Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 22 January 2026

Happy Birthday from Thursday 22 January to Wednesday 28 January – Charly Doyon, Emilia Economu, Suraya Frost, Jade Ive, Michael Nicholls and John Otugade

NEW CLUB INDOOR RECORD – Congratulations to STACEY GONZALES V50 who set a new Masters Women 50-59 Indoor 3kg Shot Put Record with (9.03mi) at the London U20/Senior Indoor Games at Lee Valley on 7 December. Her previous Club Record was (8.86mi) at the Lee Valley Indoor Open Meeting on 7 December.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS INDOOR JUMPS MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 8 February at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL).
Entry Fees: £5 for first event and £7.50 subsequent events for SBH members. £10 per event for non SBH members
Events are Long Jump and Long/Triple Jump
Now open to enter, this is the link to enter on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/sbh-indoor-jumps-1/
Entries Closing Date Thursday 5 February – 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

UPCOMING INDOOR SEASON, COMBINED SBH CLUB RECORDS – With the Indoor season almost upon us, these are the 3 indoor club record documents updated on 23 July 2025, and shows changes in RED from the previous issue of the 14 June 2025 – E SBH Club Indoor Track Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 29-10-25 F Club Indoor Field Records For All Men Age-Groups Updated 29-10-25 G SBH Club Indoor Track And Field Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 29-10-25

STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 24-07-25
EMMA GOUGE who is the Stadium Athletics and SBH Co-Ordinator had advised me that any athletes coming outside the usual Tuesday and Thursday that they can tap and go with the sum up machine in West reception or scan the QR code, which they will find on the pedestrian gate on entry. We would remind you that athletes should not come through the clubhuse without paying the entry fee. This gets picked up, not only by other athletes that pay, and find it very frustrating and unfair, but also by Saracens security system which can result in a fine, and a ban from using the facility.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – The current SBH annual subscription is £90 (following the 2025 SBH AGM) and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2025 is £20. The current total is £110 and you will be advised via the SBH Membermojo system, when your subscription and EA fees are due for payment.
For new members there is also a charge for Club Kit which is £45, giving an overall total of £155.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances, as certain Indoor and Outdoor performances/times are totally different for some type of events. The same applies to our Master athletes, as on the Power of 10 any season and personal best performances relate to when they become Masters (35+), I show their performances based on their current 5 year age-groups.

Note: The ‘Power of 10’ Has been offline since last Thursday 15 January. This was the press release – Power of 10 will be offline for a couple of weeks, as it “completes its transition to a brand-new digital platform”, UKA has announced. Users “can expect a fresh new look alongside improved functionality and performance, delivered through a more robust platform designed to support the sport long-term”. The press release confirms “no results or athlete data will be lost during this period”. As part of the change, the runbritainrankings site will be integrated into Power of 10.

I believe they will be updating their ‘Rankings’ section, to be ready to incorporate the age-group changes, which take affect from 1 Apil 2026.

LONFON U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR GAMES – Took place at Lee Valley on 17-18 January
The results are as shown on the the Opentrack website, Next Week I will re-issue the results with any Season/Personal best performances, providing the PO10 is back online.

