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.

Trail Run

CHECKPOINT to CHECKPOINT

STOCKISTS

AUSSIE GRIT FOCUS 2020 JACKET

COROS POD

HANDFUL Y-BACK BRA

ULTIMATE DIRECTION FK ULTRA POLES

T8 COMMANDOS UNDERWEAR

SCENIC RIM ULTRA • SCENIC RIM, QUEENSLAND

SOUTH ISLAND ULTRA MARATHON • WEST COAST WILDERNESS TRAIL, NZ

TAMWORTH TRAIL BLAZER • LOCATION, COUNTRY

TAUPO ULTRAMARATHON • TAUPO, NZ

Hip Happiness • ALL WE TRAIL RUNNERS WANT TO DO IS HIT THE DIRT AND HAVE FUN. DO WE STOP TO THINK ABOUT OUR HIPS? NOT USUALLY! NEW ZEALAND PHYSIOTHERAPIST AND COACH BRAD DIXON EXPLAINS WHY HEALTHY HIPS ARE CRITICAL TO GOOD TRAIL-RUNNING FORM.

CRATER RIM ULTRA

CAPE TO CAPE TRACK, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Q & A White Rock Warriors

RUNNING WITH SHERMAN

The LONG PATHWAY • THIS YEAR, AUSTRALIAN TRAIL RUNNER LUCY CLARK, 34, TURNED HEADS WHEN SHE RECORDED THE FASTEST-KNOWN TIME ON THE TE ARAROA, A 3,000KM TRAIL THAT SNAKES THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF NEW ZEALAND FROM CAPE REINGA, THE NORTHERNMOST TIP, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BLUFF IN THE SOUTH ISLAND. NICKI LETTS JOINED LUCY FOR PART OF HER ASTOUNDING FEAT.

COAST to COAST • HOW DOES ONE BACK UP A YEAR AS EXTRAORDINARY AS THE ONE SURF COAST CENTURY KING ASH WATSON HAD IN 2019? WITH THE WHITE SANDS OF THE MARGARET RIVER ULTRA MARATHON, THAT’S HOW

RED CENTRE Dreaming • A FORMIDABLE FORCE AS A PROFESSIONAL TRIATHLETE, COURTNEY ATKINSON NOW LIVES FOR ADVENTURE ON THE TRAILS. HIS ADVICE FOR THOSE TACKLING RUN LARAPINTA? SWITCH OFF, FORGET THE GADGETS AND BUCKLE IN FOR A WILD RIDE. OH, AND GET SOME SERIOUSLY HARD-WEARING SHOES.

CANCER won’t STOP ME • ASHLEY DRUVE IS AN ULTRA RUNNER AND FATHER OF THREE WHO HAS STAGE IV CANCER. HIS CANCER IS INCURABLE, YET HE DOESN’T LET THAT STOP HIM FROM MAKING AUDACIOUS TRAIL-RUNNING GOALS, INSPIRING ALL WHO ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO MEET HIM.

TREADING LIGHTLY For Change • THE AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE IS VARIED, UNIQUE AND FOREVER CHANGING. SCIENTIST DR ROWAN BROOKES IS USING ENDURANCE RUNNING TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES THAT ARE HAPPENING, AND HOW WE CAN – AND SHOULD – TAKE A MORE SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO RUNNING AND OUR COUNTRY.

WAY OUT WEST • WHAT’S THE ALLURE OF RUNNING A 200-MILE-PLUS EVENT? THE UNKNOWN. LAUREN SHAY RECOUNTS HER PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE DAUNTING DELIRIOUS W.E.S.T. 200 MILER.

DELIBERATE PRACTICE TRAIL & ULTRA RUNNING • HAVE YOU REACHED A PLATEAU IN YOUR RUNNING? TRY INJECTING SOME DELIBERATE PRACTICE INTO YOUR TRAINING, WRITES COACH AND AUTHOR NICK MUXLOW.

BREAKING NEW TRAILS IN THE Caucasus • WHEN AUSTRALIAN ULTRARUNNER AND VETERINARIAN KIRRA BALMANNO DECIDED TO UNCOVER THE WILD TRAILS OF GEORGIA’S CAUCASUS, SHE HAD A BRIEF MOMENT OF DOUBT: WOULD THIS TRIP BE BADASS ENOUGH? SHE’D SOON FIND OUT. THIS IS KIRRA’S FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT OF HER MOST DEFINITE BADASS 335KM ADVENTURE.

TIMP-TATION

KING OF THE MOUNTAIN

TRAIL PORN

DUC DO MARATHON GRAND SLAM CLUB MEMBER