Our Rampant Lions at the World Mountain and Trail Running Champs in Spain.
This week
- Tuesday 6:15pm: Speed session at Freyberg Pool. Tune-up workout before Road Relays. Details on Stack.
- Saturday 8:00am: Parkruns at Waitangi, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Trentham, Kapiti, Ōtaki River and Greytown.
- Saturday: Road Relays in Feilding. Keep reading for the latest news.
- NO Saturday pack/walk run due to Road Relays
- Limited/no Sunday long pack runs also due to Road relays: Check the Facebook page.
Results
World Mountain and Trail Running Champs
A huge CONGRATS to the four Wellington Scottish members who represented Aotearoa New Zealand at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships at the weekend – you did us so proud over an incredibly gruelling course.
In the “short trail” event, covering 45km with 3,650m of climbing and descending, Jackson Cole was first Kiwi home finishing in 26th. After getting caught in the starting traffic jam and suffering a series of mishaps, David Haunschmidt still put in an impressive effort and finished in 92nd place. David’s full write-up here.
In the “long trail,” which had 82km of running and 5,410m of ups and downs, Mel Brandon came storming home in 87th. Unfortunately Richelle McKenzie just missed the cut-off (a sign of how brutal the course was) after a heroic effort across 60+km.
We’re so incredibly impressed with all of you. Go Lions!
Full results here.
Barefoot XTrail Rangituhi Rumbler
We had a big pride of Scottish members running in the second of Barefoot’s spring series, the Rangituhi Rumbler from Spicer’s Botanical Park, Porirua.
Scottish took out the top four places in the long run:
- First: Joel Carman 1:19:06
- Second: Marcos Ángel Valero Palacios 1:23:15
- Third: Tom Callan 1:24:07
- Fourth: Matt Adams 1:24:37
- Nic Hankinson was second woman home in 1:52:27
Also running: Callum Mallett, 1:43:06; Kath Littler, 2:26:38; Marianne Elliott, 2:26:43; Emma Jackson, 2:26:56; Anna Fifield 2:26:56; Don Stevens, 2:40:44; Willie Stephens, 3:02:24
Round Rarotonga Road Race
What a setting for a run!
31km: Geoff Ferry 3rd in 2:20:21; Hinano Andrews 3rd female in 2:39:09; Meg Ferry finished in 4:50:08
10km: Brendon Thompson 1st in 40:10
Cape Kidnappers Trail Run
15km – Danielle Trewoon finished in 11th place in 1:39:57
34km – Ehsan Lorestani was 14th in 3:34:40, Lucas Duross crossed the line in 3:57:07
Full results
Hutt Marathon
Sorry we missed one result last week:
5km: Shauni James completed the run in 35:47.4
Parkruns
Check out all the results here.
Notices
Road Relays
The Road Relays are upon us and the excitement is mounting. We have about 90 club members travelling to Feilding and 13 teams competing.
If you’re registered and haven’t received the “All you need to know” document, please contact Simon or your club captain.
Waterfront 5K is back
The Waterfront 5K will be back this summer, thanks to the coordinating leadership of Hayden Smith. The dates of the runs are:
- Tues 21 October
- Tues 25 November
- Tues 16 December
- Tues 27 January
- Tues 24 February
- Tues 24 March
Bernie Portenski race postponed
The management committee has decided to postpone the Bernie Portenski memorial race for a few months until early 2026.
Thursday Trail Group will soon return
The Thursday Trail Group is back from 2nd October, running weekly through Daylight Savings (6 months). Join us every Thursday at 6pm, with the location changing monthly: October – Waimapihi (Aro Valley), November – Mākara (Karori Park), December – Mt Victoria (Freyberg), January – Red Rocks (Visitor Centre), February – Te Ahumairangi (Botanical Gardens), March – Ōtari-Skyline (carpark). Got questions? Please contact or comment @Chester on the Facebook page.
Ruapehu Trail Camp is back for 2026
8-11 Jan 2026. After the success of last year’s trail camp, we will be running the camp again, using the WTMC lodge at Whakapapa. Expect good runs, good chats, good food, and great entertainment. The cost will be $200 for the full 3 nights, and spaces are limited to 30 people.
We want your running photos
Thanks to everyone who’s sent there photos – you’ll be seeing them appear on our social media pages. If you’re willing to have your running pics shared on our public-facing Facebook and Instagram pages, please email them to us at wellingtonscottish@proton.me or, even better, put them directly into this folder.
Kapiti Half Marathon
Wellington Scottish members get a 20% discount for the Kapiti Half Marathon on 9 November, thanks to Dark Horse Coffee. You must use this link to get the discount when entering. Maddy Watson is also looking for pacers for the event: Half marathon pacers in ten min increments from 1:30 through to 2:30 ad 10km pacers in ten minute increments from 40 mins through to 1:20.
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 Stephen.
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
Coming up
18 October: Kaukau Skyline Traverse aka Wellington Mountain Running Champs
Olympic Harriers and Athletics Wellington proudly present the second year of the 2025 Kaukau Skyline Traverse, incorporating the 2025 Wellington Mountain Running Championships. Races start and finish at the northern end of the Skyline Track heading south along the ridgeline to Mt Kaukau and beyond. There are four distances, ranging from 12.15km (600m elevation) to 1.75km (70m).
More details here
19 October: Barefoot Xtrail Battle at Boulder Hill
Three courses in the Belmont Regional Park, offering a mix of lush native bush, open ridgelines, and rolling farmland with epic views across the Wellington harbour, Hutt Valley, and out to the coast.
Full details here
15 November: Te Ahumairangi 10000
Te Ahumairangi Ten Thousand is a fun opportunity for runners to work together in packs and support each other in running fast times and personal bests. It is also an opportunity for road or trail runners who have not run on the track before to try it out in a supportive environment.
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. |