“Homegrown,” a movie by The North Face and Sports activities Sneakers, introduces U.Ok. rising star Josh Wade and follows his preparation for the 2024 UTMB.
Wade has just lately made headlines internationally by putting third within the 2025 Transgrancanaria, having held second place for a lot of the race, however he has been making waves nearer to dwelling for just a few years now. In 2023, he gained the arduous Extremely-Path Snowdonia 100 Mile by near 90 minutes, setting a brand new course report. He additionally gained the 2022 Backbone Challenger 110 Mile and positioned third within the 2023 Eiger Extremely-Path 101k.
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The movie opens with a candid introduction to Wade — from Kendal, England — who’s busy working his day job as a gardener. He says cheerfully, “I’m pushing lawnmowers up the hill sweating, that is train and dealing, and I feel it’s undoubtedly helped.”
The movie tracks Wade’s arrival in Europe first for coaching and ultimately for the race and his journey round Mont Blanc, with assist and insights from spouse, Mel, and brother, Jamie. He suffers abdomen points within the earlier a part of the race and is ranked 117th in Les Contamines, 31 kilometers in, however has turned a nook a labored his manner as much as 58th by Courmayeur — roughly midway by means of the race.
A screenshot from the movie “Homegrown” of Josh Wade coaching at dwelling in England.
Within the race’s second half, Wade finds his rhythm, and it’s satisfying to look at him grind his manner up the sphere to complete eleventh, as his spouse and brother beam with satisfaction.
In his abstract on the finish he says, “I’m only a man from Kendal, coaching actually onerous to attempt to race the most effective on this planet.” And following each this race and his more moderen one at Transgrancanaria, his is a reputation that’s certain to be repeated within the historical past books of ultrarunning.
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A screenshot from the movie “Homegrown” of Josh Wade’s bib for the 2024 UTMB.