Options this week

  • Tuesday 6.15pm, Speed session. Starts outside Freyberg Pool. This week is 1km reps at different speeds. Contact Andy or Rowan for details.
  • Thursday 5.30pm. Thursday night run from the Kupe Statue – check Facebook for details.
  • Saturday, 8.00am, Karori Park speed workout – contact our club captains Danielle and Ben for info, or check Facebook for details. 8.00am warm-up for an 8.30am start. All speeds and interests welcome.
  • Saturday, 8.00am, Lower Hutt 5km Parkrun, Porirua 5km Parkrun, Kapiti Coast 5km Parkrun.
  • Saturday 2.00pm club pack runs. From our clubhouse at Prince of Wales Park off Salisbury Avenue, Mt Cook. Friendly training packs of different speeds.
  • Sunday, between 7.30am and 8:30am 3 Peaks Event One. The peaks are Mt Albert, Mt Victoria and Te Ahumairangi (Lookout) – you can do as many peaks as you like and run the course any way you like. Approximate distance of about ~20km. From our clubhouse at Prince of Wales Park off Salisbury Avenue, Mt Cook. Pay $10 on the day with proceeds going towards Wellington City Mission.

Results

Nigel Hefford ran a park run PB at Porirua and Hiro Tanimoto, Anna Guy, Rachael Cunningham, Helen Bradford and Ian Morton all ran the Hutt Valley Parkrun.

Jasmine Smith earned a 5km PB of 22:29 at a time trial at Karori Park on Saturday.

Membership

Welcome to new members Aruntha Moorty, Simon Reynolds, Nicky van Hulst, and Murtesa Hassen.

You can join now

Our new membership price for adults is $85. Juniors pay between $20 and $65 depending on their age, and volunteers are free.

Join Scottish online

Coming up

Needle Relay, 25 July, Kilbirnie

The Needle Relay is the first inter-club event of the year. It replaces the old Bays Relay. It will feature teams of five, with each runner running a leg of 3km or 5km, starting and finishing at the Kilbirnie Wind Needle. If you are keen to be in a team contact your captains Ben Twyman and Danielle Trewoon.

More details about the needle relay including maps and course descriptions

University Relay, 8 August, Mackays Crossing

The University Relays are organised by Victoria University Athletic Club and take place at Queen Elizabeth Park at Mackay’s Crossing in Paekakariki.

The course covers undulating, sandy farmland and bush. For adults each lap is roughly 3.7km.

The afternoon includes the following events:

  • The Whittaker’s Chocolate Walk – open to walkers of all ages. Distance of approximately 6 km. Walkers must estimate their time with the winners being the walkers who are closest to their estimated time. Prizes for first female and first male.
  • The boys and girls races – four scratch races for athletes under 16 years of age, and a fun run for the under 7s.
  • The Victoria University Relay – 8 grades with 4 runners per team over an approx. 3.7 km lap

If you are keen to be in a team contact your captains Ben Twyman and Danielle Trewoon.

We have chartered a bus to and from the University Relays on 8 August. The cost is $12.50. We’ll leave from the CBD and return to a pub afterwards.

Buy a bus ticket from our online shop

Wellington 3 Peaks Series, 19 July, 23 Aug and 20 Sept

The 3 Peaks is an iconic series of three winter events open to anyone who want to experience varied running/walking trails covering nine Wellington peaks. This year the series kicks off on Sunday 19 July. Test your navigational skills, race it or use it as a friendly Sunday pack run.

NZ Road Relays, Feilding, 2-4 October

Road Relays are on Saturday 3 October this year. And they are back at Feilding.

The club normally organises accomodation for 2 and 3 October, transport to and from Feilding, a van for each team, team entries and a dinner in the evening to come together and celebrate a great weekend.

To help us plan the weekend we want to know of who might be coming. So please help us by answering this short survey.

Notices

Farewell to Kevin Ross

Commiserations to the many Scottish athletes who lost their coach Kevin Ross this week.

Athletics NZ has an obituary about the Wellington running and coaching legend

Be a pacer for the Wellington Half Marathon

Would you like to be a Pacer for the Wellington Half Marathon on 30 August?  Scottish provides the pacers, and we know from past experience that competitors seek out the pacers and appreciate the help they provide.  You get free entry and a shirt to run in. Pace slots are 1.25, 1.45, 1.50, 2.10, 2.15 (1.30 and 1.40 already covered).

Contact Todd Stevens

Represent Wellington at the national champs

Don Dalgliesh wants an expression of interest from anyone who would like to represent Wellington at the NZ Cross Country Champs (Dunedin, 29 August) or the NZ 10km Road Champs (Auckland, 7 November).

If you’re keen then fill out the expression of interest form.

Keep in touch with the club

Photo credit: Amanda Broughton