CurraNZ is excited to once again be supporting professional trail athlete Scotty Hawker in 2026.
Scotty has national and international races marked in his calendar and CurraNZ is proud to be supporting him with our purple power pills to help him do his best.
New Zealand, Australia, France and Mongolia all feature in 2026 and include trail and road racing.
Scotty’s story with CurraNZ started back in 2023 when injury and disappointing race results got him wondering if it was time to hang up his shoes.
Scotty says: “I was definitely having doubts about continuing my professional career in the first half of that year, when several poor performances had me questioning my body’s ability to train and race at the level required. It forced me to regroup and change my season focus.
“It doesn’t matter what sport you’re in, everyone has a shelf life and you get to the point when you can’t compete at the top level – and I thought I’d reached that stage.”
After observing US and Kiwi professional athletes using the CurraNZ supplement in the lead-up to UTMB, Scotty followed suit - and his blackcurrant revival began.
Despite a late race blow up with 10km to go, he still finished 15th in a field of 1,757 in the 100-miler.
“I was looking at a top-five finish until dehydration and lack of calories meant I self-destructed on the final climb, having been sitting in seventh, but that result has given me confidence to come back next year.
“Without a doubt CurraNZ legitimately works – the benefits became apparent soon after starting it.
"I had one of my best training blocks ever going into UTMB and my training metrics were showing that I was actually getting faster. But the recovery has been 100% better, which is huge for my training. I have no doubt this is enabling me to get back to the level required and I know the other pros swear by it too.”
Scotty had a few bumps in 2025 and had to spend time looking after an injury which has now been resolved, so we are excited to see what new heights Scotty will be scaling in 2026.