Happy Birthday from Thursday 9 March to Wednesday 15 March – Carole Brown, Page Fairclough, Hannah Foster, Ashwin Fowkes-Gajan, Larissa Giles, Eva Higson, Ebenezer Joseph, Cameron Knight, Cecilia Martinez-Nunez, Naias Morgan, Fellan McGuigan, Ethan Moss, Lina Neilsen, Daniel Nichols, Sophie Rabet and Onaope Sogbesan

NEW CLUB RECORD – Congratulations to ROSALIND ZEFFERTT who broke her own Indoor V60 Women’s Pole Vault Club Record on 5 March at Carshalton, with a height of (2.40m), adding 9cm to her (2.31m) set at Lee Valley on 4 December 2022.

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – Can be found in the Club Information section at the bottom of the Newsletter. The document has now been updated with recent contributions from KAREN HARRISON, TIM UNDERHILL and GLEN WATTS,

THE TCS LONDON MINI MARATHON – Takes place on Saturday 22 April and is run over the last 2.6k of the London Marathon course.
To be in with a chance of representing Team Barnet, athletes who want to qualify will need to have done a UK parkrun, this Saturday 11 March is the final date to qualify for Team Barnet.
Eligibility for each age category in the 2023 event is based on the participant’s age on Wednesday 31 August 2022, as follows:
*Under-17* (Years 11 and 12): must have been aged 15 or 16 on Wednesday 31 August 2022
*Under-15* (Years 9 and 10): must have been aged 13 or 14 on Wednesday 31 August 2022
*Under-13* (Years 7 and 8): must have been aged 11 on Wednesday 31 August 2022

Fill | TCS Mini London Marathon 2023 – Team Barnet Consent Form

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks JEREMY

PARKRUN SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY – I have been advised that there were 2 SBH athletes who competed on the 25 February, but had not identified themselves as SBH. They were HOLLY CLARKE U13 at Oak Hill 58th (23.38) this was her 4th Parkrun, and ELIZABETH DA TERESA U17 at Sunny Hill 7th (24,23) this was her 2nd Parkrun

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 is £16 from 1 April 2022 (this increases to £17 as from 1 April 2023 renewals). The current total is £81 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.

SHAFTESBURY BARNET HARRIERS 2023 TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES – SBH compete in 5 leagues, in which 4 of them you will selected by your Team Manager to compete, although in some events you can compete as a non-scoring athlete.

NATIONAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE – For Senior and U20 athletes – Sunday 11 June at Eton, Saturday 15 July at Woodford, Saturday 5 August at Glasgow
UK YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE – For U20 and U17 athletes – Sunday 30 April at Harrow, Sunday 28 May at Reading, Sunday 25 June at Bromley, Sunday 30 July at Crawley, Sunday 3 September Final at TBC
EASTERN YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – For U17, U15 and U13 athletes – Sunday 23 April at Peterborough, Sunday 21 May at StoneX Stadium, Sunday 2 July at St Albans, Sunday 16 July at Chelmsford, Sunday 6 August at Watford, Sunday 10 September Final at Stevenage
MIDDLESEX YOUNG ATHLETES LEAGUE – For U17, U15, U13 and U11 athletes – Sunday 7 May at Perivale, Sunday 4 June at Harrow, Saturday 24 June at Finsbury Park, Saturday 22 July at StoneX Stadium
SCVAC VETERANS LEAGUE – For V35 and above athletes – Awaiting dates.
To compete you have to be a 2nd claim member of Barnet & District AC. Please advise your team manager that you intend to compete.

TEAM MANAGERS – Details can be found on the SBH 2023 Fixture Card, or on the SBH Website at http://sbharriers.co.uk/athletics/track-field/team-managers/

LONDON INTER CLUB CHALLENGE 2023 TRACK AND FIELD FIXTURES – Promoted by SBH, entry fee is £8 per event for all age-groups. Members of SBH and LUCA qualify for a 50% discount – Saturday 15 April at StoneX Stadium Throws Fest and Indoor PV, Sunday 16 April at Harrow Track and Jumps, Sunday 9 July at StoneX Stadium, Saturday 12 August at StoneX Stadium, Sunday 27 August at StoneX Stadium.

