Happy Birthday from Thursday 25 May to Wednesday 31 May – Raphael Aaron, Dick Bober, Shermia Edwards, Alex Evelegh, Richard Horton, Khyan Markland, Jordan May and Maayan Radus

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to JAMIE BATH, TIRENI GEORGE, JAIAN SAUNDERS and ALEXANDER WOOD

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

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last week at parkrun in the UK, there were…
1,130 events – 180,327 walkers, joggers and runners – 24,844 volunteers – 9,964 first-timers – 28,829 PBs

RESULTS 
EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – Took place at StoneX Stadium on 21 May.
Match Result – 1st SBH (707 points), 2nd Ipswich (509), 3rd Herts Phoenix (454), 4th Bedfordshire Lions (327), 5th Watford (297)
The Match Result is provisional, the remaining results are still to be published.

LOUGHBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL – Took place at Loughborough on 21 May
100m – SM GB TARIQ WILD U23 6th (10.78 w-0.4), ZANSON PLUMMER 7th (10.79 w-0.4)
100m – SW GB REBECCA JEGGO (2nd Claim) 4th (12.42.w-2.9)
200m – SM GB JORDAN WATSON-BROWN 3rd (SB 21.49 w-1.6) taking .21 of a second off his 7 May time, ZANSON PLUMMER 7th (21.93 w-1.6)
200m – SW GA ALANNA FASHANUA U23 5th (24.50 w-1.2)
400m – SM P COLUMBA BLANGO T20/F20 1st (SB 49.61) taking .11 of a second off his 28 February time, and is ranked UK No.1 T20 in 2023
800m – SM G LUCA STUBBS U23 7th (1:56.04)
800m – SW G SCARLETT KENT U23 8th (2:23.31)
Mile – SM JEREMY DEMPSEY (England) 2nd (4:06.85), KRISTIAN IMROTH U23 5th (PB 4:08.38) and is ranked UK No.5 U23 in 2023
100m Hurdles – SW MARLI JESSOP U23 (England) 3rd (13.74 w-0.7)
110m Hurdles – U20M JOSEPH PURBRICK 2nd (14.15 w-1.3), RUBEN HEDMAN 3rd (14.20 w-1.3)
110m Hurdles – SM EDSON GOMES (NAL) 2nd (SB 14.19 w0.0) and is ranked UK No.8 in 2023
400m Hurdles – SW HAYLEY MCLEAN (NAL) 1st (SB 56.92) and is ranked UK No.4 in 2023, EMILY NEWNHAM U20 (GB&NI Juniors) 4th (58.37)
3000m Steeplechase – SW AMELIA WILLS U23 (NAL HCA) 4th (PB 10:35.85) and is ranked UK No.4 U23 in 2023
High Jump – SM AKIN COWARD 1st (PB 2.19m) adding 4cm to his 2019 height, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2023, KIMANI JACK U20 7th equal (2.04m)
Discus 1kg – SW AMY HOLDER (2nd Claim) 2nd (SB 55.45m) and is ranked UK No.3 in 2023, SHADINE DUQUEMIN (NAL) 3rd (53.28m) and is ranked UK No.4 in 2023
Discus 2kg – SM NICK PERCY (Scotland) 1st (60.73m), GREGORY THOMPSON 2nd (58.74m)
Javelin 800g – SM DANIEL BAINBRIDGE (England) 5th (67.34m)
Team Result – 1st England (202 points), 2nd Loughborough (154), 3rd NAL (153)

USATF BERMUDA GRAND PRIX – Took place at Devonshire, Bermuda on 21 May
400m Hurdles – SW LINA NIELSEN 7th (56.49)

HALLESCHE WERFERTAGE – Took place at Halle, Germany on 20-21 May
Shot 7.26kg – SM SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 3rd (20.68m)

