HAIT System: The fastest gear for your competitions!
The race against the clock is in your blood. We want to measure ourselves against others, to be faster, and to cross the finish line first. When the starting gun goes off, we give our all. We are born to race!
For athletes, by athletes
At Haimont, you get the complete package – from product to tips and tricks for your races! We’ll clue you in how to best prepare for your race, and how to train and recover. Get valuable tips from our experts for race planning and how you get your head in the game. We also make sure you know about the highlights on the 2024 running calendar. Toe the starting line with us!
HAIT System: Product highlights
Race expertise: For athletes, by athletes
Trail running competitions: Highlights 2024
HAIT System: Product highlights
Our HAIT collection makes the critical difference when every second counts. Ultralight, technical, and filled with innovative features, this highly technical race line is oriented toward speed from head to toe.
Ultra HAIT Pole: Your race buddy
Aggressive and fast: The Ultra HAIT pole was developed in partnership with Haimont athlete Hannes Namberger and put to the acid test in the most demanding ultra races in the world. Find out what for Hannes was especially important in development, and why the Ultra HAIT pole is the first choice for your next race.
Taking off your pack is so yesterday: The ultralight and yet totally stable HAIT running vest has impressively engineered features and lots of room to stow gear. You can stow your poles fast and securely in the practical quiver.
Ultralight and highly breathable: The HAIT shirt has impressive freedom of movement and feels really comfy even on hot days.
Ultralight and highly breathable: These ingenious shorts with integrated tights also prevent chafing and score high for ideal moisture management.
Trail running have much more uphill and downhill runs than road races. Because of the continuous upward movement, the quadriceps, which is the largest muscle in front of the thigh, will be used more. Therefore, runners also need to exercise this muscle as much as possible. Trail running and marathons are both long-distance events, so the amount of running is naturally not less.
If conditions permit, you can choose to go to the nearby mountains for training to stimulate your quadriceps and let your body gradually adapt to the changes in heart rate when climbing.
For novices, going downhill is actually quite difficult. This is a job that requires both courage and technology. You need to have a certain amount of competition experience and practice before you can become proficient and observe the foothold of the downhill while running.
In short, novices must remember "don't be too aggressive on the mountain, don't be too reckless when going downhill". If you rush too hard on the mountain, you will be exhausted in the later stage. It's better to go downhill slowly, otherwise it's easy to sprain your ankle and get injured. If you want to go downhill like the masters, you still have to keep honing your skills.
Most of the marathon race strategies are based on pacing, while the concept of pacing is not so strong in trail running. Trail running race strategies are basically formulated based on the climbs, undulations and road conditions of the track.
You will not keep moving at a constant pace in a trail running race. Even for a shorter distance like 25 kilometers, you need to know where the climbs on the track are before the race, what kind of road surfaces are on the track, paved, gravel, or muddy, and whether the climbs are mountain dirt roads or stone stairs. Only in this way can you master the rhythm of the race and estimate the finishing time according to your ability.
When the trail running season comes, how do you want to start your first trail running race?
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