That neon vest in the photo is the Aura Vest 12L, and norda built it with its Trail Team runners. The capsule around it stays small: the vest, a Smoky Quartz take on the 055 shoe, the Luster Cap, and the Podium Tee. Four pieces total. The set is live now on norda’s site.
The vest is the headline here because it’s norda’s first one. First tries at 100-mile storage usually get something wrong, and this one spreads 12 liters across nine pockets so gels, layers, and a headlamp each get a spot. The pockets decide everything.
norda calls the set athlete-advanced, its label for gear shaped with the team. The four pieces share one brief. Race-day gear first, team colors second. Nothing here is merch-first.
norda 055 in Smoky Quartz
Bio-circular Dyneema woven upper · 100% Arnitel TPEE midsole · norda x Vibram Megagrip Elite sole with 5mm lugs
Price: $325
Where to buy: Buy at norda
norda sells the 055 through its own store only, so the closest Amazon-route cousin here is NNormal’s Kjerag Brut, a race shoe at $225 built for the same long-day job. It gives Amazon shoppers a race-day option today while the capsule sells direct.
NNormal Kjerag Brut
Unisex trail racing shoe · Sold by NNormal
Price: $225
Where to buy: Buy on Amazon
Nine pockets, zero bouncing around
The vest body mixes lightweight elastic with open mesh. The open back shape cuts weight and lets air move across your back on climbs, and two front pockets each swallow a 500ml flask. Every pocket stays reachable mid-run. Primrose is the color name, a pale yellow-green that reads neon under a headlamp.
Rear pockets take light layers and extra food. Pole quiver anchors sit on either side, a safety whistle rides along, and reflective details front and rear cover dark starts. Dark miles were part of the brief.
The catch is fit homework: between sizes, norda says size down for the close fit.
Two of the nine pockets hold flasks, and the other seven split food, layers, and small gear between chest and rear storage. The body fabric is polyester, with nylon and spandex in the pockets.
Dissolving elastic yarn keeps gear secured, and reinforced stitching limits bounce once they’re full.
It’s built to disappear once worn, and five sizes run XS to XL. Primrose is the only vest color.
Smoky Quartz, same serious shoe
The 055 is norda’s all-terrain racer, and this run only changes the color to Smoky Quartz. The upper is woven bio-circular Dyneema, and norda rates that fiber at up to 15 times stronger than steel by weight. A seamless knit collar locks the heel. The shoe was built for all-terrain speed and stability.
That collar also keeps trail grit out of the shoe. Underfoot sits a 100% Arnitel TPEE midsole on a 31mm and 25mm stack, plus a norda x Vibram sole with Megagrip Elite rubber and 5mm lugs.
Smoky Quartz keeps the look dusty and quiet, closer to trail dirt than race-day neon. It hides mud well. The trail team pull tab at the heel carries the capsule branding.
Budget a break-in week: the step-in feel runs firmer than the 001A or 005 at first.
The woven upper drains fast after cold creek crossings, since Dyneema doesn’t absorb water at all. Sawtooth laces in Dyneema and recycled polyester finish the lockdown, and men’s sizes run 8 to 15.
The Litebase plate trims 30% off the sole weight, a norda figure tied to its Canadian Shield inspiration, so the racer stays light without giving up the 5mm lugs on long climbs.
The cap and the tee keep it simple
The Luster Cap in Stone is the easy buy of the four. It’s a lightweight, versatile running hat in two sizes, S/M or L/XL, at $85, with the same Trail Team branding as the vest. Small piece, same team. Stone is the only Trail Team color for the cap.
Both apparel pieces stay unisex, and both skip the tech fabrics of the vest and shoe.
The Podium Tee in Jet Stream closes the set. norda built it as a limited capsule release around the Trail Team ethos, so it’s the souvenir piece you wear after the finish line.
Buy it if your long runs keep outgrowing a belt and you want the team’s own race kit, starting with the 055 at $325. Skip it if you only need a weekend shoe, because this capsule is priced and built for ultra distance, not casual miles. This one’s for ultra runners.
