This week
- Tuesday 6:00 pm: Interval session with Andy, Alice, and Rowan outside Freyberg Pool. This week’s session is 1km reps (with also a 500m option)
- Saturday 8:00 am: Parkruns at Waitangi, Lower Hutt, Ara Harakeke, Trentham, Kāpiti, Otāki River and Greytown.
- Saturday 2:00pm, Packruns from the clubrooms, Prince of Wales Park, Mt Cook.
- Saturday and Sunday: New Zealand Cross Country Champs, Napier
If you want your event added to this list, contact us by Sunday evening.
Results
Three Peaks #3
Yesterday’s route of Te Ahumairangi, Crow’s Nest and Chartwell (but actually Wilton) Substation has some interesting aspects and route variations according to those who took part. Thanks to everyone for making this Three Peaks series a success. Over the three events we had over a total of 150 people taking part.
Congratulations to Walter Somerville who took out the “shortest distance between three peaks award” winner who managed to keep the distance to a mere 14:32 kilometres with a total elevation of -800 metres.
Johnsonville Masters Road Race
The 40th Masters Johnsonville 8km road race and 6.4km race walk was held yesterday at Johnsonville with the Olympic Harriers Clubrooms as race headquarters. The weather was overcast and cool with a strong northerly blowing through. This year 26 runners and 10 walkers took part.
Scottish members taking part in the walk were Helen Willis (3rd placed walker), Maryanne Palmer, Daphne Jones, Craig Anderson and John Hines.
Mel Brandon (1W45-49), Nic Hankinson (2W45-49), Meg Ferry, Glen Wallis (2M60-64) and Matyas James took on the road race.
The Jim Lockhart and Mariette Hewitson Memorial Baton for the person who breaks or is closest to an age grade record was won by Mel Brandon (32:39) who broke the women’s 45-age grade record set by Mel Aitkin in 2022
Shibetsu Half Marathon
Malcolm Hodge competed in the Shibetsu Half Marathon last week in Hokkaido. Malcolm ran 1:13:39 in 30 degree heat and was second in the 31-40 category.
Parkruns
Darwin Parkrun: Kath Littler 29:12. Western Springs Parkrun: David Hosking 19:39. Erddig Park: Emma Bassett 40:57, Chris Howard 40:58. Palmerston North Parkrun: Kirk Fraser 31:18. Wanaka Parkrun: Terri Grimmet 54:55. Lower Hutt Parkrun: Geoff Ferry 19:16, Ben Cornelius 23:16, Ian Morton 36:31, Megan Ferry 54:17, Gemma Ferry 56:43. Waitangi Parkrun: Ali Souch 20:01, Nicolas Vessiot 20:45, Emily Solsberg 21:28, Betty Harp 22:08, Michele Allison 22:28, Jaime Vessiot 22:39, Chris Harp 23:12, Janine Sharma 26:37, Kirsty Burnett 33:43. Claire Jennings 35:32, Della Laird 36:22. Kapiti Coast Parkrun: Danielle Trewoon 24:14, Rachael Cunningham 25:20.
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
Supporters Trust Assistance for NZRR
The Wellington Scottish Supporters Trust provides financial support to assist some of our most promising athletes in achieving their goals. The trust’s main priority is to help high-performing junior and senior men and women athletes compete in major national and selected overseas events without finance being a constraint.
The trust would like to support senior men, senior women and juniors looking to race at the National Road Relays in Taupō and are therefore welcoming applications for assistance from individuals.
Please contact one of the trustees – James Turner, Sharon Wray, Glen Wallis – for further information.
For those wanting to support our most promising senior and junior athletes, donations to the trust are gratefully received, and make a substantial contribution to the ability of our top athletes to achieve their goals and reach their athletic potential. Donations are eligible for an IRD tax credit and a receipt will be provided for this purpose. You can donate by direct bank payment to 38-9006-0470186-00.
Training Plans
Wellington Scottish, in collaboration with Innate Running, has developed some training templates for the buildup to the NZ Road Relay 2024.
