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MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – These are the 4 UK top ten performances which were recorded Finsbury Park on 22 May and Perivale on 23 May.
Finsbury Park on 22 May.
200m – U13G A SIENNA CORBYN 1st (SB 28.3 w1.9) which is a manual times league record, and is ranked UK No.7 U13 in 2021
400m – U17M A CALVIN SMITH 1st (SB 51.2) which is a manual times league record, and is ranked UK No.7 U17 in 2021
Perivale on 23 May.
High Jump – U17W A KACEY WALTERS 1st (SB 1.70m) adding 5cm to her 15 May jump, which is a league record, and is ranked UK No.1 U17 in 2021, B REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY 1st (SB 1.60m) equalling her 14 March jump, and is ranked UK No.9 U17 in 2021
LOUGHBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL TEAM RESULT – With 15 victories, England won with a total of (151 points) in second place Loughborough (115), 3rd Scotland (96), 4th GB & NI U20 (92) and 5th Wales (86).
SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS – All entries are now open for all Championships, and can be found on the following link, please enter yourselves – http://seaa.org.uk/index.php/onlinereg
These are the following Championships including Closing Dates;
U15, U17, U20 & Senior Combined Events 3/4 July at Oxford (Closing Date Tuesday 22 June)
U13, U15 & U17 21/22 August at Kingston (Closing Date Tuesday 10 August)
UPCOMING FIXTURES – Shows all fixture information for the period Thursday 3 June until Wednesday 30 June, and follows after this week’s results.
SBH ALL-TIME TOP 10 – Apologies, but due to the vast amount of results this week, I have run out of time. Therefore I will publish next week any all-time performances, which I am sure will be many.
THIS WEEK’S RESULTS – With the UK Championships and Trials for the Olympic Games just 3 weeks away, our athlete’s performances are ramping up. You can see on the statistics this was our best week by far, with 46 season bests, 80 personal bests, and 28 UK top 11 performances.
We had 8 athletes competing for GB & NI in the European Team Championships in Poland. At Bedford ALEXA EICHELMANN U23 finished an exceptional 8th with a personal best by (590 Points) in the Heptathlon at the England Combined Events Championships. At Harrow our U17/U20 athletes produced a solid performance in our first team fixture of the season, finishing 2nd to the home team Harrow and Dacorum in the UK Youth Development League. There were so many outstanding performances to single out, therefore read on.
Albeit there was one performance that deserves a special mention, in Portland, Oregon, LIZZIE BIRD ran a 3000m Steeplechase, in a personal best (9:26.73) taking 3.40 seconds off her own Club Record (9:30.13) set in 2019, and ranks her UK No.1 in 2021. At the start of 2019, her best time then was (9:53.59), then 7 races later, LIZZIE had taken just over 23 seconds of that time, culminating with the then Club Record. LIZZIE set her (9:30.13) in the World Championships in Doha, Qatar on a hot and humid day. Arguably her best performance of that year, was in the British Championships in Birmingham, where she and ROSIE CLARKE battled toe to toe, eventually LIZZIE took the silver medal, just .29 of a second behind ROSIE.
ENGLAND ATHLETICS SENIOR & UNDER 20 COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place in Bedford on 29-30 May.
Heptathlon – SW ALEXA EICHELMANN U23 8th (PB 4540 Points) adding 590 points to her 2019 total – 200m (SB 27.98 w-1.2) taking .26 of a second off her 28 April time, 800m (SB 2:25.35) taking .26 of a second off her 28 April time, 100m Hurdles (SB 16.32 w-0.5) taking .58 of a second off her 22 May time, High Jump (SB 1.56m), Long Jump (SB 4.98m w1.9) adding 29cm to her 8 May jump, Shot 4kg (PB 10.91m) adding 56cm to her 2020 put, Javelin 600g (PB 38.99m) adding 4.27m to her 8 May throw
EUROPEAN ATHLETICS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place in Chorzow, Poland on 29-30 May.
Team Result – 1st Poland (181.50 points), 2nd Italy (179), 3rd GB & NI (174), 4th Germany (171), 5th Spain (167), 6th France (140), 7th Portugal (97.5)
100m – SM OJIE EDOBURUN 5th (10.46 w-0.5)
400m L – SM MICHAEL OHIOZE L3 (45.35)
400m L – SW LINA NIELSEN L3 (45.35)
800m – SW ELLIE BAKER 1st (2:00.95)
400m Hurdles – SW LINA NIELSEN 1st (55.59)
Shot 7.26kg – SM SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 3rd (20.00m)
Hammer 7.26kg – SM CHRIS BENNETT 4th (74.09m)
Javelin 800g – SM DANIEL BAINBRIDGE U23 7th (72.12m)
4x100m Relay – SM GB & NI 6th (SB 39.39)
4x100m Relay – SW GB & NI 1st (SB 43.36)
4x400m Relay – SM GB & NI (DNF)
4x400m Relay – SW GB & NI 2nd (SB 3:27.16)
Currently cannot find any athlete names for the relays
UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE UPPER SOUTH WEST – Took place in Harrow on 30 May.
