Happy Birthday from Thursday 20 April to Wednesday 26 April – Anton Cohen, Louis Cross, Lola McCann-Ezekiel, Andrew Millett, Joe Purbrick, Leo Roncarati, Sean Sutherland, Odera Umeugoji, Tariq Wild and Ben Winfield

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to ULANI MCCABE-HUGGINS, MATTHEW MAY, JOSHUA NYMAN, NOSA URUBUSI and ISAAC VAN DEN BERGH

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to DENNYS PASCAL who set an Under 11 600m record (1:45.21) at Lee Valley on 8 April. The previous record was (1:50.61) set by THOMAS CADWALLADER at Sandy on 29 September 2018.

LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET MINI MARATHON TEAMS – This is the link to the 6 teams that have been selected to run this Saturday – London Borough Of Barnet Mini Marathon Teams 2023
Unfortunately Extinction Rebellion are taking over Parliament Square so the Mini Marathon has had to change the route which now starts in Horse Guards Parade and finishes in the Mall.

ENJOY LONDON MARATHON DAY – England Athletics have invited members of SBH to enjoy the Marathon this Sunday from the Coronation Grandstand. The Grandstand seats 4000 people, with a spectacular view of the final section of the race, with a giant screen to watch all the TV action. The Grandstand is close to Buckingham Palace, and access is free of charge, no tickets are needed, it’s first come, first served and sit anywhere you like. Please bring your own food and drink, all bags will be subject to a security search.

HERTFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Watford on Saturday 13 May and Sunday 14 May. See upcoming fixtures below, and entries close Sunday 30 April 

MIDDLESEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley on Saturday 13 May and Sunday 14 May. See upcoming fixtures below, and entries close Sunday 30 April

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – On Wednesday 3 May is now open on roster athletics, this is the link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions?cc=GBR&page=0&from=2023-04-20&to=2023-05-14

LEE VALLEY SPRINTS OPEN MEETING – On Wednesday 26 April has now been cancelled.

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

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

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – Our new Club year started on 1 October 2022. The SBH annual subscription, as from 1 December 2022 as approved at the AGM on Tuesday 29 November is £65 and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2023 is £17. The current total is £82 and should be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please advise GEOFF MORPHITIS by email (geoffrey.morphitis@capeandd.com) when payment has been made.

RESULTS 
LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE THROWS AND INDOOR POLE VAULT – Took place at StoneX Stadium on 15 April.
Pole Vault – U17W ABIGAIL EDWARDS U17 2nd (3.00m)
Pole Vault – SM TOLU AYO-AYO U23 2nd (SB 3.80m)
Pole Vault – V45W STACEY GONZALES BETANCOURT V45 1st (2.90m)
Pole Vault – V60W ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 1st (2.00m)
Discus 1.5kg – U17M FRED TAYLOR U17 1st (PB 27.70m)
Discus 1.75kg – U20M ALASTAIR BROWN U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 44.46m) and is ranked UK No.6 U20 in 2023
Discus 2kg – SM GREGORY THOMPSON 1st (SB 55.41m) and is ranked UK No.6 in 2023, REUBEN VAUGHAN 2nd (46.59m)
Javelin 600g – U15B ALBERT TAYLOR U15 3rd (SB 27.52m)
Javelin 800g – SM MILAN TRAJKOVIC U23 1st (SB 53.08m) adding 36cm to his 1 April throw, and is ranked UK No.6 U23 in 2023
Shot 5kg – U17M BRIAN ANENE U17 1st (PB 11.35m)
Shot 6kg – U20M ALASTAIR BROWN U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 14.50m) adding 15cm to his 29 January put, and is ranked UK No.6 U20 in 2023

