Happy Birthday from Thursday 14 December to Wednesday 20 December – Lydia Ball, Chris Bennett, Alexander Charalambous, Jeremy Dempsey, Alexa Eichelmann, Alexander Evans-Lombe, Thomas Fulton, Colin Godfrey, Christopher Heron, Nicole McGovern, James McKinley, Michael Miller, Anabelle Panwar, Max Panwar, Jazz Sears, Shandell Taylor, Tani Sonoiki, Nosa Urubusi and Joseph Wheeler-Henry

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to LUCAS DAVIS, JENSON DAY, ISABELLE HUDSON and LUCAS XIE

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

VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON 2023 CLUB ENTRIES – The club has been allocated 2 places. These places are for active club members that were unsuccessful in the ballot.  Places will be allocated based on issues such as length of membership, participation for the club in recent years etc. To apply for one of these Club places you will need to send proof of application/rejection to our Club Secretary, Phil Cunningham by email to billylow@ntlworld.com by Monday 25^th December 2023 at which time a decision will be made by the Club Officers.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – Apologies to Philip Cunningham who i did not include in last week’s result. Phil has now completec 7 consecutive races, and leads the Men’s 60-69 points championship with 23 points.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2023. The current SBH annual subscription is £80 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2023 is £17. The current total is £97 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.

YOUNG ATHLETES STATISTICS – Many thanks to CLYDE GORDON for producing the Under 11 Boys to Under 17 Men’s best performance and club record documents for 2023. Last week was the final part of the statistics, CYLDE’S remaining documents, I have saved as separate PDF documents, following the upcoming fixtures.

RESULT
EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Brussels, Belgium on 10 December
5000m – U20M HENRY DOVER U20 6th (16.45) the winner was Axel Christensen of Denmark (16.09) 88 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Ireland (22 points), 2nd GB&NI (24), 3rd Spain (43). The GB&NI team was SAM MILLS 5th, HENRY DOVER 6th and ROWELL MIELL-INGRAM 13th

BFTTA OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 10 December
60m – SM Round 1 H1 IMIKAN EHOHO U11 4th (PB 9.40i), 2 LUCAS DAVIS U13 1st (PB 8.50i), 3 TIRENI GEORGE U15 6th (PB 9.01i), 4 JOSHUA NYMAN U15 2nd (PB 7.44i), LOUIS XUN U15 7th (PB 8.04i), 6 NATHAN HOWELL U17 3rd (7.46i), 7 ALEX KONSTANTARAS U17 (2nd Claim) 5th (7.34i), 8 AIDAN GAFFEY U20 4th (PB 7.68i), 9 RUBEN CARDOSO U20 3rd (PB 7.34i) taking .19 of a second off his 19 March time, 15 MALACHI AMADI U20 3rd (7.11i), Round 2 H1 IMIKAN finished 4th (9.61i), 2 TIRENI finished 6th (PB 8.95i) taking .06 of a second his H3 time, 4 LOUIS finished 3rd (PB 7.98i) taking .06 of a second off his H4 time, 7 NATHAN finished 1st (PB 7.36i) taking .07 of a second off his 19 March time, JOSHUA finished 3rd (PB 7.43i) taking .01 of a second off his H4 time, 8 RUBEN finished 4th (7.38i), 10 MALACHI finished 1st (PB 7.05i) equalling his 8 January time, 12 LUCAS finished 3rd (8.52i)
60m – SW Round 1 H1 TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 2nd (PB 9.44i), 3 ANU JAIYEOLA U13 4th (PB 8.42i) taking .38 of a second off her 14 January time, DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 7th (PB 9.30i) taking .15 of a second off her 8 January time, 5 CHRISTINA LAPO U15 6th (PB 8.97i), KAROLINA IVANOVA U15 8th (PB 9.29i), 6 FAITH LAMPTEY U15 5th (PB 8.70i) taking .21 of a second off her 2022 time, 7 MARINE GIELEN U17 4th (PB 8.99i), 11 TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (PB 7.83i) taking .15 of a second off her 2022 time, Round 2 H2 TEMI finished 4th (9.55i), DAMI finished 6th (9.63i), 3 MARINE finished 1st (PB 8.89i) taking .10 of a second off her H7 time, CHRISTINA finished 3rd (9.11i), KAROLINA finished 6th (9.53i), 6 ANU finished 6th (8.55i), 9 TAMI finished 2nd (7.76i)
200m – SM H3 LUCAS DAVIS U13 4th (PB 28.66i), 4 JOSHUA NYMAN U15 2nd (PB 24.82i), LOUIS XUN U15 5th (PB 26.72i)
200m – SW H1 TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 1st (PB 33.06i), 2 MARINE GIELEN U17 2nd (PB 29.88i), 4 ANU JAIYEOLA U13 3rd (PB 27.73i), DAMI ADEKUNLE U13 5th (32.96i), 6 CHRISTINA LAPO U15 4th (PB 31.42i)
300m – SM H2 SETH RENNIE-RODDY U17 3rd (PB 39.51i) taking 1.39 seconds off his 28 January time, 4 ZICO JONES U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 35.05i) taking 1.17 seconds off his 12 March time, and is ranked UK No.1 U17 in 2023
300m – SW H1 DINA SILVERMAN U17 1st (43.81i), SHAMMAH ST JOHN U17 2nd (PB 45.45i), 2 ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 1st (PB 42.80i)
600m – SX 1 LARISSA WILSON U20 3rd (1:38.43i)
800m – SM H3 CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 5th (2:09.65i), NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 7th (2:17.51i)
800m – SW H1 ADANNA MAZINWOSU U17 6th (PB 2:30.42i), 2 EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 2:15.92i) taking 1.80 seconds off her 5 February time, DINA SILVERMAN U17 2nd (2:22.01i)
60m Hurdles – SM H2 GARY SMITH V50 (2nd Claim) 4th (8.83i), SETH RENNIE-RODDY U17 6th (PB 9.39i)

