Happy Birthday from Thursday 13 April to Wednesday 19 April – Leon Biss, Dean De-Andrea, Victoria Godfrey, Yann Janssen, Scarlett Kent, Eljone Kruger, Dylan Michel, Tristan Procida, Robert Rigby, Roberto Roncarati, Seth Taylor, Alan Weller and Aron Yacobi

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

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – The Throws and Indoor Pole Vault fixture takes place this Saturday 15 April at the StoneX Stadium. The Track and Jumps fixture takes place this Sunday 16 April at the Bannister Outdoors Sports Centre, Harrow.

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – On Wednesday 19 April is now open to enter, see below.

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – On Wednesday 3 May may be open before the next Newsletter, thetrefore please check the roster athletics website at https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions?cc=GBR&page=0&from=2023-04-17&to=2023-05-06

LEE VALLEY SPRINTS OPEN MEETING – On Wednesday 26 April is not open to enter, please check either Opentrack at https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=9&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on  or Lee Valley website at https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions

QUADKIDS – Which is for school years 3 to 7 inclusive, ie age 7 to 12 takes place this Sunday 16 April at the Bannister Outdoors Sports Centre, Harrow. It is free to enter for Shaftesbury members and is £2 for non-members, and includes the four core disciplines of running (600m), throwing (Vortex Howler), jumping (Long Jump) and sprinting (75m).

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The first of the SBH league fixture for 2023, takes place on Sunday 23 April at the Embankment Athletic Track, Bishops Road, Peterborough.
Lest season our Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women were outstanding, winning the West division of the league with (1787.5 points) with Dacorum in 2nd place (1714.5) and St Albans in 3rd place (1439).
In the Top 8 Final we finished in 3rd place with (740 points) to two outstanding teams, with Havering winning with (863.5 points) and Chelmsford 2nd with (788 points). Since last season our Young Athletes squad has been strengthened with some excellent talent. We wish you all a good start at Peterborough.

TCS MONEY LONDON MINI MARATHON – Takes place on Saturday 22 April, the London Borough of Barnet teams will be announced in the coming weeks. If any other SBH athlete has been selected for another Borough or Region, please email me at alanweller111@gmail.com

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.

