JONATHAN BOARDMAN U23 (21 points), 2nd LUKE FLATLEY (18), 3rd THOMAS BUTLER (12) – Masters Men 40-49 – 1st DANIEL NICHOLS V40 (15 points). 2nd JOEL PHILLIPS V45 (13), 3rd NICK ANDREWS V40 (8) – Masters Men 50-59 – 1st TIM UNDERHILL V55 (16 points), 2nd PAUL MACCARTHY V55 (7), 3rd JONNY SHAW V50 (6) – Masters Men 60-69 – 1st PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V60 (15 points), 2nd ROBERT RIGBY V60 (8)

Under 11 Girls – 1st SIENNA DARCY (16 points), 2nd GRACE ROONEY (14), 3rd ABIGAIL ROSS (12) – Under 13 Girls – 1st OLIVIA ABBOTT (15 points), 2nd LUCIA CASALENUOVO (13), 3rd AIMEE PORTER (8) – Under 15 Girls – 1st ERIN GIBLIN (13 points), 2nd POSIE SHAW and MEI HAYAKAWA (8) – Under 17 Women – 1st ELIZABETH DA TERESA (15 points), ADANNA MAZINWOSU (8) – Under 20 Women – 1st EVIE WINSTON (8 points) – Senior Women – 1st EMILIA ECONOMU and NICOLA PAYNE (8 points)

Winter Points Tables updated with the Metropolitan League results – Mens XC Points Tables 2023-2024 Updated 11-11-23 With Metropolitan League Results  Womens XC Points Tables 2023-2024 Updated-11-11-23-With-Metropolitan-League-Results

CARDIFF CROSS CHALLENGE – Took place at Cardiff on 11 November
6400m XC – U20M ABDIRAHIM HAMUD U20 30th (21.35)
9600m XC – SM DYLAN EVANS 19th (30.15)

ENGLISH SCHOOLS XC CUP LONDON NORTH – Took place at St Albans on 11 November
Junior Boys (3250m) – XANDER REESE U13 (Haberdasher Aske’s) 9th (12.03), ROAN PARKES U13 (The American School) 48th (13.15), HARRY SAMUEL U13 (Haberdasher Aske’s) 71st (14.01),  the winner was Theo Creed of Fulham Boys School (11.15) 100 runners finished
Team Results – 1st Grey Court School (20 points), 2nd Dulwich College (71), 3rd The Bishop’s Stortford High School (75), 6th Haberdasher Aske’s (134), 14th The American School (207)

Intermediate Boys (4400m) – MATTHEW MAY U15 (St Albans School) 28th (18.58), the winner was Caspian Holmes of Dulwich College (16.03) 71 runners finished
Team Results – 1st Kingsdale Foundation School (41 points), 2nd Verulam School (48), 3rd Sandringham School (52), 10th St Alban’s School (153)

Senior Boys (5800m) – GIANLEO STUBBS U17 (St Columba’s College) 1st (18.48), RAFI GAYER U17 (Haberdasher Aske’s) 11th (20.11), JORDAN PEARLMAN U17 (Haberdasher Aske’s) 22nd (20.56), PETER BAYVEL-ZAYATS U17 (Haberdasher Aske’s) 29th (21.22), 80 runners finished
Team Results – 1st St Columba’s College (69 points), 2nd St Alban’s School (71), 3rd Dulwich College (76), 5th Haberdasher Aske’s (93)

NCAA DIVISION 1  WEST REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Sacramento, California, USA on 10 November
10000m XC – SM THOMAS PATRICK U23 (Boise State University) 24th (27.05)

LIDDIARD TROPHY INCLUDING NORTH OF THE THAMES – Took place at Kingsbury on 4 November
Senior Men (8000m) – GARY PELOSI V35 11th (28.24), DANIEL NICOLS V40 35th (31.25), ROBERT RIGBY V60 38th (31.40), FINN MACARTHY U23 41st (31.59), MARK COTTLE V35 44th (32.15), TIM UNDERHILL V55 78th (35.45), NICK ANDREWS V40 82nd (36.05), PAUL MACARTHY V55 83rd (36.05), BARRY HAWS V50 101st (38.36), DANNY DIGWEED V40 115th (41.09) the winner was Seyfu Jamaal of London Heathside (25.34), 138 runners finished.
Team Results 8 To Score – 1st Serpentine (129 points), 2nd London Heathside (223), 3rd Queens Park Harriers (298), 6th SBH (412) 8 teams finished

Senior Women (8000m) – NICOLA PAYNE 7th (33.28) the winner was Katie Olding of Thames Valley Harriers (30.57), 69 runners finished.
Team Results 4 To Score – 1st Serpentine (30 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (42), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (66) 8 teams finished

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…
1,151 events – 171,125 walkers, joggers and runners – 25,157 volunteers – 7,254 first timers – 20,538 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know … We now have over nine million registered parkrunners! That’s more parkrunners than the population of Austria

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 11 November.
PAUL LEWIS V50 1st (19.55) this was his 20th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Blandford on 11November.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 189th (38.30) this was his 190th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone on 11November.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 93rd (25.42) this was his 153rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rendlesham Forest on 11 November.
PHILIP SHELLEY V60 27th (27.39) this was his 52nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Stevenage on 11 November.
STUART SINGER V60 41st (22.36) this was his 394th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 68th (24.21) this was his 243rd Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 16 NOVEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER – The SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet is now available on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/ 

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 18 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Timetable – 13.15 U20 and Senior Women (6k), 14.00 Under 20 and Senior Men (10k).
To Qualify you must have to be (a) born in the Greater London area, (b) has not less than one year’s bona fide residence in the Greater London area, (c) has not less than one year’s continuous full-time employment in the Greater London area, (d) has not less than one year’s full-time attendance at an education establishment in the Greater London area.
Map of Parliament Hill and adjoining roads and stations, start of races close to athletic track – https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5596772,-0.1597202,15z
Entries Closing Date Saturday 18 November

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 18 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Note: You will be selected by your respective Borough Team Manager

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 25 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 14.30 for Men/Women – Junior, Senior and Veteran. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.  

