Happy Birthday from this Thursday 17 November to Wednesday 23 November – Michael Adebakin, Dave Allen, Kieran Clements, Nathan Davies, Jamie Dee, Kierra Grant, Samuel Greenstein, Isabella Heathcote, Sunil Jobanputra, Nnamdi Ndukwe, Jan Pearson, Louis Savva, Ari Selouk and Bradley Singer,

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)

SBH 132ND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 29 November in the 100 Club, East Stand, StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL), The AGM commences at 19.30, followed at approximately 20.00 with the Presentation of Awards for the 2022 Track & Field season, and 2021-2022 Cross Country season for both Men and Women. All are welcome especially the award winners.

Link to SBH Best Performance Awards for 2022 – SBH Best Performance Awards 2022

UK INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 – Has now been confirmed for Saturday 18 February and Sunday 19 February at the Utilita Arena, Birmingham. This is the trial for the European Indoor Championships which takes place in Istanbul, Turkey on 2-5 March. The provisional date shown on the fixture card for the UK Championships was 25-26 February.

SBH SPECIAL AWARDS DINNER – Dear Members, As you may have heard, SBH will be holding a Special Awards Dinner on Saturday 17 December at StoneX Stadium to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our Club athletes in this summer’s international championships, and to recognise the contributions of long serving athletes and officials. This will be a fun evening, to which you are all invited. Details below:

StoneX Stadium in the Fez Club
Saturday 17 December 6.15 pm – 11.30 pm (to be seated by to 7.15 pm)

Menu: Roast Turkey Carvery with Traditional Christmas Festive Trimmings OR
Pesto Roast Salmon with Sautéed Potatoes, Green Beans and Oven Dried Tomatoes OR
Vegetarian Wellington with choice of Vegetables – Festive Desserts – Tea/Coffee

Awards: 8.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Bar: Open 6.15 pm – 11.30 pm (Credit card payment only)
Dress Code: Smart casual

Tickets: £32 per person – all payments to be made online to:

Payment:                         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 giving the following details:
The name of each person attending for table plan purposes.
Together with the menu preferences for yourself and your guests.

Hope to see many of you there for what should be an outstanding evening.

Best Regards
JOHN KELLY, Chairman SBH

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – SBH Treasurer GEOFF MORPHITIS has sent me the following request.
Our new Club year started on 1 October 2021. The SBH annual subscriptions is £50 and the current England Athletics annual registration is £16 from 1 April 2022. The total is £66 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. Thanks GEOFF

TED KIMBER’S FUNERAL – TED’S Funeral was attended by SBH members DAVE BRADLEY and MARTIN GREY. DAVE commented that the service was very nice, and we spoke to JOSIE and CHRIS STOTT who gave their appreciation. There were some 50 odd mourners including other Officials that we knew. TED will be sadly missed at Copthall but we are grateful for the time he had with us.

RESULTS
START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five took place last Saturday 12 November at Wormwood Scrubs.

The day started with our Under 11 Boys, and we had 4 in the top ten, BEN KASPAR finished in 2nd place, DENNYS PASCAL finished 3rd, LEWIS WARD 6th and JOSIAH ALDHAM 7th. The team had a resounding win, 39 points in front of Thames Valley Harriers. After 2 fixtures we have now increased our lead over Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets, from 31 to 76 points.

Next the Under 11 Girls race, the team was again led home by SIENNA DARCY finishing 8th, 2nd 9 year-old, with the remaining three GRACE ROONEY, ELFIE SHAW and IZZY VOSS finished 10th, 16th and 24th respectively. The team finished in 3rd place, but after 2 fixtures the teams position is excellent, lying in 3rd place 1 point behind ES&M and 20 points behind WG&EL.

The Under 13 Boys, started the race with 10 runners, in which CALEB HILTON finished in 2nd place, JESSE ABRAHAMS 9th and EDDIE PASCAL finished 12th, with the remaining 7 packing well. The team following there tied 1st place with Woodford Green & Essex Ladies at Claybury, finished 2nd to Herts Phoenix by 13 points, but after 2 fixtures the team now hold a lead of 36 points over WG&EL.

The Under 13 Girls race, we had a turnout of 4 runners, and as at Claybury was led home by MEI HAYAKAWA finishing 6th, this time her sister JUI was a lot closer in 10th place, with the remaining two AMBER JACKSON and VERA DOUDKO finishing 14th and 32nd respectively.  The team finished in an excellent 2nd place, after 2 fixtures the team have now closed the gap to London Heathside and WG&EL.

