Category: On The Run
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Shirley Barton Trophy and Ballantyne Cup race
All you need to know about this year’s race This year marks the centenary of the Ballantyne Cup — one of the club’s oldest trophies. We would have held the centenary last year but, well, COVID. So here we are celebrating 100 (and 1) years instead. The Shirley Barton Trophy (for women) and the Ballantyne…
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Wellington Road Champs 2022: A Biased Uncomprehensive Race Report from One Person’s Point of View
Simon Keller The main protagonist at the 2022 Wellington Road Championships was the weather. The early races were run in beautiful conditions, with a light breeze and no rain. The final race was run in driving rain and was delayed by a series of slips in Karori. (Long story, but when Karori-based life member Grant…
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The 2022 Wellington Scottish AGM
Simon Keller My AGM story begins at 5.30 on a Wednesday evening, when I meet Stephen Day for a pre-meeting run. Winding through Northland and Wadestown, we discuss the state of the club and the season ahead. I learn that the captaincy roles are close to finalised, with Emma Sturmfels taking over from Danielle Trewoon…
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The Club and the House
Simon Keller Once, the Saturday afternoon club run was Scottish’s main regular fixture. Dozens of club members would assemble at the clubhouse in Mt Cook and as many as eight packs – from the walkers to the fast guys to the juniors – would disappear in different directions, before returning an hour later for afternoon…
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Running foods ranked
At On the Run, we are great fans of the Spinoff’s definitive lists of foods. And there is no better way to show your fandom than with a spot of plagiarism. So, without further ado, we unveil the definitive list of running foods and drinks. Ineligible: Running gels This article is strictly about food and…
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2022
After two disrupted years, 2022 suddenly seems like the chance to welcome back some old-favourite races. Among the races that make up our normal winter season, the Needle Relay and the Wellington Road Champs were the only two races that went ahead in each of the last two years. And even they have bumped around…
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NZ’s first world champion athlete
One of NZ’s earliest world champion athletes has a close entirely tenuous relationship to Wellington Scottish – his name was Scott. Born in 1860, Joseph Scott was actually Irish. He came to Dunedin via Australia in 1861 or 1862. By the age of 13, he had taken up the sport of competitive pedestrianism. Pedestrianism is…
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Conversations at Dorne
Stephen Day “Is Dan Jones running?” asks one bloke. “Is he running with the rest of us?” Well, he usually doesn’t… I’m at the Dorne Cup. Not running, just listening to conversations around the course – especially by the famous stream crossings. The women’s and M60s race is underway. Everyone is waiting for the runners…
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The Mindful Marathon
Simon Keller By the 28km mark of this year’s Christchurch Marathon, I could barely jog. My race was shot. The goals I had been working towards for months would not be achieved. Others might have fallen into despair, but not me. As I completed the race, I was able to apply techniques in mindfulness and…
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10 reasons why you should run the Vosseler Shield
The Vosseler Shield is one of NZ’s most historic and toughest cross-country races. It is a brutal and unforgiving start to the trifecta of cross-country races that make up Wellington’s interclub cross country season (along with the Dorne Cup and the Wellington Cross Country Champs). You can expect to encounter hills, mud, hills, tree roots,…