LEE VALLEY MINITHON – Took place at Lee Valley on 9 December
High Jump – U13X KENDRA WILLIAMS U13 12th (PB 0.85mi)
Long Jump – U11B KENDRICK OGANYO U11 2nd (PB 3.72mi) adding 67cm to his 7 May jump, IMIIKAN EDOHO U11 5th (PB 3.32mi), ARTHUR PINCHERLE U11 15th (PB 2.90mi), XERXES PHILLIPS U11 22nd (PB 2.74mi), APOLLO WILLIAMS U11 27th (PB 2.32mi), LOUIS COHEN U11 29th (PB 2.18mi)
Long Jump – U11G TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 5th (PB 3.13mi) adding 26cm to her 24 June jump, NAYAH BOBB-SEMPLE U11 32nd (PB 2.14mi)
Long Jump – U13B NOSA URUBUSI U13 13th (3.34mi)
Long Jump – U13G LILA COHEN U13 12th equal (PB 3.23mi), ELLA APPIAH-SPICK U13 20th (3.00mi), KENDRA WILLIAMS U13 24th (PB 2.89mi)
Shot 2kg – U11B LOUIS COHEN U11 4th (PB 3.37mi)

LOUGHBOROUGH OPEN MEETING – Took place at Loughborough on 9-10 December
60m Hurdles – SM A2 GARY SMITH V50 (2nd Claim) 1st (8.79i), B1 GARY finished 1st (8.74i)
Pole Vault – U23X THOMAS ROBERTSON U17 3rd (3.40mi), MANON BAINES U20 6th equal (3.15mi), WILLIAM SYLVESTER U15 8th (PB 3.15mi) adding 5cm to his 16 July height, and is ranked UK No.9 U15 in 2023
Pole Vault – U23M ANGUS BROWN U20 4th (4.21mi)
Shot 4kg – U23W ALEXANDRA BALTAZAR-HALL U23 5th (SB 10.78mi) adding 30cm to her 11 June put

SOUTH LONDON INDOOR MEETING – Took place at Carshalton on 9 December
60m – SX A4 ISAAC MOORE U20 5th (PB 7.49i), B4 ISAAC finished 5th (7.58i)

SPOKANE INVITATIONAL – Took place at Spokane, Washington, USA on 9 December
60m Hurdles – SM H1 JAMI SCHLUETER U23 (University of Washington) 2nd (PB 8.13i) taking .15 of a second off his 25 February time, in the Final JAMI finished 2nd (PB 8.13i) equalling his H1 time
High Jump – SM JAMI SCHLUETER U23 (University of Washington) 7th (1.80mi)
Shot 7.26kg – SM B JAMI SCHLUETER U23 (University of Washington) 8th (13.48mi)

