Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 16 December 2021

Happy Birthday from this Thursday 16 December to Helena Agholor, Lydia Ball, Alexander Charalambous, Anastasia Charalambous, Chris Bennett, Jeremy Dempsey, Alexander Evans-Lombe, Alannah Fashanu, Thomas Fulton, Kiera Gilman, Colin Godfrey, Farrah Gowar, Eden Huyck-Jones, Christopher Kirwin, Austin Lewis, Lucy Marcus, Michael Miller, James McKinley, Mukhtar Musa, Lily Plasett, Emily Rotenberg and Joseph Wheeler-Henry

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.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – SBH Treasurer GEOFF MORPHITIS has sent me the following regarding subscriptions.
Our new year started on 1 October 2021. The SBH annual subscriptions is £50 and the current England Athletics annual registration is £15 – but increase to £16 if your EA renewal date is after 1 April 2022. The total is £65 – but increase to £66 if your EA renewal date is after 1 April 2022, and should now be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please let me know when payment is made. I will still be collecting subscriptions for the year to 30 September 2021 from those members who did not pay. Thanks GEOFF

ARTHUR KENDALL MEMORIAL TRUST – The Objectives of the Trust are: To encourage and develop participation in Athletics as a means of promoting physical health in the youth of the Community and to ensure that where possible, poverty shall not be a restricting factor in such involvement as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion from time to time determine. NOTE: The Trustees, in furtherance of the objects, will only consider applications from youngsters, or for projects which are entirely concerned with young people. Any project must be entirely for the benefit of young people for an application to be considered. 

If you are 20 and under, you can apply to – http://www.seaa.org.uk/images/uploads/2021/arthurkendall2022.pdf

BOXING DAY BONANZA RUN – NOW takes place on Monday 27 December at StoneX Stadium. See SBH Flyer for full information – Boxing Day (Monday 27 December) Poster

CHARLES HICKS EUROPEAN U23 WINNER IN DUBLIN The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

When CHARLES HICKS last raced at the European Cross Country Championships, his fifth-place finish led Britain to team gold in the under-20 event two years ago. Much has happened in the interim for the US-based athlete, however, and his impressive 2021 continued as he managed to roll with the punches to win individual gold in the men’s under-23 race. The Stanford University student, Britain’s fastest ever teenager over 10,000m, was second at last month’s NCAA Div 1 West Regionals cross country and had appeared to be control as he moved ahead of home favourite DARRAGH MCELHINNEY at the halfway mark of the 8000m contest. The Irishman fought back, however, and the two were locked in battle entering the final lap. Again, HICKS looked the likely winner but an injection of pace from Luxembourg’s RUBEN QUERINJEAN changed everything and it became a flat out charge for the line. The Briton held his nerve, however, and ultimately there first in (24:29), four seconds ahead of MCELHINNEY, while QUERINJEAN was a further three seconds back. Ireland were still able to celebrate team gold, however, while Britain took silver and France bronze.

“It is an unbelievable feeling,” said HICKS. “I am beyond amazed. I’m incredibly proud of myself, my coaches and my team-mates, and my team-mates in Stanford. We’ve put a lot of work in the last couple of years to get here. “It was such a hard-fought race and I think that contributes to this amazing feeling. There wasn’t a single metre there where I wasn’t fighting. To win means the world to me.”

HENRY MCLUCKIE EUROPEAN U20 TEAM WINNER IN DUBLIN The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.
The GB&NI Under 20 team secured the team gold (34 points) ahead of Ireland (35) and Israel (37). WILL BARNICOAT 9th (18.31), HAMISH ARMITT 10th (18.32) and HENRY MCLUCKIE 15th (18.42).

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURE INFORMATION
LEE VALLEY NEW YEAR OPEN INDOOR MEETING – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Sunday 2 January all age-groups including U13s.
Provisional Timetable 10.30 60m, 11.45 300m, 12.15 800m, 13.15 200m, 14.15 400m
To enter please use this link – https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/athletics-events
Entries Close Saturday 25 December or once they have reached full capacity
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY SOUTHERN U13, U15 AND U17 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 15 January and Sunday 16 January.
To enter please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php/events/track-and-field
Entries Close Tuesday 4 January
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 5 February and Sunday 6 February.
To enter please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php/events/track-and-field
Entries Close Tuesday 25 January
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

SOUTHERN INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place last Saturday 11 December at Croydon.

