Happy Birthday from Thursday 6 July to Wednesday 12 July – Jessie Adams, Ella Appiah-Spick, Carol Backhouse, Columba Blango, David Brooks, Euan Dickson-Earle, Rebekah Gardiner, Alyson Harvey, Gerald Matthew, John Wright

RECENT NEW MEMBERS – We wish you a very warm welcome, and a happy, healthy and successful time with Shaftesbury to JESSIE ADAMS, ISLA BRASNETT and JOLOMI DEMEYIN

COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES – Congratulations to EBUKA NWOKEJI and ZICO JONES who have been selected to represent England and Wales respectively, at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago on the 4-11 August.
EBUKA will compete in the 100m and 4x100m mixed relay, and ZICO in the 400m.

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.

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE RESULT UPDATE – The following 2 results were incorrect on the PO10, The names for A & B had now been switched, these are correct;
110m Hurdles – U20M A RUBEN HEDMAN 2nd (13.76 w-3.1), B JOSEPH PURBRICK 1st (13.80 w-3.1)
Long Jump – U17M A ALEX KONSTANTARES (2nd Claim) 3rd (PB 5.81m nwr) adding 19cm to his 15 January jump, B VICTOR PAIUSCO 1st (5.44m nwr)

MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – Took place at Finsbury Park on 24 June.
The results in last week Newsletter were taken from the Power of 10, but unfortunately they only showed approximately half of our non scoring runners. These are those that were not shown.
100m – U13G NS2 JESSE ADAMS 1st (PB 14.26 w1.0) taking 1.55 seconds off her 10 June time, KYRA WILLIAMS 2nd (PB 14.62 w1.0), ISABELLA HEATHCOTE 4th (16.89 w1.0)
100m – U15G NS1 FAITH LAMPTEY 2nd (PB 13.65 w1.3) taking .37 of a second off her 13 May time, DESTINY NGIGE 7th (PB 14.32 w1.3)
400m – U17M NS1 ADAM O’GORMAN 1st (PB 55.83)
800m – U13G NS1 OLIVIA ABBOTT 1st (PB 2:42.49) taking 4.10 seconds off her 7 May time, JESSE ADAMS 8th (PB 3:15.83)
800m – U15B NS1 PRINCE VICTORUS JOHN 3rd (SB 2:27.77), MATTHEW MAY 7th (PB 2:34.21)
800m – U15G NS1 MEGAN HAMMOND 6th (2:41.24)