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 25 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 12.45 Under 11 Boys and Girls (2400m), 13.00 Under 13 Boys and Girls (3000m), 13.20 Under 15 Boys and Girls (4000m), 13.40 Under 17 Men and Women (5000m) distances are approximate. Numbers will be given out close to the start area. The times are as the 2022 fixture
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number

SBH 133RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING– Takes place on Tuesday 28 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL), The AGM commences at 19.30, followed at approximately 20.00 with the Presentation of Awards for the 2023 Track & Field season, and 2022-2023 Cross Country season for both Men and Women. All are welcome especially the award winners.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 2 December, course is at Hillingdon Sports Centre, Hillingdon House Farm, Park Road, Uxbridge (Satnav UB10 0RQ).
Race headquarters – Hillingdon Athletics Stadium, Gatting Way, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES). HQ to course walk time: 2 minutes.
Changing facilities – Men’s & Women’s changing rooms and toilets within athletic stadium from 11am to 3pm. Please do not use the facilities within the main sports centre.
Public Transport – Recommended Hillingdon on the Metropolitan and Picadilly lines 10-15 minute walk from course. U1 and U2 buses stop within 3 minutes’ walk from the Sports Centre.
Directions from major roads – Next to A40 Swakeleys Roundabout Junction, then follow signs for Hillingdon Sports and Leisure centre.
Parking – There are Only 50 pay and display parking spaces allocated for this fixture outside the stadium. Parking in the main sports centre car park is not permitted. Disruption caused to sports centre members trying to find a parking space in the main car park may result in the venue not being available in the future. If you must drive, please see the parking map provided for free street parking locations. There are also 2 large car parks in Uxbridge town centre, just 15 minutes walk away..
The timetable and course description is as the 2022 fixture,
Timetable – 12.00 U11 (Over 9) Boys (2km), 12.05 U11 (Over 9) Girls (2km), 12.15 U13 Boys (3km), 12.30 U13 Girls (3km), 12.45 U17 Men and U15 Boys (4km), 13.00 U17 Women and U15 Girls (4km), 13.15 U20, Senior and Veteran Women (8km), 14.00 U20, Senior and Veteran Men (8km).
Course Description – A proper XC course. Parkland setting, undulating course, with one steep climb per lap, on grass and woodland paths. Very muddy areas likely. Option of small river crossing for adults only if conditions on the day allow. There will be a longer route around the river for those that are unable/unwilling to cross the river.
Under 11 Course – 1 smaull undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 13 Course – 1 medium undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 15/U17 Course – 1 large undulating lap which includes the ski slope and wooded trail.
Under 20/Senior Course – 2 large undulating laps which includes the ski slope and wooded trail plus option of river crossing.
The Information for above is not available as yet.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE
JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT
Please go to Start Fitness Metropolitan League web site www.metleague.co.uk for course maps, and any other final information.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

WINTER POINTS RACE – The third Victoria Park Sports Medicine Metropolitan League fixture at Hillingdon, is the third fixture in the Winter Points Series for all age-groups.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACE – The Victoria Park Sports Medicine Metropolitan League fixture at Hillingdon, is the club championship race for the Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+.

SOUTHERN INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 9 December at Horspath Sports Ground, Oxford (SatNav OX4 2RR).
Timetable – 11.00 U13 Girls (Approximately 3k), 11.20 U13 Boys (Approximately 3k), 11.40 U15 Girls (Approximately 4k), 12.25 U15 Boys (Approximately 4k), 12.50 U17 Men (Approximately 5k), 13.15 U17 Women (Approximately 5k), 13.40 U20 Women and Senior Women (Approximately 6k)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your County Team Manager
Awaiting final race information, the above details is as the 2022 fixture. 

SOUTHERN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 9 December at Horspath Sports Ground, Oxford (SatNav OX4 2RR).
Timetable – 11.45 Women 40+ 50+, 60+, M70+ (Approximately 6k), 14.10 Men 40+, 50+, 60+ (Approximately 10k)
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: If you wish to be entered please contact your Team Manager
Awaiting final race information, the above details is as the 2022 fixture

19TH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 16 December at Lauken Park, Brussels, Belgium.
Note: You will be selected following the trials on the 25 November

BOXING DAY BONANZA RUN – Takes place on Tuesday 26 December at StoneX Stadium and Starts at 11.00. The issuing of numbers, refreshments and prize giving takes place in the Indoor Track area. Distance 2 miles and  1 mile for Under 11. Only £2 entry fee! There will be prizes, raffle (bring cash) and free refreshments……why not come in fancy dress.
A run or even walk for all the family including pets!. Last year we had 50 runners!  Donations to the raffle welcome with winners galore!

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY – Please enter yourself and pay the appropiate fee. Also note, especially Lee Valley, that events may close before any closing date, if that event is fully subscribed.

SOUTHERN U15, U17, U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 25 November and Sunday 26 November.
To enter please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php
Entries Closed

LEE VALLEY MINITHON – Takes place on Saturday 9 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
For school years 3 to 7.
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/kids-activities#%20
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 6 December – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee – Please be advised that events may be full before the fixture date.

TRACK ACADEMY INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Saturday 16 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m, 800m, Field Long Jump and Shot Put. For alll age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/GBR/trackacademyindoor/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 10 December – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY NEW YEARS INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 1 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m 300m, 400m and 800m. For all age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=1&date__gte=2023-10-30&date__lte=2024-03-30&type=&q=&country_id=GBR&uses_ot=on
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 26 December – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

ENGLAND ATHLETICS U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the English Institute of Sport, Coleridge Road, Sheffield (Satnav S9 5DA) on Saturday 6 January and Sunday 7 January.
To enter please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/registration?id=24425
Entries Close Friday 15 December
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

BFTTA INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 7 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m and 60m Hurdles. For alll age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bft112/
Entries Close Sunday 31 December – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY AYO FALOLA DREAM MILE – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 7 February.
Events are Track 400m, 800m, Mile and Triple Jump. For age-groups Under 15 and above.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/ayofaloladreammile/
Entries Close Wednesday 31 January – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

HISTORY OF THE LIDDIARD TROPHY – The 75th Liddiard Trophy took place at Kinsbury on 4 November.

The LIDDIARD TROPHY is a prestigious and historic cross country fixture hosted annually by Queens Park Harriers at Fryent Country Park in Kingsbury. Clubs from all over London compete for the famous prize which commemorates MR E.J. LIDDIARD (pictured below), the longest-surviving founder member of the club. He was one of a group of pupils at St Jude’s Institute who decided to create a sports club involving athletics and football among other activities (The footballers, incidentally, would end up breaking away and merging with Christ Church Rangers to form the modern-day Queens Park Rangers). He was with the club up until his death in 1946.

In his honour, the Hoops held the inaugural LIDDIARD TROPHY meet in 1947. The race was won by Shaftesbury Harriers (later becoming Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers). This club which would go on to have a storied history with the event, winning it several times in the 1970s and 1980s, fielding teams littered with internationals. At its height, the meet attracted around 300 competitors.

The TROPHY –  The LIDDIARD is a team event which has arguably one of the most eye-catching prizes in UK athletics, a solid silver depiction of a runner, complete in casing. The trophy has been awarded to the winning team since the race’s inception.

The PEOPLE –  While victory is the goal for some, the race itself is a reminder of the selflessness of the running community. Take CECIL GITTENS, a man who joined Queens Park Harriers in the same year of LIDDIARD’S death, 1946. Up until his passing a few of years ago, he was still an active member of club, attending committee meetings and keeping the Hoops moving along.