RESULTS 
BE FIT TODAY TRACK ACADEMY OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 8 April. Field event results are still to be published.
75m – U11M NOSA URUBUSI U13 1st (PB 11.07 w0.5) taking .42 of a second off his 2022 time
100m – SM A1 LANI JAIYEOLA U15 3rd (PB 12.68 w2.7) taking .12 of a second off his 2022 time, ASHER ESCOBAR U15 6th (PB 13.11 w2.7) taking .58 of a second off his 2021 time, TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U15 7th (PB 13.36 w2.7), A2 EBUKA NWOKEJI U17 2nd (PB 10.81 w1.7) taking .24 of a second off his 2022 time, and is ranked UK No.1 U17 in 2023, A5 TARIQ WILD U23 3rd (SB 10.84 w-0.1) and is ranked UK No.6 U23 in 2023, B1 LANI finished 1st (12.81 w1.9), ASHER finished 2nd (PB 12.90 w1.9) taking .21 of a second off his A1 time, TYLER finished 4th (13.94 w1.9), B5 TARIQ finished 3rd (10.87 w0.5)
100m – SW A1 ANU JAIYEOLA U15 1st (PB 13.64 w1.6) taking .56 of a second off her 2022 time, and is ranked UK No.6 U13 in 2023, A3 TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (PB 12.53 w1.3) taking .44 of a second off her 2022 time, and is ranked UK No.9 U17 in 2023, B2 ANU finished 1st (13.67 w2.2), B3 ANGEL MCLEOD U15 1st (SB 12.81 w0.4) and is ranked UK No.6 U15 in 2023, ONYEBUCHI ODIAKA U17 3rd (SB 13.58 w0.4), ANNALUCIA HARLLEY U17 5th (SB 14.22 w0.4), B4 TAMI finished 1st (12.64 w1.4)
150m – SX 2 NOSA URUBUSI U13 2nd (PB 21.99 w0.4) taking 1.71 seconds off his 2022 time, ARI RUBENSTEIN U11 5th (PB 23.71 w0.4)
200m – SM 1 LANI JAIYEOLA U15 1sd (PB 25.49 w0.8) taking 1.07 seconds off his 2022 time, ASHER ESCOBAR U15 2nd (PB 26.61.w0.8) taking 1.69 seconds off his 2021 time, TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U15 3rd (PB 28.16 w0.8) taking 3.69 seconds off his 2 January time, JIMI ADU U15 5th (PB 28.76 w0.8) taking .42 of a second off his 2021 time, 3 EBUKA NWOKEJI U17 1st (PB 22.05 w-0.9) taking .42 of a second off his 2022 time, and is ranked UK No.3 U17 in 2023, MALACHI AMADI U20 2nd (PB 22.11 w-0.9) taking 1.23 seconds off his 2022 time, 5 TARIQ WILD U23 4th (SB 21.90 w2.1)
200m – SW 1 ANU JAIYEOLA U15 1st (PB 28.23 w0.4) taking 1.77 seconds off her 2022 time, and is ranked UK No.9 U13 in 2023, 3 TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (PB 25.88 w1.0)
400m – SX 2 JADEN AULIS U17 2nd (SB 56.72)
600m – SX 1 DENNYS PASCAL U11 1st (PB 1:45.21) taking 11.40 seconds off his 2022 time, is ranked UK No.6 U13 in 2023, ARI RUBENSTEIN U11 2nd (PB 1:58.02), 2 OLIVIA ABBOTT U13 4th (PB 1:55.23)
800m – SX 2 EDWARD PASCAL U13 4th (2:26.67), 3 HAYLEY MACLEAN 2nd (PB 2:07.94)
80m Hurdles – U15B HARRY WEBB U15 1st (SB 11.94 w0.1) and is ranked UK No.2 U15 in 2023, ASHER ESCOBAR U15 3rd (PB 13.36 w0.1) taking .82 of a second off his 2022 time. JIMI ADU U15 4th (PB 13.62 w0.1)

HARVARD/YALE V OXFORD/CAMBRIDGE – Took place at Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA on 8 April.
100m – SW LARISSA GILES U23 (Yale University) 6th (SB 12.70 w2.5) taking .40 of a second off her 1 April time
1500m – SM 1 JEREMY DEMPSEY (Cambridge University) 1st (SB 3:57.28), LIAM GARRETT U23 (Yale University) 7th (4:01.01)

HURRICANE ALUMNI INVITATIONAL – Took place at Coral Gables, Florida, USA on 7-8 April.
100m – SW 3 LILY PARRIS U23 (Princeton University) 4th (SB 12.28 w0.7) taking .01 of a second off her 24 March time, and is ranked UK No.2 U23 in 2023
100m Hurdles – SW 2 LILY PARRIS U23 (Princeton University) 3rd (SB 14.20 w1.6) taking .34 of a second off her 1 April time, and is ranked UK No.1 U23 in 2023

TRITON INVITATIONAL – Took place at La Jolla, California, USA on 7-8 April.
Discus 1kg – IB JADE LALLY V35 5th (SB 60.92m) adding 4cm to her 28 January throw, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2023
Discus 2kg – IB NICK PERCY 3rd (SB 63.54m) adding 2.84m to his 25 February throw, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2023

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 5 April.
100m – SX 1 EDWIN YAMOAH V35 1st (11.80 w0.3), LYDIA ROGERS 4th (SB 13.50 w0.3)
1500m – SX 5 CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 14th (SB 5:26.54), 6 JAI DARYANANI U17 1st (PB 4:41.87) taking 2.11 seconds off his 2022 time, EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 6th (SB 4:47.86), 9 RAFI GAYER U17 5th (PB 4:19.49) taking 16.04 seconds off his 2022 time, NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 12th (SB 4:34.18), 10 THOMAS CADWALLADER U17 9th (4:22.16), CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 10th (4:24.98)
3000m – SX 1 ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 5th (PB 9:49.94) and is ranked UK No.3 U15 in 2023, 2 LUCA STUBBS U23 8th (PB 8:42.42) taking 1.60 seconds off his 2021 time, GIANLEO STUBBS U17 9th (PB 8:42.44) taking 1.60 seconds off his 2021 time, and is ranked UK No.3 U17 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.

