Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 14 September 2023

Posted on 14/09/202315/09/2023 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 14 September to Wednesday 20 September – Abbas Adejonwo, Nia Akintokun, Jessica Emery, Gerald Fox, Clifford Golding, Clyde Gordon, Mia Groom, Michael Harper, Nene Harrison, Ben Kelly, Bob Mallows, Chikwuma Ononogbu, Gary Pelosi, Reese Robinson, Nicholas Savva, Travis Scottow, Dovi Seitler, Jonny Shaw, Dave Weightman and Evie Winston

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 2022. The SBH annual subscription, as from 1 December 2022 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.

HIGHGATE SOCIAL MEET UP – Will take place on Monday 16th October at the Wrestlers Pub, in Highgate Village at 5.30-6pm. This is where the club runs started in the 1930, and hopefully we can replicate the photo taken in our centenary book.
Unfortunately DAVE and RAY i will be on holiday from the 12 October, but look forward in receiving a report and photographs when i return, for the Newsletter.

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE TOP 6 FINAL – Congratulations to the team who finished an outstanding 2nd place, behind the league champions Chelmsford. Our Young Athletes have been exceptional, with so many of our newer members featuring in our 2 wins and 3 second place finishes. Many thanks to the Team Managers, Offficials, Helpers and Parents, who have contributed so much, throughout the season.

RESULTS
EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE TOP 6 FINAL – Took place at Chelmsford on 10 September.
Provisional Match Result – 1st Chelmsford (647 points), 2nd SBH (576.5), 3rd Havering (572), 4th Dacorum (545.5), 5th Basildon (441.5), 6th Ipswich (314.5)

Apologies but the results are still to be published.

SOUTHERN U15/U17 INTER COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Horspath on 10 September.
Pole Vault – U15B Straight Final WILLIAM SYLVESTER (Hertfordshire) won the Silver Medal (3.00m)
Discus 1kg – U15G Straight Final ELKIE BAKER U15 (Middlesex 2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (34.61m)

VETERANS AC T&F CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Finsbury Park on 9 September.
100m – SM 4 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 2nd (12.61 w-1.1)
100m – SW 1 ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 2nd (16.65 w-0.3)
400m – SM 3 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 4th (60.69)
800m – SM 3 KOJO KYEREME V45 1st (SB 2:03.66) and is ranked UK No.7 V45 in 2023
1500m – SM 2 KOJO KYEREME V45 1st (4:14.20)
High Jump – SX SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 3rd (1.55m)
Pole Vault – SX ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 4th (2.20m)
Long Jump – SW ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 3rd (3.49m)

WANDA DIAMOND LEAGUE – Took place at Brussels, Belgium on 8 September.
200m – SM ZHARNEL HUGHES 2nd (19.82 w-0.1)

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 6 September.
200m – SX1 JAYDEN KLEIN U20 1st (24.15 w0.6)
800m – SX1 CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 11th (2:19.61), 4 EUAN PHILLIPS U15 11th (2:08.21), CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 12th (2:09.33), 5 JOSIAH WILLIAMS-OLIVERRE U20 8th (2:03.60), 6 JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA U23 9th (2:00.85), MAX WINFIELD U20 12th (2:04.89), 7 GIANLEO STUBBS U17 6th (1:58.44), 9 LUCA STUBBS U23 4th (SB 1:54.31) taking .04 of second off his 19 April time
800m – B3 AIMEE PORTER U13 2nd (PB 2:28.49) taking 4 seconds off her 7 May time, 4 EMILIA ECONOMU 3rd (2:28.98)
800m – SW DINA SILVERMAN U17 10th (2:19.21)
3000m – SX1 NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 9:49.87) taking 4.60 seconds off his 2022 time, JAI DARYANANI U17 6th (9:57.97), EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 20th (SB 11:02.25) taking 81.97 seconds off her 28 May time, 2 ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 21st (PB 9:35.36) taking 14.58 seconds off his 5 April time

MEMORIAL WIESLAWA MANIAKA – Took place at Szczecin, Poland on 6 September.
400m – SM CHARLIE DOBSON (HCA) 1st (SB 45.17) and is ranked UK No.2 in 2023

WORLD ATHLETICS CONTINENTAL TOUR SILVER – Took place at Rovereto, Italy on 6 September.
Shot 7.26kg – SM SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 4th (SB 21.10m) equalling his 3 September put, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2023

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…
1,139 events – 166,177 walkers, joggers and runners – 24,781 volunteers – 7,561 first timers – 16,498 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know … With South Africa as the defending champions of the 2023 Rugby World Cup,there are over 200 parkrun events in South Africa.

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 9 September.
PAUL LEWIS V50 2nd (20.17) this was his 181st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Gadebridge on 9 September.
JO KENT V55 8th (22.31) this was her 116th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 9 September.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 274th (31.27) this was his 303rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 9 September.
ANDREW HOLMES V55 97th (27.57) this was his 67th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Lullington on 9 September.
BRADLEY SINGER 25th (26.52) this was his 237th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Malling on 9 September.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 77th (25.49) this was his 151st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sherwood Pines on 9 September.
SCARLETT KENT U23 33rd (20.35) this was her 59th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 9 September.
STUART SINGER V60 25th (22.42) this was his 385th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 9 September.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 193rd (40.44) this was his 274th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pont Y Bala on 9 September.
ANTONIO CONRADIE U20 2nd (17.11) this was his 23rd Parkrun, CHARLENE JACOBS-CONRADIE V45 3rd (18.17) this was her 24th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Woodbridge Riverside, Perth, Australia on 9 September.
STUART MOORE V60 61st (25.57) this was his 206th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 14 SEPTEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER – The SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card will be issued and posted on the SBH website from Mid September – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

SOUTHERN SENIOR MEN’S, WOMEN’S AND YOUNG ATHLETES ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 23 September at the Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot (Satnav GU11 1PZ).
Timetable – 10.30 U13 Boys (3 x 3000m), 10.58 U13 Girls (3 x 3000m), 11.26 U15 Boys (3 x 3000m), 11.53 U15 Girls (3 x 3000m), 12.30 U17 Men (3 x 4600m), 12.32 U17 Women (3 x 4600m), 13.30 U20, Senior, Master 40+ & 50+ Women (4 x 6000m), 15.15 U20 & Senior Men (6 x 6000m), 15.15 Masters 40+ & 50+ Men (4 x 6000m)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
Entries Closed

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The first fixture of five takes place on Saturday 30 September at the Tir Chonail Gaelic Sports Club, at the end of Berkeley Avenue, Greenford (Satnav UB6 0NZ).
For age-groups U11, U13 & U15 Boys and Girls.
Directions – turn off Greenford Road (A4127), opposite the entrance to the Glaxo Factory. The playing fields are at the end of Berkeley Avenue. Car parking spaces is limited and we had considerable problems with too many cars at recent fixtures. If you can share cars please, also do not park on the areas marked out for the course.
Timetable – Still to be issued.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see JEREMY SOTHCOTT who will give you a race number

NATIONAL ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 7 October at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Town Gate Entrance, Birmingham (Satnav B73 6BU).
Timetable – 11.00 U13 Boys, 11.05 U13 Girls, 12.00 U15 Boys, 12.05 U15 Girls, 12.50 U17 Men, 12.55 U17 Women. All races are 3 Legs of 3.88km. 14.00 Senior Men 6 Legs of 5.848km. 14.10 Senior Women 4 Legs of 4.33km. To qualify, the Senior Mens team have to finish in the first 25 at the Southern Road Relays on 23 September.
Entries Closing Date Friday 29 September
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The first fixture of five takes place on Saturday 14 October at Claybury, Essex.
The following will be updated once the full information is published on the Metropolitan League website.
Course Location – Claybury Park, Roding Lane North, Woodford Green (Satnav IG8 8NN).
Race HQ – Start/Finish in Claybury Park.
Changing Facilities – Ashton Playing Fields Track, Chigwell Road (Satnav IG8 8AA). 10 minutes walk from course, limited shower facilities. No toilets on course, use Ashton Playing Fields.
Refreshments – Light refreshments throughout the afternoon at the WGEL clubhouse at Ashton Playing Fields. The club bar may be open after the senior men’s race.
Travel – Where possible, please use public transport, walk or cycle. If travelling by car, please car share to reduce the impact and check for restrictions that may be in effect in the area (Ultra Low Emission Zone for example). Please also park with consideration of others, especially if using on-street parking. The league and/or host club(s) do not warrant the accuracy of the information provided so take no responsibility for any fines or charges that may be levied.
Public transport – Woodford Underground Station (Central Line). Take trains with Loughton or Epping destination. 10 minute walk from station along Snakes Lane East to Ashton Playing Fields.
By Car – Use the A406 eastbound /M11 northbound junction and branch left onto A1400 signposted Gants Hill and then A113 at roundabout signposted Chigwell onto Chigwell Road. Ashton Playing Fields IG8 8AA is 800 metres away.
Claybury is outside 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/
Parking – Approximately 150 spaces at Ashton Playing Fields (IG8 8AA). Parking in the vicinity of Claybury Park is impossible or extremely limited. Please look out for any restrictions and do not block access to any properties. There is virtually no parking in the Roding Lane North area because of residential parking. You are advised to park at Ashton Playing Fields and make the 10 minute walk to the course. You MUST NOT park on the grass triangle in Roding Lane North so as to avoid confrontation with residents. Any inconsiderate parking could jeopardise the future of the races.
To walk to the course from Ashton Playing Fields, take Gaynes Hill Road (opposite) to Roding Lane North (10 Minutes).
Course Details – Parkland setting , undulating course, with one steep climb on each large lap on grass and woodland paths. On certain sections the course width is limited.
The timetable is approximate and subject to change without notice where necessary. Please plan to arrive early and listen for any announcements. The timetable is approximate and subject to change without notice where necessary. Please plan to arrive early and listen for any announcements. Care is required particularly in the senior men’s race on the narrow downhill start.
Map of Course – Awaiting to be published.
Timetable – 12.00 Under 11 Boys/Girls (Over 9), 12.10 Under 13 Boys, 12.20 Under 13 Girls, 12.30 Under 15 Boys and Under 17, 12.45 Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Women, 13.00 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Women, 13.45 Under 20, Senior and Veteran Men.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE
JEREMY SOTHCOTT or JO KENT
Please go to Start Fitness Metropolitan League web site www.metleague.co.uk for final information.

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

CROSS COUNTRY POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Metropolitan League at Claybury is the first race in the SBH Points Championships.

PETER MATTHEWS, STATISTICIAN EXTRAORDINAIRE, DIES – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph of PETER with STEVE OVETT taked by MARK SHEARMAN.

Highly respected British track and field expert has been one of the sport’s leading writers and commentators for more than half a century. PETER MATTHEWS, one of the most respected voices in athletics and arguably the world’s foremost track and field statistician, has died aged 78. After a lifetime in the sport where he excelled as a statistician, book editor, stadium announcer, radio and television commentator, historian and club president with Enfield & Haringey, he passed away in his sleep in the early hours of Saturday (Sept 9) after having had a recent history of heart problems. At his time of death he was long-time editor of the International Athletics Annual and chairman of the NUTS (National Union of Track Statisticians). In addition, he compiled the Athletics International newsletter as a solo venture following the death of his co-editor, Mel Watman, in 2021 and he was part-way through the next issue with his desk covered with notes and results when he died. MATTHEWS was born on January 6 in 1945 in Fareham in Hampshire and he joined the NUTS in 1966. He was involved in the British Athletics League in its early days in the late 1960s and by 1970 he worked as an announcer at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.

In-stadia announcing became a big part of MATTHEWS life as he went on to enjoy this role at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, the 2003 World Indoors in Birmingham, the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg and countless domestic events in the UK. With a clear and commanding voice together with encyclopaedic knowledge, he attracted plenty of radio and television work too, broadcasting for BBC radio from 1975-85 before switching to ITV from 1985-1996 and then Channel 4, Sky Sports and the IAAF.

But it was as a book editor where his work had possibly the greatest impact and endured over several decades. In 1984 he began a long period as editor of the International Athletics Annual, for example, produced by the worldwide Association of Track & Field Statisticians (ATFS), ahead of its 1985 edition and turned it into a brilliantly in-depth summary of the year’s performances. Indeed, his editor’s notes in the ATFS annual were a must-read and he was never afraid to voice strong views on the sport. In particular he was exasperated in recent years by the dwindling number of competitive opportunities on home soil for British athletes – especially the loss of the traditional international matches that used to fill the summer – and he was fiercely critical of UKA’s selection strategy for last month’s World Championships in Budapest. Similarly, he edited the British Athletics Annual from 1980 onwards before it became more of a joint operation in recent years. As the internet began to take its effect, these statistical books became less popular but they were still being published when he died.

Outside athletics he was editor of the Guinness Book of Records from 1991-95 after previously having worked as a sports editor at the famous publication. Perhaps most impressively of all was his compilation of the UK merit rankings. He began putting these together in painstaking style in 1967 and more than half a century later he was still publishing them in the AW magazine or website at the close of last year.

While his knowledge and influence of the sport was truly international, he was deeply involved with the sport at grassroots level in the UK and served as president of Borough of Enfield Harriers and, following a merger, Enfield and Haringey AC for 25 years. In recent years he was also president of the UK Counties Athletics Union too. Such achievements led to him being awarded the prestigious RON PICKERING Memorial Award for Services to Athletics in 2009 whereas in 2018 he was inducted into the England Athletics hall of fame.

ATHLETICS RELATED JOKE – KARL MARX is a historical famous figure, but nobody ever mentions is sister ONYA MARKS– who invented the starting pistol.

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 SBH athletes at the Eastern Young Athletes League Top 6 Final.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.
To follow our newInstagram account, from your own account, by searching for ‘shaftesbury_barnet’ or by clicking https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/
To Members and Parents, if you wish for any photographs to be posted on Instagram, please email them to sbh.instagram@outlook.com If you can at the same time give details on when and where the photographs was taken, plus any other comments.
Please feel free to post photographs of any special occasion, for example, your wedding day, an addition to the family.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – Will be issued and published on the SBH website, during mid September.
Link to the document which gives details of the Metropolitan and North West London league dates/venues, remaining Cross Country league dates/venues, Cross Country points and club championship races and Road Relay dates/venues – SBH Winter Fixture Card Information

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 2023– To all athletes young & old – are you aware of the SBH Pole Vault sessions held at StoneX Stadium on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 18.30pm. We have room to coach more of you, why not come along and watch a session and the get involved – give it a try NOW.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk for more details.