Under 13 Boys (3000m)EUAN PHILLIPS (Middlesex) 39th (12.16), ARTHUR PHILLIPS (Middlesex) 90th (13.21)
Team Result – 1st Surrey (31 points), 2nd Kent (36), 3rd Essex (62), 6th Middlesex (123) 
Under 13 Girls (3000m)POSIE SHAW (Middlesex) 17th (12.52)
Team Result – 1st Surrey (32 points), 2nd Essex (51), 3rd Hampshire (56), 8th Middlesex (120) 
Under 15 Boys (4000m)GIANLEO STUBBS (Hertfordshire) 1st (13.28)
Team Result – 1st Hampshire (44 points), 2nd Kent (48), 3rd Essex (50), 9th Hertfordshire (154) 
Under 17 Women (5000m)RUBY VINTON (Suffolk) 5th (19.31)
Team Result – 1st Sussex (41 points), 2nd Hertfordshire (51), 3rd Hampshire (58), 15th Suffolk (249) 
Under 20 Women (6000m)NATASHA TANNER (Middlesex) 32nd (29.23)
Team Result – 1st Hampshire (47 points), 2nd Kent (49), 3rd Sussex (72), 5th Middlesex (86) 

BE FIT TODAY TRACK ACADEMY INDOOR MEETING Took place at Lee Valley on 12 December.
60m –SM 4 JAYDEN KLEIN U17 3rd (PB 7.80) taking .37 of a second off his 2020 time, 8 MALACHI AMADI U17 2nd (PB 7.10) taking .11 of a second off his 2020 time, SX 13 JAYDEN finished 2nd (PB 7.71) taking .09 of a second off his SM 4 time, 15 MALACHI finished 2nd (PB 7.07) taking .03 of a second off his SM 8 time, and is ranked UK No.4 U17 in 2021
300m –SX 4 ZICO JONES U17 1st (36.63)
800m –SX 2 DINA SILVERMAN U15 2nd (2:23.41)

LOUGHBOROUGH INDOOR MEETING Took place at Loughborough on 11-12 December.
60m –SM C EDSON GOMES 1st (PB 7.09) taking .11 of a second off his 2017 time, H3 EDSON finished 1st (7.15), H8 DAVID BROOKS U20 5th (7.90)
60m –SW A HANNAH FOSTER U20 4th (7.85), SELINA HENDERSON 5th (7.98), C VANESSA ANSUAA U20 2nd (PB 8.22) taking .12 of a second off her 2019 time, E ARIANA GOMES 5th (PB 8.80) taking .12 of a second off her 2019 time, H1 HANNAH finished 3rd (PB 7.8) taking .03 of a second off her 2020 time, SELINA finished 4th (SB 7.9) taking .08 of a second off her SW A time, H4 VANESSA finished 1st (8.25), H5 ARIANA finished 5th (8.88)
Long Jump –SM DAVID BROOKS U20 10th (5.14m)

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Aberystwyth on 11 December.
JOHN DRYDEN V70 63rd (35.03) this was his 148th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Blandford on 11 December.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 63rd (31.09) this was his 165th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Canons Park on 11 December.
LAUREN MALTZ U13 45th (28.52) this was her 22nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Hackney Marshes on 11 December.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 181st (31.05) this was his 224th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Jersey on 11 December.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 64th (24.59) this was his 103rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Oak Hill on 11 December.
DAVID GREENSTEIN V55 18th (20.43) this was his 86th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 25th (21.39) this was his 311th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 43rd (22.56) this was his 157th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Rushcliffe on 11 December.
NIALL CARNEY 7th (18.53) this was his 5th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Stevenage on 11 December.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 151st (30.44) this was his 205th Parkrun

MIDLAND WOMENS LEAGUE DIVISION 2 Took place at Stratford- upon – Avon on 4 December.
Senior Women (4000m)INDIRA PATEL U20 (Loughborough Students) 5th (24.45), EMILY HATHAWAY U20 (Birmingham University) 34th (28.06)

