Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Weekly Newsletter Thursday 5 March 2026

Happy Birthday from Thursday 5 March to Wednesday 11 March – Angus Brown, Larissa Giles, Miguel Gonzalez, Eva Higson, Lily Parris, Onaope Sogbesan, Glen Quayle and Lucas Xie

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a Heathy, Happy and Successful time with Shaftesbury – JACK DAVIES and TATSU OWENS

NEW CLUB INDOOR RECORD – Congratulations to AMIE ZHENG who set a new Under 13 Girl’s Indoor 60m Hurdles Record with a time of (9.93i) at the Essex and Eastern Indoor Championships at Lee Valley on 28 February. Her previous record was (10.07i) set at Lee Valley on 25 January 2026

NEW CLUB OUTDOOR RECORD – Congratulations to CHRIS BENNETT who set a new Masters 35-39 Men’s Outdoor Hammer 7.26kg Record with a throw of (68.36m) at the UKA/EA Winter Long Throws Outdoor Championships at Bedford on 28 February. The previous record was by GRAHAM HOLDER with (60.03m) at Crystal Palace on 17 June 2007

IVOR WIGGETT – Sadley passed away on the 27 January at the age of 82, with the club being represented at his funeral last week by Dave Bedford, Clyde Gordon, Jo and Gerald Alterman. There were some 100 or so in attendance, many from the athletics world. IVOR helped to officiate at many of Sfaftesbury’s meetings, he was also mentioned recently by Arsenal football club.

ARTHUR KENDALL MEMORIAL TRUST – Grant applications for the Arthur Kendall Memorial Trust for 2026 are now open. Please find attached the relevant application form – Arthur Kendall Application Form 2026
Link to the information on the SEAA website – https://www.seaa.org.uk/index.php/documents/grants

ENGLAND ATHLETICS THROWS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER – Just received the February issue from NICK RIDGEON of England Athletics – EA Throws Community Newsletter February 2026

METROPOLITAN LEAGUE 2025-2026 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS – On the Metropolitan League Website, the Individual results have still to be updated. Currently they show athletes who have completed 3 or 4 races, as the 5th race was cancelled, it would seem the fairest way of updating the final result, is to adjust athletes totals based on all athletes completing 3 races.

SBH METROPOLITAN LEAGUE STATISTICS – The following are based on the 4 Metropolitan League results, as the final fixture at trent Park on 7 February was cancelled, and will not be re-arranged.

THE FOLLOWING SHOWS THOSE ATHLETES THAT HAD COMPLETED 3 OR 4 RACES DURING THE 2025-2026 SEASON;
Men – Under 11 Boys IVAN BIRD, MARKO BIRD and DANIYAL JANMOHAMED (3 races) – Under 13 Boys HARRISON HENDERSON, PRINCE-MOSES JOHN and DENNYS PASCAL (3) – Under 15 Boys TAHA COCKERELL and BEN KASPAR (3) – Under 17 Men PABLO QUESADA-CARMONA (4), SAM TURNER (3) – Senior Men FINN MACCARTHY U23 (4), THOMAS BUTLER (3) – Veteran Men PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V60, BARRY HAWS V50, PAUL MACCARTHY V55 and JONNY SHAW V50 (4) – DANIEL NICHOLS V40 and ANDREW PORTER V50 (3)

Women – Under 11 Girls AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE and ELSIE BETTRIDGE (4 races), LILY JANMOHAMED and RUBY KONVISOR (3) – Under 13 Girls KEENYAH ADELISE (4), SIENNA DARCY, ELLEN NEELY and GRACE ROONEY (3) – Senior Women NICOLA PAYNE (3)

THE FOLLOWING SHOWS THE TOP 5 ATHLETES ALL-TIME TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMPLETED RACES IN THAT PARTICULAR AGE-GROUP;

Men – Under 11 Boys THOMAS CADWALLADER, DENNYS PASCAL and LUCAS XIE (9 races), ARTHUR PHILLIPS (8), SAMUEL GREENSTEIN and DANIYAL JANMOHAMED (7) – Under 13 Boys DAVID BULLOCK, G VELLA and J MOYSE (10), PHILIP CUNNINGHAM, PAUL DUKES, M FEAR, N FORDHAM, SAMUEL GREENSTEIN, EDWARD PASCAL, C READ, PAUL RYAN, J SMITH and J STREDWICK (9) – Under 15 Boys ARTHUR PHILLIPS (10), THEO BODEN and RUFUS KENT (9), MATTHEW MCATEER and CALEB HILTON (8) – Under 17 Men OLIVER GREENSTEIN and BEN KELLY (10), JUDE MIRANDA and AIDAN MACAVOY (9), JONATHAN BOARDMAN and JACOB CLEMENT (8) – Under 20 Men PHILLIP CROUT (10), MICHAEL CALLEGARI (9), BEN ROCHFORD and OLIVER GREENSTEIN (8), TOM BRYANT and ADAM O’GORMAN (7) – Senior/Veteran Men PHILIP CUNNINGHAM V60 (142), RAY POWELL V60 (128), RUSSELL DEVITT V75 (113), JOHN KELLY V70 (109), TIM PARKIN V45 (59)

