Happy Birthday from this Thursday 23 September to Julien Adeniran, Graeme Allen, Margaret Beacham, Caia Casciello, Jonathan Cohen, Philippa Davenall, Zane Duquemin, Kiera-Leigh Fender, Tayla Freedman, Ben Harper, Natanel Karp, Alex Lytrides, Abigail McLeod, Jordan Mentore, Emmanuel Mintah, Max Nissem, Marilyn Okoro, Johnson Ogguniyi, Joy Ogunleye, Euan Phillips, Julian Priest, Hannah Pullar, Lottie Rachel, Robert Shipley, Josef Wetton, Sarah Williams and Aron Yavuz

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS WINTER FIXTURE CARD 2021-2022 – The Fixture Card was issued by email on the 22 September 2021. This is the link to the Fixture Card – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/  Once you access the Card and Club Championship and Points Races, you can download or print them for future reference.
Regarding Lee Valley Indoor fixtures, they are in the process of finalising their fixtures. Once we receive these, the fixture card will be updated and re-issued.

SOUTHERN ROAD RELAYS CANCELLED – Due to have taken place on 26 September at Crystal Palace, have been Cancelled Due To Health & Safety Issues.
We will issue a statement next week, on the qualification status for our Senior Men’s team at the National Road Relays on 9 October at Sutton Park.
This is the letter from the SEAA regarding the cancellation – SEAA Competition Statement Road Relay Championships 26-09-21

300 CLUB – Congratulations to STUART SINGER, who at the Oak Hill Parkrun last Saturday completed his 300th race.

UPDATE ON STONEX STADIUM – Over the past 2 years or so DAVE BEDFORD and BRYAN SMITH have had numerous meetings with Saracens Rugby Club and the London Borough of Barnet.  Those who train regularly at the stadium and readers of the Newsletter will have seen the rapid development of the new West Stand.  We have been informed that from the end of January there will be 8 lanes of track on the home straight available and Covid testing and vaccinations will finish next month making the indoor training area ready for use throughout the winter.
The last meeting was on the 18 August 2021, these are the notes from that meeting – Saracens Meeting 19-08-21

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The first fixture takes place at Greenford this Saturday, so let’s have a good turnout of black and white stripes. These are the full details.
The race headquarters is The Tir Chonail Gaelic Sports Club, at the end of Berkeley Avenue, Greenford (Satnav UB6 0NZ). Directions – turn off Greenford Road (A4127), opposite the entrance to the Glaxo Factory. The playing fields are at the end of Berkeley Avenue.
Car parking spaces is limited and we had considerable problems with too many cars when we were last there in 2019. If you can share cars please, also do not park on the areas marked out for the course.
Timetable – 12.00 U11 Boys & Girls (2000m), 12.15 approximately U13 Boys & Girls (3000m), 12.40 approximately U15 Boys & Girls (4000m), 13.05 approximately U17 Men & Women (5000m)
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

UNIVERSITY BOUND – It is that time of the year, when you are packing your belongings, and heading off to University. We have 6 athletes going North and South, and we wish them all a healthy, happy and successful time over the next 4 years – JUDE MIRANDA, EMILY HATHAWAY and FREYA STAPLETON are off to Birmingham University, KEELAN FARRELL is off to Brighton University, JAMES MUNYAMBU is off to Keele University and ALEX LYTRIDES is off to Nottingham University. If there is anyone else joining the club, please let me know.

THIS WEEKS RESULTS – The Eastern Young Athletes League took place at Watford. The season has now finished, although it was reduced to 3 fixtures, each fixture has been organised excellently. To reduce travel, our 3 fixtures were against the same local teams, with Dacorum & Tring being our main opposition in all 3 fixtures.
Based on the provisional result of last Sundays fixture, I have calculated the final position by adding the 3 match points together, the final result was unbelievably close – 1st Dacorum & Tring with 1729 points and Shaftesbury with 1728 points.

The South of England U15/U20 Inter Counties Championships took place at Horspath, Oxford. All our athletes were competing for Middlesex, and they finished 3rd in both Men’s and Women’s competitions.

This week we had 5 season bests, 7 personal bests, and 1 UK top 10 performances.

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – Took place at Watford on 12 September. 
The following results are for those athletes only, who achieved a season or personal best performance.

