La Sportiva Mountain Cup Grand Prize
August 31, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 4 Comments
Less than three months ago, the 2009 La Sportiva Mountain Cup kicked off while anticipation of summer trail running adventures hung in the aid. Now, as the aspens begin to yellow high up in the Colorado Rockies, another change of season is upon us. The Mountain Cup has wrapped up and so has iRunFar.com’s coverage […]
A Plea to Dean Karnazes – Take a Break!
August 30, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 22 Comments
[Update: While the below is a sincere plea to Mr. Karnazes, the broader purpose of the post is to highlight the issues of over running or over racing. Below my letter, I discuss one of my own episodes of over racing and invite other readers to discuss their own battles with the same.] Dear Mr. […]
Fire Sale at Shop to the Top
August 27, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 46 Comments
With ski season not far away, the slopes of Ketchum, Idaho heated up one last time this weekend for Shop to the Top – the finale of the La Sportiva Mountain Cup. The eventual of winners of both the men’s and women’s Mountain Cup graced the slopes and got the job done. Congratulations to Megan […]
This Week In Running (Weeks of 8/29 + 8/30 and 9/5 + 9/6)
August 26, 2009 by Anthony Portera · 1 Comment
The “symbolic” end of summer, Labor Day, is quickly upon us. What an ultra running summer it was, but boy did it blow by way too fast. Labor Day also signals some down-time for TWIR, and thus, to keep you comfy for a few weeks while we are away, we offer to you today this […]
2009 Leadville 100 in Brief
August 25, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 19 Comments
I’ll have a full report up on my run at Leadville in the next few days. For now, I’ll simply share the good news – I finished 10th and, more importantly, broke 20-hours with a 19:54:26. I’ve longed considered the 20-hour mark at Leadville to be a hallmark (it’ll nap one top-5 most years) and […]
Video Interviews with Anton Krupicka and Duncan Callahan
August 19, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 13 Comments
The Leadville 100 is just around the corner and boy do we have a treat for you… a video interview with the defending Leadville champion, Duncan Callahan of Vasque. Oh wait, since Leadville is an out-and-back course, let’s throw in a video for the return trip – an interview with 2006 and 2007 Leadville champ, […]
Leadville 100 2009: I'm Either In or I'm Out
August 19, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 20 Comments
Oh boy, here I go again, but this time, maybe on my own. I will, for sure, be running the Leadville 100 on Saturday. There has been much uncertainty in my road to starting line, as I’ll explain below. There also still uncertainty in my race plan. I’m currently without any pacer for the run, […]
This Week In Running (Week of 8/22 & 8/23)
August 19, 2009 by Anthony Portera · 2 Comments
To the right is the first verse of “Where the Columbines Grow”, the song written by A.J. Flynn and adopted as the official state song of Colorado on May 8, 1915 by act of the Colorado General Assembly. It is actually one of two official state songs of Colorado. In the early to mid-2000s there […]
Smart Running at the Half Wit Half Marathon
August 17, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 27 Comments
It looks like most of the top contenders in the La Sportiva Mountain Cup are either content with their current position or, more likely, are resting up for Shop to the Top next weekend. While the Half Wit Half Marathon had one of the largest fields of a Mountain Cup race this year (nearly 500 […]
La Sportiva Mountain Cup Giveaway & Analysis through 8 of 10 Races
August 14, 2009 by Bryon Powell · Leave a Comment
With the La Sportiva Mountain Cup entering its penultimate weekend and its final eight days, both the competitors and iRunFar readers have their eyes on the prize. Mountain Cup participants have a shot to take home a part of $25,000 in prize money. With eight of ten races in the books, it’s time to take […]
Prescription for the Trails? A Shoe Cocktail!
August 13, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 9 Comments
This is iRunFar’s first round up post in quite awhile. It’s got some news that we didn’t squeeze into our White River 50 race report, the end of END Footwear, and an article over at Competitor Running that might interest you. Update: We’ll also throw in the tidbit that Montrail is discontinuing its iconic Hardrock… […]
This Week In Running (Week of 8/15 & 8/16)
August 12, 2009 by Anthony Portera · 2 Comments
As things gear up for next weekend’s “Race Across the Sky“, the ultrarunning world appears to be taking a weekend off. Well, not entirely. There are events happening this weekend across the USA, and today we will take a look at a short list of some of them taking place on Saturday, August 15. We […]
Fresh Feet Haul Ass at Haulin’ Aspen
August 11, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 19 Comments
Not since the Barr Trail Mountain Race have locals dominated a La Sportiva Mountain Cup race as much as they did at the Haulin’ Aspen Half Marathon in Bend, Oregon on Sunday. That may be due in part to many of the top Mountain Cup contenders running the Jupiter Peak Steeplechase the previous day and […]
Mielke and Kimmel Rocket Upwards at Jupiter Peak Steeplechase
August 10, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 35 Comments
While the weather was cool at the Jupiter Peak Steeplechase this weekend, the competition was hot. According to La Sportiva Mountain Running team member, Luke Nelson, “This was the definitely the deepest field I’ve ever raced in.” As far as non-ultramarathon trail races, we’d have to agree. Even with the steep competition, La Sportiva Mountain […]
Living It Up At The Canadian Death Race
August 7, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 20 Comments
Far north of the 49th parallel in a land where the woodland caribou still roams, runners can challenge the terrain and themselves at The North Face’s Canadian Death Race. Despite many a suggestive slogan, runners are unlikely to die at this event run nearly as far north as Alaska. However, this IS a very difficult […]
