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

LETTERS

DIAGNOSED & DETERMINED

STEPPING UP & RACING FURTHER

THE VERTICAL EDGE: HOW CLIMBING MAKES BETTER TRAIL RUNNERS

NUTRITION TO IMPROVE RECOVERY

THE OUTDOORS ARE FOR EVERYONE

OFF THE BEATEN Track • THE BEST PICS FROM THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS

BLIND AMBITION • IN 2023, CHEF DALE PIERCE LOST MOST OF HIS SIGHT TO TWO STROKES – NOT IN HIS BRAIN, BUT IN HIS EYES. TODAY, HE RACES TRAIL ULTRAS WITH CANES, AI GLASSES AND A FEEL FOR TERRAIN MOST OF US NEVER DEVELOP. KATE DZIENIS HEARS HOW HE LEARNT TO RUN IN THE PRESENT.

RUNNING ON HER OWN GUT INSTINCT • ULCERATIVE COLITIS CAN STRIKE WITHOUT WARNING, TURNING A RUN INTO AN UNPREDICTABLE BATTLE AGAINST PAIN, FATIGUE AND BATHROOM URGENCY. FOR TRAIL RUNNER ALYSSA CLARK, IT’S BEEN A LIFELONG COMPANION SINCE CHILDHOOD. KATE DZIENIS SPEAKS WITH THE US-BASED ATHLETE ABOUT RACING, FUELLING AND FINDING JOY WHILE LIVING WITH THE DISEASE.

IN PERPETUAL MOTION • RYAN SLATER TAKES READERS ON THE JOURNEY ALONG WITH HIM AS HE RETELLS THE SOUTH COAST TRACK ADVENTURE THAT PIOTR BABIS AND HIS CREW EXPERIENCED IN TASMANIA THIS PAST JANUARY, 2026. BABIS CONQUERED THE 240KM DISTANCE IN A WHOPPING 3 DAYS 18 HOURS WITH 12,000M ELEVATION.

TRAIL RUN EVENT GUIDE 2027

THE START LINE IS JUST THE BEGINNING But What Happens After You Cross The Finish? • The gun goes off, the crowd thins, and eventually you cross the finish line. But if you think that’s where the story ends, you’ve been paying attention to the wrong part of the race. Here’s what really happens after.

DATES WITH DESTINY

HITTING THE DESCENT ARC’TERYX LAUNCH FOR SYLAN 2 • RUNNING DOWNHILL SOUNDS EASY, UNTIL YOUR LEGS FILE A COMPLAINT TWO DAYS LATER. AT ARC’TERYX’S SYLAN 2 LAUNCH IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, RUNNER SOPHIE LANE SWAPS BLUE SKIES FOR RAIN, MUD AND MIST, AND FINDS THAT THE WETTEST, SQUELCHIEST TRAILS MIGHT BE THE BEST ONES.

Subscribe to Trail Run for 2 Years and Score FREE Osprey Gear • First 50 subscribers get a FREE piece of Osprey gear from the lucky-dip, worth up to $269.

GATEWAY TO THE GIANTS: DELIRIOUS WEST JOINS TORX® • Western Australia’s premier point-to-point endurance odyssey has officially earned its place on the global ultra stage.

FEE-T FIRST WHY YOUR SHOES ARE THE ONLY MEMBERSHIP YOU NEED • NEW RESEARCH REVEALS AUSTRALIANS ARE DITCHING PRICEY GYM MEMBERSHIPS FOR FREE RUNNING AND BUSHWALKING, IN A SHIFT THAT LOOKS SET TO OUTLAST THE COST-OF-LIVING SQUEEZE THAT SPARKED IT. KATE DZIENIS SPEAKS WITH ANWEN DAVIES, GYM AND FITNESS PRODUCT DEVELOPER AT NET WORLD SPORTS ABOUT WHY RUNNERS AND BUSHWALKERS ARE GETTING IT CHEAPER THAN EVERYONE ELSE.

GEAR UP & GO • REAL KIT FOR REAL RUNNERS

A SHOE NOT TO BE SYLAN-CED

TWENTY & STILL TRENDING

HIGH STACK, NO SLACK

ULTRA IMPRESSED, OFF-TRAIL OBSESSED

M1 FOR THE WIN

ROAD, TRAIL, REPEAT

BOOKS FOR YOUR OBSESSION

BANANA...