Team Result – 1st Harrow & Dacorum (308 points), 2nd SBH (229), 3rd Team West London (191), 4th Hillingdon (129), 5th Stevenage & West Herts (96)
100m – U17M A ONAOPE SOGBESAN 1st (PB 11.51 w3.3), B OSCAR LAURENS 2nd (11.47 w0.2), Non-Scoring ERNEST BARNES 2nd (SB 11.78 w1.2), BRADLEY UKPETENAN 3rd (SB 11.93 w1.2) taking .31 of a second off his 18 April time, BRYAN OGBEOR 4th (PB 12.14 w1.2)
100m – U20M A EMANUEL DURUIEHEOMA 1st (PB 10.77 w1.6) taking .17 of a second off his 2020 time, and is ranked UK No.9 U20 in 2021, B TANAWAT RAVENG 1st (PB 11.36 w1.7) taking .28 of a second off his 2019 time, Non-Scoring MICAH FORBES-AGYEPONG 3rd (SB 11.52 w0.5)
200m – U17W A ANNA ROSE 3rd (PB 25.79 w1.6) taking .43 of a second off her 23 May time, B TOSIN JOKOSENUMI 1st (PB 25.84 w5.0) taking .34 of a second off her 23 May time
200m – U20W A HANNAH FOSTER 1st (24.76 w1.3), B ALEXIA SAUNDERS 1st (SB 25.59 w3.3)
300m – U17W A MANON BAINES 2nd (PB 42.55) taking .25 of a second off her 23 May time, B LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL 1st (44.57)
400m – U20W A EMILY NEWNHAM 1st (PB 56.11) taking .25 of a second off her 2020 time, and is ranked UK No.4 U20 in 2021, B HANNAH FOSTER 1st (58.86), Non-Scoring VANESSA ANSUAA 1st (SB 59.59)
800m – U17M A JOSHUA FISHER 4th (PB 2:10.70), B SAMUEL GREENSTEIN 1st (SB 2:12.07)
800m – U20M A MUKHTAR MUSA 1st (SB 1:54.27), B THEO MACHIN-PALEY 2nd (PB 2:01.48)
1500m – U17W A NICOLE MCGOVERN 1st (PB 4:44.93) taking .37 of a second off her 2020 time, B RACHEL PEARLMAN 2nd (SB 5:41.95)
1500m – U20W A ELENA RONCARATI 3rd (SB 5:30.53)
110m Hurdles – U20M A RUBEN HEDMAN 1st (14.81 w0.6)
400m Hurdles – U20M A JUDE MIRANDA 4th (PB 60.60), B SEBASTIANO CORBO 4th (PB 72.86)
2000m Steeplechase – U20M A ALEX LYTRIDES 2nd (PB 7:26.79)
4×100m Relay – U20M SBH 1st (SB 43.80) RUBEN HEDMAN, EMANUEL DURUIEHEOMA, MICAH FORBES-AGYEPONG, TANAWAT RAVENG
4×300m Relay – U17W SBH 1st (SB 2:51.01) SOPHIE FORBES-LAIRD, NICOLE MCGOVERN, LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL, ANNA ROSE
4×400m Relay – U20W SBH 1st (SB 3:58.60) HANNAH FOSTER (57.6), VANESSA ANSUAA (59.3), EMILY NEWNHAM (57.1), ALEXIA SAUNDERS (64.6)
High Jump – U17W A REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY 1st (1.50m)
High Jump – U20W A EVELYNE FONTEYNE 1st (PB 1.74m) adding 14cm to her 2020 jump, and is ranked UK No.4 U20 in 2021
Pole Vault – U20M A SEBASTIANO CORBO 2nd (SB 2.70m)
Long Jump – U20M A SEBASTIANO CORBO 4th (SB 5.32m nwr)
Triple Jump – U20W A AMELIA DALEY 1st (SB 12.01m nwr) and is ranked UK No.4 U20 in 2021, RUTH-ANN OTARUOH (2nd Claim) 2nd (SB 11.95m nwr) and is ranked UK No.6 U20 in 2021
Shot 3kg – U17W A NAOMI OGUNNIYI 3rd (8.19m), B HANNAH OGUNNIYI 1st (5.58m)
Discus 1.5kg – U17M A GABE LAMB 1st (44.16m)
Hammer 5kg – U17M A GABE LAMB 1st (44.39m)
Javelin 500g – U17W A NAOMI OGUNNIYI 2nd (PB 23.60m) adding 2.56m to her 22 May throw
Javelin 600g – U20W A SAMRA RICHARDSON 3rd (PB 26.47m)
LEE VALLEY HURDLES FEST – Took place in Lee Valley on 31 May.
75m Hurdles – U15W 4 EVA HIGSON U15 2nd (14.22 nwr)
80m Hurdles – U17W 2 ALINA COFIE U17 1st (PB 12.26 nwr) taking .09 of a second off her 2020 time, 3 KAREN APOLOT U17 2nd (13 05 nwr)
100m Hurdles – SW 1 LILY PARRIS U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 13.61 w1.8) taking .13 of a second off her 16 May time, and is ranked UK No.1 U20 in 2021, MARLI JESSOP U20 3rd (PB 13.91 w1.8) taking .12 of a second off her 25 April time, and is ranked UK No.4 U20 in 2021
110m Hurdles – U20M RUBEN HEDMAN U20 3rd (14.58 w0.5)
110m Hurdles – SM EDSON GOMES 1st (13.94 w0.5)
400m Hurdles – SW 1 HAYLEY MCLEAN 2nd (PB 56.43) taking 1.14 seconds off her 12 May time, and is ranked UK No.5 in 2021
1500m Steeplechase – SW EMILY HATHAWAY U20 1st (SB 5:18.97) and is ranked UK No.9 U20 in 2021
HARROW CLOSED EVENT – Took place in Harrow on 30 May.