100m – U13B A RIAN SHAH 1st (PB 13.2 nwr) taking .03 of a second off his 15 August time
100m – U13G Non-Scoring SHENEL ONRAH (PB 14.4 nwr) taking .30 of a second off her 15 August time
100m – U15G Non-Scoring IVIE ISAAC SOLOMON (PB 15.4 nwr), SARA DOUDO (PB 15.5 nwr) taking .81 of a second off her 2019 time
100m – U17M Non-Scoring BRYAN OGBEOR (PB 12.0 nwr) taking .01 of a second off his 18 July time
200m – U13B A ASHER ESCOBAR 2nd (PB 28.3 nwr) taking .13 of a second off his 26 June time
200m – U13G Non-Scoring SHENEL OKRAH (PB 30.7 nwr) taking 1.81 seconds off her 15 August time
200m – U15G Non-Scoring IVIE ISAAC SOLOMON (PB 32.6 nwr), SARA DOUDO (PB 33.3 nwr)
300m – U15G A MACIE SUTHERLAND 2nd (PB 44.9) taking .49 of a second off her 10 July time
400m – U17M A DANIEL BANYARD 4th (PB 57.6)
800m – U13B A CHARLIE CUTLER 2nd (PB 2:31.0) taking 1.29 seconds off his 31 July time
800m – U13G B MAYA GREEN 2nd (SB 2:52.3) taking 1.95 seconds off her 23 May time, Non-Scoring JASMYN PERRIN (PB 2:59.2) taking 12.87 seconds off her 18 July time
1500m – U13B A ARTHUR PHILLIPS 1st (PB 4:53.0) taking .95 of a second off his 13 June time, B XANDER REESE 1st (PB 5:17.8), Non-Scoring LADDIE SHAW (PB 5:25.8) taking 2.36 seconds off his 29 April time
1500m – U15B Non-Scoring TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE (PB 5:13.4) taking 4.64 seconds off his 13 June time
1500m – U15G A DINA SILVERMAN 2nd (PB 5:10.4) taking 2.19 seconds off her 13 June time
1500m – U17M B MAX WINFIELD 1st (PB 4:27.0) taking 9.17 seconds off his 11 August time
70m Hurdles – U13G A SIENNA CORBYN 1st (PB 12.3 nwr) taking .29 of a second off her 15 August
75m Hurdles – U13B A RIAN SHAH 2nd (PB 12.1 nwr) taking .87 of a second off his 15 August time, B ASHER ESCOBAR 1st (PB 14.5 nwr) taking .27 of a second off his 26 June time, Non-Scoring JIMI ADU (PB 15.6 nwr)
75m Hurdles – U15G B MACIE SUTHERLAND 1st (PB 12.9 nwr) taking .23 of a second off her 15 August
100m Hurdles – U17M A KEELAN FARRELL 1st (PB 15.0 nwr) taking .08 of a second off his 15 August time
4x100m Relay – U13B 2nd (56.6) ASHER ESCOBAR, ARTHUR PHILLIPS, LADDIE SHAW, RIAN SHAH, U13G 1st (54.7) DEANNA KORONTENG ADDO, MOIESHA SAVAGE, SIENNA CORBYN, ANGEL MCLEOD, U13G B (61.0) , U15B 1st (SB 47.0) OSCAR LAURENS, SAUGUT PUN , GIANLEO STUBBS, ZICO JONES, U15G 1st (SB 52.6) ONYEBUCHI ODIAKA, MACIE SUTHERLAND, OLIVE HARVEY-DEW, NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG, U15G B (57.4) , U17W 1st (52.0) LOLA MCANN-EZEKIEL, ALINA COFIE, MIA HIGSON, ANNA ROSE, U17W B (59.5)
High Jump – U13G A SIENNA CORBYN 1st (PB 1.35m) adding 10cm to her 4 July height, B SHENAL OKRAH 1st (PB 1.30m)
High Jump – U15B A SAUGUT PUN 4th (PB 1.35m), B ZICO JONES 2nd (PB 1.35m)
High Jump – U15G B EVA CHALISEY 1st (SB 1.25m)
High Jump – U17W A REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY 1st (SB 1.60m) equalling her 15 August height, B LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL 2nd (PB 1.35m) adding 4cm to her 2019 height
Long Jump – U13G B SCARLET MALEY 5th (PB 2.96m nwr) adding 40cm to her 26 June jump
Shot 3kg – U13B A ASHER ESCOBAR 3rd (PB 4.95m), B CHARLIE CUTLER 3rd (PB 3.37m), Non-Scoring JARED MORRIS (PB 5.94m)
Shot 4kg – U15B A OSCAR RONCARATI 3rd (PB 8.07m), B JACOB CLEMENT 2nd (PB 6.77m)
Discus 1kg – U15G A A OLIVE HARVEY-DEW 4th (PB 15.08m)
Discus 1kg – U17W A JUDY AGHOLOR 3rd (PB 18.54m) adding 86cm to her 5 September throw
Hammer 5kg – U17M A ONAOPE SOGBESAN 1st (PB 27.08m) adding 2.26m to her 25 July throw
Javelin 400g – U13B A CHARLIE CUTLER 3rd (PB 15.03m)
Javelin 400g – U13G A VERA DOUDKO 5th (PB 8.31m), B SCARLET MALEY 3rd (PB 6.32m), Non-Scoring MAYA GREEN (PB 9.63m)
Javelin 500g – U15G B IVIE ISAAC SOLOMON 3rd (7.31m)
Javelin 600g – U15B A OSCAR RONCARATI  1st (PB 34.69m) adding 46cm to his 26 June throw, B OLIVER LAURENS 3rd (PB 16.70m)

