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19 Jun 2023
54 Nut Jobs Run In Circles For Pleasure
+ a look at upcoming Western States - “I’m most excited about 160km. I’ve never run that far before, and curious to experience it.” - Nancy Jiang
12 Jun 2023
⛰️❄️Mt Difficulty Results
PLUS World Mountain & Trail World Championship Results
6 Jun 2023
SK Awards Night
"Honestly, I have a bit of imposter syndrome when I see the other names engraved on the plaque"
29 May 2023
⛰️Vert Day & a story about a chaffing cowboy
"The burning stingy combination of sensitive skin, salt water, sand and wet running shorts brought me to my knees🧎"
22 May 2023
⛰️World Champs,📷 Epic Photos & 🤢Worst Run Ever
The combination of feeling like I’m going to vomit 🤮 and defogging the windscreen is enough to keep me awake 😪
15 May 2023
💰10K Payday,🦘Ultra Straya & 🐮Killer Cows
"At first, I thought they were just curious. Then I thought maybe I was just being paranoid. No, they’re definitely following me…"
15 May 2023
Shoe Review Stu - Hoka Speedgoat 5
Your weekly hit of NZ trail running news
8 May 2023
🏃T42 Results & a lesson for all🤢
"My body now was unable to thermoregulate as the temperature quickly dropped in the high country. At this stage I was unable even to shuffle on a gentle downhill"
1 May 2023
⛰️Routeburn Results & Worst Run Ever🤕
There was the time I bonked💀, had the sh🤬ts💩, and heat stroke🥵 (the holy grail trifecta), but that’s another story….
24 Apr 2023
🏃♀️The slightly less Wild⛰️
"Sudden terror strikes, Bowels loosen, a fateful sound, Pants now warm and foul"
17 Apr 2023
Mt. Oxford Results & The Perfect Runcation
Never in any other race have I had to stop to try to figure out how to descend a mountain
11 Apr 2023
The Lost Hobbit & Mt Oxford Odyssey Preview
"The Tararua. They were completely miserable."
3 Apr 2023
Nnormal Kjerag
Your weekly hit of NZ trail running news
3 Apr 2023
😵Riverhead Relaps & Shoe Review Stu
"He has a PB & NZ record of 46 yards aka 308.66 KM🤯"
27 Mar 2023
⛰️3 Peaks Results & Worst Run Ever
"it was starting to rain and hail and I thought I am in the midst of 'madmen'"
20 Mar 2023
Northburn Results & A Race For Survival
In June 2009, I was diagnosed with head and neck cancer. It was in the base of my tongue, right jaw, and the lymph nodes in my neck.
13 Mar 2023
🌋🏃♀️Ring of Fire & Worst Run Ever
"I cried a lot on that 18km😭, mostly from the sharp stabs of pain"
12 Mar 2023
My Worst Run Ever - 13/03/2023
Your weekly hit of NZ trail running news
6 Mar 2023
🏃Motatapu results, 🌋Ring of Fire preview & Worst Story Ever
“I’m sure it’s just here.”🔍 “Where else could it be?”😕
27 Feb 2023
👻Old Ghost CR & Worst Run Ever
Your weekly hit of NZ trail running news
20 Feb 2023
⛰️🏃♀️NZ's 1st VK & Worst Run Ever
"No food or warm clothes. Doh!😮"
15 Feb 2023
🥳🏃♀️Ain't no party like a Tarawera party
Full results from the weekend
7 Feb 2023
Too Hot to Trott?
Pigs results & 102K TUM preview
29 Jan 2023
🌧️🐘Jumbo Holdsworth results
A, B or C course?