Women – Under 11 Girls POSIE SHAW (10 races), SIENNA DARCY and GRACE ROONEY (9), KEENYAH ADELISE, ELSIE BETTRIDGE and EVIE REDPATH (8) – Under 13 Girls MIA GROOM, SCARLETT KENT and ANNA MURPHY (10), REBECCA JEFFREY (8), GEMMA HARPER, ELEANOR RACHEL, EVIE REDPATH and SARON RICHARDSON (7) – Under 15 Girls EMMA DWAN, LIDIA KYRIACOU, ELENA RONCARATI and PHOEBE MUSIC (9), JOSEPHINE CHADWICK and KAYLA MICHEL (8) – Under 17 Women SARAH BUTLER, EMILY HATHAWAY and SOPHIA STAAB (9), JOSEPHINE CHADWICK, NADIA POTTER and ELIZABETH DA TERESA (8) – Senior Women REBEKAH GARDINER (24, ELANA DIMMER (16), LUCY SHORT (NEE AUKETT) and VICTORIA WALKER (14) LUCY GOLDSMITH (13) – Veteran Women JO KENT (34), VICTORIA PRITCHARD (NEE WEBSTER) (20), MAGGIE COOPER (18), VICTORIA DAWES (16), ANNE RIDLEY (15)

2026 SBH FIXTURE CARD – Can be found on the SBH Website – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/
The Fixture Card has been updated on 16 February 2026 Revision A – This Revision includes changes to the Official Co-Ordinator contacts and UKYDL Team Managers revised. Regarding the Fixtures, the date for the Loughborough International is 17 May not 19.

WATFORD OPEN MEETINGS – Start on 1 April, entries open on 19 March. In all probability entries may be full by the end of the first week. Entries for the remaining meetings will be on a 2 week rolling period from 19 March.

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 1 April at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U14 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 7.00pm 100m, 7.15pm 1500m no times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 9.00pm 3000m no under 14s
Entries opens on roster athletics on 19 March – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee. There are no entries on the day, and there is a probability that the limits for all events will be taken up maybe a week from the 19 March

Link to all Information/Fixtures – https://watfordharriers.org.uk/open-meets
Link to document which shows all information on the 12 Fixtures – Watford Open Meetings 2026

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2026 – Takes place in Glasgow from 23 July to 2 August, with the Athletics from 27 July to 1 August. Some of you may be thinking attending the games, this is a link to the Commonwealth Games website, in which you can purchase tickets and obtain the schedule of events for all the sports – https://www.glasgow2026.com/schedule/overview

COMBINED SBH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CLUB RECORDS – Attached are the 4 Indoor/Outdoor documents which show all events for all age-groups on each document. The Indoor documents have been updated up to 12 February 2026 – A SBH All Men’s Outdoor Club Records For Track And Field, Road As Of 02-02-26 B SBH All Women’s Outdoor Club Records For Track And Field, Road As Of 02-02-26 C SBH All Men’s Indoor Club Records For Track And Field As Of 12-02-26 D SBH All Women’s Indoor Club Records For Track And Field As 12-02-26

STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 24-07-25
EMMA GOUGE who is the Stadium Athletics and SBH Co-Ordinator had advised me that any athletes coming outside the usual Tuesday and Thursday that they can tap and go with the sum up machine in West reception or scan the QR code, which they will find on the pedestrian gate on entry. We would remind you that athletes should not come through the clubhuse without paying the entry fee. This gets picked up, not only by other athletes that pay, and find it very frustrating and unfair, but also by Saracens security system which can result in a fine, and a ban from using the facility.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS SUBSCRIPTIONS – The current SBH annual subscription is £90 (following the 2025 SBH AGM) and the current England Athletics annual registration from 1 April 2025 is £20. The current total is £110 and you will be advised via the SBH Membermojo system, when your subscription and EA fees are due for payment.
For new members there is also a charge for Club Kit which is £45, giving an overall total of £155.