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE TRACK AND JUMPS – Took place at Harrow on 16 April.
75m – U13X Q1 TEMI JAIYEOLA U9 4th (PB 12.4 w-1.1), Q4 ISABELLE O NNAJI U11 5th (PB 13.7 w-1.5)
75m – SX 1 SIENNA DARCY U11 1st (PB 12.18 w-1.8), KEENYAH ADELISE U11 3rd (PB 13.23 w-1.8), 2 DAMI ADEKUNLE U11 2nd (PB 11.49 w-1.1) taking .23 of a second off her 2022 time, 3 NOSA UNBUSI U11 2nd (11.54 nwr), PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11 6th (PB 12.56 nwr) taking .22 of a second off his 2022 time, ELLA APPIAH-SPICK U11 6th (PB 13.15 nwr) taking .14 of a second off her 2022 time, 4 LANI JAIYEOLA U15 4th (PB 9.90 w-1.5) taking 1.10 seconds off his 2019 time
100m – SX 1 TIMI BAKARE U13 4th (PB 15.51 w-0.4) ) taking .31 of a second off her 2022 time, 2 MODEBAYO AKIN-AGUNBIADE U15 1st (PB 12.59 w0.1), MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE U17 2nd (PB 12.75 w0.1), 3 YASH GANDHI U15 1st (PB 13.04 w0.1) ) taking .61 of a second off his 2022 time, 4 ADANAA MAZINWOSU U17 5th (PB 13.49 w0.8), ONYEBUCHI ODIAKA U17 6th (SB 13.58 w0.8) equalling her 8 April time, 5 ANGEL MCLEOD U15 1st (SB 12.80 w-0.9) ) taking .01 of a second off her 8 April time, and is ranked UK No.8 U15 in 2023, INDEA ADAMS-BURNETT 5th (SB 13.32 w-0.9), 6 TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (12.65 w0.2), AARA KAMARA U15 5th (PB 13.41 w0.2) ) taking .09 of a second off her 2022 time, 7 DIJANI BARNOR U15 1st (PB 12.27 w0.2) ) taking .42 of a second off his 2022 time, 8 ALICIA BEBEY U23 4th (PB 13.67 w-1.6), 9 JADEN KLEIN U20 3rd (PB 12.02 w0.4) ) taking .10 of a second off his 2021 time, 11 KHYAN MARKLAND U17 4th (PB 11.95 w-1.5) ) taking .11 of a second off her 1 April time, 13 MALACHI AMADI U20 1st (PB 11.04 w-1.4) ) taking .01 of a second off his 2022 time, and is ranked UK No.8 U20 in 2023
150m – U17X 1 DENNYS PASCAL U11 1st (PB 21.80 w0.3) ) taking .71 of a second off his 2022 time, NOSA UNBUSI U11 3rd (22.74 w0.3), KEENYAH ADELISE U11 7th (PB 27.27 w0.3), SABRINA SINGARAYER U13 8th (PB 27.88 w0.3), 2 DAMI ADEKUNLE U11 3rd (PB 23.94 w-0.9) ) taking .08 of a second off her 2022 time
200m – SX 1 DESTINY NGIGE U15 1st (PB 31.07 w-0.4) taking .06 of a second off her 2022 time, TIMI BAKARE U13 5th (PB 34.56 w-0.4), SX 2 MODEBAYO AKIN-AGUNBIADE U15 1st (PB 26.59 w-1.5) taking 4.46 seconds off her 8 January time, VERA DOUDKO U13 3rd (PB 29.40 w-1.5) taking .02 of a second off her 2 January time, 3 LYDIA ROGERS 2nd (SB 27.74 w-0.5), GRACE NYANGO U15 3rd (PB 28.00 w-0.5), AARA KAMARA U15 4th (SB 28.06 w-0.5), ULANI MCCABE-HUGGINS 5th (28.14 w-0.5), LYDIA BALL U17 6th (SB 28.90 w-0.5), 4 TAMI GEORGE U17 1st (26.50 w-0.7), MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE U17 2nd (PB 27.10 w-0.7), YASMIN PALMER U23 5th (SB 27.92 w-0.7), MACIE SUTHERLAND U17 7th (28.27 w-0.7), 5 INDEA ADAMS-BURNETT 4th (SB 27.13 w-1.3), ADANAA MAZINWOSU U17 6th (PB 27.73 w-1.3), 6 RUBEN CARDOSO U17 1st (PB 24.13 w-1.7), AIDAN GAFFEY U17 2nd (PB 24.81 w-1.7) taking .90 of a second off his 2022 time, SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 4th (26.01 w-1.7), LANI JAIYEOLA U15 5th (26.33 w-1.7), 7 NIAH AKINTOKUN U20 3rd (SB 25.68 w-1.2), SX 8 KHYAN MARKLAND U17 2nd (PB 24.28 w-1.5) taking .59 of a second off her 1 April time, 9 JOSHUA NAMIECH-OYEBOLA U23 1st (PB 23.56 w0.2), BRANDON KUFAZVINEI U17 3rd (24.02 w0.2), 10 JOSEPH WHEELER-HENRY U17 4th (SB 23.29 nwr)