RESULTS 
ENGLISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Birmingham on 30 June to 1 July.
100m – U15G H2 ANGEL MCLEOD (Middlesex) 2nd (SB 12.31 w2.6) taking .12 of a second off her 10 June time, AARA KAMARA (Hertfordshire) 7th (PB 12.76 w2.6) taking .03 of a second off her 10 June time, H4 MOIESHA SAVAGE (Middlesex) 5th (PB 12.54 w4.5) taking .04 of a second off her 10 June time, in the Final ANGEL won the Gold Medal (12.38 w-0.4)
100m – U17W H4 MAKAYLA BRAI-ALOYE (Middlesex) 6th (13.00 w-2.0)
200m – U17M H1 EBUKA NWOKEJI (Northamptonshire) 1st (21.85 w0.4) in the Final EBUKA won the Gold Medal (PB 21.36 w2.8) taking .23 of a second off his 14 May time
200m – U17W H2 TAMI GEORGE (Middlesex) 2nd (25.20 w0.2) in the Final TAMI won the Bronze Medal (25.31 w0.4)
200m – U20M H2 MALACHI AMADI (Middlesex) 4th (22.51 w-0.1)
300m – U15G H2 ELLA BUCKLEY (Middlesex 2nd Claim) 6th (PB 41.63) taking .48 of a second off her 10 June time
300m – U15B H1 JAIAN SAUNDERS (Middlesex 2nd Claim) 8nd (43.28 w0.8)
400m – U17M H1 ZICO JONES (Middlesex) 3rd (50.13)
400m – U20W H2 CHARLOTTE HARRIS (Middlesex 2nd Claim) 2nd (56.93) in the Final CHARLOTTE finished 6th (59.35)
800m – U17W H2 MYA MAIRS-INGRAM (Middlesex) 2nd (PB 2:09.01) taking 3.29 seconds off her 14 June time, H3 LARISSA WILSON (Middlesex) 3rd (2:12.94) in the Final MYA finished 4th (2:14.05)
1500m – U15B H1 ARTHUR PHILLIPS (Middlesex) 7th (PB 4:18.81) taking 1.03 of a second off his 3 June time
1500m – U15G H2 POSIE SHAW (Middlesex) 11th (4:52.84)
3000m – U17M Straight Final GIANLEO STUBBS (Middlesex) won the Silver Medal (8:56.56)
3000m – U20W Straight Final AIMI WEIGHTMAN (Hertfordshire) finished 5th (9:57.51)
80m Hurdles – U15B H2 HARRY WEBB (Hertfordshire) 2nd (PB 11.42 w1.8) taking .24 of a second off his 27 May time, in the Final HARRY finished 5th (11.66 w-0.3)
80m Hurdles – U17W H2 NIA FORBES-AGYEPONG (Hertfordshire) 2nd (PB 11.46 w3.1) taking .01 of a second off her 30 April time, in the Final NIA finished 5th (PB 11.45 w2.9) taking .01 of a second off her H2 time
High Jump – U15B Straight Final RIAN SHAH (Hertfordshire) 16th (1.64m)
High Jump – U17M Straight Final JORDAN NGIGE (Hertfordshire) 13th (NH)
High Jump – U20W Straight Final REBECCA WHEELER-HENRY (Hertfordshire) 5th (1.69m)
Pole Vault – U15B Straight Final ISAAC VAN DEN BERGH (Hertfordshire) won the Bronze Medal (PB 3.30m) adding 10cm to his 10 June height, THOMAS ROBERTSON(Hertfordshire) finished 4th (PB 3.30m) equalling his 10 June height, and is ranked UK No.4 U15 in 2023
Pole Vault – U17M Straight Final ANGUS BROWN (Hertfordshire) won the Silver Medal (4.30m)
Pole Vault – U17W Straight Final ABIGAIL EDWARDS (Hertfordshire) 5th (3.10m)
Shot 6kg – U20M Straight Final ALASTAIR BROWN (Suffolk 2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (PB 15.74m) adding 54cm to his 24 June put, and is ranked UK No.6 U20 in 2023, TRAVIS SCOTTOW (Hampshire 2nd Claim) finished 6th (14.06m)
Discus 1kg – U17W Straight Final ELKIE BAKER (Middlesex 2nd Claim) won the Bronze Medal (31.82m)
Discus 1.25kg – U15B Straight Final CHU ONONOGBU (Hertfordshire) won the Silver Medal (PB 46.33m) adding 3.03m to his 10 June throw
Discus 1.75kg – U20M Straight Final PHARRELL HAREWOOD (Leicestershire and Rutland) won the Bronze Medal (47.01m)
Hammer 4kg – U20M Straight Final GRACIE JENVEY (Hampshire 2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (48.45m)
Javelin 800g – U20M Straight Final JACOB AXTELL (Hampshire 2nd Claim) 13th (43.48m)

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – Took place at St Albans on 2 July.
Match Result – 1st SBH (641 points), 2nd Dacorum (632.5), 3rd St Albans (464), 4th Norwich (423), 5th Watford (282.5), 6th West Suffolk (80)
Apologies but there an no provisional results published as yet.