RESULTS
Just to clarify, that the results I publish can be different to those that are shown on the Power of 10. The differences relate to seasons and personal best performances, as certain Indoor and Outdoor performances/times are totally different for some type of events. The same applies to our Master athletes, as on the Power of 10 any season and personal best performances relate to when they become Masters (35+), I show their performances based on their current 5 year age-groups.

NORTH WEST LONDON LEAGUE – The fifth fixture of five took place at Greenford on 28 February
Under 11 Boys 2k – RIAN VARIA U11 8th (7.52), MARKO BIRD U11 25th (8.39), FINLAY MYLES U11 31st (8.51), IVAN BIRD U11 32nd (8.52), LEO ROTH U11 46th (9.28), THEO BETTRIDGE U11 52nd (10.07), the winner was FREDERICK STROBI of Queens Park Harriers (7.31), 54 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (31 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (48), 2nd Highgate Harriers (57), 5th SBH (96) 14 teams finished

Under 11 Girls 2k – AMELIA WILKES-TURPIE U11 1st (7.41), RUBY KONVISOR U11 11th (8.42), HARRIET COWAN U11 19th (9.17), ELSIE BETTRIDGE U11 20th (9.21), OLIVE TURVEY U11 38th (10.25) 43 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Harrow (32 points), 2nd Highgate Harriers (40), 3rd SBH (51) 12 teams finished

Under 13 Boys 3k – ALBERT KORTH U13 11th (12.09), ETHAN SLUTZKIN U13 12th (12.11) the winner was LUIS DA SILVA of Thames Valley Harriers (11.14) 60 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (44 points), 2nd Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (54), 3rd Highgate Harriers (57), 9th SBH (145) 16 teams finished

Under 13 Girls 3k – GRACE ROONEY U13 4th (12.43), KEENYAH ADELISE U13 11th (13.15), CATHERINE SMITH U13 30th (14.38) the winner was ANNA MURRAY of Highgate Harriers (12.15) 43 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Highgate Harriers A (41 points), 2nd London Heathside (65), 3rd Harrow (70), 5th SBH (89) 11 teams finished

Under 15 Boys 4k – HENRY COWAN U15 4th (14.21), TAHA COCKERILL U15 14th (15.03), THOMAS FELLOWS U15 27th (16.09) the winner was ROBIN GREENWOOD of Trent Park (13.41) 37 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow (54 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (68), 3rd Harrow (75), 6th SBH (83) 11 teams finished

Under 15 Girls 4k – OLIVIA ABBOTT U15 20th (17.27) the winner was JAGNA FALKOWSKA of Trent Park (15.13) 30 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Barnet & District (24 points), 2nd Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (43), 3rd Highgate Harriers (54) 9 teams finished

Under 17 Men 5k – No SBH runners, the winner was DYLAN MILLS of London Heathside (17.36) 17 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Ealing, Southall & Middlesex (36 points), 2nd London Heathside (39), 3rd Highgate Harriers (50) 7 teams finished

Under 17 Women 5k – GEORGIA SUMMERS U17 3rd (22.43), the winner was ROSE SCOFIELD of London Heathside (20.35) 9 runners finished
Team Result – 1st Dacorum (28 points), 2nd London Heathside (30), 3rd SBH (33) 5 teams finished

Awaiting final team postions for the season

UKA/EA WINTER LONG THROWS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Bedford on 28 February to 1 March
Discus 1kg – U18W ELKIE BAKER U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (SB 40.60m) adding 38cm to her 14 February throw, and is ranked UK No.4 U20 in 2026
Discus 1.5kg – U18M CHU ONONOGBU U17 3rd (PB 54.20m) adding 2.05m to his 2025 throw, and is ranked UK No.1 U17 in 2026
Discus 2kg – SM REUBEN VAUGHAN 3rd (SB 49.92m) adding 3.09m to his 14 February throw
Javelin 800kg – U18M DANIEL DUBRAS U20 2nd (SB 57.11m)
Hammer 7.26kg – SM CHRIS BENNETT V35 2nd (V35 PB 68.36m) adding 1.81m to his 14 February time, and is ranked UK No.1 V35 in 2026, and a new Club Record