YALE SEASON OPENER – Took place at New Haven, Connecticut, USA on 9 December
60m – SW H1 LARISSA GILES U23 (Yale University) 2nd (SB 8.15i) taking .06 of a second off her 28 January time, in the Final LARISSA  finished 8th (8.21i)

CARDIFF MET UNIVERSITY DUEL MEET – Took place at Cardiff on 6 December
60m – SM 1 JOSH WOODS U23 (Birmingham University) 3rd (PB 7.09i) taking .11 of a second off his 1 February time, JULIAN PRIEST U23 (Birmingham University) 5th (SB 7.12i)
Shot 7.26kg – SM CRAIG MONCUR U23 (Birmingham University) 4th (13.06mi)

RUNNING2TIME BRUNEL INDOOR SERIES – Took place at Uxbridge on 6 December
Pole Vault – SX ANGUS BROWN U20 2nd (4.30mi)

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…
1,113 events – 100,962 walkers, joggers and runners – 23,205 volunteers – 2,475 first timers – 7,144 PBs

COMPLETELY USELESS RANDOM FACT – Did you know … That 277,182 people all around the world have volunterred at parkrun this year!

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 9 December.
PAUL LEWIS V50 1st (20.16) this was his 194th Parkrun, JOHN KELLY V65 11th (28.55) this was his 24th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Blandford on 9 December.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 98th (36.48) this was his 193rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 9 December.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 134th (33.13) this was his 311th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Kesgrave on 9 December.
ROSS HAMMOND U17 2nd (PB 18.32) this was his 24th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 9 December.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 111th (41.05) this was his 284th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Lake Claremont, Perth, Australia on 9 December.
STUART MOORE V60 60th (28.28) this was his 214th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pymmes on 9 December.
STUART SINGER V60 18th (23.00) this was his 397th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 26th (24.06) this was his 246th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND CROSS COUNTRY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 14 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY – The SBH 2023-2024 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet is now available on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/ 

19TH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 16 December at Lauken Park, Brussels, Belgium.

BOXING DAY BONANZA RUN – Takes place on Tuesday 26 December at StoneX Stadium and Starts at 11.00. 

MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 6 January at the Tir Chonail Gaelic Sports Club, at the end of Berkeley Avenue, Greenford (Satnav UB6 0NZ).
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 – There will be no parking permitted on the grass adjacent to the course. Please make maximum car share use, travel via public transport to Greenford Station (Central Line) or seek parking in nearby roads or on Greenford Road where there should be plenty of space, then make the shor walk to the race HQ.
Start Times 11.10am U11 Boys (1500m), 11.20am U11 Girls (1500m), 11.30am U13 Boys (3000m), 11.35am U13 Girls (3000m), 11.55am U15 Boys (4000m), 12.00 noon U15 Girls (4000m), 12.25pm U17 and U20 Women (6000m), 12.55pm U17 Men and U20 Men (6000m), 1.00pm Senior Women (8000m), 1.45pm Senior Men (12000m).
Link to all information including Location and Course Map – Middlesex XC 06-01-24
Entries Closing Friday 29 December
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

WINTER XC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Middlesex Championships is the fourth fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series.

HERTFORDSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 7 January at Verulanium Park, St Albans.
Start Times 11.00am U11 Girls (1500m), 11.10am U11 Boys (1500m), 11.20am U13 Girls (3000m), 11.30am U13 Boys (3000m), 11.45am U15 Boys & Girls (4500m), 12.05pm U17 Men and Women, U20 Women (6000m), 12.30pm U20 Men & Senior Women (8000m), 1.15pm Senior Men (12000m).
Link to all information – https://my.raceresult.com/259826/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 24 December
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

WINTER XC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Hertfordshire Championships is the fourth fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series.

VICTORIA PARK SPORTS MEDICINE METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The fourth fixture of five takes place on Saturday 13 Janauary at at Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (SatNav AL8 6DF).
Details for this fixture are still not published on the Metropolitan League website.

