Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 25 August 2022

Happy Birthday from this Thursday 25 August to Wednesday 31 August – Tolu Ayo-Ojo, Ian Bannister, Theo Boden, Matteo Coles, Decarie Davies, Alana Dimmer, Henry Fulton, Ross Hammond, Oliver Laurens, Olivia Lava, Dempsey McGuigan, Donovan Reid, Philip Shelley, Liam Thompson and Rebecca Wheler-Henry 

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR ‘THE BIG HALF’ – With just under 2 weeks to go before the ‘Big Half’, RAY POWELL still requires a further 10 volunteers. If you are available, please contact RAY as soon as possible at ray571@btopenworld.com
‘The Big Half’ is on Sunday 4 September.  We are doing the same job as last year, the Lucozade station at Mile 8. Start time 7.15am finishing around 1.00 to 1.30pm, after we cleared the tables and stock back onto the lorry. Venue Jamaica Road, come out of Bermondsey station, turn left and then its 300 yards. Lunch, Kit and Lucozade supplied.

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE TOP 6 TROPHY (8 CLUBS) Due to take place last Sunday at the Stonex Stadium, was cancelled due to the adverse Hot weather.
It has now been confirmed that the 8 teams that will compete at the EYAL Final are, Chelmsford, Dacorum, Havering, Stevenage & North Herts and Thurrock. City of Norwich and Norwich are still to confirm whether they will be competing by 19 August. Reserve teams are St Albans and Basildon. The Final takes place at Chelmsford on Sunday 11 September

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, RESULTS
DAY 4 – 18 AUGUST – ZHARNEL HUGHES was now starting his quest for the 200m Gold Medal.
Following the first rounds in the morning, ZHARNEL was seeded into Semi-Final 1, with a good lane draw of five, he had a good start, he ran an excellent bend which meant he had a 5m lead entering the home straight. ZHARNEL went on to win by .14 of a second in a time of (20.19).

CHARLIE DOBSON competing in his first senior major Championships, although he won the 200m Silver Medal in the 2018 World U20 Championships. CHARLIE was seeded into Semi-Final 2, with a good lane draw of four, had a reasonable start, from then onwards his long strides took him smoothly around the bend, and led all the way on the home straight. CHARLIE won by .23 of a second in a time of (20.21). In the studio, DENISE LEWIS commented “He looks the real deal”.

ELLIE BAKER moved up from the 800m in the World Championships to the 1500m in Munich, and was drawing in Heat two. ELLIE ran a very good tactical race, and in a close finish, came in eighth place with a personal best (4:04.90) taking 1.64 seconds off her 2021 time, ranking her UK No.5 in 2022. Qualifying her for Friday’s Final.

LINA NIELSEN following her World Championship and Commonwealth Games runs, was seeded into Semi-Final 1 of the 400m Hurdles. LINA had a slow start, was over a second down at the halfway point, and went on to finish in fifth place in a time of (57.19), which was 1.76 quicker than her Commonwealth Games run. LINA admitted that her energy levels were not that good.

HAYLEY MCLEAN following her excellent run in the heats (56.64), HAYLEY lined up in lane 8 again in Semi-Final 3 of the 400m Hurdles. HAYLEY had a solid run, but this time had 3 athletes go past her in the back straight, and went on to finish in fifth place in a time of (56.20). In her post-race interview HAYLEY was so happy with the whole experience, and was looking forward in progressing in 2023.

LIZZIE BIRD after her excellent Silver Medal in the 3000m Steeplechase in the Commonwealth Games, was drawn in Heat two. It turned out to be a slow race, which meant LIZZIE’S 1500m speed was called upon, and with five to qualify for the final, finished in third place (9:40.05).

DAY 5 – 19 AUGUST – ZHARNEL HUGHES following his comfortable win in the Semi-Final of the 200m (20.19). ZHARNEL was in a buoyant mood for today’s Final, and was drawn in Lane three, he got a good start, and ran the bend exceptionally well, and opened up a lead coming in to the home straight, and continued to moved away to win the Gold Medal, in a seasons best (20.07 w-0.3).

