A busy week of racing and training this week as we roll toward the end of February. Our athletes were out in force on the track, producing a stack of PBs.
Coming up this week
- Tuesday 5:45pm: Waterfront 5K, Shed 22, Taranaki St. Fast, flat and always popular — great for a hit‑out or tempo.
- Wednesday 6pm: Splash and Dash, Freyberg Beach, on Oriental Parade.
- Thursday 6:30pm: Thursday Throwdown: Skyline Showdown* (above Crofton Downs). Running on our glorious local trails.
- Saturday 6:55am onwards: Xterra Festival, Queen Elizabeth Park
- FOCUS EVENT Saturday 8am: Club session at Waitangi Park (including Waitangi parkrun). More details below.
- Saturday 8am: Parkruns at Waitangi Park, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Trentham, Kapiti, Ōtaki River and Greytown.
- Saturday 1pm: Summer Saturday afternoon run/walk that will suit those who prefer a slower pace, Whareroa Farm carpark.
- Saturday 2pm: Athletics Wellington Senior Open Track & Field Meeting # 4, Newtown Park.
- Sunday Morning Club Long Run: 8:30am outside Freyberg Pool. Multiple pace groups. More info here.
Results
The results this week are mostly from the track. Look out for Tiwhane Te Kanapu (8 age-grade medals!) and Liz Bentley, who were prolific across multiple events.
Christchurch International Track Meet
Beth Garland was 4th in the NZ 3000m championships, in a personal best of 9:57.32.
Senior Open Twilight Track & Field Meeting, including Wellington 3000m champs
- 3000m Men: Lennox Crowe is Wellington champion in a PB of 8:55.05, Nick Horspool 1st M40 and 2nd overall in 9:02.17, Hiro Tanimoto 2nd M40 9:17.50, Stephen Day 1st M50 9:58.09, Shayne Stringfellow 10:33.76 PB, Chris Harp 2nd M65 13:33.36, Tiwhane Te Kanapu 15:14.91 PB.
- 3000m Women: Alice Sowry 11:41.78 PB, Betty Harp 1st W65 13:16.94, Emily Solsberg 13:37.81.
- 3000m Race Walk: Tiwhane Te Kanapu 1st M50 24:24.02 PB, Daphne Jones 1st W80 25:18.57.
Wellington Track and Field Champs
In windy conditions:
- Shotput: Tiwhane Te Kanapu 2nd M50 6.85 PB
- Javelin: Tiwhane Te Kanapu 1st M50 16.39 PB
- 200m: Tiwhane Te Kanapu 3rd M50 39.94
- Long Jump: Tiwhane Te Kanapu 1st M50 3.11 PB
- 1500m: Hiro Tanimoto ran a sharp final 300m to finish 2nd M35 4:19.92, Megan Fahey 5:44.78
- 5000m Walk: Daphne Jones put on a classy showing in the W80 grade, 1st W80 43:39.37, Terri Grimmett DQ
- 5000m: Lennox Crowe produced an excellent run, finishing 2nd SM 15:11.23, Chris Wharam delivered a strong mid‑pack finish with 17:23.12, Amanda Broughton ran solidly in warm conditions to finish 1st W35 20:12.64.
- 60m Liz Bentley 1st W60 11.04
- 100m: Liz Bentley 1st W60 in 18.45
- 400m: Tiwhane Te Kanapu 1st M50 1:28.48, Megan Fahey
- Steeplechase: Hiro Tanimoto doubled back to claim 1st M35 10:43.41, Stephen Day 1st M50 11:04.63
- Discus: Tiwhane Te Kanapu 3rd M50 20.73
- Triple Jump: Tiwhane Te Kanapu 1st M50 6.17w
- 800m: Liz Bentley 1st W60 3:25.24.
Challenge Wanaka Half (Triathlon)
Tanya Lavington 1st W60 — 6:04:56, Rachael Cunningham 1st W45 — 5:40:03. This qualifies both athletes for the world champs in Slovakia.
Porritt Classic, Hamilton
James Preston is back, winning the 800m in 1:49.01. Hopefully, we will see him running in the next few weeks as part of his domestic season.
Parkruns
Check out all the results.
Notices
Nau mai
Welcome to our new club member Bruce Hughes.
2026 AGM and planning for the year
We have set the date for our Annual General Meeting. It will be on 9 March, at 5.30, at Wilton Bowling Club. More details and an agenda will be available beforehand. The bar will be open, the club will provide some snacks, and some of us will meet for a run beforehand. And it’s an AGM! You won’t want to miss it.
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 photos to us or upload them to 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
28 February: Scottish paced Waitangi Parkrun
This Saturday is the second of our weekly focus events for 2026 and the first at Waitangi Parkrun. Join us at 8am for the start of the parkrun. You can
- run/walk the Parkrun
- do your own tempo or workout on Oriental Bay
- go for a trail run around Mt Victoria, or
- jog/walk along the waterfront.
Or you can be a park run volunteer:
Wellington Scottish will again partner with Waitangi Parkrun to provide pacers this Saturday (28 February). Following that, we’re planning to provide pacers at 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
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.
9 March: Scottish Annual General Meeting
5.30, at Wilton Bowling Club. More details and an agenda will be available beforehand. The bar will be open, the club will provide some snacks, and some of us will meet for a run beforehand. At the AGM, we will elect our next management committee. We would love to expand our committee, in terms of both numbers and demographics.
14 March: Centennial Cup and Peter Tearle Handicap Walk
MARCH FOCUS EVENT
This is a flat 5km club race along the south coast waterfront, starting at Island Bay at 2pm. This is the traditional opening race of the season, in which members compete for the Centennial Cup. It is a sealed handicap event where our handicapper has estimated your time over 5km to determine your handicap. Everyone starts together, and the finishing times are adjusted by your handicap to determine your net time and the overall winner of the Cup.
We meet beforehand at St Hilda’s Church, 311 The Parade, to store gear. Then we return afterwards for afternoon tea. Bring a plate, please.
12 April: NZ Half Marathon Championships, Christchurch
The 2026 New Zealand Half-Marathon Championships will be held in conjunction with the Christchurch Marathon.
12 April: Porirua Grand Traverse
The Porirua Grand Traverse on 12 April 2026 is a vibrant festival of fitness with an event for everyone. With a 65km Multisport and 53km Duathlon, plus the stand-alone 10km Fun Run, 21km Mountain Run, MTB and 12km paddle events – there’s a place for you on the start line.
18 April: New Zealand and Wellington Mountain Running Champs
APRIL FOCUS EVENT
The NZ Mountain Running Championships are in Johnsonville, Wellington, set along the iconic Skyline Track over Mt Kaukau. This classic up‑and‑down course sends runners out and back along the western hills, starting and finishing at the northern end of the trail before tracing the ridge line south toward Mt Kaukau and beyond.
25-26 April: Faultline Ultra
This is an epic journey that weaves through the best trails from Kāpiti, the Hutt river trail, Belmont, Porirua, Karori and Wellington City. Distances include: the 100 Miler, 103km, 53km, 25km, 11km and 6km.
Keep in touch:
- If there is anything you would like 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.
| 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 partnership, including how to book appointments is on our Scottish website. Rehab Co. |