SOUTHERN U20/SENIOR INTER COUNTIES – Took place at Horspath on 2 July.
100m – SW REBECCA JEGGO (Essex HCA) 4th (12.49 w-2.7)
200m – SW REBECCA JEGGO (Essex HCA) 2nd (SB 25.41 w0.3)
800m – U20W EMMA MCCLUSKEY (Middlesex 2nd Claim) 4th (2:20.13)
1500m – U20M NOAH CLARKE (Middlesex 2nd Claim) 3rd (4:40.67)
100m Hurdles – U20W ALINA COFIE (Middlesex) 3rd (15.08 w-2.3)
110m Hurdles – U20M RUBEN HEDMAN (Essex) 1st (13.93 w-0.9)
400m Hurdles – SM STEVEN GARRETT (Middlesex) 2nd (55.64)
Shot 7.26kg – SM GREGORY THOMPSON (Middlesex) 2nd (15.72m)
Discus 2kg – SM GREGORY THOMPSON (Middlesex) 1st (57.20m)
Hammer 4kg – SW AMY CLEMENS (Middlesex) 4th (45.43m)
Javelin 600g – SW JO BLAIR V35 (Warwickshire HCA) 3rd (51.99m)
Javelin 800g – SM MILAN TRAJKOVIC U23 (Hertfordshire) 4th (41.33m)

BMC GRAND PRIX – WORLD ATHLETICS CHALLENGER – Took place at Watford on 1 July.
1500m – Mens B THOMAS PATRICK U23 2nd (PB 3:44.39) taking .55 of a second off his 27 May time
3000m – Mens B DYLAN EVANS 9th (SB 8:13.37)
3000m – Womens B GEORGIA BELL 5th (PB 9:06.63) taking 33.88 seconds off her 2022 time

MEETING INTERNAZIONALE CITTA DI NEMBRO – Took place at Nembro, Italy on 1 July.
100m Hurdles – SW H2 MARLI JESSOP 1st (SB 13.45 w1.4) taking .01 of a second off her 10 June time, and is ranked UK No.3 U23 in 2023, JESSICA HUNTER 2nd (SB 13.48 w1.4) and is ranked UK No.7 in 2023, in the final race JESSICA finished 2nd (13.58 w-0.4), MARLI finished 3rd (13.64 w-0.4)

MEETING ELITE DE TROYES – Took place at Troys, France on 1 July.
400m Hurdles – SW HAYLEY MCLEAN 4th (57.11)

NEWHAM AND ESSEX BEAGLES OPEN MEETING – Took place at Newham on 30 June.
100m – SM Round 1, 1 OJIE EDOBURUN 4th (10.32 w3.1), 7 ZANSON PLUMMER 1st (10.56 w1.2), 14 JUBRIL ADENIJI U23 4th (PB 11.18 w2.1) taking .05 of a second off his 24 May time, Round 2, 1 OJIE EDOBURUN 5th (10.32 w1.8), 2 ZANSON PLUMMER 3rd (SB 10.35 w3.8) taking .16 of a second off his 3 June time, 9 JUBRIL ADENIJI U23 5th (11.20 w1.6)
100m – SW Round 1, 2 ALANNAH FASHANU U23 4th (11.80 w0.5), 9 HANNAH FOSTER U23 1st (12.26 w2.1), Round 2, 2 ALANNAH FASHANU U23 3rd (SB 11.68 w1.8) taking .13 of a second off her 22 April time, and is ranked UK No.10 U23 in 2023, 3 HANNAH FOSTER U23 6th (12:12 w2.3)

ATHLETISSIMA – Took place at Lausanne, Switzerland on 29-30 June.
400m Hurdles – SW LINA NIELSEN 7th (56.62)