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

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

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

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

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 7 September 2023

Posted on 07/09/202309/09/2023 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 7 September to Wednesday 13 September – Dami Adekunle, Luca Barricella, Jacob Berkeley, Ezra Citron, Sienna Darcy, Elizabeth Da Teresa, Danny Digweed, Connor Flynn, Talia Hart, Jessica Hurley, Eddie King, Jake Lovell, Evie Picherle and Kris Robertson

RECENT NEW MEMBER – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to ANJOLA ONIL-ERE

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to EMILY NEWNHAM whose performances this year have been outstanding, EMILY set a new 200m Under 20 record with a time of (23.27 w0.7) at Newham on 3 September. This eclipses CATHERINE MURPHY’S time of (23.72) set in Blackpool on the 10 July 1993.
CATHERINE MURPHY was one of Shaftesbury’s all-time sprinters, and was a 200 and 400m runner. Her highlights included finishing 4th in the 4x400m relay at the 2004 Athens Olympics, 4th in the 400m at the 2003 World Indoor Championships and won a Bronze Medal in the 4x400m relay at the 2005 European Indoor Championships.

UPDATE ON CHARLIE DOBSON – From CHARLIE’S mother SALLY – So delighted the diagnosis of his injury wasn’t fully correct and allowed him to train for the past few months!. In the lead up to the champs , in training he ran a 32s 300m time trial and although not in competition would have placed him top 5 all time..He said he felt very comfy so knew he was in good form.
In the 4x400m Final at the World Championships, CHARLIE ran on Leg 2 and his time was (43.75) the fourth fastest ever by a Brit (and was top European split at the championships).

PROPOSED HIGHGATE SOCIAL MEET UP – DAVE suggested that a weekend meet might not be a good idea, as the venues get extremely busy. So a Monday or Wednesday night was deemed to the best bets. The meeting place would be the Wrestlers Pub, in Highgate Village at 5.30-6pm. This is where the club runs started in the 1930, and hopefully we can replicate the photo taken in our centenary book.

The dates put forward are – Wednesday 11th October – Monday 16th October – Wednesday 18th October – Monday 23rd October
Ccould you indicate which date is good for yourself, and on the majority, we will pick a day.
Can you please reply to RAY POWELL please, rather than ALAN at ray571m@btopenworld.com

RESULTS
BRITISH MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Derby on 1-3 September.
100m – W60 Straight Final ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 finished 4th (SB 16.24 w1.8) taking ..16 of a second off her 17 July time
100m Hurdles – M50 Straight Final GARY SMITH V50 (2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (14.09 w1.2)
Pole Vault – W60 Straight Final ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 won the Gold Medal (2.30m)
Long Jump – W60 Straight Final ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 finished 7th (SB 3.57m nwr) adding 2cm to her 14 August jump, and is ranked UK No.9 V60 in 2023
Shot 4kg – W35 to 40 Straight Final EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (11.42m)
Weight 9.08kg – W35 to 50 Straight Final EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (PB 14.71m) adding 44cm to her 20 August throw, and is ranked UK No.1 V35 in 2023
Discus 1kg – W35 to 40 Straight Final EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (41.19m)
Discus 1kg – W40 to 50 Straight Final STACEY GONZALEZ BETANCOURT V45 finished 5th (PB 26.43m) adding 1.71m to her 2022 throw, and is ranked UK No.6 V40 in 2023

MEETING CITTA DI PADOVA – Took place at Padova, Italy on 3 September.
Shot 7.26kg – SM SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 4th (SB 21.10m) equalling his 25 June put, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2023

NEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES OPEN MEETING – Took place at London (CT) on 3 September.
100m – SM A2 ZANSON PLUMMER 5th (10.73 w-1.1), A4 EDSON GOMES 7th (11.03 w-0.1), A11 MICHAEL ADEBAKIN 7th (SB 22.92 w-0.1), A12 JUBRIL ADENIJI U23 1st (PB 11.12 w-0.8) taking .06 of a second off his 30 June time, KHYAN MARKLAND U17 4th (11.53 w-0.8), B6 JUBRIL finished 3rd (PB 11.04 w-0.1) taking .08 of a second off his A12 time
200m – SM 5 EDSON GOMES 4th (PB 22.03 w0.3) equalling his 2021 time, 9 MATTHEW OHIOZE U23 2nd (22.50 w2.8), 11 KHYAN MARKLAND U17 4th (23.67 w0.3)
200m – SW 3 EMILY NEWNHAM U20 1st (PB 23.27 w0.7) taking .34 of a second off her 22 April time, and is ranked UK No.2 U20 in 2023
400m – SM 4 MATTHEW OHIOZE U23 2nd (50.74)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANSISCO INVITATIONAL – Took place at San Fansisco, California, USA on 1 September.
8k – SM THOMAS PATRICK U23 (Boise State University) 3rd (24.16)

THURMER WERFERTAG – Took place at Thum, Germany on 1 September.
Shot 7.26kg – SM SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 3rd (20.94m)

WANDA DIAMOND LEAGUE – Took place at Zurich, Switzerland on 31 August.
200m – SM ZHARNEL HUGHES 3rd (19.94 w-0.5)
400m – SW EMILY NEWNHAM U20 8th (52.59)

LEE VALLEY SPRINTS NIGHT – Took place at Lee Valley on 30 August.
100m – SX A1 JIMMY THORONKA 3rd (10.74 w-1.7), A5 DJANI BARNOR U15 5th (12.33 w-0.3), B1 JIMMY finished 2nd (10.70 w-0.4), B6 DJANI finished 7th (12.88 w-0.1)

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…
1,143 events – 183,820 walkers, joggers and runners – 25,335 volunteers – 8,729 first timers – 24,680 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know … more than 750,000 parkrunners were born in the month of September.

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Bushey on 2 September.
DANIEL NICHOLS V40 11th (17.40) this was his 47th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 2 September.
SHONA MICHEL V50 60th (28.45) this was her 61st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cassiobury on 2 September.
MARTIN GREY V80 60th (37.31) this was his 28th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Chalkwell Beach on 2 September.
MAX ROBINSON U17 3rd (18.27) this was his 6th Parkrun, LYNDA ROBINSON V50 153rd (PB 26.52) this was her 60th Parkrun, ELLA ROBINSON U20 263rd (31.44) this was her 27th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 2 September.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 294th (31.55) this was his 302nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 2 September.
ANDREW HOLMES V55 154th (28.44) this was his 66th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Noosa, Queensland, Australia on 2 September.
BENJAMIN BROWNLEADER U20 15th (22.17) this was his 30th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Old Showfield on 2 September.
RICHARD SAMUEL V70 31st (23.01) this was his 18th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Perry Lakes, Perth, Australia on 2 September.
STUART MOORE V60 66th (26.18) this was his 205th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pont Y Bala on 2 September.
ANTONIO CONRADIE U20 1st (17.32) this was his 22nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rendlesham Forest on 2 September.
PHILIP SHELLEY V60 27th (27.32) this was his 45th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER – The SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card will be issued and posted on the SBH website from Mid September – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE TOP 6 FINAL – Takes place on Sunday 10 September at the Chelmsford Sport & Athletic Centre, Salerno Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH)
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – EYAL-Finals-Timetable-2023 (2)
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager

SOUTHERN U15 AND U17 INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 10 September at the Horspath Athletics And Sports Ground, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: You will selected by your County Team Manager

GEORGE HARRISON’S MEMORIAL – The St Albans School Memorial was held on Wednesday 23 August, at Woollam Playing Fields School Pavilion. Following the Memorial the guests adjourned afterwards to The White Horse in Harpenden.
Many thanks to MARTIN ROCHFORD who sent me this photograph showing SBH athletes at the White Horse. They are from left to right – BEN ROCHFORD, SAM GRIFFITHS, ROBBIE LIGHTOWLER, MARK PEARCE and TOM FULTON.

KRISTIAN IMROTH USA BOUND – Contacted KRISTIAN recently, who updated me on his upcoming move to the USA.

Yes I’m going to Eastern Kentucky University! This is for a 2 year masters in sport administration. It’s a very steeple heavy university with two guys running sub 8:30 so I’m hoping to be the 3rd. This is the strongest team they’ve had in years so really looking to try and get to NCAA cross country and challenge for all titles possible! My aims are to try and help the team make the NCAA cross country championships and then get to the NCAA outdoor championships next summer!

Eastern Kentucky University is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and currently there are 14,465 students. The University was founded in 1894, from 2012 the campus has been vastly improved with a multimillion-dollar project.

Traditions – Among EKU’s most prominent traditions is the rubbing of DANIEL BOONE’S left foot for good luck; the statue features prominently in front of the Keen Johnson Building. More recently, former President BENSON initiated the Welcome Walk at the beginning of the fall semester; first-year students gather in front of Keen Johnson Building with the President before walking along University Drive and passing through the new Turner Gate.

No name looms larger in the story of the early American West than DANIEL BOONE’S exploits in exploring and hunting in the Bluegrass, as well as its defense during the American Revolution 1775-1783 made him a legend in his own time.

The men’s and women’s cross-country team has also been a staple of success over the recent decade. The men’s team has won all ten of the last ten OVC Championships, and the women have won nine of the last ten. In 2011 the men’s cross country team qualified for NCAA National Cross Country Meet for the first time in school history. Since 2011, the team has qualified for the NCAA National Cross Country Meet five consecutive times.

On behalf of the club we wish KRISTIAN every success in his academic and athletics career in Kentucky.

RIGA UNVEILS MEDALS FOR WORLD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Just one month to go to the next big global event following last week’s World Champs in Budapest. On the eve of the British trials for the World Half Marathon Championships in Riga, the organisers of the global event on October 1 have unveiled the design of the medals. British distance runners are poised to race in the half-marathon trial at the Vitality Big Half in London on Sunday (Sept 3) and the 5km and one mile trials at the Great North Run weekend in Newcastle and Gateshead next week.

With exactly one month to go to the World Road Running Championships, the local organising committee has revealed the medals’ design inspired by Latvian culture. The design of these medals, created by MAIJA ROZENFELDE, draws inspiration from Latvian artist’s NIKLAVS STRUNKE artwork “A Man Entering a Room.”

The artwork “A Man Entering a Room” by NIKLAVS STRUNKE is prominently showcased in the permanent exhibition of the Latvian National Museum of Art. To strengthen the connection between Latvian culture and the World Championships, the starting point for the mile race will be situated at the base of this iconic museum. Additionally, participants in the 21km distance will have the privilege of running past this prominent architectural gem. “At the outset of organising the championships, we made it clear that Latvian culture and art would be integral to the inaugural World Championships,” says AIGARS NORDS, head of the local organising committee in Riga.

“Participants of the World Championships will have the chance to enjoy singers and dancers during the race. And the medals awarded to both world champions and mass race participants at the finish line will be inspired by the renowned artwork by STRUNKE.”. MAIJA ROZENFELDE, the designer of the medals, says: “The concept behind the medals is rooted in the geometry of the race, encompassing elements such as body position, step angle, breathing rhythm, and pulse rate. It symbolises the multifaceted journey of each runner towards the finish line, abstractly representing the length of the specific distance (1 mile, 5km, 21km).”

FAITH KIPYEGON, the world 1500m and 5000m champion, is among the athletes who have already expressed an interest in racing in Riga on October 1. The world champions will be crowned in Riga in the one-mile, 5km, and half-marathon distances as well as teams’ standings in the half marathon distance. However, for the first time the event over all the championships distances is also open to masses and you can register here www.riga23.org.

PARLIAMENT HILL HOSTS NIGHT OF THE 10000M STYLE WORLD CROSS TRIAL – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

Race director EAMONN MARTIN is creating an exciting spectator-friendly cross-country event at north London venue on January 20 with the support of On Running. Cross-country running in the UK is set to be revitalised in spectacular fashion this winter with a new-look world trials event at Parliament Hill Fields in London on Saturday January 20. British distance running legend EAMONN MARTIN hopes to transfer the same kind of atmosphere and excitement seen at the Night of the 10,000m PBs in early summer on to the nearby grassy slopes of Hampstead Heath at the beginning of 2024. Early details of this new event were first published in the July issue of AW magazine, but since then plans have gathered pace with the shoe brand On Running coming on board to offer some support with the new event following their sponsorship of this year’s Night of the 10,000m PBs on the track that sits on the edge of the Heath.

“We plan to have a 2km lap and it will be an extremely spectator-friendly course with at least one decent hill on it,” says MARTIN. “We’re looking at athletes running through a tent and having features such as a hairpin bend in front of the crowd.” The event will be the official British trial for the World Cross Country Championships, which takes place in Medulin and Pula, Croatia, on February 10. In addition it will incorporate a home countries international including teams from the English areas, although entry requirements will be fairly tight in order to avoid runners being lapped on the 2km loop.

MARTIN is a former UK record-holder for 10,000m and the last British man to win the London Marathon in 1993. The 64-year-old adds there are plans to have a big screen and maybe even pyrotechnics on a Parliament Hill course that has long since been regarded as the spiritual home of cross-country running in the UK. “Everyone I’ve spoken to has been so supportive and wants to make it happen,” he says, adding that the same Highgate Harriers volunteers who make the Night of the 10,000m PBs such a special event are poised to act as marshals on January 20.

MARTIN has also been in talks with Night of the 10,000m PBs event director BEN POCHEE and long-time British Athletics Cross Challenge co-ordinator CLIFF ROBERTSON on the event and how best to weave it into the winter calendar. MARTIN adds that he’s also gained inspiration from the now defunct Great Edinburgh Cross Country International, plus the 2019 World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin which saw athletes running through a museum, plus the 2023 World Cross in Bathurst, which featured a number of unusual course features.

