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Summer Trail Tips

Our summer trails are alive with epic displays of flora, and teeming with bird and insect life. With sunrise around 5am in peak season, we have more hours to spend racking up the miles in our trail shoes, and can even squeeze in a decent session before the confines of an office.

So what should we all consider before lacing up in the heat of summer?

Hydration

Winter Running Gear

All the running brands are saying it in various ways. Gear up, get out! There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad gear! You’ve got the message, but where to start in terms of building your winter-
proof running wardrobe?

Regain your running mojo

Fallen off the training scene? Can’t remember when last you entered a race? New Year’s resolutions slipping out of your hands as you hit snooze, again?

You aren’t alone. Let’s look at some basic ways to regain that running mojo and make 2019 your time to shine.

Surviving the Transition to Trail

Making the transition from road to trail can be daunting and a little scary. One of the biggest contributing factors to the fear of heading off-road is the element of the wild, isolated outdoors. Roadrunners are expected to go from safety in numbers, endless water-on-demand and running through suburbia, to traversing goat trails with a GPS, a backpack and themselves for company. And with the transition to trail comes the fear of something going wrong and the inability to fix it, solve it or get help.

Gear Down: The Essentials According to the Pros

Ever heard of that saying, ‘all the gear and no idea”? It’s usually aimed at trail runners who arrive at the start line with every single piece of gear known to mankind. You know the ones; compression socks, arm warmers, multi-layered tops, elite tights, a cap with a Buff securing it in place, the trendiest hydration pack, GPS watches, slow-release magnesium patches. You name it, they’re sporting it. Generally speaking, they’re overtaken by the majority of the field in the first few kays (who are wearing far less gear I might add).