The Under 15 Boys/Under 17 Men were very impressive, with ARTHUR PHILLIPS finishing 8th and JARED MORRIS 18th, the remaining four EUAN PHILLIPS, JACOB CLEMENT, TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U17 and AIDAN MACAVOY finishing 19th, 25th, 26th and 39th respectively. The team finished in 2nd place, one place higher than at Claybury, after 2 fixtures the team have moved up to 2nd place, just 11 points behind a very strong St Marys Richmond team.

The Under 15 Girls/Under 17 Women numbers improved this time with 5 runners, with POSIE SHAW leading the way in 14th place, the remaining four EDIE WOODINGS, ERIN GIBLIN U15, ELIZABETH DA TERESA and LILI FOWKES-GAJAN finishing 30th, 48th, 52nd and 61st respectively. There was a slight improvement in the team result, this time finishing one place higher in 9th, and after 2 fixtures in 9th place as well.

The Senior Men had an excellent turnout with 17 runners toe the line, first home was JAKE SHELLEY 6th, followed by ABDIRAHIM HAMUD U20 8th 1st U20 and  WILLIAM RYLE-HODGES 19th, of the remaining finishers there were 4 that were U20 and 7 of our Veteran team. The team finished in 5th place at Claybury, this time we had a superb win finishing 58 points in front of the league leaders Trent Park. So after 2 fixtures the team have moved up to 3rd place, and only 67 points behind 2nd place London Frontrunners. The Veteran Men’s team finished in 6th place at Claybury, this time they finished in 9th place, and after 2 fixtures they know are in 8th place overall.

The Senior Women’s saw the return of ELANA DIMMER who finished in an excellent 20th place, next was JO KENT V55 (2nd Claim) 48th 1st V55, ABI GREENE U20 131st 2nd U20. The team finished 9th at Claybury, and after 2 fixtures they know are in 10th place overall.

Results
Under 11 Boys (Team 4 to score) – BEN KASPAR 2nd (6.19 1st 10 year old), DENNYS PASCAL 5th (6.29 2 4th 9 year old), LEWIS WARD 6th (6.29 5th 9 year old), JOSIAH ALDHAM 7th (6.30 2nd 10 year old), ARI RUBENSTEIN 14th (6.46 7th 9 year old), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN 16th (6.59 8th 9 year old), JOE MARSHALL 18th (7.02 9th 10 year old), JAMES MOUDART 19th (7.03 10th 10 year old), RYLE SINGARAYER 22nd (7.06 12th 10 year old), the 9 year-old winner was Luis Da Silva of Thames Valley Harriers (6.17) 55 runners finished – 33 9 year olds, 22 10 year olds.
Team Result – 1st SBH (204 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (165), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (159) 19 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st SBH (360 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (284), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (234). 

Under 11 Girls (Team 4 to score) – SIENNA DARCY 8th (7.28 2nd 9 year old), GRACE ROONEY 10th (7.31 3rd 9 year old), ELFIE SHAW 16th (7.53 10th 10 year old), IZZY VOSS 24th (8.20 10th 9 year old), the 9 year-old winner was Gracie Fayinka of Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (6.59), the 10 year-old winner was Violet Muraidhar of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (6.38) 36 runners finished – 16 9 year olds, 20 10 year olds.
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (105 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (104), 3rd SBH (90) 13 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (214 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (195), 3rd SBH (194) 

Under 13 Boys (Team 4 to score) – CALEB HILTON 2nd (10.33), JESSE ABRAHAMS 9th (11.19), EDDIE PASCAL 12th (11.25), LADDIE SHAW 25th (12.09), SAM CLEMENTS 29th (12.15), HAMISH DOVER 36th (12.34), SAM DARCY 41st (12.48), ETHAN MOSS 43rd (13.07), JACK REDFORD 48th (13.50), SAM MOORE 56th (14.45), AARON YACOBI 59th (14.56) the winner was James Branch of Herts Phoenix (10.25) 60 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Herts Phoenix (208 points), 2nd SBH (195), 3rd Hillingdon (190), 9th SBH “B” (95) 17 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st SBH (354 points), 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (318), 3rd Herts Phoenix (305), 10th SBH “B” (140) 

Under 13 Girls (Team 4 to score) – MEI HAYAKAWA 6th (12.17), JUI HAYAKAWA 10th (12.35), AMBER JACKSON 14th (12.50), VERA DOUDKO 32nd (14.22), the winner was Alya Johnson of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (11.29) 44 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (127 points), 2nd SBH (118), 3rd London Heathside (117) 15 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st Trent Park (272 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (261), 3rd London Heathside (257), 4th SBH (245) 