WATFORD OPEN MEETING – Took place at Watford on 28 June.
100m – SX 2 JAYDEN KLEIN U20 3rd (PB 11.77 w0.6) taking .25 of a second off his 16 April time
1500m – SX 1 JOSIAH WILLIAMS-OLLIVIERRE U20 2nd (PB 4:28.06) taking 6.83 seconds off his 31 May time, CALEB HILTON U15 10th (PB 4:36.97) taking 3.72 seconds off his 31 May time, 2 NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (SB 4:24.98) taking 7.74 seconds off his 13 May time, 3 JONATHAN BOARDMAN U23 2nd (SB 4:19.03) taking 7.46 seconds off his 3 May time, 4 JORDAN PEARLMAN U17 4th (PB 4:16.45) taking 4.53 seconds off his 3 May time, PETER BAYVEL-ZAYATS U17 5th (PB 4:16.96) taking 7.61 seconds off his 25 June time, LEO RONCARATI U20 12th (4:27.63), 5 ADAM O’GORMAN U17 2nd (PB 4:10.97) taking 5.12 seconds off his 31 May time, 6 MAX WINFIELD U20 9th (PB 4:11.80) taking .18 of a second off his 2022 time, RAFI GAYER U17 13th (4:15.89), 7 BENJAMIN GOSTICK U20 3rd (PB 4:05.97) taking 1.54 seconds off his 31 May time, 8 ALEX WOOD U20 13th (PB 4:15.25), 9 THOMAS BUTLER 1st (SB 3:53.71), LUCA STUBBS U23 7th (PB 3:57.36) taking 1.62 seconds off his 2021 time, 9 THOMAS BUTLER 1st (SB 3:53.71), 10 LADDIE SHAW U15 11th (PB 4:54.17) taking 4.05 seconds off his 31 May time, EDWARD PASCAL U13 12th (PB 4:56.13) taking 2.22 seconds off his 4 June time, 11 YEDIDYA MAXWELL U15 3rd (PB 4:42.51) taking 9.33 seconds off his 4 June time, JESSE ABRAHAMS U15 8th (PB 4:48.24) taking .06 of a second off his 31 May time, TOBY EDWARDS U20 14th (PB 5:06.20) taking 28.50 seconds off his 2018 time, 12 SCARLETT KENT U23 8th (PB 4:39.65) taking 4.85 seconds off her 31 May time
3000m – SX 2 JAI HARYANANI U17 19th (PB 9:56.20) taking 6.83 seconds off his 31 May time, 3 THOMAS BUTLER 1st (PB 8:18.44) taking 5.61 seconds off his 11 June time

EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Cambridge on 24 June.
Shot 6kg – U20M Straight Final ALASTAIR BROWN U20 (2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (PB 15.20m) adding 41cm to his 17 June put, and is ranked UK No.10 U20 in 2023
Discus 1.75kg – U20M Straight Final ALASTAIR BROWN U20 (2nd Claim) won the Silver Medal (40.02m)
Hammer 6kg – U20M Straight Final ALASTAIR BROWN U20 (2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (PB 52.46m) adding 29cm to his 30 April throw, and is ranked UK No.10 U20 in 2023
Javelin 600g – SW Straight Final JO BLAIR V35 (HCA) won the Silver Medal (42.24m)

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.

CHRISTOPHER KIRWIN – Congratulations to CHRISTOPHER who has volunteered as one of the timekeepers on 227 occasions out of the 271 at the Tamar Trails Parkrun since its inception. Due to a long standing knee injury he is unable to take part in the run or to volunteer with other roles. He has concentrated on timekeeping, also training newcomers and establishing good working relationships with run directors. especially training new RDs, as well as with the volunteer giving out the finish tokens – essential that the TKs are in agreement with the token donor.
He has missed a few Saturdays due recovery from fracturing five vertebrae and have occasional Saturdays when he has had schools athletics championships, in which he has been invited to present certificates/medals. He has being Devon Schools AA Chainman for over 20 years before he retired from teaching – also with his wife, has had one or two trips to Spain each year to visit our son who is resident out there. CHRISTOPHER lives in Yelverton, Devon.