NIGHT OF THE 10000m PBs BRITISH AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIALS – Took place at Parliament Hill on 20 May
800m – SW A LARISSA WILSON U17 3rd U17 (PB 2.13.20) taking .64 of a second off her 14 May time
10000m – SM A HENRY MCLUCKIE U23 30th (PB 28.57.18) and is ranked UK No.3 U23 in 2023, B DYLAN EVANS 12th (PB 29.33.43) taking 19.97 seconds off his 2021 time, and is ranked UK No.9 in 2023, D THOMAS BUTLER 1st (PB 30.25.79) taking 1.87 seconds off his 2022 time, KOJO KYEREME V45 11th (SB 30.57.39) and is ranked UK No.1 V45 in 2023, PHILLIP CROUT 22nd (SB 31.23.58)
10000m – SW A NAOMI TASCHIMOWITZ 26th (PB 33.40.13) taking 37.86 seconds off her 2019 time 

JAA ALL-COMERS – Took place at Kingston, Jamaica on 20 May
200m – SM 7 ZHARNEL HUGHES 1st (SB 20.18 w0.9) taking .07 of a second off his 18 March time, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2023

SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE DIVISION 1 – Took place at Harrow on 22 May
Long Jump – SM A EBENEZER JOSEPH (2nd Claim) 4th (5.55m nwr)
Triple Jump – SM A EBENEZER JOSEPH (2nd Claim) 3rd (PB 12.07m nwr)

SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE DIVISION 1 – Took place at Colchester on 20 May
Discus 1kg – SW A AMY HOLDER (2nd Claim) 1st (SB 53.25m)

SOUTHERN ATHLETICS LEAGUE DIVISION 3 NORTH – Took place at Watford on 20 May
200m – SW NS CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (SB 27.1)
400m – SM A CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 4th (PB 56.2) taking .01 of a second off his 16 April time, B NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 3rd (PB 58.3) taking .09 of a second off his 2022 time
400m – SW A CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 59.5) taking .01 of a second off her 13 May time
800m – SM A CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 6th (2:11.7)
800m – SW A CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 1st (2:21.6)
1500m – SM A NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 5th (4:41.1)
1500m – SM NS CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (5:59.1)
3000m Steeplechase – SM A CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 10:43.7)
Long Jump – SM A CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 (2nd Claim) 3rd (4.97m nwr)

TRACK NIGHT NYC – Took place at New York, New York, USA on 19 May
1500m – SW LIZZIE BIRD 4th (SB 4.15.81)
5000m – SM LIAM DEE 3rd (SB 13.51.01) taking 6.44 seconds off his 14 April time

BMC GOLD STANDARD RACES – Took place at Watford on 17 May
800m – Mens A JEREMY DEMPSEY 3rd (PB 1.47.94) taking 2.11 seconds off his 2021 time
1500m – Mens A HENRY DOVER U20 12th (SB 4.02.14)

BMC REGIONAL RACES – Took place at Loughborough on 17 May
800m – Mixed E SCARLETT KENT U23 6th (SB 2.18.60) taking 1.47 seconds off her 10 May time

CHARNWOOD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Loughborough on 17 May
Discus 1kg – SW B SHADINE DUQUEMIN 1st (SB 54.24m) and is ranked UK No.3 in 2023, ALEXANDRA BALTAZAR-HALL U23 3rd (42.42m)

