5 Trail Running MISTAKES!

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Any tips for road runners adapting to trails? Sound off below!

[@mikxcandtrackrunner]

Never run in a dark on an unknown trail or even a road. If there are no other choices, there is absolutely a must headlamp, spare batteries, and lower pace.

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Safety first!

[@Kelly_Ben]

Running at night on the trail is actually quite beautiful. As long as you have a good headlamp and batteries like you mentioned, and you're familiar with what wildlife you might come across and how to react, it's a wonderful experience.

[@McSqueeb007]

Easy run at a 4:30 pace? Crazy! :)

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Not sure how “easy” that run truly was 😉

[@Yarradras]

Not sure if you can experience an actual trail run within 30 minutes 😀but impressively fast you are!! In my experience road runners are usually very fast in the uphills but then totally collapse in the downhill - especially if it is technical terrain. Give yourself enough time to train the eccentric muscle movements and the eye to foot coordination required for fast downhills or technical terrain. Shoewise: take model that is lower to the ground. Lower risk to sprain your ankle as with the road running sofa shows.

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@yarradas these are all great points. I found that one of my greatest limiters on the trail was confidence and forward planning: I was so focused on my one next step that I didn’t bother to look more than three metres ahead of myself. It made it hard to prepare for the next few strides!

[@gainde1137]

I do easy short runs on road and flat surface and the other runs like specific hill runs or long runs on trails.

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Easy days easy, hard days hard.

[@Smashycrashy]

5 trail runs, not a single one looked like a trail run. 😉

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Take it easy, I’m a beginner! 😅

[@studiohost]

Wear your eye glasses 😮; roots , rocks and bird watchers …

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Definitely - I would not have left home without my contact lenses!