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

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ULTRA-TRAIL AUSTRALIA • THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, NSW AUSTRALIA

HERDY’S FRONTYARD ULTRA • HERDSMAN LAKE, WA, AUSTRALIA

THE GUMBY • BRINDABELLA RANGES, ACT, AUSTRALIA

RIVERHEAD BACKYARD RELAPS ULTRA AND RELAY • RIVERHEAD FOREST, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

MT OXFORD ODYSSEY • CANTERBURY, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

DREAM RUN • TRANSCEND ULTRA, AUSTRALIA

NO STRENGTH? YOU WON’T FLOW OVER THE TRAIL

Q & A THE PINEAPPLE RUNNING CLUB

MENTAL TRAINING FOR ULTRARUNNING • YOUR PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS GUIDEBOOK FOR ULTRA SUCCESS

Resilience TO COPE WITH PTSD • RUNNING IS OFTEN USED AS AN OUTLET FOR SELF-AWARENESS AND UTILISED AS A COPING MECHANISM FOR CHALLENGES IN LIFE. QUEENSLAND NATIVE WAYNE MCMURTRIE SPENT HIS FAIR SHARE IN THE ARMED FORCES BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED IN 2011, BUT NOT WITHOUT CARRYING A LOAD OF BURDENS THAT EASILY TURNED INTO POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. KATE DZIENIS DELVES INTO HIS PAST AND FINDS OUT HOW TRAIL RUNNING SAVED HIM FROM THE HEARTACHE OF MILITARY SERVICE.

THE KIWI WHO Conquered THE DESERT • IT’S SAFE TO SAY WE’VE ALL BEEN THROUGH A LOT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. NOT MANY OF US HAVE GONE THROUGH AS MUCH AS HAZEL HARRISON THOUGH, THE NEW ZEALANDER WHO’S RECENTLY RETURNED HOME FROM MOROCCO, WHERE SHE CONQUERED HER LIFELONG GOAL OF FINISHING THE ICONIC MARATHON DES SABLES. IN A CANDID CHAT WITH VERA ALVES, HAZEL SPOKE ABOUT HER LIFE, FROM HER YEARS AS AN ARMY NURSE THROUGH TO HER JOURNEY RECOVERING FROM EXERCISE ADDICTION, SIGNING UP FOR HER DREAM RACE IN THE DESERT THEN DISCOVERING SHE HAD AGGRESSIVE SKIN CANCER BUT GOING OUT AND DOING IT ANYWAY. IT’S A TRUE TALE OF PERSEVERANCE, GRIT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NEVER, EVER, GIVING UP.

FINDING A PIECE OF Salvation THROUGH ULTRAS • QUEENSLAND RUNNER KIERON DOUGLASS HASN’T RUN AWAY FROM HIS TRAUMATIC UPBRINGING. IN FACT, DESPITE FACING COUNTLESS CHALLENGES AND DEFIANCES AS A YOUTH, TODAY HE HAS BRAVED HIS TROUBLED PAST AND WANTS TO SHARE HIS STORY IN THE HOPE OF INSPIRING OTHERS. IN 2021, HE WORKED TOGETHER WITH FILMMAKER LOUIE J HADFIELD IN MAKING A BEAUTIFULLY CREATED DOCUMENTARY THAT SHARES HIS JOURNEY INTO ULTRA RUNNING, AND KIERON TELLS OF HOW HIS PAST HELPED SHAPED IT.

STRAIGHT FROM FINDING SALVATION DIRECTOR LOUIE J HADFIELD

TO CREW OR NOT TO CREW Definately Crew • HAVING THE RIGHT CREW FOR AN ULTRA CAN MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE TO A RUNNER’S PERFORMANCE, AND SURE, THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN SUCCESSFULLY RUN A 100, EVEN A 200 MILER OR MORE, WITHOUT THE AID OF PACERS OR SUPPORTERS AT OFFICIAL AID STATIONS OR CHECKPOINTS. BUT THERE ARE ALSO RUNNERS WHO BRING TO THE TABLE THEIR BIGGEST SUPPORT PEOPLE TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH THE MILEAGE. KATE DZIENIS SAT DOWN WITH SHANE JOHNSTONE, WHO WON THE 2021 DELIRIOUS W.E.S.T 200 MILER, AND ONE OF HIS SUPPORT CREW, CLAIRE O’BRIEN-SMITH, TO TALK ABOUT THE VITALS OF GETTING THROUGH THE DISTANCE AND WHAT IT TAKES.

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