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  • Guide to Trail Running the Overland Track

    Guide to Trail Running the Overland Track

    The Overland Track, Tasmania’s iconic multi-day walk, is a trail runner’s paradise. While most explore its beauty over…

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    My Trail Running Training Tools

    As a trail runner, I am always striving to reach my full potential. In this article, I’ll share…

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  • Running the Western Arthurs on Hard Mode

    Running the Western Arthurs on Hard Mode

    The Western Arthurs are one of Tasmania’s iconic, epic and challenging multi-day hikes. Over the New Year period…

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    Trail Runners Essential Reading List

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  • Overland Track with All Side Trips Mission

    Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Kylie Garratt about her project to run the Overland Track with all the side trips. I watched…

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  • Trail Running the Mt Anne Circuit

    When there’s an ideal weather window in the Tassie South West, a trail running adventure becomes irresistible. Renae proposed running the Mt Anne circuit and…

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  • Video: kMR Alpine Marathon Vlog

    Yesterday, I tackled the inaugural kunanyi (kMR) Alpine Marathon, the first race in ages that truly fired me up with excitement. The course took us…

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  • Rapid Ankle Sprain Recovery

    Ankle sprains are one of the most common running injuries. Luckily, I’ve been able to run for years without any bad sprains. I took pride…

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  • Angus Tolson’s Impressive Cradle Mountain Run Victory

    I think all of the 60 runners Cradle stories are worth telling, everyone had different goals and reasons for doing it. When Joseph asked me…

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  • Cradle Mountain Run 2025: Video and Reflections

    Cradle Mountain Run 2025 was a hot one, both in temperature and competition. The track was incredibly dry and runnable but the sun was out…

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A Tasmanian trail running blog. Mostly Tasmanian tales and the occasional jaunt to the mainland for some long runs.

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Tasmanian Races

I’ve compliled a calendar of all of the great Tasmanian trail running events with the links to the official pages and race reports for the races on this blog.

Runners on the summit of Mt Wellington

Porch to Pinnacle Challenge

Hobart Trail Runners

The Hobart Trail Runners Facebook group is a great place to meet other local runners and find group runs to get involved in. They have a social run every Wendesday evening. Check the group to find the location of the run.