ESSEX AND EASTERN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Lee Valley on 28 February to 1 March
60m – U13G H2 AMIE ZHENG U13 3rd (PB 8.85i) taking .01 of a second off her 2025 time, in Semi-Final 2 AMIE finished 2nd (PB 8.80i) taking .05 of a second off her H2 time, in the Final AMIE finished 7th (8.89i)
300m – U17W H1 ELEANOR ROBERTS U17 2nd (42.97i), H2 RILEY MCNALLY U17 3rd (SB 42.91i) taking .64 of a second off her 24 January time, in the Final RILEY finished 6th (43.56i)
60m Hurdles – U13G Straight Final AMIE ZHENG U13 won the Gold Medal (PB 9.93i) taking .14 of a second off her 25 January time, and is ranked UK No.1 U13 in 2026 and a new Club Record
High Jump – SW Straight Final REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY U23 won the Gold Medal (PB 1.73mi) adding 1cm to her 2023 height, and is ranked UK No.5 U23 in 2026
Pole Vault – U17M Straight Final NOAH VAN DEN BERGH U17 won the Gold Medal (SB 3.80mi) adding 10cm to his 11 January height

4J SCOTTISH ATHLETICS INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Emirates Arena, Glasgow on 28 February to 1 March
Heptathlon – SM EVAN CAMPBELL 9th (4581 points) – 60m (7.48i), 60m Hurdles (8.39i), 1000m (2:51.55i), High Jump (1.94mi), Pole Vault (NH), Long Jump (6.76mi), Shot 7.26kg (13.88mi)

RMAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Gunnison, Colorada, USA on 27-28 February
60m Hurdles – SM H2 JOSEPH PURBRICK 3rd (8.26i), in the next race JOSEPH finished 5th (8.24i)

NEWHAM AND ESSEX BEAGLES INDOOR 60M OPEN MEETING – Took place at Newham on 25 February
60m – SM Ao3 SYDNEY MENDES 3rd (7.16i), A12 MICAH FORBES-AGYEPONG 1st (SB 7.50i), Bo3 SYDNEY finished 3rd (7.19i), Bo6 MICAH finished 4th (SB 7.45i) taking .05 of a second off his A12 time

HVEZDY V NEHVIZDECH – Took place at Nehvizdy, CZE on 25 February
Shot 7.26kg – SM SCOTT LINCOLN (HCA) 4th (SB 21.12mi) adding 32cm to his 15 February put

RUNNING2TIME BRUNEL OPEN MEETING – Took place at Uxbridge on 25 February
60m – SX A11 NAYLAH ADEEKO U13 5th (8.59i), B14 NAYLAH finished 1st (8.60i)
Pole Vault – SX ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 4th (2.30mi), AMY HALLETT U20 5th (PB 2.30mi) adding 10cm to her 21 January height

VAXJO INOMHUSKAST INDOOR MEETING – Took place at Vaxjo, Sweden on 6-8 February
Discus 1.5kg – U18M CHU ONONOGBU U17 3rd (SB 51.27mi) and is ranked UK No.1 U17 in 2026
Discus 1kg – U18W ELKIE BAKER U20 (2nd Claim) 5th (SB 39.63mi) and is ranked UK No.2 U20 in 2026

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.

LINK TO PARKRUN RESULTS – This is the Link I use to obtain the current week’s Parkrun results, if you go to the bottom of the results, you can obtain the previous weeks results – parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=1018.
The results shown are for those SBH athletes that added SBH when they registered for Parkrun.
How to use results – Scroll down to the first Parkrun, Which will show you how many SBH runners had competed. To get all the runners details, click on “View Full Results” which will show all runners that had competed at that event. Scroll down to the first SBH athlete, which will his or her age, also if they have a OB, by clicking on the athletes name, this will show you how many Parkruns they have competed in sinc registering.

PARKRUNS MILESTONE VESTS – You can purchase these from 50 to 500, this is the link – https://shop.parkrun.com/collections/milestone-run-walk-vests

