Happy Birthday from this Thursday 24 March to Temi Bakare, Douglas Curwen-Reed, James Isaacs, Sharon Jackson, Zanson Plummer, Tayla Robinson, Ben Rochford, Luisa Rojas, Roger Simons, Joe Shepherd, Jeremy Sothcott and Neville Thompson

RECENT NEW MEMBER – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to HARRY WEBB

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – SBH Treasurer GEOFF MORPHITIS has sent me the following request.
Our new Club year started on 1 October 2021. The SBH annual subscriptions is £50 and the current England Athletics annual registration is £16 from 1 April 2022. The total is £66 and should now be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please let me know when payment is made. Thanks GEOFF

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE/LUCA ATHLETICS SERIES – Is the first fixture of the 2022 track and field season. The first of four LICC/LUCA fixtures takes place on Saturday 16 April at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
Entry fee is £8 per event for all age-groups. Members of SBH and LUCA qualify for a 50% discount.
Online entries only at  entry4sports.co.uk then put 326 in filter box– no entries on the day.
Link to timetable – LICC LUCA Lee Valley 16-04-22 (3)
Other than when races are combined, the LUCA race is first, men followed by women. All subsequent races are graded with fastest first. Mixed races will be run where possible. Photo finish and EDM are provided. LICC meetings are Licenced by UKA at Level 2.
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 12 April

SBH MEMBERS WITH 50 YEARS OR OVER WITH THE CLUB – As from the 1 April 2022 there will be 22 current members who have completed 50 years or more with SBH. Of those ROGER SIMONS who will be 80 on the 29 March has completed 66 years with SBH.

This is the full list of those 22 members – PADDY HICKS (73 years), BRENDA ATKINSON (70), BRYAN SMITH, JOYCE SMITH and TONY SUNDERLAND (67), KEN TOLLADY and ROGER SIMONS (66), GERRY ELMORE (62), LINDA ELMORE and PHILLIP RICHARDSON (61), DIAN TAYLOR (60), DAVE BEDFORD and GEOFFREY MORPHITIS (57), MARGARET BEACHAM, JULIAN GOATER, TONY PACKHAM and HUGH RICHARDS (56), DICK BOBER (55), MARTIN GREY (54), CAROL BACKHOUSE (53), SIMON KEENE (51) and JOHN DRYDEN (50)

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR OUR FIRST TWO FIXTURES OF 2022 – RAY POWELL has now received information of the first two fixtures, that Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers will be providing a team of volunteers.
The Westminster Mile on Sunday 1 May, from 8.30 to 16.00, 20 volunteers needed, currently we have 6 volunteers.
Vitality 10k on Monday 2 May, from 8.30 to 16.00, 10 volunteers needed, currently we have 6 volunteers.
The meeting place is the volunteer hub in Green Park.
Please contact CLARE & RAY at ray571m@btopenworld.com

WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place in Belgrade, Serbia from 18-20 March.
SCOTT LINCOLN, who started the year off with an indoor Shot personal best of (20.73m) at the BoXX United Manchester World Indoor Tour, only managed (19.65m) and finished 16th out of a possible 17 places, in what was a difficult evening for the six-time British indoor champion.
RYAN CROUSER suffered his first defeat (22.44m) in the shot put in three years as Brazil’s DARLAN ROMANI, who claimed the first major medal of his career, took home a surprise World Indoor gold in a championship record of (22.53m). The last time CROUSER, the reigning Olympic shot put champion and world record-holder both indoors and out, lost an event was way back at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. Such a surprise loss speaks volumes of his recent dominance. The American holds four out of the top five indoor throws in history and was unbeaten in 32 outings heading into Belgrade. The bronze medal was won by TOM WALSH of New Zealand with (22.31m).

