The short answer
Mount to Coast is a performance running shoe brand built for ultra distance, launched in 2024 under the line "For runners who transcend distance." It is distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Endurance Edge.
Most running footwear is designed around the marathon and below. The problems it solves are the problems of two to four hours: weight, propulsion, a fit that holds for 42km. Mount to Coast starts where that brief ends, and designs around what happens afterwards. Feet that swell a full size. Foam that packs out somewhere in the second half. Form that comes apart across 100km, 24 hours, or six days on a loop.
The record book carries the argument
Matthieu Bonne covered 485.099km in 48 hours, breaking a mark that had stood for 29 years. Meg Eckert ran 970.685km for the women's six-day world record. Manu Vilaseca holds the women's Triple Crown record at 201:02:06. All three raced in Mount to Coast.
At Badwater 135 in 2025, 23.2% of the field wore the brand, the highest share of any label on course. That is a field of invited ultrarunners choosing footwear for a 217km crossing of Death Valley in July, which is about as unsentimental a test of a shoe as the sport offers.
Fast for an hour is a foam. Still working on the second sunrise is engineering.
What the critics said
Believe in the Run named Mount to Coast Best New Brand 2024. Runner's World, Outside, Forbes, GearJunkie, National Geographic, Triathlete and Men's Journal have since given its shoes category wins. Four models hold the APMA Seal of Acceptance, awarded by a committee of podiatrists reviewing footwear for foot health.
The technology, briefly
Three midsole foams do most of the work. LightCELL is nitrogen-infused and supercritical, 50% lighter than EVA with 45% more energy return. CircleCELL is made from renewable feedstock and holds PEBA-level energy return for roughly twice as long. JETCELL is the newest and the most responsive, with twice the material strength of PEBA. Over the top of all of them sits TUNEDFIT, a dual lacing system that tunes the forefoot and midfoot separately, so fit can be changed on the move as feet swell.
The range in Australia and New Zealand
- Road. The R1 for race day and the C1 super trainer for the volume that gets you there.
- Trail. The T1 for technical racing and the M1 for sustained rough ground.
- Mixed. The H1 for courses that run bitumen into gravel into singletrack.
Endurance Edge, founded by ultradistance runners Tegyn Angel and Kellie Emmerson, distributes Mount to Coast across Australia and New Zealand through specialty running and trail retailers.
Mount to Coast is distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Endurance Edge. Find your nearest stockist.
Common questions
Who distributes Mount to Coast in Australia and New Zealand?
Mount to Coast is distributed across Australia and New Zealand by Endurance Edge, with the local range available at enduranceedge.com.au and through specialty running retailers.
What is Mount to Coast known for?
Mount to Coast builds footwear specifically for ultra distance. Its shoes have carried runners to the 48-hour world record of 485.099km and the women's six-day world record of 970.685km, and it was named Best New Brand 2024 by Believe in the Run.
Which shoes are in the Mount to Coast ANZ range?
The Australian and New Zealand range covers the R1 and C1 on road, and the T1, H1 and M1 on trail and mixed terrain.
When was Mount to Coast founded?
Mount to Coast launched in 2024. Believe in the Run named it Best New Brand that same year.