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 8 September.
100m – SX 5 RALPH WILLIAMS U20 5th (SB 11.93 w0.4) taking .04 of a second off his 11 August time
200m – SX 1 MIA HIGSON U15 3rd (28.28 w0.4), 4 MATTHEW OHIOZE U20 3rd (PB 24.66 w0.3) taking .19 of a second off his 5 September time, 5 JAMAL RHODEN-STEVENS 1st (20.97 w0.5)
800m – SX 1/2 EMILIA ECONOMU U23 11th (2:46.08), 5 LOUIS PELTA U17 3rd (PB 2:20.48) taking 1.98 seconds off his 10 July time, 7 SCARLETT KENT U20 7th (PB 2:21.71), 8 JAMES MUNYAMBU U20 8th (PB 2:14.97) taking 1.65 seconds off his 31 July time, 9 DANIEL BANYARD U17 11th (2:14.66), 12 ASHWIN FOWKES-GAJAN U20 7th (2:00.66), GIANLEO STUBBS U15 10th (PB 2:01.18) taking 2.14 seconds off his 15 August time, and is ranked UK No.5 U15 in 2021, 15 LUCA STUBBS U20 3rd (PB 1:56.80) taking 1.77 seconds off his 11 August time, 16 MUKHTAR MUSA U20 2nd (1:52.77)
3000m – SX 2 ABDIRAHIM HAMUD U17 8th (PB 8:49.73) taking 31.78 seconds off his 30 May time, BEN WINFIELD U23 16th (SB 9:04.20)

EAP MEETING DE PALAFRUGELL – Took place at Palafrugell, Spain on 18 September.
200m – SM C JAMAL RHODEN-STEVENS 1st (20.99 w0.0)
400m – SM JAMAL RHODEN-STEVENS 1st (PB 45.86) taking .64 of a second off his 6 June time, and is ranked UK No.6 in 2021
400m Hurdles – SM JOSHUA FAULDS U23 2nd (51.14)

FSU INVITATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY MEETING – Took place at Tallahassee, Florida, USA on 17 September.
8000m – SM CHARLES HICKS U20 (Stanford University) 2nd (23.33)

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cassiobury on 18 September.
MARTIN GREY V75 291st (32.45) this was his 20th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Grovelands on 18 September.
EMILY HATHAWAY U20 26th (PB 21.53) this was her 27th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Gunpowder on 18 September.
TIM UNDERHILL V60 14th (20.22) this was his 87th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 18 September.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 238th (32.44) this was his 213th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 18 September.
GIANLEO STUBBS U15 1st (PB 16.21) this was his 4th Parkrun, SAMUEL GREENSTEIN U17 3rd (PB 17.25) this was his 54th Parkrun, LEO RONCARATI U17 4th (PB 17.56) this was his 6th Parkrun, ARTHUR PHILLIPS U13 13th (19.41) this was his 54th Parkrun, EUAN PHILLIPS U13 14th (PB 19.49) this was his 28th Parkrun, LOUIS PELTA U17 19th (20.05) this was his 44th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 51st (22.27) this was his 300th Parkrun, ASHER HORBACKI U17 77th (23.37) this was her 7th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 118th (25.30) this was his 148th Parkrun, LILY PLASETT U15 201st (28.52) this was her 14th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Stevenage on 18 September.
RUSELL DEVITT V70 224th (30.22) this was his 195th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Wimbledon Common on 18 September.
JAMES FITZSIMMONS V45 10th (PB 19.17) this was his 47th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Woolacombe Dunes on 18 September.
MARK COTTLE 9th (22.36) this was his 17th Parkrun

