Coming up this week
- Tuesday 5:45pm: Waterfront 5K, Shed 22, 4 Taranaki St on the Waterfront
- Wednesday 6pm: Splash and Dash, Oriental Bay
- Thursday 6pm: Trail run over Red Rocks. Meet at the Visitor Centre at 6pm. More details here.
- Saturday 8:00am: Scottish-paced Parkrun at Waitangi Park (see below for details). Also Parkruns at, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Trentham, Kapiti, Ōtaki River and Greytown.
- Saturday 2pm: Summer Saturday afternoon run/walk that will suit those who prefer a slower pace. Meet at the Akau Tangi Sports Centre, Kilbirnie.
- 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 4:30pm: Capital Classic, Newtown Park.
Results
Jumbo Holdsworth
Torrents of water on the trails.
James Richardson (1:01:40) and Maddy Watson (1:14:57) each won the Hooper Loop race Emma Bassett (1:26:40) won Veteran Woman Hooper Loop and was 3rd overall. Chris Howard (1:22:48), Stu Beresford (1:39:46), Kath Littler (1:58:19) Don Stevens (2:08:58).
Dan Jones (1:42:37) won the long race which was an alternate course – a double Hooper Loop. Tom Callan (1:49:52) was 3rd Senior Man, and Andrew Marsland (1:15:01) 2nd Vet Man in Long Course. Kyle Malone (2:06:18), Ruairidh Nixon (2:13:49) Peter Stevens (2:19:08), Bex Hutchinson (2:19:18), Todd Stevens (2:26:50), Alistair Richardson (2:28:35), Charles Hulley (2:31:12), Alex Kay (2:42:57)
And probably other names I missed during my quick scan – sorry!
Cooks Classic
NZ Mile Championship: Joe Martin was 4th in 4:06.15.
NZ Masters Mile Championship: Hiro Tanimoto was 1st M40 in 4:55.67, Stephen Day was 1st M50 in 5:02.42, Jim Jones was 4th M55 in 5:50.60, and Michael Cummins was 1st M65 in 6:30.78.
South Island Masters Championships, Nelson
There were a crew of Wellingtonians over on the Mainland. A particularly impressive result from Betty Harp, breaking Michele Allison’s W65 Wellington mile record.
Daphne Jones: 3000m Race Walk in 25:20.29, 1500m Race Walk in 12:41.56, 5000m Race Walk 44:01.56
Helen Willis: 3000m Race Walk 20:31.54, 1500m Race Walk in 10:08.71, 5000m Race Walk 35:24.54
Betty Harp: 3000m in 13:25.00, Mile in 6:45.25 (Wellington W65 record), 5000m 22:30.01
Michele Allison: 3000m in 13:48.41 (Wellington W70 record), Mile in 7:27.51 (Wellington and NZ W70 Record), 5000m 23:19.99 (Wellington and NZ W70 Record)
Andrew Kerr: 1500m in 4:52.46. 800m in 2:24.34
Parkruns
Check out all the results.
Notices
Nau mai
Welcome to new club members Anneliese Parsons and Martin Sutherland.
31 January: Scottish paced Waitangi Parkrun
Wellington Scottish will again partner with Waitangi Parkrun to provide pacers on Saturday, 31 January at its next paced event. Following that, we’ve penciled in to provide pacers at 28 February / 21 March / 9 May / 20 June / 25 July.
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
Troya Marathon in Türkiye
Wellington has been invited to send two runners to the International Troya Marathon in Çanakkale on 26 April 2026 (Wellington is a sister city with Çanakkale). Wellington City Council asks if this might be of interest to runners from Scottish? The course, starting from the Troy Archaeological site and finishing at the symbolic “horse” point in the centre of Çanakkale offers participants an historical journey, as well as a culturally significant route for international runners. The Council is not in a position to fund or financially support runners to go to Türkiye but Çanakkale Municipality (the local council) has said it will cover the accommodation expenses for two nights for two athletes from Wellington. We don’t have a great deal more information that than, but if there was interest from anyone, Wellington Council is keen to connect them directly to the International Relations team in Çanakkale Municipality.
Contact Stephen to find out more
Round the Bays Pacers wanted
Meg Ferry is looking for pace runners – Round the Bays half marathon on 15 Feb 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: 1:20, 1:30, 2:30 and 2:40. Thank you from Meg.
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
15 February: Southern Cross Round the Bays
The Southern Cross Wellington Round the Bays on 15 February 2026 takes advantage of the picturesque setting which winds its way around Wellington’s stunning inner city harbour.
The 8.4km route starts by Waitangi Park, then takes a left off Evans Bay Parade onto Cobham Drive, past the Troy St roundabout and then doubling back at Miramar Roundabout before arriving at Kilbirnie Park.
The Half Marathon is the classic route you know and love, on a fully measured, endorsed and certified half marathon course. Each route is packed with entertainment, making the iconic event Wellington’s biggest street party.
28 February: XTERRA Wellington Festival
XTERRA Wellington returns to the Kāpiti Coast on 28 February 2026, with a unique duathlon and trail running experience. The event includes four Trail Runs (6km, 14km Half Marathon & Marathon), Duathlon and Mountain Bike events. XTERRA Wellington embraces the rugged coastal landscape that is Kāpiti. There’s no glitz nor glamour, just hard New Zealand terrain, spectacular views and proper home grown hospitality. XTERRA Wellington links the beach to the mountains in a uniquely west coast way.
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 club president, Simon.
- 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.