SOUTHERN MEN’S 12 STAGE AND WOMENS 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS – Takes place this Sunday 27 March at the Milton Keynes Track, Milton Keynes, Bucks (SatNav MK14 6BN).
Start times Men 12.00noon and Women 1.00pm
Men 6 Stages (4.8km) and 6 Stages (7.2km) – Women 4 Stages (4.8km) and 2 Stages (7.2km)

SOUTHERN U15/U17 5k ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place this Sunday 27 March at the Milton Keynes Track, Milton Keynes, Bucks (SatNav MK14 6BN).
Start time 11.00am

RESULTS
COLCHESTER THROWS MEETING – Took place at Colchester on 20 March
Discus 2kg – SM OLIVER GRAHAM U23 2nd (SB 33.39m) and is ranked UK No.7 U23 in 2022
Hammer 4kg – SW PHILIPPA DAVENALL 1st (56.84m)
Hammer 7.26kg – SM OLIVER GRAHAM U23 1st (SB 59.67m)

ENGLISH SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place on the 19 March.
The English Schools Athletics Association may be looking for funding but what it does have is a thriving cross-country championships. Big crowds flocked to the Hop Farm near Paddock Wood in Kent, on a beautiful sunny day and there were six excellent races on the flat fields surrounding the tourist spot for the 61st running of the event.
The majority of Shaftesbury’s athletes are affiliated, either to Hertfordshire or Middlesex. Based on the 5 races the Middlesex and Hertfordshire competed a team, these are the aggregate points of those 5 races – Hertfordshire (3998 points), Middlesex (4252 points).

Junior Boys (4395m) – The winner was Jake Meyburgh of Surrey (13.04), 330 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Sussex (262 points), 2nd Kent (263), 3rd Hampshire (296), 15th Hertfordshire (710), Middlesex (Team Not Complete) 42 teams finished 

Junior Girls (3150m) – POSIE SHAW U13 (Middlesex) 38th (13.10) the winner was Shakira King of Leicestershire & Rutland (12.11), 340 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Surrey (159 points), 2nd Hampshire (270), 3rd Kent (321), 25th Hertfordshire (932), 27th Middlesex (942) 44 teams finished 

Intermediate Boys (5750m) – HENRY DOVER U17 (Suffolk) 8th (19.33), GIANLEO STUBBS U17 (Hertfordshire) 15th (19.53), JONAH MARKS U17 (Hertfordshire) 93rd (21.15) the winner was Brandon Pye of Durham (19.12), 325 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Hampshire (302 points), 2nd Essex (327), 3rd Kent (330), 12th Suffolk (524), 31st Middlesex (1012), 38th Hertfordshire (1343) 42 teams finished 

Intermediate Girls (3875m) – RUBY VINTON U17 (Suffolk) 109th (15.30) the winner was Jess Bailey of Cumbria (13.12), 331 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Buckinghamshire (248 points), 2nd Greater Manchester (254), 3rd Devon (341), 8th Hertfordshire (495), 11th Middlesex (522), 39th Suffolk (1320) 44 teams finished 

Senior Boys (6995m) – LUCA STUBBS U20 (Hertfordshire) 73rd (25.17), SAMUEL GREENSTEIN U20 (Hertfordshire) 82nd (25.23), MAX WINFIELD U20 (Hertfordshire) 158th (26.25), BENEDICT WHITTLE U20 (Hertfordshire) 266th (28.29) the winner was Louis Small of Kent (23.12), 291 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Kent (143 points), 2nd Surrey (261), 3rd Merseyside (307), 15th Hertfordshire (729), 18th Middlesex (789) 34 teams finished 

Senior Girls (4395m) – APRIL HILL U20 (Suffolk) 64th (15.47), AMY GODDARD U20 (Suffolk) 187th (17.20), NATASHA TANNER U20 (Middlesex) 201st (17.30) the winner was Louise Hackett of Staffordshire (14.06), 278 runners finished.
Team Result – 1st Surrey (289 points), 2nd West Yorkshire (317), 3rd Greater Manchester (352), 10th Hertfordshire (499), 25th Middlesex (987), 27th Suffolk (998) 31 teams finished 

HERTFORDSHIRE, MIDDLESEX AND KENT INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Lee Valley on 19-20 March.
An outstanding championship from our tri-county athletes, with no less than 24 medals. Our county champions were as follows – Hertfordshire JOSEPH WHEELER-HENRY U15 (200m), MIA HIGSON U17 (400m), EVA HIGSON U15 (60m Hurdles) and REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY U20 (High Jump) – Middlesex ANGEL MCLEOD U15 (60m), ZICO JONES U17 (60m and 200m), LIA RADUS U23 (800m), NICOLE MCGOVERN U17 (1500m), SIENNA CORBYN U15 (60m Hurdles), MACIE SUTHERLAND U15 (High Jump), KIMANI JACK U20 (High Jump) and KEELAN FARRELL U20 (Long Jump) – Kent KACEY WALTERS U20 (200m)
There were silver medals from – Hertfordshire EVA HIGSON U15 (High Jump) – Middlesex PHOENIX LYON U23 (200m), NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG U17 (60m Hurdles), STACEY GONZALEZ BETANCOURT V45 (Pole Vault) and KENAN STEPHENS U23 (Long Jump)
There were bronze medals from – Middlesex NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG U17 (60m), LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U17 (300m), AZARIA NWANKWO U17 (60m Hurdles) and SIENNA CORBYN U15 (Long Jump)

