Some of our happy WAI2K runners. Photo by Brent Robinson.
This week
- Tuesday 5:45pm (5:30pm if you need more time): Waterfront 5km. Details here
- Tuesday 6:15pm: Speed session at Newtown Track. See Stack.
- Thursday 6:00pm: Thursday Trail Group – last jaunt from Mākara this week. Meet at Karori Park Cafe.
- Saturday 8:00am: Parkruns at Waitangi Park, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Trentham, Kapiti, Ōtaki River and Greytown.
- 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
Results
WAI2K and NZ Long Course Trail Champs
100km WAI2K Ultra: Callum Mallett, 14:05:36; Richele McKenzie, 14:37:04 – who was first woman back and took the NZ Long Course Trail crown.
50km WAI2K Ultra: Chester Holt-Quick, 5:13:58 (first man); Matt Adams 5:29:25 (second); Ehsan Lorestani, 6:54:43; Harriette Carr, 8:42:40. Don Stevens knocked off 40km of the course.
25km Quad Extender: Joel Carman, 1:58:44 (first man — by more than 30 minutes); Lara Zoeller, 3:01:42 (second woman).
12km Scenic Flight: Ben Wagstaff, 1:03:44 (first); Kath Littler, 1:51:28; Anna Fifield, 1:51:29; Chris Howard, 1:51:29; Emma Bassett, 1:51:29; Lindsay Young, 1:51:29.
Central League Teams Competition Meet # 3
Seamus Kane won the 3,000m in Masterton, clocking 8:25.23.
Joe Martin won the 800 metres in 1:51.67
Parkruns
Check out all the results.
Notices
Do you have a club trophy? We need them back
If you have a Scottish or interclub trophy, we would like it returned so it can be engraved and then presented to this year’s winner at the club prizegiving on 25 January. There will be a box in the call room at Newtown Park for the 10,000m this coming Saturday – leave your trophy in there. Or contact Todd (toddstevens6@gmail.com) to make arrangements for collection.
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 or upload them into this folder.
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
5-6 December: The Spectacle, Nelson
A road and trail extravaganza, ranging from a one mile race to 100 miles.
Find out more here.
6 December : Scottish paced Waitangi parkrun
Wellington Scottish will again partner with Waitangi Parkrun to provide pacers on Saturday, 6 December at their next paced event. 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. 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
13 December: Group Trail Run with Dan Jones and Adidas
Adidas Terrex and Scottish are teaming up to host a “Meet Dan Jones” friendly trail run on 13 December at Newtown Park. Turn up at 8:30 am to try some of Adidas’ new Terrex gear and shoes, then a short, gentle run with Dan around some local trails and back for some food and drink, and a Q&A with Dan about his recent global racing experiences.
There are more details to come, but people should block this into their calendar — a great opportunity to invite any trail running friends along who might be wondering if Wellington Scottish is right for them.
8-11 January: Ruapehu Trail Camp
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. Register 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.
Course recce this weekend! Join Fiona for an easy-paced preview of the M*A*S*H Back Yard Ultra course. Open to all — registered runners, undecided, or crew. Meet at the Ramaroa Centre. (Please note: no dogs. The course + HQ are no-dog zones).
25 January: Scottish 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.
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.
- 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. |