And if you plan to be around on race day, be sure to look out for PETER HUNT, another LIDDIARD contemporary, who helped to rescue Queens Park Harriers from folding essentially on his own in the early 1970s. Still a member, PETER comes down every year from his current home in south Wales to oversee the LIDDIARD to ensure its smooth running.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website. Link to the Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
Please select a document, following this you can print a copy for future reference.

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES – Currently the updated Winter Points and Club Championship tables are published on the SBH website.
Link to the updated Winter Points tables, following the 11 November Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-points-tables/
Link to the draft of the Club Championships table, which will be updated following the 2 December Metropolitan League – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-club-championships/
Please select a document, following this you can print a copy for future reference.

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 – StoneX Membership (1) as of 30 October 2023

JAMIE BATH MEMBERS MASSAGE SERVICE – Since joining SBH he has been working closely with TY HOLDEN in his quest for Athlete and Athletics Development. To help support the club members he has (with the club’s support) set up a Members Massage Service available on club nights at a small charge of £15 (as compared to outside masseurs who charge £60) to simply cover materials and insurance.
Please contact JAMIE at jamiebath@live.co.uk or text him on 07902 592961. You can also see him on training nights for availability.

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

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

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND ON THE SBH WEBSITE BY USING THIS LINK – http://sbharriers.co.uk/
Section ‘About Us’, includes Annual Reports, Best Performance Trophy Awards, Individual And Relay Best Performances By Year, Club Records and SBH All-Time Top 10 T&F Performances.
Section ‘Team Managers And Competitions’, shows details of Track & Field, Cross Country and Road Relays Team Managers.
Section ‘Future Information/Results’, includes Information On Each Fixture, Summer & Winter Fixture Cards, Winter X/C Points Tables and Winter Club Championships Winners.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW CLUB KIT – They are now available to purchase from our club kit supplier, Supreme Sports – click on the link for the full range – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/
By opening the link, you will be on the front page, which displays the men’s items. Click on SBH LADIES for the women’s items, or click on SBH KIDS for the young athletes’ items.

CLUB HOODIES– With well over eight hundred hoodies already in circulation, this is your opportunity to join the club. The bright red hoody is made to order and has your name embroidered on the front along with the club badge and has the Club name on the back. We now have 2 styles, the original pull over style at £35 + P&P or the new one with a full zip at £40 + P&P.
Here is the link to the Supreme Sports website which if you click on it, will take YOU to the new Club Hoody and allow you to then view the full range of Club kit online – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/

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 JUMPS CLUB AT STONEX STADIUM – The current arrangements until further notice are that Pole Vault training is on Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 18.30pm to 21.00pm. High Jump training is on Wednesday’s from 18.45pm to 21.00pm.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

SBH FAST FORWARD SCHOOL ATHLETICS CLUB – ‘Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers now run the school athletics club on Tuesday and Thursday at 4.30pm and which progresses to a more advanced club at 5.45 as a segue into the club. This is for ages 5 years -10 years of age. Please contact TY HOLDEN on 07737803260 for further information

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2024 – To all athletes young & old – are you aware of the SBH Pole Vault sessions held at StoneX Stadium on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 18.30pm. We have room to coach more of you, why not come along and watch a session and the get involved – give it a try NOW.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk for more details.

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

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

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

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

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Happy Birthday from Thursday 2 November to Wednesday 8 November –Timi Bakare, Niall Carney, Shadine Duquemin, Matthew Gillespie, Anna Higson, Ben Jackson, Aaka Kamara, Kieron Lee, Adanna Mazinwosu, Joshua Nyman, Charles Romito, Jasmin Sabir, Allan Smith, Trecia Smith, Kenan Stephens, Nadia Szczerbacka, Aimi Weightmann and Harry Webb

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to HOLLY GREEN, GABOR KISS, ZEHRA KIZILGOZ, EHSAN RAHIMI, LAURA RICHARDSON, ARIAL SOTA, NADIA SZCZERBACKA and JAMES TODD

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £65 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2023 is £17. The current total is £82 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.

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES – I have now added this section following the road relay and cross country upcoming fixtures. Please use this section as it has the current information and entry links.

RESULT
ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Nashville, Tennessee, USA on 28 October.
8000m XC – SM KRISTIAN IMROTH U23 (Eastern Kentucky University) 19th (25.11)

CAMPEONATO DE ESPANA DE CLUBES SUB20 FINAL A – Took place at Vallehermoso, Spain on 28 October.
100m – U20M NS CAI CRAWFORD U20 2nd (PB 11.38 w-3.9)

NORTH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 28 October.
8000m XC – SM No SBH runners. The winner was A Millberry of Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (26.33) 120 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (51 points), 2nd London Heathside (56), 3rd Serpentine (102) 15 teams finished
8000m XC – SW No SBH runners. The winner was Katy Casterton of Serpentine (31.41) 67 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Serpentine (21 points), 2nd London Heathside (36), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (43) 12 teams finished

MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Eagle, Idaho, USA on 27 October.
8000m XC – SM THOMAS PATRICK U23 (Boise State University) 14th (23.56)

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…
1,156 events – 172,761 walkers, joggers and runners – 25,489 volunteers – 7,866 first timers – 19,454 PBs

75TH LIDDIARD TROPHY AND NORTH OF THE THAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS– Takes place on Saturday 4 November at Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury. Race headquarters is at the Kingsbury Free Church Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury (SatNav NW9 8QG). Please park in nearby roads, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities.Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 14.15 U20 and Senior Men/Women (8000m)
Link to the map of the course – https://www.queensparkharriers.org.uk/liddiard
Entries Closed
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 11 November at Wormwood Scrubs Park, Off Artillery Way, Acton, (Satnav W12 0DF).
Race Headquarters – Thames Valley Harriers Clubhouse, Linford Christie Stadium, Wormwood Scrubs park.
Changing facilities – Limited changing in Stadium, No lockers available, Showers none, Toilets located in stadium changing rooms and TVH Clubhouse.
Refreshments – Hot and cold drinks, snacks are available from race HQ.
Travel – Where possible, competitors are strongly advised to use public transport, walk or cycle. Parking charges of £2.20 per hour now apply in the Wormwood Scrubs Charitable Trust  car park next to the course.(payment by card or parking app).
Wormwood Scrubs is within the Ultra Low Emmission Zone, this is a Link to the map showing the new Ultra Low Emmission Zone, which is in Green – ulez-boundary-map-part-2
Link to check if your car is chargeable for the ULEZ – https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/
Public Transport – East Acton on the Central Line is the closest station, a few minutes walk from the stadium, turn right out of the station and follow the road up to Wormwood Scrubs. Buses stop on Du Cane Road, please see details for buses stopping at Hammersmith Hospital on the Transport for London website. Artillery Lane between the Hospitals and Prison takes you to Wormwood Scrubs.
Timetable – 12.00 Under 11 Boys/Girls (2km), 12.10 Under 13 Boys, (3km) 12.20 Under 13 Girls (3km), 12.30 Under 15 Boys and Under 17 (4km), 12.45 Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4kg), 13.00 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Women (7.2km), 13.45 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men (7.2kgm)
Link to document showing all information including course description and maps –Race 2 – Wormwood Scrubs – 11-11-2023
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE, JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT
Please go to Start Fitness Metropolitan League web site www.metleague.co.uk for final instructions if any.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 18 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Timetable – 13.15 U20 and Senior Women (6k), 14.00 Under 20 and Senior Men (10k).
To Qualify you must have to be (a) born in the Greater London area, (b) has not less than one year’s bona fide residence in the Greater London area, (c) has not less than one year’s continuous full-time employment in the Greater London area, (d) has not less than one year’s full-time attendance at an education establishment in the Greater London area.
Map of Parliament Hill and adjoining roads and stations, start of races close to athletic track – https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5596772,-0.1597202,15z
Entries Close Friday 3 November
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 18 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Note: You will be selected by your respective Borough Team Manager

