Trail Running

Trail Running was the UK's first magazine devoted to the exciting, adventurous world of off-road running. Escape boring treadmills, knee-jolting tarmac and traffic fumes and join us in the fresh air as we help you discover Britain’s most awesome trails. In each issue you’ll find... - Mapped off-road routes - Inspirational places to run throughout the UK - More gear tests than any other running magazine - Expert training advice and fitness plans We also feature and interview record-breaking mountain runners, along with the best trail, obstacle and adventure races.

Sport for all

MEET THE TEAM

YOUR PERSONAL COACH • Trail Running ’s expert team shares its decades of wisdom to help make you the best runner you can possibly be...

WORKING TOGETHER

RUNNING INSPIRATION • BE HERE, RUN THIS, FEEL FANTASTIC

Keys to performance • Some secrets to improving your running, as found by recent scientific studies

HEALTH NEWS

Potato salad with roast beef

Clearing the air • Third year of Patagonia’s Running Up For Air initiative raises awareness of pollution

60 SECONDS WITH... LAURA BRIGGS • We caught up with Laura who recently became the first person to run the Macmillan Way, raising money for Macmillan Cancer Care

BRITAIN’S MOST SEARCHED TRAIL SHOES • According to Google and sportshoes.com

HURRAH!

PODCASTS • Trail Running ’s regular series shines the spotlight on a fresh theme every issue

LILY CANTER • How spontaneously taking the plunge into ultra-running taught her more about her body than she imagined

TRINA DAWKINS • From helping kids to get active on trails to training for her own crack at a 100k ultra, is there nothing she can’t do?

? WE ASKED YOU... What’s your favourite trail? • We all have one route that has a special place in our hearts. TR readers share theirs...

Trail Running

We’re turning up the heat! • Summer running: had me a blast... our #Run1000Milers have certainly made the most of it...

Achieve a goal! • How to get involved in our 2022 challenge

TRADING PLACES • TR facilitates a cultural exchange: a French runner takes on the wilds of Wales, while an Englishman tackles the Alpine Verbier Marathon...

YOUR PERSONAL COACH • Start small, but think big

Camembert and trail running • A Frenchman in Wales

Brits abroad • What goes up must come down for our man in the Swiss Alps

Thoughts from a mid-pack runner • While Simon ran with the 45km race, self-confessed nervous racer Karin made her mountain race debut in the 27km event

Just a mere 100-miler • Alex Staniforth takes on a Lake District century run that dips a toe in each of the region's lakes, meres and waters

YOUR PERSONAL COACH • Do the doorstep challenge

One chunk at a time • The six stages can be run in one hit or make valid individual day challenges

Do you enjoy your running close to water? Why not try it surrounded by the stuff?! • The Merrell Trail Team has left the mainland to go in search of trails less travelled in some of the UK's most remote and beautiful places. A celebration of lands that are all at sea, the athletes shine a spotlight on three islands rich in history and beauty to uncover their culture whilst on the run.

Key kit • Here’s what Alex couldn’t have been without...

The Canterbury Trails • Kentish trails call for Lynne Maxwell’s own pilgrim’s progress along a couple of long-distance routes

YOUR PERSONAL COACH • Local routes never fail to surprise you

THE GREEN RUNNERS • The trail running world is both a contributor to and threatened by the climate emergency. But there's still time to act, says ultra-runner,...