This week
- Tuesday 6:30pm: Athletics Wellington Senior Open Tuesday Twilight Track & Field Meeting # 3. Newtown Park. Events include 60m, 150m , 300m, 600m, 1000m, 2000m.
- Wednesday 6:15pm: Splash and Dash, Freyberg Carpark, Oriental Beach.
- Thursday 6:00pm: Thursday Trail Group at Mākara. Meet at Karori Park Cafe.
- Friday and Saturday: The Spectacle, Nelson. (Kyle Malone, Chester Holt-Quick…)
- Saturday 8:00am: Scottish Paced Waitangi Parkrun, Waitangi Park. Sign up to be a pacer here.
- Saturday 8:00am: other Parkruns at Lower Hutt, Porirua, Trentham, Kapiti, Ōtaki River and Greytown.
- Saturday 1:00pm: Summer Saturday afternoon run/walk that will suit those who prefer a slower pace. Meet at the carpark below Cafe Villa in Ngaio ready to go at 1pm.
- Saturday: Kepler Challenge, Te Anau. (Dan Jones, David Haunschmidt, Alistair Richardson…)
- 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
Athletics Wellington Senior Open Track & Field Meeting
3000m: Stephen Day 10:06.87, Jamie White 10:52.40, Archie MacPhee 10:55.09.
2000m steeplechase (83cm): Stephen Day 7:05.74
Barefoot Triathlon – Wellington Standard Distance Champs
Gerard Gordon 2:38:37 2nd super vet men. Nic Hankinson 2:49:06 2nd vet women.
Whanganui 3 Bridges Marathon
Half Marathon: Sophie Whelan 4th in 1:33:02.18
Half Marathon Walk: Ian Morton: 3:01:50.31
Parkruns
Check out all the results.
Notices
Nau mai
Welcome to new members Ari Basevi, William Horn and Archie Tulloch.
Round the Bays Pacers wanted
Meg is looking for pace runners – Round the Bays half marathon on Feb 15th 2026.
Whether you’re a seasoned half-marathoner or want to give pacing a go for the first time, there’s room for you. If you’re keen to support other runners in our community and can put together your legs with a steady strategy, then I’d love to hear from you.
Please add your name to the duty roster in the Stack app, or get in touch with me otherwise. Pace group leaders left to fill:
1:25, 1:55, 2:10, 2:20, 2:30, 2:40
Thank you – Meg.
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. Please contact Todd 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 please send photos 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
5-5 December: The Spectacle, Nelson
A road and trail extravaganza, ranging from a one mile race to 100 miles.
Find out more about the Spectacle 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 to be a pacer here 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.
19 December: Scottish Night of Miles
This is a unique event full of Christmas fun, and features races over the rarely run distance of one mile. Each year we collect donations from athletes and spectators, then hand them on to a local Wellington charity. The programme consists of a mix of children’s, senior and fun social events. There are several different mile races including elite men’s and women’s races and an all-comers mile that anyone can participate in (including Father Christmas).
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.
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.
25 January: Scottish Club Prizegiving
Our club prizegiving will be held at Wilton Bowling Club, from 3-6pm on Sunday 25 January. We will have a food truck on site making gourmet pizzas – costs covered by the club. There will be a ceremony to celebrate our achievements over 2025, and some special guests, and plenty of time to eat and drink and play some bowls. Come along! And please RSVP on Stack so we can get an idea of numbers.
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.