60m – U20M H01 KHYAN MARKLAND U20 5th (7.00i), H04 ZACHARY BINDON-GOSS U20 1st (6.94i), AIDEN BRAMBLE U20 6th (7.43i), H07 HARLEY HENRY U20 2nd (7.28i), H11 MODEBAYO AKIN-AGUNBIADE U20 1st (7.41i), H13 SAVAN MALIK U20 5th (7.59i), H14 ASHER ESCOBAR U20 2nd (7.54i), in the next series H01 ZACHARY BINDON-GOSS U20 2nd (6.88i), KHYAN MARKLAND U20 4th (6.96i), H06 HARLEY HENRY U20 5th (7.30i), H09 MODEBAYO AKIN-AGUNBIADE U20 6th (7.53i), H11 AIDEN BRAMBLE U20 5th (7.55i), H12 ASHER ESCOBAR U20 3rd (7.59i), H14 SAVAN MALIK U20 1st (7.58i)
60m – U20W H01 TIA AKINOLA U20 1st (7.58i), TAMI GEORGE U20 6th (7.58i), H06 SHENEL OKRAH U20 6th (8.53i), in the next series H01 TIA AKINOLA U20 1st (7.52i), H03 TAMI GEORGE U20 2nd (7.83i), H06 SHENEL OKRAH U20 7th (8.55i)
60m – SM H07 SYDNEY MENDES 5th (7.25i), H08 KIERAN STiLES 1st (7.46i), H09 JUBRIL ADENIJI 2nd (7.13i), H11 BRYAN OGBEBOR 7th (7.33i), in the next series H02 KIERAN STiLES 4th (7.36i), H06 JUBRIL ADENIJI 2nd (7.08i), H09 SYDNEY MENDES 2nd (7.18i), H11 BRYAN OGBEBOR 3rd (7.33i)
60m – SW H02 PARIS KING 1st (7.86i), in the next series H02 PARIS KING 6th (7.89i)
200m – U20W H01 TAMI GEORGE U20 5th (25.30i), H04 AKHALIA COLLINS U20 3rd (27.49i), H05 SHENEL OKRAH U20 5th (28.58i)
200m – U20M H01 JAIAN SAUNDERS U20 4th (22.64i), H02 ZACHARY BINDON-GOSS U20 1st (22.16i), H08 ASHER ESCOBAR U20 1st (23.87i), SAVAN MALIK U20 2nd (23.87i)
200m – SM H02 SYDNEY MENDES 6th (23.38i), H11 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 5th (26.02i)
400m – U20W H02 ADANNA MAZINWOSU U20 3rd (59.61i), H03 POSIE SHAW U20 1st (57.82i)
400m – U20M H05 ALEX KONSTANTARAS U20 1st (53.38i)
400m – SM H03 COLUMBA BLANGO T30 6th (52.24i)
800m – U20/SW H03 DINA SILVERMAN U20 2nd (2:20.81i), H04 MAHDIEH ABBASSIAN U20 4th (2:33.73i), H06 LISA WEBB V60 6th (2:51.94i)
800m – U20/SM H01 JACOB CLEMENT U20 5th (2:01.80i)
60m Hurdles – U20M H02 SETH RENNIE-RODDY U20 3rd (8.54i), in the next series H02 SETH RENNIE-RODDY U20 1st (8.49i)
60m Hurdles – U20/SW H05 EVA HIGSON U20 2nd (10.14i)
Pole Vault – U20/SM THOMAS ROBERTSON U20 4th (3.96mi)
Pole Vault – U20/SW Pool 1 ROSALIND ZEFFERT V60 8th (2.26mi)
Pole Vault – U20/SW Pool 2 GENOA HOWAT 6th (3.76mi)
High Jump – U20/SW Pool 2 EVELYNE FONTEYNE 1st equal (1.76mi)
Long Jump – SM Pool 1 SYDNEY MENDES 2nd (6.18mi)
Triple Jump – U20/SM Pool 2 HARLEY HENRY U20 1st (15.30mi)

ENGLAND ATHLETICS SENIOR AND U20 COMBINED EVENTS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Sheffield on 17-18 January
I will re-issue the results with any Season/Personal best performances, once the PO10 is back online.
Heptathlon – SM EVAN CAMPBELL (points not yet published) 60m (7.42i), Long Jump (6.73mi), Shot 7.26kg (13.79mi), High Jump (1.93mi), 60m Hurdles (8.50i), Pole Vault (4.20mi), 1000m (2:56.47i) Roster Athletics website do not show the overall result for the Heptathlon

FRED HUGHES 10 MILES – Took place at St Albans on 18
PAUL LEWIS V 86th (63.11)

