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

HONESTLY Speaking

STOCKISTS • WE DON’T TRUST OUR TRAIL BIBLE WITH ANY OLD RUNNING SHOP STOCKIST. RATHER, OUR STOCKISTS ARE A SPECIAL BREED OF RETAILER WHO HAVE HAD TO MEET STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS TO BE ALLOWED TO SELL TRAIL RUN MAG IN THE FLESH: THEY HAVE TO UNRESERVEDLY, AND WITH EQUAL PARTS BOUNDLESS PASSION AND KNOWLEDGEABLE INSIGHT, BE UTTERLY MAD ABOUT THE TRAIL RUNNING LIFESTYLE. AND SO, IF YOU WANT TO PICK UP A QUICK COPY OF THE MAG (AND NAB YOUR NEXT PAIR OF SINGLETRACK SLAYERS WHILE YOU’RE THERE), WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE GUYS, THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE BIZ, BECAUSE UNLIKE THE OTHER RUNNING SHOPS, THEY GIVE A DAMN ABOUT RUNNING ON DIRT:

HILLY TWINSKIN SOCKS

RAIDLIGHT REVOLUTIV 12L RACE VEST

PRECISION HYDRATION ELECTROLYTE SUPPLEMENTS

RONHILL PIONEER 8L VEST

SKRATCH LABS NUTRITION

THE GLASSHOUSE 100 • BEERBURRUM, QLD, AUSTRALIA

ELEPHANT TRAIL RACE • PORT MACQUARIE, NSW, AUSTRALIA

PORT HILLS ULTRA • CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND

THE REVENANT • SOUTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND

DREAM RUN VALLEY ULTRA

ROTORUA TRAIL RUNNING CLUB

Stack intentions TO LIVE AND RUN BETTER • STACKING WELLNESS INTENTIONS BUILDS POSITIVE MOMENTUM ON A DAILY, WEEKLY, THEN MONTHLY TIMEFRAME. THIS MOVES YOU TOWARDS IMPROVED FITNESS AND PERFORMANCE OVER A LIFETIME, WRITES BRAD DIXON.

TURNING RIGHT • INSPIRE THE MAGIC

RUN LIKE A girl • FEMALE RUNNERS HAVE BEEN MAKING HEADLINES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS FOR OUTLASTING MEN IN ENDURANCE EVENTS. IT SEEMS THE LONGER, THE BETTER. AS A RESULT, THEORIES REGARDING WOMEN’S ABILITY TO GO THAT EXTRA MILE HAVE BEEN TOUTED, WITH MANY BELIEVING THAT ALTHOUGH MEN HAVE A NEED FOR SPEED, WOMEN CAN GO THE DISTANCE. IN THE END, DOES IT EVEN REALLY MATTER? VERA ALVES TALKS TO THE WOMEN WHO ARE OUTLASTING THE MEN TO FIND OUT MORE – AND LOOKS INTO THE SCIENCE OF WHAT MAKES WOMEN SO GOOD AT ENDURANCE RUNNING.

ROCKY RUAHINE High • THE MIGHTY RUAHINE RANGE RISES SHARPLY ON THE NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND, OFFERING SUBLIME VIEWS FOR THOSE DARING ENOUGH TO TACKLE IT. ELEANOR ARNST AND KATIE WRIGHT WERE TWO SUCH DAREDEVILS – IN FACT, THEY WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO COMPLETE THE OFTEN UNTRACKED 92.5KM RUAHINE TRAVERSE CL (COMET HUT TO LIMESTONE) IN ONE SINGLE MISSION. ELEANOR WRITES ABOUT THE DUO’S EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE ON THIS SERIOUSLY RUGGED ROUTE.

WESTERN Stars • MICHAEL HOOKER AND MARGIE HADLEY ARE TWO EXCEPTIONAL ULTRA RUNNERS – AND BOTH ARE FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA. NOT ONLY DID THEY TAKE THE DIFFICULTIES OF 2020 IN THEIR STRIDES, BUT THEY HAVE ALSO OVERCOME SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL CHALLENGES TO CLAIM THE TITLES OF 2020 AUSTRALIAN MALE AND FEMALE ULTRA RUNNERS OF THE YEAR, WRITES KATE DZIENIS, FROM THE AUSTRALIAN ULTRA RUNNERS ASSOCIATION.

END-TO-ENDURANCE Mission • PIOTR BABIS DECIDED TO CELEBRATE THE END OF HIS TWO YEARS LIVING AND WORKING IN TASMANIA NOT BY HAVING A FEW DRINKS AT THE PUB, BUT BY RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE ISLAND STATE. ALTHOUGH SETTING AN FKT ON THE 470KM TASMANIAN TRAIL WASN’T...