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,301 events – 244,338 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers – 10,762 first timers – 29,135 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 28 February
ANDREW PORTER V50 6th (22.58) this was his 25th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Battersea on 28 February
PABLO QUESADA-CARMONA U17 3rd (15.55) this was his 5th Parkrun, ARTHUR PHILLIPS U17 5th (PB 15.56) this was his 72nd Parkrun, JESSE ABRAHAMS U17 13th (PB 16.23) this was his 14th Parkrun, JOHN-MICHAEL DIRACLES U20 23rd (16.46) this was his 3rd Parkrun, EUAN PHILLIPS U17 25th (17.00) this was his 52nd Parkrun, DENNYS PASCAL U13 41st (PB 17.23) this was his 11th Parkrun, JARED MORRIS U17 44th (17.26) this was his 7th Parkrun, EDWARD PASCAL U15 48th (17.35) this was his 10th Parkrun, LADDIE SHAW U17 49th (PB 17.36) this was his 12th Parkrun, AIMEE PORTER U15 78th (18.17) this was her 11th Parkrun, HARRISON HENDERSON U13 87th (18.28) this was his 4th Parkrun, DANIYAL JANMOHAMED U11 91st (18.34) this was his 40th Parkrun, ANTONIO QUESADA-CARMONA U 13109th (PB 19.08) this was his 1st Parkrun, PRINCE VICTORIUS JOHN U17 170th (PB 20.18) this was his 1st Parkrun, PRINCE-MOSES JOHN U13 207th (PB 20.54) this was his 1st Parkrun, AMBER JACKSON U17 224th (21.03) this was her 34th Parkrun, SIENNA DARCY U13 289th (22.22) this was her 3rd Parkrun, ELLEN NEELY U13 353rd (23.26) this was her 6th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Burgess on 28 February
JAMES TRAPMORE V50 88th (21.13) this was his 84th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Canons Park on 28 February
PAUL LEWIS V50 5th (19.38) this was his 294th Parkrun, LENARD MICHEL V55 24th (22.56) this was his 173rd Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 109th (31.02) this was her 179th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cassiobury on 28 February
ETHAN SLUTZKIN U13 37th (21.25) this was his 152nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Felixstowe on 28 February
ROSS HAMMOND U20 110th (24.33) this was his 114th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Gladstone on 28 February
JULIAN LAMY 3rd (17.52) this was her 50th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Stanborough on 28 February
JAMES DAVIS 66th (33.38) this was his 102nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Mile End on 28 February
BRADLEY SINGER V35 59th (21.30) this was his 361st Parkrun, STUART SINGER V65 113th (23.56) this was his 503rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 28 February
AIDAN MCAVOY U20 2nd (PB 16.26) this was his 21st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Rendelsham Forest on 28 February
PHILIP SHELLEY V65 68th (31.36) this was his 82nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pymmes on 28 February
POSIE SHAW U17 2nd (PB 19.04) this was her 18th Parkrun, SAM CLEMENTS U15 5th (19.49) this was his 24th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Wollaton Hall on 28 February
JACOB CLEMENT U20 3rd (18.25) this was his 15th Parkrun

UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY AND ROAD RELAY FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 5 MARCH UNTIL END OF SEASON – The SBH 2026 Summer Fixture Card was issued on the 16 February Rev A, and can be found on the SBH website, in which you can Access/Print a copy for future reference – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/

UK CAU INTER COUNTIES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 7 March at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough (Satnav LE12 5SQ)
Note: You you will selected by your respective County Team Manager

ENGLISH SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 14 March at Sefton Park, Liverpool
Note: You you will selected by your respective County Team Manager

SOUTHERN MEN’S 12 STAGE AND WOMENS 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Sunday 29 March at Milton Keynes.Bucks (MK14 6BN)
Start times – 12.00pm Men 6 Stages of 4.9K and 6 Stages of 8.76K, 13.00pm Women 4 Stages of 4.9K and 2 Stages of 8.6K
Entries Closing Date Monday 17 March
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

NATIONAL MEN’S 12 STAGE AND WOMENS 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS – Takes place on Saturday 11 April at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Town Gate Entrance, Birmingham (Satnav B73 6BU)
Details to be confirmed
Start times Senior Men 12.00noon, Senior Women 12.10pm
Distances Senior Men/Women Long Legs 5.38K, Short Legs 3.16K
Entries Closing Date End Of March (TBC)
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager

TCS LONDON MINI MARATHON – Takes place on Saturday 25 April on the Embankment, London (Satnav EC3R 6DX)
Start Times – 8.55am Under 18 Men, 9.02am Under 16 Boys, 9.09am Under 14 Boys, 9.16am Under 18 Women, 9.23am Under 16 Girls, 9.30am Under 14 Girls
The course is over the final 2.6km of the London Marathon course
Note: You will have to be pre-selected by your respective London Borough or UK Region

TCS LONDON MARATHON – Takes place on Sunday 26 April from Greenwich
We should have a few runners representing the stripes

SBH UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 5 MARCH AND ANY FIXTURE THAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ENTER

ENGLAND MASTERS (INTER AREA) INDOOR CHALLENGE – Takes place on Saturday 14 March at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR)
Note: Team selection will be via area clubs

WORLD SENIOR INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland from Friday 20 March to Sunday 22 March
Note: You will be selected to compete

MIDDLESEX, HERTFORDSHIRE AND KENT INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley on Saturday 21 March and Sunday 22 March
Entries Closed

EUROPEAN MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 – Takes place on Friday 27 March to Thursday 2 April at Torun, Poland.
Entries Closed

LEE VALLEY INDOOR MINITHON 3 – Takes place on Saturday 28 March at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, London (N9 0AR)
Entries Closed

EUROPEAN MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Friday 27 March to Thursday 2 April at Torun, Poland.
Entries Closed

