Mohamad Ahansal (Marathon des Sables Champ) Video Interview
April 12, 2010 by Bryon Powell · 2 Comments
A video interview with Mohamad Ahansal the day after he won his third consecutive Marathon des Sables.
Marathon des Sables Gear/Kit List
March 19, 2010 by Bryon Powell · 14 Comments
Bryon Powell explains the gear he used at the 2009 Marathon des Sables stage race… and whether he’d use it again.
Trail Running Shoe Highlights from Outdoor Retailer Winter 2010
January 29, 2010 by Bryon Powell · 36 Comments
Previews of the Brooks Cascadia 5, the New Balance MT 100/WT 100, the Vibram FiveFingers Trek Sport, the La Sportiva Crossover GTX, the Vasque Mindbender GTX, and the Salomon S-Lab3 XT Wings.
Running Gloves (and Mittens) Reviewed
January 22, 2010 by Allison Pattillo · 12 Comments
A review of running gloves that includes SmartWool Glove Liners, Brooks Pulse Lite Gloves, Loki Liner Gloves, Burton Polartec Power Stretch Gloves and 180s Ultralite CRG.
Brooks Cascadia 4 Review and Cascadia 5 Preview
October 14, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 45 Comments
A review of the Brooks Cascadia 4 and preview of the Brooks Cascadia 5.
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 [...]
Brooks Element Shorts Review
August 1, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 4 Comments
Since I picked up my first pair of Brooks Element shorts sometime in the Fall of 2006, these shorts have been my favorite. In fact, unless it’s cold enough that I need to wear tights, the Element short is the only thing I’ve worn. Despite one unfortunate chafing incident, these were the best shorts I’d [...]
Brooks Customer Service
November 9, 2007 by Bryon Powell · 4 Comments
It’s not often that you hear about great customer service, but I recently encounter some so here goes. As I alluded in my post about chafing, I developed a rather uncomfortable injury during the Mountain Masochist 50 this past Saturday and it took merely a moment’s reflection to determine that the liner of my shorts [...]
