Trail Run

Trail Runner New Zealand & Australia (formerly 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

FIND YOUR Therapy

NOW’S A GOOD TIME TO BUY ALL THE GREAT GEAR

CROSS Country • THE ULTIMATE RUNNING ENHANCEMENT

THE ULTIMATE RECOVERY OVERNIGHT OATS

LAKE DISTRICT GRAND TOUR

Q&A

CONQUERING TRAILS AND Adversity FIGHTING THE DEMONS WITHIN • TOM DADE IS YOUNG. HE’S GOT A FIRE BURNING THROUGH HIM THAT’S HARD TO CONTROL, AND IT SERVED HIM INCREDIBLY WELL WHEN HE TOOK ON ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S GNARLIEST RACES, THE DOWN UNDER 135, EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE VICTORIAN LEFT BEHIND A BLAZING TRAIL SO HOT, HE WAS THIS YEAR’S ONLY FINISHER, CROSSING THAT BRUTAL FINISH LINE IN AN ASTONISHING 53:07:53. TOM’S LIFE AS A TEENAGER SHAPED WHO IS TODAY, BUT IT WAS AN OUTRIGHT ASSAULT OF HIS MORTAL BEING AS HE BATTLED AN EATING DISORDER THAT SAW HIM LAND IN HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. KATE DZIENIS DISCOVERS THE VULNERABLE SIDE OF TOM AS HE OPENS UP ABOUT HIS DEMONS TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE AND BREAK THE STIGMA THAT EATING DISORDERS ARE RARE IN MALES.

TEAMS OF HIDDEN Heroes • STAYING CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER IS A PART OF OUR HUMAN PSYCHE. BEING TRAIL RUNNERS, WE’RE AWARE OF THE SOCIAL ASPECTS THE SPORT BRINGS US – WE MAKE FRIENDS, WE FIND PACERS, WE SHARE GOALS AND WE PUSH EACH OTHER TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS. THERE’S ALSO ANOTHER SIDE TO TRAIL RUNNING THOUGH, AND THAT’S THE VOLUNTEER SIDE – THE SIDE WHERE WE GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND DEVELOP A NEW PERSPECTIVE OF WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE AN EVENT SEAMLESS. AID STATIONS, AS WE ALL KNOW, ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF RACES, WHERE A HIGH FIVE, A PEP TALK OR A HOT CUP OF SOUP CAN GO A LONG WAY IN KEEPING RUNNERS MOVING FORWARD. VOLUNTEERS PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE HERE AND THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY THEY’VE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE – THEY COULD BE INJURED, ARE TAKING A BREAK, ARE PROVIDING BACK-UP CREW SUPPORT, OR SIMPLY WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY. KATE DZIENIS SPEAKS WITH TWO VICTORIAN VOLUNTEERS, ALISON MOXHAM AND WARREN MAYNARD, ABOUT THEIR LOVE OF AID STATION VOLUNTEERING AND WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS ON RACE DAY.

THE WILD IS Out There • NO PAIN, NO GAIN RIGHT? MILLY YOUNG FOUND HERSELF DEEP IN THE TASMANIAN WILDERNESS, MOTIVATED MORE THAN EVER TO FINISH WHAT SHE STARTED. THE 31-YEAR-OLD ORIGINALLY FROM KOJONUP, WA WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A 2021 TNF (THE NORTH FACE) ADVENTURE GRANT AND SHE SET OUT TO RUN THE FULL LENGTH OF THE PORT DAVEY AND SOUTH COAST TRACKS IN REMOTE SOUTHWEST TASMANIA – A GRUELLING 180KM TREK. NOT MUCH WENT TO PLAN FOR MILLY, HAVING FACED NUMEROUS HURDLES WITH CHALLENGING TERRAIN, GALE FORCE WINDS AND A BROKEN TOE. IT TOOK HER OVER 44 HOURS TO COMPLETE, AND TODAY SHE PROVIDES A DETAILED ACCOUNT ESPECIALLY FOR TRM READERS.

THERE’S MORE BEHIND Felix THAN MEETS THE EYE

ALL THE BEST EVENTS FOR 2023

TRAIL RUN AUSTRALIA, SNOWY MOUNTAINS • SNOWY MOUNTAINS, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

RUAPEHU TRAIL FESTIVAL • TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK, NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

BUFFALO STAMPEDE FESTIVAL • BRIGHT, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

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