We caught up with three NZ orienteers who were selected for the World Mountain & Trail Running Champs. They have described the the running terrain, how their race day unfolded and the whole event experience.Pictured above are Dougal and Bronwen at the World Mountain & Trail Running Championships which took place in Canfranc-Pirineos from 25-28 September. It […]

Amelia Horne has qualified for the 40km short course, and Dougal Shepherd for the 6.38km uphill event at the 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC), to be held in the dramatic landscapes of Canfranc Pirineos in the Spanish Pyrenees. For both Nelson orienteers, qualifying was a bit of a surprise. Amelia, who is […]

Amelia Horne from Nelson Orienteering Club has been wearing the NZ Athletics shirt debuting at the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships recently. In the lead up to this race Amelia claimed the bronze at the 2022 New Zealand Short Course Trail Championships. On Friday Amelia ran the short trial race in Austria alongside […]