CHARLIE DOBSON also had a comfortable win in the Semi-Final of the 200m (20.21 w0.4). CHARLIE was drawn in lane five, and also got a good start, and ran a strong bend, coming into the home straight he was in a good position, in the final 10m CHARLIE just faded to finish in fourth place (20.34 w-0.3).

ELLIE BAKER following her personal best (4:04.90) in the first round of the 1500m, and was in good shape for today’s Final. The race was run at a steady pace, ELLIE sat in the middle of the pack, with around 450m to go the front three accelerated. ELLIE hung on, and finished strongly for eight place (4:05.83), with .3 of a second covering fifth to eighth place.

DAY 6 – 20 AUGUST JESSICA HUNTER was competing in her first major Championships. In the first round of the 100m Hurdles, JESSICA was drawn in lane five, with a good start she had a clean run over hurdles, winning in a time of (13.27 w-0.5).

LIZZIE BIRD was in her fifth race since the World Championships, and was confident for today’s Final. The race was run at a brisk pace, with one lap to go GEGA and MEYER started to accelerate, LIZZIE started to drop back, and finished in a time of (9:23.18) to take the Bronze Medal.

CHARLIE DOBSON was drafted in to the 4x400m relay time for the Final. The race started with MATTHEW HUDSON-SMITH on leg one who ran (45.05), giving a lead to CHARLIE, held back a little and then pushed the second half with a time (44.30) to keep GB in front, LEWIS DAVEY maintained the lead on leg three (45.53), ALEX HAYDOCK-WILSON ran (44.47) giving the team the Gold Medal. Holding off France by .15 of a second.

DAY 7 – 21 AUGUST – JESSICA HUNTER followIng her first round win, JESSICA was drawn in Sime-Final 2, lane two. After a slow start JESSICA was a few metres adrift and finished in eighth place (13.43 w0.3).

ZHARNEL HUGHES featured in the final of the 4x100m relay. The GB team came into the Final as the third fastest team, but with the addition of ZHARNEL and NETHANEEL MITCHELL-BLAKE the team looked unbeatable. The first leg saw JEREMIAH AZU run an excellent bend, handing over to ZHARNEL who stormed down the back straight to give JONA EFOLOKO a few metres lead, he ran a superb bend handing over to NETHANEEL a 4-5m lead, and he brought the time home in a championship record time (37.67), with France second (37.94).

SUMMING UP THE THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS Over the three Championship, World (WC) started 15 July, Commonwealth (CG) started 29 July and European (EC) started 15 August, we had as total of 18 Athletes. Of those LIZZIE BIRD, ZHARNEL HUGHES, JADE LALLY, SCOTT LINCOLN, and LINA NIELSEN competed in all three Championships. 

Many of those 17 performed extremely well, and a few who did not quite meet their expectations. Those who won medals were – ZHARNEL HUGHES (WC) 4x100m relay Bronze, (CG) 4x100m relay Gold and (EC) 200m and 4x100m relay Gold – LIZZIE BIRD (CG) 3000m Steeplechase Silver and (EC) 3000m Steeplechase Bronze – CHARLIE DOBSON (EC) 4x400m relay Gold – OJIE EDOBURUN (CG) 4x100m relay Gold – JADE LALLY (CG) Discus Silver.

We also had MARLI JESSOP, who competed in the World U20 Championships in Columbia. MARLI has had an outstanding 2022, with a personal best (13.23w and legal 13.38) in the 100m Hurdles. MARLI is ranked UK No.1 U20 in 2022, and UK No.10 U20 on the UK all-time list.

HIGHGATE HARRIERS OPEN MEETING– Takes place on Wednesday 7 September at Parliament Hill Fields, Hampstead Heath (Satnav NW3 2JP).
Entry fee is £10 per event. Field events open to all age-groups except U11, 100m and 800m events open to all age-groups except U11, 400m and 3000m events open to U17/U20/Seniors.
Timetable – 6.30pm Long Jump, 6.45pm Shot, 6.45pm 100m, 7.20pm 800m, 7.40pm 400m, 8.00pm 3000m.
Enter online at https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2022/GBR/highend22/
Link to HH Flyer – Advert of HH Open Meeting September 2022
Entries Close Sunday 4 September or earlier when an event is full