MARTIN modestly describes it as a “pilot” event but is quietly ambitious that the venue could stage the European Clubs Cross Country Championships and maybe even the European Cross Country Championships itself in future. The latter has not been staged in the UK since Edinburgh in 2003.

ULTRA MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIPS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

For a week towards the end of August or early September every year, the French mountain resort of Chamonix becomes a global trail running hub as runners congregate from all over the world to compete in the the annual Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) races, writes ADRIAN STOTT.

While opinions among runners continue to be divided on the influence and growing global outreach of the UTMB operation, what cannot be denied is that some of the world’s best are in Chamonix this week. This week seven races are being held based around the Chamonix area, the blue riband of which is the UTMB over 171km (105 miles) with 9963m of climbing. The route circles Mont Blanc from Chamonix, France, through Italy and Switzerland, before finishing back in Chamonix with the race starting at 6pm on Friday 1 September.

2023-2024WINTER SEASON– With just 2 weeks to go to the Cross Country and Road Relays. Please see the link to the document on the ‘Club Information on Various Topics’ later in this Newsletter. Which gives details of the Metropolitan and North West London league dates/venues, Remaining Cross Country league dates/venues, Cross Country points and club championship races and Road Relay dates/venues.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER FIXTURE CARD –Will be issued and published on the SBH website, during mid September.
Link to the document which gives details of the Metropolitan and North West London league dates/venues, remaining Cross Country league dates/venues, Cross Country points and club championship races and Road Relay dates/venues – SBH Winter Fixture Card Information

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

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

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

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 31 August 2023

Posted on 31/08/202331/08/2023 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 31 August to Wednesday 6 September – Daniel Bainbridge, Michael Callegari, Gintare Dargeviciute, Jessica Gibbs, Ross Hajipanayi, Henderson Harrison, Finn Harvey, Paddy Hicks, Yeshaya Klein, Richard Kurtz, Confidence Lawson, Dovi Levin, Philip Llewellyn, Theo Machin-Paley, David McKenzie, Mohamed Ismail Mohamed, Iona Newbegin, Roan Parkes, Lanre Pratt, Millie Roxburgh, Donovan Reid, Nathan Thomas and Rebecca Wheeler-Henry

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to ANNA ANENE, PARIS KING and HANNAH PHILLIPS

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – The final fixture took place last Sunday, in which the season has been an outstanding success. I would like to thank all our athletes who competed. Also CLYDE GORDON and his team, the Officials and the Helpers/Parents for all the hard work they put in.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE MENS 200M – Sem-Final 3 took place on Thursday 24 August, ZHARNEL had an good race finishing in 2nd place (20.02 -0.4). The Final took place on Friday 25 August, and with a class field ZHARNEL finished in 4thd place (20.02 -0.2). In the post race interview ZHARNEL was happy with his performance overall.

THE MENS 4×400M RELAY – Featured CHARLIE DOBSON whose 2023 has been fraught with injuries. The Heats took place on Saturday 26 August, with GB team lining up in Heat 1 and finished 3rd behind the USA & India (2:59.42). The team was LEWIS DAVEY (46.12), CHARLIE DOBSON (44.44), RIO MITCHAM (44.40), ALEX HAYDOCK-WILSON (44.46).
The Final took place on Sunday 27 August, with the same GB team from the Heat. The race lining up in Heat 1 and finished 3rd behind the USA & India (2:59.42). The team was the same that ran in the Heat, and the race was a runaway win for the USA, with the GB team in contention on the first 3 legs, on the final leg GB and France contested almost to the finish line with GB taking the Bronze Medal. GB time was (2:58.71) with France (2:58.45), unfortunately there are splits in the results ALEX HAYDOCK-WILSON, CHARLIE DOBSON , LEWIS DAVEY, RIO MITCHAM.

THE MENS 4×100M RELAY – The Heats took place on Friday 25 August, and had a good baton change to finish in 3rd place (38.01) JEREMIAH AZU, ADAM GEMILI, JONA EFOLOKO, EUGENE AMO-DADZIE. The Final Heats took place on Saturday 26 August, with ZHARNEL HUGHES drafted into the team in place of JONA EFOLOKO. The race saw the USA take the win, with ITALY (37.62) in 2nd place and the GB team had a solid run but finished .04 of a second behind Jamaica (37.76) in a time of (37.80).

PARKRUN 300 CLUB – Congratulations to BARRY CHISHOLM V60 who completed his 300th Parkrun, at Amsterdamse Bos on 19 August.

RESULTS
ENGLAND ATHLETICS U15/U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Birmingham on 26-27 August.
100m – U17M H1 EBUKA NWOKEJI U17 1st (10.77 w1.3), KHYAN MARKLAND U17 6th (PB 11.40 w1.3), in Semi-Final 2 EBUKA finished 1st (10.67 w0.8), in the Final EBUKA won the Gold Medal (10.54 w0.7)
200m – U15B H3 HARRY PINCHERLE U15 8th (24.93 w3.2)
200m – U17M H1 EBUKA NWOKEJI U17 1st (22.26 w3.7), in the Final EBUKA won the Gold Medal (PB 21.31 w-0.5) taking .05 of a second off his 1 July time, , and is ranked UK No.1 U17 in 2023
200m – U17W H1 MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE U17 5th (26.23 w1.2), H3 TAMI GEORGE U17 2nd (25.69 w1.4), in Semi-Final 2 TAMI finished 4th (25.46 w-1.3), in Semi-Final 3 MAKAYLA finished 6th (26.03 w0.9)
300m – U17W H1 MIA HIGSON U17 4th (42.11)
80m Hurdles – U15B H2 HARRY WEBB U15 3rd (11.88 w-0.9), in the Final HARRY won the Bronze Medal (11.64 w-0.4)
80m Hurdles – U17W H1 NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG U17 4th (11.90 w2.6)
Pole Vault – U15B Straight Final ISAAC VAN DEN BERGH U15 won the Silver Medal (PB 3.63m) adding 3cm to his 16 July height, and is ranked UK No.2 U15 in 2023, THOMAS ROBERTSON U15 finished 4th (3.33m)
Pole Vault – U17W Straight Final ABIGAIL EDWARDS U17 won the Bronze Medal (3.11m)
Discus 1kg – U15G Straight Final ELKIE BAKER U15 (2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (33.55m)
Discus 1.25kg – U15B Straight Final CHU ONONOGBU U15 (NM)
Hammer 4kg – U15B Straight Final MILO RYNEHART U15 6th (39.08m)

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – Took place at StoneX Stadium on 27 August.
100m – SX 1 NATHAN FERNANDES U17 3rd (11.34 w1.7), 2 ALEX KONSTANTARAS U17 (2nd Claim) 1st (11.42 w1.0), 4 MATEI FRUNZA U17 1st (PB 12.05 w0.5) taking .35 of a second off his 2022 time, ELLA APPIAH-SPICK U11 7th (PB 16.78 w0.5), 5 CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 12.71 w0.7) taking .29 of a second off his 2021 time, NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (13.18 w0.7), KERSTIN POHLMANN (2nd Claim) 4th (13.30 w0.7), 6 MORAYO IDRIS U15 2nd (PB 13.79 w2.1) taking .67 of a second off his 12 August time, EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 4th (SB 13.89 w2.1) taking .21 of a second off her 9 July time, 7 MICHAEL OBIWULU U11 6th (PB 15.64 w0.0)
200m – SX 1 JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA U23 2nd (PB 22.81 w1.3) taking .02 of a second off his 12 August time, 2 NATHAN FERNANDES U17 2nd (PB 22.97 w2.9) taking .03 of a second off his 2 July time, 4 CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (25.85 w1.1), NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 3rd (SB 26.33 w1.1) taking .01 of a second off his 12 August time, 5 YASMIN PALMER U23 1st (27.48 w3.6), 6 MORAYO IDRIS U15 1st (PB 28.70 w3.1) taking .70 of a second off his 2022 time, 7 MICHAEL OBIWULU U11 3rd (PB 32.25 w1.9), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11 4th (PB 32.27 w1.9)
300m – U20X CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (SB 41.12), EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 3rd (SB 44.23), SHAMMAH ST JOHN U15 5th (44.87)
400m – SX 2 JUBRIL ADENIJI U23 1st (50.40), 2 JADEN AULIS U17 1st (55.46), MATEI FRUNZA U17 4th (56.87), NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 7th (60.15), 4 OYINKANSOLAOGUNBIYI U17 3rd (PB 73.72)
800m – SX 1 FINN MACCARTHY U23 6th (SB 2:07.18), JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA U23 7th (2:08.82), 2 NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 3rd (2:13.99), 3 EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (2:20.0), CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 3rd (2:20.4), EMILIA ECONOMU 5th (SB 2:28.9) taking .15 of a second of her 12 August time, 4 PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11 5th (PB 2:46.46) taking 3.39 seconds off his 22 July time
100m Hurdles – SW PARIS KING U20 2nd (14.59 w1.6)
Long Jump – SX A OGO ANOCHIRIONYE (2nd Claim) 1st (7.07m nwr), KERSTIN POHLMANN (2nd Claim) 8th (5.07m nwr), B ULANI MCCABE-HUGGINS U15 6th (4.59m nwr), GRACE NYAONGO U15 7th (4.44m nwr)
Discus 1kg – SX A STACEY GONZALEZ V45 3rd (22.93m), B EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) 1st (41.83m)
Discus 2kg – SM B REUBEN VAUGHAN 1st (48.35m)
Hammer 4kg – SX AMY CLEMENS 1st (48.40m)
Javelin 600g – SX JO BLAIR V35 (HCA) 1st (41.87m)

CHARNWOOD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Loughborough on 26 August.
Long Jump – SX D BOLU COKER 2nd (6.21m)
Shot 7.26kg – SX B SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 1st (20.99m)
Discus 1kg – SX B SHADINE DUQUEMIN 1st (51.76m)

THE 6TH MONUMENT MILE CLASSIC – Took place at Stirling on 26 August.
1500m – SM B HENRY MCLUCKIE U23 6th (3:42.03), SX 25 RORY MUIR 10th (4:00.66)
Mile – SM B HENRY MCLUCKIE U23 6th (PB 3:57.69) taking .20 of a second of his 2022 time, and is ranked UK No.2 U23 in 2023, SX 25 RORY MUIR 10th (PB 4:18.19)

BMC GOLD STANDARD RACES – Took place at Watford on 23 August.
1500m – Women A GEORGIA BELL 2nd (PB 4:06.20) taking 2.98 seconds off her 16 August time, and is ranked UK No.9 in 2023

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 23 August.
1500m – SX 1 NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 8th (4:25.27), JOSIAH WILLIAMS-OLIVIERRE U20 10th (PB 4:25.83) taking 2.23 seconds off his 28 June time, 3 JACOB CLEMENT U17 8th (4:12.05), The following race numbers are repeated – SX 1 MATTHEW MAY U15 10th (5:31.86), 2 AIMEE PORTER U13 5th (PB 5:03.78) taking 5.62 seconds off her 6 August time, 3 DINA SILVERMAN U17 15th (5:03.63), 4 JESSE ABRAHAMS U15 5th (PB 4:48.04) taking .20 of a second off his 28 June time, LADDIE SHAW U15 11th (4:57.57), 5 POSIE SHAW U15 15th (4:51.09), EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 16th (4:54.71)
3000m – SX 1 JAI DARYANANI U17 11th (10:10.56)

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…
1,134 events – 178,350 walkers, joggers and runners – 24,157 volunteers – 8,267 first timers – 24,846 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know the closest parkrun to the tennis stadiums holding the 2023 US Open is Delware and Raritan Canal parkrun, New Jersey.

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aberystwyth on 26 August.
JOHN DRDEN V75 154th (34.42) this was his 153rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Conkers on 26 August.
TIM UNDERHILL V55 17th (20.57) this was his 102nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cottesloe, Perth, Australia on 26 August.
STUART MOORE V60 38th (28.35) this was his 204th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 26 August.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 330th (36.07) this was his 301st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 26 August.
KAYLA MICHEL U23 32nd (PB 25.20) this was her 36th Parkrun, LENARD MICHEL V50 33rd (25.27) this was his 104th Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 108th (35.56) this was her 60th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 26 August.
AIMEE PORTER U13 6th (20.19) this was her 7th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 26 August.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 207th (36.16) this was his 273rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Southwick Country on 26 August.
RICHARD SAMUEL V70 33rd (24.03) this was his 17th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 26 August.
PHILIP SHELLEY V60 21st (27.34) this was his 44th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 31 AUGUST UNTIL WEDNESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER – The SBH 2023 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 6 September at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 19.00pm 200m, 19.15pm High Jump, 19.20pm 100m, 19.40pm 800m No times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 21.05pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No Under 13s
Is now open on roster athletics, this is the link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions?cc=GBR&page=0&to=2023-09-30
Note: There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

HARRY WEBB – Congratulations to HARRY who at the England U15/U17 Championships, won the Under 15 80m Hurdles Bronze Medal (11.64 w-0.4). HARRY has reached the crossroads in his career, as since the English Schools Championships has had one training session. He has been training at Tottenham Hotspurs 3 days a week then either training or playing over the weekend, and it is becoming impossible to compete at elite level at two sports.
His first love is football and his Father TREVOR thinks this will be his last major championships and is so pleased he has come away with a medal, and he cannot thank the club enough over a number of years you provided the best opportunities for both KATIE and HARRY to show off their talents. I will certainly miss the journeys , the excitement, the disappointments and of course their successes.

HARRY joined Shaftesbury in 2018 and started his hurdling career in July 2021 winning his 6 races which included the Southern Championships, ranking him UK No.1. His 80m Hurdles personal best (11.42 w1.8) was achieved at the 2023 English Schools Championships, and is ranked UK No.3.

KATIE sister to HARRY joined Shaftesbury in 2018 and also as an Under 15 that year, won the Discus Silver Medal at the English Schools Championships, and that year was ranked UK No.4. KATIE is at Unviversity now, not throwing at all, but continuing with her netball to a very high level. Played regularly for the 1st team last year as a fresher and was nominated to attend England University trials, wasn’t successful but was good to get recognition in her first year

We wish HARRY and KATIE every success in the years to come. Photograph of them both at the England U15/U17 Championships.

