Trail Run

Kiwi Trail Runner is New Zealand's best running magazine. The writing is loaded with 'real' experience and connects readers with fellow runners and New Zealand's stunning landscape. Even the most ardent couch-dwellers have picked up Kiwi Trail Runner and said it has inspired them to head outside and run in terrain that is among the most spectacular on earth. This magazine will appeal to anyone who wants to feel part of a community of people who love running, the outdoors and the camaraderie that comes with having a shared purpose. 1 year subscription equals 6 issues. 2 years subscription equals 12 issues. Your subscription will begin when the next issue is published to make sure you get the latest edition. As this is a bi-monthly magazine your first delivery may take six - eight weeks.

GREGOR PAUL EDITOR

Dream Run

Our Little Secret NZ • Cable Bay Walkway , Nelson

Our Little Secret Oz • Ships Stern Circuit Lamington National Park - Binna Burra Section, Gold Coast, Queensland

TAILS N TRAILS – what a Pawesome Event

THE TRUTH ABOUT RUNNING • AS HE GETS OLDER GREGOR PAUL IS INCREASINGLY ASKED WHY HE RUNS. HE STILL HASN’T WORKED OUT A SNAPPY ANSWER BUT TRAIL RUNNER’S EDITOR HAS AT LEAST BECOME CERTAIN ABOUT ONE THING HE’S NOT LOOKING FOR.

THE BUTTERFLY AND THE MILE • BRAD DIXON DECIDED TO SET HIMSELF MAJOR SWIMMING AND RUNNING GOALS AND CHRONICLED HIS JOURNEY IN TRYING TO ACHIEVE THEM.

The thin end OF THE WEDGE • IN OUR DECEMBER-JANUARY ISSUE ANDREW DICKSON ARGUES THE CASE FOR WEIGHT DIVISIONS IN MAJOR EVENTS. IN RESPONSE, ALEX GARDEN MAKES THE CASE AS TO WHY WE SHOULDN’T.

ISLAND HOPPING • IT’S NOT EASY TO GET TO KANGAROO ISLAND BUT THE EFFORT IS WORTH MAKING. SPUTNIK, HAVING ‘RUN WITH THE ROOS’ IN 2017, ENJOYED IT SO MUCH HE RETURNED IN 2018.

Doing it for the SCONES

THE Long Game • WHEN AN EMAIL CAME THROUGH ASKING HER TO REPRESENT NEW ZEALAND IN THE ASIA AND OCEANIA 24 HOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS, DAWN TUFFERY WAS PACKED AND AT THE AIRPORT BEFORE SHE HAD EVEN REPLIED YES.

Living the Good Life • IF OLDER ATHLETES WANT TO BECOME BETTER RUNNERS, JAMES KUEGLER BELIEVES THEY FIRST HAVE TO LIVE BETTER LIVES.

BABY ON BOARD • YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LOOK FAR TO SEE PREGNANT WOMEN EXERCISING – IN YOGA CLASSES, SWIMMING, LIFTING WEIGHTS AND OF COURSE, OUT RUNNING. HOWEVER, IS RUNNING WHILE CARRYING A BABY ACTUALLY GOOD FOR YOU? WITH INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING VARIOUS RESULTS, IT CAN BE A DIVISIVE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION. TRAIL RUNNER’S MICHELLE CURRAN LOOKS AT THE PROS AND CONS OF RUNNING WITH A BUB ON-BOARD.

RUNNING WILD IN PATAGONIA • KAREN SANDERSON HAD ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATED BY PATAGONIA SO SHE COULDN’T RESIST THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN THERE IN THE ULTRA PAINE IN THE TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK.

CATCHING THE RUNNING BUG • DISCOVERING RUNNING HAS CHANGED 40-YEAR-OLD VANESSA PRESTON’S LIFESTYLE IN MANY POSITIVE WAYS AND HER NEWFOUND LOVE FOR RUNNING IS INFECTIOUS. THE MOTHER OF TWO AND PUBLICIST FOR AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY SHARES WITH TRAIL RUNNER’S MICHELLE CURRAN HOW SHE WENT FROM THE COUCH, TO POUNDING THE STREETS AND TRAILS AROUND AOTEAROA, IN THE HOPE OF GETTING OTHERS OUT THERE TOO.

VANESSA’S ADVICE • TO RUNNERS STARTING OUT

SNAKES ON A TRAIL • THE CHANCES ARE HIGH THAT YOU WILL ENCOUNTER A SNAKE IF YOU ARE TRAIL RUNNING IN AUSTRALIA. KIRRILY DEAR OFFERS SOUND ADVICE ON WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU DO INDEED ENCOUNTER A SLITHERY FRIEND.

TREATING SNAKE BITES

Mountain MANIA • NANCY JIANG WAS NEARLY BROKEN BY HER FIRST EXPERIENCE RUNNING IN THE MOUNTAINS. NOW SHE NOT ONLY LOVES IT, SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY AT IT. DAWN TUFFERY WITH THE STORY.

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Making the Connection • BRAD DIXON DECIDED TO ORGANISE A BOYS’ WEEKEND...