Trail Running Gear Highlights from ORWM '10

An overview of the on the headlamps, hydration products, trekking poles, GPS watches, and snowshoes that caught iRunFar’s attention at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.

Mountain Hardwear Fluid 10 Pack Review

Considering I support myself (somewhat anyway) by reviewing gear, I probably shouldn’t confess that sometimes gear simply overwhelms me. That’s why I run—grab some shoes (or not) and you’re good to go. So when I was invited to the Mountain Hardwear pack testing weekend, I went for the camaraderie and good food, but I [...]

Inov-8 Race Pro 22 (and Inov-8 Shoulder Strap Bottle Holders) Review

With this review, I feel as if I am revealing the location of an endangered animal, what could be perceived as both a documentation of an important scientific occurrence and a callous expose. While I’m aware that my gear-review subject, the Inov-8 Race Pro 22 backpack, is a widely available inanimate object, I still think [...]

Nathan HPL #020 Review

Nathan Sports‘ HPL #020 is easily my favorite hydration pack. It’s become such an essential part of my gear over the past year that I just assumed that I had reviewed it. Not so. I fell in love with the HPL 020 when I first laid my eyes on it at the [...]