Under 15 Boys/Under 17 Men (Team 4 to score) – ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 8th (13.25 2nd U15), JARED MORRIS U15 18th (13.45 6th U15), EUAN PHILLIPS U15 19th (13.46 7th U15), JACOB CLEMENT U17 25th (14.05 15th U17), TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U17 26th (14.06 16th U17), AIDAN MACAVOY U15 39th (14.45 17th U15), the winner of U15 race was Tom Mythen of St Marys Richmond (13.24), the winner of U17 race was Digby Turk of St Marys Richmond (12.34) 74 runners finished – 46 U15 runners finished, 28 U17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st St Marys Richmond (257 points), 2nd London Heathside (239), 3rd SBH (230), 15th SBH ‘B’ (85) 24 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st St Marys Richmond (484 points), 2nd SBH (473), 3rd London Heathside (464), 12th SBH (211) 

Under 15 Girls/Under 17 Women (Team 4 to score) – POSIE SHAW U15 14th (15.31 7th U15), EDIE WOODINGS U15 30th (16.40 17th U15), ERIN GIBLIN U15 48th (17.47 33rd U15), ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17 52nd (18.05 17th U17), LILI FOWKES-GAJAN U17 61st (20.38 21st U17) the winner of U15 race was Kiera Shaw of Herts Phoenix (14.22) and U17 race was Lauren Russell of Highgate Harriers (14.37) 64 runners finished – 43 U15 runners finished, 21 U17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st London Heathside (219 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (207), 3rd Highgate Harriers (201), 9th SBH (116) 21 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st London Heathside (379 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (3667), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (322), 9th SBH (194) 

Senior Men (Senior Team 12 to score, Veteran Team 5 to score) – JAKE SHELLEY 6th (24.31), ABDIRAHIM HAMUD U20 8th (24.36 1st U20), WILLIAM RYLE-HODGES 19th (25.17), LEO RONCARATI U20 73rd (27.08), FINN MACCARTHY U20 106th (28.03), THOMAS BUTLER 108th (28.06), ASHWIN FOWKES-GAJAN U20 140th (28.47), MARK COTTLE 151st (29.01), ROBERT RIGBY V60 194th (29.57 1st V60), LUKE FLATLEY 215th (30.22), JONATHAN BOARDMAN U20 255th (31.38), CHRIS HERON V40 260th (31.42), PAUL MACCARTHY V55 321st (33.30), JOEL PHILLIPS V45 342nd (34.05), BARRY HAWS V50 366th (35.01), TIM UNDERHILL V50 395th (35.59), PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V55 439th (40.12), the winner was Alexander Lepretre (2nd Claim) of Highgate Harriers (24.05) 462 runners finished.
Team Result – Division 2 – 1st SBH (1335 points), 2nd Trent Park (1277), 3rd London Frontrunners (1169), 12 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – Division 2 – 1st Trent Park (2343 points), 2nd London Frontrunners (2097), 3rd SBH (2030)
Veterans Division 2 – 1st Ealing Eagles (256 points), 2nd Eton Manor (233), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (207), 9th SBH (143) 12 teams finished
Veterans Division 2 After 2 Fixtures – 1st Eton Manor (463 points), 2nd Ealing Eagles (458), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (410), 8th SBH (275) 

Senior Women (Senior Team 5 to score, Veteran Team 4 to score) – ELANA DIMMER 20th (31.37), JO KENT V55 (2nd Claim) 48th (33.39 1st V55), VICTORIA DAWES V45 110th (37.11), ABI GREENE U20 131st (39.17 2nd U20), the winner was Rebecca Bunting of London Heathside (28.47) 199 runners finished.
Team Result – Division 2 – 1st Harrow (266 points), 2nd Barnet & District (183), 3rd Ealing Eagles (175), 9th SBH (98) 11 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – Division 2 – 1st Harrow (463 points), 2nd Barnet & District (353), 3rd Herts Phoenix (336), 10th SBH (121)

Howard Williams Trophy (Juniors) – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (3 Wins, 99 points), 2nd SBH (4, 94), 3rd London Heathside (1, 87)
Howard Williams Trophy (Seniors) – 1st London Heathside and Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (1 Win, 44 points), 3rd Highgate Harriers (2 42), 16th SBH (0, 19)

Link to the Start Fitness Metropolitan League results – https://www.metleague.run/results/ now select ‘Read More’ on Race 2, now select ‘Spreadsheet Results Link’

The next Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture takes place at Uxbridge on Saturday 3 December.

