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Brooks Waterfront 5k Series, 2 February 2010
The weather was again excellent tonight for the Brooks 5km Waterfront race,
with light winds and warm conditions for the 121 competitors. With lots of
pedestrians out on the waterfront, the course was anything but fast!
Matt Dravitzki, the current New Zealand marathon champion, lead the field
home in a very good time of 15min 27sec. Olympian Nyla Carroll was again
close to 17min, winning the women's race with an impressive time of 17min
9sec. Tim Dutton (28.41) and Terri Grimmett (31.12) again won the walkers'
race.
Results

Brooks Waterfront 5k Series, 26 January 2010 It was a glorious night on the
Wellington waterfront and the usual challenge of
the wind was replaced by a sea of people for the runners to weave through.
And if you think your age is a barrier to faster times, think again -
Bernie Portenski, aged 60, finished in a scintillating 18:49 tonight.
First male and female runners home were Tony Dodds and Nyla Carroll in a
very fast 15:22 and 17:02 respectively. First walkers were Tim Dutton (29:15) and
Andrea
Adams (37:37). Results

Wellington
Scottish Summer Programme, Ross's Patch: The Colonial Knob area in
Porirua, 6 February 2010 Meet at 8am at the Camp Elsdon car park. Turn
left off the Titahi Bay Road into Prosser and then on to Rahia St. Camp Elsdon
is on the left. Ross thinks the course he has chosen - Colonial Knob and
surrounds - will take about 90 minutes. After the run, we'll head for a
breakfast in the Porirua Library Cafe (opens at 10am). Friends welcome.
Cooks Classic, Whanganui, 26
January 2010
Scorching
Triathlons (Anniversary Day), 25 January 2010
Paekakariki
Road Races, 15/10/5, Campbell Park, 24 January 2010
North Island
Age 14/15/16/17 Interprovincials,
Auckland, 23 January 2010
Hutt
River Trail Events (42/21/10/60), 23 January 2010
Jo Badham reports briefly: Just a few hardy
(or perhaps foolish?) souls from Scottish out testing their mettle in the
cold against the headwind and pouring rain down the Hutt River Trail on
Saturday morning. Spotted in the half were Glen Wallis, Matyas
James, Jo Badham, John Hines. Results to come.
Capital
Classic,
Twilight Meeting, incorporating 3000m Championships, Newtown Park,
22 January 2010 Trying Wellington conditions brought out good
numbers of Scottish members, joining athletes across the country from
North Shore to Invercargill. Provisionally, it appears that Nyla Carroll
(W40), and Anne Hare (W45) set 3000m championship records in their age
grades, while Bernie Portenski set a W60 national record. Hamish Carson
came second to Nick Willis in the 3000m (by 0.6s). Other Scottish
competitors, in events as varied as 100m, the triple jump, and the 3000m
walk, were Melody Stein, Laura Roozendaal, Megan Blair, Adam Steinmetz,
Jesse Patel, Scott Kinnear, Aaron and Patrick Twiss, Nicole Mitchell,
Claire Hodge (for Hill City), Malcolm Hodge, Tina Harris, Stephanie
Mackenzie, Stefan Smith, Martin van Barneveld, Josh van Dalen, Mikael
Andersson, Stephen Issac, Marissa Pritchard, Terri Grimmett, Peter
Baillie, David Cooke, john Leonard, and Geoff Iremonger. Results
Recycle
your running shoes at Round the Bays, 21 February 2010 WORKOUT|ZONE
is one of a number of Wellington
-based companies proud to sponsor the New Balance Round the Bays Run. As
part of the sponsorship, we are working with SAVEMART and the Nike
Reuse-A-Shoe Programme to collect as many worn-out running shoes as
possible for recycling. As you know running shoes can take up to 1000
years to break down in your local landfill. Bring your old shoes (tied
together) to the start of the Round the Bays Run (or take them to Les
Mills Extreme in Taranaki Street before the event) - and SAVEMART will
collect and sort and the wearable shoes which will be sent to Papua New
Guinea. The too-old-to-bother shoes will be taken to the US
under the NIKE Reuse-A-Shoe programme where they will be ground down and
the plastics are used to make sports ground surfaces.
Take
care of yourself and your environment this February and let
Wellington
set the example in recycling that we want the rest of the country to
follow. WORKOUT|ZONE is a skin care company.

Brooks
Waterfront
5k Series, 19 January 2010 The weather was again excellent tonight for the Brooks
5k Waterfront race,
with a light northerly and warm conditions. Although the fine weather saw
lots of pedestrians out on the waterfront, making the course into an obstacle
course. Pleasingly, the number of finishers was back over 100 again.
Two of New Zealand's top triathletes led the field home. Martin van
Barneveld, fresh from a triathlon win in Wanaka last Friday evening, just held off
Dave Parsons in a time of 16min 15sec. Kate McIlroy was again under 17min,
winning the women's race with a time of 16min 57sec. Tim Dutton (29:14)
and Terri Grimmett (31:26) again won the walkers' race. Results
Letter
from a Scottish member
in the 1960s, Jim Swadling, lately of Vancouver, posted 18 January 2010 Here's
his letter to Don Dalgliesh Letter
Preview
NZ 3000m Championship (Capital Classic), Newtown Park, 5pm-8pm, Friday, 22
January 2010 Murray McKinnon, ANZ, reports: Nick Willis will be seeking his first national 3000m title when he races in
the championship race at the Capital Classic meeting. Willis won the national 1500m title in 2006
and 2008. Rees Buck, the 2003, 04, and 05 3000m champion will be keen to
regain the title adding it to the 10,000m title won in Tauranga two weeks
ago. Kim Hogarth is the defending champion from the title race at Waitakere
last February. Hogarth is also the current 5000m, 3000m steeplechase and
road champion. Aaron Pulford the M19 5000m and 10,000m champion steps up to
the senior race. Also in with a chance of a podium placing are Hamish
Carson, Brett Tingay and Stephen Lett.
Fiona Crombie will be defending the women's title. The 10,000m champion
Rachel Kingsford, Hannah Newbould and Erin Montgomery have entered. Past
3000m champions Anne Hare 1987, 89, 94 and Nyla Carroll 1996 and 2003 have
also entered. (Red=Scottish)
Mauao (Mt Maunganui) mountain races, 26 December 2009 Ariana Harper took back the Princess
of the
Mountain title and cup from her arch rival, Nicole Van der Kaay from
Taupo. Both girls have now won the cup two times. It was another scorcher at the Mount,
although not quite as hot as some years. The sand was firm near the
water, making it less arduous than on some occasions for the run
along the beach. Joseph Bulbulia finished second in the M35
section and 7th overall.
Challenge Wanaka Triathlon
(3.8S/180B/42.2R), 16 January 2010
Scottish's Andrew Kerr was 25th in the M3039 grouping,
for a total time of 12:45. In the Lake Wanaka Half, Sarah Beable was
14W1830 and 28th overall woman (5:58). Results
TET Athletics Taranaki Invitation
Meeting, Inglewood, 16 January 2010
No Scottish participation Results
Blackboard
Meeting, Newtown Park, 16 January 2010 Hamish Carson, paced by Nick Willis through the first 400m in 60.5s and the
800m in 2m 02s, won the 1500m in a personal best 3m 48.11s. Alex
Wallace M19 was second in 3m 55.85s, in far from ideal racing conditions.
Scott Thomson M19 won the triple jump with 13.14m (+2.2). Richard Thompson
was the winner in the shot put with 14.10m.

South Island Colgate Games,
Timaru, 15-17 January 2010 Don Dalgliesh reports: The club had one member competing in
Timaru, Ariana Harper.
Ariana (competing in the G14 grade) finished
1st in the 400m in 61.80s, 1st in the 800m in 2m 19.03s and 1st in the
1500m in 4m 59.17s.
Also competing in Timaru were Sean and Jonathan Beresford for Onslow.
Sean (B10) finished
11th in the 800m in 2m 57.42s and 7th in the 1500m in 5m 45.45s, and also
competed in the 400m and high jump. Jonathan (B12)
finished 8th in the 800m in 2m 30.98s, 2nd in the 1500m in 4m 46.76s and
1st in the 1200m walk in 7m 39.83s.
So in all five medals, three gold for Ariana and one gold and one silver for
Jonathan.
Contact
Triathlon Series, Wanaka, Friday evening, 15 January 2010 Martin
van Barneveld won the men's division of the Wanaka leg of the sprint tri
series (750/20/5). Sam Warriner won the women's event. Both beat the
favourites. Jane Loughnan was 3W40. The loosener of Wednesday's
Splash and Dash must have helped Martin and Jane, while Sam warmed up with
last weekend's Half Ironman in Tauranga! Results
US
College Indoor Season, posted
14 January 2010
In the Eastern
Michigan Invitational in Ypsilanti, Brendan Blacklaws placed third in the 800m in 1m 55.74s.

Splash and Dash, Freyberg Beach, 13 January 2010 Not
a bad evening for a partial triathlon time trial. Scottish members were
right through the results: 750S/4R: Martin van Barneveld, Cameron
Goldsmid, Wosser Sutherland, Seini O'Connor, Jane Loughnan, Tom Poland,
Anna Marshall, Matt McCrudden, Karen Ward. Doing variants of the basic
format were: Annalee O'Rourke, Fleur Baker, and Sorell Fagan. Results
Bernardine
Portenski: "The best runner you've never heard of," posted 13 January 2010
If Bernardine
Portenski lived in New York, Boston or Los Angeles, she'd be a
national hero. Instead, she lives in a place called Wellington on a remote
island nation southeast of Australia -- and barely rates a whisper
in masters track. But she's the real deal. Read
more from MastersTrack.com

Brooks
Waterfront
5k Series, 12 January 2010 A great evening for the race, the human race,
that is. With only the slightest of southerly zephyrs, and not much competition
for the tarmac, 83 people continued their quest to be swifter, higher and
stronger. First woman was Nyla
Carroll, clocking 17:12, slicing 13 seconds of last week's time. Gabby O'Rourke
and Stephanie Mackenzie were second and third (17:54 and 17:58). Grant McLean whipped
around the course in 15:49. Close on his heels were Sam Kidd and Mathew Rogers
(two and three seconds behind!). Tim Dutton walked 28:46,
a full 41 seconds ahead of last week. First woman walker was Andrea Adams in
36:33. Results
North
Island Colgate Games, 9 January 2010
Don Dalgliesh reports: The club had two members (in
Scottish uniforms) competing in Auckland, Ariana Harper and Melissa McAdam. Ariana (competing in the G14
grade) finished 5th in the 400m in 62.81s, 4th in the 800m in 2m 23.57s and
7th in the 1500m in 5m 16.63s. Melissa (competing in the G10
grade) fininshed 15th in the 1500m in 6m 13.52s, and also competed in the
heats of the 800m in 3m 05.24s. Also competing in Auckland
(not in Scottish uniforms) were Keegan McLeod for Karori, and Jonathan and Sean Beresford for Onslow. Sean (competing in the B10
grade) finished 13th in the 800m in 2m 56.13s and 14th in the 1500m in 5m
52.34s. Jonathan (competing in the B12
grade) finished 10th in the 800m in 2m 29.00s, 4th in the 1500m in 4m
54.04s and 1st in the 1200m walk in 8m 21.57s. Keegan (competing in the B14
grade) finished 11th= in the High Jump with 1.50m, 27th in the Long Jump
with 4.02m, 9th in the 800m in 2m 22.02s and 8th in the 1500m in 4m 58.43s. So our only medal was
Jonathan's gold in the walk.
Port
of Tauranga Half Ironman, 9 January 2010 Natalie Smith was 17th overall
woman, and 2W2529 (4:52), Steph Anderson was 9W2529. Former Scottish
member Craig Kirkwood finished 17th overall man (1M3539). Results
Gold
Programme incorporating Kiwi Throwers Meet, 9 January 2010
Alex Fafeita from Carterton captured the M16 throwing events winning the
discus 43.73m, the javelin 40.46m and the hammer 43.36m. Billy Crayford was
over the high jump at 2.04m, Scott Thomson was out to 13.42m (-1.2) in the
M19 triple jump, Richard Thomson won the shot put with 14.44m and Peter
Baillie recorded 26m 40.96s in the M60 5000m track walk. Michael Wilson won
the 200m in 22.32s (-1.2), Hamish Carson the 1500m in 3m 59.58s and Barbara
Roy the W19 1500m in 4m 38.74s. Scottish faces: Melodie Stein, Kate Horan,
Stephen Day, Hamish Carson, Laura Roozendaal, Anne Hare, Michael Browne,
Adam Steinmetz, Marissa Pritchard, Tim Hawkes, Della Laird, Peter Baillie,
Bob Gardner, John Hines, Rachel Kennedy. Results
Contact
Triathlon Series, Whangamata, 9 January 2010 Standard
distance: Cameron Goldsmid was
2M20 and 5M overall; James Goodchild, 7M35; John Skinnon, 2M60,
Aubrey Begley, 3W25, and the
redoubtable Jane Loughnan, 1W40. Results

Wellington
Scottish Summer Programme, Karen's Patch Run (Johnsonville), 9
January 2010 Great day for a long, slow run. 12 showed up, plus
Karen at home base. Senshu-bound Christine
(inset above) along with Paul set out at 7 and ran to Ngaio. The rest joined
us in J'ville at 8:15: Howard, Bernice, Jo, Ken, Phil, Robyne, Chris, Ioasa,
Ross, and Diane. We set out down the Ohario Valley Road and up Rifle Range
Road. While Paul and Ross settled down to scones and coffee at Karen's, the
rest of the group continued up over Mt Kaukau, returning along the main
road. Chris was rescued by family at the Khandallah Pool. Christine banked
3:10 towards Senshu, while most of the others managed 2:10. Good runs,
good after-match function.
National
10,000m Championships, Tauranga, 5 January 2010 Rees
Buck and junior Aaron Pulford battled out a great finish to the national
10,000m championship at the Tauranga Domain on Tuesday evening.
Buck from Wellington, the 2007 national 5000m champion and three times national 3000m champion,
just held out Pulford in a time of 30m 01.9s. Andrea Woodvine from Britain
was the first senior woman in 33m 29.9s, the national title going to Rachel
Kingsford of Otago in 35m 11.4s. Michelle Hopkins of Pakuranga was third and
second in the title in 36m 13.7s. Third in the national title was Tina
Harris of Wellington in 37m
2.3s (photo). Bernie Portenski of
Wellington, seventh in the women’s race, set a New Zealand
Masters 60-64 record of 39m 47.4s.
Results |
Below, red
= Scottish
Men
Rees
Buck (Wgtn) 30m 01.9s 1, Kim Hogarth (Nelson)
30m 21.8s 2, Stephen Lett (Takapuna) 30m 57.1s 3, Stefan
Smith (Wgtn) 31m 10.4s 4, Ben Ruthe (Tauranga)
31m 18.8s 5, Dylan Grant (North Harbour) 31m 27.9s 6. Also Stephen Day,
33m 31.2s 7
M19 Aaron Pulford (Hamilton) 30m 02.1s 1, Jonathan Jackson (Akld) 30m 53.3s 2, Alex Parlane (Pakuranga)
31m 54.8s 3, Ben Barry
(Wgtn) 33m 15.0s 4, Cory Whiting (Hamilton) 33m 58.7s 5, Michael Sutton (Tauranga) 34m 24.2s 6.
Women Andrea Woodvine (GB) 33m 29.9s 1, Rachel Kingsford (Otago) 35m
11.4s 2, Michelle Hopkins (Pakuranga) 36m 13.7s 3, Tina
Harris (Wgtn) 37m 2.3s 4, Tara La Grange (North
Harbour) 37m 48.5s 5, Gabrielle O’Rourke (Wgtn) 37m 51.9s 6. Also Bernie
Portenski, 39:47.4s 7 (NZ W60 Record)

Brooks
Waterfront
5k Series, 5 January 2010 There wasn't a cloud in the sky, and only a gentle northerly wind, for the
first of the Brooks 5k Waterfront race in 2010. 43 runners and walkers
fronted, keen to start 2010 on a positive note.
Dave Parsons scored a win (and so remains undefeated in 2010!) with a time
of 16min 36sec. Brian Garmonsway was second. Nyla Carroll ran her best
time since the series started back in August, recording a very smart 17min
25sec. Stephanie Mackenzie was second. Tim Dutton (29.27) and Terri
Grimmett (31.29) started 2010 as they finished 2009 - leading the walkers
home. Results
Contact
Triathlon Series, Whangamata, 3 January 2010 Cameron Goldsmid as
2M20 and 5M overall; James Goodchild, 7M35; Jahn Skinnon, 2M60. Results
Hit counts and
hosting
Number
of visitors since 1 July 2009 has been
Visitors in the
year to 30 June 2009 were counted at
71,683,
up by 4% on last year. That's a hit every 7 minutes and 20 seconds, 24/7!
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This
week
The
first three months of 2010 look exhausting! We are spoilt for
choice. Included below are a few associated summer events - swims,
triathlons and swim/runs and bike rides. Try spreading the training load .
. . .
Tuesday
brings the return of the fortnightly Splash and Dash at Ferguson Beach
from around 6pm. Precede your 5k run with a 730m swim around
Oriental Bay
The
Classics move from Whanganui on Tuesday to Hastings on Friday evening
(Sylvia Potter). This is followed by a Gold Programme here at
Newtown park on Saturday afternoon. Or you could take on Rodney Hide in
the 2.8k Ocean Swim to the lighthouse and back to Ferguson Beach also on
Saturday. Or how about a mountain run- the Jumbo-Holdsworth or the
shorter Hooper Loop.
Wellington
weather
Future
events
The Scottish Annual General Meeting is going to be on Saturday, 13 March, at 10:30am at the
clubhouse. Come and see where we are headed in 2010/11. There
will be a presentation of sectional reports and the election of officers
for the coming year. It will be preceded by a run (or walk) starting at 8am. (Expect
to run/walk for up to an hour or so.)
Following this, the club will provide a breakfast/morning tea.
This will be the official unveiling of the changes to the clubhouse and so come
and try out the new change rooms. These events will take the place of Howard's
Patch Run (Karori Hills) in the Summer Programme which may
move to another Saturday in March (perhaps 6 March - tbc).x
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| Track and
Field Programme
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| January
2010 (Club events in yellow) |
| 27 |
Splash
and Dash, 730S/5R, Freyberg
Beach |
| 29 |
Sylvia
Potts Classic, Hastings (Friday) |
| 30 |
Gold Programme,
Newtown Park |
| 30 |
Sovereign New Zealand
Ocean Swim Series - Capital Classic, Freyberg Beach (2.8k/750m/300m
tag team) |
| 30 |
Jumbo-Holdsworth
24k Trail Race/ Hooper Loop 12k Race |
| 31 |
Marton Half Ironman |
| February
2010 (Club events in yellow) |
| 2 |
Brooks
Waterfront 5k Fun Run and Walk Series 2009/10,
Wellington Waterfront, 5:30pm (walkers), 5:45 (runners) |
| 6 |
Black
Programme, Newtown Park |
| 6 |
Ross's Patch: Elsdon |
| 9 |
Brooks
Waterfront 5k Fun Run and Walk Series 2009/10,
Wellington Waterfront, 5:30pm (walkers), 5:45 (runners) |
| 10 |
Splash
and Dash,1300S(or 730S)/3R, Freyberg
Beach |
| 13 |
Gold
Programme, Newtown Park |
| 13 |
Buller Gorge Marathon and
Half Marathon |
| 13 |
New Zealand vs Australia race walking test |
| 14 |
Scorching
Triathlons, Scorching Bay |
| 16 |
Brooks
Waterfront 5k Fun Run and Walk Series 2009/10,
Wellington Waterfront, 5:30pm (walkers), 5:45 (runners) |
| 17 |
Clarrie Gibbons,
Wellington to Eastbourne, 12k, 23.7k |
| 19 |
IAAF Permit Meet, Black
Singlet Invitational (?) |
| 20 |
Black
Programme, Newtown Park |
| 20 |
WHAC Twilight Relays - Interclub, incorporating the Robinson Shield,
4:45-7:30, Newtown Park (4x100, 4x400, 4x1500, 3-person LJ and SP) |
| 20 |
New
Balance Great Lake Relay, Taupo, 18x(5.2-14.4k legs) |
| 21 |
Round the Bays, Frank
Kitts to Kilbirnie (21/7) (Plus shoe recycling!) |
| 21 |
Senshu International
Marathon (Jones) |
| 21 |
Wellington Masters Centre
Champs - Day 1, Newtown |
| 23 |
Brooks
Waterfront 5k Fun Run and Walk Series 2009/10,
Wellington Waterfront, 5:30pm (walkers), 5:45 (runners) |
| 24 |
Splash
and Dash, 1300S(or 730S)/4R, Freyberg
Beach |
| 25 |
College Sport AWD, Newtown
Park |
| 27 |
Wellington Centre Championships,
Newtown Park |
| 28 |
Wellington Masters Centre
Champs - Day 2, Newtown |
| 28 |
Scorching
Triathlons, Motukaraka Point,
Pauatahanui |
| March
2010 (Club events in yellow) |
| 1 |
College Sport Western Zone,
Newtown Park |
| 2 |
Brooks
Waterfront 5k Fun Run and Walk Series 2009/10,
Wellington Waterfront, 5:30pm (walkers), 5:45 (runners) |
| 2 |
McEvedy Shield,
Newtown Park |
| 3 |
College Sport Girls Zone,
Newtown Park |
| 3 |
College Sport Hutt Zone,
Newtown Park |
| 4 |
College Sport Western Zone,
Newtown Park |
| 6 |
Gold
Programme, Newtown Park |
| 6 |
25th
Karapoti, Mtn Bike Races, Akatarawa
Ranges (50/20) |
| 6 |
Bayleys
Mountain to Surf Marathon, Taranaki |
| 7 |
Wellington
Juniors Championships - Day 1,
Newtown Park |
| 7 |
Gutbuster, Around the
Sanctuary, Ben Burn Park, Karori |
| 9 |
College Sport
Championships, Newtown Park |
| 9 |
Primary Sport Wellington
"John Walker Challenge" (Relay) |
| 9 |
Brooks
Waterfront 5k Fun Run and Walk Series 2009/10,
Wellington Waterfront, 5:30pm (walkers), 5:45 (runners) |
| 10 |
Splash
and Dash,1300S(or 730S)/4R, Freyberg
Beach |
| 13 |
Scottish
Club Run/Walk followed by the 2009/10 AGM
(8am start). This replaces Howard's
Patch Run, Karori |
| 13 |
Contact Tri (National
Standard Distance Champs) |
| 13 |
Motatapu 2010, Lake
Wanaka, offroad (42.2/49 2team/15) |
| 13 |
Black
Programme, Newtown Park |
| 14 |
Wellington
Juniors Championships - Day 2,
Newtown Park |
| 16 |
Brooks
Waterfront 5k Fun Run and Walk Series 2009/10,
Wellington Waterfront, 5:30pm (walkers), 5:45 (runners) |
| 20+ |
North Island Secondary
School Championships |
| 23 |
Brooks
Waterfront 5k Fun Run and Walk Series 2009/10,
Wellington Waterfront, 5:30pm (walkers), 5:45 (runners) |
| 24 |
Splash
and Dash, 1300S(or 730S)/5R, Freyberg
Beach |
| 26+ |
NZ Track
and Field Championships |
| 27 |
Official
Club Opening Day, Clubhouse, 2pm |
| 27 |
Te
Houtaewa 90-Mile Beach Challenge (63/42/21/5) |
| 28 |
Scorching
Triathlons, Scorching Bay |
| 28 |
Mt. Lowry
Challenge, Days Bay (22/11.8) |
Scottish countdown
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By
Saturday, 30 January, number of weeks
left until:
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Round the Bays Half and 7k (21/02)
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3
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Meridian Gutbuster 11.8k, Karori
(07/03)
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5
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AGM ("new" club opening,
run/walk, breakfast) (13/03)
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6
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Harrier Opening Day (27/03)
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8
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NZ Track and Field Champs,
Christchurch (26+/03)
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8
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Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon
(01/05)
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13
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NOTE:
The Scottish clubhouse is now closed to members until further notice. The door code
has been changed and is not available to members as the building is now a
construction site. Included in the changes are an expansion of the change rooms and shower areas, while the squash courts are being converted to
change-room, and
meeting spaces.
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Have
you moved, changed jobs or your contact details and wonder why your mail and email from Scottish have dried up? Let us know
your changes so that we can keep the membership database up-to-date. Email Paul
with changes.
General
Manager Needed, posted 28 November 2009 Mandy
Simpson is resigning from this position effective March 2010. The GM
coordinates the operations side of the Club and is on the Management
Committee. It would be good to involve her replacement in planning now so
there is a smooth changeover. If you are interested or want to know more,
ring Ken 4772508 or email at kenandrobyne@xtra.co.nz
or Mandy at 021 1481407 or email mandy@simpson.org.nz
New Zealand vs Australia race walking test on 13 February 2010, posted 12
December 2009 New Zealand will compete against international race walking powerhouse
Australia in a Test Match in Hobart early next year.
The Test Match will see up to four male and four female competitors from
each contry race over 20k on 13 February.
A trial to select the team will be held at Douglas Track in Waitakere on 10
January. The winners and runners-up in both the mens and women's
competitions in the trial will be automatic selections, while the next
finishers will be subject to a qualifying time to make the team, 1hr 50min
for men and 2hr 8min for women. Mike Parker and David
Lonsdale of Race Walking New Zealand have set up the
test match. Athletics
New Zealand release
New
track arrangements, posted 4 October 2009 Please note that
as from this week all
races and throws and jumps at the regular Saturday meetings at Newtown
Park
must be pre-entered.You cannot just turn up and race.
For every event you need to register in the control room for your event a
MINIMUM of 15 minutes before the scheduled start. If you are a registered
athlete, your number is available. If you are un-registered, you need to
pay a $5 entry fee before being put into the list of starters for the
event. It is one $5 payment for as many events as you want per day.You
fill in one form to cover every event for the day. All of the entrants are
then passed to the photo timing system to speed up the results.
The new system worked ok to-day, but slowly because athletes were turning
up very close to the start of their event and every one had to be set up
in the system. The system will get better as athletes get used to the new
requirements and the operators do not have to enter so many new people. Track
and Field Programme (.xls)
Wellington
Scottish Summer Programme, posted 4 October 2009 For runners who want to have a
longer run and at the same time discover a different part of the
Wellington Region.
Friends welcome. Five runs, once a month for
five months on five Saturdays at 8am. Come on an early morning run and
still have most of the day left. Hosted by different members each time. Discover their
patch. Expect to run for 1:30 to 2 hours.
6
February: Ross’s Patch. Porirua.
Meet on Raiha St, Elsdon, by entrance to bush (more
details later).
13
March: Run Walk/Run (one hour or so). Clubhouse at 8am. (Howard’s Patch
Run in Karori
may move to another Saturday in March.)
Contact
Ken Howell Ph 4772508(h) 9184906 (w) email kenandrobyne@xtra.co.nz
Race
profile: Meridian
Gutbuster Run/Walk, National
Children's Day, Family Festival walk/run, 7 March 2010
Full Distance 11.8k around
the Karori Sanctuary loop via Wrights Hill, Wind Turbine
and Brooklyn Hill. Kids run/walk of 1k & 3.5k options – Free
for parents who take their children or grandchildren on the
kids options. Start and Finish: Ben
Burn Park, Campbell St., Karori, Wellington, 9am start. Category Wave starts. Registered National
Children's Day event. Free fun activities on the Park for kids
of all ages www.coolrunning.co.nz.
Contact:
lynne.klap@xtra.co.nz
ph 04 3864992.
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Running
quotes
On the agony of the
half-mile race:
A race is a
conversation with yourself, motivational in quality, until somebody interrupts
by pulling away from you, and then it becomes an exercise in fathoming limits.
Losing is like knowing that, in the movie scene where a thousand die but the
hero lives, you’re one of the obliterated . . . the right track term is
"running in a pack." That’s us – a band of runners hardly
separated. One keeps exhaling humidly on my shoulders. Another’s left
forearm hits my right elbow on its backswing. A runner pulls up beside me –
the way a freeway driver pulls even in the adjacent lane to take your pulse –
and I assess his chances with a panicked glance. Not strictured yet;
striding with more ease than I feel; biding his time; relaxed. Working up a
freshly adrenalised surge, I gain a quarter-step on him, but purchased with the
last of my reserves . . . .
Ask any track
coach. The half-mile is a race for unadulterated masochists. Neither a sprint
nor a distance event, it has the worst qualities of both. It’s not a glorious
race either. A lot of people can name a sprinter or miler – Carl Lewis,
for example – or a famous miler like Roger Bannister, but can very many name
even a single half-miler? It’s not a legendary or even notable feat to beat
other runners over 880 yards. At track meets, the half-mile contest is
somehow lost between more compelling competitions, an event that unfolds while
fans thumb their programmes or use the bathroom. Into this gap of a race, this
sideshow, runners in search of a deeper agony than they can find elsewhere. They
want to do battle with suffering itself. It’s the trauma they want, the
anguished ordeal. It’s the approximately two minutes of
self-mortification or private crucifixion. All half-milers have a similar
love of pain. So this race is an intimation and an opening. In two
minutes’ time, you get a glimpse. - "The
Other" by David Guterson
Twenty years from
now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones
you did do. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your
sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark
Twain, American writer and humorist
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Generally there will be
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