Hertfordshire Championships
200m – U15B Straight Final JOSEPH WHEELER-HENRY U15 won the Gold Medal (SB 24.35) taking .01 of a second off his 30 January time
400m – U17W Straight Final MIA HIGSON U17 won the Gold Medal (PB 61.71)
60m Hurdles – U15G Straight Final EVA HIGSON U15 won the Gold Medal (PB 10.01) taking .08 of a second off her 2021 time
High Jump – U15G Straight Final EVA HIGSON U15 won the Silver Medal (SB 1.30m)
High Jump – U20W Straight Final REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY U20 won the Gold Medal (SB 1.60m)

Middlesex Championships
60m – U15B Heat 3 NATHAN HOWELL U15 3rd (PB 7.84) taking .12 of a second off his 30 January time, in the Final NATHAN finished 5th (PB 7.69) taking .15 of a second off his Heat 3 time
60m – U15G Heat 1 ANGEL MCLEOD U15 1st (7.97), Heat 2 SIENNA CORBYN U15 2nd (8.45), Heat 3 ONYEBUCHI ODIAKA U15 2nd (8.46), ANNA-LUCIA HARLEY U15 4th (8.88) in the Final ANGEL won the Gold Medal (7.97), ONYEBUCH finished 4th (PB 8.37) equalling her 30 January time, SIENNA finished 5th (8.49)
60m – U17M Heat 1 VICTOR ODIAKA U17 2nd (PB 7.59) taking .42 of a second off his 2020 time, Heat 2 ZICO JONES U17 1st (7.34), MATEI FRUNZA U17 4th (PB 7.71) taking ..34 of a second off his 2020 time, Heat 3 OLIVER LAURENS U17 3rd (PB 7.48) taking .03 of a second off his 15 January time,  in the Final ZICO won the Gold Medal (7.26), VICTOR finished 7th (PB 7.57) taking .02 of a second off his Heat 1 time
60m – U17W Heat 1 NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG U17 2nd PB 8.03) taking .24 of a second off her 2020 time, Heat 2 TOSIN JOKOSENUMI U17 2nd (8.09), OLIVE HARVEY-DEW U17 4th (PB 8.71) taking .30 of a second off her 2020 time, KATIE HARRIES U17 5th (8.75) in the Final NIA won the Bronze Medal (PB 8.02) ) taking .01 of a second off her Heat 1 time, TOSIN finished 4th (8.07)
60m – U20M Heat 1 BRYAN OGBEOR U20 5th (7.65), Heat 2 KIMANI JACK U20 5th (PB 7.44) taking .01 of a second off his 6 March time
60m – SM Heat 1 JOHNSON OGUNNIYI V50 4th (PB 8.15), Heat 2 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 5th (7.95), EUGENE RIZA 6th (PB 7.97) taking .42 of a second off his 23 January time, Heat 5 PHOENIX LYON U23 1st (7.30) in Semi-Final 1 PHOENIX finished 4th (7.19)
200m – U15B Heat 1 ASHER ESCOBAR U15 6th (28.70), Heat 2 HARRY PINCHERLE U15 4th (PB 26.04) taking 1 second off his 2021 time,  in the Final HARRY finished 5th (26.08)
200m – U15G Heat 1 ONYEBUCHI ODIAKA U15 1st (SB 28.31) taking .21 of a second off her 30 January time, Heat 2 SIENNA CORBYN U15 2nd (28.79), ANNA-LUCIA HARLEY U15 3rd (SB 29.19) in the Final ONYEBUCH finished 5th (SB 28.19) taking .12 of a second off her Heat 1 time, SIENNA finished 6th (29.36)
200m – U17M Heat 1 ZICO JONES U17 1st (SB 23.18), Heat 2 OSCAR RONCARATI U17 4th (PB 25.54) taking .66 of a second off his 29 January time, in the Final ZICO won the Gold Medal (SB 22.89) taking .29 of a second off his Heat 1 time
200m – U20M Heat 2 KEELAN FARRELL U20 3rd (SB 23.44)
200m – SM Straight Final PHOENIX LYON U23 won the Silver Medal (SB 22.62) taking .38 of a second off his 22 January time
300m – U17W Straight Final LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U17 won the Bronze Medal (44.00) taking .12 of a second off her 29 January time
800m – SW Straight Final LIA RADUS U23 won the Gold Medal (SB 2:26.87) taking .3.51 seconds off her 18 February time
1500m – U17W Straight Final NICOLE MCGOVERN U17 won the Gold Medal (SB 4:40.89 CBP)
60m Hurdles – U15G Straight Final SIENNA CORBYN U15 won the Gold Medal (9.89)
60m Hurdles – U17W Straight Final NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG U17 won the Silver Medal (9.51), AZARIA NWANKWO U17 won the Bronze Medal (PB 9.71)
Pole Vault – SW Straight Final STACEY GONZALEZ BETANCOURT V45 won the Silver Medal (PB 2.60m) equalling her 2021 height, and is ranked UK No.1 V45 in 2022
High Jump – U15G Straight Final MACIE SUTHERLAND U15 won the Gold Medal (SB 1.35m)
High Jump – U20M Straight Final KIMANI JACK U20 won the Gold Medal (SB 1.99 CBP) and is ranked UK No.10 U20 in 2022
Long Jump – U15G Straight Final SIENNA CORBYN U15 won the Bronze Medal (4.34m)
Long Jump – U20M Heat 2 KEELAN FARRELL U20 won the Gold Medal (6.40m) adding 5cm to his 2021 jump
Long Jump – SM Straight Final KENAN STEPHENS U23 won the Silver Medal (SB 6.47m) 