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 17 May
400m – SX 1 SYDNEY ALLEN U20 2nd (PB 61.65) taking .83 of a second off her 30 April time
800m – SX 3 AMBER JACKSON U15 9th (PB 2:38.52) taking 34.30 seconds off her 2021 time, 6 AMITAL BLOOM U15 4th (PB 2:28.53), 8 YEDIDYA MAXWELL U15 6th (PB 2:17.78) taking 7.35 seconds off his 16 April time, DINA SILVERMAN U17 8th (SB 2:18.06) taking 3.20 seconds off her 14 May time, 9 EDIE WOODINGS U17 10th (PB 2:18.00) taking .73 of a second off her 14 May time, 10 CHARLOTTE HARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 3rd (SB 2:16.85) taking 3.40 seconds off her 1 April time, TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U17 4th (PB 2:16.99) taking 6.41 seconds off his 2022 time, 11 JAI DARYANANI U17 6th (PB 2:12.96) taking 4.62 seconds off his 2022 time, MYA MAIRS-INGRAM U17 7th (PB 2:14.36) taking 2.84 seconds off her 23 April time, 13 ADAM O’GORMAN U17 6th (PB 2:12.96) taking .89 of a second off his 30 April time, EUAN PHILLIPS U15 11th (PB 2:07.60) taking 1.24 seconds off his 14 May time, NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 12th (PB 2:08.10) taking .51 of a second off his 2022 time, 14 MAX WINFIELD U20 5th (SB 2:01.09, JONATHAN BOARDMAN U23 8th (PB 2:02.36) taking .17 of a second off his 2021 time, ALEX WOOD U20 10th (PB 2:03.25), 15 DANIEL BANYARD U20 4th (PB 1:58.52) taking 2.24 seconds off his 14 May time, 16 GIANLEO STUBBS U17 6th (PB 1:57.87) taking 1.15 seconds off his 2022 time

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 May.
PAUL LEWIS V50 30th (24.48) this was his 169th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Ally Pally on 20 May.
PENNY HARPER-WILKINSON V60 189th (28.29) this was her 11th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 20 May.
SHONA MICHEL V50 134th (49.08) this was her 87th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canterbury on 20 May.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 75th (28.02) this was his 143rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hampstead Heath on 20 May.
JAMES DAVIS U23 192nd (28.16) this was his 39th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Lake Clermont, Perth, Australia on 20 May
STUART MOORE V60 43rd (30.26) this was his 192nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Leavesden Country on 20 May
ADAM O’GORMAN U17 1st (17.32) this was his 8th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 20 May.
STUART SINGER V60 39th (22.54) this was his 376th Parkrun, LOTTIE RACHEL U17 83rd (25.03) this was her 14th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 113th (26.26) this was his 227th Parkrun, ANDREW HOLMES V55 184th (30.47) this was his 56th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Puolarmaari, Finland on 20 May.
JO KENT V55 6th (21.21) this was her 106th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Stevenage on 20 May.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 377th (36.58) this was his 265th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sunny Hill on 20 May.
JOSHUA FISHER U20 1st (16.42) this was his 8th Parkrun, SAMUEL GREENSTEIN U20 2nd (PB 17.03) this was his 56th Parkrun, BEN COSTICK U17 3rd (17.04) this was his 8th Parkrun, RAFI GAYER U17 6th (18.35) this was his 3rd Parkrun, JONATHAN BOARDMAN U20 8th (PB 19.45) this was his 34th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Wimbledon Common on 20 May.
JAMES FITZSIMMONS V45 10th (PB 18.57) this was his 59th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 25 MAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE – The SBH 2023 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

ENGLAND SENIOR & U20 COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 27 May and Sunday 28 May at the Manchester Regional Arena, Gate 13, Ethiad Campus, Rowsley Street, Manchester (Satnav M11 3FF).
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women. For all entry details and full information please use this link – http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics/english-national-championships
Note: You will have to enter yourselves and pay the appropriate fee.

