Trail Run

I have to be honest and say that Brad Dixon's piece in this issue about his recovery concept has struck a chord with me. At the risk of this being a spoiler, Brad essentially writes that there is no point in searching for a quick fix when it comes to

Starting at the base of New Zealand’s Highest mountain, Mount Cook, to the small, historic town of Oamaru, perched on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, this rugged 323km race passes by eight lakes, takes in valleys, rivers and diverse terrain. It is set

One difficult to avoid factor that comes with a foreign event is air travel. And it is all too easy to under estimate its impact on you body. Assuming your budget doesn’t stretch to business class, then sitting on a long haul flight with your knees b

These wee articles that I’m lucky enough to get to write every few months, well I was thinking about them recently, specifically about what purpose they serve. It’s a funny thing actually, because what has occurred to me is that they are a bit of a c

New Zealand’s largest trail running festival has made some changes for 2020 and is set to benefit from a $40 million injection. The Tarawera Ultra Marathon, which will take place on February 8 next year, has shifted its event hub to the lake-front re

This May I had run the Rotorua Marathon in a personal PB for the course of two hours 49 minutes, then purposefully gave myself a short two-week turn around to run the Hawke’s Bay half marathon - I didn’t just want to go and run for the winery lunch (

Where: The stunningly picturesque Peak Hill Track is located near Castle Hill Village, in Canterbury. Distance: 16.6km out and back trail. Degree of difficulty: Difficult – an above level of fitness and outdoors experience is needed for this run. Ac

Where: The Kuitpo Forest Reserve is just 45 minutes drive from Adelaide, near the rural township of Meadows. Distance: The Onkeeta Trail is a 10.8km circuit. Degree of difficulty: Gently undulating terrain makes for easy running. Access: Take the F

on Friday to run a marathon the following day. I see the two big Wind Farm propeller things, and wonder, does two even qualify as a ‘farm’? And there’s literally not a breath of wind so they’re not doing much. Which is exactly what I’ll be doing whil

Three days exploring Beijing, wandering around bustling hutongs, the Temple of Heaven, seeing the ancient drum and bell towers (the drums being the traditional method of telling time for the city), Beihai Park, eating in the number one Peking duck re

My journey into becoming a trail runner started eight years ago. I was living in the stunning Hibiscus Coast with my husband (Steff ) and three gorgeous kids, but never would I have imagined that one day I would be running an ultra marathon, let alon

TR: HOW MUCH DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIXING UP TRAINING OR DO YOU LIKE THE FAMILIARITY OF CONSTANT ROUTINE? BD: I believe in both consistent routine and then variety within that structure depending on the event coming up. For example, doing a long run, a

“Success in the really long distances is definitely a mental strength and stamina battle,” says next-level ultra-marathoner Courtney Dauwalter. “The only way I have found to work to develop this is by entering more really long races and putting it to

‘Thunderstruck’, by ACDC, bellowed from the sound systems stacked along the starting corrals. It made me laugh as it vibrated through the crowd. Shoulder-deep in a flood of Latino runners, I hadn’t expected to hear an Australian pub anthem. I almost

Does running as a sport punch above its weight in terms of fundraising? Search ‘running’ on the NZ Givealittle site, and 5,595 results pop up. Gofundme.com has 518,491. While the specific numbers are hard to crunch, there’s no denying that run-based

Gilles Poulin is a Pied Piper of philanthropic running – a leader, and a man who makes you want to dance to his tune. A tune he starts with the words ‘Impossible is not a fact, it’s an opinion’. The Founder of the Bromont Ultra Marathon in Quebec, Ca

1 Before all of you the start joints running, get moving and the muscles activated from the tips of your toes to your hips. Walk around on the different aspects of the feet. Squat with your heels on the ground so ‘arse to grass’. Kneel onto your heel

We’ve all experienced that magic feeling as a kid - picking up a flat, round, smooth stone. Then throwing it with just the right trajectory and force for it to skim along the lake with multiple skips - seemingly going forever until it slowly loses en

The long run is a staple of any ultra marathon training plan, but there is also the ‘longest run’. The longest run is ‘the big one; that is meant to test your physical and mental stamina leading into your target event. However, there remains a debate

Many of us are drawn to running for the physical challenges it provides. We want to get stronger, move faster or lose weight, to give just a few examples. With time and effort we start to see results and it is easy to stay motivated to keep heading o

What got you into running and how long have you been doing it? SS: I had travelled to cover the Winter Olympics in Pyeong Chang and when I got back in March 2018 I realised I just didn’t feel great about how I was physically. I had never been a fan