SOUTHERN U13/U15/U17 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Lee Valley on 10-11 January
I will re-issue the results with any Season/Personal best performances, once the PO10 is back online.
60m – U13Gs H3 NAYLAH ADEEKO U13 1st (8.59i), TEMI JAIYEOLA U13 3rd (8.77i), H4 AIME ZHENG U13 4th (8.91i), in SF1 TEMI finished 7th (8.91i), in SF2 NAYLAH finished 3rd (8.50i), in the Final NAYLAH finished 5th (8.54i)
60m – U15G H6 ERYKAH-MONAE QUARTEY U15 2nd (8.13i), H9 ANU JAIYEOLA U15 2nd (8.04i), in SF2 ANU finished 3rd (8.12i), in SF4 ERYKAH-MONAE finished 4th (8.15i)
60m – U17M H2 STANLEY HURST U17 2nd (7.26i), H4 KACEI GRIFFITH U17 3rd (7.45i), H6 LANI JAIYEOLA U17 2nd (7.25i), H7 KAIDEN SIMMONDS U17 3rd (7.34i), H8 TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U17 1st (7.16i), in SF1 KAIDEN finished 4th (7.31i), in SF3 LANI finished 2nd (7.22i), in SF4 TYLER finished 2nd (7.19i), STANLEY finished 4thd (7.26i), in the Final TYLER finished 5th (7.26i)
60m – U17W H2 ERYKAH OSOBU U17 2nd (8.10i), in SF3 ERYKAH finished 5th (8.16i)
200m – U15G H3 ANU JAIYEOLA U15 1st (26.53i), H4 ERYKAH OSOBU U17 2nd (27.08i), H8 DAMI ADEKUNLE U15 3rd (28.71i), in SF3 ANU finished 1st (26.36i), in SF4 ERYKAH finished 3rd (26.89i), in the Final ANU won the Bronze Medal (26.31i)
200m – U17M H1 LANI JAIYEOLA U17 3rd (23.45i), H2 STANLEY HURST U17 1st (22.75i), KACEI GRIFFITH U17 4th (23.91i), H3 TYLER HOLDEN-AIKHOMU U17 1st (23.26i), H3 BEN BAMISAIYE U17 2nd (24.22i), H5 LOUIS XUN U17 2nd (24.36i), in SF1 LANI (DNS), in SF2 STANLEY finished 2nd (23.03i), LOUIS finished 3rd (23.92i), in SF3 BEN finished 5th (24.25i), in SF4 TYLER finished 1st (22.83i), KACEI finished 5th (23.88i), in the Final TYLER won the Silver Medal (22.66i)
200m – U17W H2 HOLLY RYAN U17 1st (26.11i), H3 ERYKAH OSOBU U17 2nd (27.07i), H7 RILEY MCNALLY U17 3rd (27.21i), in SF1 ERYKAH finished 5th (27.16i), in SF4 HOLLY finished 1st (24.54i), in the Final HOLLY (DQ)
400m – U17W H2 ELEANOR ROBERTS U17 2nd (61.20i), in the Final ELEANOR finished 6th (63.60i)
800m – U15G H1 SIENNA DARCY U15 3rd (2:29.32i)
800m – U17M H1 SAM DARCY U17 4th (2:08.70i), H3 AARON HIDALGO-HUDI U17 5th (2:18.58i)
60m Hurdles – U15 Girls H3 SIENNA DARCY U15 4th (10.20i)
High Jump – U13G H3 NAYLAH ADEEKO U13 1st (8.59i)
Pole Vault – U17M Straight Final RAMSEY GILL U17 won the Silver Medal (4.30mi), NOAH VAN DEN BERGH U17 7th (3.70mi)
Long Jump – U13G Straight Final TEMI JAIYEOLA U13 8th (3.83mi), NAYLAH ADEEKO U13 9th (3.75mi)
Long Jump – U15G Qualification DAMI ADEKUNLE U15 14th (4.33mi)
Long Jump – U17W Qualification GRACE NYAONGO U17 9th (4.80mi), in the Final GRACE finished 5th (5.10mi)

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.

LINK TO PARKRUN RESULTS – This is the Link I use to obtain the current week’s Parkrun results, if you go to the bottom of the results, you can obtain the previous weeks results – parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=1018.
The results shown are for those SBH athletes that added SBH when they registered for Parkrun.
How to use results – Scroll down to the first Parkrun, Which will show you how many SBH runners had competed. To get all the runners details, click on “View Full Results” which will show all runners that had competed at that event. Scroll down to the first SBH athlete, which will his or her age, also if they have a OB, by clicking on the athletes name, this will show you how many Parkruns they have competed in sinc registering.