FUTURE MEET UP – After the last weekends LICC meeting at StoneX Stadium on Sunday, RAY POWELL and DAVE BEDFORD sneaked off to the Greyhound in Hendon for a sneaky half. After a beer or two, the talk got round to our amazing clubs’s nostalgia. DAVE said that he had donated a picture to the wrestlers pub in Highgate, of the first known Shaftesbury picture taken on the 28 October 1922. Which is on page 16, of the clubs Centenary book 1890-1990. We both thought how nice it would be to get the past and present club members, friends and family, volunteers, and everyone who would like a chat about our amazing club. DAVE said he will send through some dates, that are good for him, and hopefully we can pin one down that is good for all. Highgate has 4-5 very good pubs, which are a 5 minute walk from the tube.

WHY BUDAPEST WAS POSSIBLY THE BEST WORLD CHAMPIONSIPS EVER – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Comments by STEVE SMYTHE.

Here is a look at some of the stats from Hungary and the event’s overall success – The aim of the athletics organisers in Budapest this month was to stage the greatest ever World Championships, I think they have succeeded. This was my 13th World Championships I have attended as a journalist and my favourite and I can’t see Tokyo topping it in 2025. The athletics was superb with a fine mixture of great dominating champions, shock new winners and final round on the field or last 10-metre changes on the track. The stadium was excellent – just the right size and splendid beside the Danube – and the crowds (despite a lack of home success) and atmosphere were helped by the Fan Zones while the city itself was magnificent. It was too hot, but the Hungarians did a magnificent job. Getting out of Budapest, however, proved harder for many.

The British performance – This exceeded all expectations – 10 medals equalled Britain’s best in Stuttgart 1993 and it could have been more with some near misses in fourth and the usually dependable LAURA MUIR and DINA ASHER-SMITH not quite at their very best. It won’t be easy to repeat the same medal success in Paris. JOSH KERR was superb but JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN was not in his earlier Diamond League form and world two mile record form even though he won the 5000m. NAFI THIAM and a few other missing heptathletes should be back next year but KJT’s second day form does reconfirm what a competitor she is and could be even better in 2024. MATT HUDSON-SMITH could have STEVEN GARDINER and MICHAEL NORMAN to contend with in the 400m and USA’s women are unlikely to be disqualified from the 4x400m in France. The Paris 100m final could be boosted by past championships winners FRED KERLEY and MARCELL JACOBS.

Gold
Katarina Johnson-Thompson – heptathlon
Josh Kerr – 1500m
Silver
Keely Hodgkinson – 800m
Matthew Hudson-Smith – 400m
Bronze
Mixed 4x400m
Women’s 4x100m
Women’s 4x400m
Men’s 4x400m
Zharnel Hughes – 100m
Ben Pattison – 800m
Fourth
Men’s 4x100m
Zharnel Hughes – 200m
Morgan Lake – high jump
Fifth
Daryll Neita – 200m
Jemma Reekie – 800m
Molly Caudery – pole vault
Sixth
Laura Muir – 1500m
Seventh
Dina Asher-Smith – 200m
Eighth
Jess Warner-Judd – 10,000m
Katie Snowden – 1500m
Dina Asher-Smith – 100m
Others who made final
Neil Gourley – 1500m 9th
Anna Purchase – hammer 11th
Melissa Courtney-Bryant 1500m 12th

USA easily top the world – The United States are the world’s top nation with 12 golds, 8 silvers, 9 bronzes (29 in total) and they had 55 top eight placings. On the points system which determines a nation’s strength (8 for first place down to one point for eighth) the USA scored twice as many points as any other nation. Only Jamaica with their sprints and jumps strength and Kenya with their distance prowess also outscore Britain who had almost twice as many points as the next best European nation Spain for whom 32 of their points came from their walks golds. Britain scored 82 points in Doha and 68 in Eugene so it was a huge step forward in Hungary. Britain’s traditional European rivals, Germany, scored 36 points and had no medals. Poland had just 31 points and only two medals. Despite the Paris Olympics approaching, France got just 29 points and a single medal.

Points table
1 USA 277
2 Jamaica 139
3 Kenya 112
4 GBR 102
5 Ethiopia 96
6 Canada 70
7 Spain 55
8 Australia 51
8 Italy 51
8 Netherlands 51

Who was the top athlete – NOAH LYLES was the star male performer with three golds and provided more than just fast sprinting with his persona. MONDO DUPLANTIS was the most dominant winner and is the other big male star.FERMKE BOL won two women’s golds and came close to three as her finish to Budapest proved much better than her day one and her last gasp relay win where she made an astonishing amount up in her final strides was possibly the moment of the championships. However the female athlete of the championships and the year is undoubtedly FAITH KIPYEGON with her world records and dominance. The women’s sprint stardom was shared by SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON (100m and 4x100m gold and 200m bronze) and SHERICKA JACKSON (200m gold, 4x100m silver and 100m bronze). The latter produced what was the performance of the championships with the second fastest 200m of all-time with (21.41).

There was one world record but that was in the mixed relay which has no history and because of its position in the timetable does not include the world’s best 400m runners which is ludicrous.

INGEBRIGTSEN repeated his 1500m silver and 5000m gold from Eugene despite a sore throat even though Norwegian’s dislike of Scots increased. Is it NEIL GOURLEY’S turn to upset them in 2024? You could have probably got long odds that Britain’s only multiple medallists would be relay runners RIO MITCHAM, LEWIS DAVEY and LAVIAI NIELSON rather than the likes of HUDSON-SMITH, HUGHES and ASHER-SMITH. The maddest athlete in Budapest was undoubtedly SIFAN HASSAN. Attempting three events questions anyone sanity but she ran a far too extravagant 1500m heat on the morning of her 10,000m final needlessly winning. In the 25 lap event, she veered wide in the straight to disrupt a fast approaching GUDAF TSEGAY and fell over claiming she was pushed and walked across the line later in 11th. In the 1500m semi final she ran in the fastest heat in history and ran (3:55.48) and then took bronze in the final slightly slower but with a 57 final circuit. The day after her 1500m final she ran her 5000m heat and despite her busy programme and 1:56 800m speed she set a torrid pace in hot conditions which was close on a championships best with (14:32.29) even sprinting at the line to beat KIPYEGON. She was second a few days later in the 5000m final with a 56 final lap completing her 60 laps of racing in Budapest. However, that wasn’t enough for her as immediately after some of her heats, she was also seen doing some fast 400m intervals!

Performance levels in Budapest – The overall standard was incredibly high but there were probably fewer records than anticipated given the fast track and heat and even championships records were not that frequent. What was notable though was the competition was fierce and there seemed to be an unusually high number of final round medal changes or change of leader in the last 20 metres.

The mixed relay, the women’s 100m, 800m, 10,000m, 100m hurdles, triple jump, javelin and 4x400m, the men’s 400m, 5000m, long jump, and discus all featured late changes. It was Championships athletics at it’s very best. At least the drama of day one for the Dutch with the 10,000m and mixed relays were not repeated though. The standard in qualifying was exceptional and numerous records were set in terms of fastest heats and the fastest an athlete has ever failed to make the final.

The level of surprises can often be indicated by the success of the level of the predictions rather than just plain incompetence on my behalf though picking the likes of JACKSON, DUPLANTIS, HOLLOWAY, ROJAS, WARHOLM and BOL etc is not entirely a difficult task requiring great athletics foresight. Even with the many obvious ones, less than half the predicted winners being right suggests more surprises than normal. We did not have winners ANTONIO WATSON and DANIELLE WILLIAMS even in our top eight in our online predictions and we also missed PEREZ from our 35km walk top eight although had her third in the 20km. We only had KATZBERG sixth in the hammer and likewise TAUSANGA in the discus and LYLES was only down for fifth in the 100m and our chosen one KERLEY did not even make the final. There were some minor successes such as the 200m order of LYLES, KNIGHTON, TEBOGO, HUGHES, DE GRASSE and BEDNAREK being very close to what actually happened.

My favourite events in Budapest – My British bias comes out here but KERR taking on INGEBRIGTSEN on the final bend and pulling clear and JOHNSON-THOMPSON chasing a superb ANNA HALL in the 800m and tracking her close enough to smash her PB and take gold will live in my memory forever. The biggest medal shock was BEN PATTISON. He was beaten in the British Champs by DAN ROWDEN, only qualifying for the team by finishing second to MAX BURGIN at the very last chance at London and then barely sprinting through to a qualifier in his heat and then advancing from the semis as a fastest loser. He clearly had the talent but his application in the final was a shock to many and the fact it was Britain’s first medal in the event for 36 years added to its achievement. HODGKINSON’S 800m was more anticipated but it was great she finally was able to overtake ATHING MU although there was a tinge of disappointment with ZHARNEL HUGHES and MATTHEW HUDSON-SMITH despite their magnificent performances as they had looked more impressive in qualifying. HUDSON-SMITH could have won with a slightly slower first 200m than 21.1 following his European record in the semis and Hughes was not able to quite match his New York form but both had exceptional championships.

The final legs of all four medal winning relays where the British teams defied expectations without their best runners were also thrilling. The mixed team could have been stronger and the men’s and women’s team missed their fastest runners from the individual events but those who ran all rose to the occasion. The fighting spirit was best summed up by RIO MITCHAM holding off and running away from individual champion ANTONIO WATSON with a (43.89) split which defies all logic for someone with a (45.60) PB whose best 400m in July and August was (46.90). Britain also got a medal in the women’s 4x100m without double finalist ASHER-SMITH. JESS JUDD’S eighth may have only added one point to the British points total but that too was way in excess of what anyone predicted as was the efforts of DARYLL NEITA, MOLLY CAUDERY and KATIE SNOWDEN. Away from the Brits, BOL and WARHOLM’S well-judged 400m hurdles were impressive as they left the opposition behind in the straight and Kipyegon’s 56sec last circuits in the 1500m and 5000m were exceptional but my favourite race with an international winner was EL BAKKALI’S battle with world record-holder GIRMA in the steeplechase. He ran a last 800m of (1:58.14) over eight barriers and two water jumps and he eased off to celebrate! CHEPTEGEI’S control – Mo-style – in the 10,000m was also majestic as were the superb throws victories for RYAN CROUSER and DANIEL STAHL which were both the best world championship performances in history and MILTADIS TENTOGLOU fought magnificently in a final round long jump contest.

Defending a title is not easy – Of the 49 champions from Eugene only 14 successfully defended (CHEPTEGEI, EL BAKKALI, HOLLOWAY, CROUSER, KIPYEGON, MOON, LYLES, JACKSON, ROJAS, DUPLANTIS, EALEY, USA (women’s 4x100m and men’s 4x400m) and INGEBRIGTSEN and eight did not compete for various reasons (PICHARDO, MIHAMBO, THIAM, Dominican Republic (mixed 4x400m), WIGHTMAN, NORMAN, MCLAUGHLIN. JERUTO) and 27 who did compete were unable to add to their victories.

World Athletics’ performance – The World Athletics website had record numbers as did its social media postings but it’s not a sign that athletics is in full control of itself if it has to close down part of the World Athletics website every night as it couldn’t cope with demand. Its scheduling was still in poor in places (mixed relay etc) and I don’t understand why MAHUCHIKH’S final high jump attempt couldn’t have come before the 4x400m relay rather than after so the Championships could have ended with a glorious relay leg rather than a failed high jump. And why have a relatively low profile event such as the women’s steeplechase on the last day which is always the most watched session? On the plus side, the athletics was glorious and the qualifying by time rather than places and the scrapping of fastest losers worked for distances of 1500m and above. The thought that it might mean slow jogs before effective 400m races was not a problem. In the 1500m ADELLE TRACEY ran (3:58.77) and TSEPHO TSHITE ran (3:32.98) and didn’t even make the final when those sort of times would have easily have made all previous finals but if you can’t make the top six in your semi, then you are probably not going to make the top six in the final!

World Athletics’ timing partner Seiko were appalling. There were more mistakes in Seiko’s results timing analysis in Budapest than in all the previous 30-plus major championships events I have attended put together over the last 40 years. According to Seiko, 400m winner ANTONIO WATSON was a tailed off last at 200m and did not go through the 300m mark and DINA ASHER-SMITH bypassed the 100m mark in the 200m. The timing company suggests that FAITH KIPYEGON dropped from first to tenth at 1100m and was back to first at 1200m. I missed that. Timings were wrong in all men’s 1500m final runners at the bell bar the leader which resulted in fictitious last lap times being even included in World Athletics report – it suggests the Scots drive from 800m onwards consists of 100m splits of (13.55), (13.72), (14.52), (12.97), (13.25), (12.93) and (13.62). Two of those boldoned are wrong and he was not six metres back at the bell. The mixed 4x400m splits were originally hopelessly wrong and on the wrong information some teams mistakenly changed their teams for the final. They did at least correct the results a few days later. In the men’s 4x100m SEYE OGUNLEWE was credited with a (8.05) anchor leg and in the 4x400m heats SHAKEEM MCKAY apparently ran (39.54). Nobody in Seiko thought that might be wrong. The poor quality control by Seiko and World Athletics was prevalent throughout the championships but after some criticism their response was not to improve but just not release any 4x400m splits on the final day though some have been provided by a different unofficial but accurate source and will be included in AW’s results.

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER SEASON – With just 2 months to go to the Cross Country and Road Relays. Please see the link to the document on the ‘Club Information on Various Topics’ later in this Newsletter. Which gives details of the Metropolitan and North West London league dates/venues, Remaining Cross Country league dates/venues, Cross Country points and club championship races and Road Relay dates/venues.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup towards the end of last year, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There are 2 posts this week.

Photographs taken at the England U15/U17 Championships
ISAAC VAN DEN BERGH U15 who won the U15 Pole Vault Silver Medal (PB 3.63m) adding 3cm to his 16 July height, and is ranked UK No.2 U15 in 2023.
HARRY WEBB who won the U15 80m Hurdles Silver Medal (11.64 w-0.4)

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT – Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.
To follow our new Instagram account, from your own account, by searching for ‘shaftesbury_barnet’ or by clicking https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/
To Members and Parents, if you wish for any photographs to be posted on Instagram, please email them to sbh.instagram@outlook.com If you can at the same time give details on when and where the photographs was taken, plus any other comments.
Please feel free to post photographs of any special occasion, for example, your wedding day, an addition to the family.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER FIXTURE CARD –Will be issued and published on the SBH website, during mid September.