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

WINTER XC POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Metropolitan League fixture is the fifth fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series. It is the fourth fixture for the Under 13 and above age-groups

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 27 January at Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham (SatNav BR3 1SY).
Start Times – 11.00am U15 Boys (4.5k), 11.20am U13 Girls (3k), 11.35am U13 Boys (3k), 11.50am U15 Girls (4.5k), 12.10pm U17 Men (6k), 12.40pm U20 Women (6k), 13.05pm U17 Women (5k), 13.30pm U20 Men (8k), 14.05pm Senior Women (8k), 14.50pm Senior Men (15k). In the Senior Men’s any athlete has not started his 3rd lap by 50 minutes they are advised they will be unlikely to complete the course in 90 minutes when times will stop being recorded. Start times to be confirmed, as those shown above were for the 2022 race.
Entries Closing Friday 22 December
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

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

TRACK ACADEMY INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Saturday 16 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m, 800m, Field Long Jump and Shot Put. For alll age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2023/GBR/trackacademyindoor/
Entries Closed

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

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

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

SOUTHERN U13, U15 AND U17 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 13 January and Sunday 14 January.
To enter please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 2 January
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY LONDON U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 20 January and Sunday 21 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U20, Senior and Veterans.
To enter please use this link –
Entries Closing Date TBC – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee 

LEE VALLEY LONDON U13, U15 & U17 INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 27 January and Sunday 28 January, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events to be advised. For age-groups U13, U15 & U17.
To enter please use this link –
Entries Closing Date TBC – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 3 February and Sunday 4 February
To enter please use this link,although entries are not open as yet – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 23 January
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

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

YOUNG ATHLETES STATISTICS – Many thanks to CLYDE GORDON for producing the Under 11 Boys to Under 17 Men’s best performance and club record documents for 2023.

The following are individual sheets from each document;

The first are 10 documents from – SBH YAs all-time top 50 track. These cover age-groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men, from 100m to 1500m Steeplechase.

Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 100m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 100m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 200m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 200m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 300m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 300m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 400m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 400m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 800m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 800m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 1500m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 1500m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 3000m – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 3000m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Sprint Hurdles – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For Sprint Hurdles
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 400m Hurdles – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 400m Hurdles
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 1500m Steeplechase – B SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Track For 1500m Steeplechase

The second are 8 documents from – SBH YAs all-time top 50 field. These cover age-groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men, from long jump to discus.

Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 long jump – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Long Jump
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 high jump – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For High Jump
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 triple jump – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Triple Jump
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 pole vault – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Pole Vault
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 shot – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Shot
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 hammer – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Hammer
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 javelin – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Javelin
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 discus – C SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Field For Discus

The third are 7 documents from – SBH YAs all-time top 50 relays. These cover age-groups Under U11, 13, 15 & 17 Men, includes 4x100m, 4x300m and 4x400m.

Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 11 4x100m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 11 4x100m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 13 4x100m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 13 4x100m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 15 4x100m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 15 4x100m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 17 4x100m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 17 4x100m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 15 4x300m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 15 4x300m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 15 4x400m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 15 4x400m
Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 Under 17 4x400m – D SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Relays For Under 17 4x400m

The fourth has 1 document from – SBH YAs all-time top 50 indoors sprints.

Link to SBH YAs all-time top 50 indoors sprints Under 11 & 17 – E SBH YAs All-Time Top 50 Indoors Sprints For Under 11 & 17

COLLECTIVE CITY GAMES 2024 – The CCG will showcase competition between cities over all the athletic events we know and love except for the marathon.

The cities competing in the CCG are – Belfast, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Bristol, Cardiff, London and Portsmouth.
There will be six match(es) in the CCG competition and a match will take place over a Saturday and a Sunday with 4 cities competing against each other. The city that simply earns the most points will be the winner.
Eligibility: Teams will comprise of around 80 athletes. Athletes competing for each city will be local athletes as they must be born in the city or have lived there for the preceding 3 years to be eligible to represent the city. There will be wildcard places for athletes that don’t satisfy that criteria but wildcards will be limited to a maximum of 6 athletes per team.

Eligibility to represent a city is restricted to athletes that:

• Are bornin the City in question,
• Have lived in the City in question for the preceding three years

If any athletes wish to sign up, this is the link – http://ccgathletics.com/

WHY CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING SHOULD ALWAYS GO AHEAD – WHATEVER THE WEATHER – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN at Mansfield the 2019.

