Your Ultra-Training Bag of Tricks: Unbonk!
March 5, 2013 by Ian Torrence · 59 Comments
Ian Torrence explains who to prevent and overcome ultramarathon “bonks.”
Food
February 6, 2013 by Dakota Jones · 92 Comments
Dakota Jones takes a fun journey to a better diet.
Race Nutrition
March 18, 2011 by Bill Henderson, MD · 19 Comments
A scientific look at how to fuel before, during, and after your next race.
Marathon des Sables Tips, Training, and News
April 2, 2010 by Bryon Powell · 1 Comment
iRunFar brings together its Marathon des Sables articles to create a Marathon des Sables Guide and resource center.
Food for Marathon des Sables
March 23, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 15 Comments
A sample nutritional plan for running the Marathon des Sables.
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 [...]
Energy Gel Comparison
December 21, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 40 Comments
An in-depth comparison of energy gels.
Clif Shot Bloks FastPak Review and Shot Roks Preview [Was Giveaway]
December 14, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 29 Comments
With the holidays upon us, iRunFar.com and Clif Bar teamed up to spread joy to runners around the country. If you were one of the first 25 U.S. residents to leave a comment noting your favorite flavor of Clif Shot Bloks (or why you’d like to try Shot Bloks) and we’ll be sending you two [...]
Gu Roctane Review
December 9, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 22 Comments
If you hang around running stores, outdoor retailers, or sporting goods stores nearly as much as we do, then you’ve probably noticed Gu Roctane along side the other energy gels over the past few months. You’ve also likely noticed that it’s between 50% and 100% more expensive than the competition. As any personal insight we [...]
Sardines – A Sustainable Meat for the Trailhead?
October 5, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 15 Comments
This summer, I was given the opportunity to try BELA-Olhão sardines. While my first through was…. um, no, I’m vegetarian… two other points quickly came to mind. My first thought was that when I travel for running it is often hard for me to find good sources of protein outside of dairy products or highly [...]
