Our Summer 2009 OR Wishlist and Call for Questions
July 17, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 10 Comments
As you’ve probably caught on to by now, we’re gear geeks and keen observers of companies’ engagement of the trail running and ultrarunning communities. Traditionally, the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market (Summer OR) is where some of the biggest trail running gear and news announcements are made. With OR kicking off on Tuesday, July 21, we’re [...]
Dreaming Long Dreams
October 5, 2007 by Bryon Powell · 5 Comments
I sit here barely having run the past three weeks terribly frustrated with my body and with not being able to run. However, that’s not stopping me from daydreaming big dreams. :-) A desire has been building within me to tackle some intermediate length trails end-to-end. In the past I’d envisioned running these trails in [...]
Change in Race Plans (that's one way to put it)
April 6, 2007 by Bryon Powell · 4 Comments
The other way to put it is – I’m buying a house. I put in an offer on a single family home two doors down from where I live in the Ballston neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia. The house is a real fixer upper, but the local and price can’t be beat. I close on the [...]
Warped Thought of the Day
March 8, 2007 by Bryon Powell · 13 Comments
A friend of mine is headed south to Central America this weekend and that got me thinking about tasty rum. I like rum, particularly good rum. Well, I mulled and muddled the topic for a we little bit before I decided a rum tasting tour of Latin America and the Caribbean might be in my [...]
Dream of the Moment – A Trans-Eire Run
February 27, 2007 by Bryon Powell · 6 Comments
About half an hour ago, I was looking at Klas Eklof’s pictures of Hardrock and dreaming of running Hardrock next year. Oh, but how fickle a man’s mind. Right now, I am dreaming of a trans-Ireland crossing next year. I don’t know how far it is, but a run from Galway Bay to Dublin Bay [...]
Daring to Dream, Daring to Fail
February 21, 2007 by Bryon Powell · 3 Comments
Those who know me, know that I’ve been fortunate enough to run (and finish) the Western States Endurance Run in each of the past three years. In 2006, I qualified for and later entered the WS lottery with hopes of once again running from Squaw Valley to Auburn in June 2007. Alas, despite my presence [...]
La Transmongolie
December 20, 2006 by Bryon Powell · 1 Comment
As I hinted at in a previous post, I dream of going to Mongolia. As best I can recall, I fell for Mongolia (or at least something resembling Mongolia) at first sight. It at a Russian Cinema Club meeting when we watched a film with a name I long ago forgot. The expanse of the [...]
