Ready for some running action? Trail Run is doing another giveaway with Brooks! The Brooks Cascadia 18 offers adaptable stability and protection on the most technical terrain. Their Trail Adapt System delivers enhanced control and stability, while DN

We all know that the perception of women in sport has changed dramatically over the last 50 decades or more, and it’s worth noting how much more the media is taking notice. From the 1928 Olympics opening five track and field events to women to Englan

Roll up, roll up! Melbourne’s Mountain Run is coming around again on October 19. This Australian trail running classic has had a makeover: all the same races and excitement of last year’s edition jam packed into ONE action packed, fun and fantastic d

Ultra runner Aaron Young is surrounded by his attentive support crew in the forest at Broke Inlet Aid Station on the first evening of the Delirious WEST 200 Miler. After taking this photo, I realised that Aaron and his crew form a triangle shape repr

Notorious. Formidable. Herculean. What words spring to mind when you hear the words ‘Barkley Marathons’? If you’ve been running for any amount of time, chances are you’d know of this famous American ‘race’ that is as elusive to enter as it is to ride

With unrelenting climbs, the Northburn 100 is followed by unrelenting descents, which genuinely get steeper as they go on. Hotter than hot days followed by colder than cold nights. To experience Northburn is to be pushed so far out of your physical a

17-19 MAY 2024 – LARAPINTA TRAIL, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA: Back in March 2023, I ran Kunanyi Mountain Run, a tough 68km race in Tasmania which triggered my love of tough endurance runs. The pain of completing it though soon wore off and I was o

The Everest Base Camp trek is one of the most iconic routes on the planet. There are few outdoor enthusiasts who wouldn’t love to see this remarkable part of the world. I’ve been lucky enough to spend quite a bit of time in Nepal, and every visit bri

Mental fitness has been described as the struggle to continue against a mounting desire to quit. More concisely, it’s a capacity to endure. Being mentally equipped to over-ride the desire to quit enables us to achieve challenging goals. Invest in you

The vast landscape of running equipment, spanning from high-tech footwear to advanced training methodologies, can introduce complexity and bewilderment into what is essentially To distil running back to its purest form, there exists a straightforward

Bundled in the warmest possible yet lightweight jackets and everything in between for everything else, bodies move a little bit slower through the thickets of snow when running in a 230km race that takes in the heart of Sweden – the Ice Ultra. The br

Many people get into trail and ultra running for different reasons: to improve fitness, curiosity, to tick off a bucket list item or to test physical and mental limits. My path to ultrarunning was a little different. I wanted to run to save a forest.

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In early 2022, we tested the Brooks Cascadia 16s. This year, it’s an upgrade to the Cascadia 18s, and it’s left me even more impressed than before. Shoe delivery is always exciting, mainly because I really get to see how far technology is advancing w

131 hours and 11 minutes. Say that out loud with me! That’s how long it took for this tired, broken, Aussie runner to move her sore and exhausted legs from the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, all the way to the ‘Welcome to Las Vegas’ sign in a wild

Reesha Lewis was halfway up a mountain when she realised she needed to change her life. Out of breath and struggling to move her 142kg body, she was confronted by the difficulty and ashamed of her lack of fitness. “I realised how unfit and unhealthy

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Ever wanted to be a part of an inclusive, global competition that allows runners of all levels to compete in the most astonishingly beautiful parts of the world? The XTERRA Trail Run World Series, currently in its second year, has established itself

Rodney Rutherford can lay claim to some of the most enthusiastic applause at the finish lines of trail runs across the world, but it’s not because he’s the fastest or the most famous. The 72-year-old from Queensland’s Gold Coast hinterland is a true

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As with all sports, trail running comes with its unique language. Terms are thrown about casually by the more experienced trail runners and can leave those of us newer to the sport a little perplexed. With trail running priding itself on inclusivity,

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