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

TCS MINI LONDON MARATHON TRIAL – The 2022 TCS Mini London Marathon Championships gives the UK’s most promising young athletes the chance to compete against the best new talent in British road running, just like in the previous Mini Marathon events. This year however there are some changes – the event will now take place the day before the TCS London Marathon – Saturday 1 October and the route will be 2.6km.
The Championships kick-start what’s set to be an amazing day on Saturday 1 October 2022 – the children and young people taking part will be the first people to cross the world-famous TCS London Marathon Finish Line this year (yes, even before the adult elite athletes!). The championship participants will set off first in the morning, from approximately 09:00am, followed by the waves that will make up the rest of the event (schools event).

The age groups for the 2022 TCS Mini Marathon championships are:
Under-13 Boys and Girls (must be aged 12 on 31 August 2022, or at least 11 years old on the day of the event)
Under-15 Boys and Girls (must be aged 14 or 15 on 31 August 2022
Under-17 Boys and Girls (must be aged 15 or 16 on 31 August 2022
Each London borough can have a maximum of 6 boys and 6 girls in each age group.

How to enter and run for Barnet
The team to represent Barnet will be chosen based on the quickest times for a 5km Parkrun. To be able to represent Barnet, you need to have been either born, live or go to school in the borough. To submit your interest in being part of Team Barnet, you need to do the following;
Step 1 – Register and attend at least one Parkrun event in or close to Barnet. Parkruns take place every Saturday at 9am. See links below for Parkrun locations in Barnet;
Oak Hill Parkrun –    home | Oak Hill parkrun | Oak Hill parkrun
Sunnyhill Parkrun – home | Sunny Hill parkrun | Sunny Hill parkrun
Please could participants note that Parkrun is not a race, and all participants need to adhere to the parkrun code; https://volunteer.parkrun.com/principles/codes-of-conduct

Step 2 – Complete the registration form and parental consent form via the link below, and include your quickest time achieved in a Parkrun before the closing date. Please stipulate, the date and the venue of your fastest run and the time achieved. We will verify this on the Parkrun website and make team selections once the deadline has passed. Entry form: https://forms.office.com/r/xMny333pRu

Step 3 – All submitted forms will be assessed and verified before selection letters sent out. We will select 6 in each category with 3 reserves.

If you are interested in representing Team Barnet please submit a completed entry form with your best time for a Parkrun by 9am on Monday 12 September 2022. We will then contact you to confirm if you have been selected or not and to provide further information for those selected. Any queries please contact us sport@barnet.gov.uk We look forward to receiving your entries.

Best wishes – Barnet Sport & Physical Activity Team

RESULTS
NATIONAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE GRAND FINALTook place at Bedford on 20 August.
It was a very busy and warm day. The women’s team was particularly depleted by the SBH members competing at the European Championships, overall we had 13 athletes in Munich.

Overall Team Result – 1st Thames Valley Harriers (542.5 points), 2nd Blackheath & Bromley (535), 3rd Harrow (505), 4th SBH (454), 5th Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (447.5), 6th Birchfield Harriers (426), 7th Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (376), 8th Trafford (346).
Men’s Team Result 1st SBH (277 points), 2nd Blackheath & Bromley (246), 3rd Harrow (244), 4th Thames Valley Harriers (228.5), 5th Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (214), 6th Birchfield Harriers (208), 7th Trafford (126.5), 8th Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (122).
Women’s Team Result – 1st Thames Valley Harriers (269 points), 2nd Blackheath & Bromley (244), 3rd Harrow (216), 4th Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (209), 5th Woodford Green & Essex Ladies (188), 6th Trafford (174.5), 7th Birchfield Harriers (173), 8th SBH (132).