This is the Third race in the SBH Winter Points Championships. Also this is the Club Championship race for the Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+.

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES CURRENT CONSECUTIVE RACES, FOLLOWING THE WORMWOOD SCRUBS FIXTURE ON 15 NOVEMBER

(26) PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V55
(16) POSIE SHAW U11, U13 & U15
(6) EUAN PHILLIPS U13 & U15, MARK COTTLE SM and PAUL MACCARTHY V55
(5) EDDIE PASCAL U11 & U13 and TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U15 & U17
(4) BEN KASPAR U11, PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11 and BARRY HAWS V45 & V50
(3) DENNYS KASPAR U11 and AMBER JACKSON U13
(2) JOSIAH ALDHAM U11, SIENNA DARCY U11, GRACE ROONEY U11, ELFIE SHAW U11, JESSE ABRAHAMS U13, SAM DARCY U13, MEI HAYAKAWA U13, JUI HAYAKAWA U13, CALEB HILTON U13, VERA DOUDKO U13, LADDIE SHAW U13, AARON YACOBI U13, JARED MORRIS U15, ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15, ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17, ABI GREENE U20, JO KENT V55, LUKE FLATLEY SM and JOEL PHILLIPS V45

The current record for consecutive appearances is held by JOHN KELLY, who completed 28 races between 1985 to 1990.

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS, THESE ARE THE TOP 3 POSITIONS FOLLOWING THE CLAYBURY FIXTURE ON 15 OCTOBER

Under 11 Boys – 1st BEN KASPAR (16 points), 2nd DENNYS PASCAL (14), 3rd JOSIAH ALDHAM (11) – Under 13 Boys – 1st CALEB HILTON (16points), 2nd EDDIE PASCAL and JESSIE ABRAHAMS (13) – Under 15 Boys – 1st ARTHUR PHILLIPS (16 points), 2nd EUAN PHILLIPS and JARED MORRIS (13) – Under 17 Men – 1st  TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE (13), 2nd DANIEL BANYARD and  JACOB CLEMENT (8) – Under 20 Men – 1st FINN MACCARTHY (13 points), 2nd ABDIRAHIM HAMUD and MAX WINFIELD (8) – Senior Men – 1st MARK COTTLE (21 points), 2nd LUKE FLATLEY (19), 3rd JAKE SHELLEY (12) – Masters Men 40-49 – 1st JOEL PHILLIPS (15 points). 2nd CHRIS HERON (8) – Masters Men 50-59 – 1st PAUL MACCARTHY (15 points), 2nd BARRY HAWS (12). 3rd PHILIP CUNNINGHAM (9) – Masters Men 60-69 – 1st ROBERT RIGBY (8 points)

Under 11 Girls – 1st SIENNA DARCY (16 points), 2nd ELFIE SHAW and GRACE ROONEY (12) – Under 13 Girls – 1st MEI HAYAKAWA (16 points), 2nd AMBER JACKSON and JUI HAYAKAWA (13) – Under 15 Girls – POSIE SHAW (16 points), 2nd PHOEBE MUSIC and EDIE WOODINGS (7) – Under 17 Women – 1st ELIZABETH DA TERESA (16 points), LILI FOWKES-GAJAN (7) – Under 20 Women – 1st ABI GREEN (16 points) – Senior Women – 1st ELANA DIMMER (8 points) Masters Men 40-49 – Masters Women 40-49 – 1st VICTORIA DAWES (8 points)

Link to the Men/Women Winter Points tables updated up to the 12 November – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2022-2023 – Updated With Metropolitan League Fixture 12-11-22 A  Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2022-2023 – Updated With Metropolitan League Fixture 12-11-22 A

COLCHESTER HARRIERS INVITATION THROWS MEETING – Took place at Colchester on 13 November.
Hammer 8kg – SM OLIVER GRAHAM U23 1st (PB 53.97m)

LIDDIARD TROPHY AND NORTH OF THE THAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place last Saturday at Kingsbury.
5000m XC – FINN MACCARTHY U20 15th (28.52 2nd U20), DANIEL NICHOLS 25th (29.45), LUKE FLATLY 43rd (31.15), ROBERT RIGBY V60 49th (31.47 3rd V60), CHRIS HERON V40 54th (32.36), ELANA DIMMER 60th (33.07 6th Senior Woman), RONAN BREEN V50 73rd (34.26), PAUL MACCARTHY V50 77th (34.46), BARRY HAWS V50 88th (35.28), TIM UNDERHILL V50 93rd (35.54), ABI GREENS U20 126th (39.38 3rd U20) the winner was Seyfu Jamaal of London Heathside (25.04), 169 runners finished. The Men and Women results were combined.

