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Weekly News: Dorne Cup 100th birthday

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

This week’s newsletter is a bit early so as to give you a reminder about the Ballentyne Cup and Shirley Barton Trophy tomorrow morning. This week Results Vosseler Shield A result we missed last week: Joe Martin won the Men’s U20 grade at the Vosseler Shield. Parkruns Check out all the results here. Notices Kāpiti […]

Result: Vosseler Shield

Olympic Harriers — Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Great racing day, firm underfoot.andnbsp;Placegetters and Olympic results below....

Result: Vosseler Shield

Olympic Harriers — Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Great racing day, firm underfoot.andnbsp;Placegetters and Olympic results below....

May 26 Weekly News: Vosseler Shield, “Stevens invitational” Ballantyne Cup

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

This week Results The 2025 Vosseler Shield An awesome showing from Scottish (in the race and in the cheering squad) on a beautiful Wellington day. A few select results: 5km raceValentino Luna Hernandez was second overall, 1st in the non-champ/out-of-grade, with 22:43Maddy Watson was first woman, third overall, in 23:34Mel Brandon was first MW, fourth […]

Result: Vosseler Shield

Olympic Harriers — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Result: Vosseler Shield

Olympic Harriers — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Maungahuka Hut and marshmallows in the rain – Tararua Forest Park

Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT

The forecast for the weekend was pretty uninviting – gale force winds on Saturday with increasing rain throughout Sunday. The low on Saturday night was forecast to be -3°C at Kime Hut. I figured there was no way we would be going ahead with our planned route along the tops. In fact I was so ... Read more

Weekly News 29 May 2023

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 29 May 2023 10:07:38 GMT

This week Results Vosseler Shield WHAC nearly called the event off after the torrential rain in the morning. The rain abated for the 5km race but returned for the 10km race, resulting in falls, slips and mud. 67 Scottish runners took part in total. Frank Grieve ran both the 5k and the 10k as his […]

Drought and Kane take Senior honours at Vosseler despite Weather

Athletics Wellington — Mon, 29 May 2023 01:04:17 GMT

Drought and Kane take Senior honours at Vosseler despite Weather photos courtesy of Rowan Greig Despite a mid-morning weather bomb placing the staging in doubt the Vosseler… Read More »

Result: Vosseler Shield

Olympic Harriers — Sun, 28 May 2023 03:51:24 GMT

This yearand#39;s event was wet and very slippery, with runners struggling to st...

Weekly News 22 May 2023

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 22 May 2023 09:46:08 GMT

The Cross Country season kicks off properly this week with the famous Vosseler Shield races on Mt Victoria. Peter Wood from WHAC has a nice write-up about Fred Vosseler, who the event is named after. Vosseler was a renowned tramper, mountain climber, harrier and billiard table manufacturer. He was even falsely suspected of being a […]

How I learned to stop worrying and love the Dorne

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 02:11:08 GMT

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 […]

Result: Vosseler Shield

Olympic Harriers — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:06:33 GMT

Results of the 2022 Vosseler Shield. This year we had a changed (and faster) cou...

Weekend Results

Athletics Wellington — Mon, 30 May 2022 06:43:51 GMT

WELLINGTON Athletes Perform over country and on track over weekend. Saturday saw the 98th Vosseler Shield Mountain Races, Mt Victoria hosted by the WHAC club.… Read More »

Weekly News 23 May 2022

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Sun, 22 May 2022 18:21:54 GMT

Welcome to rejoining member John Henwood. John represented NZ at the 2004 Olympics and was an integral member of many winning Scottish relay teams. This week Tuesday 6.00 pm, speed session with Rowan and Andy, outside Freyberg Pool. Friday 12.27 pm, Kupe Run, a chatty pre-weekend run from the Kupe statue on the waterfront. Saturday 12:40pm, Vosseler Shield. […]

10 reasons why you should run the Vosseler Shield

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Sun, 16 May 2021 09:01:55 GMT

The Vosseler Shield is one of NZ’s most historic and toughest cross-country races.

