News & Stories Reviews2 Min Read AlastaironOctober 13, 2025 Smith Preview goggles widen your view, and help sharpen your line The latest from Smith’s BirdsEye collection brings expansive vision, ChromaPop™ clarity, and fog-free comfort to your winter shredding.
4 Min Read AlastaironOctober 13, 2025 Why Vibes Matter: the unseen energy shaping how we move through life Trail & Kale’s Book of the Month: Garret Yount bridges neuroscience,… News & Stories Mind Fuel
8 Min Read AlastaironOctober 12, 2025 How To Treat Plantar Fasciitis At Home, Quickly And Safely These tips for treating that annoying plantar fasciitis foot pain at… Mind Fuel
3 Min Read AlastaironOctober 10, 2025 Wyoming Whiskey’s National Parks No. 4 is a toast to the wild This aged straight bourbon honors Yellowstone’s Mammoth Hot Springs with… News & Stories Food & Drink
Travel1 Min Read AlastaironMarch 13, 2017 New Zealand Photography 2017 – IN PICTURES We love sharing community Trail Running pics and our own Landscape, Adventure & Travel photography on Instagram, so if you fancy seeing more…
Shoe Reviews3 Min Read AlastaironMarch 10, 2017 Inov-8 Roclite 290 Review – Trail Running Shoes Review of the Inov-8 Roclite 290 Trail Running Shoe - Inov-8's lightest, most flexible trail running shoe is designed for running fast over…
Mind Fuel3 Min Read HelenonMarch 7, 2017 Trail Running and Mindfulness Trail running and Mindfulness go hand-in-hand. Here's how I get to that special state of being mindful while out running on the trails.
Travel2 Min Read AlastaironFebruary 21, 2017 Running the Abel Tasman Coastal Track, New Zealand One of the key attractions for us in planning a visit to the Abel Tasman National Park during our trip to New Zealand was to…
Running Gear Reviews4 Min Read AlastaironDecember 23, 2016 Gore Running Wear Fusion: Apparel Range For Trail Running With its FUSION line, GORE RUNNING WEAR have developed a high-quality range of clothing that is very nicely designed with the ultra trail…
Running Gear Reviews4 Min Read HelenonDecember 11, 2016 Still Not Bionic by Ira Rainey: A Great Read on Ultrarunning Ira shows that there are some immense challenges out there, but these can be achieved with hard work, the right training and preparation, and,…
News & Stories2 Min Read AlastaironDecember 6, 2016 Join the Trail & Kale Strava Running Club Join the Trail & Kale Strava Running Club: for all runners and adventure lovers. On this page, you can find out more about the club and a link…
Shoe Reviews4 Min Read HelenonOctober 6, 2016 Salomon S-Lab XA Alpine trail running shoes I was so excited to take delivery of the new Salomon S-Lab XA Alpine trail running shoes just in time for a trip to run in the mountains…
Food & Drink4 Min Read HelenonAugust 31, 2016 What It Means To Be a Plant-Based Runner Why eat a plant-based diet, how it can help athletic performance as a plant-based runner, as well as your wellbeing and living a healthy,…
Race Reports8 Min Read HelenonAugust 28, 2016 Matterhorn Ultraks 30k: an Alpine trail race around Zermatt This was it, the race I’d been waiting to run all year: Matterhorn Ultraks, a trail race around Zermatt, in the beautiful Swiss Alps.
Race Reports7 Min Read AlastaironAugust 27, 2016 Matterhorn Ultraks 46K – Skyrunning in the Swiss Alps The Matterhorn Ultraks 46k Skyrace has been in the diary for nearly a year and so it was always going to be the…
News & Stories1 Min Read AlastaironAugust 14, 2016 What to pack for a Mountain Marathon: Matterhorn Ultraks Check out our first video blog! We have wanted to start vlogging for a while, but waited until we had the right kit to do some good quality…
Race Reports6 Min Read AlastaironAugust 7, 2016 Buff Epic Trail – A Skyrunning Adventure through the Spanish Pyrenees Racing the Buff Epic Trail Half Marathon at the Skyrunning World Championships in the Spanish Pyrenees. Trail & Kale had a great weekend with…
Mind Fuel5 Min Read HelenonJuly 30, 2016 How To Carry Water When Running: Using Soft Flasks (Water Bottles) and Hydration Bladders How to carry water when running, including the pros and cons of options including using a Camelbak-style hydration bladder and soft flask…
Mind Fuel4 Min Read HelenonJuly 30, 2016 What You Can Learn From Running Injuries How overcoming running injuries including blisters, shin splints, ITB pain, achilles pain and foot pain can ultimately make you a better,…
Race Reports7 Min Read HelenonJuly 27, 2016 Running the Ridgeway: Race to the Stones ultramarathon 2016 Overview This race is billed as ‘the UK’s most popular ultra marathon’, with c.2,500 runners and walkers registering…
Race Reports8 Min Read AlastaironJune 26, 2016 Salomon Trail Marathon Wales 2016 In 2015 we both ran our second marathon; it happened to be the extremely beautiful yet very challenging Trail Marathon Wales sponsored by…
Mind Fuel3 Min Read HelenonJune 24, 2016 How to balance working full time and finding time to run When having a ‘traditional’ training plan doesn’t work for you and you need to find time to run.