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20 WINNERS OF BROOKS CASCADIA 17 TRAIL SHOES CONTEST

20 WINNERS OF BROOKS CASCADIA 17 TRAIL SHOES CONTEST We are pleased to announce the winners of the Brooks Cascadia 17 Trail Shoes Contest. Twenty subscribers to the Trail Run Magazine Issue #48 in Australia and New Zealand had the opportunity to win these highly sought-after shoes worth $259.95 each. We would like to congratulate the following winners: Brianna A. from Perthville, NSW, Australia Juanita D. from Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia Alicia K. from Woodlands, WA, Australia Tri B. from Kenneth,…

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Gear Gear Reviews Reviews

WE TESTED: The Nebo Mycro 500+ Headlamp & Cap Light

                NEBO MYCRO 500+ HEADLAMP & CAP LIGHT STILL LOOKING FOR THE IDEAL HEADLAMP BUT STRUGGLING TO FIND SOMETHING WORTH THE MONEY?  This particular brand, NEBO, specialises – and I mean specialises – in products of the illumination variety. I’m talking headlamps, flashlights, work lights, lanterns and pocket lights. For trail runners though, hands-free is what’s we’re after and NEBO’s Mycro 500+ is what you want when it comes to delivering 500 lumens…

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Editorial Features News

A Tale of Mates, Mountains & Mud

                WRITTEN BY: BEN WILKINSON IMAGE: BEN WILKINSON TRAIL RUN MAG WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME BEN WILKINSON FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION PIECE TO TRM49 A TALE OF MATES, MOUNTAINS & MUD Want to hit a spectacular and challenging trek that will take your breath away and allow you to push yourself in an environment that’s sturdy, hardened and vigorous? Tasmania’s got the Western Arthurs Range, which encapsulates quartzite peaks, hanging valleys and glacier-carved lakes…

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Editorial Features News

Move It Or Lose It

                WRITTEN BY: PAIGE PENROSE IMAGE: KAMIL SUSTIAK, MATT WISEMAN/LE BENT, BOEN FERGUSON TRAIL RUN MAG WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME THE NORTH FACE ATHLETE PAIGE PENROSE FOR HER CONTRIBUTION PIECE TO TRM49 MOVE IT OR LOSE IT As kids, we learn that ‘movement’ is associated with one of two things – competition or exercise, and we never really good a full understanding about how we can continue to incorporate daily incidental movement into…

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Gear Gear Reviews Reviews Shoe Reviews

Shoe Review: La Sportiva Jackal II BOAs

                REVIEWER: GILES PENFOLD THE JACK(AL) OF ALL TRADES REMEMBER WHEN MARTY FROM BACK TO THE FUTURE II WAS STOKED AS HIS SELF-TYING SHOES WRAPPED ABOUT HIS FEEL? I felt the same when I first unboxed a pair of the Jackall II BOA’s, twisting my fingers to tighten the dials on their new lacing system. The La Sportiva Jackal II BOA is a new addition to the range, adding panache(!) and exciting new…

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News Trail Crew

TRAIL CREW – LIVE TO RUN TRAIL

WRITTEN BY: EMILY HUNT IMAGE BY: BART MORAWIEC TRAIL CREW TIME WITH LIVE TO RUN TRAIL IN NZ Where does the crew run mostly? We can be found every Thursday, rain or shine, in the epic terrain that is the Port Hills in Christchurch. We take different routes each week and mix up the distances and vert. In the summer we start at Victoria Park and then through the winter we move around and sample other locations around the city including the…

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Gear Gear Reviews Reviews Shoe Reviews

Shoe Review: The North Face Enduris 3

                REVIEWER: GILES PENFOLD THE ENDURIS 3 ENDURES THE TEST OF TIME IN NEED OF AN EVERYDAY TRAINER THAT GETS THE JOB DONE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE? Meet the new Vector Enduris 3. Hot off the press, this shoe is part of The North Face’s latest line-up, a star studded bunch that was tested at UTMB by top athletes and amateurs alike. I haven’t experienced their shoes until now, but given the brand is…

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Editorial Features News

Taking Trails To The Olympics

                WRITTEN BY: KATE DZIENIS IMAGE: DOMINIC CHAPLIN IF YOU LIKE IT THAN YOU SHOULDA PUT AN OLYMPIC RING ON IT With an estimated 20 million participants since 2010, trail running has become one of the world’s fastest growing sports (according to International Track and Field Federation). With the basic requirements only being a pair of shoes and having the great outdoors somewhere close by, there are now more than 25,000 races across…

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Editorial Features News Profile

Conquering Trails & Adversity

                WRITTEN BY: KATE DZIENIS IMAGE: THE EVENTURERS FIGHTING THE DEMONS WITHIN Tom Dade is young. He’s got a fire burning through him that’s hard to control, and it served him incredibly well when he took on one of Australia’s gnarliest races, the Down Under 135, earlier this year. The Victorian left behind a blazing trail so hot, he was this year’s only finisher, crossing that brutal finish line in an astonishing 53:07:53….

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Event News

TRAIL RUN AUSTRALIA | SNOWY MOUNTAINS

WRITTEN BY: TRM editor KATE DZIENIS SNOWY MOUNTAINS, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA Discover the iconic snowy mountains with one of the most scenic and challenging trail run courses found in Australia!  Australia’s home-grown trail running series Trail Run Australia heads to the Snowy Mountains for Round 3 of the National Series. The 2-day festival includes courses for every trail running craving you have – from hardcore ultra runners to beginners and the littlest mud rats, there’s something for everyone. Events…

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