100m – U17W 1 TOSIN JOKOSENUMI 2nd (PB 12.53 w3.1) taking .27 of a second off her 2019 time, ANNA ROSE 3rd (PB 12.66 w3.1) taking .12 of a second off her 18 April time
100m – U20W EVE WRIGHT 1st (11.72 w1.8), ALANNAH FASHANU 2nd (12.4 w1.8)
200m – U20M EMANUEL DURUIEHEOMA 1st (PB 22.51 w3.5) taking .11 of a second off his 2020 time, ERNEST BARNES U17 4th (PB 24.02 w3.5) taking .30 of a second off his 23 May time, BRADLEY UKPETENAN U17 5th (SB 24.34 w3.5)
400m – U20M JUDE MIRANDA 3rd (PB 53.72) taking 1.18 seconds off his 2019 time, CONNOR O’KEEFFE 4th (55.07)
1500m – U20M ASH FOWKES-GAJAN 1st (PB 4:11.66) taking 4.11 seconds off his 29 April time, BINI BLOOM 2nd (4:26.74)
3000m – U17M ABDIRAHIM HAMUD 1st (PB 9:21.05) taking 16.61 seconds off his 2019 time
80m Hurdles – U17W ALINA COFIE 1st (SB 12.41 w2.7), AZARIA NWANKWO 2nd (PB 12.79 w2.7), KAREN APOLOT 3rd (PB 12.80 w2.7), ALICE MUSGROVE 4th (PB 13.60 w2.7)
300m Hurdles – U17W AZARIA NWANKWO 1st (PB 50.63), ALICE MUSGROVE 2nd (PB 55.13)
High Jump – U17M OR SEGAL 1st (SB 1.80m)
Pole Vault – U17W MANON BAINES 1st (SB 3.10m) and is ranked UK No.6 in 2021
Long Jump – U20W AMELIA DALEY 1st (SB 5.50m nwr)
Javelin 800g – U20M MILAN TRAJKOVIC 1st (51.05m), ALEX LYTRIDES 2nd (PB 31.99m)
MEETING DE MONTREULL – Took place in Montreull, France on 1 June.
800m – SW ELLIE BAKER 2nd (PB 1:59.54) broke the 2 minute barrier, taking .70 of a second off her 9 May time, and is ranked UK No.6 in 2021
BMC GOLD STANDARD RACES – Took place in Stretford on 1 June.
1500m – Men’s A MITCHEL COX U23 5th (3:50.66)
BIGISH JUMPS AND THROWS FEST – Took place in Bedford on 31 May.
High Jump – U20M B KIMANI JACK U20 2nd (PB 2.01m) adding 2cm to his 2020 jump, and is ranked UK No.6 U20 in 2021, CHARLIE KNOTT U20 3rd (2.01m), BEN BELLISARIO U20 5th (SB 1.91m)
High Jump – SM A DAVID SMITH 4th (2.19m)
High Jump – SW D KACEY WALTERS U17 3rd (SB 1.71m) adding 1cm to her 22 May jump, and is ranked UK No.2 U17 in 2021, E EVELYNE FONTEYNE U20 2nd (1.67m)
Long Jump – SM B BRAD DAVIES-PUGHE U20 1st (PB 7.49m w0.4) adding 16cm to his 2020 jump, and is ranked UK No.1 U20 in 2021, OGO ANOCHIRIONYE (2nd Claim) 4th (SB 7.17m w4.0)
Triple Jump – U20M ARAN YAVUZ U20 (2nd Claim) 5th (SB 13,72m w2.1) adding 38cm to his 16 May jump
Triple Jump – SM A EFE UWAIFO (2nd Claim) 2nd (SB 16.20m w0.0) adding 21cm to his 20 February jump, and is ranked UK No.2 in 2021, JOSH WOODS U20 7th (PB 14.81m w1.6) adding 5cm to his 16 May jump, and is ranked UK No.2 U20 in 2021
Shot 7.26kg – SM A EVAN CAMPBELL U23 6th (13.41m)
Discus 1kg – SW A AMY HOLDER (2nd Claim) 1st (52.80m)
Discus 1.5kg – U17M B GABE LAMB U17 1st (47.53m)
Discus 1.75kg – U20M A EVAN CAMPBELL U23 1st (SB 40.41m)
Discus 2kg – SM A NICK PERCY 1st (60.69m), GREGORY THOMPSON 2nd (59.04m)
Hammer 4kg – SW A PHILIPPA DAVENALL 2nd (SB 62.14m) adding 19cm to her 18 April throw, and is ranked UK No.10 in 2021
Hammer 7.26kg – SM A OLIVER GRAHAM U23 3rd (PB 62.69m) adding 35cm to his 16 May throw, and is ranked UK No.5 U23 in 2021, B JAMES HAMBLIN (HCA) 1st (SB 57.38m) adding 1.87m to his 23 May throw
DUVAL COUNTY CHALLENGE – Took place in Jacksonville, Florida, USA on 31 May.
200m – U20M 1 ZHARNEL HUGHES 1st (20.30 w1.6)
KETTERING OPEN MEETING – Took place in Kettering on 31 May.
100m – SX 14 KRISHAWN AIKEN 1st (PB 10.41 w3.0) taking .18 of a second off his 8 May time
200m – SX 14 KRISHAWN AIKEN 2nd (PB 21.18 w0.4) taking .18 of a second off his 8 May time
400m – SX 5 NIAL CARNEY 2nd (PB 49.49) taking .60 of a second off his 1 May time
800m – SX 6 SAM WIGGINS U23 1st (1:52.75)
SCOTTISH ATHLETICS GRAND PRIX – Took place in Dunfermline on 29 May.