An increasing number of event cancellations are an insult to the very essence of a sport that prides itself on gritting it out in tough conditions. The European Cross Country Championships in Brussels reminded everyone about the joys of running off-road. Parc de Laeken turned into a mudlark’s paradise on Sunday with the ground churning up progressively as the day unfolded. It is what traditionalists call “real cross-country racing”. Appearances can be deceptive, though. Children’s races that were due to take place before the European Championship events suffered a last-minute cancellation due to rainfall on the eve of the meeting. The organisers of these EnergyVision CrossCup races said they “couldn’t guarantee the safety of the kids running on the course”. This is not a one-off either. The culture of cross-country cancellations is spreading through the sport at an alarming rate.

In the UK there was uproar on Saturday when the South of England Inter-Counties and Masters Championships at Horspath near Oxford was called off when the under-13 girls in the first race were standing on the start line. Athletes had travelled from as far afield as Jersey and Cornwall, with some booking overnight stays in hotels, only to be told of an “unsafe course” that meant the races couldn’t go ahead, although some runners decided to run the course anyway. The South of England organisers added: “The referee decided to cancel because the first aid cover SEAA had arranged couldn’t, on the day, be provided to the majority of the course. Those who ran the course did so at their own risk as a training run.” GEORGE GANDY, the renowned distance running coach, would turn in his grave. “I didn’t think the word ‘cancel’ was part of a cross-country enthusiast’s vocabulary,” he once told AW.

This follows the cancellation of the London Youth Games at Parliament Hill in north London last month. On hearing the news, distance running legend DAVE BEDFORD accused current cross-country organisers of “having lost their way” following what he calls an “inexplicable cancellation”. He added: “I fear we have stealthily ushered in an era where the default position is to cancel, rather than go ahead. Youngsters of this generation are often unfairly characterised as ‘snowflakes’. Yet it is perhaps the older administrators who have lost their way, making decisions that deprive youngsters of the chance to compete. It risks undermining our nation’s ability to get the younger generation fit and enjoying the mental and physical benefits that outdoor competitive sports bring.” In its defence, the London Youth Games said: “For more experienced athletes with the right equipment the course would have been runnable. However, we pride ourselves on this event drawing many young people from many different backgrounds. Therefore, for some this would not have been a safe or enjoyable experience in the forecasted deteriorating conditions we were faced with.”

Earlier this winter Storm Babet led to the North of England Cross-Country Relay Championship at Graves Park in Sheffield and the British Masters Cross-Country Relays at Long Eaton in Nottinghamshire being among a number of events called off. These are unlikely to be the only events that bite the dust this winter either. Old-school cross-country runners will confirm such cancellations have become far more commonplace in the last decade or so. All of which begs the question, are today’s cross-country organisers soft or sensible? At this point you can probably guess where I stand – with GANDY and BEDFORD. Cross-country running is a winter sport, after all, and as we saw so gloriously in Brussels on Sunday, difficult conditions and muddy ground is a large part of its appeal.

Great Britain topped the medals table in style in Brussels. But if domestic cross-country cancellations continue then don’t be surprised to see the kings and queens of Europe one day lose their crown. When it comes to the rot setting in, I believe it can be traced back to the British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Cross Country Championships in February 2009. The event was held in Aberdeen but was called off the day beforehand due to snowfall. Many of the teams were already on their way to the Scottish venue, though, in mini-buses and coaches at great expense. In an act of defiance, students arrived in Aberdeen anyway and around 240 of the original 1000-strong entries staged their own unofficial championships on the course.

The headline on AW’s front cover that week was “Snow joke” alongside a photo of ANDY VERNON who, along with LAUREN HEYES, ended up as the “winners”. Not surprisingly, there were no major injuries or casualties either apart from some bruises from snowball fights. A disgusted GANDY, who was in charge of a Loughborough University team that had spent an estimated £7000 on travel and accommodation, said: “I can’t recall any other senior event at national level being called off in over 50 years’ involvement in the sport – though foot-and-mouth threatened it – and I have certainly experienced plenty of snow, slush, ice, gales, floods, fog and transport challenges in that time.” Gandy, who died in 2020, added: “My impression was that course readjustments or venue switches were considered but that the word ‘cancel’ was not previously part of a cross-country enthusiast’s vocabulary.” Indeed, go back several generations and cross-country runners routinely had to run through streams, climb over fences and even crawl through barbed wire.

