Trail Running Gear Guide

Trail Running Gear Reviews and Previews

iRunFar’s trail running and ultramarathon gear reviews currently cover trail running shoes, road running shoes, apparel, headwear, packs and hydration systems, lighting and night visibility systems, winter running traction devices, food and nutrition, and miscellaneous reviews. Also check out our trail running product category overviews (i.e., running sunglasses, socks, compression clothing) and gear-related discussions.

Trail Shoes:

• Brooks Cascadia 4 review and Brooks Cascadia 5 preview
• Inov-8 Mudclaw 330 review (guest review)
• Montrail Mountain Masochist review
• Inov-8 Roclite 312 GTX review (guest review)
• Asics Gel-Arctic WR 2 review (guest review)
• Montrail Streak review
• La Spotiva Crosslite review (previously published on Outside Online)
• La Sportiva Skylite review
• Montrail Wildwood TR preview
• La Sportiva Fireblade review
• End Stumptown 12 oz review (check out iRF’s profile of END Footwear Part 1 and Part 2)
• La Sportiva Raceblade review (Raceblade discontinuation post)
• Montrail Highlander review/discussion

Road Shoes:

• Puma Road Racer III review (on Outside Online)
• END WOW (Water on Water) review (women have equivalent in END’s LOL (Laugh Out Loud))

Apparel:

• Atayne POV performance shirt review (iRF’s full profile of Atayne)
• Mountain Hardwear Pacer Advance Short review (guest review)
• Moeben Arm Sleeves review (guest review)
• SkirtSports MarathonGirl Ultra running skirt review (guest review)
  
• Lululemon Sergeant Jacket review (guest review)
• Brooks Element Shorts review

Headwear:

• Hairties and Headbands for Running reviewed (Elyse’s Corner)
• Headsweats Race hat review (on Outside Online)
• Original Buff review
• Merino Wool Buff review (Elyse’s Corner)

Hydration/Packs:

• Ultimate Direction Bottles with Kicker Valves review
• Mountain Hardwear Fluid 10 review (Non-Gear Girl)
• Inov-8 Race Pro 20 (and shoulder strap bottle holder) review
• Nathan HPL 020 review

Lighting and Visibility Systems:

• Petzl Tikka Plus, E-Lite, and Zipka reviews
• GoMotion Litevest and Litebelt preview
• Nite Ize LED Sport Vest review
• Nathan Magnetic LED Safety Light review
• Nite Ize Marker Band review

Traction Devices:

• Winter Running Traction Device overview
• Yaktrax Pro review
• Kahtoola MICROspikes review (and Kahtoola MICROspikes preview)
• STABLicers SPORT review
• Kako Ice Trekker Ultra review [Product discontinued]

Food:

• Gu Roctane review
• Clif Shot Blok
  s FastPak Review/Clif Shot Roks preview
• Energy gel comparison
• Bela-Olhão sardine review

Other:

• BOB Sport Utility Stroller review and Running Stroller discussion (guest review)
• Rudy Project Noyz sunglasses review (guest review)
• Born to Run book review (Elyse’s Corner)
• SOLE and Montrail running footbed reviews (guest review)
• SOLE Dean Karnazes footbed review (guest review)
• Brooks Customer Service review

Trail Running Product Category Overviews

• Running sunglasses
• Women’s après-run apparel
  
• Running socks
• Compression/recovery clothing
• Cameras for running
• Sports drinks for women
• Running strollers
  

• 2009 Marathon des Sables food list
• 2009 Marathon des Sables Pack and Sleep System

Discussion of Trail Running Gear

• Highlights from the 2009 summer Outdoor Retailer show, a/k/a Gear Heaven!
• Highlights of the 2009 winter Outdoor Retailer show
• Part 1: Food and Shoes
• Part 2: Lighting, Apparel, Fabrics, and More
• iRunFar’s Favorite Products from the 2008 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
• The greening of gear
• The current diversity of trail shoes
• When, if ever, should you wear trail shoes?
• Fastpacking packs discussion and follow up post (check out the comments for both)
• Bring appropriate gear on mountain runs… or die
• The Design and Marketing of Women’s Trail Running Gear

Questions

• What do you know about the La Sportiva Crosslites?
• Is anyone familiar with the La Sportiva Raceblade or Fireblade?

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Bryon Powell is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar.com, which he founded five years ago. Also the author of Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, he's quickly approaching 10 years as an ultrarunner and 20 years as a trail runner. These days he calls Park City, Utah and its trails home.
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