RUN WILD is Aro Ha’s first trail running retreat, and its most challenging retreat ever.
Created with Sydney running coach Matty Abel, it keeps everything guests love about Aro Ha’s signature program, then takes the hiking boots off and turns up the challenge. For seven days, 20 runners take on the ridgelines, valleys and alpine tracks of the Southern Alps under expert coaching.
Matty won’t be running alone. Aro Ha’s Retreat Leaders Paul & Chris are expert trail runners themselves, and they know these mountains better than anyone. Every week they guide guests along these tracks on foot. RUN WILD is their chance to show off their backyard in a whole new way.
Each afternoon, runners return to Aro Ha for plant-based nourishment, yoga, breathwork, massage and deep rest, all designed to help them go further the next day.
Hard days in the mountains, deep recovery in between. Not a running camp. Not a wellness retreat. Both, at their best.
Sessions guided by Matty are ideal for committed road runners ready to move onto the trails, experienced runners training toward their next ultra, and anyone who wants to find out what they’re capable of in some of the most spectacular terrain on earth.
The evidence-based program blends longevity research with ancient insight traditions to positively transform your state of wellbeing.
Led by
Matty Abel
Run Further by Recovering Better
Matty Abel is one of Australia’s leading running and strength coaches, with more than 15 years in the industry coaching runners around the world.
His experience spans road, trail and ultra running, from people taking their first steps into running through to athletes preparing for events such as UTMB, Western States, Hardrock, Leadville and many of New Zealand’s leading trail races.
At the heart of his coaching is the belief that performance isn’t always about doing more. Sometimes the best way to move forward is to slow down, reconnect with the body, spend time in nature and create space to recover properly.
Matty has spent significant time running and exploring throughout New Zealand, a place he has always felt deeply connected to through its mountains, trails and wild landscapes.
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A Typical Day
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Below is a sample of what you can experience in a single day at Aro Ha. Guided by a program like no other, each day builds on the foundation of the previous. It's best to feel it.
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Enquire now- Hike in New Zealand's sub-alpine World Heritage parks
- Stretch with Aro Ha Yoga
- Strengthen using functional movement classes
- Cleanse through Aro Ha’s plant-based cuisine
- Focus with mindfulness and meditation
- Revive with a signature massage each full-day
- Harness the power of change by learning ‘why’ and ‘how’ our minds work
- Luxuriate in the Obsidian therapeutic Spa
- Rest in Zen-inspired eco-accommodation
- Enjoy small groups