Coming up this week
- Tuesday 6pm: Club session at Newtown Track. 6pm for warm-up, main session at 6:15pm. Details here.
- Thursday 6pm: Trail run at Te Ahumairangi, meet Botanical Gardens. Details here.
- Thursday 6:30pm: Athletics Wellington Senior Open Twilight Track & Field Meeting # 5. Read more.
- Saturday 8am: Club session at Karori Park. More details here.
- Saturday 8am: Scottish-paced Parkrun at Waitangi Park (see below for details). Also Parkruns at 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
Triathlon: The Wellington 100 Champs
A bunch of our members competed in the Barefoot Triathlon Series: The Wellington 100 Champs on Saturday. This involved a 2000m swim, 80km bike and 18km run.
- The team comprising Luke Ferguson (swim), David Oliver (bike) and James Turner (run) came third in 4:24:49
- Valentino Luna Hernandez did 4:36:23
- Nicola Hankinson completed in 5:17:49
- Rachael Cunningham was close behind with 5:29:43
Full results here.
Scottish-paced Parkrun at Waitangi Park.
The Waitangi Parkrun organisers thanked us for joining them on Saturday and helping runners achieve their goals. Thank you so Chris Howard for coordinating, all the volunteers and members who wore their yellow tops, and pacers:
- 20 minutes – Simon Keller
- 22 minutes – Emma Bassett
- 24 minutes – Andy Marsland
- 26 minutes – Amanda Broughton
- 29 minutes – Walter Somerville
- 30 minutes – Anna Fifield
Parkruns
Check out all the results for Waitangi and other Parkruns.
Notices
Thursday Throwdowns are back.
Low-key runs on glorious local trails:
Thursday 12th February – Death by Tip Track (Owhiro Bay)
Thursday 19th February – Tyranny @ Te Whiti (Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt)
Thursday 26th February – Skyline Showdown (above Crofton Downs)
Read more here.
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
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
4 February: Splash and Dash Round 3
Round 3, postponed from 17 December, will be held on February 4. Held at Freyberg Beach, Oriental Parade.
Full details here.
(Round 6: 11 February.)
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.
24 February: Waterfront 5km
Mark your calendars. The next Waterfront 5km will take place on 24 February. More details will be posted here.
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.