Happy Birthday this week to Ade Adefolalu, Beth Anderson, James Brennan, Thomas Carey, Charlie Griffiths, Eleanor Hunt, Anthony Jackson, Andrew Magnall, Ellie McNamara, David Parker, Peter Stainer, Nadiye Woodroffe, Alice Yau
SHAFTESBURY TOP CLUB IN ENGLAND – What a day to remember at the National Cross Country Championships which took place in Wollaton Park, Nottingham on 23 February. The Under 17 Men’s team of JAMAL LEWIS, JAMIE DEE, ROBBIE LIGHTOWLER and, GREG COOKE became National Champions winning by 70 points, and now hold the cross country and road relay National titles.
There were Individual Silver Medals from RICHARD GOODMAN who has been outstanding on the country and finished just 8 seconds off the winner, JAMIE HARPER U13 in his third National (7th last year) was only 11 seconds behind. JAMIE along with THOMAS PATRICK, HENRY FULTON and FINN HARVEY won a well-deserved Under 13 team Bronze Medals. The Under 20 Men’s team of MICHAEL CALLEGARI, LIAM DEE, BEN ROCHFORD and MARK PEARCE also won the team Bronze Medals. The Senior Men’s team were only just outside the Medals finishing in 4th place, and what is very satisfying is they finished 5th in the 9 to score Championship. Finally the Under 15 Boys finished in 6th position.
Well done to you all, and especially to the Boys/Men’s teams whose results in the 5 Championships cemented our position as the Top Club currently in England. The aggregate points totals are as follows 1st Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers 1008 points, 2nd Aldershot. Farnham & District 1184 points, 3rd Bedford & County 1270 points and 4th Tonbridge 2404 points
We also won “The Persil Trophy” for the lowest aggregate score in the Senior, U20 and U17 Men’s Championships.
For the remaining newsletter information and results
Under 13 Boys – JAMIE HARPER 2nd (11.09), THOMAS PATRICK 44th (11.57), HENRY FULTON 50th (12.01), FINN HARVEY 59th (12.06), NATHAN FERNANDES 75th (12.14), JOE CHOTT 96th (12.24), GERRY O’BRIEN 106th (12.26) Team Result 1st Charnwood 135 points (13,16,40,66), 2nd Bracknell 143 (8,18,24,93), 3rd SBH 155 (2,44,50,59), The winner was Joshua Cowperthwaite of Middlesborough AC (10.58), 385 runners finished.
Under 13 Girls – LIA RADUS 132nd (13.34), MIA GROOM 146th (13.42), LIDIA KYRIACOU 183rd (13.58), GEMMA HARPER 230th (14.17). Team Result 1st Herne Hill Harriers 94 points (2,13,24,55), 2nd Manchester Harriers 179 (28,31,39,81), 3rd Tonbridge 190 (4,46,64,76), 27th SBH 691 (132,146,183,230). The winner was Grace Copeland of Wimborne AC (11.42), 431 runners finished
Under 15 Boys – GEORGE GROOM 25th (14.56), JEREMY DEMPSEY 53rd (15.13), ELLIOT DEE 78th (15.31), NATHAN GAMMON 130th (15.59), THOMAS FULTON 136th (16.02). Team Result 1st Bedford & County 55 points (5,6,13,31), 2nd Tonbridge 67 (4,12,21,30), 3rd Teambath 194 (24,42,44,84), 6th SBH 286 (25,53,78,130). The winner was Ben Dijkstra of Leicester Corintanian (13.55), 346 runners finished
Under 15 Girls – MARIE SATO 139th (18.10), GABRIELLA KYRIACOU 141st (18.10), JESSICA HURLEY 182nd (18.29). Team Result 1st Blackheath & Bromley 53 points (5,10,16,22), 2nd Bracknell 111 (2,18,21,70), 3rd Stockport Harriers 115 (15,24,26,50). The winner was Sabrina Sinha of Cambridge Harriers (15.10), 355 runners finished
Under 17 Men – JAMAL LEWIS 9th (19.56), JAMIE DEE 15th (20.13), ROBBIE LIGHTOWLER 26th (20.41), GREG COOKE 40th (21.11), KHALID-ALI AHMED 114th (22.18). Team Result 1st SBH 90 points (9,15,26,40), 2nd Aldershot, Farnham & District 160 points (6,21,31,102), 3rd Tonbridge 167 (22,37,42,66). The winner was Zak Miller of Trafford AC (19.24), 272 runners finished