QUADKIDS – For U9 and U11 athletes. Events are 75m Sprint, 600m Run, Standing Long Jump and Howler Throw.
Quadkids take place prior to an LICC fixture, dates to be finalised. 

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.
26 April – Sprints 100m/200m Meeting
10 May – Double 100m Meeting
24 May – 300m/300m Hurdles/400m/400m Hurdles Meeting
7 June – Double 100m Meeting
21 June – Sprints 100m/200m Meeting
5 July – Double 100m Meeting
19 July – Sprints 100m/200m Meeting
2 August – Double Sprint Hurdles
16 August – Sprints 100m/200m Meeting
30 August – Double 100m Meeting
September – Autumn Throws Fest

RESULTS 
NORTH WEST LODON LEAGUE – Took place last Sunday at Harrow School
Apologies but still no results published.
Although this a photograph of our Under 11 Girls at Harrow School, from left to right

EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Istanbul, Turkey on 2-5 March.
1500m – SW H3 ELLIE BAKER 2nd (4:10.65), in the Final ELLIE finished 11th (4:10.96)

This is the report from the Athletics Weekly website – BAKER’S hopes going into the Euro Indoors were high after she made history at the UKA Indoor Championships (February 19) by breaking ZOLA BUDD’S 1500m championship record from 1986. “The word I would use is confused,” BAKER added. “As I felt in really good shape and the last few weeks has gone well in training, I felt strong but today I had no legs and from the start I was struggling so it was confusing when you think you’re in a good place but you’re not feeling like that in a race. “We’ll go back to the drawing board and go again. I was a bit gutted when I could feel them going away from me as I came here wanting to medal and get that for the team, but when I felt it coming away from me I knew my legs were gone and lost my stride a bit towards the end. It’s one of those things… I will come back stronger and it adds more fuel to the fire! “I’ve taken a lot of things from this season and I feel like I’m in a good place. I have run a PB and I am in a good place but I just want to be more competitive in these championships.”

VAULT CARDIFF INDOOR MEETING – Took place at Cardiff on 5 March.
Pole Vault – Pool K ANGUS BROWN U17 1st (PB 4.31m) adding 41cm to his 28 January height, and is ranked UK No.1 U17 in 2023

SUTCLIFFE INDOOR 60m MEETING – Took place at Eltham on 5 March.
60m – SM A2 PHOENIX LYON 4th (SB 7.13) taking .10 of a second off his 15 February time, B3 PHOENIX finished 5th (7.14)
60m – SW A1 EJONE KRUGER 4th (SB 7.70) taking .01 of a second off her 15 February time, B1 EJONE finished 5th (SB 7.70) equalling her A1 time

ESSEX AND EASTERN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Lee Valley on 4-5 March.
60m Hurdles – U15B Straight Final HARRY WEBB U15 won the Gold Medal (PB 8.88) and is ranked UK No.3 U15 in 2023

VAXJO INOMHUSKAST – Took place at Vaxjo, Sweden on 4-5 March.
Shot 5kg – U18M ALASTAIR BROWN U20 (2nd Claim) 2nd (SB 14.89m) and is ranked UK No.7 U20 in 2023

SURREY AND SURREY INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Carshalton on 4-5 March.
Pole Vault – SW SX Non Scoring STACEY GONZALES BETANCOURT V45 1st (2.70m), ROSALIND ZEFFERTT V60 2nd (PB 2.40m) adding 9cm to her 2022 height, and is ranked UK No.1 V60 in 2023, also a New Club Record
Long Jump – SM Straight Final PAUL OGUN (HCA) won the Gold Medal (7.13m)
Long Jump – SW Straight Final KERSTIN POHLMANN (2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (SB 5.13m)

BMAF WINTER THROWS CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Horspath on 4 March.
WT 9.08kg – W35 Straight Final EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (SB 13.94m) and is ranked UK No.1 V35 in 2023
Discus 1kg – W35 Straight Final EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (SB 41.77m) and is ranked UK No.2 V35 in 2023
Hammer 4kg – W35 Straight Final EMMA BEARDMORE V35 (2nd Claim) won the Gold Medal (SB 45.65m) and is ranked UK No.1 V35 in 2023