NCAA D1 NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at New York, NY, USA on 11 November
10000m XC – SM JAMIE DEE (Iona College) 67th (31.079)

NCAA D1 WEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Seattle, Washington, USA on 11 November
10000m XC – SM CHARLES HICKS U23 (Stanford University) 3rd (28.23)

NORTH LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Greenford on 29 October.
8000m XC – ROBERT RIGBY V60 55th (33.49) the winner was Rob Wilson of Highgate Harriers (27.34), 100 runners finished

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 Canons Park on 12 November.
ADAM O’GORMAN U17 1st (19.44) this was his 2nd Parkrun, LENARD MICHEL V50 20th (24.08) this was his 82nd Parkrun, KAYLA MICHEL U23 32nd (25.29) this was her 33rd Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 68th (29.02) this was her 27th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 12 November.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 208th (30.28) this was his 269th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 12 November.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 101st (25.39) this was his 126th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Mole Valley on 12 November.
JAMES DAVIS U23 68th (27.33) this was his 32nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 12 November.
STUART SINGER V60 19th (22.02) this was his 348th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 68th (25.10) this was his 202nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 12 November.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 168th (35.39) this was his 242nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Woking on 12 November.
REBEKAH HOUNSELL 9th (19.49) this was her 75th Parkrun

UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY AND ROAD RELAY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, FOR THE PERIOD THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER UNTIL WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER – The updated 2022-2023 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet, are available further down the Newsletter.

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 19 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Timetable – 13.15 U20 and Senior Women (6k), 14.00 Under 20 and Senior Men (10k).
To Qualify you must have to be (a) born in the Greater London area, (b) has not less than one year’s bona fide residence in the Greater London area, (c) has not less than one year’s continuous full-time employment in the Greater London area, (d) has not less than one year’s full-time attendance at an education establishment in the Greater London area.
Map of Parliament Hill and adjoining roads and stations, start of races close to athletic track – https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5596772,-0.1597202,15z
Entries Closed
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

LONDON YOUTH GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 19 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Races for the U11, U13, U15 & U17 age-groups, will commence prior to the London Championships.
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective London Borough Team Manager

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 26 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 14.30 for Men/Women – Junior, Senior and Veteran. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run
Awaiting final race information 

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 26 November at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0PS). The start is close to the car park which is accessible from the western gate of Trent Park, found on the left-side before reaching Cockfosters underground station (Piccadilly line).
Timetable – 12.45 Under 11 Boys and Girls (2400m), 13.00 Under 13 Boys and Girls (3000m), 13.20 Under 15 Boys and Girls (4000m), 13.40 Under 17 Men and Women (5000m) distances are approximate. Numbers will be given out close to the start area.
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will any of our Female athletes please see JEREMY SOTHCOTT who will give you a race number
Awaiting final race information

UK CROSS CHALLENGE INCLUDING EUROPEAN TRIALS FOR U20, U23 & SENIOR – Takes place on Saturday 26 November at Sefton Park, Croxteth Drive, Liverpool (SatNav L17 3AA).
Timetable – 10.45 Under 11 Boys (2000m), 10.55 Under 11 Girls (2000m), 11.05 Under 13 Girls (3000m), 11.20 Under 13 Boys (3000m), 11.35 Under 15 Girls (3000m), 11.50 Under 15 Boys (3000m), 12.05, Under 17 and 20 Women (4400m), 12.25, Under 17 Men (5500m), 12.45, Under 20 Men (6700m), 13.05, Senior Women (8100m), 14.05, Senior Men (9800m).
Link for all Information, includes on how to enter – https://www.uka.org.uk/competition/running/cross-challenge-series/the-british-athletics-cross-challenge/liverpool/
Entries Close Friday 19 November
Note: You need to enter yourselves

