Lara Hamilton's Skimo & Distance Running Gear & Expert Recommendations
Mountain Athlete | Olympian | Coach & Creative
Font-Romeu, Franceyou miss 100% of the shots you don't take
Australian. Grew up on Nordic skis, ended up at the Olympics in ski mountaineering. Along the way: moved to Idaho, then Colorado, then the French Pyrenees. Got diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis somewhere in the middle of all of it and kept going anyway. I work in future-focused marketing and creative strategy, make music, and train a lot. Currently splitting my time between the mountains in France and getting back to Australia when I can. Still figuring it out, honestly...just with a bit more experience than before.
Discipline: Skimo & Distance Running
Specialty: Short-Distance Trail and Verticals/Individuals
2026 Winter Olympics - Australia's first Olympic ski mountaineer (female) 2024 6th Mountain Running World Cup Final VK- best result by an Australian in a VK internationally 2023 Golden Trail World Series USA/CA Golden Ticket Winner
Expert Gear Picks from Lara Hamilton
Expert skimo & distance running gear recommendations from Lara Hamilton, Mountain Athlete | Olympian | Coach & Creative, based in Font-Romeu, France.
Lara Hamilton's Broken Arrow Ascent & 23k
a pinnacle event of the trail season, pretty much the entire North American trail scene rocks up + some very good international athletes. Better have the right kit to crush it on both days ;)
Lara Hamilton recommends the Salomon SALOMON S/LAB PULSAR 4
Lara Hamilton recommends the COROS Apex 4
Lara Hamilton recommends the Fractel FRACTEL RACE SINGLET
Lara Hamilton recommends the Fractel FRACTEL Performance Crew Socks
Lara Hamilton recommends the boutique en ligne ADIDASTerrex Running Belt
Lara Hamilton's The Trail Workout Line-Up
For when I've gotta lay down specific work on the trails!
Lara Hamilton recommends the Salomon SALOMON S/LAB PULSAR 4
Lara Hamilton recommends the Fractel FRACTEL Performance Crew Socks
Lara Hamilton recommends the Fractel Women's V-FLIGHT Performance Singlet
Lara Hamilton recommends the On ON Performance Tights Short
Lara Hamilton recommends the Maurten MAURTEN Gel 100
Lara Hamilton's The Speed Training Set-Up
The list for speed training!
Lara Hamilton recommends the Asics ASICS Magic Speed 5
Lara Hamilton recommends the rabbit RABBIT Pacer Pocket Crop
Lara Hamilton recommends the LSKD US LSKD Accelerate 3" Reflective High-Rise Running Short
Lara Hamilton recommends the Fractel FRACTEL Performance Crew Socks
Lara Hamilton recommends the LSKD US LSDK Accelerate 3" High-Rise Running Short
Lara Hamilton's The Road 10k Line-Up
What I race a road 10km in!
Lara Hamilton recommends the Asics ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo
Lara Hamilton recommends the LSKD US LSKD Accelerate 3" Reflective High-Rise Running Short
Lara Hamilton recommends the Bandit Women's Striped Cadence™ Zip Front Race Crop - Poppy / Azalea
Lara Hamilton recommends the COROS COROS APEX 2 Pro
Lara Hamilton recommends the The Feed Maurten GEL 100 CAF 100
Lara Hamilton's The Trail Race Line Up (Sub-Ultra)
Everything I'd take for a sub-ultra trail race, head to toe
Lara Hamilton recommends the NNormal NNormal Kjerag 02
Lara Hamilton recommends the boutique en ligne ADIDASTerrex Running Belt
Lara Hamilton recommends the LSKD US LSKD Accelerate 3" High-Rise Running Short - Black
Lara Hamilton recommends the Fractel FRACTEL RACE SINGLET
Lara Hamilton recommends the Fractel FRACTEL Performance Crew Socks