300m – SX 1 MACIE SUTHERLAND U17 2nd (SB 43.83) taking .28 of a second off her 19 March time, SAM DARCY U15 3rd (PB 47.06), 2 MIA HIGSON U17 7th (SB 42.51)
400m – SX 1 EMMA MCCLUSKEY U20 (2nd Claim) 4th (SB 1:00.85), LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U20 5th (1:01.94), 2 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 1st (SB 57.43) taking .26 of a second off his 19 March time, VANESSA ANSUAA U23 4th (SB 1:00.77), 3 JADEN AULIS U17 1st (PB 54.51) taking 2.21 seconds off his 8 April time, CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 4th (PB 56.21), RAPHAEL AARON U20 5th (PB 1:01.55)
600m – U13X PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U11 1st (2:05.38), RYLE SINGARAYER U11 2nd (SB 2:07.59)
600m – U20X NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (PB 1:35.20) taking 1.18 seconds off his 2022 time
800m – SX 1 DENNYS PASCAL U11 1st (PB 2:29.91) taking 10.73 seconds off his 2022 time, OLIVIA ABBOTT U13 5th (PB 2:50.96), SIENNA DARCY U11 6th (PB 2:54.87), GRACE ROONEY U11 7th (PB 2:56.03), 2 YEDIDYA MAXWELL U15 1st (PB 2:25.13), MEGAN HAMMOND U15 7th (SB 2:44.53), SAM DARCY U15 8th (SB 2:50.44), 3 DINA SILVERMAN U17 3rd (2:22.38), 4 DANIEL BANYARD U20 3rd (2:03.36), ADAM O’GORMAN U17 6th (PB 2:12.04), LANRE PRATT U17 7th (2:17.71)
1500m – SX 1 TAHA COCKERILL U13 4th (PB 5:30.21), ERIN GIBLIN U15 7th (PB 5:35.75) taking 6.44 seconds off her 2022 time, MEI HAYAKAWA U15 8th (SB 5:36.02), LUCIA CASALENUOVO U13 12th (PB 5:47.21), JUEI HAYAKAWA U13 13th (SB 6:04.99), ELFIE SHAW U13 14th (PB 6:43.70), 2 EDWARD PASCAL U13 3rd (PB 5:00.89) taking 5.07 seconds off his 2022 time, JESSE ABRAHAMS U15 4th (PB 5:02.56) taking 4.30 seconds off his 2022 time, LADDIE SHAW U15 5th (PB 5:00.89) taking 4.39 seconds off his 2022 time, ZACK JOSEPHS U15 6th (PB 5:05.56), ETHAN MOSS U13 8th (PB 5:45.87), 3 POSIE SHAW U15 7th (SB 5:09.43)
70m Hurdles – U13G VERA DOUDKO U13 3rd (PB 13.12 w-1.5) taking .43 of a second off her 2022 time
100m Hurdles – SW AZARIA NWANKWO U20 2nd (15.5 w0.6), ALINA COFIE U20 4th (SB 15.9 w0.6)
400m Hurdles – U17M OSCAR RONCARATI U17 3rd (PB 65.25)
High Jump – SX REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY U20 3rd (1.65m), TAHA COCKERILL U13 10th Equal (SB 1.15m)
Long Jump – SX Pool 1 LYDIA ROGERS 6th (4.68m nwr), GRACE NYAONOGO U15 7th (4.39m nwr), LYDIA BALL U17 9th (SB 4.13m nwr), VERA DOUDKO U13 10th (SB 4.00m nwr) adding 4cm to her 15 January jump, Pool 2 LANI JAIYEOLA U15 1st (PB 4.84m nwr) equalling his 2022 jump, ULANI MCCABE-HUGGINS U15 2nd (PB 4.78m nwr) adding 27cm to his 1 April jump, Pool 3 SHANDELL TAYLOR 1st (SB 6.93m nwr), JADEN AULIS U17 9th (PB 4.26m nwr), ISABELLE O NNAJI U11 11th (PB 2.61m nwr)