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 3 December, course is at Hillingdon Sports Centre, Hillingdon House Farm, Park Road, Uxbridge (Satnav UB10 0RQ).
Race headquarters – Hillingdon Athletics Stadium, Gatting Way, Uxbridge (Satnav UB8 1ES). HQ to course walk time: 2 minutes.
Changing facilities – Men’s & Women’s changing rooms and toilets within athletic stadium and football pavillion. Please do not use the facilities within the main sports centre.
Course Description – Parkland setting, undulating course, with one steep climb per large lap, on grass and woodland paths. Option of small river crossing if conditions on the day allow – Course Map
Public Transport – Hillingdon & Uxbridge Metropolitan and Picadilly lines 10-15 minute walk from course. U1 and U2 buses stop within 3 minutes’ walk of Sports Centre.
Directions from major roads – Next to A40 Swakeleys Roundabout Junction, then follow signs for Hillingdon Sports and Leisure centre.
Parking – Limited free parking within Uxbridge College car park on the right of Gatting Way before the sports centre carpark. Parking in the sports centre requires buying a ticket at the meter. Please car share if driving, as the car park can be very busy with places at a premium.
Timetable – 12.25 U11 (Over 9) Boys (up to 2km), 12.30 U11 (Over 9) Girls (up to 2km), 12.40 U13 Boys (3km), 12.45 U13 Girls (3km), not before 13.00 U17 Men and U15 Boys (4km), not before 13.05 U17 Women and U15 Girls (4km), not before 13.30 U20, Senior and Veteran Women (7-8km), not before 14.35 U20, Senior and Veteran Men (7-8km).
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the respective team managers – SIMON KEENE
JEREMY SOTHCOTT and JO KENT
Please go to Start Fitness Metropolitan League web site www.metleague.co.uk for course maps, and any other final information.
Awaiting final race information, the above details is when the race was last held.

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

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE 3 DECEMBER – This is the Third race in the SBH Winter Points Championships. Also this is the Club Championship race for the Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+

SOUTHERN INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 December at Horspath Sports Ground, Oxford (SatNav OX4 2RR).
Timetable – 11.00 U13 Girls (Approximately 3k), 11.20 U13 Boys (Approximately 3k), 11.40 U15 Girls (Approximately 4k), 12.25 U15 Boys (Approximately 4k), 12.50 U17 Men (Approximately 5k), 13.15 U17 Women (Approximately 5k), 13.40 U20 Women and Senior Women (Approximately 6k)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your County Team Manager
Awaiting final race information, the above details is when the race was last held. 

SOUTHERN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 December at Horspath Sports Ground, Oxford (SatNav OX4 2RR).
Timetable – 11.45 Women 40+ 50+, 60+, M70+ (Approximately 6k), 14.10 Men 40+, 50+, 60+ (Approximately 10k)
Entries Closing Date TBC
Note: If you wish to be entered please contact your Team Manager
Awaiting final race information, the above details is when the race was last held. 

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES – The following fixtures are now open for entries, therefore please enter yourselves and pay the appropriate fee, but be aware that fixtures could close before the closing date, due to events being full.

LEE VALLEY INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 4 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 300m, 600m and 60m Hurdles, Field Shot and High Jump, Long Jump and Pole Vault sold out. For all age-groups including U13s.
To enter please use this link – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
Entries Close Sunday 27 November – 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

BE FIT TODAY INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 11 December, at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR).
Events are Track 60m, 200m, 300m, 600m, 800m and 60m Hurdles, Field Long Jump. For all age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=5&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Close Monday 5 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

LEE VALLEY NEW YEARS INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 2 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://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
Entries Close Wednesday 28 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 7 January and Sunday 8 January.
To enter please use this link – https://www.englandathletics.org/athletics-and-running/england-competitions/national-championships/2023-championships-calendar-and-results/
Entries Close Friday 16 December
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

BE FIT TODAY INDOOR SERIES – Takes place on Sunday 8 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, Field Long Jump. For all age-groups including U11s.
To enter please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=5&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Close Monday 2 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 

THE FOLLOWING INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES ARE NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES.

LEE VALLEY LONDON U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 21 January and Sunday 22 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 – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 18 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 

LEE VALLEY LONDON U13, U15 & U17 INDOOR GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 28 January and Sunday 29 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 – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/athletics-competitions
Entries Closing Date Wednesday 25 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

LEE VALLEY AYO FALOLA DREAM MILE – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 8 February.
Age-groups U15 and above.
Entries now open, please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=4&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Closing Date To Be Confirmed – 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 MIDDLE DISTANCE OPEN MEETING – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 15 February,
Events are 800m U13 and Above, 1500m U15 and above.
Entries now open, please use this link – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=4&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Closing Date To Be Confirmed – 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