High Jump – SX B LEWIS MCGUIRE 1st (SB 2.09m) adding 9cm to his 8 May jump
SCOTTISH ATHLETICS THROWS GRAND PRIX – Took place in Grangemouth on 29 May.
Shot 7.26kg – SM C ANGUS MCINROY 1st (13.70m)
Discus 2kg – SM B ANGUS MCINROY 1st (SB 50.06m) adding 3.66m to his 8 May throw
BMC GRAND PRIX – Took place in Sportcity on 29 May.
800m – Men’s A KYLE LANGFORD 2nd (SB 1:46.32) taking .68 of a second off his 15 May time, and is ranked UK No.10 in 2021, E MITCHEL COX U23 2nd (PB 1:51.63) taking 2.01 seconds off his 2020 time, FINN HARVEY U23 9th (SB 1:55.55)
5000m – Men’s B PHILLIP CROUT 8th (SB 14:30.33) taking 13.30 seconds off his 6 May time
3000m Steeplechase – Men’s A KRISTIAN IMROTH U20 4th (PB 8:55.59) taking 7.83 seconds off his 2019 time, and is ranked UK No.1 U20 in 2021
BMC PB CLASSIC – Took place in Street on 29 May.
3000m – Mixed A RUBY VINTON U17 4th (PB 9:49.77) taking .18 of a second off his 8 May time, and is ranked UK No.2 U17 in 2021
BE FIT TODAY TRACK ACADEMY MEETING – Took place in Dagenham on 29 May.
75m – U11W VERA DOUDKA U11 2nd (PB 11.31 w1.9) taking .22 of a second off her 25 April time
100m – SM 1.2 SAUGAT PUN U15 1st (PB 11.84 w1.2) taking .10 of a second off his 26 May time, JADEN AULIS U15 4th (12.72 w1.2), 1.3 OLIVER LAURENS U15 6th (PB 12.09 w1.8) taking .06 of a second off his 25 April time, 1.4 JAYDEN KLEIN U17 4th (PB 12.12 w3.4) taking .21 of a second off his 25 April time, 1.5 OSCAR LAURENS U17 2nd (PB 11.25 w4.3) taking .34 of a second off his 25 April time, 1.6 MEKHI SPENCE-FORDE U17 3rd (PB 11.37 w1.3) taking .08 of a second off his 25 April time, 1.7 EVE WRIGHT U20 7th (PB 11.66 w2.8) taking .09 of a second off her 2019 time, 1.13 DOMINIC ASHWELL U23 1st (SB 10.26 w2.6) taking .13 of a second off his 16 May time, 2.2 OLIVER finished 5th (12.27 w1.4), 2.3 SAUGAT finished 6th (11.90 w0.5), 2.4 MEKHI finished 4th (PB 11.24 w1.8) taking .13 of a second off his 1.6 time, 2.7 DOMINIC finished 2nd (10.35 w1.8)
100m – SW 1.3 JESSICA GIBBS U15 4th (SB 13.42 w2.8), ONYEBUCHI ODIAKA U15 7th (PB 13.63 w2.8) taking .49 of a second off her 2019 time, ANNALUCIA HARTLEY U15 8th (PB 13.98 w2.8) taking .56 of a second off her 18 April time, 1.4 JAYDA JOHNSON U17 6th (PB 13.54 w1.5) taking .06 of a second off her 2020 time, 1.7 KIERA GILMAN U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 12.64 w1.7) taking .16 of a second off her 2019 time, 1.8 ALANNAH FASHANU U20 1st (PB 11.93 w2.7) taking .16 of a second off her 28 April time, 2.1 ANNALUCIA finished 2nd (14.14 w2.2), 2.2 JAYDA finished 1st (PB 13.30 w1.3) taking .24 of a second off her 1.4 time, ONYEBUCHI finished 3rd (13.72 w1.3), 2.3 EVE WRIGHT U20 1st (11.79 w0.3), JESSICA finished 6th (13.78 w0.3), 2.4 KIERA finished 4th (12.79 w0.9), 2.6 ALANNAH finished 6th (PB 11.87 w1.9) taking .06 of a second off her 1.8 time, and is ranked UK No.6 U20 in 2021
150m – SW 1 VERA DOUDKA U11 2nd (PB 22.95 w1.1) taking .05 of a second off her 25 April time
200m – SM 1 ZICO JONES U15 2nd (PB 22.53 w4.2) taking .40 of a second off his 23 May time, JADEN AULIS U15 5th (25.59 w4.2), 2 JAYDEN KLEIN U17 4th (PB 24.76 w2.3) taking .47 of a second off his 23 May time, 3 CALVIN SMITH U17 1st (PB 22.06 w1.9) taking .34 of a second off his 2020 time, and is ranked UK No.3 U17 in 2021
200m – SW 3 JESSICA GIBBS U15 6th (SB 27.84 w1.9) taking .95 of a second off her 23 May time
300m – SX 1 LUCY MARCUS U17 1st (PB 46.09) taking 1.55 seconds off her 25 April time, 2 LOLA MCCANN-EZEKIEL U17 4th (SB 43.83) taking .68 of a second off her 23 May time, OLIVE HARVEY-DEW U15 5th (PB 45.09) taking .66 of a second off her 25 April time, 3 ZICO JONES U15 2nd (37.74)
1500m – SX 1 PHOEBE MUSIC U15 7th (PB 5:29.48) taking 7.52 seconds off her 25 April time
CHULA VISTA FIELD FEST MEETING – Took place in Chula Vista, California, USA on 29 May.