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, FOR THE PERIOD THURSDAY 16 DECEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY – The current 2021 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/ also the contact details for all Team Managers can be found on the SBH website http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/track-field/team-managers/
There are certain fixtures, that you will have to enter yourselves and pay the appropriate fee
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BOXING DAY BONANZA RUN – NOW takes place on Monday 27 December at StoneX Stadium and Starts at 11.00, issuing of numbers, refreshments and prize giving takes place in the Indoor Track area. Distance 2 miles, 1 mile for Under 11 and £2 entry fee. See SBH Flyer for full information – Boxing Day (Monday 27 December) Poster

LEE VALLEY NEW YEAR OPEN INDOOR MEETING – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Sunday 2 January all age-groups including U13s.
Provisional Timetable 10.30 60m, 11.45 300m, 12.15 800m, 13.15 200m, 14.15 400m
To enter please use this link – https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/athletics-events
Entries Close Saturday 25 December or once they have reached full capacity
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 8 January at Greenford.
The race headquarters is 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 spaces is limited and we had considerable problems with too many cars when we were last there in 2019. If you can share cars please, also do not park on the areas marked out for the course.
Start Times 11.15am U11 Boys (1500m), 11.20am U11 Girls (1500m), 11.30am U13 Boys (3000m), 11.35am U13 Girls (3000m), 11.55am U15 Boys (4000m), 12.00noon 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).
Entries Close Wednesday 29 December
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager 

HERTFORDSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 9 January at Stanborough Lakes (South End), Welwyn Garden City.
Start Times 11.00am U11 Girls (1900m), 11.10am U11 Boys (1900m), 11.20am U13 Girls (29000m), 11.30am U13 Boys (2900m), 11.45am U15 Boys & Girls (4800m), 12.05pm U17 Men and Women, U20 Women (6150m), 12.30pm U20 Men & Senior Women (8000m), 1.15pm Senior Men (11250m).
Entries Close Friday 17 December
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

PROFILE ON DAVE THOMSON – DAVE joined Shaftesbury in July 1978 aged 18. DAVE and his wife SHARON live in Mundesley, Norfolk with their two girls ISLA (12) and SOPHIA (7).

When I left school in 1978 I joined Barclays Bank who were brilliant in allowing me time off to train and race and in those days, there was a full schedule of inter bank events. I was in a Barclays team with MIKE FROMANT and JONATHAN RICHARDS so we were quite successful. In 1985, DAVE BEDFORD was looking for an assistant on the events side of the IAC and I spent 2 brilliant years working on the Coca Cola meeting at Crystal Palace, the cross country at Alexander Palace and the Gaymers City Centre Road Race series.

This introduced me to the world of event planning and management and to my near 30 year career at Wembley. Starting in 1987 at the Conference Centre planning and managing small conferences and quickly progressing to much larger events in the exhibition halls, and sell out events in Wembley Arena and the old Wembley Stadium. The late 80’s and early 90’s was an amazing time to work across all the Venues and whilst things changed with the sale of the Stadium to the FA in 1999 many of the same staff stayed involved across the estate and Quintain bought the other buildings in 2002. They then started their development programme resulting in the incredible change you see there today. The Stadium was redeveloped and opened again in May 2007 at which point the FA asked me to move across to them to head up their Event and Venue management teams. I spent the next 7 years in this role and on the Board of the new Stadium as we established the event programme before a complete change of management led to my redundancy and a fresh start running my one man Management Consultancy with an initial year long contract at the London Olympic Stadium, leading the teams in getting it out of transformation into operation for the Rugby World Cup before taking it back into final transformation ahead of West Ham occupancy.

We then relocated from Bricket Wood in Hertfordshire to the coast of Norfolk in February 2016 where the plan was semi retirement and spending time with my girls growing up by the seaside……. It hasn’t quite worked out that way as I became involved as joint founder in 2 private higher education institutions and after 4 years in the planning, the first of these has just launched! We will have our first intakes to our Campus at the London Olympic Velodrome in September 2022. Our institutions focus on the business of esports and the second one will focus on the business of sport.

