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2013 El Cruce – Max Kimng – Iker Karrera

The lead pack in front of Villarrica Volcano during the early kilometers of Stage 1.
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2013 El Cruce - Max Kimng - Iker Karrera

The lead pack in front of Villarrica Volcano during the early kilometers of Stage 1.

Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of and Gear Editor at iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for nearly 20 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, Ultrarunning, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.