Happy Birthday from this Thursday 18 November to Michael Adebakin, Dave Allen, Aidan Bird, Kieran Clements, Jamie Dee, Samuel Greenstein, Sunil Jobanputra, Benjamin Morrison, Marion Motto, Nnamdi Ndukwe, Robyn Palmer, Jan Pearson, Lydia Rogers, Louis Savva, Ari Selouk, Bradley Singer and Gianleo Stubbs

PARKRUN 100 CLUB – Congratulations to CLIFF GOLDING, who at the Maidstone Parkrun last Saturday completed his 100th appearance

BOXING DAY RACE – We have been advised by Saracens that they have a rugby fixture at StoneX Stadium on Boxing Day. This being the case we will know hold our race on Monday 27 December, which will also be a bank holiday.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021 – Attached is the Agenda for the 131st Annual General Meeting of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, which is being held on Tuesday 30 November at StoneX Stadium, East Stand 100 Club at 19.30. Also attached is the current SBH Constitution and Rules dated 24 November 2020, Annual Report 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021 and Best Performance Awards 2021. The presentation of the 2021 awards follows straight after the AGM.

Link to Agenda – SBH AGM Agenda 2021 Final (7)   Link to Constitution and Rules – SBH Constitution November 2021    Link to Annual Report – SBH Annual Report 2020-2021 Final    Link to Best Performance Awards 2021 – SBH Best Performance Awards 2021

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS AGENDA – Since the publication of the 11 November Newsletter, the Agenda has been updated. Which was the Section on Officers, which now shows we know have the 8 required Council Members, which are ALESSIO CORBO, COLIN GODFREY and CATHERINE MURPHY and we welcome them onto the Council. The Council meets four times a year and each meeting covers how the Club is being run, which includes Membership, Performance, Coaching, Promotions etc.
Shaftesbury over the years have had an abundance of International sprinters, CATHERINE would rank high up on that list. I have included a profile on CATHERINE after the upcoming fixtures.

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. The total is £65 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

LONDON CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place this Saturday 20 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 this Saturday 20 November at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1Q R), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Races will commence prior to the London Championships.
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
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective London Borough Team Manager

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The second fixture of five took place last Saturday at Welwyn Garden City.
The day started with our Under 11s, in which BEN KASPAR finished 3rd and HENRY RYAN 6th and MARISSA ELLIS BELL 14th being our first finishers. The Boys team who were 8th at Claybury, finished in an excellent 2nd place, and are now 4th overall, the Girls also improved their overall position from 9th to 7th. Following on was the Under 13 Boys, with a team of 9 runners, dominated the race, at Claybury we finished just 1 point behind the home club Woodford Green and Essex Ladies, this time the team won 24 points giving us a lead of 23 points, ARTHUR PHILLIPS, PRINCE VICTORUS JOHN and EUAN PHILLIPS finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. Under 13 Girls race, POSIE SHAW in her 12th consecutive race, after finishing 4th at Claybury finished 2nd this time, the teams overall position improved from 10th to 6th place. The Under 15 Boys/Under 17 Men with 9 runners at Claybury, had 13 this time, with LEO RONCARATI, JOSHUA FISHER and MAX WINFIELD finishing 5th, 6th and 7th respectively, The team who finished 2nd at Claybury 33 points adrift, now took over the lead overall by 6 points. The Under 15 Girls/Under 17 Women who over the past few seasons have been so dominate, are struggling with numbers, LUISA STAAB finished 27th. with the team maintaining their 10th place overall. The Senior Men had 15 runners, with PHILLIP CROUT fresh from his team Gold Medal performance at last weeks National Cross Country Relays finished in 5th place, the next 3 home were ASHWIN FOWKES-GAJAN U20, DYLAN MICHEL U20 and JONATHAN BOARDMAN U20, the team finished 10th place at Claybury, slipped down to 12th place overall, the Veterans team maintained their 6th place overall. Finally, the Senior Women team struggled with numbers again, although recent new member CHARLENE JACOBS-CONRADIE V40 produced an outstanding run to finish in 9th place, the team who finished 6th at Claybury, finished 7th this time, but because other teams had a disastrous day we now are in 5th place overall.

