We’ve changed our name! “Wellington Runners and Walkers”. And our website! Do check out wellyrunwalk.org.nz. It is a continuation of all that is wholesome and fab. Same with our Facebook group. Why the change? It’s to match our club’s name-change … Continue reading
At the 2021 AGM, the club unanimously decided to rename the club name from “Wellington Marathon Clinc” to “Wellington Runners and Walkers”. Never have I attended an AGM where the outcomes for the club has been so decisive! In under … Continue reading
Hi, everyone! Mikey Clarke here, Runners-and-Walkers joint President. Annual Subs First up, I’d like to taint the illustrious honey of our regular newsletter content with the rancid Nouveaux-Riche anthrax of making a whole lot of noise re the paying of … Continue reading
Following on from my previous post, we’d been keeping very close tabs on Metservice … but … it’s honestly not looking good. https://www.metservice.com/towns-cities/locations/wellington says: “Rain in the morning, heavy for a time, easing to a few showers by midday and clearing in … Continue reading
Edit: see most recent update. Hi, everyone! The rest of the Club committee and I had been weighing up a decision re the Otari-Wilton bush barbecue and group(s) run charging ahead on the 20th. The weather forecast is dicey. https://www.metservice.com/…/locations/wellington/7-days says: “Sun: … Continue reading
Soooo we’ve been keeping tabs on https://www.metservice.com/towns-cities/locations/wellington/7-days and its Sunday forecast … and by all accounts, Sunday morning’s weather will be atrocious. Ferocious. Beyond apocalyptic. https://centerforsurfresearch.org/largest-wave-ever-recorded/ says the largest wave ever recorded was 524 metres high. Sunday’s storms will likely triple … Continue reading
Edit: I’m afraid we’d had to postpone! See https://wmc.org.nz/2022/weekly-report/otari-wilton-barbecue-6-feb-horrid-weather-forces-postponement. Good news! We’re still on for Otari-Wilton on the 6th! There has been consternation and kerfuffle-age, if you’ll forgive my jargon, re Red and our upcoming run-and-walk gatherings. Including our Otari-Wilton … Continue reading
HHi, everyone! Welcome back. The Wellington Runners and Walkers club returns for another year! A new year has commenced. Wellington’s beautiful bush tracks and blah pavements won’t pound themselves, y’know. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty. Shoelaces must … Continue reading