Under 17 Women – EMMA DWAN 103rd (21.41). Team Result 1st Birtley AC 113 points (1,18,32,62), 2nd Aldershot, Farnham & District 118 (10,12,46,50), 3rd Charnwood 179 (13,19,39,108). The winner was Lydia Turner of Birtley AC (17.25), 211 runners finished
Under 20 Men – MICHAEL CALLEGARI 10th (32.05), LIAM DEE 11th (32.10), BEN ROCHFORD 62nd (34.19), MARK PEARCE 63rd (34.20), ASHOK MATHUR 124th (36.47), JOE REDWOOD 136th (37.25), JAMES SOTHCOTT 143rd (37.46). Team Result 1st Tonbridge 67 (8,14,21,24), 2nd Gateshead Harriers 121 (4,35,39,43), 3rd SBH 146 (10,11,62,63). The winner was Jonathan Davies of Reading AC (31.15), 187 runners finished
Under 20 Women – MOLLY PATCH 79th (26.27). Team Result 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District 17 points (2,3,12), 2nd Tonbridge 77 (15,18,44), 3rd Vale Royal 103 (13,31,59). The winner was Georgia Taylor-Brown of Sale Harriers Manchester (21.03), 134 runners finished
Senior Men – RICHARD GOODMAN 2nd (36.31), GLEN WATTS 33rd (38.04), DAN WATTS 59th (38.41), KOJO KYEREME V35 75th (39.01), RICHARD HORTON U23 78th (39.02), WILL RYLE-HODGES U23 84th (39.10), ORLANDO EDWARDS V35 86th (39.13), MATT GRANT 244th (41.57), EUAN MACKENZIE U23 267th (42.16), ROBERT RIGBY V50 658th (46.55), RAY POWELL V50 1471st (59.12), RUSSELL DEVITT V60 1577th (1:03.52). Team Result 6 to score 1st Bedford & County 265 (15,19,26,29,76,100), 2nd Notts AC 296 (21,25,48,54,71,77), 3rd Leeds City AC 301 (5,35,44,63,64,90), 4th SBH 331 (2,33,59,75,78,84). Team Result 9 to score 1st Leeds City AC 645 (5,35,44,63,64,90,109,117,118), 2nd Notts AC 296 (21,25,48,54,71,77,106,161,164), 3rd Aldershot, Farnham & District (22,43,61,69,93,119,134,156), 5th SBH 331 (2,33,59,75,78,84,86,244,267). The winner was Steven Vernon of Stockport Harriers (36.23), 1657 runners finished
Senior Women – AMY CAMPBELL 12th (29.10), REBEKAH GARDINER 33rd (30.55). Team Result 1st Aldershot, Farnham & District 21 points (2,3,5,11), 2nd Charnwood AC 102 (1,8,14,79), 3rd Rotherham Harriers 127 (23,29,31,44). The winner was Gemma Steel of Charnwood (27.42), 708 runners finished
Attached are outstanding photographs sent to me from Fiona Groom, David Lightowler and Jeremy Sothcott.
BETH WINS BRONZE MEDAL – BETH POTTER U23 won the Bronze Medal (28.24) in the Scottish National Cross Country Championships in Falkirk. She was only 15 seconds behind the winner Rhona Auckland of Banchory Stonehaven (28.09).
CONGRATULATIONS STUART SINGER – Stuart V50 completed his challenge of running 6 Marathons in 12 months. He started in April 2013 in BOSTON (3:35.51) then LONDON (3:38.40), BERLIN (3:26.33), CHICAGO (3:27.00) and NEW YORK (3:36.58). The final leg took place in TOKYO on 23 February and finished in his fastest time of the 6 (3:23.01).
ORLANDO EDWARDS STARTS 2014 WITH A BANG – Orlando won the 45th edition of the Carnethy Five Hill Race. Vicious, freezing winds, insanely-steep terrain and a whole lot of heather-bashing Orlando reflects on his outstanding victory at one of the biggest off-road events in the UK.
The Carnethy Five Hill Race is one of my favourites. It’s relatively short at six miles but with five steep summits (a total of 762m of ascent) and a number of leg-buckling descents to tackle, the race is definitely a brutal one. It’s also the first real big race of the season and always attracts a large, strong field. This year was no different with 500 runners hitting the startline.