Link to the document which gives details of the Metropolitan and North West London league dates/venues, remaining Cross Country league dates/venues, Cross Country points and club championship races and Road Relay dates/venues – SBH Winter Fixture Card Information

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/

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

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

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

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 24 August 2023

Posted on 24/08/202328/08/2023 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 24 August to Wednesday 30 August – Brian Anene, Tolu Ayo-Ajo, Ian Bannister, Decarie Davies, Elana Dimmer, Afolabi Fasogbon, Henry Fulton, Ross Hammond, Eleni Kaponi, Oliver Laurens, Olivia Lava, Dempsey McGuigan, Tanawat Raveng, Philip Shelley and Liam Grey Thompson

ZHARNEL WINS FIRST INDIVIDUAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL – The 100m Final took place last Sunday 20 August, with ZHARNEL form in the 1st round 1st (10.00 w0.0) Saturday 19 August, and the Semi-Final finishing 2nd (9.93 w0.0) Sunday 20 August was very impressive. The Final featured the top 4 fastest runners in 2023, and with ZHARNEL drawn in lane 5, had an excellent start and was there or there abouts throughout the race. ZHARNEL initially thought he had won, albeit his beaming smile was still there when the scoreboard confirmed he had won the Bronze Medal. His emotions was there for all to see, with the medal around his neck, a superb performance. ZHARNEL now moves on to the 200m on Wednesday, which he said on his post race interview ‘It’s My Baby’.

NOAH LYLES winning time was (9.83 w0.5) equalling ZHARNEL’S world leading time this year. Silver Medalist LETSILE TEBOGO of Botswana, ZHARNEL and 4th place OBLIQUE SEVILLE of Jamaica all recorded (9.88).

SCOTT LINCOLN AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Shot qualifying took place last Saturday 19 August, in pool A SCOTT LINCOLN was slightly below par, and finished in 9th place with (20.22m).

ZHARNEL MOVES ON TO THE 200M – The 1st round of the 200m took place on Wednesday 23 August. ZHARNEL was drawn in Heat 1, and had a good start and ran the bend gracefully, with a comfortable lead ZHARNEL crossed the line with a smile on his face. His winning time was (19.99 w0.0).

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to ROSALIND ZEFFERTT who broke her own V60 High Jump record with (1.18m), adding 3cm to her 20 May height (1.15m)

SOUTHERN SENIOR MEN’S, WOMEN’S AND YOUNG ATHLETES ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 23 September at the Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot (Satnav GU11 1PZ).
Timetable – 10.00 U17 Men and Women (3 x 4.6km 2 short laps), 11.00 U15 Boys (3 x 3km 1 lap), 11.40 U15 Girls (3 x 3km 1 lap), 12.20 U13 Girls (3 x 3km 1 lap), 13.00 U13 Boys (3 x 3km 1 lap), 13.45 Senior Women (4 x 6km 2 laps), Veteran Women 40+ (3 x 6km 2 laps), 15.30 Senior Men (6 x 6km 2 laps), Veteran Men 40+ (4 x 6km 2 laps), Veteran Men 50+ (4 x 6km 2 laps). Note: The timetable is from the 2022 race.
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
Entries Closing Date Thursday 31 August

WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS ON TV – The Championships take place from Saturday 19 August to Sunday 27 August at Budapest, Hungary, and is shown by the BBC and Eurosport.

RESULTS
BE FIT TODAY TRACK ACADEMY MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 20 August.
60m – SX 3 LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U20 3rd (8.40 w-0.4)
100m – SM A2 DIJANI BARNOR U15 5th (11.97 w1.6), A2 NATHAN HOWELL U17 6th (11.52 w1.8), A7 MALACHI AMADI U20 4th (10.97 w1.2), A16 ZANSON PLUMMER 4th (10.43 w2.1), KRISHAWN AIKEN 5th (10.50 w2.1), B4 DIJANI finished 4th (11.95 w1.5), B6 NATHAN finished 5th (11.52 w1.0), B9 MALACHI finished 5th (11.52 w1.0), B13 KRISHAWN finished 3rd (10.44 w1.4), B14 ZANSON finished 6th (10.39 w2.9)
100m – SW A6 LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U20 7th (13.54 w0.3), B6 LOLA finished 5th (13.47 w1.3)
200m – SM 2 DIJANI BARNOR U15 7th (24.68 w2.9), 7 ZANSON PLUMMER 3rd (SB 21.27 w1.3) taking .16 of a second off his 7 May time, 10 KRISHAWN AIKEN 4th (21.05 w1.6)
200m – SW 6 LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U20 6th (27.62 w1.5)
400m – SX 2 MATTHEW OHIOZE U23 5th (51.81)

SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE – DIVISION 3 NORTH – Took place at Watford on 19 August.
100m – SW A CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 12.85 w1.8) taking .45 of a second off her 2021 time
200m – SM A JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 (2nd Claim) 3rd (22.98 w0.6), B CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 6th (25.74 w0.1), NS NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (26.49 w0.9)
200m – SW A CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 26.14 w-0.1) taking .77 of a second off her 2022 time
400m – SM B NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 3rd (58.30)
400m – SW A CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (60.02)
800m – SM A CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (2:11.33), B NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (2:13.15)
100m Hurdles – SW B EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 24.43 w-0.4)
400m Hurdles – SW A EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 76.47)
1500m Steeplechase – SW A EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (6:02.39)
2000m Steeplechase – SM A CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (7:04.15)
High Jump – SW A ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 4th (PB 1.18m) adding 3cm to her 20 May height, and is ranked UK No.8 V60 in 2023, and a new Club Record
Long Jump – SM A CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 3rd (SB 5.25m nwr) adding 9cm to his 18 March jump
Triple Jump – SW A ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 4th (7.48m nwr)

BOURNEMOUTH JUMPS FESTIVAL – Took place at Bournemoth on 20 August.
Long Jump – SM OGO ANOCHIRIONYE (HCA) 2nd (7.23m w3.9)
Triple Jump – SW RUTH-ANN OTARUOH (HCA) 2nd (12.12m w3.9)

NORTHERN TRACK AND FIELD LEAGUE – EAST PREMIER – Took place at Rotherham on 19 August.
400m – SM A ROBERT SHIPLEY (2nd Claim) 1st (SB 48.79) taking .35 of a second off his 8 August time

SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE – DIVISION 1 – Took place at Brighton on 19 August.
800m – SW A AMELIA WILLS U23 (HCA) 2nd (PB 2:16.9) taking 6.89 seconds off her 2017 team
1500m Steeplechase – SW A AMELIA WILLS U23 (HCA) 1st (SB 5:05.8)

SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE – DIVISION 1 – Took place at Gillingham on 19 August.
100m – SW B KERSTIN POHLMANN (HCA) 2nd (PB 12.89 w3.7)
Long Jump – SW B KERSTIN POHLMANN (HCA) 1st (5.20m nwr)
Triple Jump – SW A KERSTIN POHLMANN (HCA) 1st (10.79m nwr)

SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE – DIVISION 3 NORTH – Took place at Colchester on 19 August.
Long Jump – SW A REBECCA JEGGO U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 5.09m nwr) adding 23cm to her 2017 jump
Discus 1kg – SW A PHILIPA DAVENALL 1st (33.17m)
Hammer 4kg – SW A PHILIPA DAVENALL 1st (57.96m)

LEE VALLEY SPRINTS NIGHT – Took place at Lee Valley on 16 August.
100m – SX 1 JIMMY THORONKA 5th (10.73 w0.5), 10 RAPHAEL AARON U20 7th (12.80 w0.0)
200m – SX 2 JIMMY THORONKA 4th (PB 21.85 w-0.4) taking .04 of a second off his 2018 time, 8 RAPHAEL AARON U20 6th (25.89 w0.1), 10 YASMIN PALMER U23 4th (27.31 w0.9)

BMC REGIONAL RACES – Took place at Eltham on 16 August.
1500m – Mixed B GEORGIA BELL 10th (PB 4:09.18) taking 2.98 seconds off her 26 July time
5000m – Mens A JAKE SHELLEY 1st (SB 14:28.39)

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – Took place at Watford on 6 August.
Match Result – 1st Havering (652.5 points), 2nd SBH (589.5), 3rd Cambridge & Coleridge (353), 4th Colchester Harriers (304), 5th Watford (266), 6th Harlow withdrew
2023 Final League Positions After 5 Fixtures – 1st Chelmsford (30 league points – 3721 match points), 2nd Havering (28 – 3392), 3rd Dacorum (28 – 3260), 4th SBH (27 – 3328.5), 5th Basildon (27 – 2823), 6th Ipswich (24 – 2823.5) or Ipswich (24 – 2781)
Top 6 Final – We are competing in the final at Chelmsford on Sunday 10 September, best wishes as we have a team that will challenge for the top spots.

