Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2009: Lighting, Apparel and More
January 29, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 1 Comment
Now that you’ve had a chance to read up on our favorite shoes and food from the 2009 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, we’ll share our favorite lighting systems updates and apparel from the show. We’ll also share some info on fabrics and some other cool gear we saw at there. Before we finish up with [...]
This Week In Running (Week of 1/31 and 2/1)
January 28, 2009 by Anthony Portera · Leave a Comment
This week’s edition of This Week In Running will preview a few of the races on tap for the weekend of January 31 and February 1, 2009. Before we begin, a quick side-note. We are looking to periodically resurrect iRunFar.com‘s “My Places” feature, an opportunity for you, the reader, to share information (pictures, commentary, etc…) [...]
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2009: Food and Shoes
January 25, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 6 Comments
This past weekend, iRunFar had dozens of appointments with trail running companies and scoured the entire 2009 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show floor. In between consuming our fair share of coffee and beer, we learned as much as about trail running gear in those three days as we normally would in three months. While over [...]
Nite Ize Marker Band Review
January 23, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 4 Comments
In addition to making the LED Sports Vest that iRunFar featured on Tuesday, Nite Ize makes what it calls a Marker Band. The Marker Band is an adjustable reflective band that you clip over your bicep. When your situation calls for more visibility than the available reflected light can provide, you can make the Marker [...]
Nathan Magnetic LED Safety Light Review
January 22, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 1 Comment
The second item in iRunFar’s series on night safety is the Nathan Magnetic LED safety light. While Nathan makes some of the best hydration systems on the market, an iRunFar reader found that Nathan’s magnetic safety light did not live up to company’s great reputation. Lynn from the blog I Swim Bike Run went so [...]
This Week In Running (Week of 1/24 & 1/25)
January 21, 2009 by Anthony Portera · Leave a Comment
Welcome back to another edition of This Week In Running, brought to you in part by iRunFar.com, your source for mud, mountains, miles and so much more. This week’s edition of TWIR will preview a few of the races on tap for the weekend of January 24 and 25, 2009. But first, let’s take a [...]
Nite Ize LED Sport Vest Review
January 20, 2009 by Gavin Boyles · 1 Comment
A review of the Nite Ize LED Sport Vest.
2009 Winter OR Show – Call for Questions
January 19, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 5 Comments
Right now, I’m somewhere in the Yellowstone National Park. If I’m not still sleeping (may I be so lucky), I’m on the final leg of a 3-day, 50-mile snowshoe trek from West Yellowstone into the heart of the park and then up past Mammoth Hot Springs back into Montana. In addition to enjoying all the [...]
A Plea to the Western States Board for Transparency and Accountability
January 15, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 22 Comments
Dear Western States Endurance Run Foundation Board of Trustees, Transparency and accountability should be key principles for all non-profit entities and the Western States Endurance Run Foundation (the Foundation) is no exception. The race is the premiere ultramarathon in the Western Hemisphere; any failure to acknowledge this is based on ignorance or denial. With that [...]
This Week In Running (Week of 1/17 & 1/18)
January 14, 2009 by Anthony Portera · 1 Comment
Welcome back to another edition of This Week In Running, brought to you in part by iRunFar.com, your source for mud, mountains, miles and so much more. This week’s edition of TWIR will preview a few of the races on tap for the weekend of January 17 and 18, 2009, including our featured race, the [...]
