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Featured · Mission report · Jul 2026
Path of the Sun Q&A with Scott Bougen & Shaun Collins
“…lastly all toes and finger tips are still all tingly with pins and needles and pain if they get too cold or too hot. Aside from the above and eating like a whale everything is fine and dandy. Scott’s got the extremities tingling, eating and night sweats but no stress fracture, infection or nightmares.”
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Interview · Jul 2026
WTF Is Skyrunning?
Race report · Jun 2026
Mangin Takes On Moab 240
Race report · Jun 2026
Canterbury Winter Trail Series Spotlight
If there has been one thing we’ve noticed lately that is missing from the Christchurch winter season it’s trail running events. My friends and I have often travelled around the country during this season to other events e.g. Mount Difficulty and WUU2K, and that’s been awesome but it’s time for some Christchurch local ones too.”
Race report · Jun 2026
Fifty-Two with the Soul Runner
Running the Ring of Fire in 2019 is an experience seared into my mind that changed the direction of my life. You can’t underestimate what achieving an impossible-sounding challenge can do. I’m truly thankful I found Campbell’s video, and now the book. If it has the same impact on 1 person’s life as the Ring of Fire had on mine, it was surely worth the effort.
Race report · Jun 2026
Ring of Fire 100k
The little fucker is clinging to my sock, somehow stinging me through both the sock and my ankle strapping. Determined. I’ll give him that. It stings like a stingy thing.
Mission report · Oct 2025
Mission Desk: Path of the Sun
The Path of the Sun Alrighty! If you’ve been following along on the Mission Desk, you would know that Scott ‘The Boogeyman’ Bougen and Shaun ‘The Running Beast’ Collins were taking on a mission for the ages.
Mission report · Sep 2025
Jean Beaumonts 2021 1500s via SK
The legendary little old lady Jean Beaumont recounts her successful mission summiting all the 1500m summits in the Tararua Range in one push.
Mission report · Sep 2025
Team Tararua S-K Valleys Bradley Houghton and Tim Pickering
A recount from Bradley Houghton of his first ever big Mission with Tim Pickering as they take on the SK Valleys.
Mission report · Sep 2025
SK MAIN RANGE - SAM ‘WRAP KING’ Hansby
Sam Hansby recounts his latest assault on the SK Main Range in search of the solo unsupported FKT
Mission report · Sep 2025
Chris Martin and Caroline O’Neill SKV 2024
Martini - The BSR Godfather tells his tale about Attempt #4 getting down the SK Valleys under 24 hours
Mission report · Sep 2025
S-K Tarn Ridge 2019 by Joe Murphy
Smokin Joe Murphy recaps his SK Tarn Traverse featuring heat, hail and 5 avacado Croissants
Mission report · Aug 2025
Kyle Malone Winter Tarn SK - 2020
Kyle Malones recap of his Sub 24 hour Winter Tarn SK. Icey tussocks, posthole sidles and last ditch sprints.