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 8 April.
PAUL LEWIS V50 5th (21.05) this was his 163rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Avondale Forest on 8 April.
EUAN PHILLIPS U15 9th (19.46) this was his 39th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Blandford on 8 April.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 133rd (33.52) this was his 188th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Conkers on 8 April.
TIM UNDERHILL V55 38th (21.21) this was his 96th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Gorleston Cliffs on 8 April.
PAUL MACCARTHY V55 23rd (20.25) this was his 219th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hogmoor Inclosure on 8 April.
STUART SINGER V60 27th (23.22) this was his 370th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 8 April.
ANDREW HOLMES V55 275th (36.46) this was his 50th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maryport Prom on 8 April.
JO KENT V55 9th (20.09) this was her 101st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 8 April.
BRADLEY SINGER 68th (25.03) this was his 222nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 8 April.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 190th (36.10) this was his 259th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pont Y Bala on 8 April.
ANTONIO CONRADIE U20 1st (17.21) this was his 17th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pymmes on 8 April.
ZACK JOSEPHS U13 5th (19.28) this was his 13th Parkrun, DAVID JOSEPHS V45 10th (20.00) this was his 27th Parkrun, BARRY HAWS V50 20th (21.36) this was his 39th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at University Of Western Australia on 8 April
STUART MOORE V60 95th (33.39) this was his 186th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Wimbledon Common on 8 April.
JAMES FITZSIMMONS V45 17th (19.44) this was his 57th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 13 APRIL UNTIL WEDNESDAY 10 MAY – The SBH 2023 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

NATIONAL MEN’S 12 STAGE AND WOMENS 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS WHICH INCLUDE THE 15/U17 5k ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 15 April at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Town Gate Entrance, Birmingham (Satnav B73 6BU).
Start times U17 Men 11.00am, U17 Women 11.05am, U15 Boys 11.15am, U15 Girls 11.20am, Senior Women 12.20pm
Distances U15/U17 Men/Women 5K, Women Long Legs 5.38K, Short Legs 3.16K
Entries Closed

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE THROWS AND INDOOR POLE VAULT – Takes place on Saturday 15 April 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 – LICC Timetable StoneX Stadium 15-04-23
Online entries now at – https://entry4sports.co.uk/#/  then put 438 in the filter box
Entries Closed, No Entries On The Day

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE TRACK AND JUMPS – Takes place on Sunday 16 April at Bannister Outdoors Sports Centre, Birch Park, Harrow (Satnav HA3 6SP).
Entry fee is £8 per event for all age-groups, SBH Members qualify for a 50% discount.
Link to the timetable – LICC Timetable Bannister Stadium 16-04-23
Online entries at Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/GBR/harr16042023/
Entries Closed, No Entries On The Day

QUADKIDS – Takes place prior to the London Inter Club Challenge on Sunday 16 April
CLYDE GORDON will be managing the event, with registration from 12 noon, first event starts at 12.30pm, and completion around 11.30am, and is free to enter for Shaftesbury members and is £2 for non-members. Quadkids is primarily for school years 3 to 7 inclusive, ie age 7 to 12 and includes the four core disciplines of running (600m), throwing (Vortex Howler), jumping (Long Jump) and sprinting (75m). All are welcome and Parents you may be asked to join in by helping out on maybe one of the events.

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 19 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 19.00pm 200m, 19.15pm Shot Put, 19.20pm 400m no Under 13s, 19.40pm 800m no times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 21.05pm 3000m no times over 11.00 minutes, no Under 13s
Link to entries on roster athletics, although entries not available as yet – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions?cc=GBR&page=0&to=2023-04-28&from=2023-04-17
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.

TCS MONEY LONDON MINI MARATHON – Takes place on Saturday 22 April close to Temple Station and finishes on The Mall.
Note: You will have to be pre-selected by your respective London Borough or UK Region. 

