This week
- Tonight 7:00pm: Club Annual General Meeting, Anderson Park cricket clubrooms or online. See below for details.
- Tuesday 5:45pm: It’s the last Waterfront 5km for the summer. Come and celebrate at Shed 22, Taranaki St.
- Thursday 6:00pm: Thursday trail group, Meet at at Ōtari-Wilton Bush Visitor Centre.
- Friday to Sunday: New Zealand Masters Track & Field Championships, Auckland.
- Saturday 8:00am, Scottish Paced Parkrun, Waitangi Park.
- Saturday 8:00am: Karori Park session, Karori Park
- Saturday 8:00 am: Parkruns at Waitangi, Lower Hutt, Ara Harakeke, Trentham, Kapiti, Ōtaki River and Greytown.
- Saturday 2:00pm: Athletics Wellington Track and Field Meet No 7, Newtown Park.
- Sunday 8:30am: Sunday long run. Outside Freyberg Pool. Every week, All abilities welcome, there will be packs of different speeds heading out for anything between 10km and 30km.
Results
Auckland City Athletics Club Financial Independence Elite Men’s Mile
Joe Martin was 5th in this much publicised race, in a pesonal best of 4:04.46.
McVilly Shield
| Team | Team Members | Actual race time | Handicap (min) | Adjusted race time | Placing |
| 2 | Glen Wallis, Kath Littler, Alex Kay | 0:41:19 | 0:02:00 | 0:43:19 | 1 |
| 10 | Dion Gamperle, Kasey MacKinnon, Bex Hutchinson | 0:36:28 | 0:07:00 | 0:43:28 | 2 |
| 7 | Iain Shaw, Matyas James, Andy Ford | 0:37:31 | 0:06:00 | 0:43:31 | 3 |
| 1 | Hannah Stephen, Tommy Bidne, Emily O’Riordan | 0:40:00 | 0:07:00 | 0:47:00 | 4 |
| 8 | Bev Hodge, Ryan Woolley, Emily Solsberg | 0:42:38 | 0:06:00 | 0:48:38 | 5 |
| 4 | Frank Grieve, Anna Fifield, Meg Fahey | 0:39:29 | 0:10:00 | 0:49:29 | 6 |
| 3 | Shayne Stringfellow, Jude Fifield, Amanda Broughton | 0:42:50 | 0:07:00 | 0:49:50 | 7 |
| 6 | Dani Stevens, Emma Sirr, Pete Stevens | 0:43:15 | 0:09:00 | 0:52:15 | 8 |
| 9 | Chester Holt-Quick, Violet Zoeller, Lara Zoeller | 0:54:08 | 0 | 0:54:08 | 9 |
Athletics Wellington Open Meeting #6
3000m Race Walk: Helen Willis 21:28.87, Daphne Jones 25:39.24.
Parkruns
Notices
Farewell Bob Stephens
Wellington Scottish Life Member Bob Stephens died this weekend. Funeral arrangements haven’t yet been made, but we will share them when we learn them.
Bob was club president from 2001 to 2004. He was bestowed life membership in 2009. Hopefully we will soon be able to share an obituary recording Bob’s longstanding dedication to the club. In the meantime, here are some articles that Bob contributed in recent years to Scottish’s On The Run magazine:
- My Greatest Race So Far- Bob Stephens
- Inheriting the Crown
- Technology in Athletics
- Postcard from Quarantine
Annual General Meeting
Pizza will be provided for those who attend in person. Note that we will not be providing hard copies of papers on the night.
- WSAC 2024 AGM Minutes
- WSAC 2025 AGM Agenda (including Teams link for online meeting)
- President Annual Report 2024-25.docx
- 2024 Financial Report.pdf
Also below is a link to the nomination form for anyone wanting to put themselves forward for one of the Management Committee roles. With some members of the current committee standing down, we are looking for new members to help guide the club forwards over the coming season!
Membership
The Management Committee has agreed to keep membership fees the same as last year.
- $195 for standard membership (20 years and over)
- $20 discount for prompt renewal by 1 May
- a $20 discount for renewal within one month of membership for those whose membership expires after 1 May
- a $25 singlet for new members
- $115 for non-competitive membership
- $85 for members aged 7 to 19
- $45 for members aged under 6
The committee believes that membership provides great value for members — it covers Athletics Wellington and Athletics New Zealand feed and gives members access to training programmes, free entry to Wellington Centre inter-club events throughout the winter season, subsidised trips to the New Zealand Road Relays and above all the chance to be part of an amazingly supportive running community.
The new membership system will be “live” in our membership system, GameDay, once Athletics New Zealand has published its templates. Based on previous years this is likely to occur around the end of March.
Pace-based training leads
The Management Committee is looking to add some further structure to the main weekly training sessions, with a number of leads for each session covering a range of paces to coordinate groups and be a point of contact for new members.
