The Week of May 5-11, 2008
May 11, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 5 Comments
After a long break, I hope to start posting weekly training updates for the foreseeable future. I had stopped when my training took a serious downturn in early March and never restarted because I wasn’t sure anyone read my training updates. However, with a teammate 4,000 miles away, I figure I should try to keep [...]
La Sportiva Crosslites – What Do You Know?
May 11, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 7 Comments
An anonymous reader of iRunFar’s review of the La Sportiva Raceblade asks, Has anyone tried the crosslites? I train solely on a pair of slingshots, and wondering how they compare to these. I have heard many rumors of them being even more cushioned than the fireblades? anyone heard? While iRunFar hopes to review the La [...]
Support the U.S. National 100k Team
May 9, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 7 Comments
We here at iRunFar have long resisted covering worthy causes and never expected we would. However, it has come to our attention that the U.S. National 100k team will not receive sufficient funds from USATF to fund the 100k team’s involvement in this November’s World Cup to be held in Italy. To help offset the [...]
Petzl Tikka Plus, E+Lite, and Zipka Plus Reviewed and Compared
May 7, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 9 Comments
While Petzl has been one of my sponsors since January 2007, I’ve been using the same trusty Petzl Tikka Plus for what must be four or five years now. I long believed that there was no reason for me to try any other headlamp. However, in my waning days on the Montrail-Nathan team, curiosity got [...]
Pacing the Platform
May 3, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 5 Comments
My body, firmly in flight mode, will not stop moving. The chemical cascade caused by the afternoon’s hill workout yet courses through my veins. While I await the Metro’s arrival, I pace the platform. I pace for 15 minutes. In closing out my best training week of the year I am left wanting more. This [...]
