The Teva Aventrail running sandals boast maximum cushioning, recycled upper materials and an open-toe design that you can’t find on other trail running kicks.

Maybe you’re new to running, or maybe you’ve been pounding the pavement for years. Here’s what you need to know before taking off on the trails.

My best mate answered for me: “To reconnect, to challenge, to carve a thing that’s only yours, to shape-shift, to be masochistic, to prove a thing to self, to manifest disorders into different ones, to get banged up feet, to wipe clean and reboot, to run from and to, to be an athlete.”

West Macs Monster is the most exciting event on the Larapinta Trail in Central Australia.

The iconic Larapinta Trail, in the West McDonnell Ranges in Australia’s Red Centre is definitely a bucket list hiking destination for thousands of people around the world each year. Now ultra runners will have the opportunity to test themselves on 231km of spectacular single track in a full length end to end, supported, non-stop extreme ultra race event being organised by the Alice Springs Running and Walking Club (ASRWC).

The limestone pinnacles and green meadows of one of the most scenic mountain ranges on earth provide the backdrop to a seven-day adventure in Italy.

More meditative and less repetitive than road running, trail running offers fitness with a view. And the chances of injury are lower than you might expect