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE ROUND 1  – The first of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 23 April at the Embankment Athletic Track, Bishops Road, Peterborough (Satnav PE1 5BW).
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – EYAL Timetable 2023
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager, Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 20 April as the declarations have to be in on Friday 21 April 

TCS MONEY LONDON MARATHON – Takes place on Sunday 23 April from Greenwich. We should have a few runners representing the Stripes.
Note: You will have to enter yourself

LEE VALLEY DOUBLE 100m/200m SPRINTS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 26 April at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
For age-groups U13 and above.
100m Men 19.00, 100m Women 19.30, 200m Men 20.00, 200m Women 20.30 times are estimated.
This is the link for you to enter yourselves, although entries not available as yet – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=8&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Closing Date TBC or once an event reaches full capacity.

BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS  – Takes place on Saturday 29 April to Monday 1 May at the Manchester Regional Arena, Gate 13, Ethiad Campus, Rowsley Street, Manchester (Satnav M11 3FF).
Link to the information – https://www.bucs.org.uk/events-page/athletics-outdoor-championships-2022-23.html
Entries Closed 

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH ROUND 1 – The first fixture of four takes place on Sunday 30 April at the at Bannister Outdoors Sports Centre, Birch Park, Harrow (Satnav HA3 6SP).
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – UK YDL UAG 2023 Timetable
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 3 May at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 19.00pm 100m, 19.15pm Long Jump, 19.20pm 1500m no times over 5minute 30 seconds, 21.15pm 3000m no times over 11.00 minutes, no Under 13s
Link to entries on roster athletics – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions?cc=GBR&page=0&from=2023-04-01&to=2023-04-23
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. 

MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE ROUND 1 – The first fixture of four takes place on Sunday 7 May at Perivale Park Athletic Track, Stockdove Way, Perivale (Satnav UB6 8TJ).
Age-Groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager.
To Be Confirmed: Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 4 May as the declarations have to be in on Friday 5 May. 

LEE VALLEY DOUBLE 100m SPRINTS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 10 May 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.
Please Note: For all information including entering yourself online please use this link – https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/athletics-events
Entries Close Sunday 7 May, Although An Event Could Be Full Maybe 1-2 Weeks Before The Meeting Date, So Enter Early

LEE VALLEY 2023 OUTDOOR FIXTURES – The following will be available for you to enter on Opentrack, this is the link to enter the 1 April Open Meeting now on Opentrack – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
The following fixtures will be available to enter on Opentrack, in the coming weeks.
26 April – Sprints 100m/200m Meeting
10 May – Double 100m Meeting
24 May – 300m/300m Hurdles/400m/400m Hurdles Meeting
7 June – Double 100m Meeting
21 June – Sprints 100m/200m Meeting
5 July – Double 100m Meeting
19 July – Sprints 100m/200m Meeting
2 August – Double Sprint Hurdles
16 August – Sprints 100m/200m Meeting
30 August – Double 100m Meeting
September – Autumn Throws Fest

WATFORD 2023 OPEN MEETING OUTDOOR FIXTURES – The following will be available for you to enter on Roster Athletics
Wednesday 19 April – 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm Shot, 7.20pm 400m No Under 13s, 7.40pm 800m No times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.05pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s (Entries Not Open As Yet)
Wednesday 3 May – 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm Long Jump, 7.20pm 1500m No times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.15pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 17 May – 7.00pm 400m No Under 13s, 7.15pm Triple Jump, 7.25pm BMC, 8.00pm 800m No times over 2 minutes 45 seconds
Wednesday 31 May – 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm High Jump, 7.20pm 1500m No times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.15pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 14 June – 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm Shot, 7.25pm BMC, 8.00pm 800m No times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.15pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 28 June – 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm Long Jump, 7.25pm 1500m No times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.05pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 12 July – 7.00pm 400m No Under 13s, 7.15pm High Jump, 7.25pm BMC, 8.00m 800m No times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.05pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 26 July – 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm Triple Jump, 7.15pm 1500m No times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.00pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 9 August – 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm 400m No Under 13s, 7.30pm 800m No times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.05pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 23 August – 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm Long Jump, 7.25pm BMC, 8.00m 1500m No times over 5 minutes 30 seconds
Wednesday 6 September – 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm High Jump, 7.20pm 100m, 7.40pm 800m, 9.05pm 3000m No under 13

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – Many thanks to SHAUN CLIFFORD for this outstanding photograph of GEORGE. SHAUN recalls his children, HARRIET and JOSH CLIFFORD ran for SBH between 2008 – 2015 and trained with GEORGE in St Albans.
The photograph makes me smile as I distinctly remember GEORGE saying “I never cancel training when it’s snowing.  The only thing that would stop the session would be mist”.  I’m sure many other SBH athletes could testify to this.