Under 11 Boys (Team 4 to score) – BEN KASPAR 3rd (5.42), HENRY RYAN 6th (5.48), EDDIE PASCAL 17th (6.11), SETH MARSHALL 18th (6.12), THOMAS FELLOWS 23rd (6.15), JAMES RUMBLE 26th (6.21), JOE MARSHALL 33rd (6.43) the winner was Jack Hayward of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (5.39) 43 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (138 points), 2nd SBH (132), 3rd London Heathside (131), 7th SBH ‘B’ (50) 17 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (262 points), 2nd London Heathside (225), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (202), 4th SBH (162), 11th SBH ‘B’ (50)

Under 11 Girls (Team 4 to score) – MARISSA ELLIS BELL 14th (6.58), VERA DOUDKO 18th (7.04), JASMYN PERRIN 21st (7.04), ELIZABETH OTHOLU 25th (7.39), HATTIE WALDRUM 27th (7.59) the winner was Olivia Grant of Herts Phoenix (6.19) 32 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (103 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (80), 3rd SBH (50), 13th SBH ‘B’ (5) 14 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (208 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (137), 3rd Trent Park (88), 7th SBH (76), 15th SBH ‘B’ (5)

Under 13 Boys (Team 4 to score) – ARTHUR PHILLIPS 2nd (10.59), PRINCE VICTORUS JOHN 3rd (11.17), EUAN PHILLIPS 4th (11.18), KEEYAN SHAH 12th (12.18), CHARLIE CUTLER 13th (12.20), LADDIE SHAW 19th (12.47), BARNEY MALLADINE 21st (13.19), JACK REDFORD 27th (13.48), LUKE RUMBLE 27th (14.18) the winner was Tom Mythen of St Mary’s Richmond (10.57) 38 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st SBH (135 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (111), 3rd London Heathside (79), 4th SBH ‘B’ (76) 16 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st SBH (272 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (249), 3rd London Heathside (186), 5th SBH ‘B’ (105)

Under 13 Girls (Team 4 to score) – POSIE SHAW 2nd (12.11), ERIN GIBLIN 16th (13.37), NYAH CAMPBELL-CAINE 19th (13.54), AMBER JACKSON 32nd (14.51), MAYA GREEN 41st (15.40) the winner was Natasha Wynn of Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (11.44) 49 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (169 points), 2nd London Heathside (147), 3rd Highgate Harriers (138), 4th SBH (131), 14th SBH ‘B’ (9) 15 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (324 points), 2nd London Heathside (300), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies ‘B’ (185), 6th SBH (174), 19th SBH ‘B’ (9)

Under 15 Boys/Under 17 Men (Team 4 to score) – LEO RONCARATI U17 5th (14.55), JOSHUA FISHER U17 6th (14.55), MAX WINFIELD U17 7th (14.57), SPIKE BLAKE U17 12th (15.13), JACK DAVIS-BLACK U17 17th (15.27), THOMAS CADWALLADER U15 27th (15.59), DANIEL BANYARD U17 36th (16.49), TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U15 43rd (16.58), JACOB CLEMENT U15 54th (17.33), AUSTIN WARD U15 56th (17.47), LOUIS PELTA U17 61st (17.53), SAMUEL BORDOLEY U15 68th (18.15), MAX CAROLAN-BOSS U15 94th (20.30) the winner of U15 race was George Ward of Herts Phoenix (15.05) and U17 race was Ethan Primett of Herts Phoenix (14.02) 94 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st SBH (350 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (328),3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (321), 7th SBH ‘B’ (257), 15th SBH ‘C’ (141) 26 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st SBH (681 points), 2nd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (675), 3rd Herts Phoenix (603), 8th SBH ‘B’ (488), 20th SBH ‘C’ (171)

Under 15 Girls/Under 17 Women (Team 4 to score) – LUISA STAAB U17 27th (19.51), ASHANI PERERA U15 38th (22.06), LILI FOWKES-GAJAN U17 41st (23.17) the winner of U15 race was Lucy Barlow of St Mary’s Richmond (17.25) and U17 race was Sophia Latham of Harrow (16.54) 47 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (370 points), 2nd Herts Phoenix (126), 3rd London Heathside (119), 11th SBH (38) 17 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – 1st Harrow (127 points), 2nd London Heathside (343), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (331), 10th SBH (161), 22nd SBH ‘B’ (25)