TOMMY’S ROYAL PARK HALF MARATHON – Takes place on Sunday 10 October, and starts and finishes in Hyde Park, the 13.1 mile route takes runners through four of London’s most beautiful parks, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and Green Park. 
If you wish to run there are several places available, we would ask that in exchange, you would require to set up a Just Giving page and try to raise the cost of the ticket through fundraising (£140).
The registration deadline is Friday 3 September, please contact MARK CUNNINGHAM at mcunningham@tommys.org or direct line 0207 398 3426

Following are all races completed by Shaftesbury athletes, for example PHILIP CUNNINGHAM and RAY POWELL have finished in 124 races in the Senior Men’s age-group, up to the season finishing in 2020.

Finally, are the Shaftesbury and other competing clubs wins, up to the season finishing in 2020, for example RACHEL FELTON has had 11 wins in the Senior Women’s age-group, from 2009 to 2015.

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES CURRENT CONSECUTIVE RACES, UP TO THE END OF THE 2019-2020 SEASON.
(20) PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V50 & V55
(16) BEN KELLY U15, U17 & U20
(10) JOANNE MIRANDA U15 & U17 and POSIE SHAW U11
(8) ARTHUR PHILLIPS U11
(7) JONATHAN BOARDMAN U17
(6) THEO BODEN U15 and NATASHA TANNER U15 & U17
(5) THOMAS BUTLER U23, ASHWIN FOWKES-GAJAN U17, SCARLETT KENT U20, JAMES MUNYAMBU U17 and AUSTIN WARD U13
(4) MAX PANWAR U11, DANNY DIGWOOD SM and JOHN KOURPAS SM
(3) JARED MORRIS U11, JACK REDFORD U11, SAMUEL GREENSTEIN U15, RACHEL PEARLMAN U15, EMILY HATHAWAY U17, ELENA RONCARATI U17 and DYLAN EVANS SM
(2) LADDIE SHAW U11, THOMAS CADWALLADER U13, PHOEBE MUSIC U13, TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U13, EVIE REDPATH U13, GIANLEO STUBBS U13, DANIEL BANYARD U15, DYLAN HAMMOND U15, ELLA ROBINSON U15, LEO RONCARATI U15, THEO MACHIN-PALEY U17, JUDE MIRANDA U17, MUKHTAR MUSA U17, NADIA POTTER U17, SARAH ROURKE U17, DANIEL GREENSTEIN U20, INDIRA PATEL U20, PHILLIP CROUT SM, JAMES SARNER SM, BARRY HAWS V45, RAY POWELL V55 and ROBERT RIGBY V55

