Gear Guide issue 26

Buy everything you need to prepare you for the trails this summer. Our gear guide features bars, hydration, tops, shorts, tights, accessories and shoes shoes shoes!

TRAIL

13 Dec, 2017

Buy the best gift to yourself with the TRAIL 26 gear guide! From bars to tights, running belts to trail shoes, caps to running prams, discover a new way to enjoy your adventures.

Nutrition

Pekant Granola Bar 35g R15/R250
Nakd Lemon Drizzle bar R20
Pekant Protein Bar 65g R25/R400
Enduren Cramp & Fatigue Buster Tabs R80

Accessories

Balega Silver Sock R150
Feetures Elite Sock R239/R249
Dr Cool Ice Wrap R299-R549
FuelBelt FuelPack R350
First Ascent X-Trail Running Cap R549
SWIZA DO3 R590
Salomon Pulse Belt R599
First Ascent Ultralight Wasp 600 Running Belt R799
Sziols X-Kross sport glasses R2,500
Breezing Metabolism Tracker R7,500
Thule Glide sports stroller R9,499

Apparel

Hi-Tec Tabah Tee R249
First Ascent Fusion Tee R549
First Ascent Reaction Tights R599
First Ascent X-Trail Short Tights R599
First Ascent Kinetic Running Shorts R649
Salomon Pulse Seamless Tee R699
Salomon Lightning Wind Anorak R1,399

Shoes

Hi-Tec Equilibrium Bijou Low R1,199
Hoka One One Speed Instinct 2 R1,995
Hoka One One Challenger ATR3 R2,150
Saucony Peregrine 8 R2,350
Hoka One One Speedgoat 2 R2,450
Brooks Mazama 2 R2,499
Brooks Caldera 2 R2,599
Salomon Speedcross Pro 2 R2,900

Win a pair of Hoka One One Speedgoat 2 trail shoes in our latest reader competition, live at 3pm Friday 15 December.

Buying gifts

So you want to buy gifts for special trail runners? Our two-step buying guide will prevent disappointment for them, and gifts that don’t get used. (Think about making presents too.)

Know what they want

A. Be direct

“Hey, I want to buy you some trail gear. What do you need?”
“Good morning darling, send me the link to your wishlist when you have a mo.”

B. Be sneaky

“So I’ve been going through TRAIL mag and circling all the gear on my wishlist. Don’t you wish you had a pair of XYZ socks?”

C. Be stalky (jokes!)

Check out their social media to see if they have shared links to anything specific, like a review for shoes or apparel. Or if it won’t raise their hackles if they find out, wait for them to leave their computer and look at their browser history.

If you still don’t get an idea of the model they want, go for a product you know they’ll appreciate based on its usefulness to them.

Get specific advice on choosing gifts from Craig Gornall of The Sweat Shop Bedfordview on page 51 within the gear guide of TRAIL 26.