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 25 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 14.30 for Men/Women – Junior, Senior and Veteran. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.  

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 25 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 12.45 Under 11 Boys and Girls (2400m), 13.00 Under 13 Boys and Girls (3000m), 13.20 Under 15 Boys and Girls (4000m), 13.40 Under 17 Men and Women (5000m) distances are approximate. Numbers will be given out close to the start area. The times are as the 2022 fixture
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number

SBH 133RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 28 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL), The AGM commences at 19.30, followed at approximately 20.00 with the Presentation of Awards for the 2023 Track & Field season, and 2022-2023 Cross Country season for both Men and Women. All are welcome especially the award winners.

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 6 DECEMBER – Please enter yourself and pay the appropiate fee. Also, especially Lee Valley, events may close early if that event is fully subscribed.

SOUTHERN U15, U17, U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 25 December and Sunday 26 December.
To enter please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 14 November
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY MINITHON – Takes place on Saturday 9 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
For school years 3 to 7.
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/kids-activities#%20
I have asked if there is an Entries Closing Date, and not received an answer yet.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee – Please be advised that events may be full before the fixture date.

TRACK ACADEMY INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Saturday 16 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m, 800m, Field Long Jump and Shot Put. For alll age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/GBR/trackacademyindoor/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 10 December – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

ENGLAND ATHLETICS U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the English Institute of Sport, Coleridge Road, Sheffield (Satnav S9 5DA) on Saturday 6 January and Sunday 7 January.
To enter please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/registration?id=24425
Entries Close Friday 15 December
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

BFTTA INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 7 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m and 60m Hurdles. For alll age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/bft112/
Currently No Entries Close Shown – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY AYO FALOLA DREAM MILE – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 7 February.
Events are Track 400m, 800m, Mile and Triple Jump. For age-groups Under 15 and above.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2024/GBR/ayofaloladreammile/
Entries Closing Date To Be Confirmed – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

WORLD CLASS PROGRAMME – Funding for 2023-2024 recently announced by UKA.
The World Class Programme is UK Sport’s National Lottery funded initiative which has the purpose to identify, develop and support talented athletes towards medal success at the Olympic Games and other major Championships.
It is split into several levels reflecting the actual and potential performance development levels of athletes: Podium, Podium Potential, Relay and Confirmation.

Congratulations to the following SBH athletes who have been selected for the following;
Oympic Podiuum – ZHARNEL HUGHES
Oympic Podiuum Potential – LIZZIE BIRD
Oympic Relays – CHARLIE DOBSON

ENGLAND ATHLETICS PATHWAY PROGRAMME – England Athletics are delighted to announce the athletes who have been selected for the Junior Talent Pathway, Senior Pathway and Para Academy for the coming year.
The programmes are key steps along the England Athletics talent pathway, the purpose of which is to identify, develop, and support athletes and para-athletes from age 16 and over who have the potential to represent England and Great Britain at domestic and international championships, including Olympics and Paralympics. The programmes are each unique in their teachings yet provide a smooth transition for athletes to progress through from the junior, youth, and senior levels and through the Para Academy into the Futures or Paralympic Programme with British Athletics.

Congratulations to the following SBH athletes who have been selected for the following;
Youth Talent Programme – ANGUS BROWN (Pole Vault), MYA MAIRS-INGRAM (800m), EBUKA NWOKEJI (100m), GIANLEO STUBBS (3000m), LARISSA WILSON (800m)
Junior Talent Programme – RUBEN HEDMAN (110m Hurdles), KIMANI JACK (High Jump), JOSEPH PURBRICK (110m Hurdles)
Senior Talent Programme – GEORGIA BELL (1500m), CHARLES HICKS (10000m), JAMI SCHLUETER (Decathlon), LINA NIELSEN (400m Hurdles)

AGE-GROUP CHANGE PROPOSALS IN BRITAIN LEAD TO FIERCE DEBATE – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

UK Athletics want to adopt the same ‘even number’ system as the rest of the world for young athletes but are being met with widespread opposition.Plans to introduce new age groups for young athletes are being met with fierce opposition from traditionalists. UK Athletics and the home country federations want to replace the current “odd number” age groups (under-13, under-15, under-17) with the “even number” system that most of the rest of the world uses.

This would mean:
Years 5 and 6 (ages 9-11) would fall into the under-12 category.
Years 7 and 8 (11-13) would be under-14.
Years 9 and 10 (13-15) would be under-16.
Years 11 and 12 (15-17) would be under-18.
Year 13 and university students (17+) would be under-20.

There have been at least three attempts in recent years to bring the change in and the latest consultation process included three webinars in September with a final decision due to be made by the UKA board in December. The governing bodies argue the changes will help minimise teenage drop-out rates because the current system sees top year under-17 and under-20 athletes juggling athletics competitions with GCSEs and A-levels – or National exams and Highers in Scotland. This is, they say, a “perfect storm” of pressure. They point to a 2018 survey that found “time constraints from studying” was the leading reason for athletes aged 15-22 stopping athletics. What’s more, World Athletics has told UK Athletics that Britain is one of only three countries in the world that has “uneven” age groups, although AW has struggled to find evidence of any other countries that still use uneven age groups.