ELLIE BAKER ON HER MIDDLE-DISTANCES AMBITIONS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

The British indoor 1500m champion on a different mindset that has brought big changes. “I was standing on the start line knowing that I hadn’t worked to the best of my ability to be in the best shape at that time and I never wanted that feeling again,” says ELLIE BAKER, recalling the moment her mindset shifted. It was 2020, and the 24-year-old admits she hadn’t dealt well with lockdown. “I’m very much motivated by competition and if I don’t have any goals to aim for, then I’m like, ‘What am I training for? What is this all towards?’” she says. “I think I got a little bit lazy because I didn’t really know what was going on and I just let a few things go. I got so unfit over that period of time and I missed an opportunity because there were races, and I was quite annoyed at myself for not keeping on it. “It was a blessing in disguise really, because I feel like I had to go through that to make a decision. I was always there or thereabouts, but I wanted to make that next break. I was fed up with coming second or just missing out.”

BAKER sat down with her brother at the end of that season and told him she wanted to make her mark. They agreed to create a plan to ensure she was on top of everything and that no stone would be left unturned. Their first aim was to get selected for the 2021 European Indoor Championships, where she finished fourth in the 800m. “It was a massive mindset change more than anything,” says the Shaftesbury Barnet athlete. “Since that day I’ve given absolutely everything.” Weekly accountability meetings kept BAKER in check and her times got quicker. In 2021 she made a breakthrough, going sub-two minutes for the first time over 800m (1:59.54) and taking over eight seconds off her 1500m best (4:06.54). In 2022 she went even faster, running (1:59.52) and (4:04.90). In addition, she finished eighth in the final of the European Championships 1500m and reached the semi-finals of the World Athletics Championships over 800m. That she performed so well in 2022 is credit to her hard work after an injury put paid to the previous winter’s training. This winter has been uninterrupted and everything clicked with 1500m gold at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in a championship record (4:06.73). Her 11th place in the 1500m final at the European Indoor Championships left BAKER disappointed, but she went with the pace and believed she could win a medal.

In a memorable era for British middle-distance running, BAKER is in the fortunate position that she can turn her hand to the 800m and the 1500m. “My coach JON BIGG very much wants me to do both,” she says. “He thinks I can be a very good 1500m runner. My endurance comes quite naturally to me, but I’ve also got natural speed. “I preferred the speedier stuff growing up and I’ve done a little bit more of that, but when we’ve done longer sessions I’ve actually fared quite well. We hadn’t done many sessions to run that time (4:04.90) last summer, so he was excited by that, especially when I’d had the winter injured. “I think they go hand in hand and if you’re going to run a solid 1500m you’re going to run a solid 800m, and vice versa. With the middle distance being so stacked in Britain at the minute, if you can give yourself as much opportunity as possible, then that’s a smart move.”

Two years on from her first accountability meeting, BAKER has no regrets. “I’ve had to stay resilient and do it my way,” she says of her career to date. “Lockdown gave me the kick I needed. Now I will always be able to stand on the start line and know that I’ve put everything into it and whatever happens, happens, because I’ve got confidence in the work I’ve put in.”

BETH POTTER WINS LONDON ARENA GAMES – The final race in the Triathlon Super League Arena Games took place at the London Aquatic Centre on the 8 April. The event consists of three stages, which include a 200m Swim, 4km Bike (Indoors) and 1km on a Treadmill.