Carnethy is the highest of the Pentland hills, a range just outside Edinburgh, Scotland. Once again this year, a traditional piper played the bagpipes as we tore away from the start and raced at speed across the first field. Conditions were good – that is if you don’t mind contending with a sub-zero chill factor wind, icy cold bogs, knee-high heather and snowdrifts!
Things didn’t start well. I tumbled in the first bog of the day and lost ground on my rivals. I picked myself up and worked hard to get back to the front group. As we hit the bottom of the first climb (Scald Law), Tom Owens, and then my inov-8 teammate Rob Jebb took turns in the lead.
Running into a ferocious wind, it felt like we were being blown back down the hill. That, combined with the knee-high heather and snowdrifts, made it a gruelling first ascent.
Once over the summit, I took huge leaps on the descent to try and land on the bits of terrain not covered in snow. Orlando winning time was (51.21), 2nd was Finlay Wild (51.41) and 3rd was Tom Owens (52.41). Orlando’s team Hunters Bog Trotters won the team prize (1,8,20,29).
MATTHEW LALLY U17 WINS GOLD MEDAL – Matthew won the Essex & Eastern Counties High Jump Championships at Lee Valley, jumping a personal best Indoors (1.96m) adding 2cm to his 2013 jump, and is ranked UK No.3 U17 in 2014.
ST ALBANS SCHOOL UNBEATEN SEASON GOES ON – St Albans School with four Shaftesbury athletes (Legs 2, 4, 5 & 6) in the 6 man team won the King Henry VIII School annual cross country relays on 5 February for the 11th time. With boys and girls from over 60 schools across England, the race has a strong legacy, boasting former competitors of the calibre of Sebastian Coe, Alistair & Jonathan Brownlee, and Richard Nerurkar.
In high winds the course as set up as best could b, having to tie the tape to objects and allow it to wave, banner-like, rather than spanning it between posts as usual! Record-breaking rainfall over the UK had not missed Coventry, and the woods section particularly had some impressively deep and wide puddles to ford. However the course overall was less muddy than in 2013, and fears of a slow course seemed to have been misplaced. The rain continued to fall all morning, as schools from as far afield as Kent, North Yorkshire and even the flood–hit Somerset all made their journeys to the War Memorial Park, where the event is held. It was fortunate that the rain stopped just as the race began, allowing the spectators and waiting competitors to watch in greater comfort.
St Albans won in a time of 74.38 – Leg 1 DANIEL MYERS (12.53), Leg 2 MARK PEARCE U20 (11.53) 3rd fastest time of the race, Leg 3 HARRISON PYRKE (12.49), Leg 4 ROBBIE LIGHTOWLER U20 (12.04), Leg 5 ADAM THORPE U20 (12.35), Leg 6 JOE REDWOOD U20 (12.24). Team result 1st St Albans School 74.38, 2nd The Judd School 75.33, 3rd Shrewsbury School 76.10
WINTER CROSS COUNTRY POINTS UPDATE – Following the National some age-groups have now been decided, and congratulations to the following – U17 Women 1st Emma Dwan 40 points, 2nd Caia Casciello 30, 3rd Natalie Connor 16 – U20 Women Joint Winners Eleanor Hunt and Molly Patch 8 points – Senior Women 1st Rachel Felton 40 2nd Rebekah Gardiner 35, 3rd Lucy Short 26 – Masters Women 35-39 1st Margaret Cooper 39, 2nd Victoria Dawes 15, 3rd Yvonne Bullen 7 – U15 Boys 1st George Groom 32, 2nd Rufus Kent 25, 3rd Jeremy Dempsey 20 – U17 Men 1st Jamie Dee 20, 2nd Greg Cooke 19, 3rd Jamal Lewis 16 – U20 Men 1st Ben Rochford 29, 2nd Michael Callegari 24, 3rd Liam Dee 22 – Senior Men 1st Glen Watts 47, 2nd Richard Goodman 36, 3rd Will Ryle-Hodges 30.