PARKRUNS IN THE UK – Last Saturday at parkruns in the UK, there were…
1,122 events – 171,641 walkers, joggers and runners – 24,766 volunteers – 8,927 first-timers – 23,973 PBs

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 1 July.
PAUL LEWIS V50 1st (19.45) this was his 174th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Bushey on 1 July.
JAMIE HARPER U23 124th (20.51) this was his 24th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 1 July.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 343rd (41.48) this was his 295th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Lake Claremont, Perth, Australia on 1 July.
STUART MOORE V60 48th (27.38) this was his 197th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 1 July.
STUART SINGER V60 28th (22.37) this was his 382nd Parkrun, LENARD MICHEL V50 40th (23.05) this was his 99th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 71st (24.43) this was his 233rd Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 151st (29.10) this was her 91st Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 1 July.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 202nd (39.42) this was his 269th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Peckham Rye on 1 July.
EUAN MACKENZIE 4th (PB 17.56) this was his 8th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Sizewell on 1 July.
PHILIP SHELLEY V60 51st (27.59) this was his 38th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Whitstable on 1 July.
CLIFF GOLDING V65 149th (27.51) this was his 147th Parkrun

UPCOMING ROAD RELAY AND TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 6 JULY UNTIL WEDNESDAY 2 AUGUST – The SBH 2023 Summer Fixture Card can be found on the SBH website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/ 

UK CHAMPIONSHIPS INCLUDING THE TRIAL FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place from Saturday 8 July to Sunday 9 July at the Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester (Satnav M11 3FF).
Link to purchase tickets – https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/events-and-tickets/uk-athletics-championships-manchester-2023/

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE – The second of four fixtures takes place on Sunday 9 July at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
Entries Closed

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 12 July at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 19.00pm 400m No Under 13s, 19.15pm High Jump, 19.25pm BMC, 20.00pm 800m No times over 2 minutes 45 seconds, 21.05pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No Under 13s
Open on roster athletics as yet, this is the link –
Note: Entries Close Saturday 9 July, there are no entries on the day, and there is a possibility that the limits will be taken up well before the race day. 

NATIONAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE ROUND 3 – The third of four fixtures takes place on Saturday 15 July at Ashton Playing Fields, 598 Chigwell Road, WoodfordGreen (Satnav IG8 8AA).
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 

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE ROUND 4  – The fourth of five fixtures takes place on Sunday 16 July at Chelmsford Sports And Athletics Centre, Salerno Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH).
Age-Groups Under U13, U15 & U17 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – EYAL Timetable 2023
Note: You will have to be selected by your Team Manager, Those athletes who wish to compete as a non-scorer, please contact your Team Manager no later than Thursday 13 July as the declarations have to be in on Friday 14 July

LEE VALLEY DOUBLE 100m/200m SPRINTS OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 19 July at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
For age-groups U13 and above.
100m Men 19.00, 100m Women 19.30, 200m Men 20.00, 200m Women 20.30 times are estimated.
This is the link for you to enter yourselves, all fixtures are now open to enter – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=5&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Closing Date TBC or once an event reaches full capacity.

MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – The fourth fixture of four takes place on Saturday 22 July at the StoneX Stadium, Greenlands Lane, Hendon (Satnav NW4 1RL).
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 20 July as the declarations have to be in on Friday 21 July.

ENGLAND SENIOR AND PARA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS, INCLUDES UK COMBINED EVENTS AND CAU CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 22 July and Sunday 23 July at Chelmsford Sports And Athletics Centre, Salerno Way, Chelmsford (Satnav CM1 2EH).
For all entry details and full information please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=15212
Entries Closing Date Monday 10 July

