Wellington Scottish Athletics Club and Newtown Park

Te Ahumairangi 10000m Festival, 15 November

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

We’re inviting Wellington runners to attend Te Ahumairangi 10000m Festival on 15 November.

Weekly News, 27 January 2025

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

This week Results Prizegiving for 2024 Michele Allison won the Fred Silver Memorial Trophy for an outstanding season, winning all of her championship races. Peter Baillie won the Valued Services Trophy for his dedication running the timing system at Newtown Park for Athletics Wellington. Peter Stevens, World M60 steeplchase champion won the Personality of the […]

The Agency 10,000m Festival information and startlists

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

NZ’s biggest 10,000m event 18 November 2023, Newtown Park The Wellington 10,000m Festival is the most popular set of 10,000m races in New Zealand. For the last five years, this has been a night of PBs for athletes of all speeds — 40 percent of athletes finished with a new best time. As always, we […]

Weekly News 21 March 2022

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 06:10:39 GMT

This week Tuesday 6.20 pm, speed session with Rowan and Andy, Newtown Park. This week’s session is the popular 6 x 600m reps. Friday 12.27 pm, Kupe Run, a chatty pre-weekend run from the Kupe statue on the waterfront Saturday 8.00am, McVilly Shield Relay, Karori Park. Our first club event if the year, so bring friends and family […]

Weekly News 14 March 2022

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:55:38 GMT

This week Tuesday 6.20 pm, speed session with Rowan and Andy, Newtown Park. Friday 12.27 pm, Kupe Run, a chatty pre-wekend run from the Kupe statue on the waterfront Saturday 8.00 am, Karori Park speed workout — contact our club captains Emma and Bert for info, or check Facebook for details. 8.00 am warm-up for an 8.30 am start. All speeds and […]

Weekly News 7 March 2022

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:51:18 GMT

This week Tuesday 6.20 pm, speed session with Rowan and Andy, Newtown Park. This week’s session is 10 x 500m. Friday 12.27pm, Kupe Run, from the Kupe statue on the waterfront Saturday 8.00 am, Karori Park speed workout — contact our club captains Emma and Bert for info, or check Facebook for details. 8.00 am warm-up for an […]

Weekly News 28 February 2022

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:39:05 GMT

This week Tuesday 6.20 pm, speed session with Rowan and Andy, Newtown Park Wednesday 7.00 pm, Annual General Meeting, Cricket Clubrooms Anderson Park. Come along and partake of refreshments while we report on the year that was and elect our management committee for the upcoming season. We always need to keep our ideas fresh and […]

Weekly News 21 February 2022

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:44:29 GMT

This week Tuesday 5:.40 pm, non-waterfront 5k, wearing tutus optional and encouraged, outside Macs Brewery Tuesday 6.20 pm, speed session with Rowan and Andy, 3 sets of 4 x 400m at 3km pace, Newtown Park Wednesday 6.00 pm, Twilight Track Meet, Newtown Park Saturday 8.00 am, Karori Park speed workout — contact our club captains for […]

Weekly News 14 February 2022

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 04:18:55 GMT

This week Tuesday 6.20pm, speed session with Rowan and Andy. Check details on Facebook, Newtown Park. Saturday 8.00am, Karori Park speed workout — contact our club captains for info, or check Facebook for details. 8.00am warm-up for an 8.30am start. All speeds and interests welcome. Saturday 2.00pm, Summer pack runs and walks. Otari-Wilton’s Bush carpark off Churchill […]

Weekly News 7 February 2022

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 07:34:06 GMT

This week Tuesday 6.20pm, speed session with Rowan and Andy – 3 sets of 5 x 300m, check details on Facebook, Newtown Park. Saturday 8.00am, Karori Park speed workout — contact our club captains for info, or check Facebook for details. 8.00am warm-up for an 8.30am start. All speeds and interests welcome. Saturday and Sunday, Athletics […]

