Run like a Tiger at new Tassie Trail Fest

A new trail running festival is set to throw the spotlight on north-east Tasmanian  wilderness with the launch of the inaugural  TASSIE TRAIL FEST presented by Icebug, a three-day festival celebrating the trail running lifestyle. Set to take place in the small township of Derby on the labour day long weekend (Tasmania, Vic, SA), 12-14 March 2016, the event will feature distances ranging from 44km through 21km, 14km, 6km and 2km, the line-up also inclusive of running seminars, a trail running film festival and live…

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Catching the Surf Coast Trail Marathon Bug

A sell-out in its first outing last year, the Surf Coast Trail Marathon, in Victoria, is returning to the trail running event calendar with an updated title and promises of yet another upbeat event designed to lure runners off-road. Now be known as the Icebug Surf Coast Trail Marathon, the event has welcomed aboard Swedish shoe brand Icebug which recently launched its range of trail shoes onto the Australian market. “The Surf Coast Trail Marathon is an ideal stomping ground…

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DIRTY SECRETS: Confessions of a trail runner

Over the last four weeks, we’ve run a competition in partnership with The North Face, daring trail runners to bare their deepest, perhaps darkets, hopefully funniest secret from on trail. A confessional of sorts that gives insight into the weird and wonderful things that happen out on trail, be that physically or in the farthest reaches of your minds (which trail running, especially endurance trail, tends to reach into!). The judges from The North Face have laughed and blushed through…

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Record attempt on NZ’s Great Nine

Nine and a half marathons in nine days through a range of testing terrain plus a 145-kilometre kayaking mission in the mix – this is the challenge three running adventurers have set themselves this coming November as they attempt to run New Zealand’s nine `Great Walks‘ in as many days. Even for New Zealand – the spiritual home of adventure racing and a mecca for trail running enthusiasts from around the world – this is an extreme undertaking, and one…

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Night trail run shines light on depression

A new trail running event with a dark yet vibrant twist has been launched on the Surf Coast, in Victoria. The new Afterglow Twilight-Night Trail Half Marathon will take place on Saturday 29 November, beginning at Point Addis and running along the Surf Coast Walk 21.1km back into Torquay, finishing at Bomboras Kiosk, Fishermans Beach. Starting out in the twilight glow of the final days of Spring, runners will tread into the Ironbark forest and quickly into the pitch of…

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Making Moves on Strava

Suunto today announced that it is joining forces with Strava, the online network connecting the global community of athletes. From today, Suunto’s Ambit watches can be used with Strava’s service, which lets members share and compare their GPS-tracked activities with friends. In addition, sports enthusiasts will also now be able to buy select Suunto products through the Strava shop. To celebrate the partnership, Suunto and Strava have launched the Suunto Sisu Challenge. Inspired by the Finnish word for bravery and…

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Flinders on Foot: expedition run

Renowned for running some of the longest marked trails on earth, ultra runner Richard Bowles  has announced his next project: to run South Australia’s 1200km-long Heysen Trail. Starting on Sunday 4th May 2014, Richard will run an average of 85km each day (two marathons) along South Australia’s ancient backbone, tracking south down the rugged Flinders Range all the way to the coast, following the famed Heysen trail route. The Melbourne based adventurer has already run the length of several long-distance…

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Drakensburg traverse: trail record smashed

Early yesterday evening, in rather spectacular fashion adventure runners Ryan Sandes and Ryno Griesel set a new record of 41 hours 49 mins for the Drakensberg Grand Traverse. The two, having had a few close calls with injury and dehydration on the way, managed to be 62km ahead of the previous record at the same elapsed time. At 00h00 on Monday, 24 March 2014, trailblazers Ryan Sandes and Ryno Griesel embarked on the ultimate Drakensberg adventure – the Drakensberg Grand…

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Hong Kong 100 to get Rammed

One thing about the trail running community: they (you) are a pretty spirited and, usually, community minded bunch. There’s appreciation of fellow trailites, pointy end or back of pack, mutual respect, and while competition and the will to win comes into play for some (but not all) of us, at the end of the day the A-types and the But I just love to run trail types have something in common: a love of running wild. Yet some of us…

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Edition 11 Trail Run Mag released

The latest edition of Trail Run Mag has been released in time for the festive season, its pages packed full of dirty goodness as always. You can get your copy one of three ways: 1. Subscribe via iTunes ($13.99 for 4 editions) 2. Subscribe via Kindle Fire (Amazon $13.99 for 4 editions) 3. Subscribe via our website for a PDF version (FREE!) FEATURING IN EDITION #11 High Atlas Altar > Anna Frost seeks a revival for her soul in Morocco…

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