TrailRunning
Products. Real-world testing. Genuine recommendations.
The Future of Sports Consumer Award puts the people who actually use products at the center of the experience. Selected members of the Future of Sports Hub Collab Club will test trail running products in real-world conditions and provide their independent feedback.
Products tested on the trail
For the Trail Running Award, products from a range of categories will be tested under authentic conditions.
Trail Running Shoes
Poles
Vests
Trail Running Apparel
Eyewear
Socks
Five independent trail runners
Five selected independent trail runners will form the test team. With different backgrounds, a high level of experience and individual requirements, they bring diverse perspectives to the product testing process.
Julia “Jules” Topp
Member of the Future of Sports Collab Club. A trail runner and trail running coach who writes about outdoor sports and veganism on eatrunhike.de and hosts a running community in Munich.
Prof. Dr. Martina Wengenmeir
Sports journalist and mountain sports expert—equally at home writing about the outdoors and teaching in the lecture hall.
Dominik Rasp
Member of the Future of Sports Collab Club. An enthusiastic all-round athlete and trail runner, he also works professionally in sports as a sports scientist at the Technical University of Munich.
Harald Angerer
Member of the Future of Sports Collab Club. Trail runner and winter sports enthusiast behind aufimuasi.at.
Florian von Stuckrad
Test Lead and Founder of the FOSH Collab Club. The enthusiastic mountain biker, skier and trail runner nicknamed “Stucki” has worked in media for over 20 years and is currently training to join the mountain rescue service.
Five testers. Different experiences. One shared goal: putting products to the test on the trail and providing honest, authentic feedback.
Visibility for Participating Products
As a participant in the Future of Sports Consumer Award, your product will be featured in a comprehensive listicle article presenting and evaluating the products tested in each category.
The content created by our content experts throughout the testing process can also be used by participating brands for their own communication and marketing activities. This creates authentic, real-world content that showcases products from the perspective of actual users.
A key element of the award is the direct feedback from the testers. Their experiences, opinions and evaluations will be incorporated into the listicle, giving readers practical guidance and helping them make informed purchasing decisions.
The Top Product in Each Category
The top-performing product in each category will receive additional editorial exposure through its own dedicated, in-depth feature on the Future of Sports Hub.
The article will take a closer look at the winning product, combining editorial storytelling with detailed insights and feedback from the testers.
Put your product to the test
Would you like your trail running product to be tested by experienced trail runners and featured within the Future of Sports editorial environment?
You can register for the Future of Sports Consumer Award here.
Let’s talk
If you have any questions about the Future of Sports Consumer Award, please get in touch with Florian von Stuckrad, Founder of the FOSH Collab Club.