The results are on the PO10, theses are the results

100m – U13B A LOUIS XUN U13 1st (12.6 nwr), B ISLEY AKENEZI NORTON U13 1st (PB 13.7 nwr), NS BEN BAMISAIYE U13 1st (13.5 nwr), LUCAS DAVIS U13 2nd (PB 14.0 nwr) taking .60 of a second off his 2 July time, CHAYIL JOHN U13 3rd (14.3 nwr), TIRENI GEORGE U13 4th (14.4 nwr), JASON OTULE U13 5th (14.7 nwr)
100m – U13G A ISLA BRASNETT U13 3rd (13.9 nwr), B KANAI MENSAH MOORE U13 3rd (14.5 nwr), NS KAYIKUNMI ORATOKHAI U13 (PB 14.2 nwr), ANNABEL MATTHEWS U15 6th (PB 15.0 nwr)
100m – U15B A JOSHUA NYMAN U15 2nd (PB 11.9 nwr) taking .10 of a second off his 16 july time, B ANTON COHEN U15 2nd (12.4 nwr), NS1 ZHAINE MILLER U15 2nd (PB 12.6 nwr) taking .90 of a second off his 2021 time, NS2 EESA ADEKUNLE ALI U15 1st (PB 12.4 nwr) taking .19 of a second off his 24 June time, MODE AKIN AGUNBIADE (12.9 nwr), JONATHAN OTULE (13.9 nwr)
100m – U15G A AARA KAMARA U15 4th (13.3 nwr) B ZYRAH MILLER U15 4th (14.4 nwr)
100m – U17M A B NATHAN FERNANDES U17 3rd (11.6 nwr), B JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 (2nd Claim) 2nd (11.6 nwr), NS NATHAN HOWELL U17 1st (11.9 nwr), B EMMANUEL IJAOLA U17 4th (13.1 nwr)
100m – U17W A TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (12.4 nwr), B MAKAYLA BRAY-ALOIE U17 1st (12.7 nwr), NS CHINYERE NWABUEZE U17 1st (13.2 nwr), ALANA SAMJI U17 4th (PB 14.2 nwr)
200m – U13B A LOUIS XUN U13 1st (26.5 nwr), B BEN BAMISAIYE U13 1st (27.6 nwr), NS ISLEY AKENEZI NORTON U13 1st (PB 28.3 nwr), LUCAS DAVIS U13 2nd (PB 29.0 nwr) taking .90 of a second off his 2 july time, JASON OTULE U13 3rd (30.4 nwr)
200m – U13G A VERA DOUDKO U13 4th (29.9 nwr), B ISLA BRASNETT U13 1st (PB 28.2 nwr) taking .10 of a second off her 2 July time, NS KAYIKUNMI ORATOKHAI U13 (PB 29.3 nwr), ANNABEL MATTHEWS U13 5th (PB 30.2 nwr)
200m – U15B A HARRY PINCHERLE U15 2nd (24.3 nwr), B ANTON COHEN U15 1st (24.7 nwr), NS JOSHUA NYMAN U15 1st (25.4 nwr), ZHAINE MILLER U15 2nd (PB 26.7 nwr) taking 5.17 seconds off his 2018 time, MODEBAYO AKIN-AGUNBIADE U15 4th (27.7 nwr), EESA ADEKUNLE ALI U15 5th (28.1 nwr), JONATHAN OTULE U15 (28.3 nwr)
200m – U15G A AARA KAMARA U15 4th (28.5 nwr), B ELLA BUCKLEY U15 (2nd Claim) 1st (27.1 nwr), NS ZYRA MILLER U15 (30.6 nwr), DESTINY NGIGE U15 2nd (29.5 nwr), HOLLY GREEN U15 5th (32.2 nwr)
200m – U17M A JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 (2nd Claim) U17 2nd (23.4 nwr), B NATHAN FERNANDES U17 2nd (23.4 nwr), NS NATHAN HOWELL U17 1st (24.0 nwr)
200m – U17W A TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (25.2 nwr), B FOYIN SONOIKI U17 2nd (28.0 nwr)
300m – U15B A SETH RENNIE-RODDY U15 2nd (39.1), B CHOKMAH JOHN U15 2nd (44.1)
300m – U15G A ELLA BUCKLEY U15 (2nd Claim) 1st (42.9), B SHAMMAH ST JOHN U15 1st (PB 44.3)
300m – U17W A MIA HIGSON U17 1st (42.5), B MAKAYLA BRAY-ALOIE U17 1st (42.7) taking .73 of a second off her 21 May time
400m – U17M A BRANDON KUFAZVINEI U17 2nd (56.1), B JOE COX U17 1st (PB 55.8), NS JADEN AULIS U17 2nd (55.7), TRISTAN LEE U17 3rd (57.6), TOM HAPETA U17 4th (61.4)
800m – U13B A EDWARD PASCAL U13 1st (2:23.4)
800m – U13G A OLIVIA ABBOTT U13 1st (2:45.3) ), B KIMBERLEY FLACK U13 1st (2:57.4)
800m – U15B A EUAN PHILLIPS U15 2nd (2:13.0), B SAM DARCY U15 3rd (SB 2:43.9) taking .60 of a second off his 14 May time
800m – U15G A ELIZABETH OTHOLU U15 2nd (2:39.0)
800m – U17M A JACOB CLEMENT U17 1st (2:01.9), B ADAM O’GORMAN U17 1st (2:02.6)
1500m – U13B A DENNYS PASCAL U11 2nd (5:13.0)
1500m – U13G A AIMEE PORTER U13 2nd (PB 5:09.4) taking .10 of a second off her 2 July time
1500m – U15B A ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 1st (4:31.7), B PRINCE VICTORUS JOHN U15 2nd (5:02.8)
1500m – U17M A TRISTAN LEE U17 5th (PB 5:45.9), B TOM HAPETA U17 4th (PB 5:59.1)
70m Hurdles – U13G A VERA DOUDKO U13 3rd (13.0 nwr), B KIMBERLEY FLACK U13 1st (13.5 nwr)
75m Hurdles – U13B A TIRENI GEORGE U13 3rd (PB 15.3 nwr) taking 1.97 seconds off his 22 July time, B CASEY NGIGE U13 1st (18.1 nwr)
75m Hurdles – U15G A DESTINY NGIGE U15 3rd (PB 13.7 nwr) taking .20 of a second off her 24 June time, B ELIZABETH OTHOLU U15 1st (14.0 nwr)
80m Hurdles – U15B A HARRY WEBB U15 1st (11.7 nwr), B RIAN SHAH U15 1st (12.4 nwr)
80m Hurdles – U17W A EVA HIGSON U17 2nd (12.8 nwr), B ALANA SAMJI U17 1st (PB 13.4 nwr) taking .30 of a second off her 2022 time
100m Hurdles – U17M A JAIAN SAUNDERS U17 1st (PB 15.2 nwr), A TRISTAN LEE U17 (2nd Claim) 1st (19.4 nwr)
High Jump – U13B A LOUIS XUN U13 1st (1.30m), B CASEY NGIGE U13 2nd (1.20m)
High Jump – U13G A KANAI MENSAH MOORE U13 1st (PB 1.20m)
High Jump – U15B A RIAN SHAH U15 3rd (1.60m), B SETH RENNIE-RODDY U15 3rd (1.50m)
High Jump – U15G A ELLA BUCKLEY U15 (2nd Claim) 1st (1.50m), B AMY HALLETT U15 2nd (PB 1.30m)
High Jump – U17M A JORDAN NGIGE U17 1st (1.70m), B JOE COX U17 1st (1.55m)
High Jump – U17W A ALANA SAMJI U17 3rd (1.15m)
Long Jump – U13B A BEN BAMISAIYE U13 1st (4.37 nwr), B CHAYIL JOHN U13 1st (3.69m nwr), NS EDWARD PASCAL U13 1st (PB 4.32m nwr) taking 74cm to his 2022 jump, DENNYS PASCAL U13 2nd (PB 4.18m nwr) taking 1.36m to his 2022 jump
Long Jump – U13G A ISLA BRASNETT U13 2nd (4.25m nwr), B KIMBERLEY FLACK U13 3rd (PB 3.39m nwr)
Long Jump – U15B A HARRY PINCHERLE U15 1st PB (5.81m nwr) adding 15cm to his 10 June jump, B RIAN SHAH U15 1st (4.86m nwr)
Long Jump – U15G A ULINA MCCABE HUGGINS U15 2nd (PB 4.86m nwr) adding 8cm to her 16 April jump, B SHAMMAH ST JOHN U15 1st (PB 4.10m nwr), NS HOLLY GREEN 1st (PB 3.28m nwr)
Long Jump – U17M A NATHAN HOWELL 3rd (4.65m nwr), B NATHAN FERNANDES U17 3rd (PB 4.04m nwr), NS EMMANUEL IJAOLA U17 1st (4.74m nwr)
Long Jump – U17W A MAKAYLA BRAY ALOIE U17 2nd (4.60m nwr)
Triple Jump – U17M A JOE COX U17 1st (PB 11.12m nwr) adding 94cm to his 21 May jump, B THOMAS HAPETA U17 1st (PB 9.84m nwr)
Triple Jump – U17W A TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (9.16m nwr)
Discus 0.75kg – U13G A AIMEE PORTER U13 5th (11.82m), B KANAI MENSAH MOORE U13 2nd (PB 11.51m)
Discus 1kg – U13B A EDWARD PASCAL U13 2nd (PB 13.86m) adding 1.70m to his 2022 put
Discus 1kg – U15G A ELIZABETH OTHULU U15 5th (13.28m)
Discus 1kg – U17W A CHINYERE NWABUEZE U17 1st (PB 15.73m), B EVA HIGSON U17 1st (12.22m)
Discus 1.25kg – U15B A MILO RYNEHART U15 2nd (30.15m), B JAVON WILLIAMS U15 1st (PB 23.11m) adding 1.43m to his 16 July put
Discus 1.5kg – U17M A FRED TAYLOR U17 1st (34.93m), B LEON WILSON U17 2nd (PB 18.19m)
Hammer 3kg – U17W A MIA HIGSON U17 1st (PB 17.48m) adding 7.56m to her 30 July put
Hammer 5kg – U17M A LEON WILSON U17 3rd (PB 15.75m)
Javelin 400g – U13B A CHAYIL JOHN U13 4th (PB 14.63m), B EDWARD PASCAL U13 3rd (11.84m)
Javelin 400g – U13G A OLIVIA ABBOT U13 4th (9.37m), A VERA DOUDKO U13 3rd (SB 7.99m)
Javelin 500g – U15G A DESTINY NGIGE U15 3rd (PB 15.62m) adding 34cm to her 21 May throw, B AMY HALLETT U15 3rd (PB 11.41m)
Javelin 500g – U17W A EVA HIGSON U17 2nd (14.28m), B FOYIN SONOIKI U17 1st (PB 12.27m)
Javelin 600g – U15B A MILO RYNEHART U15 4th (31.13m), B JAVON WILLIAMS U15 3rd (13.74m)
Javelin 700g – U17M A LEON WILSON U17 2nd (PB 22.92m), A BRANDON KUVAZVINEI U17 2nd (PB 20.15m)
4x100m Relay – U13B 1st (SB 54.7) taking .30 of a second off their 16 July time, ISLEY AKENAZI NORTON, EDWARD PASCAL, BEN BAMISAIYE, LOUIS XUN, U13B NS (59.3) CHAYIL JOHN, TIENI GEORGE, JASON OTULE, LUCAS DAVIS, U13G (DQ) VERA DOUDKO, KAYIKUNMI OMIDIJI, KANAI MENSAH MOORE, ISLA BRASSNET, U15B 1st (SB 48.3) taking 1.97 seconds off their 22 July, HARRY PICHERLE, SETH RENNIE-RODDY, ANTON COHEN, JOSHUA NYMAN, U15B NS (DQ )ZHAINE MILLER, MODE AGUINADE AKIN, JONATHAN OTULE, EESA ADEKUNKE ALI, U15G 4th (56.6) DESTINY NGIGE, AARA KAMARA, ZYRA MILLER, ELLA BUCKLEY, U17M A 1st (45.5) NATHAN HOWELL, NATHAN FERNENDES, BRANDON KUVAZVINEI, JAIAN SAUNDERS, U17W 1st (51.4)FOYIN SONOIKI, MIA HIGSON, MAKAYLA BRAY ALOIE, TAMI GEORGE, U17W NS (53.0) EVA HIGSON, ELIZABETH OTHOLE, ALANA SAMJI, DESTINY NGIGE

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…
1,126 events – 171,933 walkers, joggers and runners – 23,737 volunteers – 8,226 first-timers – 18,664 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – 10% of the countries taking part in the World Athletic Championships have parkrun events!

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 19 August.

PAUL LEWIS V50 1st (19.57) this was his 180th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Amsterdamse Bos on 19 August.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 84th (30.08) this was his 300th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 19 August.
LENARD MICHEL V50 33rd (25.01) this was his 103rd Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 69th (29.05) this was her 59th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Chalkwell Beach on 19 August.
MATTHEW ROBINSON V45 25th (22.22) this was his 10th Parkrun, LYNDA ROBINSON V50 115th (27.35) this was her 95th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Donaupark on 19 August.
JO KENT V55 13th (20.04) this was her 115th Parkrun, SCARLETT KENT U23 17th (20.49) this was her 58th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Great Yarmouth North Beach on 19 August.
PAUL MACARTHY V55 5th (27.05) this was his 224th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 19 August.
DANIEL NICHOLS V60 4th (18.26) this was his 46th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 38th (23.04) this was his 384th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 55th (24.06) this was his 236th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 24 AUGUST UNTIL WEDNESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER – The SBH 2023 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

ENGLAND U15 & U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 26 August and Sunday 27 August at the Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham (Satnav B42 2LR).
For all entry details and full information please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=20228
Note: You will have to enter yourselves and pay the appropriate fee
Entries Closed

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – The fourth of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 27 August at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee is £8 per event for all age-groups, SBH Members qualify for a 50% discount.
Link to the timetable –
Link to enter, then put 496 in the filter box – https://entry4sports.co.uk/#/
Entries Closed

LEE VALLEY DOUBLE 100m SPRINTS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 30 August at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
All age-groups including U13s. Cost is £9 per event, £12 for 2 events.
Timetable commences at 7.00pm.
Link to enter on Opentrack and Information – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=4&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Cloing Date TBC, Although An Event Could Be Full Maybe 1-2 Weeks Before The Meeting Date, So Enter Early

Under 11 Girls – Anu Jaiyeola – 75m Outdoors (10.72 w-1.8) StoneX Stadium 30 July 2022, broke Tosin Jokosenumi (11.0)
Under 11 Girls – Anu Jaiyeola – 100m Outdoors (14.2) Watford 1 May 2022, broke Azaria Nwankwo (15.42)
Under 11 Girls – Vera Doudko – 150m Outdoors (22.4) StoneX Stadium 18 July 2021, broke Nia Forbes-Agyepong (22.68 w-1.3)
Under 11 Girls – Anu Jaiyeola – Long Jump Outdoors (4.00) Perivale 25 June 2022, broke Azaria Nwankwo (3.56m)
Under 13 Girls – Moiesha Savage – 60m Indoors (8.19) Lee Valley 30 January 2022, broke Mariam Ayayi and Niah Akintokun (8.25)
Under 13 Girls – Posie Shaw – 1500m Outdoors (4:54.79) at Watford on 28 July 2021, broke her own record (4:56.55) at Milton Keynes on 5 June 2021
Under 13 Girls – Rebecca Wheeler-Henry – High Jump Outdoors (1.49m) StoneX Stadium 13 August 2017, broke Jackie Rose and Colleen Richardson (1.40m)
Under 13 Girls – Samra Richardson – Javelin 400g Outdoors (30.11m) at Watford on 5 June 2016. Current record Gabriella Murray-Panayiotou (26.25m)) at Allianz Park on 15 June 2014. (If Mille Roxburgh was not a SBH member, Then Samra’s distance is next best)
Under 17 Women – Nia Forbes-Agyepong – 80m Hurdles Outdoors (11.64 w1.6) Sportcity 8 July 2022, broke Eavion Richardson (11.69)
Under 17 Women – Hannah Foster – 300m Hurdles Outdoors (43.51) Crystal Palace 20 August 2017, broke her own record (43.84) Bedford 9 September 2018
Under 20 Women – Darryl Neita – 100m Outdoors (11.57 w1.0) Mannheim, Germany 5 July 2014, broke Eve Wright record (11.62 w1.2) Manchester 26 June 2021
Under 20 Women – Darryl Neita – 100m Outdoors (11.40 w2.4) Bedford 31 May 2015, broke Abi Oyepitan record (11.45 w4.8) Bedford 4 July 1998
Under 20 Women – Sophia Parvizi-Wayne – 5000m Outdoors (16:37.70) Bedford 31 July 2016, broke Victoria Webster record (16:52.62) Bedford 27 June 2004
Under 23 Women – Claire McGarvey – High Jump Indoors (1.78m) Birmingham 27 February 2022, broke her own record (1.75m).Sheffield 20 February 2022

SBH Club Records Achieved By Our Athletes Prior To 2023 – Congratulations to all these record holders. I have accessed the PO10 ‘Clubs’ section from 2005 to 2022, and these are the performances I found. These events are not currently shown on the SBH Website Club Records, and I will add them shortly.

Under 11 Girls – 200m Outdoors shown from 2021 – best performance Anu Jaiyeola (30.0) Watford 1 May 2022
Under 11 Girls – 70m Hurdles Outdoors shown from 2021 – best performance Vera Doudko (14.69 w0.0) StoneX Stadium 15 August 2021
Under 11 Girls – High Jump Outdoors shown from 2021 – best performance Vera Doudko (1.05m) Hemel Hempstead 4 July 2021
Under 11 Girls – Javelin 400g Outdoors shown from 2021 – best performance Vera Doudko (8.31m) Watford 12 September 2021
Under 13 Girls – 200m Indoors shown from 2012 – best performance Jessica Gibbs (27.79) Lee Valley 26 January 2020
Under 13 Girls – 600m Outdoors shown from 2013 – best performance Olivia Abbott (1:55.23) Lee Valley 8 April 2023
Under 13 Girls – High Jump Indoors shown from 2017 – best performance Nia Akintokun (1.25m) Lee Valley 9 December 2017
Under 13 Girls – Long Jump Indoors shown from 2015 – best performance Lea Reyna-Faria (3.99m) Lee Valley 15 May 2016
Under 13 Girls – Shot 2.72kg Indoors shown from 2014 – best performance Amelia Corbo (5.65m) Lee Valley 5 October 2014
Under 13 Girls – Discus 0.75kg Outdoors from 2013 – best performance Samra Richardson (19.28m) Ipswich 3 July 2016
Under 15 Girls – 300m Indoors from 2018 – best performance Sophie Forbes-Laird (42.69) Lee Valley 3 February 2019
Under 15 Girls – 800m Indoors from 2017 – best performance Jessica Nathan (2:50.63) Lee Valley 26 March 2017
Under 15 Girls – Shot 3kg Indoors from 2017 – best performance Holly Taylor (8.68m) Lee Valley 4 February 2017

BETH POTTER WINS PARIS 2024 TEST EVENT – The following was reported on the BBC sport website.