As BETH did not compete in the two earlier rounds, she was not able to defend her 2022 world title.
The race was in three Stages, Stage 1 was a was a swim, bike, run which had BETH finishing 1st, 10 seconds ahead of CASSANDRE BEAUGRAND of France. Stage 2 was a run, bike swim which had BETH finishing 1st with a 7 second lead ahead of CASSANDRE BEAUGRAND. Stage 3 was back to the swim, bike, in which BETH dominated this stage and ended up winning the event by 22 seconds ahead of CASSANDRE BEAUGRAND with SOPHIE LINN of Australia in 3rd place. Which meant SOPHIE LINN had won the 2023 world title, with BETH was in 5th place.

ELIUD KIPCHOGE LOOKS TO ADD BOSTON VICTORY TO INCREDIBLE RUNNING RESUME – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Olympic champion and world record-holder takes on defending champion EVANS CHEBET on April 17 while world champion GOTYTOM GEBRESLASE heads strong women’s field. It is almost 10 years to the day since ELIUD KIPCHOGE won his debut marathon in Hamburg in (2:05:30). Since then he has won in Berlin and London four times, claimed two Olympic titles, improved the world record to (2:01:09) and dipped inside the “impossible” two-hour barrier in Vienna. Yet he has never contested the Boston Marathon and aims to add victory there to his great list of accomplishments next Monday (April 17). Aged 38, he is still going strong and indeed his last venture over 26.2 miles saw him set the current world record in Berlin last September. During his amazing career he has also enjoyed marathon victories in Tokyo and Chicago which means that the only races on the World Marathon Majors series that he has not won are Boston and New York City. Boston has immense history with the 2023 race being the 127th edition. It also has a notoriously tough course with rolling inclines as the runners enter the latter stages including the infamous Heartbreak Hill. KIPCHOGE’S rivals include fellow Kenyan EVANS CHEBET, who won last year’s Boston Marathon in (2:06:51) before taking victory in New York City in November. The 34-year-old has also run (2:03:00) when winning in Valencia in 2020.

There is also the 2021 Boston and 2022 Chicago winner BENSON KIPRUTO of Kenya and two-time winner ELISA DESISA of Ethiopia, who triumphed in Boston in 2013 and 2015 and also finished runner-up in 2016 and 2019. Behind KIPCHOGE and CHEBET, the fastest man in the line-up is Tanzanian record-holder GABRIEL GEAY, who finished runner-up at the Valencia Marathon in December in (2:03:00). Added to this are 2021 New York winner ALBERT KORIR of Kenya, 2015 world champion GHIRMAY GHEBRESLASSIE of Eritrea, 2020 London winner SHURA KITATA of Ethiopia and Ethiopia’s HERPASA NEGASA, a (2:03:40) man. Last year’s seventh-place finisher and top American, SCOTT FAUBLE, returns for his fourth Boston Marathon and will be joined by world 50km record-breaker CJ ALBERTSON. After a (2:08:16) marathon debut in Chicago last year, CONNER MANTZ will take on the Boston course for the first time.

GOTYTOM GEBRESLASE leads the women’s line-up that includes several former winners too. The 28-year-old from Ethiopia won the Berlin Marathon in 2021 and then took the world title in Eugene last year in a championship record of (2:18:11). In the New York City Marathon in November she placed third behind SHARON LOKEDI of Kenya and LONAH SALPETER of Israel but is hoping to return to winning ways in Boston. LOKEDI was due to run in Boston but has recently withdrawn, but SALPETER is still set to race and the 34-year-old ran (2:17:45) to win in Tokyo in 2020 and earned bronze at the World Championships last year. All eyes in Boston will also be on AMANE BERISO as the Ethiopian improved her best by six minutes to clock (2:14:58) to win the Valencia Marathon in December. It was the third quickest time in history and the 31-year-old felt she could have threatened BRIGID KOSGEI’S world record of (2:14:04) if the pacemakers had helped her in the latter stages instead of staying with the struggling LETESENBET GIDEY. HELLEN OBIRI is another star attraction in Boston. The 2019 world cross-country and two-time world 5000m champion from Kenya was not planning to run another marathon so soon after her slightly painful sixth place at New York City in November but after winning the NYC Half in style last month she has recently decided to run Boston. Also in the line-up are former Boston winners DES LINDEN of the United States, who overcame dreadful weather conditions to win the 2018 event, together with 2017 winner EDNA KIPLAGAT of Kenya and 2016 champion ATESEDE BAYSA of Ethiopia. Adding to the quality are last year’s second and third place finishers in Boston, ABABEL YESHANEH of Ethiopia and MARY NGUGI of Kenya. YESHANEH came within four seconds of victory in 2022, while NGUGI has placed second and third in Boston. Also returning is JOYCILINE JEPKOSGEI, a past winner of the New York City and London marathons, while Ethiopia’s HIWOT GEBREMARYAM, runner-up in Berlin in 2021, is another Boston debutante. Leading the US challenge in the women’s race are SARA HALL, ALOPHINE TULIAMUK, EMMA BATES and NELL ROJAS.