BIRMINGHAM TO HOST 2026 EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

European Athletics Championships to take place in Great Britain for the first time ever. It’s not been long since the Commonwealth Games were in Birmingham but some of the world’s best athletes will be returning once again to the city in four years’ time. This is because Birmingham has been awarded the 2026 European Athletics Championships. The withdrawal of the bid from Budapest, host city of the 2023 World Athletics Championships, meant that Birmingham now has a chance to build its legacy from the Commonwealth Games in a similar, albeit scaled down, fashion to London hosting the World Athletics Championships five years after the 2012 Olympics. Since the turn of the century Great Britain has hosted the Olympics (2012), World Championships (2017), three Commonwealth Games (2002, 2014, 2022), two World Indoor Championships (2003 and 2018) – about to be three in 2024 – and two European Indoor Championships (2007 and 2019). However, it has never hosted the outdoor European Athletics Championships, the 27th edition of which will take place in 2026.

British athletes enjoyed huge success at the most recent event in Munich and Great Britain finished second to Germany in the final athletics table with six gold, six silver and eight bronze medals. Golds came from KEELY HODGKINSON, LAURA MUIR, MATTHEW HUDSON-SMITH, ZHARNEL HUGHES and the men’s 4x100m and 4x400m teams.

According to The Guardian, it looks likely be a standalone event, unlike the multi-sport bonanzas which were staged jointly between Glasgow and Berlin in 2018, then Munich this summer. UK Athletics’ CEO JACK BUCKNER said: “We are delighted and honoured that we have been awarded the privilege of hosting the European Athletics Championships in 2026 in Birmingham. It is wonderful news for athletics and benefits the whole of the UK in demonstrating our ability to host major events across the whole country. “UKA has held a long time wish to deliver this event and we thank European Athletics for its faith in entrusting us with its most important competition. “Our vision for the Championships is about record breaking ticket sales and an amazing atmosphere for athletes to be inspired inside and outside the stadium. We have promised to deliver an amazing, innovative and game changing Championships, and we’re excited we can now put this plan into action!”

Councillor IAN WARD, Leader of Birmingham City Council, said: “We are honoured and privileged to be asked to be the first-ever UK hosts of the prestigious European Athletics Championships in 2026. “Over many years we have demonstrated we are a city that can proudly host major events of this type and scale – and the people of Birmingham and indeed the entire nation have proven time and time again their huge appetite for sport, especially athletics. “The Alexander Stadium is beyond all doubt the premier athletics facility in the country and we cannot wait to welcome the elite of European athletics for this event, which will also bring a range of benefits for local communities and our economy beyond the programme of track and field activities.”

SALLY MUNDAY, CEO of UK Sport, said: “I’m delighted that the UK will be welcoming Europe’s best athletes to Birmingham in 2026. Hosting the European Athletics Championships will be a fantastic opportunity to build on the legacy of the Commonwealth Games earlier this year and I know the British public will get behind the athletes and create a brilliant atmosphere in the Alexander Stadium. “We’ve seen throughout 2022 the significant economic and social benefits of hosting big sporting events in this country and hosting this mega-event will deliver huge benefits for the city of Birmingham, the West Midlands region and the whole of the United Kingdom. It’s also important to recognise that our continued ability to deliver the very best global sporting events is thanks to the ongoing support of The National Lottery.”

Sports Minister STUART ANDREW said: “It is fantastic that Birmingham has been chosen to host the first European Athletics Championship on British soil. The city is perfectly placed to put on the event following record-breaking ticket sales for a brilliant Commonwealth Games earlier this year. “I look forward to seeing Europe’s elite athletes descend on the West Midlands and the Government will continue to work closely with UK Sport, UK Athletics and Birmingham City Council to host another hugely successful event.”

For those interested in hearing first about tickets and wider opportunities to get involved in the championships, register here.

RIGA READY TO WELCOME THE 2023 WORLD ROAD RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Latvian capital stages the World Road Running Champs in 2023 and organisers hope thousands of ordinary athletes will join the elites on the start line. Regular runners have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rub shoulders with the best endurance athletes on the planet at the World Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia, on September 30 and October 1 next year. The inaugural event features races over one mile, 5km and half-marathon with everyone from elite competitors through to club runners poised to take part. ALGARS NORDS, head of the local organising committee, is urging the slower runners not to be intimidated. Instead, he says, it is the chance to race in a global championships and to receive a world championships medal. “Our biggest challenge in the coming months is to get people to realise and get used to the idea that anybody can participate in a world championships,” he says. “We really need to get this message across not only in Latvia but across Europe and the whole world. “They might be scared and thinking ‘that’s not for me, as it’s a world championships. I’ll just do the same event or routine that I do every year’. We want to try to get people out of that loop and to understand they can do a world championships. “The idea that the world championships is for you, for me, for all of us is going to take some time for people to get used to. I want this to be an eye-opener for regular runners.”

