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

WHEN YOUR BODY GOES Into Lockdown

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DEAD COW GULLY BACKYARD ULTRA • NANANGO, QUEENSLAND

SNOWIES TRAIL RUN FESTIVAL • SNOWY MOUNTAINS, NSW, AUSTRALIA

MT OXFORD ODYSSEY • CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND

TARARUA MOUNTAIN RACE • TARARUA RANGE, NEW ZEALAND

FEEL THE BURN • WANT TO TAKE YOUR RUNNING ENDURANCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL? LEARN TO BURN FAT MORE EFFICIENTLY AND TAKE A MORE MINDFUL APPROACH TO LIFE, WRITES PHYSIOTHERAPIST AND COACH BRAD DIXON.

DREAM RUN WEST MACS MONSTER

Q&A BYRON BAY • RUNNERS TRAIL GROUP

THE ULTRA MINDSET • AN ENDURANCE CHAMPION’S 8 CORE PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESS IN BUSINESS, SPORTS, AND LIFE

SHATTERING STEREOTYPES ONE MILE AT A TIME • MIRNA VALERIO IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. SHE’S KNOWN AS THE MIRNAVATOR, AND FOR GOOD REASON. HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE CAN CALL THEMSELVES AN ULTRA RUNNER, COACH, TEACHER, SPEAKER, AUTHOR, MOTHER AND 2018 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURER OF THE YEAR? THE VERMONT-BASED BODY-POSITIVITY ADVOCATE TALKS TO LAUREN SHAY ABOUT MOTHERHOOD, ATTITUDES, BLACK LIVES MATTER AND, OF COURSE, THE TRAILS!

FIGHTING FIRE WITH Fire • CAINE WARBURTON KNOWS HOW TO SUFFER. THE ATHLETE AND FIREFIGHTER HAS DONE PLENTY OF IT RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE FORMIDABLE MOUNT BARNEY. BUT NONE OF THAT COMPARED TO THE AGONY OF SEEING HIS TRAILS ON FIRE. CAINE’S FIGHT TO SAVE HIS TRAINING GROUND IS TOLD IN THE STUNNING SHORT FILM, BLAZING TRAIL.

NEXT-GEN INSPIRATION • AS A YOUNG ADULT, RACHAEL HOWARD STRUGGLED WITH AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD AND RUNNING. NOW, THE INDIGENOUS MARATHON PROJECT (IMP) GRADUATE IS A LEADER IN HER COMMUNITY. SHE’S NOT ONLY HELPING TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF IMP SQUAD RUNNERS – THIS DOWN-TO-EARTH ATHLETE IS INSPIRING OTHERS IN ALICE SPRINGS AND ARRERNTE COUNTRY TO HIT THE TRAILS, TOO.

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ISOLATION Deluxe • IN JULY 2020, AFTER THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN WAS LIFTED, GERMAN TRAIL RUNNER, ADVENTURER AND CLIMBER HAJO SPÄTHE DECIDED TO TACKLE ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED AND CHALLENGING TRAMPS IN NEW ZEALAND: THE 125KM NORTH WEST CIRCUIT AND 71.5KM SOUTHERN CIRCUIT ON RAKIURA (STEWART ISLAND). WHAT ENSUED WAS A FAST TRAMPING/TRAIL RUNNING EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME IN ONE OF THE MOST RUGGED, REMOTE AND BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL PARTS OF AOTEAROA.

REDEMPTION Run • FOR YEARS, PATRICK VAUGHAN’S DAYS WERE DEFINED BY PAIN – AND SEEKING WAYS TO ESCAPE IT. HIS PAINKILLER ADDICTION DESCENDED INTO HEROIN USE, A SECRET HE KEPT FROM HIS FAMILY. AFTER DETOXING, HE REDEFINED HIMSELF THROUGH RUNNING, AND SET THE FASTEST KNOWN TIME ON THE 470KM LEBANON MOUNTAIN TRAIL. PATRICK TALKS TO LAUREN SHAY ABOUT HIS STORY OF EXTREME HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT, WHICH FEATURES IN THE SHORT FILM, CONFESSIONS OF A RUNNER.

Keeping IT Real • AUSSIE TRAIL AND ULTRA SUPERSTAR LUCY...