Senior Men (Senior Team 12 to score, Veteran Team 5 to score) – PHILLIP CROUT 5th (24.24), ASHWIN FOWKES-GAJAN U20 60th (27.13), DYLAN MICHEL U20 93rd (28.08), JONATHAN BOARDMAN U20 131st (29.01), DANIEL NICHOLLS 170th (30.20), ROBERT RIGBY V60 192nd (30.53 1st V60), MARK COTTLE 194th (30.55), JONNY SHAW V50 224th (31.34), TIM BUTLER V55 272nd (33.32), TIM UNDERHILL V50 277th (33.39), DAVID GREENSTEIN V55 298th (34.24), DANNY DIGWEED 316th (34.54), PAUL MACCARTHY V55 332nd (35.41), PAUL LEWIS V45 376th (37.23), PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V55 427th (42.26) the winner was Jacob Allen of Highgate Harriers (23.58) 441 runners finished.
Team Result – Division 1 – 1st Highgate Harriers (1554 points), 2nd Thames Valley Harriers (1211), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (1170), 11th SBH (426) 10 teams finished – Veterans Division 2 – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (243 points), 2nd Harrow (231), 3rd Herts Phoenix (215), 6th SBH (161) 12 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – Division 1 – 1st Highgate Harriers (3099 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (2436), 3rd Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (2166), 12th SBH (864) – Veterans Division 2 – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (483 points), 2nd Harrow (469), 3rd Herts Phoenix (404), 6th SBH (315)

Senior Women (Senior Team 5 to score, Veteran Team 4 to score) – CHARLENE JACOBS-CONRADIE V40 9th (30.42 1st V40), ELANA DIMMER 33rd (32.53), JO KENT V50 (2nd Claim) 57th (33.59 2nd V50) the winner was Beth Hawling of London Heathside (28.09) 210 runners finished.
Team Result – Division 1 – 1st London Heathside (378 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (309), 3rd Trent Park (250) 12 teams finished – Division 2 – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (310 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (302), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets ‘C’ (269), 7th SBH (135) 12 teams finished
Team Result After 2 Fixtures – Division 1 – 1st London Heathside (727 points), 2nd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (595), 3rd Highgate Harriers (462) – Division 2 – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (587 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (537), 3rd Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets ‘C’ (496), 5th SBH (311)

Howard Williams Trophy (Juniors) – 1st Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (7 Wins, 104 points), 2nd London Heathside (0, 94), 3rd SBH (2, 88)
Howard Williams Trophy (Seniors) – 1st Highgate Harriers (2 Wins, 44 points) and Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets (0, 44), 3rd London Heathside (2, 42), 11th SBH (0, 25

Link to the Start Fitness Metropolitan League results –https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR43y0q5drgh1VzID8GIwq_rKZ3T7WcfdBfeiT2LboV4X6ORWX69e1DLZukMh18e5FL2Oas5e7OgvPl/pubhtml?gid=464930464&single=true

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES CURRENT CONSECUTIVE RACES, FOLLOWING THE WELWYN GARDEN CITY FIXTURE ON 13 NOVEMBER.
(22) PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V50 & V55
(12) POSIE SHAW U11 & U13
(10) ARTHUR PHILLIPS U11 & U13
(7) ASHWIN FOWKES-GAJAN U17 & U20
(6) DANNY DIGWOOD SM and JO KENT V50
(5) JACK REDFORD U11 & U13
(4) DANIEL BANYARD U15 & U17, THOMAS CADWALLADER U13 & U15, ELANA DIMMER SW, DYLAN MICHEL U17 & U20, LADDIE SHAW U11 & U13 and LEO RONCARATI U15 & U17
(2) VERA DOUDKA U11, CHARLIE CUTLER U13, PRINCE VICTORUS JOHN U13, EUAN PHILLIPS U13, LUISA STAAB U17, SPIKE BLAKE U17, JACOB CLEMENT U17, JACK DAVIS-BLACK U17, JOSHUA FISHER U17, LOUIS PELTA U17, CHARLENE JACOB-CONRADIE V40, JO KENT V50, TIM BUTLER V55, MARK COTTLE SM, DAVID GREENSTEIN V55, PAUL  MACCARTHY V55, DANIEL NICHOLLS SM, JONNY SHAW V50 and TIM UNDERHILL V50