100m – SM A JOHN OTUGADE 2nd (10.45 w1.5) B CONFIDENCE LAWSON 2nd (10.59 w1.9)
100m – SW A SELINA HENDERSON 8th (12.52 w0.7), B SHEREEN CHARLES V35 7th (12.70 w0.7)
200m – SM A KRISHAWN AIKEN 3rd (21.47 w-0.4), B ZANSON PLUMMER 2nd (21.72 w0.4)
200m – SW A LILY BECKFORD (DNS), B SELINA HENDERSON 4th (26.08 w0.6) SELINA disqualified after the race, due to not having an A string runner, management error.
400m – SM A JAMAL RHODEN-STEVENS 1st (46.63), B COLUMBA BLANGO T20/F20 3rd (50.53)
400m – SW A EMILY NEWNHAM U20 4th (55.20), B RACHEL PEARLMAN U20 6th (PB 62.59)
800m – SM A SAM WIGGINS U23 4th (1:54.85), B LUCA STUBBS U20 3rd (1:59.64)
800m – SW A RACHEL PEARLMAN U20 6th (2:32.25), LIA RADUS U23 (DNS)
1500m – SM A JEREMY DEMPSEY 2nd (3:52.42), B KRISTIAN IMROTH U23 1st (3:54.50)
1500m – SW A HANNAH RIDLEY 7th (SB 5:17.28) taking 5.26 seconds off her 4 June time, LIA RADUS U23 (DNS)
3000m – SM A BEN WINFIELD U23 6th (SB 9:02.02), B THOMAS BUTLER 5th (SB 9:09.57)
3000m – SW A GEORGIA BELL 1st (PB 9:40.51)
100m Hurdles – SW A ALINA COFIE U20 8th (15.32 w1.7), EAVION RICHARDSON (DNS)
110m Hurdles – SM A EDSON GOMES 2nd (13.98 w2.3), B EVAN CAMPBELL U23 5th (15.89 w2.0)
400m Hurdles – SM A DANIEL REES 6th (55.58), B STEVEN GARRETT 4th (56.64)
400m Hurdles – SW A EMILY NEWNHAM U20 3rd (59.75)
2000m Steeplechase – SW A AMELIA WILLS (HCA) 2nd (7:07.45)
3000m Steeplechase – SM A GLEN WATTS V35 5th (SB 9:44.53) taking 9.37 seconds off his 4 June time, B STEVEN GARRETT 3rd (SB 10:53.11)
4x100m Relay – SM SBH 2nd (41.08) ZANSON PLUMMER, JOHN OTUGADE, KRISHAWN AIKEN, CONFIDENCE LAWSON, SW SBH 8th (50.76) SHEREEN CHARLES V35, SOPHIE FORBES-LAIRD U20, CLAIRE MCGARVEY, SELINA HENDERSON
4x400m Relay – SM SBH 2nd (3:17.60) JAMAL RHODEN-STEVENS (48.6), COLUMBA BLANGO (51.4), CALVIN SMITH U20 (49.8), KRISHAWN AIKEN (47.8), SW SBH 7th (4:26.20) MANON BAINES U20 (65.3), HANNAH RIDLEY (65.2), TRINITY O’CONNOR U23 (68.2), SOPHIE FORBES-LAIRD U20 (67.2)
High Jump – SM A AKIN COWARD 1st  (SB 2.13m) adding 3cm to his 5 February height, and is ranked UK No.9 in 2022, B LEWIS MCGUIRE 1st (1.98m)
High Jump – SW A CLAIRE MCGARVEY U23 6th (1.68m), B TRINITY O’CONNOR U23 4th (1.53m)
Pole Vault – SM A TOLU AYO-OJO U23 3rd (SB 4.33m) adding 8cm to his 23 July height, B EVAN CAMPBELL U23 3rd (3.33m)
Pole Vault – SW A TRINITY O’CONNOR U23 5th (3.33m), B MANON BAINES U20 (NH)
Long Jump – SM A PAUL OGUN (HCA) 1st (7.34m w0.8), B EDSON GOMES 2nd (PB 6.82m w1.8) adding 2cm to his 2017 jump
Long Jump – SW A EVION RICHARDSON 2nd (SB 5.68m w1.8) adding 14cm to her 7 May jump, B SELINA HENDERSON 2nd (5.34m w1.6)
Triple Jump – SM A PAUL OGUN (HCA) 3rd (SB 14.75m w-0.9) adding 58cm to his 16 July jump, B ADE MASON (DNS)
Triple Jump – SW A KACEY WALTERS U20 (DNS), ), EAVION RICHARDSON (DNS)
Discus 1kg – SW A SHADINE DUQUEMIN 1st (50.08m), B KATIE WEBB U20 4th (28.79)
Discus 2kg – SM A GREGORY THOMPSON 1st (54.44m), B ANGUS MCINROY 1st (48.04m)
Shot 4kg – SW A REBECCA KEATING (DNS), B NENE HARRISON V40 (DNS) event changes to 11.10 a few days before the meeting without notice, management error.
Shot 7.26kg – SM A GREGORY THOMPSON 4th (14.53m), B ANGUS MCINROY 3rd (13.95m)
Hammer 4kg – SW A REBECCA KEATING 3rd (48.85m), B AMY CLEMENS 4th (41.64m)
Hammer 7.26kg – SM A CHRIS BENNETT 1st (71.26m), B OLIVER GRAHAM U23 2nd (59.37m)
Javelin 600g – SW A REBECCA KEATING 8th (SB 11.48m), B AMY CLEMENS 7th (SB 7.64m)
Javelin 800g – SM A MILAN TRAJKOVIC U20 7th (51.20m), B EVAN CAMPBELL U23 5th (44.66m)