Weekly News 31 January 2022

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:14:25 GMT

This week Tuesday 6.00pm, speed session with Rowan – there is some debate on Facebook about if this is at Newtown Park or Freyberg. Look there for an answer. Friday 4.00pm, Capital Classic Meeting, Newtown Park (includes the Wellington Steeplechase Championships) Saturday 8.00am, Karori Park speed workout — contact our club captains for info, or check […]

Weekly News 10 January 2022

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:10:14 GMT

Happy New Year! This isn’t a real Weekly News, because we’re still on summer break. But here are a few notices nonetheless. This week Tuesday 6.00pm, speed session with Alice and Dani – 200m reps at 3km pace, Newtown Park. Sunday 8.30am, Honest Ten, outside Freyberg Pool Sunday 2.00pm, Summer Series Track and Field Meet […]

Weekly News 14 December 2021

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:51:21 GMT

This week Tuesday 6.00pm, Speed Session with Andy and Rowan. This week’s session is a Waterfront 5km time trial (a pseudo W5K!). Meet outside Freyberg Pool. Saturday, 3.00pm Night of Miles, Newtown Park – details below. Sunday long pack runs — usually, these leave 8.30am from outside Freyberg Pool and some alternative locations around Wellington. […]

Weekly News 6 December 2021

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 07:13:35 GMT

Imagine what it is like at Grenada North today! This week Tuesday 6.20pm, Speed Session with Andy and Rowan. This week’s session is 200m repetitions at Newtown Park. Wednesday 6.00pm, Midweek Twilight Track, Newtown Park. See below for details. Saturday 6.00am, WAI2K, Tauherenikau Racecourse Saturday 8.00am, Karori Park speed workout — contact our club captains for info, […]

Weekly News 29 November 2021

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 22:17:33 GMT

It’s nearly time for this year’s Lifestyle Sports Night of Miles — 18 December. Information is here and entries are here. This week Tuesday 6.20pm, Speed Session with Andy and Rowan, Newtown Park. This week’s session is 400m reps at 3km pace. Wednesday 6.00pm, Splash and Dash, Freyberg Beach Saturday, 8.00am, Karori Park speed workout — […]

Weekly News 22 November 2021

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:31:38 GMT

This week Tuesday 6.20pm, Speed Session with Andy and Rowan, Newtown Park. This week’s session is 400m reps at 3km pace. Wednesday 6.00pm, Splash and Dash, Freyberg Beach Saturday, 8.00am, Karori Park speed workout — contact our club captains for info, or check Facebook for details. 8.00am warm-up for an 8.30am start. All speeds and interests […]

Scottish Prizegiving results 2021

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 17:56:40 GMT

Saturday 20 November 2021, Newtown Park Scottish Handicap Results Trophy Location Group Winner J Team Reeve Cup Eastbourne B14 Spike Hayvice Ladies Sealed Handicap Cup Eastbourne G14 Juliet Street Seniors Centennial Cup Island Bay Open Sierra Ryland Peter Tearle Walking Trophy Island Bay Walk Terri Grimmett Galashiels Trophy Eastbourne Open Loretta Desoudy Novice Cup Eastbourne […]

Weekly News 15 November 2021

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 03:32:19 GMT

This week Wednesday 6.00pm, Twilight Track Meet #1, Newtown Park. Register online by Tuesday. Saturday, 8.00am, Karori Park speed workout — contact our club captains for info, or check Facebook for details. 8.00am warm-up for an 8.30am start. All speeds and interests welcome. Saturday 2.00pm, Summer Saturday afternoon run and walks that will suit those who […]

Weekly News 8 November 2021

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Please remember to register for the annual prizegiving early, as it helps us plan the booking. Details below. This week Tuesday 6.00pm, Speed Session with Andy and Rowan, Newtown Park. This week’s session is 400m and 200m reps. Saturday 2:15pm, Wellington 10000m Walk Championship and Open Track meet, Newtown Park Saturday 4:15pm, Agency Group 10000m […]

Weekly News 26 October 2021

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:34:45 GMT

This week Tuesday 6.00pm, Speed Session with Andy and Rowan, Newtown Park. This week’s session is 200m reps, which get faster. Saturday, 8.00am, Karori Park speed workout — contact our club captains for info, or check Facebook for details. 8.00am warm-up for an 8.30am start. All speeds and interests welcome. Saturday 10:30pm, Central League Meet, Inglewood, $5 […]