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE TRACK AND JUMPS PHOTOGRAPHS – Many thanks to MIKE LEPPS and Harrow AC for the photographs taken at the meeting. They are free to download and use, link to photographs – https://www.harrowac.co.uk/news/hac-spring-open-track-meeting/

QUADKIDS – Took place at Harrow on 16 April.
TEMI JAIYEOLA U11 75m (12.4), 600m (2:32.67), Long Jump (2.86m), ISABELLE O NNAJI U11 75m (13.7), 600m (2:40.01), Long Jump (2.80m)

CHARNWOOD AC OPEN MEETING – Took place at Loughborough on 16 April.
Discus 1kg – SW ALEXANDRA BALTAZAR-HALL U23 1st (42.89m)
Javelin 600g – SW B JO BLAIR V35 (HCA) 1st (SB 46.06m) and is ranked UK No.1 V35 in 2023

COVENTRY SPRING MEETING – Took place at Coventry on 15-16 April.
400m – SM 1 COLUMBA BLANGO T20/F20 1st (49.73)

BOSTON MILE (ROAD) – Took place at Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 15 April.
LIZZIE BIRD 2nd (4.43)

TRANSATLANTIC SERIES – Took place at Ithaca, New York, USA on 15 April.
1500m – SM 1 JEREMY DEMPSEY 1st (SB 4:01.20) and is ranked UK No.6 in 2023

JACK KEE MEMORIAL THROWS MEETING – Took place at Milton Keynes on 15 April.
Shot 4kg – SW EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) 1st (SB 11.38m) and is ranked UK No.1 V35 in 2023
Discus 1kg – SW EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) 2nd (43.86m) and is ranked UK No.2 V35 in 2023
Hammer 4kg – SW EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) 5th (47.27m) and is ranked UK No.2 V35 in 2023

UCONN NORTHEAST CHALLENGE – Took place at Storrs, Connecticut, USA on 14-15 April.
100m – SW 5 LARISSA GILES U23 (Yale University) 4th (12.76 w1.5)

BRIAN CLAY INVITATIONAL – Took place at Azusa, California, USA on 13-15 April.
200m – SM 1 MICHAEL OHIOZE 2nd (20.80 w3.6)

MT SAC RELAYS – Took place at Walnut, California, USA on 12-15 April.
Decathlon – SM JAMI SCHLUETER U23 (University of Washington) 2nd (PB 7427 points) adding 288 points to his 2022 total, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2023 – 100m 2nd (PB 10.96 w0.7) taking .05 of a second off his 2022 time, and is ranked UK No.9 U23 in 2023, 400m 3rd (PB 50.48) taking .25 of a second off his 2022 time, 1500m 6th (SB 4:42.62), 110m Hurdles 1st (14.54 w1.5), High Jump 5th Equal (SB 1.89m) adding 4cm to his 24 February height, Pole Vault 4th Equal (4.40m), Long Jump 3rd (7.09m w0.5), Shot 7.26kg 6th (13.50m), Discus 2kg 5th Equal (38.31m), Javelin 800g 7th (PB 51.25m) adding 1.13m to his 2022 throw, and is ranked UK No.9 U23 in 2023

BE FIT TODAY TRACK ACADEMY OPEN MEETING – Took place at Lee Valley on 8 April.
The field event results are still to be published.

PARKRUN – Can you make sure that you are registered as ‘Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers’, as the link I use to select all results only shows SBH athletes. If anyone is also officiating can you please contact me and advise me where and when.

