Simon Keller in his Scottish gear on the podium at the NZXC Champs.
This week
- Tuesday 6:15pm: Tuesday Night Club Session at Newtown Track. Details on Stack.
- Saturday 8:00am: Parkruns at Waitangi, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Trentham, Kapiti, Ōtaki River and Greytown. The Waitangi Parkrun this weekend will be a Scottish paced event.
- Saturday 8:00am: Karori Park Session, Karori Park.
- Saturday 2:00pm: Friendly pack runs and walks, Scottish Clubrooms, Salisbury Terrace.
- Sunday long pack runs: These usually leave at 8:30 am from outside Freyberg Pool and some alternative locations around Wellington. All speeds welcome, coordinate on the Facebook page.
Results
NZ Cross Country Champs
We had a small pride of Lions at the New Zealand Cross Country on Saturday. John Skinnon reports: “t was allegedly minus 2 deg at the start of our 65+ race. But a beaut day emerged. Two little hillocks to climb and 3 hard packed sand bunkers to traverse.”
Running the 8,000m race.:
- Joe Martin 26:51.66
- Simon Keller 31:11.16
- Todd Stevens 32:14.08
- Peter Stevens 33:12.97
And in the 6,000m:
- John Skinnon 33:58.71
Well done to the Wellington men’s masters 50-64 team, which won silver. And to John who got silver in the 75+ and was the third runner for the 3 person 65+ Centre team, which won bronze.
Full results here.
Cole Land Cup
Handicap results for the Cole Land Cup held in Eastbourne on Saturday:
- 1st Maryanne Palmer 38:44
- 2nd Ray Marten 44:35
- 3rd Helen Willis 37:42
- 4th Daphne Jones 47:55
Parkruns
Check out all the results here.
Notices
The Scottish Mentor Programme is Live!
One valuable part of being a member of Wellington Scottish is having access to a group of experienced runners, who have been through the seasons and know the running community inside-out. Our mentor programme has been built to help Wellington runners to connect with their community and to find a home in the sport.
Mentors allow prospective and new club members to connect with someone who knows a thing or two about how to get the most out of a membership with Scottish. If you know someone who is interested in joining a running club, but is unsure of how it all works, send them to one of our fine mentors.
Learn more HERE.
Te Ahumairangi 10000m Festival
And talking of volunteers, we are beginning to plan this year’s Te Ahumairangi 10000m event. If you want to be part of the organising team, please contact Andy.
Kapiti Half Marathon discount
The Kapiti Half Marathon isn’t until 9 November, but we have a secured a deal: We have set up a Wellington Scottish team which comes with a 20% discount. Each participant enters and pays for themselves and will automatically receive 20% off thanks to Dark Horse Coffee. You must use this link to get the discount when entering.
Can you house the Scottish tent?
We need someone to look after our gorgeous tent and take it to races (or help get it to races). If you can give the tent a loving home, please let us know.
Scottish apparel for sale
We are selling club singlets and Early racing singlets that club member John Plimmer manufactures locally. Crop tops, socks, puffer vests, rampant lion caps, technical “Wellington Scottish” short-sleeves, technical “Unleash your inner lion” short-sleeves, long-sleeves and white cotton short-sleeve t-shirts – all in a range of sizes.
Check our clothing for sale on our website
Tailwind Nutrition & ZeroTwenty2 Discount
Scottish members get 15% off at tailwindnutrition.co.nz and zerotwenty2.co.nz with code ‘fih15’.
Tailwind fuels your training and racing; ZeroTwenty2 gears you up for outdoor adventures. Big thanks to Wellington-based Mark and Fibi — loyal supporters of Kiwi athletes and events!
Coming up
7 August: RunNation Film Festival
A series of short films about running at the Penthouse Cinema in Brooklyn. More details here.
There are still tickets! Buy yours here.
The films start at 7:30pm, come gather in the cafe for social hour from 6:30pm
9 August: Scottish paced Waitangi parkrun
Wellington Scottish will partner with Waitangi Parkrun to provide pacers on Saturday, 9 August. We have pacers for all times except 26 minutes, so please sign up on the Stack Duty Roster or message Chris Howard if you can fill this slot. We will continue to do paced events about once every two months: see 18 October, and 6 December in Stack.
It is very easy to pace. Consider using it as a friendly warm-up to your Saturday session and hanging with your Scottish clubmates over a coffee at Raglan Roast afterwards. You’ll also get volunteer credit from Parkrun.
Other Waitangi Parkrun volunteer opportunities
16 August: Inaugural Moonshine Relay 2025
In place of the Needle Relay, which has been cancelled, Trentham United Harriers is organising a Moonshine Relay at their clubrooms at Trentham Memorial Park.
Timings:
- 11.30am Walker’s Turkey Trot
- 12.30pm Children’s Under 10 Relay (mixed)
- 1.00pm Children’s Under 7 Fun Run (300 metres “out and back”)
- 1.15pm Children’s Under 14 Relay (2km lap)
- 2.15pm Moonshine Relay (juniors, seniors, masters, everyone)
More details here. Your captains will be in touch about forming teams. (Deadline Thursday 14 August.)
23 August: Wellington 5km Road Championships
The Wellington 5km and 10km Road Champs are the last of the big interclub races for the season. They are an excellent opportunity to run a fast 5km or 10km time with a large pack of runners to pull you along. They are 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.
13 September: Wellington 10km Road Championships
The Wellington 5km and 10km Road Champs are the last of the big interclub races for the season. They are an excellent opportunity to run a fast 5km or 10km time with a large pack of runners to pull you along. They are 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.
4 October: NZ Road Relays, Feilding
National Road Relays will be held in Feilding on Saturday 4 October. This is the club’s biggest and most enjoyable event of the year. Please keep the weekend free and make sure you can come along. You can express your interest in participating here.
Accommodation will be in two hotels in Palmerston North, for the nights of Friday 3 October and Saturday 4 October. We have a venue booked for our club dinner on Saturday 4 October. Travel to and from Palmerston North will be in a combination of private cars and rental vans. Costs will be subsidised by grants and club funds. We have tentatively set the cost per athlete at $200, which will include race entry, accommodation, the club dinner, any van or car rental, and a special Scottish-themed gift (sounds like socks to me, but who can say for sure?). We will ask for payment later, when costs have been confirmed. The club is willing to offer additional individual needs-based subsidies. Please contact a member of the management committee to enquire.
This year the accommodation is here and here.
Express your interest in participating
17 January: M*A*S*H Backyard Ultra
The mission is simple: run 6.71km every hour, on the hour, until you can’t go on. The second edition of the M*A*S*H Backyard Ultra takes place over Wellington Anniversary Weekend – kicking off 9am, Saturday 17 January. Directed by General Fiona Hayvice, it’s a battle of endurance packed with camaraderie, chaos, and the kind of challenge you’ll never forget.
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. |