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22 Sep 2025
World Champs: Will Bielby
"I had no clue what I was doing. The last 20km was carnage, I cramped all the way to the finish and survived off about 15 caffeine gels"
21 Sep 2025
🏃🏃♀️Mountain & Trail World Champs Spotlight
“I think it would be fair to say we’re excited and sh*t scared at the same time.
21 Sep 2025
World Mountain And Trail Running Champs: Q&A Bio's
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Laura Bungard
"It means everything to me. It really is a dream come true"
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Katie Morgan
"And just to enjoy racing a mint (although super tough!) course with the best in the world."
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Dougal Shepherd
"Technical descents, which I hear there is heaps of in the uphill."
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Louis Schindler
"But in general it is “some hurt, some fun and plenty of bread and butter mile”
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Ryan Carr
"That you need to do ultras. Sub ultra races are a lot more fun and don't wreck you so bad"
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Richele McKenzie
"Ring of Fire. It was one of the best days of my life. There’s something special about running alone out on that mountain."
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Mel Brandon
"the terrain is super technical and my current recce's suggest I'm more smooth trail speedster than agile mountain goat!!"
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Michael Sutton
"and general indifference to some of the amazing things New Zealand athletes are doing in the sport is very disappointing"
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Toby Batchelor
"Buttery singletrail and epic views. It's going to be fast racing."
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Jackson Cole
"Honestly I can’t believe it’s happening! "
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Jessie Speedy
"Honestly I can’t believe it’s happening! "
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Will Bell
"I've been known to need a fruit bowl for my motel breakfasts..."
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Julia Chamberlain
"Getting given an antiflamme sachet in a race pack and hearing my cousin ate it"
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: David Haunschmidt
21 Sep 2025
World Champs: Maia Flint
"I’ve dipped my toes in track, trail and everything in between - safe to say the vibes within the nz trail community are unmatched."
14 Sep 2025
🏃🏃♀️Race Tekapo Results
“The wind was brutal so brutal I even lost my bib trying put it on before the race and just made the start line:"
7 Sep 2025
🏃🏃♀️Kinloch Off Road, Lake Dunstan & Scenic Circles Results
+ August Mountain Skag Winner & SpeedON Giveaway
31 Aug 2025
🏃♀️Crafty Crofty Crushes Courtney
+records tumble at The Great Naseby Buffet
24 Aug 2025
Forest Run Fest Results & UTMB Week
“Is Ruth Croft About to Beat Courtney Dauwalter?”
17 Aug 2025
From Wales to the Himalayas to Blue Lake Beer Laps 🍺
"...when my body decided to violently remove contents from the direction they went in."
10 Aug 2025
🏃♀️🏃Forest Fiesta Results
“Some nice strong head winds alongside Te Oneroa a Tōhē (90 Mile Beach) to keep us all honest. Stoked to cross the line with my son for my first win”