UPCOMING SBH TRACK AND FIELD OUTDOOR FIXTURES FROM SATURDAY 14 MARCH

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS THROWSFEST MEETING – Takes place on Saturday 14 March at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL).
Entries Closed

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS THROWSFEST MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 29 March at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL).
Entry Fees: £6 for first event and £9 subsequent events for SBH members. £12 per event for non SBH members
Events are Discus, Shot, Hammer and Javelin
Entries open to enter on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/sbh-throwsfest-2/
Entries Closing Date Thursday 26 March – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS INDOOR JUMPS MEETING – Takes place on Sunday 5 April at StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon, London (SatNav NW4 1RL).
Entry Fees: £5 for first event and £7.50 subsequent events for SBH members. £10 per event for non SBH members
Events are Pole Vault, High Jump and Long Jump
Entries open to enter on Opentrack – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2026/GBR/sbh-indoor-jumps-2/
Entries Closing Date Thursday 2 April – Please be advised that events may be full before the closing date.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

EMMANOUIL KARALIS GOES No.2 ALL-TIME WITH 6.17M POLE VAULT – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Only MONDO DUPLANTIS has gone higher than the Greek athlete after great performance at his national champs in Athens. EMMANOUIL KARALIS next head to head with MONDO DUPLANTIS will be highly anticipated after the Greek pole vaulter cleared (6.17m) at his national championships in Paiania, Athens, on Saturday 28 February.

.It is a height only DUPLANTIS has beaten with his (6.30m) world record, which was set at the World Championships in Tokyo last September. “MANOLO” KARALIS, as he is called, is the reigning European indoor champion and now the No.2 vaulter in history after beating the best vaults by athletes such as RENAUD LAVILLENIE and SERGEY BUBKA. His PB before this weekend was (6.08m) from 2025.

The 26-year-old had cleared a world lead of (6.07m) on his first attempt, but put the bar up to (6.17m), going over at his second attempt, before later making two attempts at a (6.31m) world record. “I don’t know what’s going on guys! I’m living a dream, don’t wake me up!” he said. “I’m very happy. I managed to make one of my dreams come true here in Paiania, the home of athletics.” Jumping in front of around 2500 spectators, he added: “I’m happy. All the people I love came, they were here and… yes, right now I just can’t believe what’s happened, because I’m chasing the next one. But I’m fine. I have a team that believes in me a lot, sometimes more than I do.

“Okay, I didn’t jump (at 6.31m) because I was tired, but I set the bar for a world record, so I’m happy about that. I can’t imagine at all that I surpassed RENAUD LAVILLENIE and SERGEY BUBKA. It was definitely something I always wanted to do, we believed in it, I said it to myself, but achieving it is something very great.” KARALIS and DUPLANTIS are due to meet for the first time this year at the Mondo Classic in Uppsala, Sweden, on March 12 ahead of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun from March 20-22.

THE HISTORY OF CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photographs taken by MARK SHEARMAN

Of all forms of running, cross country arguably remains the most elemental. Away from the roads and synthetic tracks, it’s a return to nature. While running itself stretches back to antiquity, cross-country competitions only emerged in early 19th century England. Their origins lie in the Victorian public school system. In 1819, students at Shrewsbury School, barred from forming a fox-hunting club, created their own alternative: a running club that mimicked the chase on foot. Two boys acted as “hares” or “foxes”, setting off ahead and dropping paper scraps as a trail, while the rest – the “hounds” – gave chase across the countryside. ANDREW HUTCHINSON, author of the definitive history of cross-country, described it as a sport born “out of imitation” – boys imitating their fathers hunting. By the mid-19th century, these “hare-and-hound” races had spread across schools and universities and the first national schools cross-country championships were held on December 7, 1867. Notwithstanding, the famous cross-country event at Rugby School (“The Crick Run”), described in THOMAS HUGHES’S immensely popular TOM BROWN’S Schooldays (1857), is thought to date to the late 1830s.

Cross country also found a home within London’s rowing community. During the winter months, members of the Thames Rowing Club began running on Wimbledon Common to stay fit. These events became formalised in 1868, and the club’s founder, Walter Rye, later became the first president of the English Cross Country Union in 1883. After the run, members enjoyed beer and “sing-song”, a tradition upheld by many running clubs today. The first national cross-country championship was held in 1876 at Buckhurst Hill in Epping Forest in north London. This event proved so chaotic that, according to reports, everyone got lost in the cold depths of the forest. When one wretched individual finally made it back to headquarters, his body was rubbed with brandy in an attempt to warm him. “But personally,” he admitted, “I thought internal application would be better and I snatched the glass.” A year later, at Roehampton, a properly marked course brought order, and this is generally recognised as the true starting point of the championships, since the previous race had been declared void. In 1883, the National Cross Country Union was formed, staging its first official National the following year at Sutton Coldfield, with hosting duties rotating between the northern, midlands and southern associations.

