Trail Running

As an amateur runner I have always had the strong self belief that it wasn’t ‘me’ holding me back from trail running greatness, but ‘life’. Of the 168 hours in a week: 56 are earmarked for [...]

Adventure racer Hannah Lowe is one of the talented athletes that was selected to compete on behalf of Team WayWiser in the Red Bull Defiance adventure race, taking place in January of 2017. [...]

Tony Calder-Steele is a Waywiser ambassador sharing his passion for trail running with the Waywiser community. Tony originally hails from Christchurch, but at age 11 he and his family moved to [...]

Contributed by: Brittany Jordt, CEO @ WayWiser I’m  awake before my alarm goes off at 5am, just as the rain stops. This must be a gift from the gods – we are van camping and the [...]

Contributed by: Brittany Jordt, CEO @ WayWiser It all began 10 weeks ago on the Hillary Trail. Actually, it was the Karamatura Track, which, as my friend and sometimes coach Sophia said, [...]

“Hmm, not that bad” I say, sitting upright with only the slightest hunch. The air is just a little bit crisp, the rock beneath my sleeping pad hasn’t seemed to have caused any permanent [...]

Personal Life As a young girl I wasn’t a runner. I knew I was hyper mobile in all my joints, meaning I had no power for sprinting, and no postural strength for longer distances. According to my [...]

Meet Jen Sweny, a new WayWiser ambassador based out of the small New Zealand city of Palmerston North, who’s had her fair share of adventures over the years. From competitive swimming to [...]

Red Bull Defiance is a new and unique race format that combines off road running, kayaking and mountain bike endurance disciplines, with the creative element of undisclosed special stages. [...]

“But you have so much amazing scenery in New Zealand! Isn’t it great for trail running?… Why have you come all the way here?” Jeff and I have been asked by several people along our [...]