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,296 events – 268,034 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 13,905 first timers – 27,120 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 17 January
ETHAN SLUTZKIN U13 5th (22.01) this was his 149th Parkrun, PAUL LEWIS V50 18th (26.02) this was his 288th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Battersea on 17 January
DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U13 112th (18.56) this was his 39th Parkrun, LILY JANMOHAMED U13 277th (21.18) this was her 41st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 17 January
LENARD MICHEL V55 19th (22.52) this was his 170th Parkrun, KAYLA MICHEL U23 50th (26.07) this was her 61st Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 72nd (27.31) this was her 176th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cranleigh on 17 January
JAMES DAVIS 22nd (PB 24.16) this was his 98th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 17 January
BARRY CHISHOLM V65 448th (51.47) this was his 398th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Havant on 17 January
ELANA DIMMER 8th (21.35) this was her 60th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Kingsway, Gloucester on 17 January
RICHARD SAMUEL V70 38th (23.14) this was his 58th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 17 January
FINN MACCARTHY U23 11th (20.51) this was his 85th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V65 257th (30.37) this was his 498th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oaklands College on 17 January
BRADLEY SINGER V35 9th (22.46) this was his 356th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Perry Lakes, Perth, Australia on 17 January
STUART MOORE V65 136th (28.22) this was his 266th Parkrun

SBH UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY AND ROAD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 6 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 22 JANUARY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH – The SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.

SOUTHERN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 24 January at Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham (SatNav BR3 1SY).
Start Times – 11.00am U15 Boys (4.5k), 11.20am U13 Girls (3k), 11.35am U13 Boys (3k), 11.50am U15 Girls (4.5k), 12.10pm U17 Men (6k), 12.40pm U20 Women (6k), 13.05pm U17 Women (6k), 13.30pm U20 Men (8k), 14.05pm Senior Women (8k), 14.50pm Senior Men (15k). In the Senior Men’s any athlete has not started his 3rd lap by 50 minutes they are advised they will be unlikely to complete the course in 90 minutes when times will stop being recorded.
Start times to be confirmed, as those shown above were for the 2025 race.
Entries Closed

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Southern Championship fixture at Beckenham is the fifth fixture for the Under 13 and above age-groups in their 7 race series. The best 5 results from the 7 fixtures available, will determine the winners of the Winter Points Championships.

BRITISH MASTERS PENTATHLON AND 3000M INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 24 January at the Cardiff International Sports Complex, Leckith Road, Cardiff (Satnav CF11 8AZ) .
Entries Closed

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The fourth fixture of five which takes place on Saturday 31 January at Hampstead Heath Extension, Hampstead Way (Satnav NW1 7DY).
For age-groups U11, U13, U15 & U17 Boys and Girls.
Timetable – The first race starts at 12.00 noon–
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will our athletes please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number

BRITISH UNIVERSITIES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 31 January at Charnwood College, Thorpe Hill, Loughborough (Satnav LE11 4SQ)
Prposed Timetable – 12.00noon Female Long race 8000m, 13.00pm Male Long race 10000m, 14.00pm Female Short race 6000m, 14.45pm Male Short race 8000m
Entries Closed

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE – The fifth fixture of five takes place on Saturday 7 February at Trent Park, Cockfosters Road, Middlesex (SatNav EN4 0JZ).
Current Details to be published
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run.
Please collect your race numbers from the team managers – SIMON KEENE or JEREMY SOTHCOTT

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The Metropolitan League fixture at Trent Park is the sixth and final fixture for the Under 11 Boys and Girls in their six race series. Also it is the sixth fixture of seven for the Under 13 and above age-groups in their 6 race series.
Age-Groups Under 13 to Veteran Men and Women, the final positions are based on the best 5 results from the 7 fixtures available. Age-Groups Under 11 Boys and Girls, the final positions are based on the best 4 results from the 6 fixtures available.

NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 21 February at Hardwick East Park, Sedfefield, County Durham (SatNav TS21 2DN)
Start times/Distances still to be confirmed.
Start Times 11.00am 58th U17 Women (5000m), 11.25am 22nd U15 Boys (4000m), 11.45pm 55th U13 Girls (3000m), 12.05pm 79th U17 Men (6000m), 12.30pm 21st U13 Boys (3000m), 12.45pm 59th U15 Girls (4000m), 1.05am 33rd U20 Women (6000m), 1.35pm 92nd Senior Women (8000m), 2.20pm 77th U20 Men (10000m), 3.00pm 137th Senior Men (12000m)
This is the link to the National website, giving information, travel and site map, to be confirmed
Entries Closing Date Friday 6 February
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your Team Manager

SBH WINTER POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The National Championship League fixture at County Durham is the seventh fixture for the Under 13 and above age-groups in their 7 race series.
Age-Groups Under 13 to Veteran Men and Women, the final positions are based on the best 5 results from the 7 fixtures available.

SBH CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – The National Championship League fixture at County Durham is the Club Championship race for the Under 13 and U15, Under 17 Men and Women, Under 20 Women, 9 Miles Senior Men, Senior Women and Masters Women 40+

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The fifth fixture of five takes place on Saturday 28 February at at the Tir Chonail Gaelic Sports Club, at the end of Berkeley Avenue, Greenford (Satnav UB6 0NZ).
For age-groups U11, U13, U15 & U17 Boys and Girls.
Directions – turn off Greenford Road (A4127), opposite the entrance to the Glaxo Factory. The playing fields are at the end of Berkeley Avenue.
Car parking – There will be no parking permitted on the grass adjacent to the course. Please make maximum car share use, travel via public transport to Greenford Station (Central Line) or seek parking in nearby roads or on Greenford Road where there should be plenty of space, then make the shor walk to the race HQ.
Timetable – First race starts at 12.00
Note: You do not have to be pre-entered, just turn up and run. Will our athletes please see TY HOLDEN who will give you a race number

SBH UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 22 JANUARYR AND ANY FIXTURE THAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ENTER – The SBH 2025 Summer Fixture Card and Information Sheet can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference. Also the majority of fixtures Information can be found on the SBH Website under the ‘Upcoming Fixtures’ section.

INFORMATION ON THE LEE VALLEY INDOOR MINITHONS – The final Minithon place on Saturday 28 March 2026 at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
Entries open on Monday 2 February.
Link to the document that explains what a Minithon is, also details of all 3 Minithons – Lee Valley Minithons 2025-2026
Link to all Lee Valley information – https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/lee-valley/athletics-centre/minithon

LEE VALLEY LONDON U20 AND SENIOR INDOOR GAMES – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 17 January and Sunday 18 January.
Events are 60m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump and Shot Put.
Entries Closed

ENGLAND U20 & SENIOR INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 17 January and Sunday 18 January at EIS, Coleridge Lane, Sheffied (Satnav S9 5DA)
Events Saturday – U20M & SMHeptathlon, U20W & SW Pentathlon
To enter please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/participants?id=27562
Entries Closing Date Friday 16 January
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

LEE VALLEY LONDON U13, U15 AND U17 INDOOR GAMES – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 24 January and Sunday 25 January.
Events are 60m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 800m, 60m Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump and Shot Put.
Entries Closed

ENGLAND U15/U17/U20 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 7 February and Sunday 8 February at EIS, Coleridge Lane, Sheffied (Satnav S9 5DA)
Entries Closed

BUCS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Friday 13 February to Sunday 15 February at EIS, Coleridge Lane, Sheffied (Satnav S9 5DA)
Entries Closed

LEE VALLEY MIDDLE DISTANCE INDOOR OPEN MEETING – Takes place at Lee Valley Athletics Centre are 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Wednesday 18 February.
Events are 800m U13 and above, 1500m U15 and above, first race starts at 18.30
Entries Open Now, Link to entries on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/lvacmiddledistance/
Entries Closing Date Friday 14 February – 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.