WATFORD OPEN MEETING  – Takes place on Wednesday 26 July at the Woodside Stadium, Horseshoe Lane, Watford (Satnav WD25 7HH).
Age-Groups Under U13 and above Men/Women.
Timetable – 19.00pm 200m, 19.15pm Triple Jump, 19.15pm 1500m No times over 5 minutes 30 seconds, 21.00pm 3000m No times over 11 minutes, No Under 13s
Is not open on roster athletics as yet, this is the link –
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 COMBINED EVENTS U17, U20 AND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 29 July and Sunday 30 July at the Horspath Athletics Track, Horspath Road, Oxford (Satnav OX4 2RR).
Please Note: For all information including entering yourself online please use this link – http://www.seaa.org.uk/onlineregs/meeting9.php?MeetID=148
Closing Date Tuesday 18 July

UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH – The fourth fixture of four takes place on Sunday 30 July at the K2 Crawley Leisure Centre, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley (Satnav RH11 9BQ).
Age-Groups Under 17 & U20 Men/Women.
Link to the timetable – UK YDL UAG 2023 Timetable
Note: You will have to be selected by your respective Team Manager

LEE VALLEY DOUBLE SPRINT HURDLES OPEN MEETING – Takes place on Wednesday 2 August at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton, London (Satnav N9 0AR).
For age-groups U13 and above.
This is the link for you to enter yourselves, fixture is now not open to enter – https://data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/?o=&page=4&date__gte=&date__lte=&type=&q=&country_id=&uses_ot=on
Entries Closing Date TBC

ENGLAND U17 & U15 COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 5 August and Sunday 6 August at the Manchester Regional Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester (Satnav M11 3FF).
For all entry details and full information please use this link – https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/about?id=15476
Note: You will have to enter yourselves and pay the appropriate fee
Entries Closing Date Monday 10 July

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.
19 July – Sprints 100m/200m Meeting (Open to enter)
2 August – Double Sprint Hurdles (Not open to enter yet)
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 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 (Open to enter)
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 (Not open to enter as yet)
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

HIGH-FLYING HUGHES KEEPS FEET ON THE GROUND – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

British sprinter exudes quiet confidence going into rest of the season after breaking LINFORD CHRISTIE’S British 100m record. ZHARNEL HUGHES is known for his love of flying, but after breaking the British 100m record last weekend in New York he still has his feet firmly on the ground. The 27-year-old, a budding pilot in his spare time, clocked (9.83) to break LINFORD CHRISTIE’S 30-year-old national mark. Yet he kept his post-race celebrations low-key – with some Jamaican food and a stroll around Times Square – and is determined to take the rest of the season step by step as he tackles the UK Championships in Manchester next weekend, the Diamond League in London on July 23 and World Championships in Budapest in August.

He also says he will be content if his (9.83) remains his best time at the end of the summer, too. This doesn’t mean he isn’t ambitious, though. He has his sights set on winning medals. “You don’t always see the fastest times coming out in the finals,” says HUGHES, who is clearly not one for brash predictions. “You just need to be a part of the rumble and if you can be patient and be the most relaxed person in the field then anything is possible.”

The Anguillan-born Brit is coached by GLEN MILLS, the same man who guided USAIN BOLT. HUGHES sometimes bumps into BOLT as they use the same gym, but he hasn’t seen him since the UK record-breaking run. Neither has he had the chance to speak to the man whose record he beat. “When Linford did it (9.87) in 1993) I wasn’t even in existence yet,” he says. “But it’s something that was always on my mind. I always wanted to break the British record eventually and I’m just happy to have done it. “When I ran it in New York, I didn’t know what time I ran until I turned around and saw the clock. I just knew I had executed a good race. There’s a lot still to fix. It felt fast but I didn’t know I broke the record. Looking back at old clips of LINFORD back in his days is something I look at.”

Despite winning the European 200m title in 2022, HUGHES says he has attacked this season with renewed hunger after a slightly disappointing year. “Last season it made me a bit more hungry,” he explains. “I got back and I didn’t want to do any vacation. I just wanted to get back into work. I only took two weeks off from the season just to spend a little time with the family. And it was back to work. “Coach MILLS can be hard at times. But he’s honestly one of the most genuine, down to earth people you’ll ever come across and he wants the best for all of his athletes and I think I’m just happy to be coming to my full potential now with his guidance.” HUGHES believes there is room for improvement too. “We haven’t really started much speed work as yet but this is just speed endurance I’m running off and I’m pretty sure come late July and early August Coach MILLS will start to sharpen up all the bits that need to be sharpened.”

