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Title: Founding Editor and Gear Editor, currently managing iRunFar’s buyer’s guides and product reviews
Location: Silverton, Colorado
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Winning the 2024 Ultra Gobi. Photo courtesy of race.
I aim to inform and inspire others about and through trail running and ultrarunning. My personal interests include trail running, ultrarunning, fly fishing, gardening, and skiing (both Nordic and Alpine).
Bryon Powell, iRunFar’s Gear Editor, getting ready to test some trail shoes in his hometown of Silverton, Colorado. Photo: iRunFar/Meghan Hicks
Results from the 2026 Western States 100 where cool temperatures facilitated fast times, including course records by Jennifer Lichter and Vincent Bouillard.
A look at the exciting implications of a historically cool forecast for the 2026 Western States 100.
The iRunFar editorial team shares its favorite mountain running gear.
Master your next ultramarathon by dividing it into thirds in which you restrain, maintain, and, then attain.
After many miles and a multiple years of testing, here’s our guide to the best running rain jackets on the market today.
We’ve tested 100+ models to find the 13 best trail running shoes of 2026. See our top picks from Nike, Hoka, Altra, Brooks, and more, updated May 2026 with new tester notes.
We tested dozens of running shirts for men for thousands of hours, and created this guide for you.
The best men’s running shorts for road running, trail running, ultrarunning, and everything in between.
We tested some of the best cushioned road running shoes on the market to find ones that could suit any running style.
Bryon Powell, iRunFar’s gear editor, suggests some running gear rules.
Bryon Powell ponders about the mini-leaps that seemingly occur in our running.
A look at some of the best cushioned trail running shoes, include models from Altra, Brooks, Hoka, La Sportiva, Nike, and Norda.
A guide to the best lightweight trail running shoes for shorter, faster runs, including trail races with models from Brooks, Hoka, La Sportiva, Norda, The North Face, and VJ.
Bryon Powell shares his experience at the Kailas Fuga Gongga Extreme Glacier Challenge Race in Sichuan, China.
Bryon Powell looks back at his running in 2025 and ahead to 2026.
The best winter running traction devices for the winter. Get a grip and stay safe running on ice and snow with products from Black Diamond, Kahtoola, and Yaktrax.
There’s no need to think of ultramarathons as sufferfests. Run ultras for your own reasons and suffer less!
Bryon Powell shares his experience of joining Kilian Jornet on Handies Peak during Kilian’s States of Elevation project.
Follow iRunFar’s live coverage of the 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Champs from Thursday, September 25, through Sunday, September 28.
Some reasons why you might want to make sure you have a Big Hairy Audacious Goal on your running calendar.
A video interview (with transcript) with Tom Evans after his win of the 2025 UTMB.
A video interview (with transcript) with Camille Bruyas after her second-place finish at the 2025 UTMB.
A video interview (with transcript) with Josh Wade after his third-place finish at the 2025 UTMB.
A video interview (with transcript) with François D’Haene before the 2025 UTMB.
Sibusiso Kubheka broke 6 hours for 100 kilometers at Chasing 100, a pushing-whats-humanly-possible event akin to Breaking2 and Breaking4.
Follow iRunFar’s live coverage from the 2025 UTMB on Friday and Saturday, August 29 and 30.
A video interview (with transcript) with Lin Chen before the 2025 UTMB.