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 WELWYN GARDEN CITY FIXTURE ON 13 NOVEMBER.
Under 11 Boys – XANDER REESE and BEN KASPAR (8 points), HENRY RYAN (7) – Under 13 Boys – ARTHUR PHILLIPS (16 points), EUAN PHILLIPS and PRINCE-VICTORUS JOHN (13) – Under 15 Boys – THOMAS CADWALLADER (16 points), JACOB CLEMENT (13), TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE (7) – Under 17 Men – LEO RONCARATI (15 points), JOSHUA FISHER (13), SPIKE BLAKE (10) – Under 20 Men – ASHWIN FOWKES-GAJAN (16 points), DYLAN MICHEL (14), JONATHAN BOARDMAN and FINN MACCARTHY (6) – Senior Men – DANIEL NICHOLLS (23 points), MARK COTTLE (21), DANNY DIGWEED (19) – Masters Men 40-49 – PAUL LEWIS (8 points) – Masters Men 50-59 – JONNY SHAW (16 points), TIM UNDERHILL and DANIEL GREENSTEIN (12) – Masters Men 60-69 – ROBERT RIGBY (8 points)
Under 11 Girls – VERA DOUDKA (15 points), MARISSA ELLIS BELL (8), JASMYN PERRIN (6) – Under 13 Girls – POSIE SHAW (16 points), ERIN GIBLIN (7), NYAH CAMPBELL-CAINE (6) – Under 15 Girls – MYA MAIRS-INGRAM and ASHANI PERERA (8 points), GRACIE ROSENBLATT (7) – Under 17 Women – LUISA STAAB (16 points), ASHA HORBACKI and LILI FOWKES-GAJAN (7) – Under 20 Women – NATASHA TANNER (8 points) – Senior Women – ELANA DIMMER (16 points) – Masters Women 40-49 – CHARLENE JACOBS-CONRADIE V40 (16 points)

Link to the Men/Women Winter Points tables updated up to the 13 November – Mens 2021-2022 Points Tables Updated 13-11-21 A    Womens 2021-2022 Points Tables Updated 13-11-21 A

NAAA DIV 1 WEST REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Sacramento, California, USA on 12 November.
10000m – SM CHARLES HICKS U23 (Stanford University) 2nd (23.30)
Britain’s fastest ever teenage 10,000m runner CHARLES HICKS again showed top class form and again got the better of 3:50 indoor miler and NCAA 5000m champion COOPER TEARE but he had to settle for second as Canada’s KIERAN LUMB used his 3:38.21 1500m speed to gain a narrow win in 29:29, one second ahead of both HICKS and TEARE. HICKS had the consolation of leading his Stanford team to victory.

NCAA DIV 1 NORTH EAST REGIONALS – Took place at Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 12 November.
10000m – SM JAMIE DEE (Iona College) 28th (31.14)

REGENTS PARK 10K – Took place at Regents Park on 14 November.
DAVID SEITLER 7th (40.06), BRADLEY SINGER 41st (PB 47.06)

CHILTERN LEAGUE (INCLUDING BRITISH ATHLETICS CROSS CHALLENGE) – Took place at Milton Keynes on 13 November.
4500m – U20W NICOLE MCGOVERN U17 6th (17.56) 95 runners finished
5500m – U20M ABDRAHIM HAMUD U17 22th (18.55), THEO MACHIN-PALEY U20 67th (20.37) 124 runners finished
9500m – SM JEREMY DEMPSEY U23 12th (29.35), MARK PEARCE 16th (29.50) 549 runners finished

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Brueton on 13 November.
NIALL CARNEY 17th (20.10) this was his 4th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 13 November.
LAUREN MALTZ U17 54th (29.07) this was her 19th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Gladstone on 13 November.
JULIAN LAMY U23 2nd (18.08) this was his 26th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 13 November.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 232nd (32.08) this was his 220th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Maidstone on 13 November.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 65th (25.01) this was his 100th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at March on 13 November.
CELINE MARTINEZ NUNEZ V35 9th (22.49) this was her 8th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Nonsuch on 13 November.
KOJO KYEREME V45 64th (22.40) this was his 17th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 13 November.
STUART SINGER V60 31st (22.20) this was his 307th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 45th (PB 22.57) this was his 153rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pocket on 13 November.
HANNAH RIDLEY U23 14th (PB 21.05) this was her 8th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 13 November.
LENARD MICHEL V50 10th (22.426) this was his 66th Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V45 21st (28.47) this was her 47th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Upton House on 13 November.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 239th (33.04) this was his 161st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Whinlatter Forest on 13 November.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 67th (42.33) this was his 202nd Parkrun

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY CUPS – Takes place on Saturday 27 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. 

