Category: On The Run
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So you want to win a medal…
Simon Keller If you arrive on time for the club’s annual prizegiving, you will see two glistening tables. One will be laid out with medals, carefully arranged. The other will be crowded with trophies: some new, some old; some tiny, some comically large. One by one, the medals and trophies are awarded across the evening.…
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Transcript of my real-time race analysis – University Relays
by Stephen Day The new-ish format for the University Relays, with its mixed gender races and combined age categories rather than traditional age grades, makes for some fascinating permutations. With that in mind, I headed along as a spectator, took my phone and recorded a few voice notes while watching. Before I started, I checked…
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On the Run with AI
As a coach I have seen a fair number of technical advancements that have contributed to the success of runners. These range from technical advancements made on the manufacturing of shoes that reduce fatigue to carbon plate infused running economies (arguably “speed” for certain class of runners) to advancements in recovery nutrition or for those…
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Scottish land speed records
Stephen Day With the help of many stalwarts, I have compiled a draft list of Scottish running and walking records (at the end of the article and linked to a separate records page). Now I need your help to identify any gaps and mistakes in it. The men’s records were easier to compile because James…
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Carbon zero running
Stephen Day Those of you who, like me, serve as a soldier in Wellington’s standing army of public servants are now adept at recording every kilogram of carbon we emit in pursuit of serving the bureaucracy. We know the carbon cost of travelling to work, of working from home, of switching on the lights and…
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Running the finances
Simon Keller Marshall Clark is the long-time Wellington Scottish treasurer. Marshall will step down as treasurer when his term finishes in April, and we are looking for a replacement. I chatted with Marshall about the role and what it takes to be a good club treasurer. How long have you been Scottish treasurer, and how…
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How I learned to stop worrying and love the Dorne
Bert Prendergast Right now I have the Dorne Cup sitting in the lounge room. It’s not in a prominent spot. It hasn’t been polished. It hasn’t yet been engraved to mark the winning teams in 2019 and 2022 (Scottish) (Note that WHAC is engraved for 2021). I did not contribute to winning the cup, but…
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The marshmallow test
Stephen Day When my children were young, the panicked parental worry of our time was the Stanford marshmallow test. The experiment’s premise is that you leave your young child alone in a room with a marshmallow to look at. Beforehand you tell them they can eat the marshmallow, but if they don’t eat it, they…
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Hiro Tani: Scottish Champion and Ambassador
If you are looking for a truly loyal, passionate Scottish club member and international ambassador who wears the lion with absolute pride, it is hard to go past our humble hero Hiro Tani.
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The path to the Top Club award
Stephen Day When Athletics NZ announced the award for Top Club this year, I was nestled among the Owairaka club members. I assured them beforehand that we would not win — and even suggested that they had miscounted when Scottish was named the winner. As often, I was wrong. It was interesting to be, for…