STACEY GONZALES BETANCOURT – Congratulations to STACEY whose has had an outstanding 2023. The highlight was winning a Silver Medal in the Womens 45-49 Pole Vault (3.00m), at the World Indoor Championships in Poland last April. STACEY just missed out on the Gold Medal on count-back, and following the Championships she was ranked No.4 in Europe and No.6 in the World.

The outdoor season started at the LICC at the StoneX Stadium, vaulting (2.90m), which ranked her No.1 in Europe and No.3 in the World. The remainder of this year looks very promising, with the possibility of improving her personal best of (3.00m), and then in 2024 moving up to the 50-54 age-group.

60 YEARS OF THE BRITISH MILERS CLUB – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently. Photograph taken by MARK SHEARMAN of SEB COE in 1983 at Cosford.

The British Milers’ Club was created in 1963 and its origins can be traced back to the pages of AW. Exasperated with the poor performances of middle-distance runners at the time, the endurance coach FRANK HORWILL wrote to this magazine and his mission statement appeared in the June 29 issue that year. “A number of Senior AAA Honorary Coaches,” he said, “wish to start a specialist club for milers (male and female), to be known as the British Milers’ Club. The emblem for this Club will be a Union Jack mounted above a runner.” The letter ignited debate and led to the creation of the ‘BMC’, a specialist organisation which has given training and racing opportunities to generations of leading domestic runners for the past 60 years. HORWILL passed away in 2012, but the legacy of that letter is still very much alive and well.

SEB COE, president of World Athletics, says: “In 1963, when FRANK HORWILL decided he should do something about the slight decline in British distance running, little did he know then just what an impact his actions would have. Thirteen years later, it was at a BMC meeting in 1976 that I made one of my first big breakthroughs over 800m. I went to Stretford as a teenager with a PB of (1:51.8), but came away from there with a lifetime best of (1:47.7), breaking the BMC record in the process. But I am just one of literally thousands of athletes to have benefitted from the BMC.” COE, who won Olympic 1500m titles in 1980 and 1984 and broke world records at 800m, 1000m, 1500m and one mile, added: “The opportunities to set PBs, to achieve qualification marks, or simply gaining quality racing experience at BMC meetings have been invaluable to generations of athletes. Indeed, the British Milers’ Club has transformed the face of middle-distance running in the UK over the past 60 years. No doubt FRANK’S legacy will live on for many more decades through the good work of the BMC.” JACK BUCKNER, chief executive of UK Athletics and 1986 European 5000m gold medallist, said: “The BMC’s impact on the development of endurance athletes over the decades cannot be over-estimated. Their races have given so many opportunities for athletes to compete against great competition exactly when they have needed it over the years. “On a personal level they played a massive part in my career as my 800m PB (1:49.8) was in a BMC race (Crystal Palace, 1981) and I regularly competed in their races from 1977-84, with my coach GEORGE GANDY also a big supporter of their events. “I’ve no doubt of its importance to endurance athletes, particularly middle-distance athletes and I am sure we will be celebrating further milestones in future decades of this fantastic format.”

As an example of the BMC’s impact, look no further than the reigning world men’s 1500m champion JAKE WIGHTMAN. “JAKE went from second place [and PB] in his debut BMC Grand Prix ‘F’ race in 2012 to first place [and PB] at the World Championships over the same distance 10 years later,” says his father and coach, GEOFF. “The BMC founder FRANK HORWILL would be proud of the widespread impact that his invention continues to have.” Aged 17, JAKE finished runner-up to WILL PAULSEN and just ahead of NEIL GOURLEY in (3:51.74) in Manchester that day before racing to global glory a decade later to beat JAKOB INGEBRIGTSEN in Eugene in (3:29.23). GEOFF WIGHTMAN adds: “The BMC is the envy of other nations around the world in the way that it conditions whole generations of athletes to the demands of fast middle and long-distance track racing. Other event disciplines in the UK have modelled themselves on the format but only longer running events can have that crucial element of pace-making.”