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 27 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

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE AND FRATERNITY/SORORITY CUPS INFORMATION – Link to Information – 27-11-21 NWLL and Fraternity Cup Information at Trent Park  and Maps 27-11-21 NWLL and Fraternity Cup Course Maps at Trent Park

UK CROSS CHALLENGE INCLUDING EUROPEAN TRIAL – Takes place on Saturday 27 November at Sefton Park, Croxteth Drive, Liverpool (SatNav L17 3AA).
Timetable – 10.30 European Men’s (1500m), 10.35 European Women’s (1500m), 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

131ST SBH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – Takes place on Tuesday 30 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 2021 Track & Field for both Men and Women. All are welcome especially the award winners.

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The third fixture of five takes place on Saturday 4 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.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACE – The Start Fitness Metropolitan League fixture on Saturday 4 December, is the Club Championship race for the following age-groups – Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+

SOUTHERN INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 11 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

 SOUTHERN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 11 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 Close Friday 26 November
Note: If you wish to be entered please contact your Team Manager

2021/2022 COHORT OF FUTURE ACADEMY PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED – The following was published on the Athletics Weekly website this week.
British Athletics have announced that 26 athletes will begin their journey on the Olympic or Paralympic Futures Academy Programme for the 2021/2022 season, supported by Nike. The FAP is essentially a pathway for junior athletes to eventually transition onto the British Athletics’ World Class Programme, where they would be able to receive National Lottery funding. By being on the FAP, British Athletics have identified that athlete as having the potential to win medals at future Olympic and Paralympic Games. Recent graduates of the system include Olympic 800m silver medallist KEELY HODGKINSON and Paralympic T20 1500m champion OWEN MILLER. The Olympic Futures programme – for which 19 athletes have been offered membership – is split into three levels: Futures Academy, Futures Transition and Relay. In total, 61 athletes are on the FAP for the 2021/2022 season.

Congratulations to the following Shaftesbury athletes – Olympic Futures Transition – CHARLIE DOBSON (Coach BENKE BLOMKVIST) and Olympic Futures Academy – HENRY MCLUCKIE (Coach GEOFF WATKIN)

MEL WATMAN REMEMBERED – Many thanks to ROSALIND ZEFFERTT, former athletics correspondent for the Jewish Chronicle, who sent in an obituary of MEL WATMAN written by her predecessor BRIAN SACKS and published in the JC last Friday.

I am sure you already know of MEL, who edited Athletics Weekly for many years and was a renowned sports journalist, known to all at the highest levels of UK athletics. He reported on every Olympics from Rome in 1960 right through to Tokyo this past summer. He edited the magazine from 1968 to 1984 but his contributions ranged from 1953 until close to the present day. Mel passed away in September.
The photograph shows MEL (centre) with SBH member RICHARD GOODMAN on the right and Barnet & District V80 vet ROGER BRUCK.

Incidentally, several of our members are past winners of the DANIEL SACKS Awards mentioned by BRIAN in the article: GILAD NACHSHEN, DINA SILVERMAN, JESSICA HURLEY, BINI BLOOM, EMMA TAYLOR, DAVID STONE, LIA RADUS, MAAYAN RADUS, SAM GREENSTEIN, JAYDEN KLEIN, JACK DAVIS-BLACK, PETER BAYVEL-ZAYATS and OR SEGAL.

PROFILE ON CATHERINE MURPHY – CATHERINE joined Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers in 1989 and won her first national titles in 1990, winning the AAA U15 60m and 200m indoors, 200m outdoors and the English Schools 200m (25.0).  She also won the 1993 English Schools 200m (23.72w).