“The clash with academic commitments, creating massive pressure on young people, the lack of alignment with other countries, sports and talent pathways and the negative mental effect caused by large amounts of pressure and other aspects such as the Relative Age Effect could cause the athlete to decrease or case participation in athletics,” say the governing bodies. “An athlete shouldn’t have to choose between academic or athletics success.” But those opposed insist new age groups will not improve drop-out rates and will cause confusion when it comes to throws implements and hurdles races, not to mention long-established age-group records. What’s more, schools bodies have refused to change anyway, which has left clubs wondering why they have to change when the schools system will remain the same. “A tiny elite tail is trying to wag a very big athletic body,” says Level 4 combined events and high jump coach DENNIS JOHNSON from Bedford. “The proposals are unnecessary,” he adds, “it is my experience that very few athletes drop out due to exam pressure. Those who are committed to athletics continue, those who are not committed drop out.”

DAVE PAVER, from West Yorkshire, is also against the proposals but says: “We are not ‘opposed to change’ – happy to look at anything, competition, etc. This is just a very bad idea. We have looked carefully at the claims on retention and don’t see them as valid.” LARRY GARNHAM, a Level III coach from Cornwall, describes the drop-out rate theory behind the proposals as “poppycock” and adds: “These age changes were once before tried under the guise that time of falling in line with our European counterparts. With stern resistance from those that work at grass roots and understand the sport, it was firmly rejected. “Now, the powers to be have seen that the majority of those sensible folks back in those days are now retiring in their droves, they have decided to reintroduce ideology that was completely wrong then as it is now and unfortunately all the same arguments apply.” Northern Athletics – the main track and field competition provider in the North of England – is especially critical and has written to all its member clubs to say that UKA’s consultation process was sprung on them with the webinars being “lectures followed by a few approved questions and answers”. AW attended one of the webinars and would not describe them as harshly as that, although you can judge for yourself by viewing one of them here. Across the webinars, a quick end-of-session poll also showed that 93 people were in favour of the proposals with 45 against and 54 undecided.

The nature of the webinars aside, Northern Athletics add: “The proposals will cause considerable chaos. There is scant evidence it will benefit our athletes nor our clubs and officials. “The proposal would result in a complete overhaul of age groupings within our sport … and the burden of dealing with it will fall on clubs, leagues, counties and areas. “Those providing the great majority of competition in the UK are volunteers already hard pressed in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic. The last few years have also resulted in a reduction in experienced administrators and officials. This proposal could not have come at a worse time for the sport.” You can read the full Northern Athletics letter here.

With the consultation due to end on October 31, UKA insist they try to put the athlete at the centre of all decisions they make and do not want to make life difficult for clubs and volunteers. The governing bodies also feel they need to act in order to reduce teenage drop-out rates.

Read More: Reducing drop-out rates in athletics

As one official from England Athletics told AW: “More clubs continue to withdraw from the Youth Development League every year because they cannot fill teams. If we continue to do nothing, it will just get worse.” The full list of reasons behind UKA’s proposals can be found here.

THREE ROUTES TO SELECTION TO BELGRADE-BOUND BRITS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

UK Athletics will use the Euro Cross, Inter-Counties and new London International to pick its squad for the World Cross Country Champs in March. UK Athletics will use three events this winter to select its team for the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade in March. Athletes will be able to secure automatic qualification by running well at either the European Cross Country Championships in Brussels on December 10, the London International Cross Country at Parliament Hill in London on January 20 or the UK Inter-Counties at a venue yet to be confirmed on March 9.

Plans to turn the new event at Parliament Hill into the official and full trial have been modified following the news that the World Cross has been moved from Croatia in mid-February to Belgrade on March 30. Instead Parliament Hill will see senior winners guaranteed their ticket to Belgrade with the rest of the squad chosen from performances at the Euro Cross and Inter-Counties.

Athletes can gain automatic selection for the World Cross as follows:
Euro Cross – the first two senior men and top two senior women in Brussels will be picked for Belgrade as long as they finish in the top 12. In addition, the leading under-23 athletes in Brussels will be selected for Belgrade but only if they make the podium at the December event.
Parliament Hill – senior winners on January 20 will gain automatic selection for Belgrade.
Inter-Counties – senior winners earn automatic selection for the World Cross. At this stage the team could be full, but if spaces still remain then athletes finishing in the top three at Inter-Counties could fill the final places in the squad.
For under-20 athletes, the top three at the Inter-Counties will be automatically selected for Belgrade with UKA saying they will pick at least four athletes for each of the junior races.

The news adds extra spice to the European Cross Country Championships as it is thought to be the first time that the December event has been used to pick a GB team for the World Cross. UKA’s strategy also ensures the Parliament Hill event will generate plenty of excitement. The cross-country fraternity is already full of anticipation for an event that promises to be a winter version of the Night of the 10,000m PBs, but in addition to a home countries international and other elements the meeting will now witness a spicy selection angle with winners only earning a seat on the flight to Serbia. 

Read More: Parliament Hill stages Night of 10,000m-style cross-country event
The traditional trial at the Inter-Counties and UK Cross Challenge final, meanwhile, will still result in a number of athletes being selected, including senior winners and most of the under-20 squad. The event could feature a new venue, too, with the familiar setting of Prestwold Hall near Loughborough not necessarily staging it in 2024. Individual races aside, UKA will also pick a mixed relay team based off a variety of factors such as Euro Cross results, winter form and track performances from 2023 and the 2024 indoor season.

The team looks set to be bigger than the squad that travelled to Australia for the World Cross this year. On that occasion there were four athletes in the senior women’s race and both under-20 events, a mixed relay team and just one senior man. At Aarhus in 2019, however, six athletes were chosen in all four senior and junior races. The 2024 team will be named shortly after the Inter-Counties on March 13. A link to the full selection document is here with details of how athletes who want to do the mixed relay can express their interest.

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

Photograph of MATEI FRUNZA who was the September winner of the JACK PETCHEY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for his dedication to 400m sprint training.

Happy Birthday from Thursday 19 October to Wednesday 25 October – Gerald Collins, Charlie Dobson, Eromo Egbor, Gerry Elmore, Nathan Fox, George Groom, Benjamin Hocking, Ben McGuire, Lewis McGuire, Louis Pelta, Saugat Pun, Daniel Rees, Joseph Reindel, Matthew Robinson, Naomi Taschimowitz and Rueben Vaughan

Happy Birthday from Thursday 26 October to Wednesday 1 November – Rohan Bagai, Samuel Bordoley, Edson Gomes, Keyur Gudka, Simon Keene, Charlotte McGrath, Isabelle Nnaji, Nana Nottinson-Nyaaku, Tommy Parker, Dennys Pascal, Jasmyn Perrin, Richard Samuel, Jamie Scheulter, Joyce Smith and Luca Stubbs

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

YOUR NEWSLETTER IS BACK – During my holiday on the sunny island of Majorca, our athletes had been very active. Firstly at the first Metropolitan League we had an excellent turnout, with many individual and team successes. Then last Saturday at the Southern XC Relays we had our best turnout/results for many a year, fielding quite a few teams.

