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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”
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!"
20 Jul 2025
The Northland 100 Results
“But honestly the credit for the win really needs to go to Adam for helping me along”
13 Jul 2025
The WUU2K Results & The Tip Track Miler
“It’s still too early to say that I enjoyed those trails lol. I’m really feeling it. They were gnarly..."