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH ROUND 1 – The second fixture of four takes place on Sunday 28 May at the at Palmer Park Stadium, Wokingham Road, Reading (Satnav RG6 1LF).
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable –
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager 

BIGISH JUMPS AND THROWS FESTIVAL – Takes place on Monday 29 May at the Bedford International Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford (Satnav MK41 9SB).
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women.
Link for entries – https://www.bedfordgames.co.uk/
Note: You will have to enter yourselves and pay the appropriate fee
Closing Date Sunday 23 May

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

SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 3 June and Sunday 4 June at the Chelmsford Athletic Centre, Salemo Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH).
Please Note: For all information, please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/images/uploads/2023/2023Prospectus.pdf
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 23 May 

SOUTHERN U15/U17 3000m CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 4 June at the Chelmsford Athletic Centre, Salemo Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH).
Please Note: For all information, please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/images/uploads/2023/2023Prospectus.pdf
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 23 May 

MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The second fixture of four takes place on Sunday 4 June at Bannister Outdoors Sports Centre, Birch Park, Harrow (Satnav HA3 6SP)
Age-Groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men/Women.
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager.
To Be Confirmed: Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 1 June as the declarations have to be in on Friday 2 June. 

LEE VALLEY DOUBLE 100m SPRINTS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 7 June at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
All age-groups including U13s. Cost is £9 per event, £12 for 2 events.
Timetable commences at 7.00pm.
Link to enter on Opentrack and Information now open – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=8&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Close ????, Although An Event Could Be Full Maybe 1-2 Weeks Before The Meeting Date, So Enter Early

NATIONAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE – The first of three fixtures takes place on Sunday 11 June at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre, Pococks Lane, Eton, Windsor (Satnav SL4 6HN).
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women.
This is the link to the timetable – https://www.nationalathleticsleague.org.uk/premiership-eton-woodfood-green-birmingham-2/
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 14 June at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 19.00pm 200m, 19.15pm Shot, 19.25pm BMC, 20.00pm 800m no times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 21.15pm 3000m no times over 11.00 minutes, no Under 13s
Is not open on roster athletics, this is the link, please check as entries may be open before next weeks Newsletter – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions?page=0&cc=GBR&from=2023-04-16&to=2023-05-31
Note: There are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day. 

ENGLAND U20 & U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS INCLUDING EUROPEAN UNDER 20 TRIALS – Takes place on Saturday 17 June and Sunday 18 June at the Chelmsford Athletic Centre, Salemo Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH).
Please Note: For all information including entering yourself online please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=14684
Entries Closing Date Monday 5 June 

LEE VALLEY SPRINTS 100m/200m OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 21 June at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
All age-groups including U13s. Cost is £9 per event, £12 for 2 events.
Timetable commences at 7.00pm.
Link to enter on Opentrack and Information –https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=6&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Close Sunday ????, Although An Event Could Be Full Maybe 1-2 Weeks Before The Meeting Date, So Enter Early

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

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

INDOOR ATHLETICS TO BE REPLACED WITH ‘SHORT TRACK’ – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Global governing body plans to scrap traditional indoor track and field records in favour of a new ‘short track’ format which will feature all year round. World Athletics is replacing ‘indoor athletics’ with ‘short track’ to describe events and performances that are set on a 200m track. The move has arisen partly due to the growing trend of city centre competitions and is set to be rubber-stamped at the global governing body’s council meeting in Budapest in August. World Athletics says its council “is supporting the concept of ‘short track’ competition to allow more flexibility in the setting of 200m tracks, which may, in the future, be constructed outdoors or in temporary city locations, rather than in a traditional indoor arena. Performances set on outdoor or temporary 200m tracks could therefore be recognised as official results for the purpose of records and rankings.”

WA president SEB COE said: “This change is designed to remove an unintentional barrier to competition innovation, by offering organisers the chance to explore solutions and opportunities which the current rules may discourage. “Under this new concept, the 200m short track will no longer be confined to the indoor environment, and a world of opportunities will open up for meeting organisers to stage official competition in whatever facilities they have available, either indoors or outdoors, using 200m or 400m tracks. “This change will allow and actively encourage the possibility for 200m tracks to move to an outdoor environment and will provide a more affordable option to cities, especially where space is in short supply, while stimulating the growth of the sport through investment in new infrastructure.” It is a bold move by World Athletics that will raise eyebrows in the sport. As the governing body says itself in a statement, the sport has been divided into ‘outdoor’ and ‘indoor’ competition for more than 150 years.

