Category: Weekly News
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Weekly news: 13 April 2026
Stephen Day and Sebastian at the Great Northern Gallop 100km. Coming up this week Results Christchurch Marathon and Half Marathon Marathon Half marathon – Also the Athletics NZ Half Marathon champs Results Athletics NZ results here (Your newsletter editor combed through the results – please let us know if any inadvertent omissions) Waitārere Forest Run…
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Weekly news: 30 March 2026
James Preston at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne. Time to renew your Wellington Scottish 2026/27 Membership. The form is here. There is a discount code ($20 off) applied to Wellington Scottish products from now until 30 April 2026. (More details on Scottish merch below). Coming up this week Results Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne…
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Weekly news: 16 March 2026
Scottish senior men start the season strong, with Joel Carman and Matt Adams picking up the 3rd and 4th national medals by club members within a week. Coming up this week Results 3 Peaks Mountain Race (NZ Short Course Trail Champs) Joel Carman was 2nd, and Matt Adams was 3rd at the 56km 3 Peaks…
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Weekly News: 9 March 2026
Coming up this week Results National Track and Field Championships The Scottish Supporters Trust supported four of the club top athletes to represent us at the National Champs over the weekend. James Preston (1:53.52) and Joe Martin (1:54.41) had the two fastest qualifying times in the senior men’s 800m on Saturday. On Sunday James Preston won the final in 1:46.58 and Joe Martin,…
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Weekly News: 2 March 2026
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 Results Xterra Trail Festival Offroad duathlon: Trail…
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Weekly News: 23 February 2026
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 Results The results this week are mostly from the track. Look out for Tiwhane Te Kanapu (8 age-grade medals!) and…
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Weekly News: 16 February 2026
Emma Bassett, Michele Allison and Betty Harp after a blustery Round the Bays half marathon. Our calendar for 2026 is available online and on the Stack App. Each week will include a focus event where everyone from the club is encouraged to come together. There will usually be something happening for those who want speed sessions, trail runs and…
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Weekly News: 9 February 2026
Our calendar for 2026 is available online and on the Stack App. Each week will include a focus event where everyone from the club is encouraged to come together. There will usually be something happening for those who want speed sessions, trail runs and pack runs, walks and gathering afterwards for a social chat. This week’s focus event will…
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Weekly News: 2 February 2026
Coming up this week 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. Full results here. Scottish-paced Parkrun at Waitangi Park. The Waitangi Parkrun organisers thanked us for joining them on…
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Weekly News: 26 January 2026
Coming up this week Results Jumbo Holdsworth Torrents of water on the trails. James Richardson (1:01:40) and Maddy Watson (1:14:57) each won the Hooper Loop race Emma Bassett (1:26:40) won Veteran Woman Hooper Loop and was 3rd overall. Chris Howard (1:22:48), Stu Beresford (1:39:46), Kath Littler (1:58:19) Don Stevens (2:08:58). Dan Jones (1:42:37) won the long race which was an alternate…