The templates have been published in the Stack App and can also be found here, together with a pace calculator:
- 32 to 37 min 10km – Wellington Scottish and Innate Running NZRR 2024 Training Plan.pdf
- 37 to 42 min 10km – Wellington Scottish and Innate Running NZRR 2024 Training Plan.pdf
- 42 to 50 min 10km – Wellington Scottish and Innate Running NZRR 2024 Training Plan.pdf
- 50 to 60 min 10km – Wellington Scottish and Innate Running NZRR 2024 Training Plan.pdf
- 60 min + 10km – Wellington Scottish and Innate Running NZRR 2024 Training Plan.pdf
- Scottish NZRR Pace Calculator
We will arrange group training around these sessions and are looking for volunteers to help lead them on Saturday mornings in particular.
NZ Road Relays, Taupō
- Event Dates: 27 September – 29 September 2024
- Location: Taupō
- Event Info: Athletics NZ – NZRR Info – 2024
The countdown is on to the most exciting day in the NZ running calendar! 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 Taupō.
New app
Last week we launched an app as a way to communicate and stay up to date with the club. It’s free and ad-free. To access it, download the Stack Team App from either Google Play or App Store or go to www.teamapp.com and sign up or log in to your account. Next, search for ‘Wellington Scottish’ and request to join. Once you’re signed up you can either access news and information on the app or on your computer via the website: wellingtonscottish.teamapp.com. If you don’t use the app, it will still keep you up-to-date by sending email notifications of events and news.
Some of the benefits of the app are:
- It can be a single place where people can find information about training, upcoming events, news and chat.
- It does not rely on people to have Facebook accounts.
- It is a space only for members where we can share future training plans and member benefits.
- It sends email notifications to people who do not have the app, so no one is excluded from news
- It is owned by the same company that runs our membership database system, so it will soon be complimentary.
If you have any questions, please ask.
Coming up
Needle Relay, Kilbirnie, 17 August
There are three distinct events, open to both registered and social club members: the Walker’s Turkey Trot, the Children’s Needle Relay, and the Needle Relay. Each event starts on the footpath by the wind needle. Talk to your section captain if you want to be in a relay team.
Wellington 5km Road Champs, Wainuiomata, 31 August
The race is being held in the Wainuiomata Recreation Area, Reservoir Road. This is an out and back road race using a 1.25km stretch of road that is closed to public traffic.
Race Start Times and Distances
Race 1 12:30pm 1k Under 10 Boys & Girls
Race 2 12:40pm 2k U12 Boys and Girls
Race 3 12:55pm 3.5k U16 Boys and Girls
Race 4 1:35pm 2.5k U14 Boys and Girls
Race 5 1:50pm Juniors 5k Champs – WU18, MU18, WU20, MU20
Race 6 2:30pm Women’s 5k Champs – All Women and Masters grades
Race 7 3:00pm Men’s 5k Champs – All Men and Masters grades
Wellington 10km Road Champs, Wainuiomata, 7 September
The 10k Road Championships for all grades aged U20 and above are being held at the same venue as the 5km – Reservoir Road, Wainuiomata.
The 10k event is the last event that counts towards winter series points for U20, Seniors and Masters.
Winter series medals for grades U20 and above will be presented at the conclusion of the 10k race along with medals for placegetters in the 10k race on Saturday 7 September if results are available.
Wainuiomata Hill Run, 14 September
Starting in central Wainuiomata, the 6k takes you up the hill to the lookout and back, and the 10k option takes you all the way over the hill and back. Events start from 7:30am
Hutt Marathon events, including the Wellington Half Marathon Championships, 15 September
A running and walking event, offering a flat and scenic course beside the Hutt River. With plenty to choose from – including a 5km fun run, 10km and Half Marathon run and walk, Marathon run and the Cool Kids Kilometre – this event offers something for everyone, regardless of speed, age, or ability.
New Zealand Road Relay Championships, Taupō, 28 September
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 and our club president, Andy Ford.
- Public Facebook page and join the Scottish member Facebook group here.
- Website