THESE ARE THE SBH ATHLETES CURRENT RACES COMPLETED, UP TO THE END OF THE 2019-2020 SEASON.
Senior Men From 1967-1968 Season, Top 10 – PHILIP CUNNINGHAM and RAY POWELL (124 completed), RUSSELL DEVITT (113), JOHN KELLY (109), DEREK SURREY (57), TIM PARKIN (52), GERRY ELMORE (50), VIC GILLICK (47), DAVE DOUGHERTY (45), KEVIN WALDEN (43).
Senior Women From 1994-1995 Season, Top 10 – REBEKAH GARDINER (24 completed), JO KENT (21), VICTORIA PRITCHARD (20), MAGGIE COOPER (18), VICTORIA DAWES (16), ANNE RIDLEY (15), RACHEL FELTON, LUCY SHORT and VICTORIA WALKER (14), LUCY GOLDSMITH (13).
Under 20 Men From 2007-2008 Season, Top 8 (Maximum 15 Races) – PHILLIP CROUT (10 completed), MICHAEL CALLEGARI (9), OLIVER GREENSTEIN and BEN ROCHFORD (8), THOMAS BUTLER, JEREMY DEMPSEY, BEN KELLY and JOSEPH PEPPIATT (5).
Under 20 Women From 2007-2008 Season, Top 9 (Maximum 15 Races) – SARAH BUTLER and KAYLA MICHEL (8 completed), CHARLOTTE and SOPHIE PROFITT (7), CAIA CASCIELLO (6), GABRIELLA KYRIACOU (5), SUZU SATO (4), GEORGIA BELL and MELISSA COURTNEY (3).
Under 17 Men From 2007-2008 Season, Top 10 (Maximum 10 Races) – OLIVER GREENSTEIN and BEN KELLY (10 completed), JUDE MIRANDA (9), JONATHAN BOARDMAN (8), KHALID-ALI HAMUD and PHILLIP CROUT (7), ASHLEY ALTMAN, JOSH CLIFFORD, JOE HEATHER and RYAN STEPHENSON (6).
Under 17 Women From 2007-2008 Season, Top 11 (Maximum 10 Races) SARAH BUTLER, EMILY HATHAWAY and SOPHIA STABB (9 completed), JOSEPHINE CHADWICK and NADIA POTTER (8), GABRIELLA KYRIACOU and LIDIA KYRIACOU (7), REBECCA ANDREOU, KAYLA MICHEL, SUZU SATO and FREYA STAPLETON (6).
Under 15 Boys From 2007-2008 Season, Top 9 (Maximum 10 Races) – THEO BODER and RUFUS KENT (9 completed), MATTHEW MCATEER (9), DANIEL ABREY, SAMUEL GREENSTEIN and DYLAN MICHEL (7), JONATHAN BOARDMAN, DANIEL GREENSTEIN and LEO RONCARATI (6).
Under 15 Girls From 2007-2008 Season, Top 11 (Maximum 10 Races) – EMMA DWAN, LIDIA KYRIACOU and ELENA RONCARATI (9 completed), JOSEPHIE CHADWICK and KAYLA MICHEL (8), ASHA HORBACKI and REBECCA JEFFREY (7), CAIA CASCIELLO, SCARLETT KENT, RACHEL PEARLMAN and MAAYAN RADUS (6).
Under 13 Boys From 1972-1973 Season, Top 13 (Maximum 10 Races) – PAUL DUKES (14 completed), JAMIE HARPER, S VELLA, S WELLS and T ROSS (13), A SMITH, B KEOGH, G VELLA, J SMITH, J STREDWICK, LAURENCE FREEMAN and N COHEN (12).
Under 13 Girls From 1996-1997 Season, Top 5 (Maximum 10 Races) – I RAMSEY (6 completed), EMMA LAYTON (3), JENNY JOHNSON, L PROFFITT and SOPHIE PROFFITT (2).
Under 11 Boys From 2014-2015 Season, Top 8 (Maximum 10 Races) – THOMAS CADWALLADER (9 completed), ARTHUR PHILLIPS (8), SAMUEL GREENSTEIN (7), GIANLEO STUBBS (5), ANDONI AMPHLETT, TOBY EDWARDS, DYLAN MICHEL and MAX PANWAR (4).
Under 11 Girls From 2014-2015 Season, Top 9 (Maximum 10 Races) – POSIE SHAW (10 completed), EVIE REDPATH (8), OLIVE HARVEY-DEW (7), ABI JEFFREY and LUCY JOHNSON  (6), PHOEBE MUSIC (5), SYDNEY ALLEN, LAUREN MALTZ and MAAYAN RADUS (4).