Spurred on by HORWILL’S battle cry and ethos, the BMC went from strength to strength through the 1960s and 1970s. To join the club, HORWILL listed 10 membership benefits, which included: “To encourage the attitude of mind that the stopwatch is the ‘enemy’ and not necessarily other Club milers.” A key moment came in June 1969 when Dutch runner MARIA GOMMERS ran (4:36.8) for the women’s mile at Saffron Lane in Leicester – the first world record at a BMC event. The following month, five men broke the four-minute barrier for the mile on the same day at BMC meetings in Motspur Park and Stretford. It was merely a taste of what was to come, as a golden era of middle-distance running saw COE, STEVE CRAM, STEVE OVETT, PETER ELLIOTT, DAVE MOORCROFT and many others making their mark.

The BMC’s growth was not entirely smooth, however. HORWILL’S creation of a BMC South Committee in the early 1980s and the critical tone of his articles in BMC News led to unrest and the resignation of chair HARRY WILSON and other committee members in 1981. TIM HUTCHINGS, one of Britain’s strongest runners during that era, recalls: “I became emergency treasurer of the BMC in the early 80s when there was an attempt to fold the club, with only my old coach FRANK banging the drum for its survival and so it could keep offering race opportunities to good athletes who wanted to make that jump upwards from club athletics.” The BMC survived, though. “I owe an immeasurable debt to the BMC,” HUTCHINGS continues, “having run in dozens of its races from the age of 15 and on through the 1970s and 1980s, run umpteen PBs, and learning how to push hard and be stretched in paced races, how to be positioned and race well, and so much more. “I ran a (3:56) mile in a low-key BMC race at Aldershot of all places, in 1982, again with great pacing. It’s very satisfying to quietly see the club go from strength to strength, helping hundreds of athletes each year and knowing you’ve played a very small part.”

The BMC got back on track in the 1990s with the creation of its nationwide grand prix series. New stars like KELLY HOLMES emerged and the BMC was involved in a memorable meeting in Oxford in 2004 where CRAIG MOTTRAM beat MO FARAH in a mile race on the 50th anniversary of ROGER BANNISTER’S famous sub-four feat. Much has changed since 1963. Led by WIGHTMAN,  KEELY HODGKINSON and LAURA MUIR, plus emerging talents like MAX BURGIN and longer distance stars like EILISH MCCOLGAN, standards have never been higher.

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 3 posts this week, photographs taken at the YDL.on 25 June, English Schools on 30 June to 1 July and EYAL on 2 July.

YDL features NEVILLE THOMPSON with four of our throwers left to right, PHARELL HAREWOOD U20 Shot (PB 11.51m), Discus (44.47m) and Javelin (PB 38.91m), JOSEPH WHEELER-HENRY U17 Javelin (20.00m), NEVILLE, CALLUM SYDENHAM U20 Javelin (SB 18.16m) and BRIAN ANENE U17 Shot (PB 11.61m) and Discus (PB 36.29m).

ENGLISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS features our Pole Vault trio of ANGUS BROWN U17 who won the Silver Medal (4.30m), THOMAS ROBERTSON U15 who finished 4th (PB 3.30m) and ABIGAIL EDWARDS U17 who finished 5th (3.10m).

EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE features our Under 13 relay team of VERA DOUDKO, JESSIE ADAMS, ISLA BRASSNET and ANNA ANENE.

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 2 athletes who have achieved qualification standards – ZHARNEL HUGHES 200m (20.07 w-0.3) 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.