By TrailRunAdvisor Ambassador Alex Schubach There are trail races that take you into the mountains, and then there are races that take you somewhere you probably never would have discovered otherwise. For me, Deep Japan Ultra was very much the latter. Travelling from Tokyo to the rural mountains of Niigata Prefecture, I came expecting a […]
...If you like listening to music, podcasts or audio while running, choosing the right headphones is not as simple as it sounds. For road running, trail running and long-distance training, you want headphones that stay in place, remain comfortable for several hours and, importantly, allow you to hear what is happening around you. This is […]
...Editor’s Note This guide was prepared in collaboration with our partner RunEast, a China-based platform dedicated to helping international runners discover, understand and register for some of the country’s most spectacular trail races. Drawing on their local expertise and English-language resources, this guide is to help make trail running in China more accessible for overseas […]
...Earlier this year, we published our first impressions of the Merrell Agility Peak 6, highlighting its comfort, grip and versatility after our initial testing. Since then, we’ve had the opportunity to put the shoes through two very different challenges: Comapedrosa Mountain Festival Skyrace (Andorra) – a highly technical mountain race featuring rocky terrain, steep climbs […]
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