NOTICE OF THE 133RD SBH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Notice is hereby given of the 133rd Annual General Meeting of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers to be held at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 28 November 2023 at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London, NW4 1RL.
Any proposal for a change of rule or notice of any business as per rule 22 must be submitted in writing to the General Secretary by 31 October 2023.
Link to the full details – AGM Notice 2023

PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SBH CONSTITUTION AND RULES – Notice will be issued to members of the 133rd SBH Annual General Meeting, at the end of this month.
Prior to this, attached are the proposed changes to the Club’s Constitution and Rules, which has been discussed and agreed by the SBH Council. Also attached are the Club’s Current Constitution and Rules as agreed at the 2022 AGM.
Any proposals for any rule changes, please submit in writing to the General Secretary Philip Cunningham at billylow@ntlworld.com by 31 October 2023.

Link to the new Constitution and Rules – SBH Club Rules July 2023 Rev A (3)
Link to the current Constitution and Rules – SBH Constitution and Rules as of the November 2022

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The SBH annual subscription, as from 1 December 2023 as approved at the AGM on Tuesday 29 November is £65 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2023 is £17. The current total is £82 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.

INDOOR FIXTURES – I now have 95% of the indoor fixtures confirmed, and anticipate re-issuing the SBH 2023-2024 Fixture Card on the 3 November.

There are 4 Lee Valley Indoor Fixtures on Opentrack, that can be entered now – 16 December Track Academy Indoor Meeting includes 60m, 200m, 800m, Long Jump and Shot (No age-groups identified).– 1 January New Years Day Open Meeting includes 60m, 200m, 300m, 400m and 800m (U13 and above).– 7 January BFTTA Indoor Series, no events or age-groups identified – 7 February Ayo Falola Dream Mile includes 400m, 800m, Mile and Triple Jump (U15 and above).
Link to Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=2&date__gte=&date__lte=2024-05-30&type=&q=&country_id=GBR&uses_ot=on

Please be aware that events could be fully subscribed, many weeks before the fixture date.

RESULT
VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – Took place at Claybury on 14 October.
What an outstanding start to the season, with a superb turnout from all age-groups. This proved to be decisive with the Under 11 Boys and Girls also the Under 15 Boys/17 Men winning the team event, Under 13 Girls and Veteran Men finished in 2nd place, Under 13 Boys finished in 4th place, Under 15 Girls/17 Women and Senior Women finished in 9th place, finally our Senior Men finished in 12th place.

These are our individual top 10 finishers – Under 11 Boys DENNYS PASCAL 2nd, HARRISON HENDERSON 4th, PRINCE-MOSES JOHN 7th, LUCAS XIE 8th – Under 11 Girls SIENNA DARCY 2nd, GRACE ROONEY 3rd, ABIGAIL ROSS 8th – Under 13 Boys EDWARD PASCAL 4th – Under 13 Girls AIMEE PORTER 4th – Under 15 Boys ARTHUR PHILLIPS 1st, EUAN PHILLIPS 3rd – Under 17 Men ADAM O’GORMAN 4th.

Under 11 Boys (1500m) – DENNYS PASCAL 2nd (5.20), HARRISON HENDERSON 4th (5.37), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN 7th (5.59), LUCAS XIE 8th (5.59), RYLE SINGARAYER 11th (6.11) the winner was Joshua Maiden of Herts Phoenix (5.16), 42 runners finished
Team Results – 1st SBH A (147 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (127), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (104), 10th SBH B (31) 13 teams finished

Under 11 Girls (1500m) – SIENNA DARCY 2nd (6.02), GRACE ROONEY 3rd (6.07), ABIGAIL ROSS 8th (6.22), KEENYAH ADELISE 21st (6.38) the winner was Kathryn Hailey of Victoria Park & Tower Hamlers (6.02), 40 runners finished
Team Results – 1st SBH (127 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (123), 3rd London Heathside (108) 13 teams finished

Under 13 Boys (3000m) – EDWARD PASCAL 4th (11.05), BEN KASPAR 13th (12.01), HAMISH DOVER 23rd (12.41), HARRY SAMUEL 44th (13.33) the winner was Aidan Wolpert of Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (6.02), 62 runners finished
Team Results – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (221 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesext (218), 3rd London Heathside (174), 4th SBH (168) 21 teams finished

Under 13 Girls (3000m) – AIMEE PORTER 4th (11.58), OLIVIA ABBOTT 19th (12.55), LUCIA CASALENUOVO 23rd (13.18), JUI HAYAKAWA 25th (13.27), ELFIE SHAW 40th (14.44) the winner was Ellina Ponkratieva of St Mary’s Richmond (11.47), 58 runners finished
Team Results – 1st St Mary’s Richmond (194 points), 2nd SBH (165), 3rd Harrow (156) 20 teams finished

Under 15 Boys and Under 17 Men (4200m) – ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 2nd – 1st U15 (14.00), ADAM O’GORMAN U17 6th – 4th U17 (14.34), EUAN PHILLIPS U15 11th – 3rd U15 (14.57), JACOB CLEMENT U17 17th – 12th U17 (15.08), JARED MORRIS U15 35th – 16th U15 (15.43), AIDAN MCAVOY U17 48th – 27th U17 (16.00), GUY FAWCETT U17 59th – 31st U17 (16.21), LADDIE SHAW U15 78th – 43rd U15 (16.55), JOSHUA BOWMAN U15 106th – 61st U15 (18.45), JACOB SUGARMAN U15 106th – 62nd U15 (18.50), SAM DARCY U15 108h – 63rd U15 (19.04) the Under 17 winner was Luke Dunham of Herts Phoenix (13.53), 69 Under 15 runners finished, 44 Under 17 runners finished
Team Results – 1st Equal Woodford Green & Essex Ladies and SBH A (420 points), 3rd Herts Phoenix (401), 13th SBH B (236), 28th SBH C (28) 30 teams finished

Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4200m) – MEI HAYAKAWA U15 25th – 15th U15 (18.29), ERIN GIBLIN U15 33rd – 23rd U15 (19.28), ELIZABETH OTHULO U15 37th – 26th U15 (19.28), ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17 43rd – 13th U17 (20.24), MEGAN HAMMOND U15 47th – 34th U15 (20.56), the Under 15 winner was Jorjia March of Barnet (15.38), the Under 17 winner was Abigail Reid of Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (15.55), 36 Under 15 runners finished, 14 Under 17 runners finished
Team Results – 1st London Heathside (167 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlers (154),3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (149), 9th SBH A (66), 19th SBH B (4) 19 teams finished