Regarding the following age-groups they ran in the National, but they still have the North West London league on 1 March to count – U13 Girls 1st Lia Radus 32, 2nd Mia Groom 29, 3rd Lidia Kyriacou 23 – U15 Girls 1st Gabriella Kyriacou 32, 2nd Jessica Hurley 20, 3rd Georgina Emanuel 15 – U13 Boys 1st Jamie Harper 32, 2nd Finn Harvey 26, 3rd Samuel Lee 16
PLEASE VOTE FOR ALLAN SMITH – Allan has been nominated for a Scottish Variety Award following his 2013 athletics performances. Scottish Athletics are backing his nomination and have put out an article about the award (link below) asking the athletics community to back Allan in the Up and Coming Scottish Sports Person category.
http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=17&itemType=news&itemId=7572
As this is a public vote, and not restricted to Scotland, the winner will be the person with the highest number of votes cast. We would appreciate if you pass on this request to all SBH membership & see if we can mobilise them to get another Humbug winner.
Additionally, you can go directly to the voting page & scroll down to the sports category to make your selection. Link below:
http://www.capitalfm.com/scotland/events/scottishvarietyawards2014/
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET MINI MARATHON TRIALS – Apologies but there appears to be a problem with completing the Electronic registration and consent forms on the futureversity website.
The following is the full Information we have just received. The trial takes place at Allianz Park on Sunday 2 March, and is for Boys & Girls who must be aged between 11 and 17 on Sunday 13 April 2014, you must live or go to school in the London Borough of Barnet. Registration on 2 March is from 9.30am-10.15am, with the race starting at 10.30am.
Young Athletes that would like to trial for the Mini London Marathon Barnet team then we require parental consent by Wednesday 26 February 2014. Suggest you complete and post the attached consent form to Canada Villa Youth Centre, Pursley Road, Mill Hill, NW7 2BU.
The Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon doubles as the UK National Road Running Championships and takes place over the final 3 miles of the main London Marathon route from London’s Old Billingsgate to the Mall (on the same day). It is contested by young people aged 11-17 from all of London’s 33 boroughs and other regions across the UK.
Any questions please call 020 8359 3100.
CLUB HOODIES – With over three hundred hoodies already in circulation, this is your opportunity to join the club. They are available to all members who have paid their subscriptions at the subsidised price of £20 + £4 P&P if you require it to be posted to you. 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.
Let us know the name you want on the front and your chest size. Please e-mail your details to Sandra@pukite.demon.co.uk You will be notified when your club hoody has arrived. It will be available for collection from Allianz Park on Tuesday evenings between 18.15 and 20.15. The £20/£24 price is payable either in cash or by way of a cheque made payable to Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. Please send a cheque to Geoff Morphitis, 55 Lancaster Avenue, Hadley Wood, Barnet, Herts EN4 0ER
NICOLE CARA RESEARCH PROJECT – I am conducting an interesting study: Walking: Efficient and Strong or Wasteful and Weak? The study requires you to watch some videos of people walking on a treadmill and rate their strength and efficiency. You must be over the age of 18 to participate in this study, regardless of your own athletic performance! Participation should take no longer than 15/20 minutes and can be arranged around your session. Those who have already participated in the study have commented that they will use the knowledge gained to aid their own training and competing. If you are interested I look forward to hearing from you on nicolecara@hotmail.co.uk or on 07875642534. (Full ethical approval has been obtained from Brunel University Ethical Committee).
HERCULES WIMBLEDON YOUNG ATHLETES OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 16 April at Wimbledon Park Stadium. After over 30 years at Crystal Palace, this year we are transferring this highly popular meeting to Wimbledon Park on April 6th. We will have all the usual events, plus refreshments and a kit shop, and we look forward to a fun curtain raiser to the track and field season, with some keen competition for your athletes.
Now in its 33rd year, the meeting includes events from U11 to U20. U20 men and women also have the rare opportunity to test themselves over the mile distance, in the Dave Clarke Mile (separate races for both men and women), for which there is a first prize of £100 for each gender. One of Britain’s finest cross country runners (representing GB eleven times), and the current Club Chairman, Dave is also one of Hercules Wimbledon AC’s best known track athletes, who set his best time of 3:56.95 for the mile at Crystal Palace in 1982.
Athletes can enter and pay online via the club website: www.herculeswimbledonac.org.uk, attached is a copy of the entry form and timetable, the closing date for entries is Friday 14 March.
Parking at the Stadium is limited, but it is easily accessible by public transport. The nearest tube station is Southfields on the District Line, and the number 39 and 493 buses stop just by the entrance to the Park on Wimbledon Park Road. See www.herculeswimbledonac.org.uk for a map.