Cross country soon spread beyond Britain. It reached the United States by 1878 and developed formal structures there by the 1890s through national and collegiate championships. The first international cross-country championship took place in France in 1898, followed by the founding of the International Cross-Country Union (ICCU) in 1903. Inter-Counties Cross Country. Whilst many athletes used the cross-country season to build strength and stamina for their own specialised events, others dedicated themselves solely to cross country. As SEBASTIAN COE said, cross-country became the “bedrock of endurance running”.

Cross country briefly featured on the Olympic programme in 1912, 1920 and 1924, before being dropped after the infamous Paris race. Run over 10 km in a searing heatwave, the event turned into both an ordeal and a spectacle. Only 15 of the 38 starters finished and eight needed stretchers. Officials and spectators were aghast. The legendary “Flying Finn” PAAVO NURMI weathered the conditions and claimed victory by just over a minute. After the Second World War, the ICCU Championships became increasingly global, with nations such as South Africa (1962), New Zealand (1965) and the USA (1966) joining the fold. The event soon established itself as the world’s premier annual footrace, bringing together the best milers, steeplechasers, marathoners and road runners on a single, unforgiving course.

The terrain itself became part of the spectacle – from the sandy tracks of Rabat in 1975 to the precipitous, mud-laden course at Glasgow in 1978. In 1967, women were finally admitted to international competition at the championships in Wales, marking a significant step forward for the sport. The IAAF World Cross Country Championships began on March 17, 1973 in Belgium, replacing the ICCU era and formally marking the sport’s transition into the modern international age. A decisive shift came in 1981, when Ethiopia and Kenya entered teams for the first time. Their impact was immediate and lasting. In 1986, Kenya’s JOHN NGUGI captured the nation’s first senior men’s title, and in 1994 HELEN CHIPRIGENO delivered its first senior women’s crown.

IAN STEWART leads during the 1972 World Cross Country Championships in Cambridge. What followed was an era of African dominance. Kenyan men swept the podium in 1988, and in 2010 the country achieved one of the most comprehensive clean sweeps in athletics history, winning all four individual races and all four team titles. Other nations also emerged as major forces. Uganda, in particular, signalled a new competitive balance in 2019 by finishing one-two in the senior men’s race and collecting further individual and team medals across the championships. Some runners have taken the idea of cross country to the nth degree, traversing entire countries and continents, a testament to the sport’s enduring appeal and versatility. Today, cross country is a global phenomenon, with dozens of nations regularly showcasing talent on the world stage. Its name, originally “cross-countryside”, nods to its pastoral origins, yet modern courses now range from rolling rural fields to urban parklands, racecourses and lesser-known regional towns such as Bathurst in Australia (2023), which arguably hosted one of the toughest courses. The sport’s adaptability, combining endurance, strategy and connection with the natural environment, ensures it continues to capture the imagination of runners of all ages and abilities. Far from fading, cross country remains a vibrant and accessible test of fitness, resilience, and spirit.

The 3 photographs feature – 1 A somewhat muddy course at the 2018 National Cross Country Championship at Leeds – 2 IAN STEWART at the 1972 World Cross Country Championship at Cambridge – The women’s race at the 2018 Inter Counties Cross Country Championship at Loughborough

NEW SBH KIT FOR 2026 – Supeme Sports have just announced that they have launched a new range of SBH kit. This is the kit that is available

Link to the Supreme Sports website – https://www.supreme-sports.co.uk/webshop/schools-and-clubs/shaftesbury-barnet-harriers/

MACCABI GAMES – Are you interested in competing in the JCC Maccabi Games in Canada in the summer. Please contact Rachel Aryton if you are interested. reayrton@gmail.com 07756450496

POWER OF 10 – As previously advised the Power of 10 is undergoing a major update, and at the end of last week CEO of UK Athletics JACK BUCKNER issued a statement on the PO10, if you go to bottom of the statement there is an link, which enables you ‘Early Access’ to the PO10. If you have any comments, then you can conact them at admin@thepowerof10.info
Link to the PO10 statement – https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/power-of-10-update-from-jack-buckner/

SARACENS SHOWDOWN 6 GAMES – EMMA GOUGE has sent the club an early bird invitation, for the Showdown 6 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 28 March 2026. There are 2 games, first Saracens Women who play Sale Sharks Women at 14.30, followed by Saracens Men who play Northampton Saints Men at 18.00.