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 15 April.
PAUL LEWIS V50 1st (20.50) this was his 164th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Collie River Trail, Perth, Australia on 15 April
STUART MOORE V60 13th (32.15) this was his 187th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 15 April.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 193rd (28.11) this was his 289th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 15 April.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 83rd (25.43) this was his 138th Parkrun, ANDREW HOLMES V55 165th (29.06) this was his 51st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Lancing Beach Green on 15 April.
DANIEL NICHOLS V40 1st (17.59) this was his 41st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 15 April.
AIMEE PORTER U 23rd (21.29) this was her 6th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 37th (22.36) this was his 371st Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 53rd (23.39) this was his 223rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pont Y Bala on 15 April.
ANTONIO CONRADIE U20 1st (17.42) this was his 18th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rothay Park on 15 April.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 81st (28.48) this was his 260th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 20 APRIL UNTIL WEDNESDAY 17 MAY – The SBH 2023 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

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

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

LEE VALLEY DOUBLE 100m/200m SPRINTS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 26 April and is now cancelled.

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

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH ROUND 1 – The first fixture of four takes place on Sunday 30 April at the at Jarman Park Athletic Track, Hemel Hempstead (Satnav HP2 4JS).
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – UK YDL UAG 2023 Timetable
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 3 May at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 19.00pm 100m, 19.15pm Long Jump, 19.20pm 1500m no times over 5minute 30 seconds, 21.15pm 3000m no times over 11.00 minutes, no Under 13s
Is now open on roster athletics, this is the link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions?cc=GBR&page=0&from=2023-04-20&to=2023-05-14
Note: There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day. 

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

LEE VALLEY DOUBLE 100m SPRINTS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 10 May at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
All age-groups including U13s. Cost is £9 per event, £12 for 2 events.
Timetable commences at 7.00pm.
Please Note: For all information including entering yourself online please use this link – https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/athletics-events
Entries Close Sunday 7 May, Although An Event Could Be Full Maybe 1-2 Weeks Before The Meeting Date, So Enter Early

HERTFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Watford on Saturday 13 May and Sunday 14 May. This year we will also award a prize to the Club that tops the medal table.
Provisional to 2023 timetable (Although dated 2022) – Hertfordshire 2023 Draft Timetable
Link to enter on Opentrack and Information – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=8&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Closing Date Sunday 30 April 

MIDDLESEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley on Saturday 13 May and Sunday 14 May. This year we will also award a prize to the Club that tops the medal table.
Events – Saturday 13 May Senior/U20 100m, 400m, 1500m, Sprint Hurdles, HJ, TJ, SP, DT, U17 100m, 300m/400m, 1500m, Sprint Hurdles, HJ, TJ, SP, DT, U15 100m, 300m, 1500m, Sprint Hurdles, HJ, TJ, SP, DT, U13 100m, 1500m, Sprint Hurdles, HJ, SP, DT
Events – Sunday 14 May Senior/U20 200m, 800m, 5000m, 400m Hurdles LJ, PV, HT, JT, U17 200m, 800m, 3000m, 300m/400m Hurdles LJ, PV, HT, JT, U15 200m, 800m, 3000m, LJ, PV, HT, JT, U13 200m, 800m, LJ, JT
Link to enter on Opentrack and Information – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=8&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Closing Date Sunday 30 April.

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 31 May at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 19.00pm 100m, 19.15pm High Jump, 19.20pm 1500m no times over 5 minute 30 seconds, 21.15pm 3000m no times over 11.00 minutes, no Under 13s
Link to entries on roster athletics, please check as entries may be open before next weeks Newsletter – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions?cc=GBR&page=0&from=2023-04-01&to=2023-04-23
Note: There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day.

