Trail running to explore the unbeaten path
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
Here is a quick Saucony Peregrine 10 review update for the ST variant. Over the past two months, I’ve racked up a good 350km of distance on these light trail running shoes. I’ve run in a variety of different conditions and trails, and so thought it would be good to post an update on how … Read more
My current trail running shoes have been long overdue for replacement (Salomon Speedcross 5), and for the next pair I decided to try something new. I picked up a pair of Saucony Peregrine 10 ST trail running shoes and this post will cover my initial, first impressions with the shoes. Saucony Peregrine 10 ST Specifications … Read more
This post is going to cover my personal experience with a few different styles of headphones for trail running that I’ve tried. It will also go into a bit of detail on what I’ve settled on for now, the AfterShokz Aeropex. Update: The company has rebranded, and so these are now known as the Shokz … Read more
I haven’t always considered lightweight trail running shoes. I’ve always run in traditional, padded trail shoes, or normal padded road variants. My running style tends more toward a heel strike and so that extra padding really helps absorb the impacts. Lately, I’ve been interested in some of the proclaimed benefits of running barefoot or minimalist. … Read more