SBH AND OTHERS INDIVIDUAL WINS, UP TO THE END OF THE 2019-2020 SEASON.
Following below is a link to the document which shows all Shaftesbury athletes.
Under 11 Boys From 1972 to 2020 Season (Maximum 10 Races)
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st RUAIRI MCGONAGLE of London Heathside and GIANLEO STUBBS SBH (5 wins), 3rd THOMAS DAY of Slough (4) – Remaining SBH ARTHUR PHILLIPS (4), SAMUEL GREENSTEIN and THOMAS CADWALLADER (1)
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st SBH (10 wins), 2nd London Heathside (9), 3rd Slough (4)
Under 11 Girls From 2014 to 2020 Season (Maximum 10 Races)
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st POSIE SHAW SBH (5 wins), 2nd MAAYAN RADUS SBH (4), 3rd ASMAA ABDULAHI of Hillingdon and LYDIA LOW of Hillingdon (3) – Remaining SBH AIMI WEIGHTMAN (1)
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st SBH (10 wins), 2nd Hillingdon (8), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (3)
Under 13 Boys From 1972 to 2020 Season (Maximum 10 Races)
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st G COPPIN of Barking Abbey School (9 wins), 2nd ERIC KIMANI SBH (8), 3rd JAMIE HARPER SBH (7) – Remaining SBH DAVID BULLOCK and FINN HARVEY (5) there are a further 21 others who recorded wins
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st SBH (67 wins), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (34), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (29)
Under 13 Girls From 2007 to 2020 Season (Maximum 10 Races)
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st ABIGAIL REID of Woodford Green (8 wins), 2nd CHARLOTTE BUCKLEY of Thames Valley Harriers (7), 3rd AVA WHITE of Thames Valley Harriers (5) – SBH LIA RADUS (2), ELEANOR RONCARTI and AIMI WEIGHTMAN (1)
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st Thames Valley Harriers and Woodford Green (18 wins), 3rd St Mary’s Richmond (6), 5th SBH (4)
Under 15 Boys From 1982 to 2020 Season, from 1984 Under 15 Boys were not identified in the results, and were re-instated in 2007 (Maximum 10 Races)
The Top Individual winner – 1st MOHAMED SHARIFALI of Hillingdon (4 wins), there were quite a few tied on 3 wins – SBH JAMIE DEE, JAMIE HARPER, MUKHTAR MUSA and SAMUEL GREENSTEIN (2) there are a further 5 others who recorded a win
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st Woodford Green (16 wins), 2nd SBH (13), 3rd Hillingdon (11)
Under 15 Girls From 1994 to 2020 Season (Maximum 10 Races)
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st GEORGIA BELL of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex and M POWELL of Woodford Green (8 wins), 3rd LINZI SNOW of Woodford Green (6) – SBH FREYA STAPLETON (3) there are a further 6 others who recorded either 1 or 2 wins
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st Woodford Green (26 wins), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (21), 3rd SBH (12)
Under 17 Men From 1966 to 2020 Season (Maximum 10 Races)
The Top 2 Individual wins – 1st J DAVIES of Thames Valley Harriers (6 wins), there were many who had 5 wins – SBH MICHAEL CALLEGARI (5) there are a further 34 others who recorded either 1 or 2 wins
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st SBH (48 wins), 2nd Woodford Green (32), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (31)
Under 17 Women From 2007 to 2020 Season (Maximum 10 Races)
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st FREYA STAPLETON SBH (6 wins), 2nd GABRIELLA KYRIACOU SBH (5), 3rd JOANNE MIRANDA SBH (4) – SBH there are a further 5 others who recorded either 1 or 2 wins
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st SBH (24 wins), 2nd Herts Phoenix (8), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex and Thames Valley Harriers (7)
Under 20 Men From 2007 to 2020 Season (Maximum 15 Races)
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st MICHAEL CALLEGARI SBH (6 wins), 2nd SEYFU JAMAAL of London Heathside and THOMAS BUTLER SBH (4) – SBH there are a further 11 others who recorded either 1, 2 or 3 wins
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st SBH (26 wins), 2nd Hillingdon (7), 3rd London Heathside (6)
Under 20 Women From 2007 to 2020 Season (Maximum 15 Races)
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st HANNAH VINER of Highgate Harriers (13 wins), 2nd LOTTIE ROWEDDER of Herts Phoenix and ELLA WALDMAN of London Heathside (5) – SBH GEORGIA BELL and MELISSA COURTNEY (3) there are a further 4 others who recorded either 1 or 2 wins
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st Highgate Harriers (17 wins), 2nd SBH (11), 3rd Herts Phoenix (9)
Senior Men From 1966 to 2020 Season
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st JULIAN GENTRY of Newham & Essex Beagles (18 wins), 2nd NELSON HALL of Herts Phoenix and RICHARD GOODMAN SBH (11) – SBH RICHARD SAMUEL (6), HUGH STARKEY (5), DAVE BEDFORD (4) there are a further 13 others who recorded either 1, 2 or 3 wins
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st SBH (48 wins), 2nd Newham & Essex Beagles (32), 3rd Thames Valley Harriers (29)
Senior Women From 1994 to 2020 Season
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st RACHEL FELTON SBH (11 wins), 2nd SVENJA ABEL of Highgate Harriers (9), 3rd TERESA TOOHY of London Irish (7) – SBH NAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ (6), VICTORIA WEBSTER (4) there are a further 6 others who recorded either 1 or 2 wins
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st Highgate Harriers (33 wins), 2nd SBH (28), 3rd Woodford Green (11)
Veteran Men From 1973 to 2020 Season
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st MIKE BARRETT of Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (31 wins), 2nd TERRY OSBOURNE of Verlea (14), 3rd HENDRIK ZIETSMAN of Serpentine (10) – SBH there are 6 who have recorded either 1 or 2 wins
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st Verlea and  Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (37 wins), 3rd Highgate Harriers (21), 10th SBH (8)
Veteran Women From 2000 to 2020 Season
The Top 3 Individual wins – 1st KATHERINE GUNDERSON of Woodford Green (13 wins), 2nd A WINGLER of Highgate Harriers (8), 3rd L JACKSON of Woodford Green (7) – SBH RACHEL FELTON (4), there are 3 who have recorded either 1 or 2 wins
Individual wins on a Team basis – 1st Highgate Harriers (28 wins), 2nd Woodford Green (22), 3rd London Heathside (18), 4th SBH (7)

