Trail running to explore the unbeaten path
This is a quick post and update Inov-8 TrailFly Ultra G 280 review which I did a first impressions review of over here. After a few hundred kilometers of running mixed trail and terrain I am posting a mini review update. The Bad I have found that I don’t get the Inov-8s out as often … Read more
The TrailFly Ultra G 280 is the first “nitrogen-infused” type shoe I have owned. I was curious to see how these new trail running shoes felt out, and so recently I picked up a pair for myself. I’ve now had the chance to take them out on a few runs with mixed surface trails. This … Read more
The Naked Running Band is a snug fitting carry pack with just over 2l of carrying capacity. It has a surprising number of features for something so simple. I have found that it is an extremely useful bit of running kit. Whether out for a short run, or an ultra marathon, I have found the … Read more
My Hoka One One Speedgoat 5 trail shoes have just passed 600km of use, and so I thought it was time to gather my thoughts on them so far and provide a short review. Moving from the Speedgoat 4 to the Speedgoat 5 A couple of months ago my second pair of Speedgoat 4 trail … Read more
Recently I upgraded from a Garmin forerunner 245 to the new Garmin fenix 7. Or is that written fēnix? While the forerunner was a perfectly fine GPS multisport watch (with music capability too), lately I’ve found myself wanting for more. With the warmer weather on it’s way, so too is prime running season, and the … Read more
Earlier this year I purchased a pair of Distance Carbon Z Trekking poles to aid me on runs out on the trail that I categorise as ultra distance. Specifically I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to run a self-supported 50 mile ultra along the serpent trail. I was thankful to have made this purchase as this … Read more
Replacing my previous pair of Saucony Peregrine 10 ST trail shoes is this new and updated version. The 11 ST iteration are versatile trail running shoes that do very well on wet and muddy trails. In order to write up this short Saucony Peregrine 11 review I’ve run around 70 initial kms to gather my … Read more
I’ve run a good 375km of trails in my Speedgoat 4’s now and they’ve served me well. After testing them out over this amount of distance I think I’m in a good place to complete my initial thoughts post with this Hoka Speedgoat 4 review. Hoka Speedgoat 4 Review Update I’ll be going over three … Read more
I recently obtained a pair of Hoka One One Speedgoat 4 shoes, and thought I would do an initial impressions review. I’ve racked up just over 1000 KM with my previous daily trail running shoes (Saucony Peregrine 10 ST) and after wearing them down and getting a little bored, I thought it was time to … Read more
Being properly kitted out for running in cold weather goes a long way in the fight for motivation to get out and actually run. Keeping as dry, comfortable, and warm as possible is key out on the trails. In this post I’ll cover my personal choices in trail running gear for Winter. As a note, … Read more