Twilight Track Meet No 5 Results

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:04:52 GMT

Twilight Track Meet 5 - 10/02/2021 Hosted by Wellington Scottish Athletics Club Newtown Park Stadium, Wellington Event 140 Men 400 Metres Run Open ======================================================================= Name Age Team Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 1 Mckenzie, Ethan 18 Titahi Bay 51.90 2 Hunter, Jack 16 Ath Wairarapa 52.48 3 McKenna, Axel 17 Titahi Bay 52.69 4 Mills, Kosta 18 Ath Wairarapa 53.83 5 Beard, Reuben 18 Wgtn Harrier 54.15 6 Tanimoto, Hiro 36 Wgtn Scottish 59.33 7 Milne, Zac 22 Victoria Uni 1:07.00 8 Wray, Michael 54 Wgtn Scottish 1:08.20 Event 340 Women 400 Metres Run Open ======================================================================= Name Age Team Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 1 Walker, Amy 19 Wgtn Scottish 59.52 2 Sceats, Katelyn 16 Victoria Uni 1:02.54 3 Jenkins, Becs 17 Titahi Bay 1:03.03 Event 555 Mixed 5000 Metres Run Open ======================================================================= Name Age Team Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 1 Martelletti, Paul M42 Unattached 14:57.94 2 Tanimoto, Hiro M36 Wgtn Scottish 15:52.86 3 Prendergast, Robert M31 Wgtn Scottish 15:55.78 4 Day, Kristian M31 Wgtn Scottish 16:10.81 5 Hunt, Ryan M24 Victoria Uni 16:15.04 6 Jackson, Anthony M35 Lower Hutt 16:16.47 7 Saunders, Alasdair M40 Wgtn Scottish 16:33.23 8 Boyd, Tommy M24 Victoria Uni 16:37.66 9 McLean, Grant M53 Wgtn Scottish 16:39.41 10 Richardson, Alistair M28 Wgtn Scottish 16:50.66 11 Muir, Ruby W30 Wgtn Scottish 17:00.10 12 Keller, Simon M48 Wgtn Scottish 17:14.85 13 Jones, Liam M22 Wgtn Scottish 18:01.78 14 Lynch, Deborah W29 Olympic 18:05.74 15 George, Esther W29 Wgtn Harrier 18:10.34 16 Gordon, Darren M48 Lower Hutt 18:27.45 17 Riceman, Sarah W27 Wgtn Harrier 18:32.10 18 Zath, M M Unattached 18:50.32 19 Spencer, Miranda W30 Wgtn Harrier 18:56.06 20 Krieble, Todd M62 Wgtn Harrier 19:09.57 21 Wong, Brad M38 Wgtn Scottish 19:21.78 22 Hardaker, Nat W39 Wgtn Harrier 20:06.79 23 Gunn, Willie M50 Wgtn Harrier 20:14.32 24 Hayes, Brian M74 Wgtn Harrier 22:07.61 Event 110 Men 100 Metres Run Open ======================================================================= Name Age Team Finals Points ======================================================================= Heat 1 Wind: 1.6 1 Kingi, Zechariah 17 Titahi Bay 10.92 2 Trego, Tyrone 17 Upper Hutt 11.25 3 Lambert, Ben 16 Paraparaumu 11.28 4 McKenna, Axel 17 Titahi Bay 11.79 5 Mckenzie, Ethan 18 Titahi Bay 11.88 6 Tofts, Max 16 Paraparaumu 11.92 7 Aliva, Fiti 16 Titahi Bay 12.04 8 Lawrence, Matthew 24 Wgtn Harrier 12.07 Heat 2 Wind: -0.5 1 Matsuoka-Webber, Andrew 40 Palmerston Nth 12.59 2 Tanimoto, Hiro 36 Wgtn Scottish 14.38 =============================================================================== Name Age Team Finals Wind H# Points =============================================================================== Finals 1 Kingi, Zechariah 17 Titahi Bay 10.92 1.6 1 2 Trego, Tyrone 17 Upper Hutt 11.25 1.6 1 3 Lambert, Ben 16 Paraparaumu 11.28 1.6 1 4 McKenna, Axel 17 Titahi Bay 11.79 1.6 1 5 Mckenzie, Ethan 18 Titahi Bay 11.88 1.6 1 6 Tofts, Max 16 Paraparaumu 11.92 1.6 1 7 Aliva, Fiti 16 Titahi Bay 12.04 1.6 1 8 Lawrence, Matthew 24 Wgtn Harrier 12.07 1.6 1 9 Matsuoka-Webber, Andrew 40 Palmerston Nth 12.59 -0.5 2 10 Tanimoto, Hiro 36 Wgtn Scottish 14.38 -0.5 2 Event 310 Women 100 Metres Run Open ============================================================================ Name Age Team Finals Wind Points ============================================================================ Finals 1 Witharana, Chethana 16 Olympic 13.49 0.3 2 Jenkins, Becs 17 Titahi Bay 13.80 0.3 3 Sakamoto, Ayano 27 Unattached 15.58 0.3 Event 561 Mixed 600 Metres Run Open ======================================================================= Name Age Team Finals Points ======================================================================= Finals 1 Mills, Kosta M18 Ath Wairarapa 1:27.18 2 Hunter, Jack M16 Ath Wairarapa 1:27.41 3 Beard, Reuben M18 Wgtn Harrier 1:28.42 4 Tanimoto, Hiro M36 Wgtn Scottish 1:35.04 5 Carpenter, Charlotte W22 Victoria Uni 1:48.57 6 Walker, Heather W51 Wgtn Scottish 1:49.68 7 Kerrison, Neve W18 Wgtn Harrier 1:53.94 8 Milne, Zac M22 Victoria Uni 1:54.94

Weekly News, 14 December 2020

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 21:49:24 GMT

This week is all about the Night of Miles – get down to Newtown Park, line up a race with Father Christmas and support Wellington Free Ambulance.

Twilight Track Meet No 3 Results

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:04:07 GMT

9 December 2020, Newtown Park Sharon Wray’s photos Mixed 100 Metres Run Open 1Paul,JakeM22Kiwi Athleti11.

Twilight Track Meet 1 – Results

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 20:12:21 GMT

11 November, Newtown Park Sharon Wray’s photos Women 100 Metres Run Open 1 Lili Szabo21Upper Hutt A12.

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:

Weekly News 16 December 2019

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:20:59 GMT

Our weekly newsletter will be taking a Christmas/New Years break next week and through much of January. Have a great holiday everyone. 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. Meet 6.15pm for 6.30pm start, lead by […]

Weekly News 2 December 2019

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:49:49 GMT

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. Meet 6.15pm for 6.30pm start, lead by Andy and Rowan, shorter distance track reps. Saturday, 8.00am, Lower Hutt 5km Parkrun, Porirua 5km Parkrun, Kapiti Coast 5km Parkrun. Saturday, 6.00am, […]

Weekly News 25 November 2019

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 07:36:39 GMT

Options for the week We’ve got a quiet week this week before our Imperial Distances Month 👑 🇬🇧 begins next 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. Meet 6.15pm for 6.30pm start, lead by Andy and Rowan, shorter distance track reps. Saturday, 8.00am, […]

Scottish Prizegiving 2019

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 20:26:07 GMT

Prizegiving took place at Newtown Park Function Room on 16 November 2019. Some results below but more results yet to be published… Scottish Handicap Results Trophy Location Group First Second Third Juniors – under 14 Island Bay handicap Island Bay B14 Island Bay handicap Island Bay G14 […]

Weekly News 4 November 2019

Wellington Scottish Athletics Club — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 07:32:15 GMT

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. Meet 6.15pm for 6.30pm start, led by Andy and Rowan, shorter distance track reps. Saturday, 8.00am, Lower Hutt 5km Parkrun, Porirua 5km Parkrun, Kapiti Coast 5km Parkrun. Saturday 8.00am, […]