The Wilder Journal

A review by Hanny Allston A quick introduction from a pack-wary runner: Eight years ago, my husband, Graham, gifted me my fist trail running vest pack and I was so grumpy about it. ‘I don’t run with packs! In fact, I will do any adventure so long as I don’t have to carry a pack!’ In my mind’s eye I was taken back to...

FYF Ambassador Review:  Salomon Predict RA Road Shoe By Chris Price of Hobart Performance Who over the last few months has spent more time running on the roads near home?  When the Tasmanian Parks were closed early into our COVID-19 restrictions this was certainly the case for me. As a trail runner my running environment had changed overnight and my shoe options were not...

We reached out to all our ambassador athletes to see how they were going with training and how they'd adapted to training for changed or undetermined race dates. In Tasmania, most of the trails are closed to the public for the time being, as well as Gyms.  This is how Australian ultra trail running team athlete Jess Collins has adapted to continue performing wilder....

Graham Hammond shows you how he packs his running vest pack. This video shows most of the items you're required to carry when competing in the Ultra-Trail Australia 100km event.