We kick off the New Year with a look back at the most inspiring performances and challenges of the year just gone. In this special awards episode, we discuss the stories that moved us and the people who mattered in the following categories:

Male Athlete of the Year

• Chris Thorne of Team Avaya: winners of both the Adventure Racing World Championships and the 2022 edition of Godzone

• Stingray with his triple win at the Malaysia Mountain Trail Festival

• Nimsdai, who set a new speed record for the Everest-Lhotse Traverse

• Arnie Macaneras, who had a breakout year on the Asia Trail Master circuit, winning the Championship decider at Mount Apo (watch the Tale of the Trail episode here)

Female Athlete of the Year

• Hau Ha, who ran away with the outright win in the 100k at Vietnam Mountain Marathon and went on to be both points winner and championship winner of Asia Trail Master

• Eszter Csillag, who placed 5th at UTMB and 4th at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. Check out our episode with Esther here.

• Sunmaya Budha, of the North Face Adventure Team, who ran the second fastest women’s time in history to finish second at CCC

• Man-yee Cheung, who became the first Hong-Kong born female finisher of the infamous Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge, in 57h51m

Fundraising of the Year

• Nedd Brockmann’s incredible run across Australia which has to date raised over AU$2.2m for homeless charity We Are Mobilise

• Jack Thompson, who rode a million vertical metres and raised close to AU$0.5m for mental health charities

Race of the Year

• Doi Inthanon Thailand by UTMB

• Godzone check out this Video

• Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge

Endurance Feat of the Year

• Mayank Vaid’s 10 marathons in 10 days for a new World Record

• Stephen Redfern and other APAC participants in the 3,100 mile Sri Chinmoy Self Transcendence Race

• Nedd Brockman’s run across Australia

• Wong Ho Chung’s new record of 46h55m at HK4TUC

• Daiki Shibawaki, who ran 86 yards at the Last Samurai Standing

We loved watching these people reset the limits of what’s possible in 2022 and would love to hear from you about who we missed. Here’s to even more amazing achievements in 2023!