Trail Week and Alpine Marathon Events, Davos, July 23 - August 1If ever there was a tour for superlatives, this is it. Magnificent scenery, fantastic trail running, superb walking, excellent races - Davos has the lot - a truly superb holiday for runners
. (Men's + Women's) Contact www.newline.dk; 01732 846 616Patagonia Ultra – £35Super-baggy, light, unlined trail shorts with loads of storage space. Two big pockets at the front are complemented by even bigger rear pockets and a smaller one on the side
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Weight 366g Evaluation The Gel Guts harks back to Asics's popular Trespass and Canyon shoes. It's a keenly priced, no-nonsense, hardwearing workhorse of a trail shoe. It's more Land Rover Defender than Range Rover Vogue, which means it's the kind
Weight 334gEvaluation While Inov8’s Mudroc models are among the best examples of extreme off-road shoes – where grip is the most important consideration – they aren’t exactly ideal for long, lazy runs in the trails. Having realised this, Inov8 has
AdidasAdistar Trail (off-road) £90 Adidas Adistar Control (motion control) £90 Adidas Brevard (motion control) £70 Adidas Response Control (stability) £60 AsicsAsics Gel Tioga (off-road) £45 Asics Gel Trabuco (off-road) £65 BrooksBrooks Epiphany
Hill Trail 10K (Surrey, October 15) 209 Events seem to have a knack for turning interesting UK locations into successful race venues. This month has already seen Mike Gratton & co turn Jersey into an adventure racing ground for the Jersey Challenge
to complete my 'Marathon Major' set.Races planned and targets: Currently the Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series Ultra in South Devon in February. As that will be my first ultra I’ll just be happy to get round. And I'm still toying with the slightly scary idea
-Road Consider trading concrete for dirt this autumn. Running on trails reduces your risk of overuse injuries because the surface is more forgiving. “Autumn is a beautiful time of year to enjoy trails,” says Hadfield. Fartlek runs, which randomly alternate faster
Trail running was the big theme this weekend. Did you make it down to RW’s own Trailblazer in Clumber Park? The rain more or less held off and there were many a picnic had and a few PBs smashed. Take a look at the highlights here. If you were