In the wheelchair races American DANIEL ROMANCHUK defends his men’s title but faces, among others, Swiss ‘silver bullet’ MARCEL HUG. The women’s race sees four-time Boston champion MANUELA SCHAR of Switzerland. SCHAR taking on World Marathon Majors Series champion SUSANNAH SCARONI of the United States, Paralympic gold medallist MADISON DE ROZARIO of Australia and five-time Boston winner TATYANA MCFADDEN of the United States.

For viewers in the UK the event is due to be broadcast on Eurosport 2 from 3.30pm on April 17.

ASICS TO OPEN NEW HIGH ALTITUDE CAMP IN FONT-ROMEU – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

EILISH MCCOLGAN and MO KATIR will be just two of many athletes who will benefit from the new Chojo Camp Europe. ASICS is launching their first ever European pro-athlete training centre in Font-Romeu, France. The camp, managed by DAVE KLINK, will host around 20 ASICS athletes – short and long-distance runners – at a time, offering access to a brand-new athletics track, a hypoxia chamber, a weight and fitness room alongside a recovery pool. During their stay at one of the brand’s chalets, a team of physios, psychologists and doctors will be available to provide the physical and mental care that the athletes need to feel and train at their best. Prominent athletes such as EILISH MCCOLGAN, MO KATIR and SARAH LAHTI are already preparing to set up base in Font-Romeu for an extended period as they train for the upcoming challenges at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest (August 19-27). Further athletes will join on a shorter stay basis from now all the way to the immediate preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

OLIVIER MIGNON, Director of Sports Marketing, ASICS EMEA says: “We are excited to be opening the Chojo Camp Europe today. The physical and mental well-being of our athletes has always been important to ASICS. We’ve been able to support them with products, physical care such as physios, mental-health services and now with their own space to prepare for competitions. The camp is a fantastic opportunity for our athletes to come together and train under the best conditions. Looking ahead to the World Championships in Budapest this year and Paris next year, we’re confident this will help our athletes prepare to be at their top level.” MCCOLGAN, who recently took 43 seconds off her British half-marathon record at the Berlin Half and is a familiar face to Font-Romeu, adds: “It’s great to have ASICS support its athletes with these facilities. I’ve always been a fan of altitude training, and being able to have a base in Europe, close to where I’ll be racing over the summer, is fantastic. “It’s not something all athletes have the funding to do, but with ASICS opening the Chojo Camp many who wouldn’t normally, can now train at altitude and experience the benefits. I’m looking forward to getting in my sessions on the track, whilst also getting to mingle with fellow ASICS athletes.”

The term ’Chojo’ has a long history at ASICS. It was used frequently by the founder, KIHACHIRO ONITSUKA, when referring to new projects. The word translates from Japanese to ‘striving for the peak’. Alongside the European facility, ASICS has also established a training camp in Iten, Kenya, to support the development of new athletes.

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.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 – Takes place in Budapest, Hungary from 19-27 August 2023.
This is the link for all information including tickets – https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/budapest23
This is the link to the qualification system and entry standards – https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/62ff627cef4200119b5555be.pdf

Currently we have 4 athletes who have achieved qualification standards – ZHARNEL HUGHES 200m (20.07 w-0.3), ELLIE BAKER 800m (1:59.52), KYLE LANGFORD 800m (1:44.49) and LIZZIE BIRD 3000m Steeplechase (9:07.07)

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

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 and SHAUN CLIFFORD – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 13 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.