This week
- Tuesday 6.00 pm, interval session with Andy, Alice and Rowan outside Freyberg Pool. This week’s session is a pyramid: 500m at 5km pace, 1km at 10km pace, and 1.5km at half pace.
- Friday 12.27 pm, Kupe Run, a chatty pre-weekend run from the Kupe statue on the waterfront.
- Saturday 8am, Parkruns at Waitangi, Lower Hutt, Ara Harakeke, Trentham, Kāpiti and Greytown
- Saturday 8.30 am, speed sessions at Karori Park. Contact our club captains, Emma and Bert, or check Facebook for details.
- Saturday, North Island Cross Country Championships, Taupō
- Saturday 2.00 pm, Friendly club pack runs, Mt Cook Clubrooms, Salisbury Terrace.
- Sunday long pack runs — usually, these leave at 8.30 am from outside Freyberg Pool and some alternative locations around Wellington. Contact our club captains, Emma and Bert, or check Facebook for details.
Results
Western States Endurance Race
Dan Jones finished 5th in this 100-mile race with 5 kilometres of vertical elevation. The Western States is the oldest and one of the world’s most famous ultra-marathon trail races.
Wellington Marathon, Half marathon, and 10km
Some highlights (I haven’t captured everybody, sorry):
Marathon: Emma Jackson, 3:56:40, took 1 hour and 12 minutes of her previous marathon PB to crash through the 5-hour and 4-hour barriers. Derek McGoldrick ran 2:39:28 in his first-ever marathon and first race for Scottish for 7th pace. Dougal Thorburn, 2:29:06, picked up 2nd place and the course record for M40s. Liam Jones ran a big personal best for 2:45:09. Also, maybe a PB for Calum Murphy 3:05:14?
In the half marathon, we saw personal bests for Alasdair Saunders 1:14:05 (who stormed passed me rather cruelly in the last 1500ms), Sam Miller 1:31:49, Tama Braithwaite-Westoby 1:30:28, Andrew Kerr 1:17:30, Jorge Leonardo Murcia Robles 1:23:58, Floor Kaars Sijpstein 1:24:40, Nicolas Vessiot 1:29:45, Jaime Vessiot 01:37:55. Alex Woods 1:50:39 and Connor Gavin 1:50:43 also tracked each other around the course to strong times. In his first race for the club, Ed Whiting ran a very impressive 1:20:46.
Dion Gamperle, Brad Wong and Nicholas Bagnall were also very close to personal bests.
In the 10km, there were personal bests for Hayden Smith 37:24, Malcolm Kerr 38:36 and Sophie Whelan 39:56. Genevieve Coffey 37:49 was 1st place and close to her personal best, as was Sarah Grace Breen 40:35. Hiro Tanimoto was 2nd overall in 32:07.
Ian Morton 01:09:58, Arlene Wong Tung 1:17:31 and Craig Anderson 1:20:30 represented in the walk.
Among the official half marathon medals were Seamus Kane 1st Wellington senior men, Floor Kaars Sijpstein 2nd NZ W35 and 2nd Wellington W35, Lindsay Barwick 1st NZ W45 and 3rd Wellington W35, Betty Harp 1st NZ W60 and 1st Wellington W50, Bev Hodge 1st NZ W65, Dion Gamperle 1st M35, Brad Wong 2nd NZ 35, Nicolas Vessiot 3rd NZ M35, Alasdair Saunders 1st M40 and 3rd Wellington M35, Stephen Day 3rd NZ M45, Andrew Kerr 3rd NZ M50 and 1st Wellington M50, Grant McLean 1st NZ M55 and 2nd Wellington M50, James Turner 2nd NZ M60.
The Scottish women were 2nd to WHAC in the national teams competition (3-person team – scoring runners were Floor Kaars, Lindsay Barwick and Alice Sowry).
The Scottish men won, beating Lake City. (4-person team – Seamus Kane, Alasdair Saunders, Stephen Day, and Malcolm Hodge).
And a shout-out to the Scottish pacers, all within seconds of their target times.
Merck-Laufgala, Pfungstadt
James Preston ran 1:46.37 for 5th place in the 800m.