EUROPEAN MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 – Takes place on Friday 27 March to Thursday 2 April at Torun, Poland.
Entries are now open, link to entries and information on Opentrack – https://ema.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/POL/emaci/
Entries Closing Date Sunday 8 February – 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 3 Indoor fixtures are those that are promoted by SBH in 2026, I will advise yourselves when they are open to enter on Opentrack.
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS OUTDOOR THROWSFEST MEETING – Takes place on Saturday 14 March at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL). Events are Discus, Shot, Hammer and Javelin
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS OUTOOR THROWSFEST MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 29 March at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL). Events are Discus, Shot, Hammer and Javelin
SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS INDOOR JUMPS MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 5 April at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL). Pole Vault, High Jump and Long Jump. This fixture will take place using the new Young Athletes even-year age-group changes, which take effect from 1 April 2026.

HOW THEY TRAIN: EMILY NEWNHAM – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

We speak to the European under-23 champion whose increased focus on the psychology of sport is producing big results. In this fast-paced digital world, there’s still a lot to be said for the humble notebook. World high jump champion and Olympic silver medallist NICOLA OLYSLAGERS is particularly well-known for her post-jump ritual which involves noting down technical advice, motivational quotes and personal reflections. European under-23 400m hurdles champion EMILY NEWNHAM has adopted a similar practice. The 21-year-old recorded a personal best and championships record of (54.08) to win gold in Bergen in July. She told AW at the time that her victory was the product of two years of rebuilding – including working with a sports psychologist on techniques to help tackle her nerves and expectations – after an agonising fourth-place finish at the 2023 European Under-20 Championships. While the process of documenting notes has proved to be effective over the last 12 months, her success, ironically, brought with it a new set of emotions to contend with.

“Everything I wanted to achieve, I achieved, so it was really weird to reach those goals and to think: ‘Oh, I did that!’,” she says. “They were things that I’d thought about for so long and all of a sudden I was ticking them off one by one, so it was really overwhelming to start with. “During the Europeans I’d written memos in my notebook and when I looked at them they really resonated with me, but when I went to the British Champs two weeks later and reopened the notebook that didn’t happen – the quotes just didn’t give me the same buzz. “I had a bit of a weird period between the Europeans (under-23s) and Worlds because of that. My training was up and down and I had to reframe my mindset; my goal at the Europeans was to win, but that wasn’t the case with the Worlds. The idea of success was different, so it was working out what success would look like in Tokyo, and what would make me feel successful. In the end I bought a brand new notebook and wrote new memos to support that goal.”

NEWNHAM, who is coached by NICK DAKIN, represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the European Athletics Indoor Championships (winning 4x400m silver and mixed 4x400m bronze), World Athletics Relays, European Team Championships (where she won mixed 4x400m bronze), European U23 Championships (winning 4x400m gold in addition to the 400m hurdles individual title) and World Athletics Championships in 2025; not bad for an athlete who was previously apprehensive about standing on a start line. In the process she lowered her personal best from (56.85) to (54.08). “I think my biggest learning from this year is to have belief in myself and to know how important that is,” she says. “To walk away from this year knowing that I can stand on these start lines, that I deserve to be there and that I can be competitive, that’s a big thing for me. I never imagined a world where I’d be at these events let alone that I could actually be competitive in the future. “It’s also understanding that the way I feel is completely normal and that thoughts aren’t facts; for example, just because I think something, it doesn’t mean that it’s going to happen. Knowing that thoughts are fleeting – that I can think something and let it go – that’s had a massive impact. “I’ve always said that sport is 90 per cent mental and 10 per cent physical, but now I’ve experienced that myself and I can see the results. That’s why I’ve gone so heavy on the psychology. I’m obviously doing everything I can out on the track, but it’s pointless if I don’t believe I should be there.”

