First up:
- We are collecting expressions of interest for people who want to join us at NZ Road Relays in Taupō. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come. See below for details.
- The club management committee is looking to pay a contractor to coordinate recruitment and participation. If this might interest you, please check the notice below.
This week
- Tuesday 6:00 pm: Interval session with Andy, Alice, and Rowan outside Freyberg Pool. This week’s session is Sets of 1km reps: 1/2 pace (45s JR), 10k pace (90s JR), 5km pace (2min15 JR).
- Saturday 8:00 am: Parkruns at Waitangi, Lower Hutt, Ara Harakeke, Trentham, Kāpiti, Otāki River and Greytown.
- Saturday 2:00pm, Packruns from the clubrooms
- Saturday 10:00am onward, North Island Cross Country Championships, Spa Park Taupō
- Sunday 7:30-8:30am, 3 Peaks Event Two (Brooklyn Wind Turbine, Wrights Hill and Johnston Hill), Wellington Scottish Clubrooms, Prince of Wales Park.
If you want your event added to this list, contact us by Sunday evening.
Results
Western States 100 miler
Dan Jones was 4th in one of the most iconic and competitive endurance races in the world. He ran the 6th fastest time ever in the race.
Galashiels Shield and Novice Cup
Alex Kay grimaced his way to victory in Eastbourne, with Tom Callan and Caleb Cathaway bearing down on him rapidly, but not rapidly enough. Alex claimed the Galashiels Shield for athletes who have previously won a club trophy while Tom picked up the Novice Cup for runners who have not previously won a club trophy. The rest of us settled for morning tea at the Days Bay Pavillion.
Hamburg Half Marathon
Chris Howard 1:29:23 and Emma Bassett 1:37:36 raced with thousands of summery Germans.
Parkruns
Lower Hutt: Geoff Ferry 00:19:05, Benjamin Cornelius 00:22:22, Gemma Ferry 00:54:53, Megan Ferry 00:56:17. Tauranga: Michael Cummins 00:21:45. Bibra Lake: Rebecca Speirs 00:26:00. Sherwood Reserve: Andrew Wells 00:22:10. Ōtaki River: Terri Grimmett 00:37:16. Ara Harakeke: Kate Grinlinton 00:32:41. Waitangi: Tom Callan 00:17:00, Grant Mclean 00:18:05, Guy Dryden 00:22:17, Toby Beaglehole 00:23:30, Dave Oliver 00:25:05, Claire Jennings 00:32:31, Paul Rodway 00:32:50, Amanda Broughton 00:41:05.
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
Recruitment and participation coordinator
Wellington Scottish Athletics Club is seeking to contract a dynamic, people-focused individual to lead recruitment and engagement, focusing on athletes in the 18 to 35-year age range.
The successful candidate will ideally have a background in sport—preferably athletics—and a proven ability to develop and deliver programmes to increase participation and engagement.
The Management Committee of Wellington Scottish Athletics Club is seeking applications from both club members and friends/acquaintances of club members who have the right attributes to succeed in this role.
Applications close on Monday 8 July, and should be sent to the committee with the following:
- A cover note outlining why you are applying for this role
- A summary of your relevant skills and experience
- A one-page action plan outlining your proposed approach to recruitment and participation targets outlined in the attached role description
A panel including the President WSAC and two members of the committee will review applications and arrange interviews with shortlisted candidates.
- Download the role description. Wellington Scottish Athletics Club – Recruitment and Participation Coordinator.pdf
- Applications are to be sent to andrew.james.ford79@gmail.com
NZ Road Relays, Taupō
- Event Dates: 27 September – 29 September 2024
- Location: Taupō
- Event Info: Athletics NZ – NZRR Info – 2024
Mark your calendars; the most exciting day in the NZ running calendar is drawing near! The NZ Road Relay Championships 2024 will be held in Taupō, and we need a large pack of rampant lions there. Road relays is our biggest club trip each year. Whether you’re keen to bring out your competitive side or just want to come along for a fun social weekend, there’s a place for everyone in the team.
This year’s format is innovative — we will be racing on the motorsport track for the first time ever. It’ll be flat and fast, with different laps of shorter and longer distances. More details are available at Athletics NZ.
The all-inclusive cost of the trip is $225 per person. The cost includes:
- Race entry
- Transport (Bus)
- Accommodation at the Top10 or Chevron Motel in Taupō on Friday and Saturday nights
- Buffet dinner on Saturday night
The club is hiring two buses and encouraging all club members and supporters to use this option to travel to Taupō. However, club members can also make their own travel arrangements. The buses will leave (approximately) at mid-morning and mid-afternoon on Friday 27 September. They will return to Wellington on Sunday, 29 September.
The link below takes you to the sign-up form:
Looking forward to seeing a huge contingent of rampant lions in Taupo
Nau mai
Welcome to new club member Matthew Adams.
Coming up
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 on our Scottish website.
WUU2K, 13 July
The Wellington Urban Ultra Marathon (WUU2K) is a trail running event. The WUU2K offers three categories for participants: a 21km half trail marathon, a 45km trail marathon, and a 65km ultra trail marathon.
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 tar sealed 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).
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
There are three distinct events, open to both registered and social members of clubs: the Walker’s Turkey Trot; the Children’s Needle Relay, and the Needle Relay. Each event starts on the footpath by the wind needle.
Wellington 5km Road Champs, Wainuiomata, 31 August
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