Weekly News 10 February 2020

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 04:01:55 GMT

Five big favours to ask this week for everyone doing RTB: (a) wear your singlet – be visible and promote the club, (b) join us at the yellow tent afterwards, (c) say hello to the people near you during the run/walk and invite them to visit us at the yellow tent, (d) tell friends and colleagues who had fun to come and talk to us, and (e) make sure you sign up for our membership special for 2020-2021. Options for the week Tuesday 5.30pm, Waterfront 5km, Outside Mac’s Brewbar on Taranaki Wharf. Come and run, volunteer or support.Wednesday 6.15pm, Newtown Park Track workout. Meet 6.15pm for 6.30pm start, lead by Andy and Rowan, shorter distance track reps.Saturday, 8.00am, Newtown Track workout – contact Chandima for info, or check Facebook for details. Longer track reps with a focus on building towards major events.Saturday, 8.00am, Lower Hutt 5km Parkrun, Porirua 5km Parkrun, Kapiti Coast 5km Parkrun.Saturday, 1:58pm, Porritt Classic, Hamilton (Hiro Tanimoto 1500m)Sunday, Round the Bays, half marathon at 7.45am, 10km at 8.30am and 6.5km at 9.15am. Frank Kitts Park. Results The Tarawera Ultramarathon is such an amazing atmosphere even in the years when the Trail Queens do not turn up in dominating numbers. 102km: Fiona Hayvice 11:54:08, Emma Bessett 13:35:25, Chris Howard 22:33:31. Mel Aitken DNF at 75km. 52km: Nicholas Vessiot 5:53:48, Jaime Vessiot 6:01:25, Emily Solsberg 6:15:10, Jo Badham 6:44:36, Marketa Langova 6:50:01, Ben Cornelius 7:54:28. 21km: Melanie Hart 2:02:41, Kate Slater 2:04:19, Abigail Pitman 2:19:03, Michelle Knight 2:27:32, Isobel Deeley 2:30:08, Lindsay Young 2:31:14, Kath Littler 2:34:21 – Results So it turns out a lot of you have more than one string to your bow. Capital City Triathlon: Danielle Trewoon won the Medium Distance (750m/15km/5km) in 01:02:30, Anna Breen 01:18:19, and Claire Jennings 01:24:50. Valentino Luna Hernandez was second in the Enduro Distance (2km/60km/15km) in 3:14:58, James Turner 3:40:12, Helen Bradford 4:16:35, Paul Rodway 4:20:58, Richard Sweetman 4:28:41, Greg Williams 4:31:37. Rachael Cunningham did 03:11:48 for a revised distance Triathlon of 2km/60km/10km and Tricia Sloan did 45:05 for the enduro swim. – ResultsMalcolm Hodge ran a big PB 01:09:54.0 for 13th place in the First Half Half Marathon in Vancouver.Hamish Carson ran 1:51.66 for 800m at the Meeting National des Sacres (YouTube) in Reims (France) and 3:42.40 for 1500m at the Orlen Copernicus Cup (YouTube) in Torun (Poland).At the Combined Junior/Senior Track and Field meet at Newtown Park on Sunday 800m: Hiro Tanimoto 2:07.22. 3000m Run: Hiro Tanimoto 9:42.79, Ayesha Shafi 11:08.57. 3000m Walk: Sean Lake 17:54.99, Daphne Jones 22:42.86 – Results. Upcoming events Round the Bays, 16 February, Frank Kitts Park Round the Bays is the biggest running festival in Wellington. It’s one of our best opportunities to invite new people to join the club. So, repeating from above, here are five big favours to ask this week for everyone doing RTB: Wear your singlet – be visible and promote the club; Join us at the yellow tent afterwards; Say hello to the people near you during the run/walk and invite them to visit us at the yellow tent; Tell friends and colleagues who had fun to come and talk to us; and Sign up for our membership special for 2020-2021. Michelle Knight will be coordinating that recruitment drive. If you think you can help either beforehand with promotion, publicity and administration support or on the day handing out flyers, staffing our tent and talking to people about Scottish contact her. Todd Stevens, todd.stevens@pwc.com is looking for a 40min pacer for the 10km. Please let him know if you want to help. Matairangi Fun Run, 23 February Hataitai Velodrome, Open to the public, the Matairangi Fun Run, based on Mount Victoria, runs over the iconic Vosseler Shield course. There are two race options: the One Loop Race (5 km); or the Two Loop Race (two 5 km loops, adding up to 10 km). Each loop has approximately 190 metres of elevation. McVilly Shield Relay, 7 March, Karori Park The McVilly Shield is the first club event for the season and a great way to get to know other people in the club. This relay has teams of three people each. Everyone can participate, runners, walkers, J Team, seniors, masters and friends of the club. Just turn up and we will find you a team. You can either race it or use it as an opportunity to do some training. Each team must do ten laps of Karori Park. No individual team member can do more than four laps. But you can do the laps in any order you like. The race is randomly handicapped after the teams start. Notices Join this week and save $20 or more Join or re-join Wellington Scottish at Round the Bays this year and you get $20 off your new season of Scottish full adult membership (down from $185 to $165). You can sign up at our bright yellow tent at Kilbirnie Park or you email us at membership@scottishathletics.org.nz and pay Wellington Scottish Athletics 38-9005-0501833-00. Put your name and “RTB JOIN” in the reference. If you want a singlet too, add $39. This will be the biggest discount we offer this year so don’t miss out by waiting. Also: if you, as an existing member, sign up an adult friend who is new to the club or has not been a member for the last five years, we will give both you and your friend $15 off your membership fees. If you sign up two friends who are new to the club you get two lots of $15 off your membership fee. And so on. So, talk to your friends and colleagues who are running or walking Round the Bays this year. Tell them they could enjoy the same fun all year round at Scottish. If you get a friend to join make sure you email membership@scottishathletics.org.nz to let us know. Discounts Join a new friend -$15 per new friendRound the Bays discount for adult members -$20 Switch to new email system I have switched from TinyLetter to MailChimp to send out these weekly emails. Hopefully, those of you who want them still receive them and those who don’t won’t. You can unsubscribe at the link below if you choose. Or you can subscribe here:

Vosseler Shield 2019

Hutt Valley Harriers — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 05:21:21 GMT

Vosseler Shield 2019

Hutt Valley Harriers — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 05:21:21 GMT

Result: Vosseler Shield

Olympic Harriers — Tue, 28 May 2019 08:09:13 GMT

The day was a bit breezy for the countryand#39;s toughest cross country race, bu...

Vosseler Shield

Athletics Wellington — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 01:37:26 GMT

Come race New Zealand’s TOUGHEST cross country race!! The Vosseler Shield is one of New Zealand’s most historic races, with the 2019 edition being the 96th time the race has been held! Organised by Wellington Harrier Athletic Club, in conjunction with Athletics Wellington, the Vosseler Shield is the perfect way to test out your early season fitness! For many, finishing the race will be a fantastic goal, as the course takes you up and down the beautiful trails of Mt Vic. For those at the top end, the race is the best early-season opportunity to race against some of Wellington’s toughest competitors. WHAC welcomes club runners from around NZ to participate in the Vosseler Shield 2019!! Event Information – Click Here Vosseler Shield Map – Click Here

Vosseler Shield Results 2017

Hutt Valley Harriers — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT

HVH Results Below Vosseler Shield – 21 May 2016 HVH Results Grade/ Name Place W35 5km 13 Alexandra Noonan 34:15 14 Keryn Morgan 34:31 15 Liz Gibson 34:41 17 Isobel Franklin 38:08 W50 5km 8 Marian Goodwin 31:39 9 Trish Coley 32:01 10 Vanessa Trompetter 32:12 M60 5km 1 Graeme Burr 27:35 6 Peter Sparks 31:03 M70 2 John Wood 32:38 9 Albert van Veen 37:05 Non-Champ 5km M20-59 4 Martyn Cherry 37:44 WU18 (3rd team) 3.7km 3 Jayme Maxwell 14:29 8 Hannah Gordon 17:57 9 Brianna Carson 18:18 GU15 (2nd team) 3.7km 7 Samantha Woolley 16:54 9 Gemma Gordon 18:54 10 Amelia Kennedy 20:40 11 Lily Trompetter 21:32 MU18 (2nd team) 3.7km 3 Jack Hammond 13:04 4 Gus Reece 13:07 6 Peter Roberts 13:31 7 Jonathan Roberts 13:50 BU13 (1st team) 1.6km 3 Nathaniel Graham 7:04 4 Joshua Allen 7:13 5 Alexander Prichard 7:18 7 Reegan Kowalczyk 7:41 8 Nkhata Hollywell 7:41 18 Tyler Rollo 9:22 22 Harvey Butler 9:45 BU11 (2nd team) 1.6km 1 Kian O’Connell 8:07 3 Aiden Jackson 8:34 8 Jonathan Green 8:40 9 Harrison Kowalczyk 8:41 14 Ashton Tietjens 9:23 16 Bailey Rollo 9:28 17 Trent Magee 9:31 21 Lochlan Mather 10:42 23 David Gordon 11:20 24 Riordan Butler 18:12 GU13 (3rd team) 1.6km 9 Emalise Alding 8:34 10 Amy Murray 8:54 11 Lexie Brown 9:08 17 Charlotte Ross 9:44 GU11 (2nd team) 1.6km 3 Jessica McKenzie 8:43 9 Gwen McGrath 9:53 12 Skylah Langstraat 10:32 14 Sophie Crosland 10:45 20 Stefania Butler 12:35 SM 10km 12 Nick Sasse 45:31 22 Mat Rogers 49:06 24 Andrew Crosland 50:05 M40 10km 11 Darren Gordon 49:41 17 Myles Carson 52:29 22 Brendon Quirke 54:23 28 Paul Strickland 1:03:40 M50 10km 7 Marcus Smith 51:09 14 Bill Trompetter 55:03 24 Stu McKenzie 1:03:10 Barry Everitt Plate (Points) HVH – 3rd place