Senior Men (8100m) – NICK ANDREWS V40 92nd (30.11), JONATHAN BOARDMAN U23 119th (31.03), DANIEL NICOLS V40 158th (32.00), MARK COTTLE V35 186th (32.49), LUKE FLATLEY 191st (32.58), JOEL PHILLIPS V45 196th (33.04), TIM UNDERHILL V55 253rd (34.58), PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V60 377th (45.04), the winner was Abigail Reid of Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (15.55), 390 runners finished
Team Results Division 1 – 1st Highgate Harriers (1505 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (1423), 3rd London Heathside (1252), 12th SBH (216) 12 teams finished
Team Results Veterans Division 2 – 1st Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (225 points), 2nd SBH (192), 3rd Highgate Harriers (168) 11 teams finished

Senior Women (8100m) – EMILIA ECONOMU 56th (36.54), JO KENT V55 73rd (38.29 3rd V55), the winner was Elizabeth Janes of Herts Phoenix (29.09), 163 runners finished
Team Results Division 2 – 1st Herts Phoenix (212 points), 2nd Trent Park (181), 3rd Eagles Eagles (169), 9th SBH (37) 11 teams finished

Winter Points Tables updated with the Metropolitan League results – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2023-2024 Updated 14-10-23 With Metropiltan League Results  Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2023-2024 Updated 14-10-23 With Metropolitan League Results

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS – Took place at Wormwood Scrubs on 21 October.
Under 13 Boys (3×2000m) – SBH 16th (24.04) Leg 1 EDWARD PASCAL (7.17), Leg 2 ROAN PARKES (8.10), Leg 3 THOMAS FELLOWS (8.37)
Team Results – 1st Hercules Wimbledon (21.24), 2nd Bracknell (21.37), 3rd Eastbourne Rovers (21.39), SBH 16th (24.04) 23 teams finished

Under 13 Girls (3×2000m) – SBH A 11th (24.28) Leg 1 OLIVIA ABBOTT (7.59), Leg 2 LUCIA CASALENUOVO (8.33), Leg 3 AIMEE PORTER (7.57), SBH B Incomplete Team Leg 1 JUI HAYAKAWA (8.48), Leg 2 HOLLY CLARKE (9.17)
Team Results – 1st Chelmsford (22.25), 2nd Chiltern Harriers (22.47), 3rd Hy Runners (23.02), SBH A 11th (24.28) 28 teams finished

Under 15 Boys (3×2000m) – SBH A 10th (20.40) Leg 1 JARED MORRIS (6.57), Leg 2 CALEB HILTON (7.01), Leg 3 EUAN PHILLIPS (6.41), SBH B 27th (23.34) Leg 1 LADDIE SHAW (7.41), Leg 2 JOSHUA BOWMAN (8.04), Leg 3 ZACK JOSEPHS (7.49)
Team Results – 1st Havering (19.11), 2nd St Mary’s Richmond (19.42), 3rd Herne Hill Harriers (19.51), SBH A 11th (24.28), SBH B 27th (23.34) 28 teams finished

Under 15 Girls (3×2000m) – SBH 7th (24.04) Leg 1 POSIE SHAW (7.16), Leg 2 AMBER JACKSON (8.27), Leg 3 MEI HAYAKAWA (8.21)
Team Results – 1st Brentwood Beagles (21.14), 2nd Eastbourne Rovers (21.36), 3rd Chelmsford (21.36), SBH 7th (24.04) 17 teams finished

Under 17 Men (3×3000m) – SBH 4th (29.56) Leg 1 RAFI GAYER (9.44), Leg 2 JACOB CLEMENT (10.17), Leg 3 ADAM O’GORMAN (9.55)
Team Results – 1st Chelmsford (28.40), 2nd City of Norwich (28.46), 3rd Chiltern Harriers (29.25), SBH 4th (29.56) 17 teams finished

Under 17 Women (3×3000m) – SBH Incomplete Team Leg 1 LARISSA WILSON 9th (11.43)
Team Results – 1st Chiltern Harriers (33.40), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (34.09), 3rd Guildford & Godalming (34.26) 18 teams finished

Under 20 Men (3×3000m) – No SBH Team
Team Results – 1st City of Norwich (28.47), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (29.17), 3rd Reading (29.34) 12 teams finished

Under 20 Women (3×3000m) – No SBH Team
Team Results – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (35.08), 2nd Epsom & Ewell Harriers (36.01), 3rd City of Norwich (36.12) 8 teams finished

Senior 20 Men (4×4000m) – No SBH Team
Team Results – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (48.29), 2nd Dulwich Runners (49.09), 3rd Guildford & Godalming (49.26) 45 teams finished

Senior 20 Women (3×3000m) – No SBH Team
Team Results – 1st Basildon (33.01), 2nd The Stragglers (33.20), 3rd Belgrave Harriers (33.38) 34 teams finished

LEE VALLEY MINITHON – Took place at Lee Valley on 21 October.
60m – U13W 1 SIENNA DARCY U13 3rd (PB 9.61) taking .46 of a second off her 2022 time
200m – U13W 2 SIENNA DARCY U13 4th (34.16)
600m – U13W 1 SIENNA DARCY U13 2nd (1:59.73

YORKSHIRE 10 MILE – Took place at York on 15 October.
ROBERT RIGBY V60 86th (SB 64.27 1st V60)

GREAT EASTERN HALF MARATHON – Took place at Peterborough on 15 October.
GARY PELOSI V35 11th (PB 70.22) taking 4 minutes and 15 seconds off his 2018 time

NUTTYCOMBE INVITATIONAL – Took place at Madison, Wisconsin, USA on 13 October.
8000m XC – SM THOMAS PATRICK U23 (Bose State University) 78th (24.17), KRISTIAN IMROTH U23 (Eastern Kentucky University) 173rd (24.50)

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…
1,020 events – 136,391 walkers, joggers and runners – 21,962 volunteers – 5,791 first timers – 14,822 PBs

75TH LIDDIARD TROPHY AND NORTH OF THE THAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 4 November at Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury. Race headquarters is at the Kingsbury Free Church Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury (SatNav NW9 8QG). Please park in nearby roads, but not at church Hall. Toilets available at the Church Hall, no showers and very limited changing facilities.Church Hall will not be available until 12 noon. The hall is in use for a fitness class, and is only accessible after 12 noon.
Timetable – 14.15 U20 and Senior Men/Women (8000m)
Link to the map of the course – https://www.queensparkharriers.org.uk/liddiard
Entries Closing Date Saturday 28 October
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five takes place on Saturday 11 November at Wormwood Scrubs Park, Off Artillery Way, Acton, (Satnav W12 0DF).
Race Headquarters – Thames Valley Harriers Clubhouse, Linford Christie Stadium, Wormwood Scrubs park.
Changing facilities – Limited changing in Stadium, No lockers available, Showers none, Toilets located in stadium changing rooms and TVH Clubhouse.
Refreshments – Hot and cold drinks, snacks are available from race HQ.
Travel – Where possible, competitors are strongly advised to use public transport, walk or cycle. Parking charges of £2.20 per hour now apply in the Wormwood Scrubs Charitable Trust  car park next to the course.(payment by card or parking app).
Wormwood Scrubs is within the Ultra Low Emmission Zone, this is a Link to the map showing the new Ultra Low Emmission Zone, which is in Green – ulez-boundary-map-part-2
Link to check if your car is chargeable for the ULEZ – https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/
Public Transport – East Acton on the Central Line is the closest station, a few minutes walk from the stadium, turn right out of the station and follow the road up to Wormwood Scrubs. Buses stop on Du Cane Road, please see details for buses stopping at Hammersmith Hospital on the Transport for London website. Artillery Lane between the Hospitals and Prison takes you to Wormwood Scrubs.
Timetable – 12.00 Under 11 Boys/Girls (2km), 12.10 Under 13 Boys, (3km) 12.20 Under 13 Girls (3km), 12.30 Under 15 Boys and Under 17 (4km), 12.45 Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women (4kg), 13.00 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Women (7.2km), 13.45 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men (7.2kgm)
Link to document showing all information including course description and maps –Race 2 – Wormwood Scrubs – 11-11-2023
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE, JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT
Please go to Start Fitness Metropolitan League web site www.metleague.co.uk for final instructions if any.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE RACE NUMBERS – I have been asked to remind you that your race number must be kept by yourselves, and is to be used for all 5 fixtures.

