Running apparel label Acid Running have entered AW26 with their ‘Endless Trails’ Collection. The release captures the tension between the cold, familiar atmosphere of the city and the alluring, yet haunting character of winter’s rural trails. The full collection is available on Friday, November 6th.
Rooted in underground running culture and utilitarian streetwear, the collection explores movement through dark streets, empty landscapes and fading light. The mood is raw, introspective and quietly rebellious, blending technical performance with an understated, grungy aesthetic.
The menswear collection introduces an updated Lightweight Running Jacket crafted from ripstop fabric, featuring a packable peaked hood, fully taped internal seams, and an overlapping back yoke for strategic ventilation. The new Base Layer utilizes a 92% natural fiber blend engineered for body-mapped stretch and rapid cooling, while the full-length Running Full Tights provide compressive support to the quads and hamstrings, using moisture-wicking, warp-knitted fabric. Rounding out the collection, the Running Gilet offers a lightweight, windproof outer shield with a sweat-wicking insulated core, a rear mesh vent, and multiple secure storage pockets.
The womenswear expansion prioritizes performance with a tailored Base Layer, using the same 92% natural fiber technology but featuring ruched side seams for a structured, body-fitted silhouette. This fabric blend combines high breathability, body-mapped stretch, natural odor resistance, along with necessary cooling effects and rapid drying.
Two bold new graphic concepts and striking contrast details make this collection cohesive. Endless Trails captures the grungy aesthetic of the urban runner with the unwelcoming natural elements of winter’s rural trails. Castle Acid meanwhile is a celebration of the lifelong runner. A lifetime of injuries and endless hours of suffering is returned with virtuous and meaningful inner spaces. Both aesthetics are reinforced with new colourways, Midnight Ink, Desert Clay, and Violet Ash, delivering a powerful visual identity for runners taking on the winter elements.
Speaking on the collection, Acid Running founder Oliver Powe states, “Over the past year we’ve built up some really exciting momentum following the launch of our first womenswear collection in the Summer. We’ve managed to carry over the female silhouette of our lightweight jacket across to the menswear range, as this was requested by our male runners, with new technical pieces in the form of our running gilet and men’s full length tights. Endless Trails signals another exciting moment for Acid Running as we look to elevate running apparel across the collection.”
Endless Trails captures the ethos of Acid Running, delivering quality running garments that effortlessly intertwine with the sensibilities of high fashion. Capturing the friction between the urban runner and rural winter trails, the brand is redefining running attire through premium collections rooted in the transformative and philosophical pursuit of suffering. Following an international expansion to Australia and New Zealand, Acid Running’s relentless quest for bold, high performance running apparel is being met head on.