ICAA/ECAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Took place at Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 3-5 March.
Mile – SM H2 LIAM GARRETT U23 (Yale University 2nd Claim) 2nd (PB 4:07.04) taking .07 of a second off his 11 February time, and is ranked UK No.8 U23 in 2023, in the Final LIAM finished 8th (4:07.34)

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

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Aldenham on 4 March.
PAUL LEWIS V50 2nd (19.56) this was his 158th Parkrun, TIM UNDERHILL V50 6th (21.44) this was his 95th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cannon Hill on 4 March.
KRISTIAN IMROTH U23 1st (15.02) this was his 3rd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cassiobury on 4 March.
ABDIRAHIM HAMUD U20 1st (PB 15.49) this was his 47th Parkrun, NICOLE MCGOVERN U17 5th (PB 18.13) this was her 7th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Cottesloe, Perth, Australia on 4 March.
STUART MOORE V60 55th (32.28) this was his 185th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Hackney Marshes on 4 March.
BARRY CHISHOLM V60 245th (29.58) this was his 285th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Jersey on 4 March.
ANDREW HOLMES V55 142nd (29.28) this was his 47th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Oak Hill on 4 March.
ARTHUR PHILLIPS U15 2nd (PB 17.27) this was his 61st Parkrun, ADAM O’GORMAN U17 3rd (17.28) this was his 6th Parkrun, JAI DARYANANI U17 5th (PB 17.47) this was his 7th Parkrun, TOMMY NARVAEZ-WHITE U17 9th (PB 18.33) this was his 47th Parkrun, XANDER REESE U13 13th (19.35) this was his 1st Parkrun, AIDEN MCAVOY U17 16th (20.07) this was his 1st Parkrun, JESSE ABRAHAMS U13 19th (20.25) this was his 6th Parkrun, JOEL PHILLIPS V45 21st (20.42) this was his 90th Parkrun, DAVID GREENSTEIN V55 23rd (20.56) this was his 92nd Parkrun, AMBER JACKSON U13 34th (PB 22.06) this was her 7th Parkrun, HOLLY CLARKE U13 60th (23.53) this was her 5th Parkrun, PHOEBE MUSIC U15 61st (23.55) this was her 6th Parkrun, BRADLEY SINGER 70th (24.34) this was his 218th Parkrun, STUART SINGER V60 89th (25.29) this was his 365th Parkrun, SHONA MICHEL V50 190th (31.05) this was her 82nd Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Panshanger on 4 March.
RUSSELL DEVITT V70 163rd (34.32) this was his 254th Parkrun

PARKRUN 5K – Took place at Pymmes on 4 March.
FINN MACCARTHY U20 1st (PB 16.55) this was his 77th Parkrun, NOAH CLARKE U20 (2nd Claim) 3rd (18.30) this was his 35th Parkrun, PAUL MACCARTHY V55 8th (PB 20.12) this was his 217th Parkrun, BARRY HAWS V50 16th (21.25) this was his 38th Parkrun

UPCOMING CROSS COUNTRY AND ROAD RELAY FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 9 MARCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY 5 APRIL – The updated 2022-2023 Winter Fixture Card and Information Sheet, are available further down the Newsletter.

UK CAU INTER COUNTIES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 11 March at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough.
Note: You will selected by your respective County Team Manager 

ENGLISH SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 18 March at Wollaton, Park, Nottingham.
Note: You will selected by your respective County Team Manager

SOUTHERN MEN’S 12 STAGE AND WOMENS 6 STAGE ROAD RELAYS WHICH INCLUDE THE 15/U17 5k ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 2 April at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London E20.
Start times TBC
Entries Closing Date Tuesday 21 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 WHICH INCLUDE THE 15/U17 5k ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Saturday 15 April at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, Town Gate Entrance, Birmingham (Satnav B73 6BU).
Start times U17 Men 11.00am, U17 Women 11.05am, U15 Boys 11.15am, U15 Girls 11.20am, Senior Men 12.00noon, Senior Women 12.20pm
Distances U15/U17 Men/Women 5K, Senior Men/Women Long Legs 5.38K, Short Legs 3.16K
Entries Closing Date Friday 7 April
Note: You will have to be pre-entered by your respective Team Manager.

