This week
- Tuesday 6:15pm: Speed session at Newtown Park. Details on Stack.
- Thursday 6:00pm: Thursday Trail Group at Waimapihi. Meet in Aro Valley.
- Saturday 8:00am: Parkruns at Waitangi, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Trentham, Kapiti, Ōtaki River and Greytown. The Waitangi run will be a Scottish paced event (see below)
- Saturday from 11:00am: Kaukau Skyline Traverse aka Wellington Mountain Running Champs. Details here.
- Sunday long pack runs: These usually leave at 8:30 am from outside Freyberg Pool and other locations around Wellington. All speeds welcome, coordinate on the Facebook page
- Sunday: Barefoot Xtrail Battle at Boulder Hill in Belmont Regional Park. Full details here
Results
IronMan World Championship, Kona
Michele Allison went out with a bang, finishing her final IronMan by winning the F70-74 age group by more than 35 minutes. An incredible effort.
Listen to Michele talking to Jim Mora on Radio New Zealand before the race.
Taupō Ultramarathon
David Haunschmidt, fresh from the world mountain running champs in Spain, won the men’s Taupō Ultra 50km, coming across the finish line in 3:45:47
Melbourne Marathon
Lindsay Barwick cruised around Melbourne, completing the marathon in 3:35:33
Parkruns
Check out all the results here.
Notices
Scottish paced Waitangi parkrun
Wellington Scottish will partner with Waitangi Parkrun to provide pacers this Saturday. Please sign up on the Stack Duty Roster if you’d like to pace one of the listed times, or message Chris Howard if you’d like to pace something else. 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.
Even if you’re not pacing or volunteering, please come along if you can – in your Scottish kit – and show Wellington how fun our club is.
Scottish Club Champs and Club prizegiving
Club prizegiving will be held on 25 January at the Wilton Bowling Club. Todd Stevens has crunched the numbers: See the full tallies here.
Medals for the top 3 and trophy for the winner will be presented at the prizegiving.
Waterfront 5K is back
The Waterfront 5K will be back this summer, thanks to the coordinating leadership of Hayden Smith. The dates:
- Tues 21 October
- Tues 25 November
- Tues 16 December
- Tues 27 January
- Tues 24 February
- Tues 24 March
Thursday Trail Group
Every Thursday at 6pm:
- 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, from 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 their photos. If you’re willing to have your running pics shared on our public-facing Facebook and Instagram pages, please send them to us at wellingtonscottish@proton.me or upload them 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.
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
1 November: Remutaka Rail Trail Run & Walk
Three distances across on the Rail Trail through the Remutaka Ranges: 21km, 14km and 7km. Organised by Trentham Harriers.
Details here.
9 November: Kapiti Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, Kids kick it 2k.
The course is flat and fast where you will wind your way through river trails, lake loops, board walks, all with views over the spectacular Kāpiti Island.
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.
22 November: Wai2K and NZ Long Course Trail Champs
The organisers promise an unforgettable journey through stunning landscapes and challenging terrains, across four distances (not counting the vert, so much vert): The 12Km Scenic Flight, the 25K Quad Extender, and two Ultras: 50K and 100K. The 100km doubles as the New Zealand Long Course Trail Championships course.
Everything you need to know here.
5 December: The Spectacle, Nelson
A road and trail extravaganza, ranging from a one mile race to 100 miles.
Find out more here.
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 interim club president, Simon Keller.
- 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. |