Check out the first of these here: https://youtu.be/jTI2DPfNXCE  /  www.collegeofesports.ac.uk

Best moment in sport – probably winning on my Scottish steeplechase debut in Luxembourg, circa 1982, but I have so many brilliant memories from my running career at Dr Challoner’s Grammar School in Amersham and then with Shaftesbury from British League trips, Gold Cup finals, indoor and outdoor Championships, foreign trips to Vanves and other races across France. Even our high intensity training sessions under the watchful eye of BOB PARKER were enjoyable in their own way. We had a great group of runners training out of Bannister track in Harrow.
Worst moment – crashing into the water jump barrier in the Scottish track champs and being bandaged head to foot at the trackside by a very concerned elderly St John’s volunteer.
Favourite Country – New Zealand. I’ve been lucky enough to visit twice.
Favourite City – London and Paris are up there but San Francisco sticks in my memory as vibrant and colourful.
Favourite Food/Snack – home made Lasagne, profiteroles and millionaires shortbread.
Music/Artist – Musically I’m pretty well stuck back in the 70’s/80’s but listen to all sorts from classical to pop and rock. Donna Summer I Feel Love, Joan Armatrading Love and Affection and Spandau True all stand out for various reasons but many of the bands back then appear on my playlists – 10cc, Roxy Music, Carpenters, Wham, Fleetwood Mac, ELO, Beach Boys, Springsteen, Elton, Wings etc etc.
Favourite Film – I’m not one to watch films time and time again but like anything funny or thriller.
Hobbies – golf principally but like to cycle around the Norfolk lanes in Spring and Summer. Not so much fun in Winter!
Dislikes – Anti social behaviour, reckless drivers and cauliflower!
Likes – Animals and dogs in particular. Cars. The quiet village walk to and from school with my girls.

Photograph is of the 1991 12 Stage Road Relay at Sutton Coldfield, sent to me by DAVE BRADLEY.
From left to right – standing KATH and TONY SUNDERLAND, DAVE who was supporting the team on the day, ANDY KELLEHER, NICK SMITH, team manager SIMON KEENE, yours truly, STEVE MCHUGH – kneeling DOMINIC BANNISTER with DAVE’S dog RIA, JAMIE GODDEN, GRAHAM GETTY with his son ROLAND, behind him is HAROLD ASHTON, MARK MOUGHTON and KIRK DUMPLETON.

In 1991 the SBH finished in 2nd place (4:05.57) to Tipton Harriers (4:04.13). Tipton went on to win it in 1992, which was their 7th win in the past 9 years. In 1993 it was that outstanding win by SBH. Myself and a few others spent the day running around the course, cheering on the team, until the 10th leg had just started. We had then decided to watch the race from ‘Keepers Pool’ where there must have been some 500 people packed along the course. The leader came through with Salford Harriers leading, ANDREW KELLEGHER had a somewhat indifferent run, and finished Leg 10, 91 seconds behind Salford Harriers in 5th place. On Leg 11 (5 miles 706 yards) was JOHN SHERBAN, who had just come back from altitude training in New Mexico. On reaching ‘Keepers Pool’ there were whispers going around, that JOHN had just moved up in to 2nd place at the halfway mark, it seemed an eternity before the runners reached us, and as the noise got louder and louder JOHN appeared with 2nd runner nowhere in sight, he cruised the final 1k to handover a 41 second lead to STEVE GOSS.

DUBLIN BRINGS EUROPEAN CROSS DELIGHT The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Irish capital puts on a stunning show as Norwegians take senior honours but Britain top the medal table following a string of outstanding performances. For athletics fans the European Cross Country Championships always represents a pre-Christmas highlight but there was a real festive treat hiding behind the 12th day of the advent calendar this year. The 27th edition of this showpiece proved to be one of the very best in its history as the superb venue at the Sport Ireland Campus on the outskirts of Dublin, the sizeable crowds and the top class racing on show all combined to produce a day to remember.