The main sessions will be as follows:
- Tuesday — Freyberg Pool
- Thursday — Trails
- Saturday AM — Karori Park
- Saturday PM — Pack runs
- Sunday — Freyberg Pool
If anyone is keen to put their hand up and help coordinate any of these sessions, please let someone on the MC know. The intention is that having a group for each session will mean there isn’t an expectation that you turn up to every session. Contact Ryan Woolley if you would like to lead a group.
Scottish branded gear
We have a whole lot of Scottish branded gear available for sale (photos on Facebook).
- Puffer vest. $100. Unisex XS, S, M, L.
- Rampant lion cap. $50.
- Technical “Wellington Scottish” short-sleeve. $55. Unisex/men’s XS, S, M, L, XL. (Women’s cut coming soon.)
- Technical “Unleash your inner lion” short-sleeve. $55. Unisex/men’s XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL. (Women’s cut coming soon.)
- Long-sleeve women’s. $60. XS, S, M, L.
- Long-sleeve men’s. $60. XS, S, M, L, XL.
- White cotton short-sleeve t-shirt. $50. Unisex/men’s XS, S, M, L, XL.
If you’d like to buy anything, let Simon know, email: stkeller30@gmail.com
Coming up
Paced parkruns, 29 March and onwards
Wellington Scottish is again putting on paced parkruns for 2025, based on the strong success and positive feedback from last year. We heard from participants how helpful it was in getting to goal times, had a lot of interest in Wellington Scottish, and contributed to the local running community. It is very easy to Pace. Consider using it as a friendly warm-up to your Saturday session and hanging with your Scottish clubmates. You’ll also get a volunteer credit with parkrun. We’re now looking for pacers, in particular, for this Saturday 29th March. Please sign up using the Stack Duty roster for these events, or message Chris Howard with your preferred date and time.
The 2025 dates are:
New Zealand Short Course Trail Running Champs Dunedin, 30 March
The 3 Peaks Mountain Race in Dunedin on 30 March 2025 is an endurance trail run organised by Leith Harrier & Athletic Club. Named after the three peaks of Flagstaff (668m), Swampy (739m) and Mt Cargill (676m), the 26km event takes runners and walkers up and along some of Dunedin’s most beautiful trails through lush native bush and forestry where they are rewarded with stunning panoramic views.
Christchurch Marathon (NZ Senior Marathon Champs), 13 April 2025
The Christchurch Marathon, a staple in New Zealand’s running community, was established in 1981. The course is as flat as you will find anywhere, perfect for setting a PB or for taking it easy with friends and enjoying the electric atmosphere.
Cardrona Climb 2025 Incorporating the NZ Vertical Mountain Championships, 25 April
The views and the vert on offer will be equally breathtaking as the NZ Mountain Running Championships takes over the domain of skiers and snowboarders, the Cardrona Alpine Resort. With Wanaka’s iconic alpine landscape as the backdrop, and over 1000m of climbing over 8km on offer this is an event that will be hard to miss.
Shaw Baton Relays, Battle Hill, provisional date of 3 May
Details to come
Rotorua Marathon (NZ Masters Marathon Champs), 3 May
With a refreshed start and a stunning new finish line right beside the Novotel, the Red Stag full marathon offers an unforgettable journey through Rotorua’s scenic beauty. The half marathon starts by the beautiful Okere Falls before following part of the full marathon’s route. The new Go Media 12km introduces an all-new course starting at Te Puia, where participants will journey through the iconic Pohutu Geyser to the Rotorua lakefront finish. The 5km also unveils a brand-new route, taking runners through the breathtaking sulphur flats.
New Zealand 5km Road Championships, Rotorua, 3 May
The Runway5 lights up the Rotorua Airport runway under the stars, with exciting new Runway Mile options.
NZ 24-Hour Championships, 10 May
Held at AUT Millennium Stadium in Auckland. Entries and information for the 2025 NZ 24-Hour Championships held in conjunction with the Sri Chinmoy ‘Self Transcendence” 6-12-24 Hour Races can be found here. Details for those wanting to apply to represent NZ are here.
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 Joel and our club president, Andy Ford.
- Public Facebook page and join the Scottish member Facebook group here.
- Website
Notes about results and upcoming events
- If you want your event added to this newsletter, contact us by Sunday evening.
- We’ll publish an event or 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 attempting and 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.
| Lifestyle Sports is a long-term supporter of Wellington Scottish, providing us with sponsorship in various forms and offering our members a 10% discount. Their store is located in Outlet City in Tawa, near the exit from SH1. They sell discounted running shoes for adults and kids, along with other running gear, and will make special orders – all with our 10% discount added on. If you shop at Lifestyle, please mention that you are a Wellington Scottish member. Let them know that we’re good customers! Lifestyle Sports on Facebook |
| Wellington Scottish have partnered with physical therapy practice Rehab Co., to help keep our runners on the roads and trails, doing what we love to do. More information about this new partnership, including how to book appointments is on our Scottish website. |