UPCOMING INDOOR FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS, WHICH COVERS THE PERIOD THURSDAY 9 MARCH UNTIL WEDNESDAY 5 APRIL  

BRITISH MASTERS INDOOR PENTATHLON AND 3000M CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 61 Meridian Way, Edmonton (Satnav N9 0AR) on Saturday 11 March.
Entries Closed 

ENGLAND ATHLETICS U15 AND U17 COMBINED EVENTS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at the English Institute of Sport, Coleridge Road, Sheffield (Satnav S9 5DA) on Saturday 11 March and Sunday 12 March.
Entries Closed
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

HERTFORDSHIRE, MIDDLESEX AND KENT INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place at Lee Valley on Saturday 18 March and Sunday 19 March, for all age-groups excluding U13s.
Entries Closed

WORLD MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Takes place on Sunday 26 March to Tuesday 4 April at Torun, Poland.
Note: You will have to enter yourself and pay the appropriate entry fee

BETH POTTER WINS OPENING RACE OF THE WORLD TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – The first race of the series took place on the 3-4 March at Abu Dhabi.
BETH POTTER won the sprint race in a time of (57:56) ahead of fellow Brit SOPHIE CALDWELL (58.14) and TAYLOR SPIVEY of the USA third (58.27).

The Swim – Given the 24.2C water temperature, there were no wetsuits in sight as the athletes lined up on the pontoon and it was COLDWELL that got off to the best start and was quickly leading the swim pack. Despite the short swim distance, the front pack managed to create a small gap, with Brazil’s VITTORIA LOPES hot on COLDWELL’S feet, RAPPAPORT was well placed in third and was joined by LENA MEILSNER of Germany, SPIVEY and POTTER. COLDWELL emerged from the swim first but was hit with a 10sec time penalty for entering the water too early at the start. She was followed out the water by RAPPAPORT, MEILSNER, SPIVEY, LOPES and POTTER.

What happened on the bike – That time penalty wasn’t too damaging for COLDWELL, however, and she was quickly out on the bike working together with that lead pack. One thing that did change, however, is that those two chase packs had come together, leaving a group of several dozen women bunched up together. What’s more, they had lost a few more seconds on the leaders come the end of the lap. And that gap continued to grow over the next two laps, with the gap to that huge group up to 47secs. The six leaders all came through transition together and emerged as a group, too. As they headed out on the run the chase pack came into view, arriving into transition some 44secs back. 

What happened on the run – Out on the run, LOPES quickly dropped off that lead pack, but the remaining five women stuck together, with RAPPAPORT and then POTTER leading from the front. As the first aid station came into view POTTER went on the attack, ignoring any hydration and picking up the pace. The result? For the first time today that lead pack started to stretch out, with fellow Brit staying within touching distance and the other three women dropping back. By the end of the first run lap, POTTER and COLDWELL crossed the line together, with SPIVEY and RAPPAPORT following 10secs behind. Further back there were no significant gains from the chasing group of athletes, with TAYLOR-BROWN finishing the first lap roughly a minute behind the leaders. As the race entered its final stages POTTER made another move and this time COLDWELL wasn’t able to respond. POTTER ended up crossing the line some 18secs ahead of her fellow Brit, with SPIVEY finishing an extra 13secs back. 

Quotes from the women’s 2023 WTCS Abu Dhabi race – Speaking just after crossing the finish line, POTTER said: “It’s always a bit of an unknown, the first race of the season, but I feel like I’ve been doing well in training and JONNY BROWNLEE text me this morning and said ‘you’re going to win’. I didn’t quite believe it. I was like, yeah, yeah, I’ll just do my best! “I’ve been working really hard, not only on the physical side, but also mental. I feel much more positive, calm and relaxed going into racing, and just more aggressive.” 

Report was published on the 220 Triathlon website.

MODERN OLYMPICS EVOLVED FROM ANCIENT GREEK GAMES – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.
The modern Olympics, which is a major international sporting event held every four years since it was first established in 1896, has its roots in the ancient Olympic Games that were held in Olympia, Greece.

