Wellington Scottish Take Top Club Honours
Wellington Clubs had a strong showing last weekend at the New Zealand Road Relay Championships, Halcombe just out of Feilding.
Top Club honours on points over all grades went to Scottish who tied with Whippets on overall points, however won on count back. This was the 16th time they have won since the start of Top Club competition in 2001. Bays Athletics were in third.
Wellington Scottish ran in winners of the masters men 35+ for the eighth time since 2010. Wellington Harrier Athletic Club retained their master women’s title. Olympic Harriers took their third consecutive title in the junior women’s grade and Scottish took out the master women 50+ for the fourth time in six years.
Top Wellington Club Results
7 Lap Relays 62.1km:
Senior Women: 5th Olympic 5:01:49, 6th Wellington Harrier Athletic Club 5:03:49.
Master Men 35+: 1st Wellington Scottish 3:58:02
Master Women 35+: 1st Wellington Harrier Athletic Club 4:59:18,
6 Lap Relays 35.1km:
Master Women 50+: 1st Wellington Scottish 2:46:45, Lake City 2:46:57, Wanganui 3:04:35
Open 60+: 1st Wellington Scottish 2:29:43, 3rd Wellington Harrier Athletic Club 2:31:11.
5 Lap Relays 24.6km:
Under 20 Women: 1st Olympic 1:43:12, 3rd Wellington Harrier Athletic Club 1:48:47.
4 Lap Relays 18km:
Under 16 Men: 3rd Trentham United 1:02:02. 4th Wellington Harrier Athletics Club
Open 70+: 2nd Wellington Scottish 1:33:04, 3rd Wellington Harrier Athletic Club 1:35:13.
