iRunFar Gear Closet Cleanout
June 6, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 46 Comments
As you probably know by now, iRunFar is going through some major changes at the moment. As part of the changes, we need to unload some of our gear – both new and old. Who better to give it to then iRunFar.com’s readers. If you are interested in an item, leave a comment noting the item(s) in which you are interested as well as your name and home town (US and Canada only), so we can identify the winners. We’ll draw the winners first thing Wednesday morning (June 10), so be sure to leave a comment before then. [6/10 Update: Entries now closed] If you enter, please check back on Wednesday and, if you win an item, send us your address ASAP, so we don’t have to drive your winnings clear across two countries. Keep reading to see what’s available.
Shoes (all men’s size 9)
- Teva Control X-1 – (low mileage – close to new)
- Inov-8 Roclite 320 – (low mileage – close to new)
- Montrail Highlander – (low-to-moderate mileage)
Gear
- Camelback Blowfish w/o bladder (used) [Note that all used gear is in good to almost new condition]
- The North Face Thresher hydration pack without bladder (used)
- Nathan Booster Belt (new)
- Spenco PolySorb Walker/Runner insoles (new)
- Spenco PolySorb Total Support insoles (new)
Shirts
- END Footwear – dark green organic cotton T in men’s medium (new)
- Bull Run Run 50 mile white Asics technical T in men’s medium (new)
- BELA-Olhoa’s entertaining sardine T (bright green) by American Apparel in men’s medium (new)
- Way Too Cool blue sweatshirt in men’s medium (new)
Nutrition
- First Endurance Grape EFS – 10 servings (never been opened)
- Gu Energy Gel – 3 pack of Strawberry Banana (thankfully, new :-) )
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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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Would love to try the First Endurance EFS.
Collen Godfrey
Ortonville, MI
I would love the Camelback Blowfish!
Beth Middlebrooks
Cypress, TX
Would love those highlanders!!!
Keith Iskiw
Kingston, ontario, Canada Eh!
Any of the shoes would be great!
Nic Giebler
Kiel, WI
Would love the North Face Thresher!
Laura Caulfield
Milwaukee, WI
I would be interested in the First Endurance EFS or the Thresher Pack
Clinton Morse
Tolland, CT
That North Face Thresher would be perfect!!!
Shaun Hansen
Mission, BC, Canada
The NF Thresher would be great!!!
Rodrigo Passalacqua
St. Augustine, FL
Happy Birthday Keith!!
The GUs, the NorthFace Thresher pack, or the Camelbak Blowfish would be grand!
I'd love the Nathon Booster belt, and the EFS.
Arthur
Bellevue, Wa
I would like the Inov8 or Montail Shoes.
Peter Boers
Ft Myers, FL
Hi Bryon! I would love the Gu pack and either of the insoles. Thanks!
Renee
Tucson, AZ
Bryon
Would love those Spenco PolySorb Total Support insoles!Or the Inov-8 Roclite 320!! Thanks!
Olive Hill, KY
Any or all of the shirts would be super.
Garrett Simon
Steamboat Springs, CO
Hola Bryon, I can't believe no one has expressed an interest in the BELA-Olhoa's entertaining sardine T (bright green) by American Apparel in men's medium (new). I would love to get my greasy mitts on those sweet threads. BELA has the finest 'dines out there. Y'all should check out their website. Omega 3's, Calcium, Vit D in FOOD, not pill form. OK. I'm done…
Jerry Cagle (in torrid Tucson, AZ)
Camelbak blowfish would be awesome! Thanks!
Jeremy
St. Louis, MO
hey, you promised me those innov-8s already. call it payment for hundreds of hours of work.
I'd take the First Endurance EFS.
Jon Allen
Logan, UT
I would be interested in the Thresher or the Camelback. Thanks. Enjoying the site.
Justin S. Colorado Springs, CO
Hello Byron – This is amazing timing for me! My boyfriend and I are attempting our first 50 milers and are trying hydration packs – so I would more than appreciate one that you give your seal of approval to – thanks for all the great info on here and I respect your move to doing something you love!
Hannah, Burlington, VT
Amy, you're thinking of the new X-Talon 212. I'll send them your way once I unpack. These are a pair of 320s I tested a few years back.
Dane Rauschenberg
salt lake city, ut
Anything in particular that you've got your eye on, Dane?
I would be interested in the Nathon Booster belt
Tim Wilson
Lawrenceville, GA
Inov-8 Roclite 320
James Hunter
Lewisville,NC
Any of the T-Shirts will be great!
Jorge Fernandez
Exton, PA
Inov-8 Roclite 320
Spenco Insoles (either)
Shoes, shoes, shoes. Preferably Inov-8s.
Cheers,
Nick Clark. Fort Collins, CO
howdy! would love to try out the blowfish!
many thanks!
Gene Soboleski
Hartford, VT
Hi Bryon
I'd be interested in the Nathan Booster Belt and the End Footwear T.
Sue Lucas
Dauphin, MB
I would like the Inov8 or Montrails
Jamie
Hi!
I'm interested in the NF Thrasher. thanks!
David Schoenberg
Berkeley, CA
The Camelback or the North Face Thresher hydration pack would be fabulous, but they won't make up for you being gone :(
Lucia Olivera
Washington DC
How about the END or BELA T-shirts.
Thanks,
Steve Wallen
Cicero, IN
Please add my name to the Nathan Booster.
Thanks,
John McAlister
Toronto, Ontario
sweet, thanks bryon.
I would appreciate any item from gear or nutrition after having recently lost my job…
Thanks for entering me in the raffle.
Monica Brennan
Danville, Ca
john hallinger would love a t-shirt
I'm in for the Thresher drawing! I've been using a 70 oz CamelBak since 1993 – and would love a new one/freebie!
Bob Holzhauer
Fairfax, Virginia
Would love to get my hands on the Inov-8's
Derek Hills
Easton, MD
Any of the shoes or hydration packs would be great! Yippee for size 9! This is better then running across a trail runner's garage sale!
Will Thomas
Fall City, WA
I can think of several locations where migrant workers, working for far less than scale, could easily use your gear. It's not as if your ultrarunning fans NEED, or can't afford, anything you have to offer, whereas illegal aliens surely would benefit from your largesse.
Anonymous,
I'll have to disagree with you for the most part. (There may be a few items that would be just as useful to the immigrants.) I believe that an item should first be used at it's highest possible use. For many trail running items, the situation in which they are most useful is while trail running. Many of the items can be used for other purposes after the trail running useful life is exceeded, such as wearing trail shoes around town, in a field, or in the yard. Please know that I've only placed a small percentage of the items I'm getting rid of during my move on this list. I took well over 100 clothing items to Goodwill in the past few weeks and donated 8-10 of running shoes to Soles for Soles.
While I understand and appreciate your sentiment, I think it could have been expressed a bit less confrontationally or at least expressed directly to me.
Oh, and for the record, not all trail runners are wealthy. Some are unemployed and many work hard for low incomes… though, admittedly above scale. While I suppose you're right that they might not NEED a hydration pack or trail shoes, they aren't particularly indulgent equipment for the sport.
Also, if you're going to call someone out… you might consider posting your name.
Any of the gear or apparel would be awesome… Just getting into trail and ultra racing!
Dan Malay
Dewitt, NY