TYPICAL TRAINING WEEK – NEWNHAM – whose training partners include international team-mate POPPY MALIK – is in her final year at Loughborough College studying Sports Coaching. She trains between Loughborough, Birmingham (Alexander Stadium) and Nuneaton. “A lot of our focus is on the gym right now because we need to build my strength up,” she says of her current training block. “I really didn’t like the gym before. If you’d told me that I could get all my strength from running I’d have much preferred that, but my strength and conditioning coach NICK CARD has absolutely changed my mindset and I enjoy doing the sessions now.” In addition to scheduled gym days, NEWNHAM does core and bodyweight work (“prehab stuff”) at various points throughout the week.

Monday (am) technical session at the Alexander Stadium (indoor track): “We start with hurdle walkovers then progress to anything hurdle-based (e.g., four or five strides and drills),” she explains. “It’s actually my least favourite day of the week – I find it so tedious because I just want to run!”; (pm) gym at Loughborough
Tuesday (am) lactic tolerance session – longer reps with shorter recoveries e.g., 300m-3min recovery-300m-10min recovery-300m-3min recovery-300m
Wednesday (am) gym
Thursday (am) endurance/aerobic session currently on grass in Loughborough e.g., 90sec-90s-75sec-75sec-45sec-45sec off equal recovery
Friday (am) gym
Saturday (am) endurance/aerobic session or speed/fartlek session (grass) increasing from around 20 minutes total running at the start of the winter to around 35 minutes total running (by end of winter block)
Sunday rest day

Favourite session: “In summer it’s always my hurdles session e.g., starts to hurdle five, that’s just a nice session, but in winter it’s anything over 250m-300m. One of my favourites is a tempo-based session like 5 x 300m (off 3mins). Once you get into a rhythm and you’re flowing it just feels nice.” Least favourite session: “Three-minute surge runs; when I see that on my programme I want to cry! We jog for three minutes and NICK will shout, ‘Pick it up!’. The pick-ups range from 5-20 seconds of sprinting, so it’s just the unknown of how long you’re going to be sprinting for.”

SARACENS SHOWDOWN 6 GAMES – EMMA GOUGE has sent the club an early bird invitation, for the Showdown 6 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 28 March 2026. There are 2 games, first Saracens Women who play Sale Sharks Women at 14.30, followed by Saracens Men who play Northampton Saints Men at 18.00.

We have an opportunity to share a discount code to their Showdown 6 game in March.
To reserve tickets this is the unique code SD610GYGJP and here is the link https://saracens.com/theshowdown6/

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the December issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – England Athletics December 2025 Throws Community Newsletter

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– To follow our newInstagram 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.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

‘MEMBERMOJO’ SECURE MEMBERS SYSTEM – We have implemented a new secure member system to allow members to join and renew their membership online. (You can also delete yourself from our records if you are no longer a member, or you can request deletion from sean.sutherland@yahoo.ca)
Your basic contact information has been imported. Please check and update your data so that we can have up-to-date information. View your profile using the instructions below, check your data and update as necessary. You will also be able to renew your record when it is close to expiring (within a month of expiry). Payments will still be made via bank transfer.

Link to document which gives information to existing members on the system, and how to use it – Membermojo Instructions To Use For Existing Members May 2025

SBH 2025-2026 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet has now been published on the SBH Website on 6 September 2025, and now updated on 27 October 2025. This is the link to the fixture card, which you can access and print for future reference – B SBH Winter 2025-2026 Fixture Card Fixtures Issued 06-09-25 And Updated 27-10-25

Changes on the fixture card are highlighted in RED which are as follows;
Cross Country – Hertfordshire Championships now takes place on 3 January and not the 4, BUCS Championships will now take place in April.
Road Relays – Southern 6/12 Stage on 29 March, venue to be confirmed.
Indoors Fixtures At Lee Valley – December new fixture OPEN MEETING on the 7 – January LONDON U20/SENIOR GAMES on the 17-18 and LONDON U13/U15/U17 GAMES on the 24-25 – February SBH JUMPS MEETING on the 8, MIDDLES DISTANCE OPEN MEETING on the 18 and SBH THROWSFEST MEETING on the 29 – March SBH THROWSFEST MEETING on the 14 and ENGLAND MASTERS INTER AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS on the 14 – April SBH JUMPS MEETING on the 5.
England Indoor Fixtures At Sheffield – January ENGLAND ATHLETICS U20/SENIOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS on the 17-18 – February ENGLAND ATHLETICS U15/U17/U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS on the 7-8.

