Kahtoola MICROspikes Review
January 1, 2009 by Bryon Powell · 16 Comments
An in-depth review of the Kahtoola MICROspikes winter traction device.
STABILicers SPORT Review
December 30, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 2 Comments
An in-depth review of the STABILicers Sport winter traction device.
Kako Ice Trekkers Ultra Review [Product Discontinued]
December 29, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 10 Comments
Every tourney needs a loser and iRunFar’s traction device throw down has one – the Kako Ice Trekker Ultra [Product discontinued]. The Ice Trekker Ultra did provide additional traction on ice, but its three competitors clearly outclassed it more or less across the board. In a crowded field of able competitors, leave the Kako’s debut [...]
Winter Running Traction Devices
December 28, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 6 Comments
This past Friday, after 14 months of waiting, I finally got the chance to try the Kahtoola MICROspikes [iRF MICROspike preview]… and that’s not all. When I traveled north to visit my parents for the holidays, I threw three pairs of winter traction devices into my car just in case there was snow to be [...]
Lululemon Sergeant Jacket Review
December 4, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 12 Comments
Here at iRunFar.com we’ve been hearing more and more Lululemon Athletica running apparel. We’ve seen it on roommates, transcontinental enviro-charity runners, and fellow running club members. One of those fellow club members, Elyse Braner, enthusiastically uses Lululemon apparel on her runs and has graciously provided iRunFar with its second guest review of women’s running apparel. [...]
Snowshoe Running – Fun or Flop?
November 17, 2008 by Bryon Powell · 27 Comments
[Hi visitor, if you're interested in snowshoe running take a look at our snowshoe running basics and snowshoe racing articles.] Winter is fast approaching in many parts of the United States, if it hasn’t arrived already. With snow on the horizon it’s time to start thinking about how to stay in shape when your favorite [...]
Kahtoola MICROspikes – Down and Dirty
October 24, 2007 by Bryon Powell · 13 Comments
Last night I arrived home from a rainy run to find my pair of the just released Kahtoola MICROspikes had arrived. Kahtoola describes the Microspikes as “pocket-sized traction” and that’s about right. The newest addition to the product category that includes Yaktrax and STABILicers, the Microspikes are lightweight devices that you slip on over your [...]
Ice Runners (a.k.a, STABILicers) [A Gretch-tastic Guest Post]
March 18, 2007 by Bryon Powell · Leave a Comment
Today, my sister ran in a new product (for her), a pair of “Ice Runners” that are better known as STABLicer SPORTs. She shared her thoughts on the STABILicers with me and I thought I’d pass her review along to you. “That’s right I ran for the first time in my ice runners today and [...]
