14 December 2019, Newtown Park
The LIFESTYLE SPORTS Scottish Night of Miles is an annual event organised by Wellington Scottish Running Club. It is a unique event full of Christmas fun and features races over the rarely run distance of one mile.
Each year we collect donations ($5 suggested) from athletes and spectators then hand them on to a local Wellington charity. This year’s charity is the Mary Potter Hospice.
We are also grateful to our event sponsor, Lifestyle Sports, who are a long-standing supporter of Scottish Athletics and one of the premier retailers of running kit within the region.
The programme consists of a mix of children’s, senior elite and fun social events. There are several different mile races including elite men’s and women’s races and an all-comers mile that anyone can participate in (including Father Christmas).
This year we are introducing a couple of new events:
- a Mile relay – teams of 4, each athlete running 400m (and a bit) to provide some fun at the end of the evening, prizes to any team that breaks the magical 4 minute mile!
- fastest Santa award – pop on a beard, Santa hat or full Santa suit and run the 100m or 200m – prizes to the fastest Santa this side of Lapland…
The provisional programme is outlined below. Please enter in advance – by close of play 11th December- to take part in one of the seeded races:
- Open Walkers
- Masters Men
- Open Men and Women
Anyone wanting to compete in the Kids Chocolate Fish Dash, the All-Comers Social Mile (against Father Christmas), Mile relay or any of the sprints can enter on the day.
| Start time | Event | Entry |
| 3.00pm | Open 100m sprintFor anyone 12 and over (Santa suits optional) | No need to pre-enter – just turn up on the day |
| 3.20pm | Open Walkers Mile For all walkers | Click here to enter (you must enter in advance) Please fill in form; seeding will be decided prior to the race, with start lists displayed on the Scottish webpage |
| 3.40pm | Open 200m sprint For anyone 12 and over (Santa suits optional) | No need to pre-enter – just turn up on the day |
| 4.00pm | Open Masters Men A Mile For those Masters (over 35) who reckon they can they can run 1500m faster than 5:20. | Click here to enter (you must enter in advance) Please fill in form; seeding will be decided prior to the race, with start lists displayed on the Scottish webpage. Seeding between Masters A and B races and Elite Men’s A and B races dependent on entries |
| 4.10pm | Open Masters Men B MileFor those Masters (over 35) who reckon they can they can run 1500m faster than 5:20. | |
| 4.20pm | Open Men’s B Mile Elite men’s races open to men 16 and over who can run under 4.45 for 1500m. | |
| 4.30pm | Kids Chocolate Fish Dash– open to kids 12 under | No need to pre-enter – just turn up on the day |
| 4.50pm | Open Women’s Competitive Mile Any women who can run 1500m in under 6 minutes | Click here to enter (you must enter in advance) Please fill in form; seeding will be decided prior to the race, with start lists displayed on the Scottish webpage Seeding between Elite Men’s A and B races dependent on entries |
| 5.00pm | Open Men’s Elite A Mile Elite men’s races open to men 16 and over who can run under 4.45 for 1500m. | |
| 5.15pm | All-Comers Mile races against Santa | No need to pre-enter – just turn up on the day |
| 5.30pm | Mile Relay | No need to pre-enter – just turn up on the day |