Riverton Handicap
Oliver McLean completed this 6km Southland cross-country race in 24:27
Tri Wellington Awards
Several Scottish club members picked up awards at the Tri Wellington annual prizegiving: Best Kona performance to Michele Allison for 3rd in her age grade, Lucas Duross won the Wellington Steelman’s award, Anthea Oliver won best vet female 40-55, Susan O’Brien won best senior woman, Claire Jennings won the Capill-Turner Trophy, Melissa Moon won volunteer of the year, and Michele Allison was made a life member.
Notices
Nau mai
Welcome to new member Ed Whiting.
Dorne Cup results from yesteryear – can you help?
With the Dorne Cup closing in on the 100th running of the event, Mark Growcott (Hutt Valley Harriers) is compiling a history, but 8 years of results are missing. Does anyone have a copy of the full results for 1974, 1975, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, or 1994?
If you do not have the full results, do you have the results for the various age groups and team results? The newspapers of the time only gave the top senior placings and no team or age group placings.
Search your old scrapbooks/skitebooks, and if you can help, ring Ray Marten (027 404 4041), and he will either put you in touch with Mark or you can get a copy for him to pass on. Thanks.
Thanks to Phil Sadgrove, who has provided two of the full results being searched for. Has anyone else got some?
Coming up
Galashiels Trophy and Novice Cup, 8 July
This popular 4.9km race is run over various terrain, including footpaths/roads and an uphill bush track. It starts on Muritai Road, Eastbourne.
Cole Land Cup, 8 July
At the same venue and time as the Galashiels Trophy race, the walkers will contest the Cole Land Cup, an open handicap race over approximately 5km.
WUU2K, 15 July
WUU2K is Wellington’s premier trail ultra marathon. This iconic event takes runners on a journey around Wellington’s best trails and scenery. Options include a 21km half marathon, a 43km marathon, and a 62km ultramarathon.
Scottish once again will be taking over the Wind Turbine aid station, and we’re on the lookout for at least three more volunteers to join Lindsay Young, Ali Campbell, Marianne Elliott, and Kyle Malone as they cheer on all the runners and make sure they stay fed, hydrated, and motivated. Bonus points if you’re tall and can help set up the tent. If you’re keen, the volunteer entry form is here. Make sure you specify the Wind Turbine/Wellington Scottish aid station.
Wellington Cross Country Champs, 16 July
The course will be based on a 2km lap of Harcourt Park in Upper Hutt, the same as used last year. The lap has a mixture of flat and undulating cross-country running and is suitable for spikes. Note the shorter race distances and earlier race times compared to last year.
NZ Cross Country Champs and Cross Country Relays, 29-30 July
Let us know if you want to join us for a trip to Taupō for the NZ Cross Country Champs. The cross-country championships bring together the best distance runners in NZ — and they are also an excellent opportunity for a club weekend away with runners of all speeds and ambitions.
The likely cost of the weekend is about $100 for accommodation, $85 for transport (for those who need it) and $60 for a shared meal on Saturday night. The club has kindly offered to pay race entry fees.
Spa Park, with its rolling hills, geothermal scenery, hot pools and fast-draining volcanic soil, is one of the best cross-country courses in NZ. And Taupō is an excellent venue for a club weekend away.
Details and register your interest
Wellington Road Championships, Wainuiomata, 19 August
The Wellington Road Champs is the last of the four big interclub races for the year. It is an excellent opportunity to run a fast 5km or 10km time with a large pack of runners to pull you along. It is held in the scenic Wainuiomata Recreation Area. The course is an out-and-back road race using a 1.25km stretch of road that is closed to public traffic. The course is largely sheltered from the wind.
Needle Relay, Kilbirnie, 26 August
A short sharp road relay around Evans Bay and Cobham Drive with teams of five, alternating 5km and 3km laps.
Ballantyne Cup and Shirley Barton Trophy, Miramar, 2 September
6km handicapped road race. The Ballantyne Cup (men) and Shirley Barton Trophy (women) are the club’s most long-standing and arguably most prestigious Scottish trophies.
Keep in touch
- If you want to contact anyone about anything, then your first ports of call are our club captains, Emma and Bert, our coaching coordinators, Jaime and Nico Vessiot, and our club president Lindsay Young.
- Public Facebook page. And join the Scottish member Facebook group here.
- Website
- Email results and news