She defeated club-mate SIMMONE JACOBS to win the 1995 AAA Championships 200m title in 23.40 secs, which qualified her for the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. The relay team finished the preliminary round in ninth place; eighth place would have qualified them for the finals.

Catherine has a degree in law from Brunel University and also competed in the 1995 Universiade in Fukuoka, Japan.

She finished fourth in the 200m final at the 1996 and 2000 AAA Championships/Olympic trials.

In 2001, CATHERINE became the first woman in history to win the 200m/400m double in the same year at the AAA Indoor Championships winning in Welsh record times of 23.35 and 52.31. The 200m record still stands (as of 2018). CATHERINE decided to focus on the 400m for the World Indoor Championships in Lisbon, finishing fourth in her semi-final. She went on to be a member of the British quartet that finished fifth in the 4 × 400m relay at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. In the 400m she was third in her heat but did not advance to the semi-finals.

At the 2002 European Indoor Championships she finished in sixth place.

She set her 400m personal best (51.36) in the semi-final of the 2002 Commonwealth Games.  She hoped to medal but finished sixth in the final.

CATHERINE improved her Welsh indoor 400m record to 51.74 secs in the semi-finals of the 2003 World Indoor Championships, a record that stood until SEREN BUNDY-DAVIES ran 51.72 in 2016. CATHERINE ran 51.99 for fourth in the final.

CATHERINE was named to compete for the relay team in July 2004 at the 2004 Olympic Games, she again finished fourth in the 4 × 400m relay, along with DONNA FRASER, CHRISTINE OHURUOGU and LEE MCCONNELL. The team advanced to the finals with a time of 3:26.99 in their heat. In the finals they ran 3:25.12, finishing fourth. In 2010, CRYSTAL COX, a member of the gold-medal US relay team, admitted to doping. In March 2010, the IAAF released a statement: “According to the IAAF Competition Rules in effect in 2004, the US relay team results will be disqualified accordingly.” The statement prompted the chairman of UK Athletics to send a letter to Great Britain’s relay team, congratulating them on their now bronze-medal finish. In the end, the IAAF stripped COX of her gold medal but did not reallocate any other medals, so CATHERINE’S team kept their fourth place finish.

In 2005, she won a bronze medal as part of the 4 × 400m relay at the European Indoor Championships.

CATHERINE competed in the 400m at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, making the semi-final. A month after the competition, CATHERINE announced her retirement from athletics.

CATHERINE currently holds the following Club’s records – Under 17 60m indoors (7.68) set in 1992 – Under 20 200m indoors (24.4) set in 1993 and outdoors 200m (23.72) set in 1993 – Senior Women indoor 200m (23.35) set in 2001 and 400m (51.75) set in 2003. 

CATHERINE has made a two-fold welcome return to SBH. Not only has her 10 year-old son BENJAMIN BAMISAIYE joined the Club but also, CATHERINE herself has joined the SBH Club Council where her knowledge and experience will be of great value.

NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE – END OF TERM REPORT – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

The new National Athletics League saw its first staging this summer, albeit not quite in the format that was intended. So how did it fare? It was to be the biggest shake-up in league athletics in more than 40 years but, due to the pandemic, the first season of the National Athletics League turned out to be an interim measure with a revised format. So how much can be read into the events of the first year? We asked some key figures in the league for their assessment so far of the new format.

The NAL replaced both the men’s British Athletics League and UK Women’s League, which had been set up in 1969 and 1975 respectively. However, the outbreak of Covid delayed its launch in 2020 and, as the country was gripped by the 2021 lockdown, the committee decided an improvised format was needed if it was to take place at all this summer. Having the same four or five geographically based teams compete against each over all four rounds and using performance points to have clubs “virtually” compete against each other was obviously far from ideal. However, the emphasis was on providing athletes with much-needed competition after the pandemic-induced pause. What did go ahead as planned was the uniting of the male and female athletes and this seems to have proved a great success. Shot putter AMELIA STRICKLER, who competed three times for eventual champions Thames Valley Harriers, said: “This year I actually really liked it as a combined team for sure. I think it makes the team atmosphere so much better. “Whereas, before, it was like we didn’t really care how the men did, now it’s like ‘Oh my gosh, we need them to do really well too’. It reminds me of being at uni and you have that team atmosphere, it’s really fun.” However, putting on the new competition has posed challenges. In order to limit travel and overnight stays which might have been prevented by restrictions, each of the four rounds required nine matches rather than four.