Norway took the individual honours in the final two events on the schedule – the senior men’s and women’s races – thanks to Olympic 1500m champion JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN and KAROLINE BJERKELI GROVDAL, but it was Great Britain who finished top of the medals table after striking gold five times. There were champions to celebrate in the form of MEGAN KEITH and CHARLES HICKS, while the men’s under-20, senior women and mixed relay line-ups all finished first, too. JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN says not much has changed since he won 1500m gold in Tokyo this summer. “I’ve always felt like an Olympic champion,” smiled the Norwegian superstar, and there was a familiar outcome for him when it comes to the Euro Cross as he won his fifth consecutive title by claiming senior men’s gold. The 21-year-old won four under-20 golds from 2016-2019 and, following last year’s postponement of the championships, moved up to the senior ranks as he bypassed the under-23 category completely. As has become tradition, he produced another command performance and had the rest of the field playing to his tune. INGEBRIGTSEN doesn’t so much demolish his opponents as grind them into submission. For someone who runs so quickly, there is nothing rushed about him and he was content to bid his time before working up towards a lead group which contained defending champion ARAS KAYA of Turkey, Frenchman JIMMY GRESSIER and Italian YEMAN CRIPPA. With CRIPPA stepping off due to what looked like a stitch and GRESSIER unable to keep pace, it came down to a duel between INGEBRIGTSEN and KAYA, with the pair going toe to toe as they entered the final 1500m lap. It was the younger athlete who simply glided away over the increasingly sticky turf, though, as he covered the 10,000m course in (30:15), enjoying a winning margin of 14 seconds. The 2019 under-23 champion GRESSIER hung on for third in (30:34).

Liverpool trials winner JACK ROWE was the first Briton over the line, in 18th, closely followed by ANDY BUTCHART and JAMIE CROWE in 23rd and 24th respectively. There would be no team prize for the 2019 champions, as France took gold, Spain silver and Norway bronze. “It felt really good, but I have to admit 10km is not the best distance for me,”said INGEBRIGTSEN, who completed a year in which he also took European Indoor gold over 1500m and 3000m. “At the same time we do a lot similar training to these sort of races, but you are always thinking worst case scenario. There is a lot of mud here, it is a tough race, a long race with a lot of good competitors this year. I felt like I ran with a pretty good feeling throughout. The crowd was crazy and they really helped us.”

There was a similarly impressive performance from KAROLINE BJERKELI GROVDAL, who had been locked in battle for much of the race with German KONSTANZE KLOSTERHALFEN and Sweden’s MERAF BAHTA. However, she saw off her foes impressively and took European Cross gold for the second time in her career, having won the under-20 race the last time Dublin staged these championships 12 years ago. GROVDAL won by 10 seconds from BAHTA over the 8000m race in (26:34), while German ALINA REH moved through for bronze and JESS JUDD just missed out on an individual medal but led the British team to gold with fourth place in (27:01). JENNY NESBITT, JESSICA GIBBEN and ABBIE DONNELLY all packed well in 10th, 11th and 12th respectively while Germany took silver and Sweden bronze. “I have won so many bronze and silver medals at European level – both on the track and in cross country – so for me to take the gold today means a lot,” said the 31-year-old GROVDAL. “I am so happy for having been able to do that. It was a really tough and strong field, with so many good athletes on the starting line, so it is extra special to win gold. It was not only until the last lap that I realised that I would be able to take the win. Dublin has been good to me.”

Since the event’s introduction into the programme in 2017, Great Britain have won all but one of the mixed 4x1500m relay contests at the European Cross Country Championships. ALEX BELL has been on the team for three of those races and it was here where she made a stunning impact. The plan had been for HANNAH NUTTALL on leg one and LUKE DUFFY on leg two to keep the team in contention before Olympic 800m finalist BELL would “do some damage” and that is exactly how the race played out. DUFFY handed over to BELL in seventh place but, by the time of the final handover, she had flown to the front and placed BEN WEST at the head of affairs. He got the job done as the team clocked (18:01) to win by four seconds from France, with Belgium a close third. “I am so happy for this team, to win gold is a great achievement for this young squad,’ said BELL. “Everyone played their part in making this happen today so I’m very proud of them.”