Kids Vosseler Results U18-U11 – provisional

Hutt Valley Harriers — Sat, 21 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Placing Name Time 2 Nathaniel Graham 00:07:06 1 Alexander Prichard 00:07:25 Joshua Allen 00:07:46 Logan Stoupe 00:07:47 Reegan Kowalczyk 00:07:53 Nicholas Green 00:07:56 Oscar Strickland 00:08:13 4 Kian O’Connell 00:08:21 Nicholas Drayton 00:08:29 Henry Mellor 00:08:36 Ashton Tietjens 00:08:42 Aiden Jackson 00:08:44 Luke Stoupe 00:08:45 Rylee Watt 00:08:49 Jonathan Green 00:08:52 2 Emalise Alding 00:09:03 3 Amy Murray 00:09:16 Gemma Gordon 00:09:31 Charlotte Ross 00:09:34 Tyler Rollo 00:09:37 Bailey Rollo 00:09:41 Nicholas England 00:10:14 David Gordon 00:10:20 Lily Trompetter 00:10:24 Phoenix Taylor 00:11:30 4 Peter Roberts 00:13:11 Tim Cherry 00:13:25 1 Phoebe Mcknight 00:13:28 Gus Reece 00:13:33 3 Johnathon Roberts 00:14:12 Reuben Goldingham-Newsom 00:14:29 2 Jayme Maxwell 00:14:33 Jorja Watt 00:18:12 Hannah Gordon 00:18:44 Provisional results only – some missing

News: Vosseler followed by Grand Memorial the week after

Olympic Harriers — Wed, 18 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Vosseler, Sat 21 May, Mt Victoria Good luck to all those running in this classi...

News: One more club run before the Vosseler

Olympic Harriers — Tue, 10 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT

Pack run/walk from clubrooms - Satandnbsp;14 May,1:45 Eyes forward to the Vos...

Vosseler Shield – 23 May 2015

Hutt Valley Harriers — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Vosseler Shield – 23 May 2015 HVH Results Grade/ Name Place SW 5km 3 Julie Johnson 24:12 9 Kristi Perkinson 27:28 W35 5km 16 Liz Gibson 36:14 W50 5km 3 Vanessa Trompetter 29:39 4 Marian Goodwin 30:08 9 Trish Coley 32:45 MU18 7 Lars Van Beusekom 28:43 5km Peter Roberts Matthew Roberts M60 5km 4 Peter Sparks 28:58 14 Keith Holmes 32:58 GU15 3.7km 1 Phoebe McKnight 13:41 4 Lucy England 16:46 5 Maria Cramp 16:56 8 Jessica Kincaid 18:55 9 Mieke Van Den Bergh 19:24 10 Hannah Gordon 22:01 MU18 3.7km 4 Joel Carman 12:40 11 Gus Reece 13:36 Matthew Sutcliffe BU11 1.6km 1 Nathaniel Graham 7:43 2 Alexander Prichard 7:47 4 Nicholas Green 8:12 5 Luke Stoupe 8:14 15 Tyler Rollo 9:21 19 Jonathan Green 9:37 20 Oscar Strickland 9:42 21 Harrison Kowalizyk 9:53 22 Hunter Hughs 9:59 24 Harvey Butler 10:20 26 Bailey Rollo 11:18 27 Tim Cherry 11:32 28 Henry Mellor 11:34 29 Joseph Mellor 11:34 30 David Gordon 11:34 32 Liam Carson 14:23 BU13 1.6km 6 Logan Stoupe 7:40 John Roberts Nic England 24 Ben Cherry 10:31 GU11 1.6km 4 Rylee Watt 8:45 10 Charlotte Ross 10:07 GU13 1.6km 13 Jorja Watt 9:22 15 Una Strickland 9:50 16 Amelia Adams 10:36 SM 10km 9 Nicholas Sasse 46:20 29 Tim Johnson 51:44 M40 10km 3 Darren Gordon 48:00 8 Brendan Quirke 29:29 11 Stephen Cummings 53:40 17 Tony Plowman 57:02 19 Neil Sargisson 57:51 21 Stuart McKenzie 1:03:11 24 Martyn Cherry 1:22:02 M50 10km 3 Marcus Smith 49:02 9 Bill Trompetter 53:07 13 Graeme Burr 54:06 18 Richard Kellett 56:08 27 Paul Newsom 1:00:00 29 Donald Coley 1:02:50 35 Glenn Perkinson 1:11:21

Vosseler 2015 HVH results

Hutt Valley Harriers — Thu, 28 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT

Grade/ Name Time Place SW 5km 3 Julie Johnson 24:12:00 9 Kristi Perkinson 27:28 W35 5km 16 Liz Gibson 36:14:00 W50 5km 3 Vanessa Trompetter 29:39:00 4 Marian Goodwin 30:08:00 9 Trish Coley 32:45:00 MU18 7 Lars Van Beusekom 28:43:00 5km Peter Roberts Matthew Roberts M60 5km 4 Peter Sparks 28:58:00 14 Keith Holmes 32:58:00 GU15 3.7km 1 Phoebe McKnight 13:41 4 Lucy England 16:46 5 Maria Cramp 16:56 8 Jessica Kincaid 18:55 9 Mieke Van Den Bergh 19:24 10 Hannah Gordon 22:01 MU18 3.7km 4 Joel Carman 12:40 11 Gus Reece 13:36 Matthew Sutcliffe BU11 1.6km 1 Nathaniel Graham 7:43 2 Alexander Prichard 7:47 4 Nicholas Green 8:12 5 Luke Stoupe 8:14 15 Tyler Rollo 9:21 19 Jonathan Green 9:37 20 Oscar Strickland 9:42 21 Harrison Kowalizyk 9:53 22 Hunter Hughs 9:59 24 Harvey Butler 10:20 26 Bailey Rollo 11:18 27 Tim Cherry 11:32 28 Henry Mellor 11:34 29 Joseph Mellor 11:34 30 David Gordon 11:34 32 Liam Carson 14:23 BU13 1.6km 6 Logan Stoupe 7:40 John Roberts Nic England 24 Ben Cherry 10:31 GU11 1.6km 4 Rylee Watt 8:45 10 Charlotte Ross 10:07 GU13 1.6km 13 Jorja Watt 9:22 15 Una Strickland 9:50 16 Amelia Adams 10:36 SM 10km 9 Nicholas Sasse 46:20:00 29 Tim Johnson 51:44:00 M40 10km 3 Darren Gordon 48:00:00 8 Brendan Quirke 49:29:00 11 Stephen Cummings 53:40:00 17 Tony Plowman 57:02:00 19 Neil Sargisson 57:51:00 21 Stuart McKenzie 1:03:11 24 Martyn Cherry 1:22:02 M50 10km 3 Marcus Smith 49:02:00 9 Bill Trompetter 53:07:00 13 Graeme Burr 54:06:00 18 Richard Kellett 56:08:00 27 Paul Newsom 1:00:00 29 Donald Coley 1:02:50 35 Glenn Perkinson 1:11:21

Vosseler Shield Photos 2015

Hutt Valley Harriers — Sat, 23 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT