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Hi runners, Jessy here with newsletter #328!

Happy Wednesday! We've got all things trail running today, including more insight from Alex's training camp in the French Alps!

Here's what I have for you today:

• 🫣 Avoid these common trail-running mistakes to become a faster runner.
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• 🌲 We all know trail running and road running are two different beasts, but what benefits can you get specifically from hitting the trails?
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• 👟 So you're keen to try some trail running now? Here are our picks for the best trail running shoes of 2024.​
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• 🗽 Josh Kerr shattered a 43-year-old record at the Fifth Avenue Mile...by over three seconds!

Get ready to get faster!

Jessy Carveth
Senior News Editor

​🫣 5 Trail Running MISTAKES You Should Avoid!​

Senior editor Alex Cyr, a lifelong road runner, spent a week in the French Alps to do some trail running. He quickly realized that running in the mountains is not as easy as it looks. ​
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By adapting to higher altitudes, absorbing gruelling uphills and downhills, and accepting changes in common metrics like running pace and heart rate, Alex learned an important lesson: the trails are where the ego goes to die.

​🌲 The Benefits of Trail Running: 6 Reasons To Hit The Trails Today!​

Curious about trail running?

Not everyone is lucky enough to live in a trail running mecca; The Scandinavian Mountains, along the US’s Appalachian Trail, or along New Zealand’s rugged coastline.

But do not fret! Trail running is more accessible than you may think.

👟 The 7 Best Trail Running Shoes in 2024​

Trail running and trail running shoes have exploded in recent years into a new market segment and almost a new sport.
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​With major global events such as the UTMB gaining more and more attention, the call of the trails has never been greater.
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​We’ve selected shoes for the various conditions I think you might encounter on the trail near where you are.

​🔥 WATCH: Josh Kerr Shatters 43-Year-Old Record At 2024 Fifth Avenue Mile​

British star and Olympic 1,500m silver medalist Josh Kerr set a new course record at the New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile, clocking 3:44.3.
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​The Scotsman, fresh off his Olympic campaign, beat the long-standing record of 3:47.52 set by Sydney Maree in 1981.