BETH POTTER out-sprinted home favourite CASSANDRE BEAUGRAND to secure victory in the Paris 2024 triathlon test event. It was the Scot’s first-ever win in an Olympic-distance race. It leaves the 31-year-old top of the standings before October’s World Triathlon Championship Series Finals in Spain.

The swim leg of the event took place in the River Seine after it passed water quality tests. Earlier this month, World Aquatics cancelled the Open Water Swimming World Cup in the river after it was ruled to be “below acceptable standards.” POTTER and BEAUGRAND broke clear with about 5km to go in the run before POTTER made her decisive move on the last corner to finish six seconds ahead of her rival in one hour 51 minutes and 40 seconds, with German LAURA LINDEMANN in third a further three seconds behind.

“I was just trying to run fast at the end. I’m glad I had something left in the tank to be honest,” said POTTER, who ran the 10,0000m on the track at the 2016 Olympics. “I was biding my time and I had in my head I was going to wait until the last moment. I enjoyed every moment of it. This was my main goal for the season and I ticked it off, so I’m super happy.”

1st BETH POTTER (1:51.40) – Swim 5000m (20.17) – Transition 1 (.51) – Bike 40km (57.07) – Transition 2 (.29) – Run 10km (32.57)
2nd CASSANDRE BEAUGRAND (1:51.46) – Swim 5000m (19.52) – Transition 1 (.56) – Bike 40km (57.25) – Transition 2 (.27) – Run 10km (33.07)
3rd LAURA LINDEMANN (1:51.59) – Swim 5000m (19.57) – Transition 1 (.58) – Bike 40km (57.18) – Transition 2 (.29) – Run 10km (33.18)

GRAHAM GETTY’S CHALLENGE – GRAHAM, aged 63, is undertaking a big challenge – to cycle 3,297 miles in the period from August 1 to December 31. Aim is to raise funds for a charity which is close to his heart- ICAS Foundation :this foundation offers support to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and who do not have the financial means to pursue an education in Accountancy and Finance.
Why 3,297 miles? This represents the coast to coast distance in the USA from Seattle to Miami ie from the North west to the South east.

If you would like to support GRAHAM and make a contribution to this challenge/ charity, you can access GRAHAM’S Just Giving page on the undernoted link.
https://www.justgiving.com/page/graham-getty-1691346462427?utm_source=copyLink&utm_medium=one_page&utm_content=page/graham-getty-1691346462427&utm_campaign=pfp-share&utm_term=e206a23c156249a696e503c2f2e31259

GRAHAM competed for SBH between 1985 and 1995. Key achievements were:
a.Representing Scotland at the Marathon in 1985
b.Southern 12 Stage Road Relay winning team: 1986 and 1992;
c.National 12 Stage Road Relay: runners up 1991
d.Southern Cross Country team champions 1991
e. Represented Middlesex in the Inter counties Cross Country Championships: 1988-1991.

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 no posts this week.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT – Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.
To follow our new Instagram account, from your own account, by searching for ‘shaftesbury_barnet’ or by clicking https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/
To Members and Parents, if you wish for any photographs to be posted on Instagram, please email them to sbh.instagram@outlook.com If you can at the same time give details on when and where the photographs was taken, plus any other comments.
Please feel free to post photographs of any special occasion, for example, your wedding day, an addition to the family.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER FIXTURE CARD –Will be issued and published on the SBH website, during mid September.

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/

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

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

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

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 17 August 2023

Posted on 11/08/202318/08/2023 by sbharriers

Happy Birthday from Thursday 17 August to Wednesday 23 August – Tyrell Akintokun, Frank Attoh, Sam Dawkins, Steven Garrett, Deanna Koranteng-Addo, Amelia Kerger, Oliver Laurens, John Naylor, Kara Onuiri, Stuart Singer and Ellie Spain

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

EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place in Jerusalem from 7-10 August.
Our first event on 7 August featured RUBEN HEDMAN and JOSEPH PUBRICK in the 110m Hurdles. RUBEN was drawin in Heat 1, finishing 7th (14.92 w2.9), JOSEPH was in Heat 2, finishing 3rd (PB 13.66 w2.3), the following day JOSEPH was given a rerun finishing 1st (13.89 w3.1). In RUBEN’S race he sustained a hamstring injury (grade 1 tear) which was painful as he raced but he did his best to get over the finish line. The GB physio has told him that it could take about a month to heal however we will hopefully get a scan on it when he returns to see exactly what damage has been done.

EMILY NEWNHAM started her 400m Hurdles programme on 8 August, and was drawn in Heat 2 in which she cruised to a comfortable win (58.36). EMILY’S Semi-Final was on the 9 August, and produced an excellent run to finishing in 2nd place (57.15) just .02 seconds off her personal best. The Final was on the 10 August, and EMILY produced an outstanding race, finishing in 4th place (57.02) with the same time as the Bronze Medalist. With a personal best by .11 of a second, ranking her UK No.1 U20 in 2023, and No.3 on the UK all-time rankings, behind SHONA RICHARDS and PERRI SHAKES-DRAYTON. And yet another Club Record.

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – The fourth of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 27 August at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee is £8 per event for all age-groups, SBH Members qualify for a 50% discount.
Link to enter, then put 496 in the filter box – https://entry4sports.co.uk/#/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 20 August, No Entries On The Day

SOUTHERN SENIOR MEN’S, WOMEN’S AND YOUNG ATHLETES ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 23 September at the Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot (Satnav GU11 1PZ).
Timetable – 10.00 U17 Men and Women (3 x 4.6km 2 short laps), 11.00 U15 Boys (3 x 3km 1 lap), 11.40 U15 Girls (3 x 3km 1 lap), 12.20 U13 Girls (3 x 3km 1 lap), 13.00 U13 Boys (3 x 3km 1 lap), 13.45 Senior Women (4 x 6km 2 laps), Veteran Women 40+ (3 x 6km 2 laps), 15.30 Senior Men (6 x 6km 2 laps), Veteran Men 40+ (4 x 6km 2 laps), Veteran Men 50+ (4 x 6km 2 laps). Note: The timetable is from the 2022 race.
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager
Entries Closing Date Thursday 31 August

WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS ON TV – The Championships take place from Saturday 19 August to Sunday 27 August at Budapest, Hungary.

RESULTS
SOUTHERN U13, U15 & U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Lee Valley on 12-13 August.
100m – U13B H2 TIRENI GEORGE 7th (14.63 w-1.2)
100m – U17M H1 ALEX KONSTANTARAS (2nd Claim) 6th (11.75 w-2.9)
100m – U17W H3 TAMI GEORGE 1st (12.77 w-2.3) in the Final TAMI won the Silver Medal (12.53 w-3.5)
200m – U13B H2 BEN BAMISAIYE 4th (27.75 w-2.4) in the Final BEN finished 6th (28.23 w-2.5)
200m – U15B H2 LANI JAIYEOLA 6th (26.05 w-1.0)
200m – U17M H2 ALEX KONSTANTARAS (2nd Claim) 5th (23.98 w-2.0)
200m – U17W H2 TAMI GEORGE 1st (26.03 w-1.8), MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE 2nd (26.82 w-1.8) in Semi-Final 1 MAKAYLA finished 3rd (26.67 w-0.4), in Semi-Final 2 TAMI finished 2nd (25.93 w-1.0) in the Final TAMI won the Bronze Medal (25.89 w-3.5), MAKAYLA finished 7th (27.47 w-3.5)
800m – U13B H1 EDWARD PASCAL 3rd (2:23.83) in the Final EDWARD finished 8th (2:25.74)
800m – U13G H1 AIMEE PORTER 6th (2:33.40)
1500m – U15G H2 POSIE SHAW 1st (4:47.37) in the Final POSIE finished 10th (4:54.09)
80m Hurdles – U17W H1 NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG 1st (12.00 w-1.4) in the Final NIA won the Gold Medal (12.10 w-2.1)
Pole Vault – U15B Straight Final ISAAC VAN DEN BERGH won the Silver Medal (3.30m)
Pole Vault – U17M Straight Final ISAA PHILLIPS-POPE 4th (3.10m)
Pole Vault – U17W Straight Final ABIGAIL EDWARDS won the Bronze Medal (2.70m)
Discus 1kg – U15G Straight Final ELKIE BAKER (2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (PB 37.16) adding 1.89m to her 9 July throw, and is ranked UK No.2 U15 in 2023
Discus 1.5kg – U17M Straight Final BRIAN ANENE 7th (35.76)

NEWHAM & ESSEX BEAGLES OPEN MEETING – Took place at London (CT) on 13 August.
100m – SM A1 JOHN OTUGADE 5th (10.45 w1.3), A3 OJIE EDOBURUN 2nd (10.44 w1.5), A5 ZANSON PLUMMER 2nd (10.50 w1.5), A10 JOSEPH PURBRICK U20 3rd (10.83 w1.3), B3 ZANSON finished 5th (10.52 w2.0), B6 EDSON GOMES 4th (PB 10.72 w2.4) taking .03 of a second off his 2022 time
200m – SM 7 MALACHI AMADI U20 3rd (22.03 w2.3)
400m – SM 3 COLUMBA BLANGO T20/F20 6th (50.95), 6 JUBRIL ADENIJI U23 3rd (50.38), 9 RAPHAEL AARON U20 4th (PB 57.33) taking .25 of a second off his 9 July time
400m – SW 3 VANESSA ANSUAA U23 5th (60.12)
110m Hurdles – SM EDSON GOMES 2nd (13.85 w0.1)

4J STUDIOS SCOTTISH ATHLETICS SENIOR & U17 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Grangemouth on 12-13 August.
100m – SM H2 KRISHAWN AIKEN 1st (10.89 w-2.1) in Semi-Final 2 KRISHAWN finished 1st (10.54 w1.8) in the Final KRISHAWN won the Silver Medal (10.49 w1.0)
200m – SM H1 KRISHAWN AIKEN 1st (22.26 w0.9) in the Final KRISHAWN won the Gold Medal (21.37 w1.5)
800m – SM H2 RORY MUIR 4th (2:01.81)
High Jump – SM Straight Final DAVID SMITH won the Gold Medal (2.17m)
Long Jump – SW Straight Final SELINA HENDERSON finished 4th (5.30m w-0.6)
Discus 2kg – SM Straight Final NICK PERCY won the Gold Medal (62.93m)
Hammer 7.26kg – SM Straight Final CHRIS BENNETT won the Gold Medal (70.84m)
Javelin 800g – SM Straight Final CRAIG MONCUR U23 won the Silver Medal (52.43m)

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – Took place at StoneX Stadium on 12 August.
100m – Race 2 KENAN STEPHENS 1st (11.57 w-2.2), EDWIN YAMOAH V35 2nd (11.65 w-2.2), Race 3 EUGENE RIZA 3rd (12.60 w-1.2), OLIVER FREEDMAN U15 6th (13.22 w-1.2), Race 4 NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 3rd (13.12 w-0.9), Race 6 MORAYO IDRIS U15 1st (14.46 w-3.7)
200m – Race 2 COLUMBA BLANGO T30/F30 2nd (22.37 w1.4), MATTHEW OHIOZE 4th (22.67 w1.4), JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA 5th (22.83 w1.4), Race 3 EDWIN YAMOAH V35 2nd (24.00 w-3.5), NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 5th (26.34 w-3.5), Race 5 MORAYO IDRIS U15 1st (29.44 w0.6)
400m – Race 1 MATTHEW OHIOZE 3rd (50.04), Race 2 NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 4th (58.17), LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U20 7th (62.50)
800m – Race 1 NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 5th (2:12.04), CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 6th (2:16.70), Race 2 CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 4th (2:18.82), EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 7th (2:22.82), EMILIA ECONOMU 9th (2:29.05), Race 3 ARI RUBENSTEIN U11 2nd (2:45.93), SAM DARCY U15 3rd (2:49.55), SIENNA DARCY U11 4th (2:53.11)
110m Hurdles – Race 2 EDSON GOMES 1st (14.06 w-2.6)
Pole Vault – V60 ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 1st (2.30m)
Long Jump – SM OGOCHUKWU ANOCHIRIONYE (2nd Claim) 1st (7.17m w-0.6), EBENEZER JOSEPH (2nd Claim) 3rd (SB 6.22m w1.9) adding 26cm to his 9 July jump
Long Jump – SW KERSTIN POHLMANN (2nd Claim) 2nd (5.06m w-0.7)
Triple Jump – V60 ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 1st (SB 7.72m w1.7) and is ranked UK No.6 V60 in 2023
Discus 2kg – SM GREGORY THOMPSON 1st (SB 60.62m) adding 33cm to his 29 July throw, REUBEN VAUGHAN 2nd (PB 49.98m) adding 78cm to his 26 April throw
Discus 1kg – SW SHADINE DUQUEMIN 1st (54.48m)
Discus 1kg – V35 EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) 1st (39.87m)
Hammer 4kg – SW AMY CLEMENS 3rd (SB 48.47m) adding 2.08m to her 5 August throw
Hammer 4kg – V35 EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) 1st (48.43m)
Hammer 7.26kg – SM OLIVER GRAHAM 2nd (58.54m)

BMC GRAND PRIX – Took place at Stretford on 12 August.
1500m – Mens E PHILLIP CROUT 7th (SB 3:58.45) taking 1.84 seconds off his 26 July time
5000m – Womens A FREYA STAPLETON U23 8th (16:48.47)

HOME COUNTIES INTERNATIONAL 5K – Took place at Cardiff on 12 August.
SM ALEXANDER LEPRETRE 15th (SB 14.20) taking 5 seconds off his 17 February time

SOUTHAMPTON INVITATION THROWS FEST – Took place at Southampton on 12 August.
Hammer 4kg – U20W GRACIE JENVEY (2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 48.17m) adding 22cm to her 1 July throw

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 9 August.
800m – SX 1 CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 12th (2:19.29), 2 MYA MAIRS-INGRAM U17 11th (2:10.86), 3 NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 9th (2:07.98), 4 ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 10th (PB 2:04.73) taking 1.70 seconds off his 14 June time, CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 13th (2:12.49), 5 JOSIAH WILLIAMS-OLIVIERRE U20 6th (PB 2:02.23) taking 1.91 seconds off his 14 June time, 7 JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA U23 5th (PB 1:58.88) taking 23.79 seconds off his 2016 time, MAX WINFIELD U20 7th (PB 1:59.09) taking .95 of a second off his 2022 time, 8 JACOB CLEMENT U17 13th (2:00.33), 9 JOSHUA FISHER U20 7th (1:57.96), 11 LUCA STUBBS U23 4th (1:54.38), 1.4 EMILIA ECONOMU 9th (2:29.68), 1.6 LADDIE SHAW U15 10th (PB 2:22.36) taking .32 of a second off his 14 June time, 1.7 EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 8th (SB 2:17.72) taking .83 of a second off her 14 June time, 1.8 POSIE SHAW U15 4th (PB 2:16.19) taking 1.70 seconds off her 14 June time
3000m – SX 1 SCARLETT KENT U23 17th (PB 10:39.48) taking 52.98 seconds off her 2019 time, 3 HENRY DOVER U20 1st (SB 8:19.53) taking 35.96 seconds off his 18 June time

The results have just been put on the PO10 this morning, it takes a few hours to type up, therefore I will publish the results in next weeks Newsletter.

