Trail Running Guides

Learn everything about trail running: shoes, watches, packs, nutrition, beginner tips, and race preparation. These guides are designed to help you choose the right gear and improve your running step-by-step.

Beginner · 8 min read

Trail Running for Beginners: The Complete Guide

Everything you need for your first trail runs: the gear that matters, how to train for 8 weeks without getting hurt, what to eat and drink, how to run uphill and downhill, and how to stay safe in the mountains.

How to Fuel a Trail Run: What to Eat and Drink by Distance

How many carbs per hour, how much to drink, when to take salt and how to train your stomach, with simple fuelling plans from your first hour-long run to your first ultra.

Strength Training for Trail Runners (No Gym Needed)

A 20-minute strength routine for trail runners, matched to where your body gives up first: quads on descents, calves on climbs, rolled ankles or tired hips. With an 8-week progression and no gym needed.

How to Choose Trail Running Shoes

What lugs, drop, stack height and rock plates mean, how a trail shoe should fit, and which shoes suit mud, rock, long distances or your first trails, with specs from our catalog.