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 18 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Timetable – 13.15 U20 and Senior Women (6k), 14.00 Under 20 and Senior Men (10k).
To Qualify you must have to be (a) born in the Greater London area, (b) has not less than one year’s bona fide residence in the Greater London area, (c) has not less than one year’s continuous full-time employment in the Greater London area, (d) has not less than one year’s full-time attendance at an education establishment in the Greater London area.
Map of Parliament Hill and adjoining roads and stations, start of races close to athletic track – https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5596772,-0.1597202,15z
Entries Close Friday 3 November
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 18 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Note: You will be selected by your respective Borough Team Manager

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 25 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 14.30 for Men/Women – Junior, Senior and Veteran. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.  

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 25 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 12.45 Under 11 Boys and Girls (2400m), 13.00 Under 13 Boys and Girls (3000m), 13.20 Under 15 Boys and Girls (4000m), 13.40 Under 17 Men and Women (5000m) distances are approximate. Numbers will be given out close to the start area. The times are as the 2022 fixture
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number

SBH 133RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 28 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL), The AGM commences at 19.30, followed at approximately 20.00 with the Presentation of Awards for the 2023 Track & Field season, and 2022-2023 Cross Country season for both Men and Women. All are welcome especially the award winners.

THE FIRST MEETING AT THE WRESTLER’S PUB – Took place om the 16 October.
PHIL CUNNINGHAM wrote, thanks to RAY and CLARE, we had a great evening at the Wrestlers Pub in Highgate, 101 years after the first known picture of Shaftesbury. The picture shows quite a few of the old guard with from left to right, RAY POWELL (49 years with the club), MARTIN GREY (56 years), TONY SUNDERLAND (69 years), PHIL CUNNINGHAM (50 years), JOHN DRYDEN (52 years), DAVE BEDFORD (59 years), PHIL RICHARDSON (63 years), JOHN KELLY (a mere 44 years) and JULIAN GOATER (57 years). GERALD ALTERMAN (43 years) and JO NEWELL also attended but unfortunately needed to leave before the photo. Well over 500 years of club membership between us!

EUROPEAN ULTIMATE FRISBEE CHAMPION – Congratulations to THOMAS FISHER who is now back training at the track again after a successful season of playing Ultimate Frisbee. He won the National and then the European championships with his club. The photograph shows THOMAS holding the trophy after their win at the European Championships, in the Olympic Stadium in Warsaw, Poland from the 25-27 August.

Ultimate, also known as Ultimate Frisbee, is a non-contact team sport played with a flying disc. It’s played outdoors on a grass field, but you can also play it indoors. Ultimate is played with 2 teams and the team with the most points wins the game. During a game, it is all about the honesty of the players, so there is no referee on the field. That’s what we call the Spirit of the Game.

HOW TO MASTER A SPRINT START – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

Coach JOHN SHEPHERD breaks down this vital part of your race with some valuable tips and advice. The start makes or breaks your race. The reaction but, more importantly, the first few steps clearing the blocks and the subsequent acceleration pattern used will determine the winner. So, what can you do to get a start in the style of CHRISTIAN COLEMAN or SHELLY-ANN FRASER-PRICE?

 In the blocks – If you are not correctly set up then you will fail to create the required forces, angles and positions to accelerate.

 What to do – As a guide, the front knee’s angle should be 90 degrees and the rear 120. Top starters have their weight well over the start line.

 Tip – Push the front knee forward over the line when rising into set position. Feel almost as if toppling forward – but keep pressure on block faces. Feel like a coiled spring in the set position.

Block clearance – Angles, angles, angles. It’s all about the right clearance angles after the gun goes and a great deal of strength and power. The body catapults out of the blocks and should be aligned (not folded at the hips – a common fault). Often the lead arm is long and high – this enables greater extension from the front block. The rear leg also pushes and then shoots forward to the front low and fast to clear the start-line. The rear foot is angled down and kept well behind the body’s centre of mass so it can facilitate a dynamic push on the first track contact. This is why many sprinters toe drag. Shin angles are negative (angled back towards the blocks). The shallower the angle, the greater the propulsive force. You need to be really strong to achieve a very low shin angle and angled body position from the blocks – otherwise you will literally stumble and fall. This is what 200m world champion NOAH LYLES has been working on and explains in part why he has improved significantly recently over 60m and 100m.

 Tip:  Practice the start push by exerting as much force as possible to “jump” out of the block and then “catch” the landing to sprint one to three further steps

Acceleration – After block clearance, it’s all about exerting power without rising into upright max velocity sprint posture too soon. The later the sprinter hits top speed, the greater likelihood they will win. The very best male sprinters reach 30m in around 3.80 and top speed around 50-60m. Post block clearance the emphasis is on pushing and rear side mechanics – but not exclusively. Contemporary sprint coaching practice talks about “taking the feet away forwards” and “scissoring acceleration”. If the sprinter drives one leg back as powerfully as possible into the track while simultaneously pulling the other forward then there will be more power. The arms are also crucial – they must work harmoniously with the legs to create a synchronised action. For the very fastest of male sprinters the first 10m split will be near to 2.00, the second just above 1.00, the third around or just below 0.90 and thereafter significantly below 0.90 for the rest of the race.

Hammer blow – What you put into the track is what you get back. The harder the strike, the faster you will propel yourself forwards, provided your technique is up to it. Increasing rate of force production will therefore improve the sprint start, the ability to stabilise and to use those angles as referenced previously.

 Tip – Weight train, do plyometrics, sled pulling and pushing, resisted harness run and accelerated harness runs. All will help to improve the sprint start.

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