November 2022 - January 2023

Trail Run

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EDITOR: Kate Dzienis DESIGNER: Marine Raynard CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Brad Dixon, Simon Duke, Kate Dzienis, Isobel Ross, James Sieber, Gaby Villa and Milly Young PHOTOGRAPHERS: Alex Clapin (Untamed Media), Aaron Collins, Simon Duke, Brian Erickson, Sop
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FIND YOUR Therapy
I’m not entirely sure how many runners I’ve spoken to over the years, but I’ve come to learn that the mental hardship of going out for a run is something that gets everyone through the worst of days, and the best of days. Some time ago, I discovered
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Now’s A Good Time To Buy All The Great Gear
REVIEWER: KATE DZIENIS IT HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF US…SOMETIMES OUR BODIES JUST DON’T GET WARM ENOUGH AND OUR LEGS CRAMP UP. Or perhaps at the end of our training session, everything becomes fatigued and we’re left with agonising spasms. It’s painful a
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CROSS Country
Longer distances Shoes have thread Mainly solo Hydro backpacks Off the beaten Track Elevation Gain Varied VS Shorter distances Shoes have spikes Mostly a team sport Minimal gear In forests of fields Very short, sharp hills Highly regulated I had a lo
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The Ultimate Recovery Overnight Oats
After training, the body requires nutrients and energy to support physiological training adaptations and restore fuel reserves. This is especially important when training demands are higher such as after a long run or an interval session. A meal cont
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Lake District Grand Tour
If there’s ever a Dream Run recommendation to put on your wish list, it’s the freakingly beautiful Lake District Grand Tour (LDGT) in the UK. Lake District in itself is England’s largest national park and now a World Heritage Site, so running through
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Q&A
Where does your group run mostly? Being a track, trail and road club we run basically everywhere in the Albury-Wodonga area, and further afield. Most frequently, we are at the Albury Track on Wednesday morning, the footpaths along the Murray River, r
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CONQUERING TRAILS AND Adversity FIGHTING THE DEMONS WITHIN
CW // Mental Health, Eating Disorders TRM would like to advise that this article focuses on Tom’s lived experience, and therefore discusses mental health and eating disorders, in particular Anorexia Nervosa. We understand that this discussion may be
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TEAMS OF HIDDEN Heroes
Aid stations. Without them and the people who man them, we’d be a mass load of hot and bothered crazy people stalking the lands for any food we can find and finding the perfect rock to sit down on for a breather. Okay, so many trail runners have rais
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THE WILD IS Out There
It’s mid-morning on a Saturday in April and I’m lying crumpled on a rocky beach, clutching my left foot in pain. I’m deep in the Tasmanian wilderness, 40-odd kilometers from the nearest road. I’ve got 120km in the legs, I haven’t slept in over 24 hou
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THERE’S MORE BEHIND Felix THAN MEETS THE EYE
TO THE AVERAGE ADULT WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, OR ADHD, FORMS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MAY TAKE A BACK SEAT TO ALMOST ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN, THOUGH, THAT EXERCISE IS AS IMPORTANT TO THE BRAIN AS IT IS TO THE REST O
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All The Best events For 2023
TRAIL RUN MAG HAS COME TOGETHER WITH AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND RACE DIRECTORS TO BRING YOU THE VERY BEST OF WHAT’S TO COME IN 2023! FROM THE TECHNICAL TERRAINS OF WA ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE TASMAN TO THE GOLDEN FIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND, THERE’S NEVER BE
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Ruapehu Trail Festival
The Ruapehu Trail Festival is the premier trail running event of the 2023 season, held in the stunning Tongariro National Park in the centre of New Zealand’s North Island. Whatever your trail challenge desire, this race has 100% got you covered! Kick
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Buffalo Stampede Festival
Fancy a bit of a skyrun? Then picture yourself staring down the barrel of Mount Buffalo and her grandeur presence, where it’s just you and the epic alpine trails ahead of you. First held in 2014, on offer are a number of distances, and the main attra
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FROM INJURY TO Inspiration
ATHLETES WHO HAVE OVERCOME SERIOUS INJURIES Zoe O’Meara has always loved being fit; it’s part of the reason she became a personal trainer. But 10 years ago, a fitness session that saw her doing box jumps ended in tragedy. At her last jump, she immedi
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Dreams COME TRUE AT IRRATIONAL SOUTH IN SA
Growing up on a wheat farm in rural South Australia, the celebration of the end of harvest was always followed with a family holiday. In good harvest years, we’d all jump in the car and travel interstate, often for weeks at a time. Some years, it wou
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Reflections ON THE HEYSEN TRAIL
IN JULY 2022, FOUR SA ULTRA RUNNERS SET OUT TO RUN THE HEYSEN TRAIL IN A BID TO EXPLORE NEW LIMITS, CHASE AN FKT AND HONOUR THE LEGACY OF A FRIEND AND FELLOW TRAIL RUNNER. SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S 1200KM HEYSEN TRAIL EXTENDS FROM CAPE JARVIS ON THE FLEURIEU
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TRAIL Porn
Local Surf Coast runners James Myatt and Nicole Virant (1st Female) sharing an early moment of joy as they kicked off the 2022 Surf Coast Century, right before the wind and rain set itself in. Runners found themselves faced against wet weather, high
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Verdict On The Vectiv
GREAT FOR: Long distance, most all terrains NOT SO GREAT FOR: Muddy or high technicality TEST CONDITIONS: Hard-packed dirt, limestone, pea gravel TESTER: Kate Dzienis TESTER MECHANICS: Severe overpronator with wide feet VITALS RRP: Women’s $330.00 AU
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To Infinity…and Beyond!
GREAT FOR: Ultra distances on all trails, wet or dry NOT SO GREAT FOR: Road or bicycle path TEST CONDITIONS: Limestone, pea gravel, muddy dirt trail TESTER: Kate Dzienis TESTER MECHANICS: Severe overpronator with wide feet VITALS RRP: $249.95 AUD WEB
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Through The Lens
“From a photographer’s perspective the aim of getting ‘the shot’ was realised. Everything that was envisaged came to be. The mountains towering over the runner, the trails, the immense vastness of the area and the trail runner. “We went out before su
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Dion Leonard
I was born in Sydney but actually grew up in the small country town of Warwick in Qld. My first time living overseas was in New Zealand for 3 years before moving to the UK living in Manchester and Edinburgh for 16 years. My wife Lucja (she’s an ultra

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