Newsletter 6th October 2025: What’s new on Wild Things: challenges, freebies & fresh trails 😎
Rob Bathgate
Yesterday at 12:51pm 2 min readHey,
Breaking News: The Trail Directory works like it should!
Two things can be true at the same time:
1️⃣ We’ve always been proud of the Wild Things Trail Directory.
2️⃣ We’ve always known it could be a lot better.
After rebuilding it almost from scratch, we can now say this:
✅ We’re even more proud of the Wild Things Trail Directory.
✅ It’s awesome, easy and intuitive to use.
(And you guys keep telling us how much you love it, thanks for the great feedback 😎)
👉 Explore the new Trail Directory
New Challenge: Win 13 weeks of free trail coaching
The Alta Trail Coaching Combo Challenge has been open less than a week and there’s already a tussle at the top of the leaderboard.
Join today to be in to win 13 weeks of free coaching from one of the legends of NZ trail running, Mal Law - now a UESCA accredited ultra-running coach.
Mal has launched Alta Trail Coaching to help weekend warrior trail runners achieve their dreams.
The challenge runs until 31 October— get amongst it!
FREE: New Race Fuel flavours
PURE have dropped two new Race Fuel flavours and you can try them free (one free sachet per order). Just add one to your cart and enter FREERACEFUEL at checkout.
15% off Merrell
I’ve been loving running in Merrells lately… and they’ve just released two new models worth checking out:
- MTL Adapt Matryx – for serious trail runners
- ProMorph - your one-shoe solution for mixed-surface adventures.
As a VIP you get 15% off Merrell — either through your Wild Things VIP discount or direct from Merrell online.
Or, grab your Merrell discount code here.
Rob’s Free Delivery Service returns
Heading to the Taupō Ultra this weekend? So am I!
Order anything from the Wild Things shop and I’ll bring it down for free.
Choose PICKUP at checkout, and make sure to add "Taupo Ultra" in the order comments. I’ll be at registration on Friday and Whakaipo Bay on Saturday morning (and hopefully again in the afternoon).
Make sure to place your order before midday Thursday.
Challenge winners – Legend of the Peaks
Congrats to Julie Williamson and Hayden Nicholls who won the Legend of the Peaks Vert Challenge. Over on the leaderboard there was a combined total of 1,914,156 metres climbed. Hayden Nicholls topped the leaderboard with a whopping 99,561m of elevation gain!
Don’t forget: VIPs still get 15% off their Legend of the Peaks entry - Grab it here.
Challenge update - CurraNZ Trail Evolution Challenge
We’ve been giving away a 15-pack of CurraNZ each week. Join the challenge today and get yourself in the draws!
Challenge on the horizon – Rab
A brand new Rab challenge kicks off in November — keep an eye on the Challenges page for details coming soon.
That's all for now - and just like on our packing slips, thanks for reading to the bottom 😉
#itpaystobevip😎
