The Wilder Blog

Buying Guide Suunto Watches

  From slow Suunto beginnings  It took some of us a while to get onto the Suunto band wagon.  Some of us loved these Suunto watches and Suunto compasses, seeking...

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Listen to the whispers of winter

Dawn was breaching through the darkness as I pulled on my running tights, thermal, beanie and gloves.  From my lounge room window I could see Mt Wellington and my beloved...

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REVIEW: Salomon S-Lab Speed Trail Running Shoes for Speed

Speed for Speed Trail running shoes are not made equally, especially when it comes to the lung-searing, leg-burning uphills and the try-not-to-slide-on-my-bum downhills.  There is one shoe on the market...

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The Sweat Rate Test

The Sweat Rate Test It is important to develop an understanding of your sweat rate so that you can develop a thorough understanding of your sweat losses during an event....

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CBR100 Race Tips & Tricks

Hello! I am just writing to wish you well for the CBR100, 50 or 25km events which are now just a week away.  I know you have put in such...

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Hydration for Endurance Performance

Hydration for Endurance Performance   We have all heard that our bodies are comprised of mostly water.  A 60kg individual is composed of around 48kg of water in which all their body’s biochemistry will take place.  Water has a number of other functions in the body - evaporative cooling, glycogen storage and maintaining electrolyte balances.  The loss of even a small proportion...

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