Later that year the English Schools Cross-Country Cup in Alnwick was also called off due to snow. However, eight years later the English Schools Athletics Association redeemed itself by going ahead with their national cross-country championships in Leeds despite the “Mini Beast from the East” blowing Polar continental air across the UK. On that latter occasion, athletes woke up to a stirring message from the English Schools organisers on social media, which read: “The weather forecast is brr… with strong winds bringing maybe about 20mm of snow… perhaps… no more. This is normal cross country weather in England and the Championships will go ahead as planned. “This is your chance to decry the increasing perception that kids nowadays are ‘snowflakes’! Turn up. Run. Get cold. Get muddy. Enjoy getting warm again! This is proper cross-country weather.” The rallying cry was met with almost universal approval and teenage runners who braved the Arctic conditions that day included KEELY HODGKINSON, who was runner-up to ELLA MCNIVEN in the inter girls’ race before going on to win Olympic 800m silver three years later.

Similarly, while last weekend’s South of England Inter-Counties near Oxford was called off, the North East Counties Championships at South Shields went ahead despite particularly boggy ground. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. While FINLAYSON and, clearly, officials from the North East Counties are refreshingly old school, however, too many organisers are calling events off due to bad weather. Often it is not simply because the course is water-logged or “dangerous” either, but sometimes it is simply down to road and rail transport disruption, problems with the car parking, or complaints from landowners that the ground will get churned up. Long before the term ‘health and safety’ even existed, Tim Johnston won the South of England cross-country title in 1963 and memorably said: “It started to snow heavily on Boxing Day 1962, then froze hard and snow stayed on the ground in depths varying from a few inches to drifts of several feet all through January and February until a slow thaw set in in early March, making the National on Coldham’s Common one of the wettest. muddiest ever. “All outdoor sport was cancelled with the exception of cross country. which thrived as never before. and we all became stars overnight. as there was nothing else to fill up the sports pages.”

With global warming a reality, we are likely to see more extreme weather in the winter, which will threaten an increasing number of cross-country races. The message to nervous organisers is that young athletes are tougher than we imagine. As for landowners worried about the ground being cut up? The grass will grow back and the memories of a fantastic cross-country race can last forever.

WOLLATON PARK TO STAGE THE 2024 UK INTER-COUNTIES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN.

Big end-of-winter event moves to Nottingham venue after several years of being held at Prestwold Hall near Loughborough. The UK Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships will move to Wollaton Park this winter because the usual venue of Prestwold Hall is unavailable due to a clash with a motor-racing event. As well as being the de facto UK championships for cross country, the event incorporates the British Athletics Cross Challenge final and the trials for the World Cross Country Championships. It has been staged at Prestwold Hall – a few miles outside Loughborough – since 2017, with the owner of the 1000-hectare estate, EDWARD PACKE-DRURY-LOWE, being an enthusiastic host, often running barefoot on the estate’s rolling grassland in his spare time. However, Everyman Racing, who stage motor vehicle driving experiences at Prestwold throughout the year, have an event scheduled for the same day as the Inter-Counties of Saturday March 9.

CLIFF ROBINSON, the long-time Cross Challenge and Inter-Counties organiser, was offered Sunday March 10 for the popular annual athletics meeting but felt it was not an option due to athletes travelling from all corners of the UK and teenage athletes having school on Monday. The 2024 Inter-Counties will be an important event for young athletes with teams for the World Cross in Serbia selected from the meeting, whereas some senior athletes will be picked too from it. But after months of uncertainty, these trials will now be held a short distance away in Wollaton Park – a Nottingham venue that last staged the Inter-Counties in 2009 when STEPH TWELL and ANDY VERNON were among the winners. Read more:: World Cross selection

 Wollaton Park is of course already an established and popular venue on the domestic cross-country circuit. The Inter-Counties aside, Wollaton Park has staged major domestic cross-country meetings like the English National (2014, 2017 and 2020) and English Schools Champs (2023) in recent years.