Triple Jump – SM DANIEL LEWIS 7th (SB 14.72m w0.5)
CHELTENHAM OPEN MEETING – Took place in Cheltenham on 29 May.
Discus 1.5kg – U17M GABE LAMB U17 1st (46.87m)
Hammer 5kg – U17M GABE LAMB U17 2nd (PB 44.78m) and is ranked UK No.10 U17 in 2021
PORTLAND TRACK FESTIVAL – Took place in Portland, Oregon, USA on 28-29 May.
3000m Steeplechase – SW 1 LIZZIE BIRD 3rd (PB 9:26.73) taking 3.40 seconds off her own Club Record, and is ranked UK No.1 in 2021
PARKRUN 5K – Took place in Jersey on 22 May.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 66th (24.41) this was his 86th Parkrun
PARKRUN 5K – Took place in Parry Lakes, Perth, Australia on 22 May.
STUART MOORE V60 32nd (27.09) this was his 163rd Parkrun
MANCHESTER INVITATIONAL MEETING – Took place in Manchester on 27 May.
400m – SM B ROBERT SHIPLEY (HCA) 1st (SB 48.60) taking .25 of a second off his 22 May time
800m – SW ELLIE BAKER 1st (2:01.73)
1500m – SM HENRY MCLUCKIE U20 2nd (PB 3:40.82) taking 1.34 seconds off his 2020 time, and is ranked UK No.1 U20 in 2021
400m Hurdles – SM DANIEL REES 4th (55.10)
Pole Vault – SM ETHAN WALSH 2nd (SB 4.95m) and is ranked UK No.6 in 2021
Discus 1kg – SW AMY HOLDER (2nd Claim) 2nd (SB 55.37m) adding 1.04m to her 23 May throw, and is ranked UK No.5 in 2021
Discus 2kg – SM NICK PERCY 1st (SB 63.24m) adding 72cm to his 9 May throw, and is ranked UK No.2 in 2021, GREGORY THOMPSON 3rd (60.80m)
Hammer 7.26kg – SM CHRIS BENNETT 1st (71.71m), DEMPSEY MCGUIGAN 2nd (66.79m)
HARROW SPRING OPEN MEETING – Took place in Harrow on 27 May.
100m – SX 1.6 SHEREEN CHARLES V35 3rd (SB 12.46 w1.7), 2.5 SHEREEN CHARLES finished 1st (SB 12.32 w2.6) taking .14 of a second off her 1.6 time
Pole Vault – SX STACEY GONZALES BETANCOURT V45 10th (PB 2.40m) and is ranked UK No.1 V45 in 2021, ABIGAIL EDWARDS U15 11th Equal (PB 2.25m) and is ranked UK No.6 U15 in 2021, HARRY O’HARA U15 13th Equal (PB 1.95m)
LEE VALLEY 100m OPEN MEETING – Took place in Lee Valley on 26 May.
100m – SX 1.1 DOMINIC ASHWELL U23 2nd (10.40 w2.1), 1.5 ZANSON PLUMMER 1st (SB 10.57 w2.9), 1.9 SAUGAT PUN U15 3rd (PB 11.94 w0.9) taking .35 of a second off his 18 April time, 1.10 CHIYENNE ADRIEN U20 6th (12.99 w1.4), 1.12 SEAN SUTHERLAND V50 1st (PB 12.62 w0.8) taking .28 of a second off his 2019 time, and is ranked UK No.6 V50 in 2021, 1.13 LYDIA BALL U15 6th (PB 14.14 w1.4), 1.15 AIDAN GAFFEY U15 1st (PB 13.58 w0.8) taking .72 of a second off his 2019 time, 2.1 DOMINIC finished 2nd (10.51 w0.5), ZANSON finished 6th (10.79 w0.5), 2.9 SEAN finished 6th (12.70 w0.4), 2.12 AIDAN finished 1st (PB 13.53 w0.4) taking .05 of a second off his 1.15 time, 2.13 LYDIA finished 3rd (PB 14.50 w1.0)
UPCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, FOR THE PERIOD THURSDAY 3 JUNE UNTIL WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE – The current 2021 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/
There are certain fixtures, that you will have to enter yourselves and pay the appropriate fee
MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE ROUND 2A TRACK EVENTS ONLY – The second fixture of four takes place on Saturday 5 June at Finsbury Park Athletic Track, Harringay (Satnav N4 1EE).
Age-Groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men/Women. The events are as follows – 100m, 200m, 1500m, Hurdles. This is the link to the timetable – MYAL 2021 Timetables V1a Received 25-03-21
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 4 June as the declarations have to be in on Friday 5 June.
MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE ROUND 2B FIELD EVENTS ONLY – The second fixture of four takes place on Sunday 6 June at Perivale Park Athletic Track, Stockdove Way, Perivale, Greenford (Satnav UB6 8JT).
Age-Groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men/Women. The events are as follows – High Jump, Long Jump, Shot, Hammer, Discus. This is the link to the timetable – MYAL 2021 Timetables V1a Received 25-03-21
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 4 June as the declarations have to be in on Friday 5 June.
NATIONAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE ROUND 1 – The first of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 6 June at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
Age-Groups Under U20 & Senior Men/Women and U17s who have achieved a qualifying time. This is the link to the timetable – NAL Timetable Four-Five Club Match 2021.docx
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager
LEE VALLEY DOUBLE 100m/200m SPRINTS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 9 June at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
Age-groups Under 17 and above. Cost is £9 per event, £12 for 2 events.
Timetable for track events –
Please Note: For all information including entering yourself online please use this link – https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/athletics-events
Entries Close Sunday 6 June, Although An Event Could Be Full Maybe 1-2 Weeks Before The Meeting Date, So Enter Early
LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE ROUND 1 – The first of four fixtures takes place on Saturday 12 June and Sunday 13 June at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
Age-Groups U13 (100m and 800m only), U15, U17, U20 Men/Women Only. Entry is £8 per event but £4 to members of SBH. Online entry is now open at https://entry4sports.co.uk/#/
Entries Closed
SOUTHERN U15 AND U17 3000m CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 13 June at the Bedford International Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford (Satnav MK41 9SB).
Please Note: For all information including entering yourself online, please use this link – http://seaa.org.uk/index.php/onlinereg
Entries Closed
SOUTHERN U20 AND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 12 June and Sunday 13 June at the Bedford International Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford (Satnav MK41 9SB).
Please Note: For all information including entering yourself online, please use this link – http://seaa.org.uk/index.php/onlinereg
Entries Closed
ENGLAND U20 & U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 19 June and Sunday 20 June at the Bedford International Stadium, Barkers Lane, Bedford (Satnav MK41 9SB).
Please Note: For all information including entering yourself online please use this link – https://www.englandathletics.org/athletics-and-running/news/entry-process-confirmed-for-2021-england-u20-and-u23-championships/
Eligible Performance Standards
With the aim of putting in place the fairest system of selection to the limited fields, entries will be accepted up to the number of athletes allocated to each event from the top performances recorded in licenced competition by midnight on Sunday 6 June.
Athletes who rank Top 16 in the UK (in the U23, or U20/U17 age groups), against the eligible numbers, are asked to enter the Championships by Wednesday 9 June, after checking their ranking from 6 June. Should athletes in these top ranking eligible positions not want to take up a place in the Championships, we will cascade down the ranking list.
LEE VALLEY DOUBLE 100m SPRINTS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 23 June at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
Age-groups Under 17 and above. Cost is £9 per event, £12 for 2 events.
Timetable for track events –
Please Note: For all information including entering yourself online please use this link – https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/athletics-events
Entries Close Sunday 20 June, Although An Event Could Be Full Maybe 1-2 Weeks Before The Meeting Date, So Enter Early
MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE ROUND 3 – The third fixture of four takes place on Saturday 26 June at Parliament Hill Fields (Satnav NW5 1QR).
Age-Groups Under 13, 15 & 17 Men/Women. The events are as follows – 75m, 100m, 300m/400m, 800, Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot, Hammer, Javelin. This is the link to the timetable –
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 24 June as the declarations have to be in on Friday 25 June.
UK CHAMPIONSHIPS INCLUDING THE TRIAL FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES – Takes place on Saturday 26 June and Sunday 27 June at the Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester (Satnav M11 3FF).
UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE LONDON WEST ROUND 2 – The second fixture of four takes place on Sunday 27 June at Perivale Park Athletic Track, Stockdove Way, Perivale, Greenford (Satnav UB6 8JT).
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women. This is the link to the timetable –
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager
LEE VALLEY OPEN MEETING FIXTURES MAY TO SEPTEMBER – The fixtures can be found on their website https://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/athletics-events
100m/200m Sprint Series – Wednesday 7 July (Closing date Sunday 4 July), Wednesday 4 August (Closing date Sunday 1 August), Wednesday 1 September (Closing date Sunday 29 August). Age-groups Under 13 and above. Entries are not open at present.
Double 100m Sprint Series – Wednesday 21 July (Closing date Sunday 18 July), Wednesday 18 August (Closing date Sunday 15 August). Age-groups Under 13 and above. Entries are not open at present.
Regarding Closing Dates – An Event Could Be Full Maybe 1-2 Weeks Before The Meeting Date, So Enter Early.
JONATHAN KILSBY’S MEMORIAL DAY – JONATHAN loved Trent Park; as children, we lived only a few hundred yards from its entrance and, throughout his life, it was a one of his favourite training areas. To commemorate JONATHAN’S life, we are going to have a walk-in Trent Park on Saturday 31st July. All of JONATHAN’S friends, family and colleagues are invited to join us. It will be a very informal event, with a walk of about an hour to one of JONATHAN’S most loved areas of the park, where we will stop and have our own thoughts about his kind, good humoured and generous life.
We will meet at midday at the carpark by the Trent Park Café, near the Cockfosters entrance to the park. (Post code: EN4 0JY). https://goo.gl/maps/GoZe6V4hvt18MpZKA/a>
If you are a runner then, on the same morning, Barnet and District Athletic Club will be completing their training session in JONATHAN’S memory. They will be meeting at 9:00 at the same location and training for around 90 minutes. Runners from all JONATHAN’S former running clubs and of all abilities are welcome.
There is no need, at this point, to let us know if you intend coming along. We appreciate that planning anything at the moment has its challenges, particularly two months in advance. We will email again, two weeks before the 31st July, with any further details and updates to the day.
TOP 10 ATHLETICS MOVIES OF ALL-TIME – The following article and photograph was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.