World titles have been available in the half-marathon since the early 1990s but these new championships in Riga will offer global medals for one mile and 5km too. Given this, organisers are hoping to attract the best athletes in the world such as Olympic 1500m and world 5000m champion JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN. “For someone to be able to say ‘I just ran a world championships’ gives a very different meaning to someone’s experience,” says NORDS. “Which other sport offers this? None. “Here you will be able to run the mile, perhaps not directly alongside Ingebrigtsen, but at least from the same start line. For a regular runner to be able to say that and have the bragging rights is amazing.”

Why Latvia – Along with Estonia and Lithuania, Latvia is part of the Baltic region in Europe and organisers say the World Road Running Championships will be the biggest-ever sporting event in the area. Basketball and ice hockey are the dominant sports in region but nothing in history has rivalled the sheer number of runners due to arrive in Riga in just under a year’s time. World Athletics awarded the event to the city partly due to their success in growing the Rimi Riga Marathon. Just before the pandemic the annual 26.2-mile event was attracting 38,000 runners across a variety of distances during a weekend-long running festival. With next year’s Rimi Riga Marathon on May 6-7, organisers plan to use it as a “dress rehearsal” for the World Championships less than five months later.

The marathon starts and finishes by Riga Castle and passes many of the city’s picturesque sights. Latvia is also known for being very flat, which means a fast course for all distances. Indeed, the course records for the marathon are (2:08:51) set by ANDUALEM SHIFERAW and (2:26:18) by BIRKE DEBELE. NORDS and his team have been organising the Rimi Riga Marathon since 2007 and have included various race distances for several years. “One of the main distances for us was 5km because we understood from a beginning that you can’t just start with the marathon,” he explains. “You have to get people moving with smaller distances. “At some point we had 12 or 13,000 participating in the 5km and now, years later, lots of these people have moved to 10km, half marathon or marathon and their kids are running. So it seemed logical for us to want to host an event of this magnitude (the world champs) over several distances.”

Latvia has a fine tradition in athletics. The country’s most famous athlete, JANIS LUSIS, won the Olympic javelin title in 1968 and four European crowns, whereas the nation’s best-known distance runner is JELENA PROKOPCUKA, who was born in Riga and won the New York City Marathon winner in 2005 and 2006. PROKOPCUKA has done much to improve the popularity of distance running in Latvia and NORDS adds: “We always wanted to get Riga on the international stage for running. Before Covid we had almost 5000 international runners coming to Riga every year and this was maybe due to us going to international expos a lot and also we got the Gold Label. So holding the World Championships became a very natural next step.

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 1 post this week.

Photograph of  METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – Taken at Wormwood Scrubs on 12 November, featuring our Under 13 athletes. From Left to Right JACK REDFORD, LADDIE SHAW, CALEB HILTON, JESSIE ABRAHAMS, EDDIE PASCAL and ETHAN MOSS.

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 to the qualiication standards – https://olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-championships-2023-qualifying-standards-entry-budapest
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 2022-2023 WINTER FIXTURE CARD –Was issued on the 4 September 2022.
The Updated 2022-2023 Winter Fixture Card is now available on the SBH Website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/  Fixture Card Updated 04-11-22 UK Indoor & Hertfordshire X/C Dates Confirmed.
The 2022-2023 Winter Information Sheet is now available on the SBH Website, which shows which races you can compete in, for the Cross Country Points Championships and the Cross Country Individual Club Championships. Also the Metropolitan League timetable and contact details for the SBH Cross Country and Road Relay Team Managers – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-information/

SBH 2022-2023 WINTER CROSS COUNTRY POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURE – The CROSS COUNTRY POINTS TABLE is now available on the SBH Website, and has been updated following the Metropolitan League fixture on the 15 October – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-points-tables/
The Initial Draft of the CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP LIST is now available on the SBH Website, and will be updated following the Metropolitan League fixture on the 3 December – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-club-championships/

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE 2021-2022 SEASON – The following link shows the following – Final league positions, Points and club championship winners, SBH athletes consecutive races, SBH athletes races completed to date – Start Fitness Metropolitan League Statistics For 2021-2022 Season

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.