Inov-8 Road-X Road Shoe Line Preview
October 25, 2010 by Bryon Powell · 43 Comments
A preview of Inov-8′s forthcoming Road-X line, including the Road-X 222, Road-X 233, Road-X 238 (women’s), and Road-X 255 (men’s).
Vasque Trailrunning Team Arise!
April 16, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 8 Comments
Vasque is once again sponsoring a trail running team! Phew. I’ve been excited to share that news since I first learn of it three months ago at the Outdoor Retailer show. In particular, I’ve been dieing to share the news that the team will include the woman who has probably been the foremost American ultrarunning [...]
La Sportiva Raceblade To Be Discontinued (iRunFar to Continue)
September 15, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 9 Comments
It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that one of my favorite shoes, the La Sportiva Raceblade is being discontinued. Yes, the only trail shoe that I’ve worn out in less than a year since spending the summer of ’06 in Park City, Utah is being deep sixed. I am deeply saddened, [...]
ORSM 08 – In Brief
August 11, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 12 Comments
Phew! Bryon, here. I just survived my first Outdoor Retailer show. It was 72 hours of go-go-go… and worth every minute and every full length run of the Salt Palace to make my next appointment. Needless to say I’m exhausted, so I’ll jump straight into the ORSMic details. Below are the top product tweaks, top [...]
Montrail Wildwood TR Preview
August 3, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 13 Comments
Montrail is coming out with a new road/trail hybrid named the Wildwood TR in the coming months. iRunFar got a sneak peak of the Wildwood TR when we tested a prototype of the Wildwood last fall. This preview is based on our test run in the prototypes, as well as bits and pieces of information [...]
Sister vs. Brother
September 13, 2007 by Bryon Powell · 2 Comments
You heard it here first, folks. Next February will see the first Powell versus Powell race in at least two decades! Not since the old bus stop to front yard races we held while waiting for the bus have my sister and I squared off in ferocious fleet footed fighting. (for the record, Gretch usually [...]
Montrail Streaks – Where the Gryptonite hits the Dirt
September 1, 2007 by Bryon Powell · Leave a Comment
Each of the past two days I got a chance to hit the trails in the Montrail Streaks. They continue to get my seal of approval. Yesterday was a five mile run, three miles on trail and two miles off. The shoes felt smooth on the trail and I’d feel comfortable wearing them for stretch [...]
Montrail Steak Update
August 30, 2007 by Bryon Powell · 4 Comments
As previously mentioned, I’ll be fit and wear testing the forthcoming Montrail Streak. After a bit of fretting earlier in the week, my Streaks arrived yesterday afternoon. Last evening, I through them on for a slow 5 mile road run. They easily passed the “they don’t suck” test. That’s about as much feedback as I’d [...]
Montrail Streak
August 21, 2007 by Bryon Powell · 3 Comments
Woohoo! I’ll be fit and wear testing the new Montrail Streak that is scheduled to come out in Spring 2008. There are already a few reviews of the shoe following the recently held summer Outdoor Retailers Expo, but I’m not making any judgments until I strap a pair to my feet. (Though they do look [...]
Montrail Slipstream Update
March 5, 2007 by Bryon Powell · 1 Comment
I have it on good authority that the Montrail Slipstream that briefly appeared on the Montrail website and which I previously discussed here is no longer in development. While I was pretty excited by the concept of the Slipstream, it is my understanding that the realities of the shoe (particularly the weight and technological deficiencies [...]
