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

INSPIRING GIRLS & STRAIGHTENING CROWNS

YOUR DREAM RUN COULD UNITE GLOBAL RUNNING COMMUNITIES

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO TRAIL RUNNING TERMINOLOGY

SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE: THE 100-UP DRILL

RUNNING WITH PURPOSE

EVENT PREVIEW ROLLER COASTER TRAIL RUN

OFF THE BEATEN Track THE BEST PICS FROM THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS • CAPTURED THE MOST SCHMICK TRAIL, LANDSCAPE OR VIEW WHILE OUT FOR A RUN? TAG OUR SOCIALS HANDLE @TRAILRUNMAG ON INSTA.

JASMIN PARIS: STRENGTH, CHARACTER, EMPOWERMENT • ON FRIDAY, 22 MARCH 2024 THE NOTORIOUS BARKLEY MARATHON IN THE AMERICAN STATE OF TENNESSEE SAW HISTORY UNFOLDING. THE YELLOW GATE AT FROZEN HEAD STATE PARK, SYNONYMOUS TO EVERYONE AS THE START AND FINISH OF THE EVENT, SAW FIVE FINISHERS THIS YEAR STAND IN FRONT OF IT AFTER THE 60-HOUR MARK. ONE OF THOSE BEING UK TRAIL RUNNER JASMIN PARIS, THE FIRST AND ONLY WOMAN TO EVER FINISH THE INSANELY CONFRONTATIONAL ULTRA. EDITOR KATE DZIENIS GETS THE NITTY GRITTY FROM BARKLEY’S WONDER WOMAN HERSELF, FINDING OUT HOW SHE DID IT AND SIMPLY, WHY.

IT’S ALL ABOUT FAMILY • RUNNING IS A FAMILY AFFAIR FOR THE RUTHERFORDS, WHO ARE WELL REGARDED IN MARATHON AND ULTRA CIRCLES INTERNATIONALLY. SAMANTHA TURNBULL TALKS TO RODNEY RUTHERFORD ABOUT HIS PASSION AND HIS PLANS TO NEVER GIVE UP – NO MATTER HIS AGE.

FIVE DAYS OF Frost • TRAIL RUNNING – IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT STRIPPED WIDE-OPEN BUSH, DENSE FOREST OR RIGOROUS AND DEMANDING MOUNTAIN RANGES. THERE’S A LOT OF SNOW AND ICE OUT THERE TOO, AND MANY RUNNERS LOVE, LOVE, LOVE TO HIT THE SOFT PILLOWY STUFF THAT FALLS FROM THE SKY. EARLIER THIS YEAR IN FEBRUARY, THAI-BORN AUSSIE MUM SIA KINDBERG BECAME THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN WOMAN EVER TO RACE, AND COMPLETE, THE ARDUOUS 230KM ICE ULTRA ARCTIC MARATHON IN SWEDEN, PUSHING HERSELF THROUGH KNEE-HIGH SNOW AND CROSSING FROZEN WATERWAYS TO GET TO THAT FINISH LINE. SHE REVEALS THE HIGHS, AND THE LOWS, TO OUR VERY OWN EDITOR KATE DZIENIS.

FROM CITY TO TRAIL QUICKER THAN YOU CAN PUT ON A PAIR OF TOE SOCKS • IN THE MIDST OF A BUSY LIFE, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO FIND THE TIME TO HEAD OUT TO TRAILS THAT ARE FAR AWAY. YOUR INBOX IS OUT OF CONTROL, WORK DEADLINES ARE MOUNTING, AND YOUR BOSS HAS YOU TRAVELLING EVERYWHERE EVERY MONTH. AT TRM, WE WANT OUR TRAIL RUNNERS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF HITTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS, AND THAT DOESN’T MEAN HAVING TO DRIVE TWO OR THREE HOURS TO GET THERE. TIFFANY WATSON HAS PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF THE BEST TRAIL RUNS UNDER AN HOUR AWAY FROM YOUR CLOSEST AUSSIE CBD.

MENTAL FITNESS 10 THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND ON YOUR NEXT RUN • TO TRAIN AND RACE SUCCESSFULLY, WE SPECIFICALLY PREPARE OUR BODIES FOR THE DEMANDS OF OUR GOALS, BUT PHYSICAL FITNESS IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY. MENTAL FITNESS DICTATES WHETHER WE MEET OUR TRUE POTENTIAL. FORTUNATELY, ‘MENTAL MUSCLE’ IS HIGHLY TRAINABLE. HERE ARE 10 ‘NUGGETS’ FROM SPORTS AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY TO HONE YOUR MENTAL FITNESS AND ELEVATE YOUR RUNNING.

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