The role of technology in shaping Olympic events across history – From the introduction of timing devices to track athletes’ performance, over the use of advanced materials for equipment and apparel, to Olympic-inspired games that you can find at casinos at Casinowings.com, technology has been instrumental in pushing boundaries and enhancing the popularity of the sports. In recent years, technological advancements have allowed for more accurate measurements and data collection during competitions. This has enabled coaches and trainers to better understand their athletes’ performance and make adjustments accordingly. Technology has also helped improve safety standards. For example, helmets are now designed with shock-absorbing materials that can reduce the risk of head trauma during contact sports such as football or rugby.

From ZEUS to PIERRE DE COUBERTIN – The ancient games were dedicated to the Greek god ZEUS and featured various athletic competitions and religious ceremonies. They began around 776 BC and lasted for more than 1000 years until 393 AD when they were abolished by Emperor THEODOSIUS I of Rome as part of his effort to suppress pagan cults. Although the original games had no set schedule or events, some of them included running races, boxing matches and chariot racing – all of which can still be seen today at the modern Olympics. Over time, other sports such as wrestling, pentathlon (a five-event competition), horseback riding and javelin throwing were added to the list of events. Eventually the modern Olympic Games were created by PIERRE DE COUBERTIN in order to revive these ancient traditions with an emphasis on peace and international goodwill between athletes from different nations.

Gender in Olympic history: Women’s participation over time – The first female athlete to compete in the modern Olympics was CHARLOTTE COOPER, who won gold in tennis at the 1900 Paris Games. However, it wasn’t until 1928 that women were allowed to participate in track and field events. Since then, women have made great strides in Olympic history. In 2012, for example, every participating nation sent female athletes to compete for the first time ever. This marked a major milestone for gender equality in sports. Today, women make up nearly half of all Olympic participants and are represented across all disciplines from swimming to weightlifting.

The most iconic moments in Olympic history – From JESSE OWEN’S four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics to NADIA COMANECI’S perfect 10 at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, these moments are forever etched into people’s memories. At the 1972 Munich Olympics, American swimmer MARL SPITZ won seven gold medals in a single Games – a feat that has yet to be matched by any other athlete. In 1980, ERIC HEIDEN became the first person to win five individual gold medals in one Winter Olympics when he dominated speed skating events at Lake Placid. And who can forget about MICHAEL PHELPS’ record-breaking eight gold medals at Beijing 2008?

RICH HISTORY OF THE ISLE OF MAN FESTIVAL OF RUNNING – The following article was published on the Athletics Weekly website recently.

Runners will descend on the island later this month to challenge course records held by athletes such as JONNY MELLOR, ROSIE SMITH and JAMES WALSH. The 59th Isle of Man Easter Festival of Running will fire into life in just a few weeks’ time and the anticipation is already building. This famous annual event, currently supported by IQEQ, has grown from lowly beginnings into one of the best and most anticipated events on the running calendar. This year’s Festival follows the same format that has proved to be such a great success since 2006, and as usual offers a generous prize fund in the region of £5000, with special bonuses for athletes breaking any of the course records. What has set the Easter Festival apart from other athletics events on the Isle of Man since the early 1970s is the invasion of visiting runners which continues to this day. For 50 years and more the Festival has proved to be a magnet for university running teams from all corners of the British Isles, and the traditions of the annual trip to the Isle of Man have been passed down through generations of student athletes. Many have continued to visit each year as alumni members of student teams. Plenty of visiting club teams have contested the Festival over the years too, and some truly great names of the sport have graced the event over the decades – including several Olympians. The opening Quine & Cubbon 10km road race takes place on the evening of Good Friday April 7, starting and finishing on Port Erin Promenade. The race begins at 6.45pm, with men and women running together. It follows a scenic route which includes part of the spectacular coastal footpath from Gansey to Port St Mary.

On Easter Saturday afternoon the Full Factory Winnerswear Peel Hill races take place, with the men going first over a distance of approximately 3.7 miles at 2.15pm. They are followed an hour later at 3.15pm by the women over a course of around 2.7 miles. The atmosphere on the hill is always fantastic and the views spectacular, with the visiting student teams providing masses of colour, noise and fun. The racing concludes on Easter Sunday morning with the Outback 5km road races on Douglas Promenade walkway, with the women leading the way at 10.30am and the men’s race following at 11.15am. The prize presentation and party takes place in the Outback Sports Bar on Sunday evening with doors opening at 7pm, and is strictly ticket-only.