There is debate as to when ‘indoor athletics’ actually began but one of the earliest contenders for the first-ever meeting took place in January 1859 at London’s Lambeth Baths when a former English swimming champion called WILLIAM BECKWITH with won a £22 bet by “jumping 500 hurdles, 10 yards apart, under 40 minutes” – an achievement that took him less than 30 minutes and was watched by around 400 spectators. Whereas England might have been first when it came to staging formal indoor athletics competitions, much of the sport’s early growth subsequently took place in the United States. There is evidence that an indoor athletics event took place in Cincinnati as early as 1861 but the first properly documented event was in 1868 shortly after the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) was founded. Around 2000 spectators gathered in the gas-lit Empire Ice Skating Rink in the city, for example, to watch events such as a high jump, shot put and half-mile race amid a backdrop of musicians playing a BELLINI overture.

The first official US indoor championships took place in 1906 with the Millrose Games starting in 1914. In Britain, the first AAA Indoor Championships was staged at the Empire Pool at Wembley in London in April 1935. In the UK the Midlands venue of Cosford dominated as the premier indoor athletics venue from 1955 onwards and it went on to hold televised internationals from 1965 to 1991 with athletes like SEB COE, DALEY THOMPSON and GEOFF CAPES in action. A one-day European Indoor Games was held in Dortmund in 1966 on a 160m track and it proved such a success that it evolved into the European Indoor Championships with the most recent edition being in Istanbul in March this year. A global championship took a little longer to happen but in 1985 a World Indoor Games was piloted in Paris with winners including SERGEY BUBKA in the pole vault, MARITA KOCH in the 200m and PATRIK SJOBERG in the high jump. The event quickly became established with the first official championships in Indianapolis in 1987 and has since been held in such varied locations as Toronto, Maebashi and Doha.

Cosford’s reign as the home of indoor athletics in the UK came to an end in the early 1990s when the NIA in Birmingham opened and the Kelvin Hall in Scotland began staging big meetings such as the 1990 European Indoors. This was followed by 200m indoor tracks being built in Sheffield, Cardiff, Lee Valley and Manchester, plus a number of indoor sprint straights and jumps and throws facilities in places like Loughborough, Bath, Gateshead and Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

Recent years have also seen the growth of city centre competitions. Most notably the Great Run Company staged ‘CityGames’ events in Manchester, Stockton and Newcastle-Gateshead which famously included USAIN BOLT setting a world record over 150m, although the Jamaican star never raced indoors in the winter. Ironically these CityGames events in the UK are no longer running, but it is this trend that has partly inspired World Athletics’ new ‘short track’ format idea. World Athletics explain: “The advent of modern athletics and the development of hybrid competition venues – ity squares, shopping malls, train stations – it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain the separation between outdoor and indoor athletics. In some field events, the separation has been eliminated altogether for world record purposes. This evolution has prompted World Athletics to redefine the boundaries of outdoor and indoor athletics, so they relate to the competition facility rather than to the environment.” World Athletics adds that indoor championships will continue to exist but in areas where there are few indoor facilities then short track championships can be used as qualifying competitions for major indoor championships.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS ON INSTAGRAM – Since the account was setup towards the end of last year, there has been an amazing amount of Videos and Photographs contributed with many comments. There are 1 post this week.

Congratulations to SBH’s THOMAS BUTLER on taking the win in Race 3@nightofthe10kpbs at Parliament Hill in a personal best time of (30:25.79). Stripes legend and former 10k world record holder DAVE BEDFORD was on hand to award TOM with the first prize; his weight in beer!  
And youngsters from TOM’S coaching group, led by LADDIE SHAW, were out in force on the home straight to cheer him on in a thrilling sprint finish

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

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

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

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

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

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

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM and JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER,  KAREN HARRISON,  TIM UNDERHILL, GLEN WATTS, JOANNA WINFIELD, 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.