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

WATFORD 2023 OPEN MEETING OUTDOOR FIXTURES – The following will be available for you to enter on Roster Athletics
Wednesday 3 May – 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm Long Jump, 7.20pm 1500m No times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.15pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 17 May – 7.00pm 400m No Under 13s, 7.15pm Triple Jump, 7.25pm BMC, 8.00pm 800m No times over 2 minutes 45 seconds
Wednesday 31 May – 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm High Jump, 7.20pm 1500m No times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.15pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 14 June – 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm Shot, 7.25pm BMC, 8.00pm 800m No times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.15pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 28 June – 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm Long Jump, 7.25pm 1500m No times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.05pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 12 July – 7.00pm 400m No Under 13s, 7.15pm High Jump, 7.25pm BMC, 8.00m 800m No times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.05pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 26 July – 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm Triple Jump, 7.15pm 1500m No times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.00pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 9 August – 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm 400m No Under 13s, 7.30pm 800m No times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 9.05pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No under 13s
Wednesday 23 August – 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm Long Jump, 7.25pm BMC, 8.00m 1500m No times over 5 minutes 30 seconds
Wednesday 6 September – 7.00pm 200m, 7.15pm High Jump, 7.20pm 100m, 7.40pm 800m, 9.05pm 3000m No under 13

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – Many thanks to EUAN MACKENZIE for these excellent words and photograph of GEORGE. Which is of the St Albans school team taken at the 2008 King Henry V111 races.

I first heard about GEORGE from TONY SMITH after a school cross country race that I won aged 12. TONY approached me after the race and asked where I was going to secondary school, St Albans School I replied, to which TONY laughed, and told me I was in very safe hands with GEORGE. Little did I know how big an impact GEORGE would have on my life and so many other runners.
He would train anyone, no matter your background, ability or attitude, everyone was welcome to train with GEORGE. Moreover, he wouldn’t treat anyone differently at training, if you were a GB athlete or a 12 year old, you warranted as much attention from GEORGE.
He had a legendary feel about him, everyone had many different stories. For me I think his Christmas cards were the most special. Everyone of his athletes, no matter their ability, received one with GEORGE’S predictions of your season, races, positions and times down to seconds.

STACEY GONZALES BETANCOURT – STACEY recently took part in the World Masters Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland on 27 March – 3 April.
Pole Vault – Competing in the W45 Pole Vault STACEY won the Silver Medal with a personal best (3.00m) equalling her 2022 height, and is ranked UK No.1 V45 in 2023
The photograph shows her on the podium with her Silver Medal

BOSTON MARATHON –  LESLIE ODAMTTEN-ADDY competed in the 127th Boston marathon this past Monday, in a time of (3:24.44).

LESLIE sent me these words – I have just landed back at Heathrow where I will stay in London before heading back to Germany next week with work. Was an overall great experience to be part of. Undulating course with some prominent hills thrown in for good measure! Plus lots of rain 🙂 Happy to have finished; despite the leg cramps from navigating the hills. I only started doing tempo long runs in March as I was rehabbing an injury for 4 months after the Berlin Marathon this last September. My longest initial runs in January being just 5k…so I am overall pleased.

Wished I had entered for the London marathon coming up this weekend. I think I can get close to 3 hours on a flatter course plus the strength I have now built up! Photograph of LESLIE after the race.

SOAR CLUB VESTS – NICOLA PAYNE sent me the following request.
I have been talking to Soar, a local (Highgate) performance led running brand about their technical club vests. Lots of you will know them. They do very high quality kit made in Italy and have supplied local clubs (Heathside, Highgate Harriers etc) with premium race vests. Feels amazing, like wearing a cobweb! No chaffe, no seams, absolutely gorgeous etc. See here; https://www.soarrunning.com/collections/club/products/enquiry-elite-race-vest-3-1

The vests are £65 and they will only make them in bespoke SBH design if 15 people from the club commit to it. I have XS to XL samples if people want to try on for size and assess the garment.
I appreciate this is not everyone’s cuppa but if you race a lot, appreciate comfort and are happy to invest in them I think these are beautiful and technical bits of kit that work well for athletes.
Email me on nickypayne91@gmail.com if you are interested and would like to see/place an order.
There is a hard deadline of 24/04 to hit the next production run for vests delivered in the summer. If we miss this deadline the vests won’t be available to us until October.

SAFETY PINS AND COMPETITION BIBS IN A RACE TO SURVIVE – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Is athletics stuck in the dark ages by asking athletes to attach paper bibs on their singlets? Do today’s leading athletes still need to wear their name or number on a paper bib on their competition clothing? The debate emerged on social media this month and seems to divide opinion. Athletes such as NOAH LYLES, RAI BENJAMIN and JAZMIN SAWYERS got involved with the latter saying: “Pins just feel needlessly fiddly and bad aerodynamics!”

A short poll on our Instagram channel showed that 49% are in favour of wearing numbers with 51% feeling it is unnecessary. I didn’t vote but, if I had, I would probably have tipped the results so that they would have ended up 50/50. Putting your number on to your singlet is a pre-race ritual I wouldn’t like to see disappear. Yes, we’ve been doing it for a long time and it might feel dated but why change a winning formula? In some ways it’s been around longer than you can imagine too. Much of the debate centres around the use of the humble safety pin, but did you know this small metal device was created long before the first ancient Olympics in 776BC was created and dates back to unknown Bronze Age inventors in Greece.

In AW we even ran a feature in our magazine on the use of safety pins in 2011 and wrote: “The basic design is brilliantly simple – a straight pin looped in the middle to form a spring with one end bent into a hook to hold the other sharp end, with tension from the spring holding it safe and secure.” As for the paper numbers themselves, they’re important for sponsors’ logos and spectators (as you see in the main image above, AW has even featured on them in the past), plus of course runners will often be asked to write medical details and emergency contact details on the back.

Of course there have been improvements over the years. For a long time athletes only wore numbers on their singlets, which meant you could only identify them if you had a list of competitors to refer to. But gradually over the past 20 years we have seen numbers replaced by the athlete’s name. This month, for example, saw the 20th anniversary of PAULA RADCLIFFE’S amazing 2:15:25 marathon in London and the images from 2003 remind us that she wore “101” on her singlet. Checking back at photos from that period, I see some (but not all) of the top athletes had their name on their singlet in 2004, whereas by 2005 it was even more widespread. Paper bibs are a big part of the sport’s history. If you’re in any doubt of this then pay a visit to the Museum of World Athletics and you’ll see find paper bibs in abundance alongside spikes and shoes and other track and field paraphernalia. As a teenage runner in the 1980s I was fascinated by leading runners like ROB DE CASTELLA cutting their number to the bare minimum and inserting holes in it to enhance the breathability before tackling major marathons in hot weather such as the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

In 1985 STEVE CRAM and SAID AOUITA broke the (3:30) barrier for 1500m in an epic race in Nice, but one of the enduring memories is CRAM starting his long run for home with his number on his back flapping around loosely like a tail. One type of paper number I’m not a fan of are the ones that organisers insist on sticking to the side of athletes’ legs. Much of the time they simply fall off. As for the main name or number on the athlete’s chest, though, I’m firmly in favour of its survival.

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 2 posts this week.

These are photographs taken at the LICC meeting at Harrow on 16 April – which include SEAN SUTHERLAND, VANESSA ANSUAA, JADEN AULIS plus 3 of our young women athletes.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT – Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.
To follow our new Instagram account, from your own account, by searching for ‘shaftesbury_barnet’ or by clicking https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/ 
To Members and Parents, if you wish for any photographs to be posted on Instagram, please email them to sbh.instagram@outlook.com  If you can at the same time give details on when and where the photographs was taken, plus any other comments.
Please feel free to post photographs of any special occasion, for example, your wedding day, an addition to the family.

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

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

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023 SUMMER FIXTURE CARD – Can be found on the SBH website –http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

SBH 2022-2023 WINTER CROSS COUNTRY POINTS AND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURE – The CROSS COUNTRY POINTS TABLE is now available on the SBH Website, and is the final table following the National Championships on the 25 February – Mens Cross Country Points Tables 2022-2023 – Final Issue 25-02-23  Womens Cross Country Points Tables 2022-2023 – Final Issue 25-02-23
The CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP LIST is now available on the SBH Website, and is the Final Issue following the Southern Championships on the 28 January – Men & Womens Cross Country Club Championship Winners 2022-2023 – Updated 28-01-23 Final Issue

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM and JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER,  KAREN HARRISON,  TIM UNDERHILL, GLEN WATTS, JOANNA WINFIELD and SHAUN CLIFFORD – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 13 April 2023
If you wish to contribute your own memories and/or photographs of GEORGE, please email them to me, either within the email or as a separate attached word document.

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

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