YOU MAY SEE ATHLETES IN PARIS – THEY JUST WON’T BE IN ATHLETICS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

World Athletics president says the global track and field governing body will not budge when it comes to allowing Russians and Belarusians back into the sport. SEB COE insists World Athletics will not lift its ban on Russian and Belarus athletes despite the International Olympic Committee this week announcing that sportsmen and women from those two nations will now be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics as long as they have not supported the war in Ukraine. “You may well see some neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus in Paris, but they just won’t be in from athletics,” said World Athletics president COE, who was speaking at the end of a two-day World Athletics council meeting in Monaco. “The position our sport took – and has consistently taken – on this is unchanged.” He added: “We have a fixed position and that’s not altered and I think it’s right that international federations should make judgements that they feel are in the best interests of their sport and that’s what our council has done. “Ours is a settled position. We’ve made the judgement that there will be no fully fledged or even neutral status athletes there.” At the moment only 12 Russian and six Belarusian athletes have Olympic standards for Paris with their leading medal contenders being high jumpers MARIYA LASITSKENE and DANIL LYSENKO plus pole vaulter ANZHEIKA SIDIROVA.

The IOC has controversially decided that people who qualify in individual sports will have to compete as “neutral” athletes in Paris – with no flags, emblems or anthems. What’s more, Russian and Belarusian teams will remain banned. COE also gave short shrift to the idea of a ‘friendship games’ being held next year in Russia. “I’m not getting too excited about that,” he said. “It doesn’t really fit within our own values and competitions structures. There also isn’t much room for it in an already complex and complicated calendar.” This week the World Athletics Council also confirmed the members of a Working Group, to be chaired by FRANCIS DODOO, on the status of Russians and Belarusians in international events.

In other news from COE’S press conference. Looking back at the World Champs in Budapest, Coe described it as “a first-rate event that left stakeholders and fans in no doubt that athletics is a sport that is punching its weight and on the move”. » The World Athletics Council approved the establishment of a World Plan Implementation Taskforce, to be chaired by former triple jumper Willie Banks, to build on the milestones achieved in the World Plan for Athletics 2022-2030 and continue to build on this momentum. » Despite the World Cross Country Championships moving to February recently – and reverting to March 30 in 2024 following the change of venue from Croatia to Serbia – the 2026 event in Tallahassee will be on the early date of January 10. » The 2025 World Road Running Championships in San Diego, meanwhile, will be on September 26-28 (slightly earlier than this year’s event in Riga) after athletes told World Athletics they wanted to finish their season as soon as possible.

Seeding for the first round of relays at the Paris Olympics will be determined at the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas on May 4-5. Looking forward, COE added: “The year 2024 is going to be one of change. In a decade from now, I want people to look back at 2024 and say the decisions the sport made that year not only future proofed athletics, but significantly accelerated its popularity and value.”

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 MICHAEL OBIWULU, KENDRICK NYANGO and PRINCE-MOSES JOHN after receiving their gold medals at the Lee Valley Minithon.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

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

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

STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – StoneX Membership (1) as of 30 October 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE – The new Keyholders to the outside door are TY HOLDEN, CLYDE GORDON, NEVILLE THOMPSON, GREG THOMPSON, COLIN GODFREY and YAMILLE ALDAMA who all use the Clubhouse outside of normal stadium opening hours. GEOFF MORPHITIS and DAVE BEDFORD will also have a key. All other key fob holders can continue to gain access to the clubhouse via the (New) West Stand Entrance and the Trackside Door to the Clubhouse.
Link to note and details for further information – SBH Club House Door 20-01-23

PHOTOGRAPH’S – From time to time we have photographs of our members taken at meetings or presentations which we would like to use both on the website or incorporated within our report to our local newspaper. Can you please let me know if you do NOT want your photograph to be published. Also, I would appreciate if you could send me any photographs, which I can then publish on the website and newsletter.

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

CAN YOU HELP PLEASE – I would welcome any contributions From Yourselves, any impending marriages, or additions to the family, any running or competing incidents, also past warm weather training/holidays (No Club 24 please). Currently the response has been excellent, but if you have anything that could make it into next week’s Newsletter – please email me.

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF SHAFTESBURY INFORMATION – Currently I notify members (by email) using “MailChimp”. The reason I changed, was in November 2017 “Gmail” put a limit of 100 addresses that users could send to in a 24-hour period, and currently I send to approximately 850 members each issue.

On seeking technical advice “MailChimp” was recommended as the best way for SBH to go forward. There is one thing you should be aware off is that when you receive an email from me, the footer at the bottom has 4 options, of which one is “Unsubscribe Me From List”. Could I ask you not to select this as if you do you will be automatically removed from my distribution list.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER