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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”

3 Aug 2025

🏃‍♀️🏃Te Anau Hydro Half Results

"Snowdonia, 1/10 would not recommend"

27 Jul 2025

Are We There Yet?

“The injuries made me reassess what direction I wanted to take with running when I came back to the sport and ultimately the trails are my happy place!"