We have an opportunity to share a discount code to their Showdown 6 game in March.
To reserve tickets this is the unique code SD610GYGJP and here is the link https://saracens.com/theshowdown6/

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT– To follow our newInstagram 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.

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

‘MEMBERMOJO’ SECURE MEMBERS SYSTEM – We have implemented a new secure member system to allow members to join and renew their membership online. (You can also delete yourself from our records if you are no longer a member, or you can request deletion from sean.sutherland@yahoo.ca)
Your basic contact information has been imported. Please check and update your data so that we can have up-to-date information. View your profile using the instructions below, check your data and update as necessary. You will also be able to renew your record when it is close to expiring (within a month of expiry). Payments will still be made via bank transfer.

Link to document which gives information to existing members on the system, and how to use it – Membermojo Instructions To Use For Existing Members May 2025

SBH 2026 SUMMER FIXTURE CARD – The SBH 2026 Summer Fixture Card has now been published on the SBH Website on 16 February 2026 Rev A. This is the link to the fixture card, which you can access and print for future reference – A SBH Summer 2026 Fixture Card Front Sheet Rev A Updated 16-02-26 B SBH Summer 2026 Fixture Card Fixtures Rev A Updated 16-02-26

SBH CROSS COUNTRY POINTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – The final winners can now be found on the SBH website.
Link to the winners on the SBH website – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-points-tables/

SBH CROSS COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS – The final winners can now be found on the SBH website.
Link to the winners on the SBH website – https://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/winter-xc-club-championships/

REQUEST FROM TEAM MANAGERS – We are asking that you reply to team managers when they contact you? It’s very difficult to select a team if the athletes don’t reply especially when we can see that they have read the text. Even if they are unavailable the team managers need to know!

WINTER TRAINING SESSIONS – CLYDE GORDON advised me that the sessions restarted on Monday 3 November. Please let him know whether you wish to attend – clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk

Sessions – Mondays 7.00pm to 8.30pm will be for those interested in High Jump – Wednesdays 7.00pm to 8.30pm will be for those interested in Long/Triple Jump.
Dress in layers, ready to train, we meet in the Indoor Track about halfway down.

CHANGE TO STONEX STADIUM MEMBERSHIP – To use the StoneX Stadium facilities for training, SBH members are required to pay a fee. You can register as a member (which is free) which then entitles you to a discount. This is the link to the form to apply for membership – SBH StoneX Membership 24-07-25
EMMA GOUGE who is the Stadium Athletics and SBH Co-Ordinator had advised me that any athletes coming outside the usual Tuesday and Thursday that they can tap and go with the sum up machine in West reception or scan the QR code, which they will find on the pedestrian gate on entry. We would remind you that athletes should not come through the clubhuse without paying the entry fee. This gets picked up, not only by other athletes that pay, and find it very frustrating and unfair, but also by Saracens security system which can result in a fine, and a ban from using the facility.

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.

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 hooudy 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 £37 + 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/

ACCESS TO SBH CLUBHOUSE – The new Keyholders to the outside door are TY HOLDEN, CLYDE GORDON, NEVILLE THOMPSON, GREG THOMPSON, COLIN GODFREY and YAMILLE ALDAMA who all use the Clubhouse outside of normal stadium opening hours. GEOFF MORPHITIS and DAVE BEDFORD will also have a key. All other key fob holders can continue to gain access to the clubhouse via the (New) West Stand Entrance and the Trackside Door to the Clubhouse.
Link to note and details for further information – SBH Club House Door 20-01-23

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.

FACEBOOK – Photographs can be found on the SBH page.

CAN YOU HELP PLEASE – 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.

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 POLE VAULT 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. Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend.

SBH HIGH JUMPS GROUP AT STONEX STADIUM – High Jump training takes place on Monday’s from 19.00pm to 21.00pm. These sessions will be run by our High Jump Coach GRANT BROWN. There will be a charge of £10 per session.
Please contact the session administrator CLYDE GORDON at clydeg67@hotmail.co.uk in advance and let him know if you are planning to attend

SBH TRAINING AND COACHING – Please see the SBH 2025-2026 Winter Fixture Card, which gives details of Training and Coaching – A SBH Winter 2025-2026 Fixture Card Front Sheet Issued 06-09-25

POLE VAULTERS REQUIRED FOR 2026 – 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 3870 3303

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 09.11.21 StoneX Stadium Certificate

ALAN WELLER – SBH NEWSLETTER EDITOR AND WEBSITE MANAGER – alanweller111@gmail.com