Both the 10km and 5km races have course measurement certificates in place, and so are valid for ranking and record purposes. The current course records are (30:16) JONNY MELLOR, 2007 and (34:18) ROSIE SMITH, 2012 for the 10km, (20:10) JAMES WALSH, 2007 and (16:38) RACHAEL FRANKLIN, 2019 for the Peel Hill Race and (14:36) JONNY MELLOR, 2007 and (17:13) ROSIE SMITH, 2012 for the 5km. The Festival was born with a single event in 1963, attracting just one visiting team and some local runners. By the 1970s it had evolved into a three-day event, attracting many big visiting groups from universities and athletics clubs from around the British Isles and sometimes further afield. The Peel Hill race had become a staple, with two other road races taking several formats over the years. Many regarded the 1970s and 1980s as being the heyday of the Festival, with numerous world-class athletes taking part in fields of several hundreds of runners, including the cream of Manx running talent.

After a few years of decline, a new organising committee took charge of the planning for the 2006 event, with the emphasis on attracting visiting groups back to the Island and also encouraging more local runners to take part. The 2006 Festival, with a new format in place that remains to this day, was a resounding success with entries more than doubling and many visiting groups returning. Support for the Festival continued to grow and the landmark 50th running in 2012 attracted an entry of nearly 400, including legendary marathon runner Ron Hill who attended as guest of honour. Not only did he attend but he ran in all three races, part of a streak of running every day which lasted for over 50 years. The momentum of the Festival seemed to be unstoppable, with a record 551 competitors taking part in 2017. But in 2020, the first-ever cancellation was forced on the event less than a month before Easter due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2021 event also had to be cancelled. It was feared that it would be difficult to win back the support of the hundreds of visiting athletes, with the traditional passing-on of experience of organising the annual pilgrimage to the Isle of Man being lost – but those fears were ill-founded. A fantastic response to the 2022 Festival ensured that this great event was re-established in style, and hopes are high that the 2023 Festival will be even better. The Festival welcomes runners of all abilities from Olympians and internationals (and there have been many over the years) to fun runners – the only proviso being a generous cut-off of 38 minutes at the 5km point of the 10km race. There is a team element to all the races and the Festival as a whole, with cash prizes up for grabs for the successful men’s and women’s teams as well as for the best individual runners in several categories. The social side of the Festival has become as legendary as the running over the years, and every year old friendships are renewed and new ones made.

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 2 posts this week.

DENNYS PASCAL who was the Overall Under 11 Individual Winner of the North West London League

Our UNDER 11 GIRLS TEAM at the Harrow Schools, North West London League last Saturday

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

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

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

THE FOLLOWING IS CLUB INFORMATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS

SBH 2023 SUMMER FIXTURE CARD – Will be issue by email, and on the SBH Website and Weekly Newsletter on Friday 17 March.

SBH 2022-2023 WINTER FIXTURE CARD – Was updated and issued on the 4 November 2022.
The Updated 2022-2023 Winter Fixture Card is now available on the SBH Website – http://sbharriers.co.uk/fixtures-results/fixture-cards/  Fixture Card Updated 04-11-22 UK Indoor & Hertfordshire X/C Dates Confirmed.
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

START FITNESS METROPOLITAN LEAGUE 2021-2022 SEASON – The following link shows the following – Final league positions, Points and club championship winners, SBH athletes consecutive races, SBH athletes races completed to date – Start Fitness Metropolitan League Statistics For 2021-2022 Season

GEORGE HARRISON MBE MEMORIAL DOCUMENT – The document has been put together with contributors from LISA WEBB, MARTIN ROCHFORD, NADEEM SHAIKH, RACHEL FELTON, LIAM, JAMIE DEE, JAMES LOVELL, EMILIA ECONOMU, ALAN WELLER,  KAREN HARRISON,  TIM UNDERHILL and GLEN WATTS – Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Memorial To George Harrison From Friends And Members 5 March 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.