This week
- Tuesday 6:00 pm: Interval session with Andy, Alice, and Rowan outside Freyberg Pool. This week’s session is a mix of longer and shorter reps at 10km pace.
- Friday 6:00pm: Winter Solstice Race, Freyberg Pool and Fitness Centre. Starting at Freyberg, run up and down Mt Vic by any route you choose and into the ocean to finish.
- Saturday 8:00 am: Parkruns at Waitangi, Lower Hutt, Ara Harakeke, Trentham, Kāpiti, Otāki River and Greytown.
- Saturday 2:00pm: Club run from Club Kelburn, 65 Salamanca Road. We will enter from the bottom carpark where we will have direct access to our tea room area (if you’re not sure where this is, don’t worry, we will be there to show you around). There are changing rooms, showers and a sauna available. Any questions please contact Simon Keller.
- Sunday from 7.00am: Wellington Marathon (including Wellington Marathon champs), half marathon, 10km and the kids magic mile.
- Sunday from 8:45am: Xterra Wellington McKerrows Revenge, Wainuiomata.
If you want your event added to this list, contact us by Sunday evening.
Results
Three Peaks – Event One
A great Scottish showing at the first Three Peaks event, taking on Te Rauparaha Pouwhenua (Tawatawa), Te Raekaihau lookout (Houghton Bay) and Matairangi (Mt Victoria).
Trail de Montgailhard, Foix France
Heather and Lance Walker flew the Scottish flag at the Trail de Montgailhard in Foix France over the weekend. Lance noted that the foothills of the Pyrénées are reminiscent of the hills in Wellington so the Walkers were well prepared. Downhills were steep, slippery and treacherous, but they both made the finishing line with no major injuries! Heather 1:01.04 (1st in her category) and Lance 1:06.27.
Parkrun
Abingdon UK parkrun: Chris Howard 20:26 (PB), Emma Bassett 23:02. Ara Harakeke parkrun: Matyas James 21:54 and Glen Wallis 22:20. Lower Hutt parkrun: Ben Cornelius 24:27, Ian Morton 27:19 and Marketa Langova 28:51. Ōtaki River parkrun: Terri Grimmett 28:19 (PB). Waitangi parkrun: Grant McLean 18:37, Walter Somerville 18:49, Dave Hosking 19: 17, Andrew Wells 19:58 (PB), Guy Dryden 20:26, Nico Vessiot 20:52, Bex Hutchinson 20:54, Alex Day 21:01 (PB), Jaime Vessiot 23:08, Naomi Richardson 23:31, Sierra Ryland 23:52 and Claire Jennings 32:17. Greytown parkrun: Ben Tyman 18:53 (1st). Queenstown parkrun: Amanda Broughton 52:18.
Honest 10km
Notes about results
- We’ll publish a result and what makes it special if we’re told about it. So let us know what you, your friends, family members and teammates are up to. It is especially important for coaches to let us know when your athletes are achieving their goals.
- If you don’t want your name published in the newsletter or on the website, please let us know so we can omit you from the results.
Notices
Missing Vosseler Results
John Barrance of Wellington Harriers is compiling a record of all Vosseler results but is missing the full results for 1998. He has the other years but not 1998. Do you have a copy of the full or partial results for 1998? If so please contact John at taxal@xtra.co.nz
Coming up
Galashiels Trophy/Novice Cup and Cole Land Cup, Eastbourne, 30 June, 9:05am
We are trying something different for the Galashiels Trophy and Novice Cup this year. We will hold the event on the morning of Sunday June 30. It’s still the same 4.9km course providing a mix of terrain, with the handicap format hopefully providing some good battles and close finishes. The change in start time provides an opportunity to race hard, run a tempo and/or run as part of a longer Sunday run towards Pencarrow or in the Eastern Hills. We will be looking to coordinate lifts and organise some packs of different abilities for those looking for an extended run.
North Island Cross Country Champs, Taupō, 6 July
This is a great opportunity for a fun weekend away with other club members. It is one of the main club away trips that we promote during the harrier season.
The NIXCC includes events for juniors, seniors and masters over a variety of distances up to 9 km (for the senior men). The courses in Spa Park are over undulating terrain, and they provide a good test of fitness. The conditions underfoot are almost always firm and fast. The event is well-managed and attracts competitors from many North Island regions.
The weekend away is good value, because we arrange car-pooling, and stay together in group accommodation. There is an opportunity on Saturday night to have a group dinner and socialise with other clubs
Please register your interest now and book yourself away that weekend. We recommend that you plan on departing Wellington around midday Friday so that we can issue your race pack to you on Friday evening.
We usually arrange a Sunday morning run in Taupō before we depart for home.
3 Peaks Event 2, Tour De Brooklyn and Karori, 7 July
Starting from the Scottish club rooms, Prince of Wales Park, and tackling the Brooklyn Wind Turbine, Wrights Hill and Johnston Hill. More information is is on our Scottish website.
Athletics Wellington Cross Country Champs, 21 July
Harcourt Park, Akatarawa Road, Upper Hutt. Races start from 11.00am. The course will be based on a 2km lap, which will be the same as used last year. The lap has a mixture of flat and undulating cross country running, and is suitable for spikes. Each lap crosses a tarsealed road twice. More information is on the Athletics Wellington website.
National Cross-country Championships 2024, Napier, 3-4 August
This is a great opportunity to have a fun weekend away with other club members, compete in one of the national championship events, watch the other senior events unfold, and participate in the mixed relay on Sunday, 4 August.
This is one of the main club away trips that we promote during the harrier season, and the club will subsidise entries and transport.
The NZXC includes events for juniors, seniors, and masters over a variety of distances up to 10 km (for the senior men). Whilst there isn’t yet any information available regarding the course or schedule, we are reliably informed that it is a proper cross-country course with ups, downs, mud, and obstacles.
The weekend away will be good value because we arrange car-pooling, and stay together in group accommodation. There will also be an opportunity on Saturday night to have a group meal and some beverages (but not too many, as the relay is on Sunday morning)
Please register your interest now and book yourself away that weekend. We recommend that you plan on departing Wellington around midday Friday so that we can issue your race pack to you on Friday evening.
Needle Relay, Kilbirne, 17 August
More details to come.
Wellington Road Champs, Wainuiomata, 31 August
More details to come.
Keep in touch:
- If there is anything you want to be added to the Scottish Newsletter or if your results have been missed, please email us at wellingtonscottish@proton.me
- If you want to contact anyone about anything, your first port of call is our club captains, Meg and Alistair, our coaching coordinators, Jaime and Nico Vessiot, and our club president, Andy Ford.
- Public Facebook page and join the Scottish member Facebook group here.
- Website