SUMMARY OF THE ABOVE INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM WINS 1996-2020.
These are the Top 5 Individual wins on a Team basis, the totals are a summary of the 7 age-groups.
Men – 1st Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (220 wins), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (120), 3rd Woodford Green (116), 4th Thames Valley Harriers (90), 5th Hillingdon (80).
Women – 1st Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (96 wins), 2nd Highgate Harriers (87), 3rd Woodford Green (86), 4th Thames Valley Harriers (49), 5th Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (39).
Men and Women Combined – 1st Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (316 wins), 2nd Woodford Green (202), 3rd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (159), 4th Highgate Harriers (153), 5th Thames Valley Harriers (139).

These are the Top 5 Team wins on a Team basis, the totals are a summary of the 7 age-groups.
Men – 1st Woodford Green (38 wins), 2nd Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (32), 3rd Verlea (28), 4th Ealing, Southall & Middlesex and Thames Valley Harriers (15).
Women – 1st Highgate Harriers (15 wins), 2nd London Heathside and Woodford Green (11), 4th Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (9), 5th Hillingdon (6).
Men and Women Combined – 1st Woodford Green (49 wins), 2nd Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers (41), 3rd Verlea (30), 4th Highgate Harriers (27), 5th London Heathside (24).

Link to the 2 documents in which the statistics above were taken, and shows all Shaftesbury athletes that have competed to date  M Metropolitan League Men And Women Individual Winners Plus Combined Summary From 1966 To 2020          O Metropolitan League Men and Women Team Winners Plus Combined Summary From 1966 to 2020

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE.
I did not have access to al the results, as I have with the Metropolitan League. But on the North West London League they have the results from the 2009-2010 season, thefore I have started to produce the statistics for those season. It will probably take another 3-4 weeks, so watch this space. Link to the NWLL website – http://www.british-athletics.co.uk/nwll/

MEL WATMAN DIES FROM CANCER AGED 83  – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. 

The former long-time editor of AW leaves a rich legacy after a lifetime of journalism chronicling the No.1 Olympic sport
It is unlikely that anyone in history has written more words about athletics than MEL WATMAN. A prolific trac – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph by MARK SHEARMAN.k and field journalist who was admired by colleagues around the globe, he was best known for being the long-time editor of AW. To many older readers, he simply was AW.

Watman, who died on Friday (17 September) from cancer aged 83, edited the magazine from 1968 to 1984 but his contributions ranged from 1953 until close to the present day. His sheer quantity of words aside, the quality of his work was phenomenal. A doyen of athletics writers, he was renowned for his clear and concise style, incredible accuracy and, most of all, an air of authority in his articles which was earned through more than 60 years of trackside reporting. In addition to editing or contributing to AW, he wrote a number of terrific books about the sport. He began with his definitive Encyclopaedia of Track & Field Athletics in 1964 – a book that was so successful it was re-printed multiple times over the next 20 years – and subsequent History of British Athletics. The Coe & Ovett File published in 1982 provides a classic coverage of one of the sport’s greatest rivalries. His Olympic Track & Field History contains insight and knowledge gained from covering nine Summer Games. In more recent years his ‘retirement projects’ included the All-time Greats of British Athletics, a World Athletics centenary publication in 2012 which he edited and two books charting the long history of the AAA of England. Finally, in 2017 he published My Life in Athletics which SEB COE described as “a treasure trove of reminiscence … a must-read for any budding athletics writer”. Despite the title, this was not all about himself either. In typical style he focused moreso on the athletes and the performances which he had been privileged to write about over the years.

