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The LIFESTYLE SPORTS Scottish Night of Miles is an annual event organised by Wellington Scottish Athletics Club.

This unique event is full of Christmas fun and features races over the rarely run distance of one mile.

Each year, we collect donations from athletes and spectators and hand them on to a local Wellington charity. This year’s charity is Mary Potter Hospice. For the competitive events in the programme where pre-entry is required, we have set a $10 entry fee that will be part of the donations to Mary Potter Hospice.

We are also grateful to our event sponsor, Lifestyle Sports, a long-standing supporter of Scottish Athletics and one of the premier retailers of running kit in the region.

The programme includes a mix of children’s, seniors 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).

The programme includes fun events:
a Mile race against Santa – the real Santa!
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!

The provisional programme is outlined below.

Anyone wanting to compete in the Kids Chocolate Fish Dash, the All-Comers Social Mile (against Father Christmas), the Mile Relay or any of the sprints can enter on the day. However, you still need a Competitor number for the Sprints and Field events. Please read the sections below.

Mile races: To take part in the 1 Mile Walk, the 1 Mile Run for Women or the 1 Mile Run for Men, please enter in advance – by 6pm on Friday 13 December. All registered athletes should log in and then proceed to register from that point.

Competitor numbers: for the mile races and photo-timed sprints, we will use a Competitor number to link your results to your details. If you have already registered for our senior track and field events season, you will have a competitor number, and no further action is required. We will use that number. However, you will be assigned a competitor number on the day if you haven’t registered for the season.

Schedule

4:00pm Open Walkers Mile for all race-walkers
4:20pm Open Men Competitive C Mile
4:30pm Open Men Competitive B Mile
4:40pm Open Women Competitive B Mile
4:50pm Kids Chocolate Fish Dash– open to kids 12 under. No need to pre-enter for this race – just turn up on the day
5:10pm Open Women Competitive A Mile
5:20pm Open Men Competitive A Mile
5:30pm All-Comers Mile races against Santa. No need to pre-enter for this race – just turn up on the day
5:50pm Mile Relay. No need to pre-enter for this race – just turn up on the day

Details: https://scottishathletics.org.nz/events/scottish-night-of-miles/