Talia Flannery taking the gold in the 50km race at The Spectacle.
Coming up this week
- Tuesday 5:45pm: Waterfront 5K (from 5:30 if you need more time.) Details here.
- Tuesday 6:15pm: Speed session at Newtown Park. Details on Stack.
- Thursday 6:00pm: Thursday Trail Group at Mt Vic. Meet at Freyberg Pool.
- Saturday 8:00am: Parkruns at Waitangi, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Trentham, Kapiti, Ōtaki River and Greytown.
- Saturday 8:30am: Group Trail Run with Dan Jones and Adidas, from Newtown Park. Details below and 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.
Results
The Spectacle
100 miles: Kyle Malone took 35 minutes off last year’s time and came in third, with 25:03:29.
100km: Ehsan Lorestani also took bronze, finishing the course in 12:49:51
50km: Talia Flannery ran an absolute blinder, winning the women’s race with 5:52:07; Sarah Lee was fifth in the women’s 50-59 category, finishing in 8:57:31. In the men’s race, Matt Adams was sixth overall, first in the 18-29 category, finishing in 5:02:07; Joel Carman was ninth overall, finished second in the 18-29 men category, with 5:19:26.
22km: Marcos Angel Valero Palacios won the race, with a time of 1:30:27.
Honorable mentions: Chester Holt-Quick had a stonking first half of the 100km race before being taken down by illness. Fellow Lion Callum Mallett went in to provide moral support and bring Chester out.
Kepler Challenge
Daniel Jones won the 60km race, finishing in 4:42:37. Tom Callan was seventh home with 5:24:32. Alistair Richardson finished in 6:45:50.
NZ Secondary Schools Champs
Joe Martin was 2nd in the senior boys 800m, 1:49.74
In the junior boys 3000m, Archie McPhee ran 10:58.88
Parkruns
Check out all the results.
Notices
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 from 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
Saturday, 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.