League chairman LEN STEERS said: “The delivery of the Covid competition format for the NAL has proved difficult. We can’t disguise that fact. Providing 36 competitions over the whole year has been a task in itself. “It’s only by means of the volunteers within the sport that it’s been possible so we have to say big thanks to those clubs who have taken on responsibilities to host fixtures, those individuals who have put themselves forward to be event managers, along with the officials who have turned up in quite significant numbers, particularly when as a sport this year, due to the pandemic, we condensed five months into three months so there have been major fixture clashes.” Indeed, finding enough officials amid a crowded calendar was a major feat, particularly as some were vulnerable in the face of Covid or shielding. The pandemic also meant some tracks were being used as testing or vaccinating centres, thus limiting the available venues. The provision of match-day results was also problematic with the temporary league structure. “We look forward to the return of the eight-team format and a return to position-based scoring,” said Steers. However, he particularly thanked England Athletics for their support – financial and otherwise. “Without the support of EA we wouldn’t be able to provide the 36 fixtures in three months,” he said.

TIM HUGHES, committee member and Bournemouth AC team manager, noted a tailing off in the athlete appearance level throughout the season, perhaps a sport-wide issue this year. “I would say my biggest negative and not just for this league – it’s all over the leagues in 2021 and not just our team – was the reduced participation this year,” he said. The introduction of promotion and relegation in 2022 will clearly have an effect in this regard. However, champions TVH had no problem filling all their team slots, successfully calling on top athletes such as STRICKLER, NICOLE KENDALL, ZOEY CLARK and the league’s male track athlete of the year, CHRIS MCALISTER. He said: “Hopefully people saw that they didn’t necessarily have to go chasing competitions abroad if they can get a good level of competition here.”

Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Olympian SCOTT LINCOLN was another such elite athlete who competed for his club, his (20m) throw making him the league’s male field athlete of the year. Meanwhile, Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow’s hurdler JESSIE KNIGHT returned from Tokyo 2020 to claim the female track athlete award with her (54.81) at Eton. The provision of competition after the ravaged 2020 season was appreciated at all levels. GRAHAM HOWELL, team manager of National One winners Yate, said: “Most people were just glad there was something to do. Structurally it was organised quite well.”

However, next year should see the long-awaited arrival of the originally planned format. Three divisions – in the case of the premiership and championship each having 16 teams – will be contested. Eight clubs will meet each match on a round-robin basis in each of three rounds before two grand finales for both the premiership and championship at Bedford. As is traditional, scoring will also be based on positions rather than performance. Guests will be allowed, too, meaning appearances of athletes such as KEELY HODGKINSON, who guested at Nottingham (pictured above) after winning Olympic 800m silver, could become more commonplace. This will also offer a good opportunity for athletes to gain standards ahead of championships. The league this year may have been a shadow of its eventual self but the signs are promising.

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – My next challenge is compiling the Club Team wins for the period 2009 to 2021, could be my Christmas present to you all. But hopefully sooner.
These are the documents that were used in the NWLL statistics;
Girls/Women Individual Wins – Q North West London League Women’s Individual Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Under 11 Girls)  Q North West London League Women’s Individual Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Under 13 Girls)  Q North West London League Women’s Individual Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Under 15 Girls)  Q North West London League Women’s Individual Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Under 17 Women)  Q North West London League Women’s Individual Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Women’s All Age-Groups Summary)
Boys/Men Individual Wins – P North West London League Men’s Individual Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Under 11 Boys)  P North West London League Men’s Individual Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Under 13 Boys)  P North West London League Men’s Individual Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Under 15 Boys)  P North West London League Men’s Individual Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Under 17 Men)  P North West London League Men’s Individual Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Men’s All Age-Group Summary)
Girls/Women and Boys/Men Team Analysis – R North West London League Men’s And Women’s Combined Individual Team Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Men’s Team Analysis)  R North West London League Men’s And Women’s Combined Individual Team Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Women’s Team Analysis)  R North West London League Men’s And Women’s Combined Individual Team Winners From 2009 to 2020 (Men And Women Team Analysis)

Link to the NWLL website which has the results from 2009 to 2020 – http://www.british-athletics.co.uk/nwll/

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