Kent Championships
Triple Jump – U20W Straight Final KACEY WALTERS U20 won the Gold Medal (11.72m)

Many thanks to the various parents for the outstanding photographs

ANGEL MCLEOD at the medal ceremony after her 60m win (7.97)

ZICO JONES at the medal ceremony after his 60m win (7.26)

KACEY WALTERS with her gold medal after winning the Triple Jump (11.72m)

ANGEL MCLEOD with her 60m gold medal (7.97) and SIENNA CORBYN with her Long Jump bronze medal (4.34m)

DORIS HERITAGE TRACK FESTIVAL – Took place at Seattle, Washington, USA on 19 March
400m – SM 3 JAMI SCHLEUTER U23 (University of Washington) 1st (PB 52.02) taking 1.06 seconds off his 2020 time
Shot 7.26kg – SM B JAMI SCHLEUTER U23 (University of Washington) 5th Equal (12.69m)

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM THROWS AND 5000M OPEN MEETING – Took place at Birmingham on 19 March
5000m – SX 2 BEN WINFIELD U23 2nd (SB 15:59.16), MAYANK MISHRA U23 8th (PB 16:14.86)

VAULT CARDIFF – Took place at Cardiff on 13 March
Pole Vault – SX H MANON BAINES U20 13th (3.31m

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 Brighton & Hove on 19 March.
DANIEL NICHOLS V35 9th (19.07) this was his 26th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 19 March.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 168th (28.03) this was his 238th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 19 March.
EUAN PHILLIPS U13 3rd (PB 19.00) this was his 31st Parkrun, ARTHUR PHILLIPS U13 6th (PB 19.22) this was his 55th Parkrun, PHOEBE MUSIC U15 32nd (PB 22.21) this was her 2nd Parkrun, LILY PLASETT U15 156th (29.17) this was her 18th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oaklands on 19 March.
BRADLEY SINGER 13th (22.02) this was his 170th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 19 March.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 151st (32.02) this was his 215th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at St Albans on 19 March.
DAVID GREENSTEIN V75 31st (20.50) this was his 90th Parkrun

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, FOR THE PERIOD THURSDAY 24 MARCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY 20 APRIL – The current 2022 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/ – also the contact details for all Team Managers can be found on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/track-field/team-managers

LONLONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE/LUCA ATHLETICS SERIES– Is the first fixture of the 2022 track and field season. The first of four LICC/LUCA fixtures takes place on Saturday 16 April at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
Entry fee is £8 per event for all age-groups. Members of SBH and LUCA qualify for a 50% discount.
Online entries only at  entry4sports.co.uk then put 326 in filter box– no entries on the day.
Link to timetable – LICC LUCA Lee Valley 16-04-22 (2)
Other than when races are combined, the LUCA race is first, men followed by women. All subsequent races are graded with fastest first. Mixed races will be run where possible. Photo finish and EDM are provided. LICC meetings are Licenced by UKA at Level 2.
Entries Closing Date Tuesday12 April

HIGHGATE HARRIERS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 20 April at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (SatNav NW5 1QR), nearest station is Gospel Oak.
Start Times – 6.30pm Discus, 6.45pm 100m and High Jump, 7.20pm 1500m, 7.40pm 300m, 7.45pm Shot Put, 8.00pm 5000m.
Track Events – 100m and 1500m all age-groups excluding Under 11s, 300m U15/U17/U20/Seniors, 5000m U20/Seniors.
Entry fee £8 per event. The total number of entries for each event will be limited. You are strongly advised to enter as soon as possible using the link below. Entries will close when event is full or otherwise at midnight on Sunday 17 April.
Link to On-Line entry and payment only – No entries on the night – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2022/GBR/high1879/
Link to HH Flyer – Advert of HH Open Meeting April 2022
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

REQUEST FROM REBECCA JEGGO – REBECCA joined Shaftesbury in 2017, and is an outstanding sprinter, having represented the club in the UK Youth Development League, UK Women’s League and the National Athletics League. Individually she won the British Indoor and Outdoor 200m bronze medals in 2020, and was also a finalist that year in the Indoor 60m and Outdoor 100m British Finals. In 2021 she won the 4x100m relay gold medal at the Manchester International representing England. This year in the 200m she won the Southern bronze medal, was a finalist in the British Championships, and a silver medallist in the BUCS Championships. REBECCA is currently ranked 200m UK No.7 U23 in 2022. 

I am involved with the University of Essex project for UK track and field athletes (18+ years old) who are competing in the 2022 track season to complete a short online questionnaire which should take approximately 5 minutes before the start of the outdoor season. In addition to this, any athlete that completes the questionnaire will be contacted directly to fill out another 5-minute questionnaire at the mid-point (end of June) and then at the endpoint of the 2022 athletics season (early September) via email provided within the first questionnaire.
The project itself looks into how athlete burnout changes and influences performance across an athletics season. It is anticipated that the findings will provide the first evidence into understanding the extent that the mental health and wellbeing of an athlete may be tied to their performance. Once the study is completed, the findings will be distributed to all the athletes that participated. The results are likely to have direct implications for athlete performance, wellbeing, and career longevity. We anticipate this information will be useful to practitioners, coaches, and athletes when trying to raise awareness of athlete burnout in terms of how it develops and its consequences.
This is the link to the questionnaire study – https://bit.ly/33lZA1q
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, REBECCA JEGGO, School of Sport, Rehabilitation, and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex on 07544 669923.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup towards the end of last year, there has been an amazing amount of Video and Photographs contributed with many comments. The following is an update of this week’s contributions.

All the following photographs feature our many athletes that competed in the Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Kent Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on 19-20 March.

AZARIA NWANKWO and NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG – Following their bronze and silver medal runs in the U17 Middlesex 60m Hurdles.

EVA HIGSON and SIENNA CORBYN – Following EVA’S gold medal in the U15 Hertfordshire 60m Hurdles, and SIENNA’S gold medal in the U15 Middlesex 60m Hurdles.

NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG – At the presentation of her bronze medal for the U17 Middlesex 60m.

MIA HIGSON – With her gold medal for the U17 Hertfordshire 400m.

LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL – With her bronze medal for the U17 Middlesex 300m.

MACIE SUTHERLAND – With her gold medal for the U15 Middlesex High Jump.

ZICO JONES – With his gold medal for the U17 Middlesex 60m.

FEMALE SPRINTERS – Seen relaxing during the indoor championships.

KACEY WALTERS – With her gold medal for the U20 Kent Triple Jump.

ANGEL MCLEOD – With her gold medal for the U15 Middlesex 60m.

KEENAN STEPHENS – With her gold medal for the SM Middlesex Long Jump

BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES – You may wish to sign up to receive their Newsletter. Link – https://www.birmingham2022.com/register-your-interest/. This is the link to the current schedule for the 25 events – https://images.birmingham2022.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/11441664_CWGs_Daily_Competition_Schedule_FINAL.pdf.