Plenty of great films have been made about the No.1 Olympic sport but the gold medal has to go to Chariots of Fire. Here are some of best films about running and athletics ever made.
1 Chariots of Fire – The story of sprinters HAROLD ABRAHAMS and ERIC LIDDELL in their build-up to the 1924 Paris Olympics deservedly won four Oscars. It is 40 years since it hit the cinema but the images of the athletes running on the beach under leaden skies to the backdrop of music from VANGELIS still manages to put a chill down the spine. The May issue of AW magazine features an in-depth article by the athletics advisor for the movie, TOM MCNAB – to buy a copy CLICK HERE
2 Gallipoli – Coincidentally, like Chariots of Fire, this was also released in 1981. It is more of an anti-war movie than an athletics film, but the two lead actors, MEL GIBSON and MARK LEE, play talented sprinters in Australia who join the army to fight in the First World War in Turkey. The film begins with an inspirational pre-race pep talk by LEE’S coach and a barefoot race against a man on horseback before a professional ‘gift’ race and then, finally, a tragic sprint out of the trenches into No Man’s Land.
3 The Games – A marathon movie that divides opinion, the plot centres on four runners from Britain (MICHAEL CRAWFORD), America (RYAN O’NEAL), Czechoslovakia (CHARLES AZNAVOUR) and Australia (ATHOL COMPTON) as they prepare for the Rome Olympics. Directed by MICHAEL WINNER in 1970, it is cheesy and cliched in parts but it caught my imagination when watching it first time as a teenager. CRAWFORD, who was a useful runner in reality, is pushed to breaking point by his maniacal coach, played by STANLEY BAKER, in the quest for the two-hour marathon!
4 Geordie – BILL TRAVERS plays a Scottish strongman who competes in the 1956 Olympics in the hammer. It came out in 1955 but is still an enjoyable watch as TRAVERS, who is dubbed ‘Wee Geordie’ in the film due to his scrawny physique as a child, does a bodybuilding course and eventually grows into an Olympic thrower.
5 Without Limits – This is the best movie made about the iconic American distance runner STEVE PREFONTAINE. BILLY CRUDUP plays the runner and DONALD SUTHERLAND his coach BILL BOWERMAN, while it is co-produced by TOM CRUISE. The action sequences, especially of Munich Olympics, are brilliantly shot and it is a fine tribute to the short life of one of America’s best-known athletes.
6 Fast Girls – Deliberately brought out to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics, the film sees working-class athlete (LENORA CRICHLOW) and the posh and spoiled rival sprinter (LILY JAMES) come together in a sprint relay team. It’s a feel-good and fun film, although it’s no Chariots of Fire.
7 Jericho Mile – A prisoner (PETER STRAUSS) convicted of murder trains as a runner in the prison yard and soon realises he has Olympic potential. Originally made for television, it went on to win three Emmy Awards, although it feels a little dated now as it came out in 1979.
8 Marathon Man – DUSTIN HOFFMAN plays a keen runner who gets embroiled in a plot by a Nazi war criminal (LAURENCE OLIVIER) to find stolen diamonds. It is brilliant, but more of a thriller than an actual athletics film. Similarly, movies like Forrest Gump, Run, Lola, Run and The Imitation Game about computer genius and top-class distance runner ALAN TURING only merit a side mention on this list due to not being bona fide athletics movies.
9 McFarland – Based on a true story, KEVIN COSTNER builds a team of cross-country runners from humble backgrounds who go on to win state titles. It had a low-key release in 2015 but is a genuine running movie with a great plot and a big-name actor to give it kudos.
10 Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner – The oldest movie on this list, it came out in 1962 and features TOM COURTENAY as a rebellious teenager who ends up in borstal but gains pleasure from distance running. Ultimately he faces a showdown with upper-class boys from a local public school when they compete against the boys from the borstal in a cross-country race.
LATEST UPDATE ON RAY POWELL’S VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS – Hope that you are all keeping well, and a big thank you for those who have volunteered over the past 6 weeks.
Standard Chartered Great City Race Tuesday 20 July – 25 volunteers required – 22 at present – 3 more required.
Big Half Marathon Sunday 22 August – 30 volunteers required – 15 at present – 15 more required.
London Mini Marathon Sunday 3 October – 62 volunteers needed – 46 at present – 16 more required.
I know that some of the races are a way off, but if you feel that you can help, please let me know now, as it makes the planning a lot easier. Please contact CLARE & RAY at ray571m@btopenworld.com
THE FOLLOWING SBH DOCUMENTS/INFORMATION CAN EITHER BE VIEWED, DOWNLOADED OR PRINTED
SBH 2021 Summer Fixture Card – SBH Summer 2021 Fixture Card Front Sheet – Issued 11-04-21 – SBH Summer 2021 Fixture Card Fixtures – Issued 11-04-21
Cross Country Team Managers Details – http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/cross-country/team-managers/
Road Running/Relay Team Managers Details – http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/road-running/team-managers/
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF INTEREST CAN BE FOUND ON THE SBH HOME PAGE BY USING THIS LINK, THEN SELECT THE LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW – http://sbharriers.co.uk/
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Club Hoody, information on how to purchase one, please go to the bottom of this Newsletter.
