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America’s Best Trail Running Cities Contest!

America’s Best Trail Running Cities Contest!

January 31, 2011 by Bryon Powell · 56 Comments 

iRunFar pulls together info on 32 of America’s best trail running cities.

Filed under Contests, Destination Dirt, Resources · Tagged with Salomon

Scarpa Pursuit Review

Scarpa Pursuit Review

January 28, 2011 by Tom Caughlan · 5 Comments 

A review of the Scarpa Pursuit: An ecologically-friendly, ballistically-constructed long haul trail shoe for rugged terrain.

Filed under Shoes · Tagged with Scarpa

(Trail) Ultrarunner of the Year?

(Trail) Ultrarunner of the Year?

January 26, 2011 by Ben Nephew · 11 Comments 

A discussion of whether comparing trail and road ultras is like comparing apples to bowling balls.

Filed under Discussion · Tagged with Ben Nephew

The Oversized Footprint of Ultrarunning

The Oversized Footprint of Ultrarunning

January 24, 2011 by Dakota Jones · 72 Comments 

A discussion of the environmental impacts of ultrarunning and tips for lowering your environmental footprint.

Filed under Dakota Jones' Column, Discussion · Tagged with Green

Top Running Wind Jackets for Fall and Winter

Top Running Wind Jackets for Fall and Winter

January 21, 2011 by Tom Caughlan · 19 Comments 

Reviews of top running jackets from Sugoi, Brooks, and The North Face.

Filed under Apparel · Tagged with Brooks, jackets, Sugoi, The North Face

Many Elite Americans Drawn for UTMB

Many Elite Americans Drawn for UTMB

January 19, 2011 by Bryon Powell · 37 Comments 

A list of the elite Americans entered in the 2011 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.

Filed under News, Races · Tagged with Anton Krupicka, Dakota Jones, Darcy Africa, Dave Mackey, Dawa Sherpa, Diana Finkel, Geoff Roes, Hal Koerner, Jack Pilla, Jez Bragg, Joe Grant, Josh Brimhall, Julian Chorier, Karl Meltzer, Kilian Jornet, Krissy Moehl, Lizzy Hawker, Miguel Heras, Mike Wolfe, Nick Clark, Nick Pedatella, Nicolas Mermoud, Scott Jaime, Scott Jurek, Sebastien Chaigneau, The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, Thomas Lorblanchet, Topher Gaylord, Tracy Garneau, Tsuyoshi Kaburaki, UTMB, Vincent Delebarre

Ponderous Posterior 50k “Race” Report

Ponderous Posterior 50k “Race” Report

January 19, 2011 by Tom Caughlan · 8 Comments 

Tom Caughlan’s race report from the 2011 Ponderous Posterior 50k where he ran with Anton Krupicka, Scott Jurek, Alex Nichols, and Joe Grant among others.

Filed under Races · Tagged with Alex Nichols, Anton Krupicka, Jacob Rydman, Joe Grant, Matt Carpenter, Ponderous Posterior 50k, Scott Jurek

Video Q&A with Jurek, Krupicka, Roes & Mackey

Video Q&A with Jurek, Krupicka, Roes & Mackey

January 18, 2011 by Bryon Powell · 5 Comments 

Video of a question and answer period with Scott Jurek, Anton Krupicka, Geoff Roes, and Dave Mackey.

Filed under Interviews and Profiles, Video · Tagged with Anton Krupicka, Boulder Trail Runners, Dave Mackey, Geoff Roes, Scott Jurek

Tony Portera to Run 350-mile Caminho Da Fé

Tony Portera to Run 350-mile Caminho Da Fé

January 17, 2011 by Bryon Powell · 1 Comment 

An interview with Tony Portera prior to running the 350-mile Caminho Da Fé.

Filed under Interviews and Profiles, TWIR · Tagged with Brazil 135

Running Apparel for Changing Seasons

Running Apparel for Changing Seasons

January 14, 2011 by Allison Pattillo · 1 Comment 

Allison Pattillo takes a look at some running apparel for the shoulder seasons from Patagonia, Smartwool, GoLite and Sugoi.

Filed under Apparel, Non-Gear Girl · Tagged with GoLite, Patagonia, SmartWool, Sugoi

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