Born in the East London borough of Hackney on May 26, 1938, through a quirk of fate WATMAN later grew up in a house in Bedford that was just a couple of doors away from where HAROLD ABRAHAMS, the 1924 Olympic 100m champion of Chariots of Fire Fame, was born. Initially WATMAN wanted to be a bus conductor or a wing-half for Arsenal but a school trip to the AAA Championships at the White City in 1950 changed his life. He was 12 years old and was inspired by what he saw and during the trip he spotted AW being sold at a Hackney Downs Station bookstall. He snapped up two copies for ‘sixpence’ and soon ditched plans to be a bus conductor or footballer. “I was in heaven, reading and re-reading every line, every result,” he later recalled. “I may have been only 12 but already a dream was starting to take shape. “English was my best subject at school and I wanted to become a journalist. Better still, how about writing on my new love, athletics? That was it – my goal in life was not only to work for AW but eventually become its editor.” WATMAN was a talented middle-distance runner but he realised he was merely ‘club standard’ and that his future was best spent documenting the performances of his heroes.

IAN BEATTIE APPOINTED CHAIR OF UK ATHLETICS  – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.
Former chair of Scottish Athletics gets top job at UKA as he replaces NIC COWARD. IAN BEATTIE will succeed NIC COWARD as chair of UK Athletics. The former chair of Scottish Athletics will begin his role in October and will oversee a governing body which is run by chief executive JO COATES. UKA say the search for a successor to COWARD was “specifically designed to attract a pool of diverse candidates” and there was speculation that someone from outside of athletics might get the role. But instead it has gone to a man who has a rich history in the sport, in addition to being a chartered accountant and chief operating officer of Lindsays Solicitors.

BEATTIE is a member and endurance coach of Harmeny Athletics Club in Edinburgh and has previously been a member of Portobello, Strathearn Harriers, Central AC and Troon Tortoises, serving on the committee of most of those clubs. He is race director of the West Highland Way Race – having completed the ultra running event eight times – and has completed more than 100 marathons and 100 half marathons. BEATTIE takes over at a difficult time for the sport, amid reports of disillusionment among a number of Britain’s best known athletes. He said: “I am delighted to have been appointed to the chair position at UK Athletics. It is an exciting time to be taking on the role and I look forward to helping the organisation provide a positive environment for athletes, coaches, officials and everyone else involved in the sport. “Having previously chaired one of the home country athletics federations, I recognise the importance of all the athletics bodies in the UK working together, with each of us performing our roles to the highest possible standard. “My vision is for athletics to be a sport where everyone pulls in the same direction and feels proud to be part of the athletics family in the UK. It is encouraging that the structures are now in place to allow that to happen, and I look forward to helping UKA play its part in achieving this in the years ahead.”

VIRGIN MONEY MINI MARATHON TRIAL – JEREMY SOTHCOTT has confirmed that the Virgin Money Giving Mini Maratho–n 2021 will be taking place on Sunday 3 October 2021, the morning of the Virgin Money London Marathon, with races starting from 8.30.

This year there is a change with the races starting on the Embankment and follow the last 2.6km of the marathon route, ending at the famous finish line in the Mall. As usual, the Borough of Barnet will be entering teams to compete against the other boroughs and regions. Teams are made up of 36 runners (six in each group for boys and girls).
Under 13 (School Years 7 & 8 and some year 6)
Under 15 (School Years 9 & 10)
Under 17 (School Years 11 & 12)

To qualify for the London Borough of Barnet team, we will be arranging a trial which will take place on Saturday 18 September at the Oakhill Parkrun at 9.00. If you are not already registered with Parkrun then you’ll need to register before the race and get a barcode. Qualification for U13, U15 & U17 boys and girls and you must have either been born, live or go to school in Barnet.
If you cannot attend the trial on the Saturday then there will be an alternative trial at Oakhill Park (same course) on Sunday 19 September at 9.00.
Please confirm to me if you will be attending the trial jeremy.sothcott@btinternet.com

Age Groups – The rule book states that the competition year for Cross Country and Road Running events shall be from 1st September each year to the following 31st August. Competition year therefore begins on the 1st September 2021 for the Mini Marathon, so she groups are secured on 31st August 2021, the athlete must be the age stipulated below by the 31st August 2021, with the exception of the 12 year old who can be 11 on the day of the competition.

(1) U13 boys and girls (school years 7 & 8 and some year 6). Cross Country and Road Running competitions for U13’s shall be confined to competitors who are aged 11 on the day of competition, or 12 on 31st August prior to the commencement of the competition year as defined above.
(2) U15 boys & girls (school years 9 & 10) cross country and road running competitions for U15’s shall be confined to competitors who are aged 13 or 14 on 31st August prior to the commencement of the competition year as defined above.
(3) U17 boys & girls (school years 11 & 12) cross country and road running competitions for U17’s shall be confined to competitors who are aged 15 or 16 on 31st August prior to the commencement of the competition year as defined above.

Many thanks JEREMY