GB QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR TOKYO OLYMPICS 2021 – These are the following World Athletics qualification standards for all GB athletes:
Men – 100m (10.05), 200m (20.24), 400m (44.90), 800m (1:45.20), 1500m (3:35.00), 5000m (13:13.50), 10000m (27:28.00), 3000m Steeplechase (8:22.0), 110m Hurdles (13.32), 400m Hurdles (48.90), High Jump (2.33), Pole Vault (5.80), Long Jump (8.22), Triple Jump (17.14), Shot Put (21.10), Discus (66.00), Hammer (77.50), Decathlon (8350), Marathon (2:11.30).
Women – 100m (11.15), 200m (22.80), 400m (51.35), 800m (1:59.50), 1500m (3:35.00), 5000m (15:10.00), 10000m (31:25.00), 3000m Steeplechase (9:30.00), 100m Hurdles (12.84), 400m Hurdles (55.40), High Jump (1.96), Pole Vault (4.70), Long Jump (6.82), Triple Jump (14.32), Shot Put (18.50), Discus (63.50), Hammer (72.50), Heptathlon (6420), Marathon (2:29.30).
The final date that all standards are to be achieved is Sunday 27 June, the Marathon date is Monday 29 March. Team selection for all events is on Monday 28 June, and the Marathon on Tuesday 30 March.
Link for the full GB selection policy document – 2020-2021-Olympic-Games-Selection-Policy-October-2020
TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES ALL SCHEDULES – It is not long now before we take to the armchair for 19 days of sport, from Wednesday 21 July. When the games take place, Tokyo is 9 hours ahead of GMT time in London. This is the link to the schedule for all 46 competitions – https://tokyo2020.org/en/schedule/ Just click on any of the competitions, and their detailed schedule will be shown.
Regarding Athletics this is the schedule, which commences on Friday 30 July – https://tokyo2020.org/en/schedule/athletics-schedule
On the first day of Athletics, which is on Friday 30 July, Tokyo morning session commences from 09.00 to 12noon, which means in London the session commences at Midnight on Friday 30 July, and finishes at 3.00m. Their evening session commences from 19.00 to 21.00, which means in London the session commences at 10.00 on Friday 30 July, and finishes at 12noon. The following sessions times vary slightly.
BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES – Well there is just 531 days to the Opening Ceremony, you may wish to sign up to receive their Newsletter. Link – https://www.birmingham2022.com/register-your-interest/. Tickets will be on sale later this year, and can only be purchased through the official Commonwealth Games website, this is the link to register – https://www.birmingham2022.com/the-games/tickets/. 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.
ATHLETICS take place at the Alexander Stadium 2-7 August, with the Marathons on 30 July. There will be 59 medal events including a fully integrated Para Sport programme. TRIATHLON and PARA TRIATHLON take place at Sutton Park 29 and 31 July. The Individual races contest a 750m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run, and the Team races contest a 250m swim, 7km cycle, 1.5km run. Link to all events – https://www.birmingham2022.com/the-games/sports/?utm_source=workflow&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=popup_work_flow_send_welcome_autoresponder_pop_up_footer_form&utm_content=2021-02-05
Shaftesbury’s ANGUS MCKENZIE was appointed as Competition Manager (Athletics) last year, and the article on him can be found in the 26 November SBH Newsletter.
STONEX STADIUM NOW OPEN – StoneX Stadium is now open to Club members, under strict conditions. Check with your Coach for details.
SBH SUBSCRIPTIONS 2020-2021 – SBH Treasurer GEOFF MORPHITIS has sent me the following regarding subscriptions.
The Club AGM took place virtually at 19.30 on Tuesday 24 November. One of the resolutions which was passed dealt with Club Subscriptions as follows. “The Annual Membership Fee for new members from 1 December 2020 will increase to £50. Existing members who have paid their membership fee for year ended 30 September 2020 will be considered as having also paid their fee for the year ended 30 September 2021.
In other words, in recognition of the disruption caused by Covid-19, these members will have 2 years membership for the price of one.” Therefore, I’m now asking athletes who have not paid their subscription for the year ended 30/09/20 (£45) to pay, so as to qualify for the 2 for 1 concession together with the England Athletics Registration Fee of £15 for 2020/21. The total is £60 and should be paid NOW to; ACCOUNT NAME: SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS, BANK: HSBC, ACCOUNT NUMBER: 41308378, SORT CODE: 400426 – Please let me know when payment is made. Thanks GEOFF
CAN YOU HELP PLEASE – During the period when all competitions are suspended, I will do my upmost in keeping the Newsletter information and other content going.
I would welcome any contributions From Yourselves, any impending marriages, or additions to the family, any running or competing incidents, also past warm weather training/holidays (No Club 24 please). Currently the response has been excellent, but if you have anything that could make it into next week’s Newsletter – please email me.
STONEX STADIUM EAST STAND INDOOR AREA – Currently closed.
SBH MIDWEEK JUMPS CLUB AT STONEX STADIUM – Contact CLYDE GORDON on 07753 985525.
STEEPLECHASE TRAINING AT STONEX STADIUM – Currently Suspended.
PARKRUN 5K RESULTS – Is due to re-commence on Saturday 26 June
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.
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.
CLUB EMBROIDERED RED HOODIES – Currently there are now over 800 Hoodies in circulation, this is the link giving details on how you can order your Club Hoody for £35, which includes having your name embroidered on the front Club Hoodies Updated 01-07-19
FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.
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 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 (FORMERLY BARNET COPTHALL STADIUM) – Main Switchboard telephone number is 020 3675 7250.
CHARGES FOR USING STONEX STADIUM (FORMERLY BARNET COPTHALL STADIUM) – Currently the Stadium is closed.
ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBMASTER