Tom Callan on the podium at the Xterra Wellington Festival.
Only one week until our AGM! Please mark your calendars and hope to see as many of you as possible at the Wilton Bowling Club on Monday, 9 March, at 5.30pm. More details below.
Coming up this week
- Tuesday 6:15pm: Club session at Newtown Track. Warm up from 6pm. More details here.
- Thursday Trail Group: Te Ahumairangi. Meet at 6pm from the Botanical Gardens entrance on Glenmore St.
- FOCUS EVENT: Karori Park at 8am for a workout or tempo session, or a friendly pack run/jog/walk. Finishing in the cafe. More details.
- Saturday 8am: Parkruns at Waitangi Park, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Trentham, Kapiti, Ōtaki River and Greytown.
- Sunday Morning Club Long Run: 8:30am outside Freyberg Pool. Multiple pace groups. More info here.
Results
Xterra Trail Festival
Offroad duathlon:
- Tom Callan finished in 2:18:46
Trail marathon:
- Ehsan Lorestani came first, in 3:41:40
- Sarah Lee won the W50-59 age group, with 5:45:33
Half marathon:
- Michael Cummins came third in the M60+ with 2:09:48
- Kath Littler and Anna Fifield crossed in 2:34:48
- Tīwhane Te Kanapu clocked 3:33:19
Athletics Wellington Senior Open Track & Field Meeting # 4
A few hardy Scottish athletes turned up at the track, with the walkers in particular having a fleet-footed day) There are only two more open track and field meets left this summer.
3000 Race Walk: Helen Willis won in 20:49.95. Ray Marten 23:48.92 PB and Daphne Jones 26:09.33 PB.
2000m Steeplechase: Hiro Tanimoto 6:56.18, Stephen Day 7:11.89.
1500m: Hiro Tanimoto 4:18.17, Stephen Day 4:46.93.
Parkruns
A big shout-out to Jiwon Chun, who set a new 5km PB at the Lower Hutt Parkrun on Saturday, knocking 46 seconds off her previous time to come in well under 22 minutes with 21:21.
Check out all the other results.
Notices
Nau mai
Welcome to our new club members Michael Lugg and Florence Cohen.
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
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.
14 March: Tararua Mountain Race
A classic Wellington-region mountain trail running event. Expect steep climbs, technical singletrack, weather, and mountain conditions – then finish at Ōtaki Forks for the best kind of recovery: sausages on the barbie and an optional swim in the river. It’s a friendly, iconic race with a strong community vibe, and a great target for anyone in Wellington Scottish Athletics Club keen to build mountain confidence or tick off a local rite of passage.
Three options:
13km Field Dash out and back to Field Hut
24km Kelly Glass Kime Climb out and back to Kime Hut
36km Southern Crossing
More details here.
Also 14 March: Athletics Wellington Senior Open Track & Field Meeting # 5
2:00pm – 4:30pm at Newtown Track. Events: 100m, 400m, 1500m, sprint hurdles, long jump, hammer throw and javelin.
Register here.
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. |