WELSH ATHLETICS U20 INTERNATIONAL – Took place at Swansea on 17 August.
400m – U20M ZICO JONES U17 (Wales) 3rd (49.97)
100m Hurdles – U20W MARLI JESSOP U20 (England South) 1st (13.69 w1.9) meeting record
4x100m Relay – U20W ENGLAND SOUTH 1st (47.16) MARLI JESSOP ran on Leg 2

BMC REGIONAL RACES – Took place at Eltham on 17 August.
800m – Mixed F RAPHAEL AARON U20 5th (2:12.55)
1500m – Men B JOSHUA FISHER U20 10th (PB 4:05.06) taking 1.84 seconds off his 9 July time, C MAX WINFIELD U20 11th (4:12.87)
1500m – Mixed E POSIE SHAW U15 8th (4:54.83)
5000m – Mixed A GEORGIA BELL 6th (PB 15:59.70) taking 8.72 seconds off her 15 April time

SUTCLIFFE PARK OPEN MEETING – Took place at Eltham on 17 August.
1500m – SX LADDIE SHAW U13 8th (5:16.78)

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

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Aldenham on 20 August.
PAUL LEWIS V50 18th (24.06) this was his 139th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Bramhall on 20 August.
JONATHAN BOARDMAN U20 18th (20.53) this was his 30th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Canons Park on 20 August.
MATTI HARRIS U20 5th (20.44) this was his 12th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 14th (PB 22.31) this was his 191st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Gorey on 20 August.
EUAN PHILLIPS U13 4th (20.53) this was his 36th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Great Yarmouth North Beach on 20 August.
PAUL MACCARTHY V55 5th (28.41) this was his 213th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Hackney Marshes on 20 August.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 182nd (27.53) this was his 259th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Hadleigh on 20 August.
ELLA ROBINSON U17 29th (28.49) this was her 26th Parkrun, MATTHEW ROBINSON V45 30th (28.50) this was his 2nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Jersey on 20 August.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 89th (25.47) this was his 120th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Oak Hill on 20 August.
DANIEL BANYARD U17 2nd (PB 17.25) this was his 34th Parkrun, ARTHUR PHILLIPS U13 14th (20.18) this was his 58th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 35th (22.21) this was his 339th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Poole on 20 August.
HUGH RICHARDS V75 551st (37.04) this was his 176th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Westpark, Germany on 20 August.
JO KENT V55 18th (20.05) this was her 89th Parkrun, RUFUS KENT U23 19th (20.06) this was his 46th Parkrun, SCARLETT KENT U20 20th (20.16) this was her 48th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K Took place at Worthing on 20 August.
DANIEL NICHOLS V35 5th (PB 17.14) this was his 34th Parkrun

UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, FOR THE PERIOD THURSDAY 25 AUGUST UNTIL WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER – 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

ENGLAND U17 & U15 CHAMPIONSHIPS Takes place on Saturday 27 August and Sunday 28 August at Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester (Satnav M11 3FF).
For all entry details and full information please use this link
http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics/english-national-championships
Entries Closed 