In the women’s under-23 race, Italian NADIA BATTOCLETTI won her third successive European Cross gold, following up her under-20 wins in 2018 and 2019 with another victory. Britain’s AMELIA QUIRK made the early running before she was joined by Slovenia’s KLARA LUKAN, with Ireland’s SARAH HEALY also in the mix. However, Frenchwoman MANON TRAPP hit the front at the bell before BATTOCLETTI moved up from fourth and into a lead she would not relinquish. Italy’s European under-23 5000m champion held off LUKAN and the fast-finishing Portuguese MARIANA MACHADO to win the 6000m race by four seconds in (20:32). It gave Italy team gold ahead of France, while Britain took team bronze after a ninth place finish for IZZY FRY, with QUIRK 12th and CARI HUGHES 16th.

There is much excitement building around the potential of MEGAN KEITH and you could understand why after the brilliant performance which brought her women’s under-20 gold in Dublin. After the lead kept changing hands between the Briton and German EMMA HECKEL, an uphill charge on the final lap from Keith proved decisive and the Liverpool trials winner held on to first place, coming home over the 4000m course in 13:41 to win by three seconds from Norway’s INGEBORG OSTGARD HECKEL had to settle for third place in 13:46. “I feel incredible – I am in shock,” said KEITH, who was third in the British Junior Athlete of the Year category in the 2021 AW Readers’ Choice Awards. “I don’t know what has just happened. I am really happy. “I am from Scotland, so I am used to with the hills. I knew this would play in my favour, so I tried to capitalise on that. My crazy dream was to be on a path that I might be in the mix for a medal, but didn’t think I could win the whole thing. It is mental!” “It was amazing when I crossed the line. I don’t think I’ve ever run so quickly to a finish line in my life. Now was the time to do it!” KEITH, along with 14th-placed ELLEN WEIR and 17th-placed PHOEBE ANDERSON, took Britain to team bronze, behind gold medallists Germany and silver winners Spain.

INDOOR FIXTURES 2022 – I have just received the following indoor fixtures for the Lee Valley Athletic Centre for January to March 2022.
January – 2 New Year Open Meeting, 8 Minithon, 9 Befit Open Meeting, 15-16 Southern U13/U15/U17 Championships, 22-23 London U20/Senior Games, 26 AOC Sport Indoor Championships, 29-30 London U13/U15/U17 Games.
February – 5-6 Southern U20/Senior Championships, 9 BMC Meeting, 12-13 Essex and Eastern Championships, 16 Middle Distance Open Meeting, 19 Bruce Longdon Sprint Hurdles Open Meeting.
March – 5-6 British Masters Championships, 12 Christine Bloomfield U13/U15 Open Meeting, 13 England Masters Championships, 19-20 Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Kent Championships, 26 Minithon.

Other indoor fixtures – 8-9 January England Athletics U20/Senior Combined Events Championships in Sheffield, 12-13 February England Athletics U15/U17/U20 Championships in Sheffield, 12-13 March England Athletics U15/U17 Combined Events Championships in Sheffield, 18-2- March World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE RESULTS FROM 2009 TO 2022 Link to the NWLL website which has the results from 2009 to 2022 http://www.british-athletics.co.uk/nwll/

BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES, OPEN FOR VOLUNTEERS – Birmingham 2022 are looking for more than 13,000 spirited, dedicated and dynamic volunteers to be the heartbreak of the Commonwealth Games, a community of passionate people coming together to help deliver the biggest sporting and cultural event the West Midlands have ever seen. As part of the Commonwealth Collective, you’ll be the public face of Birmingham 2022, the heart and soul of the Games experience for athletes, officials, spectators, and a global audience of more than one billion.
For more information on volunteering, this is the link https://www.birmingham2022.com/get-involved/volunteering/

BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMESYou may wish to sign up to receive their Newsletter. Link – https://www.birmingham2022.com/register-your-interest/. This is the link to the current schedule for the 25 events https://images.birmingham2022.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/11441664_CWGs_Daily_Competition_Schedule_FINAL.pdf.
ATHLETICS take place at the Alexander Stadium 2-7 August, with the Marathons on 30 July. There will be 59 medal events including a fully integrated Para Sport programme. TRIATHLON and PARA TRIATHLON take place at Sutton Park 29 and 31 July. The Individual races contest a 750m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run, and the Team races contest a 250m swim, 7km cycle, 1.5km run. Link to all events https://www.birmingham2022.com/the-games/sports/?utm_source=workflow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=popup_work_flow_send_welcome_autoresponder_pop_up_footer_form&utm_content=2021-02-05
Shaftesbury’s ANGUS MCKENZIE was appointed as Competition Manager (Athletics) last year, and the article on him can be found in the 26 November 2020 SBH Newsletter.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND ON THE SBH WEBSITE BY USING THIS LINKhttp://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.
Regarding Lee Valley Indoor fixtures, they are in the process of finalising their fixtures. Once we receive these, the fixture card will updated and issued.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS WINTER FIXTURE CARD 2021-2022 – The Fixture Card was issued on the 22 September 2021.
Fixture Card Front Sheet Updated 14 October 2021 With Revised Details On Club Kit And Club Hoodies SBH Winter 2021-2022 Fixture Card Front Sheet Updated 14-10-21
Fixture Card All Fixtures SBH Winter 2021-2022 Fixture Card Fixtures Issued 22-09-21
Cross Country Club Championship And Points Races SBH Winter 2021-2022 Cross Country Club Championship and Points Races Issued 22-09-21
Regarding Lee Valley Indoor fixtures, they are in the process of finalising their fixtures. Once we receive these, the fixture card will be updated and re-issued.

SBH CROSS COUNTRY POINTS RACES 2021-2022 –Throughout the season there are a series of races, that determine the winners of the SBH Points Race Championships. At the end of the season SBH medals are awarded to the 1st three in each age-group, and those medals will be presented at the 2022 SBH Annual General Meeting at StoneX Stadium on 30 November 2022.
The remaining races for the 2021-2022 season are as follows;
Under 11 Boys and Girls – Metropolitan League on 15 January and 19 February, also the Middlesex Championships on 8 January or Hertfordshire Championships on 9 January as the majority of our Under 11’s are from those counties.
There are 6 races in a season, with the best 4 results that determine your final points total. The winner of each race receives 8 points, second 7 and so on.
Under 13 to Masters Men and Women – Metropolitan League on 15 January and 19 February, also the Southern Championships on 29 January and the National Championships on 26 February.
There are 7 races in a season, with the best 5 results that determine your final points total. The winner of each race receives 8 points, second 7 and so on, except for the Senior Men with the winner receiving 12 points, second 11 and so on.

SBH CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES 2021-2022 Throughout the season there are a series of races, that determine the winners of the SBH Cross Country Club Championships. At the end of the season SBH trophies are awarded to the winner in each age-group, and those trophies will be presented at the 2022 SBH Annual General Meeting at StoneX Stadium on 30 November 2022.
The races for the 2021-2022 season are as follows;
Under 11 Boys and Girls – Metropolitan League on 15 January
Under 13 and U15 Boys and Girls, Under U17 Men and Women, Under 20 Women, Senior Women, Masters Women 40+  and 9 Miles Senior Men – Southern Championships on 29 January

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The statistics from 1966 to 2020, showing all Shaftesbury athletes Individual and Team performances, were published in the SBH Weekly Newsletter on 23 September. This is the link to the 2 documents in which the statistics were taken  M Metropolitan League Men And Women Individual Winners Plus Combined Summary From 1966 To 2020          O Metropolitan League Men and Women Team Winners Plus Combined Summary From 1966 to 2020

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW CLUB KIT JUNE 2021They 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/

STONEX STADIUM NOW OPEN – StoneX Stadium is now open to Club members, under strict conditions. Check with your Coach for details of training times as, at other times, entrants have to have an entry fob to gain free entry and exit through the SBH Clubhouse. All athletes must sign in on entry and sign out on exit.

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.

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2022 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.

STONEX STADIUM EAST STAND INDOOR AREA  After 10 months usage of the indoor area as an NHS Vaccination Centre, it has now been transferred back and is available for indoor athletics training. Please contact your coach for the times of the sessions.

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

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.

CAN YOU HELP PLEASEDuring the period when all competitions are suspended, I will do my upmost in keeping the Newsletter information and other content going.
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.

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.

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 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 (FORMERLY BARNET COPTHALL STADIUM) – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.

CHARGES FOR USING STONEX STADIUM (FORMERLY BARNET COPTHALL STADIUM) – The Stadium is currently closed to the general public

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER