The track season is now upon us, and there will be many opportunities to compete at track meets over distances from 100m to 10,000m.

For those who have not competed on the track before, the open meetings are fun, friendly, low-key, and a great opportunity to try distances you might not have run before 😊

All events are open to registered members, with a small entry fee per event to support track hire fees, officials and equipment. 

Wellington Scottish supports several events this side of Christmas and encourages club members to compete or volunteer.

Te Ahumairangi Ten Thousand* and Lifestyle Sports Wellington Scottish Night of Miles

These are the two big events that the club runs at Newtown Park over the summer – both are fantastic, fun events, and we would like to see a great turnout competing, watching and volunteering  Saturday 16 November – Te Ahumairangi Ten Thousand, Newtown Park from 3pm; the premier 10,000m event in the country, three seeded races, pacers provided, PBs galore, food trucks, coffee cart, all in all, a great evening of athletics: Te Ahumairangi Ten Thousand Saturday 14 December – Lifestyle Sports Scottish Night of Miles, from 4pm – Christmas fun with a range of competitive races over the metric mile and a chance to race Santa in the all-comers race: Lifestyle Sports Scottish Night of Miles Wellington Scottish-organised Twilight track meetings

These are short and sharp, starting at 6.30pm and finishing around 7.45pm, with two sprints, a middle-distance event (800,1500) and a slightly longer-distance event (3000,5000) at each meeting. They are very low-key and great fun! Wellington Scottish is leading the first three events, and we are looking for volunteers to help hand out numbers, work on the finish line and start the races (full training provided 😊) The event dates, details, and entry links (for pre-Xmas events) are below and listed on our Stack app. Further info is also available on the Athletics Wellington website: Friday 25th October – AW Twilight Track Meet 1, Newtown Park, 6.30pm onwards

Athletics Wellington Twilight Track & Field Meeting # 1

Wednesday 13th November – AW Twilight Track Meet 2, Newtown Park, 6.30pm onwards

Athletics Wellington Twilight Track & Field Meeting # 2

Tuesday 3rd December – AW Twilight Track Meet 3, Newtown Park, 6.30pm onwards

Athletics Wellington Twilight Track & Field Meeting # 3

Wednesday 18th December – AW Twilight Track Meet 4, Newtown Park, 6.30pm onwards

Athletics Wellington Twilight Track & Field Meeting # 4

Newtown Track meetings

Held on Saturdays, with a broad range of events Of special mention is the Melrose Shield taking place on Saturday, 30 November – it is a fun team event with teams of four competing in four relays – 100m,  400m, 800m, and distance medley – with the winning club getting a HUGE trophy. Scottish have never won it, and we want this year to be our year 😊 Saturday 12 October – AW Open Meet 1, Newtown Park, 2pm onwards

Athletics Wellington Open Track & Field Meeting # 1

Saturday 19 October – AW Open Meet 2, Newtown Park, 2pm onwards

Athletics Wellington Open Track & Field Meeting # 2