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE/LUCA ATHLETICS SERIES– The fourth of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 28 August at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon(Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entry fee is £8 per event for all age-groups. Members of SBH and LUCA qualify for a 50% discount.
Online entries will be open soon – no entries on the day.
Link to entries – https://entry4sports.co.uk/#/ in the filter type in 374
Link to provisional timetable –LICC 4 – Provisional Timetable 28-08-22
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 Closed 

VITALITY BIG HALF – Takes place on Sunday 4 September.
Start Time 8.30am.
Route: A stunning courses that sets off by Tower Bridge and finishes at the famous Cutty Sark in Greenwich.
The Shaftesbury team of volunteers will be at the Lucozade station at Mile 8.

SOUTHERN U15 AND U17 INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 10 September at the Horspath Athletics Track, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: You will be selected by your respective County Team Manager.
Closing Date Tuesday 30 August

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE TOP 6 TROPHY (8 CLUBS) Takes place on Sunday 11 September at the Chelmsford Athletic Centre, Salemo Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH).  
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women. This is the link to the timetable EYAL-Finals-Timetable-2022-V2 (2)
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WINTER SEASON – Apologies i know we are just in August, but for those who are looking forward to the mud, these are the key cross country fixtures for the season.
Start Fitness Metropolitan League October 15 at Claybury, November 12 at Wormwood Scrubs, December 3 at Uxbridge, January 14 at Welwyn Garden City and February 11 at Trent Park. (For all age-groups Men/Women including U11s, you do not need to be pre-entered, just turn up and run).
North West London League – The first fixture is due to take place on September 24, although currently there is no club that can host this fixture, October 29 at Greenford, November 26 at Trent Park, February 4 at Hampstead Heath and March 4 at Harrow. (For age-groups U11, U13, U15 and U17 Men/Women, you do not need to be pre-entered, just turn up and run).

The following cross country fixtures you will have to be pre-entered by your relevant Team Manager.
Southern Relays October 22 at Wormwood Scrubs, National Relays – November 5 at Mansfield,  London Championships and Youth Games – November 19 at Parliament Hill, Southern Masters and Inter Counties – December 10 at Croydon, Middlesex ChampionshipsJanuary 7 venue TBC, Hertfordshire ChampionshipsJanuary 8 venue TBC, Southern ChampionshipsJanuary 28 venue TBC and National ChampionshipsFebruary 25 at Leeds.

The following road relay fixtures you will have to be pre-entered by your relevant Team Manager.
Aldershot 4/6 Stage Relays – September 24 Rushmoor Arena, National 4/6 Stage Relays – October 8 at Sutton Park, Southern 6/12 Stage Relays – April 2 at Milton Keynes and National 6/12 Stage Relays – April 15 at Sutton Park.

The following road fixtures you will have to be pre-entered by your relevant Team Manager, there will be a trial race for selecting the London Borough of Barnet teams. (For age-groups U13, U15 and U17 Men/Women).
TCS Mini London Marathon October 1 near Temple Station and April 22 near Temple Station.

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. There were no posts week.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND ON THE SBH WEBSITE BY USING THIS LINKhttp://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 WINTER FIXTURE CARD 2022 – The Fixture Card will be issued on the week-end of 3/4 September 2022.

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 hoody 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 £35 + 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/

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.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS NEW INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT – Many thanks to SEAN SUTHERLAND who undertook a review on the best way forward, following this a decision was made to set up a new account, and SEAN has now set that account up.

To follow our new Instagram account, from your own account, by searching for ‘shaftesbury_barnet’ or by clicking https://www.instagram.com/shaftesbury_barnet/ 
To Members and Parents, if you wish for any photographs to be posted on Instagram, please email them to sbh.instagram@outlook.com  If you can at the same time give details on when and where the photographs was taken, plus any other comments.
Please feel free to post photographs of any special occasion, for example, your wedding day, an addition to the family.

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

CAN YOU HELP PLEASEI 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 JUMPS 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. High Jump training is on Wednesday’s from 18.45pm 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.

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2022 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 7250.

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 09.11.21StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER