Wild first took part in a hill race at
Ben Rinnes in 2005. In 2012, he set a new course record for the
Glamaig Hill Race, breaking the previous best set by
Mark Rigby in 1997. He improved the record by a further five seconds in 2018. Wild's other wins include the Carnethy 5, the
Isle of Jura,
Stuc a' Chroin, the
Ennerdale Horseshoe, the
Langdale Horseshoe,
Wasdale and
Borrowdale. He won the
British Fell Running Championships in 2015 and again in 2022. He has also won the Lakeland Classics Trophy. Wild has the fastest known time for the
Cuillin Ridge traverse on the
Isle of Skye, completing the crossing in 2:59:22 in 2013. In February 2016, Wild and Tim Gomersall made a winter crossing of the Cuillin Ridge in a time of 6:14. In 2016, Wild's results in the
Tromsø SkyRace and the
Glen Coe Skyline gave him third place in the Extreme section of the
Skyrunner World Series. In October 2016, he set a record time of 10:15:30 for Tranter's Round in the mountains around
Glen Nevis. He further reduced the time to 9:00:05 in July 2020 and then to 8:52 in July 2022, but the latter record only lasted one day until it was beaten by Jack Kuenzle with a time of 8:38. Wild retook the record in June 2024 with a time of 8:27:53. In May 2019, Wild ran the
Welsh 3000s in a time of 4:10:48 which broke the long-standing record of 4:19 held by
Colin Donnelly since 1988. Wild set a record for the
Ramsay Round in August 2020, completing the route solo and unsupported in a time of 14:42:40. He also completed the Rigby Round of
Munros in the
Cairngorms in July 2021 in a record time of 16:40. In August 2021, Wild ran the
Bob Graham Round in 12:59, just outside the record at the time of 12:52 held by
Kilian Jornet. Wild ran the Bob Graham Round again in January 2024, completing it between dusk and dawn in a time of 15:35, the fastest time achieved for a winter round. In April 2022, Wild completed the
Paddy Buckley Round, solo and unsupported, in a time of 15:14, beating the previous record of 16:20 set by Kim Collison. Wild broke his own record in the Isle of Jura Fell Race in May 2022 with a time of 2:58:09, the first time any runner had completed the event in under three hours. The following month, he set a new record of 30:39 at
Buckden Pike, beating Colin Donnelly's previous best from 1988. In August 2022, Wild was victorious at both
Matterhorn Ultraks and
Trofeo Kima. He returned to Trofeo Kima in 2024, winning and setting a new course record of 6:05:04. Wild has also competed in
ski mountaineering and was the British champion in that sport in 2016 as well as the Scottish Skimo series winner in the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 seasons. ==Artwork==