INDOOR JUMPS TRAINING – With the 2014 Track & Field season less than 4 months away, it’s time for all JUMPERS to get back into training. After the success of the pre-Christmas series, SBH in conjunction with the NORTH LONDON ATHLETICS NETWORK are promoting a further 10 week training camp at Allianz Park to improve the skills and knowledge of athletes of all abilities. Coaches supervising the sessions will be – Pole Vault ALLAN SUTTON and BASIL BARA, High Jump SUE SMITH, Long and Triple Jump ALFREDO MELAO. The overall arrangements are under the supervision of CLYDE GORDON.
The camp will run from WEDNESDAY 8 JANUARY to WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH inclusive. The weekly session will start at 19.00 and end at 21.00 (warm up starts at 18.30). The cost to athletes to attend per session will be £3 per head for young athletes (U20) and students and £5 per head for seniors to include entry into the facilities. For further information email Clyde Gordon – clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk
RESULTS – I endeavor to publish as many results as possible, as my main source is the power of 10 website. Unfortunately all races do not make the PO10. Therefore feel free to e-mail me the race, date and result if you have it, if not the result there is a good chance I can find it on Google.
UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR FEBRUARY/MARCH, FIXTURES ARE CROSS COUNTRY UNLESS STATED
Saturday 1 March – North West London League Final Fixture – Takes place at Wormwood Scrubs, Linford Christie Stadium, Du Cane Road, W12 0AE. Enter main car park off Du Cane Road (via Artillery Lane), through 6’6” height/width barrier. Extra parking will be available in the enclosed/fenced hospital parking area. Parking is free in all areas at the week-end. First race starts at 12noon. Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Saturday 8 March – Inter Counties Championships – Takes place in Cofton Park, Birmingham. Start times to be advised. Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective County Team Manager.
Saturday 15 March – English Schools Championships – Takes place at Castle Donington, Leicestershire. Start times 12.30pm Intermediate Girls, 1.00pm Junior Boys, 1.30pm Junior Girls, 2.00pm Intermediate Boys, 2.35pm Senior Girls, 3.05pm Senior Boys. Car parking will be on fields adjacent to the course, £5 per car and will include a complimentary programme.
Sunday 16 March – Southern Men’s 12 Stage & Women’s 6 Stage Road Relays – Takes place at Stantonbury Athletic Stadium, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Start times 12.00pm Men (6 stages x 5.053km and 6 stages x 7.664km), 1.00pm Women (6 stages x 5.053km). Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager.
OTHER RESULTS CROSS COUNTRY UNLESSS STATED
The Bourton 10k (Road Race) took place on 23 February
RACHEL FELTON finished in 21st place (1st Woman 34.39)
The Dash for the Splash 10k took place on Wimbledon Common on 16 February
ROBERT RIGBY V50 finished in 5th place (1st V50 38.51)
The Chingford League took place in Victoria Park on 15 February
RUSSELL DEVITT V60 (Guest) finished in 145th place (3rd V60 36.23). The race was won by Tom Heslop of VPH (25.39), 210 runners finished.
PARKRUN RESULTS
22 February – OAK HILL – SOPHIE BOWEN U17 13th (21.51), NICOLE BOWEN U13 19th (23.02), OLIVIA BOWEN U13 20th (23.04)
22 February – BARNSTABLE – RICHARD WILLIAMS 2nd (First Time 17.14), SARAH WILLIAMS 6th 1st Woman (First Time 18.23)
22 February – RICHMOND – EMMA ARCHER V35 35th (New PB 20.57)
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 used.
Please click on the link to access the SBH Website http://sbharriers.co.uk If you view the News section then Club News, you will find the current and previously issued newsletters. Also there is Indoor News which also has the current and previously issued newsletters. We would welcome any comments you may have on the website.
This is the link to the London Athletics website, which contains useful information http://www.londonathletics.org/node/630
England Athletics London Region and the Saracens Foundation have appointed JARED KEELY as the Urban Athletics Activator for the London Borough of Barnet. JARED is based at Allianz Park and can be contacted on 020-3675-7243 or by email on jaredkeely@allianzpark.com
ALLIANZ PARK Main Switchboard telephone number is 0203 675 7200, then press 4 for Athletics.
Alan