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…
1,145 events – 175,513 walkers, joggers and runners – 24,209 volunteers – 8,413 first-timers – 21,206 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you Know, every week there are 1,600 parkrunners enter a run/walk milestone club and over 250 people hit a new volunteering milestone.

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 12 August.
PAUL LEWIS V50 7th (20.50) this was his 179th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Bath Skyline on 12 August.
RICHARD SAMUEL V70 70th (24.49) this was his 16th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 12 August.
SHONA MICHEL V50 82nd (31.26) this was his 94th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Great Yarmouth North Beach on 12 August.
PAUL MACARTHY V55 15th (29.35) this was his 223rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 12 August.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 302nd (31.18) this was his 299th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Harlow on 12 August.
SCARLETT KENT U23 5th (20.56) this was her 57th Parkrun, JO KENT V55 9th (21.15) this was her 114th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 12 August.
ANDREW HOLMES V55 198th (28.43) this was his 65th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Kesgrave on 12 August.
ROSS HAMMOND U17 43rd (22.44) this was his 19th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at North Yorkshire Water Park on 12 August.
GLEN WATTS V35 46th (24.36) this was his 17th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 12 August.
STUART SINGER V60 46th (22.57) this was his 383rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 12 August.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 183rd (40.23) this was his 272nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunnyhill on 12 August.
PHILIP SHELLEY V60 23rd (28.09) this was his 43rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at University Of Western Australia, Perth, Australia on 12 August..
STUART MOORE V60 53rd (27.46) this was his 203rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Walthamstow Hill on 12 August.
BRADLEY SINGER 36th (25.30) this was his 235th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 17 AUGUST UNTIL WEDNESDAY 13SEPTEMBER – The SBH 2023 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Saturday 19 August to Sunday 27 August at Budapest, Hungary.

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE TOP 6 FINAL – Takes place on Sunday 10 September at the Chelmsford Sport & Athletic Centre, Salerno Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH)
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable –
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager

WATFORD 2023 OPEN MEETING OUTDOOR FIXTURES – The following will be available for you to enter on Roster Athletics
Wednesday 6 September – 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm High Jump, 7.20pm 100m, 7.40pm 800m, 9.05pm 3000m No under 13

NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE AT SCOTSTOUN – 2 outstanding photographs taken in Glasgow.
Firstly is the Opening Ceremony where representatives from all participating clubs followed a bagpipe player around the track. The SBH representatives were HAYLEY MCLEAN and STEVE GARRETT.

The second is GEOFF MORPHITIS presenting NICK PERCY with his 2022 SBH Field Event Best Performance Award. The photo was taken in the Weights Gym at Scotstoun Stadium. NICK’S best performance on the day was (61.14m) was a Scottish National Record ie the longest throw by a Scotsman in Scotland !!!

SBH 2023-2024 WINTER SEASON – With just 2 months to go to the Cross Country and Road Relays. These are the details of the Cross Country, Road Relay and Indoor fixtures. The issue of the SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card will be towards the end of September.

Cross Country Leagues – SBH compete in both Metropoltan League and North West London League, for both these leagues you do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.

The 5 Metropoltan League fixtures are – 14 October at Claybury – 11 November at Wormwood Scrubs – 2 December at Uxbridge – 13 January at Welwyn Garden City – 10 February at Trent Park. For age-groups 9 up to Masters Men & Women. The organisers have a rule that you keep your race number, for the next fixture you compete in, and so on.

The 5 North West London League fixtures are – 30 September at Greenford – 4 November at Kingsbury – 25 November at Trent Park – 3 February at Hampstead Heath – 2/3 Tbc March at Harrow. For age-groups Under 11 up to Under 17 Men & Women.

Remaining Cross Country Fixtures – You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager, but be aware that some fixtures have a closing date 6 to 8 weeks before the fixture date. Therefore please give your availability to your Team Manager as early as possible.

21 October Southern Relays at Wormwood Scrubs – 28 October North London Championships at Hackney Marshes – 4 November National Relays at Mansfield – 4 November Liddiard Trophy at Kingsbury – 18 November London Championships at Parliament Hill – 18 November London Youth Games at Parliament Hill – 25 November Fraternity/Sorority Cups at Trent Park – 25 November UK Cross Challenge & European Trials at Liverpool – 9 December SEAA Masters & Inter Counties at Oxford – 10 December European Championships at Belgium – 6 January Middlesex Championships at Greenford – 7 January Hertfordshire Championships at Venue/Date TBC – 20 January UK World Trial at Parliament Hill – 27 January Southern Championships at Beckenham – 3 February British University Championships at TBC – 10/11 February World Championships at Croatia – 24 February National Championships at Shropshire – 9 March CAU Inter Counties & UK Cross Challenge Final at Loughborough – 16 March English Schools Championships at Pontefract.

Cross Country Points and Club Championships Races – These are open for all to compete In, and run throughout the season. The winners of each age-group will receive an award at the SBH Annual General Meeting.

Cross Country Points Championships – These are the races that are available to compete in.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – All 5 Metropolitan League fixtures, plus either the Hertfordshire or Middlesex Championships – The best 4 out of 6 results to count.
Under 13, Under 15, Under 17, Under 20, Senior and Masters Men and Women – All 5 Metropolitan League fixtures, plus the Southern and National Championships – The best 5 out of 7 results to count.

Cross Country Club Championships – These are the races that are available to compete in.
Under 11 Boys and Girls – 13 January Metropolitan League – Under 13, Under 15, Under 17 Men and Women, 9 Miles Senior Men, Under 20 and Senior Women, Masters 40+ Men and Women – 27 January Southern Championships.

Other Events – Both these events take place at StoneX Stadium – 28 November 133rd SBH Annual General Meeting and the Presentation of Awards for the 2023 Track & Field season, and 2022-2023 Cross Country season – 26 December Boxing Day Road Races.

Road Relays – 23 September is the Southern 3,4 & 6 Stage Road Relays, back at its traditional venue Aldershot. For age-groups Under 13 up to Masters 60+ Men & Women– 7 October is the National 4 & 6 Stage Road Relays, at Sutton Park. For age-groups Under 20 and Senior Men & Women – 23 March is the Southern 6 & 12 Stage Road Relays, at Milton Keynes. For age-groups Under 20 and Senior Men & Women. Includes Under 15 & 17 Road Races – 6 April is the National 6 & 12 Stage Road Relays, at Sutton Park. For age-groups Under 20 and Senior Men & Women.

Indoor Track & Field Fixtures – Fixtures on SBH Winter Fixture Card are genarally shown for Lee Valley. Normally the dates are not available until mid to late October, after the issue of the SBH Winter Fixture Card. Therefore there will be a subsequent issue of the SBH Winter Fixture Card, once the dates are confirmed.
All fixtures, you will have to enter yourself, and pay the appropriate entry fee.

Fixtures Information – All fixture information will be published on the SBH Weekly Newsletter, covering the next 6 weeks from the issue date.

SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card – There are 3 separate documents.
1 Front Sheet – Includes general Information, and details of Team Managers and Club Officers.
2 Fixture Card – Includes Cross Country, Road Relay and Indoor fixtures.
3 Information Sheet – Includes Cross Country Points and Club Championship races, Metropolitan League times and distances, Team Managers details.
The above will be issued by email towards the end of September. They can also be found on the SBH website, this is the link to locate them – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

SBH Club Records Achieved By Our Athletes In 2023 – Congratulations to all those record holders, also there have many more performances that came within a whisker on setting a new record.

Under 11 Boys – Dennys Pascal – 75m Outdoors (10.74 w1.1) Finsbury Park 24 June, broke Lani Jaiyeola (11.00 w1.8)
Under 11 Boys – Dennys Pascal – 150m Outdoors (21.80 w0.3) Harrow 16 April, broke Jason Otule (21.82)
Under 11 Boys – Dennys Pascal – 200m Indoors (29.82) Lee Valley 25 March, broke Asher Escobar (31.79)
Under 11 Girls – Dami Adekunle – 200m Indoors (32.51) Lee Valley 8 January, broke Sienna Corbyn (33.56)
Under 11 Boys – Dennys Pascal – 600m Outdoors (1:42.53) Finsbury Park 24 June, lowers his own record (1:45.21)
Under 11 Boys – Dennys Pascal – 800m Outdoors (2:24.53) StoneX Stadium 22 July, broke David Kahan (2:27.22)
Under 11 Girls – Sienna Darcy – 600m Indoors (2:01.95) Lee Valley 25 March, broke her own record (2:15.00)
Under 11 Girls – Sienna Darcy – 800m Outdoors (2:42.47) StoneX Stadium 22 July, broke Posie Shaw (2:42.7)
Under 11 Boys – Dennys Pascal – 1500m Outdoors (5:01.3) StoneX Stadium 2 July, broke David Kahan (5:03.9)
Under 15 Boys – Harry Webb – 80m Hurdles Outdoors (11.42 w1.8) Birmingham 30 June, broke Miles Jones (11.44)
Under 15 Boys – Chukwuma Ononogbu – Discus 1.25kg Outdoors (46.33m) Birmingham 30 June, broke his own record (43.30m)
Under 17 Men – Ebuka Nwokeji – 100m Outdoors (10.43 w0.9) Trinidad & Tobago 7 August, his own record (10.5)
Under 17 Men – Zico Jones, Joseph Wheeler-Henry, Brandon Kufazvinei, Ebuka Nwokeji – 4x100m Relay Outdoors (41.23) London Olympic Stadium 23 July, previous record (42.01)
Under 17 Women – Mya Mairs-Ingram – 800m Outdoors (2:09.01) Birmingham 30 June, broke Jody Allen (2:09.9)
Under 20 Men – Joseph Purbrick – 110m Hurdles Outdoors (13.70 w0.3) Loughborough 21 June, broke Allan Scott (13.9) and Paul Brice (13.8 w2.9)
Under 20 Women – Emily Newnham – 400m Outdoors (52.15) Chelmsford 23 July, broke Sabrina Bakare (52.77)
Under 20 Women – Emily Newnham – 400m Hurdles Outdoors (57.02) Jerusalem, Israel 10 August, broke her own record (57.13)
Under 20 Women – Lola McCann-Ezekiel, Mia Higson, Nia Akintokun, Anna Rose – 4x100m Relay Outdoors (48.40) London Olympic Stadium 23 July previous record (48.56)
Under 23 Women – Marli Jessop – 100m Hurdles Outdoors (13.30 w1.6) Sportcity 9 July, broke her own record (13.38 w1.8)
Senior Men – Zharnel Hughes – 100m Outdoors (9.83 w1.3) New York, USA 24 June, broke his own record (9.97 w0.2)
Senior Men – Zharnel Hughes – 200m Outdoors (19.73 w1.6) London Olympic Stadium 23 July, broke his own record (19.93 w-0.3)
Senior Men – Kyle Langford – 800m Indoors (1:46.93) Madrid, Spain 22 February, broke Richard Charles (1:49.11)
Senior Women – Ellie Baker – 1500m Outdoors (4:04.11) Montreuil, France 31 May, broke her own record (4:04.90)
Masters Women 35-39 – Jade Lally – Discus 1kg Outdoors (61.37m) Walnut, USA 15 April, broke Tracey Axten (54.03m)
Masters Women 55-59 – Lisa Webb – 400m Indoors (1:13.82) Sheffield 19 February, add as a new event
Masters Women 60-64 – Rosalind Zeffertt – High Jump Outdoors (1.15m) Watford 20 May, broke her own record (1.03m)

Next week I will publish additional Club Records for the period 2005 to 2022. I carried out an exercise on the PO10, using the Clubs section and found performances hat qualify as a Club Record.

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 posts this week.

Photograph of our Pole Vaulters at the Southen U13, U15 & U17 Championships – ISAAC VAN DEN BERGH won the U15 Silver Medal (3.30m) and ABIGAIL EDWARDS won the U17 Bronze Medal.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT – Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.
To follow our new Instagram account, from your own account, by searching for ‘shaftesbury_barnet’ or by clicking https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/
To Members and Parents, if you wish for any photographs to be posted on Instagram, please email them to sbh.instagram@outlook.com If you can at the same time give details on when and where the photographs was taken, plus any other comments.
Please feel free to post photographs of any special occasion, for example, your wedding day, an addition to the family.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023 SUMMER FIXTURE CARD – Can be found on the SBH website –http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

SBH 2022-2023 WINTER CROSS COUNTRY POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURE – The CROSS COUNTRY POINTS TABLE is now available on the SBH Website, and is the final table following the National Championships on the 25 February – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2022-2023 – Final Issue 25-02-23 Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2022-2023 – Final Issue 25-02-23
The CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP LIST is now available on the SBH Website, and is the Final Issue following the Southern Championships on the 28 January – Men & Womens Cross Country Club Championship Winners 2022-2023 – Updated 28-01-23 Final Issue

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/

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

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

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

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER

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