SBH CROSS COUNTRY POINTS RACES – There are a series of races which all age-groups from Under 11 to Masters can compete. The Under 11 Boys and Girls have 6 races available to compete over the season, which are the 5 Metropolitan League fixtures and either the Hertfordshire or Middlesex Championships. The final results is based on the best 4 points achieved from the 6 races available. The Under 13 to Masters Men and Women have 7 races available to compete over the season, which are the 5 Metropolitan League fixtures plus the Southern and National Championships. The final results is based on the best 5 points achieved from the 7 races available.

The Information Sheet includes details of the SBH CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RACES – There are a series of designated races which all age-groups from Under 11 to Masters can compete. The Under 20 Men, 5 Miles Senior Men and Masters Men 40+ race is the Metropolitan League on 6 December, the Under 11 Boys and Girls race is the Metropolitan League on 10 January – All remaining Men and Women age-groups race is the Southern Championships on 24 January.

REQUEST FROM TEAM MANAGERS – We are asking that you reply to team managers when they contact you? It’s very difficult to select a team if the athletes don’t reply especially when we can see that they have read the text. Even if they are unavailable the team managers need to know!

WINTER TRAINING SESSIONS – CLYDE GORDON advised me that the sessions restarted on Monday 3 November. Please let him know whether you wish to attend – clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk

Sessions – Mondays 7.00pm to 8.30pm will be for those interested in High Jump – Wednesdays 7.00pm to 8.30pm will be for those interested in Long/Triple Jump.
Dress in layers, ready to train, we meet in the Indoor Track about halfway down.

COMBINED SBH CLUB RECORDS – I have produced 7 single document, 1 document for example is ‘Men’s Club Track and Road Records Outdoors’ and shows events from Under 9 up to Masters 70+ on two pages.
These are the 4 outdoor documents updated on 29 October 2025, and shows changes in RED from the previous issue of the 23 July 2025 – A SBH Club Outdoor Track And Road Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 29-10-25 B SBH Club Outdoor Field Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 29-10-25 C SBH Club Outdoor Track And Road Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 29-10-25 D SBH Club Outdoor Field Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 29-10-25

These are the 3 indoor documents updated on 23 July 2025, and shows changes in RED from the previous issue of the 14 June 2025 – E SBH Club Indoor Track Records For All Men Age Groups Updated 29-10-25 F Club Indoor Field Records For All Men Age-Groups Updated 29-10-25 G SBH Club Indoor Track And Field Records For All Women Age Groups Updated 29-10-25

CHANGE TO STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 24-07-25
EMMA GOUGE who is the Stadium Athletics and SBH Co-Ordinator had advised me that any athletes coming outside the usual Tuesday and Thursday that they can tap and go with the sum up machine in West reception or scan the QR code, which they will find on the pedestrian gate on entry. We would remind you that athletes should not come through the clubhuse without paying the entry fee. This gets picked up, not only by other athletes that pay, and find it very frustrating and unfair, but also by Saracens security system which can result in a fine, and a ban from using the facility.

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

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

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

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

CLUB HOODIES – With well over eight hundred hoodies already in circulation, this is your opportunity to join the club. The bright red hooudy is made to order and has your name embroidered on the front along with the club badge and has the Club name on the back. We now have 2 styles, the original pull over style at £37 + P&P or the new one with a full zip at £40 + P&P.
Here is the link to the Supreme Sports website which if you click on it, will take YOU to the new Club Hoody and allow you to then view the full range of Club kit online – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/

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

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

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

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

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

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

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

SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – High Jump training takes place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2025-2026 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 06-09-25

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2025 – To all athletes young & old – are you aware of the SBH Pole Vault sessions held at StoneX Stadium on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 18.30pm. We have room to coach more of you, why not come along and watch a session and the get involved – give it a try NOW.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk for more details.

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

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

STONEX STADIUM – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 72510.

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

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER – alanweller111@gmail.com