Marathon des Sables Gear/Kit List
Bryon Powell explains the gear he used at the 2009 Marathon des Sables stage race… and whether he’d use it again.
Bryon Powell
Title: Founding Editor
Location: Silverton, Colorado
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Expertise
- Topics of Expertise: Trail running, ultrarunning, running gear, run coaching
- Amount of Expertise: Over 30 years of trail running, over 20 years of ultrarunning, nearly 20 years of reviewing running gear, and 3 years coaching runners. More than 2,000 articles and interviews published on iRunFar. The author of Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and a co-author of Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running.
Education & Certifications
- Education: Bachelor of Arts, History, Haverford College; Juris Doctorate, George Mason University
- Years of Professional Experience Relevant to iRunFar: 18
- Certifications: Inactive Member, DC and Utah Bars
- Club or Association Memberships: Running Rivers (conservation non-profit) board vice president , Sierra Club, Trout Unlimited, Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity
- Awards or Recognitions: George Mason University Law Review
- Other Relevant Positions, Current or Past: Former Contributing Editor at Trail Runner magazine, former freelancer with publications such as Outside, Sierra Magazine, Running Times, and GearJunkie
A Word from Bryon Powell
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).
Apathy, Your Body, and Trail Running: A Worse Combination!
A discussion of why trail runners often fail to address supplemental needs such as sleep, stretching, diet, and rehab when it would make their trail running so much more enjoyable.
“TransYosemite” Snowshoe Trek Report
Bryon Powell recounts an unsuccessful attempt to snowshoe across Yosemite National Park from North to South in March 2010.
Apathy, Parks, and Trail Running: A Bad Combination
A call for trail runners to start taking action to insure that the places and trails they hold dear will remain accessible and well maintained!
Drug-Free, Surgery-Free Pain Relief for Trail Runners?
A discussion about drug-free, surgery-free treatments for running injuries.
TransYosemite Snowshoe Trek Gear Preview
The gear I’ll be taking on a TransYosemite Snowshoe trek in March 2010.
TransYosemite Snowshoe Trek-Avalanche Edition Preview
A preview of our upcoming attempt to snowshoe across Yosemite National Park from Hetch Hetchy to Wawona.
Vasque Transistor FS Winners
The winners in iRunFar’s Vasque FootSync contest in which iRF gave away five pairs of the Vasque Transistor FS.
Trail Running in Nicaragua
An overview of trail running in Nicaragua from Josue Stephens, the race director for the Ultramaraton Fuego y Agua.
Vasque FootSync Technology Debuts in the Transistor FS
Vasque designer and Leadville 100 finisher Brian Hall describes the elements of Vasque’s new FootSync technologies that are found in the company’s new Transistor FS.
Should Cross Country Running Be Added to the Winter Olympics?
We think that cross country running should be added to the Olympic and the winter games, in particular. What do you think?
Trail Running in Spain
Straight from the Pyrenees, Ed Martinell of TrailRunningSoul.com and Traiectus trail tours fills us in on the people, places, and races that make trail running in Spain special.
A Whale* of a Good Time on Orcas Island
An account the the 2010 Orcas Island races and the accompanying festivities.
Trail Running Apparel Highlights from ORWM ’10
An overview of the best jackets, technical baselayers, socks, compression garments, and gloves that caught iRunFar’s attention at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.
Trail Running Shoe Highlights from Outdoor Retailer Winter 2010
Previews of the Brooks Cascadia 5, the New Balance MT 100/WT 100, the Vibram FiveFingers Trek Sport, the La Sportiva Crossover GTX, the Vasque Mindbender GTX, and the Salomon S-Lab3 XT Wings.
Trail Running Gear Highlights from ORWM ’10
An overview of the on the headlamps, hydration products, trekking poles, GPS watches, and snowshoes that caught iRunFar’s attention at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.
The Basics: An Interview With Anton Krupicka
An interview with champion ultrarunner Anton Krupicka in which he discusses his training, his thoughts on injury prevention and running shoes, and the utility of consistent training.
Welcome to the New iRunFar.com!
A welcome to the completely redesigned iRunFar.com and a call for comments on how to make the new design even better.
Snowshoe Running Basics: The Why and How
An overview of snowshoe running, including why and how to do it.
Max King Interviewed: It’s Ultras and Montrail in 2010
An interview with Max King about running ultramarathons and running for Montrail.
What Was the Best 100 Mile Debut of 2009?
With the iRunFar faithful having named the top 100 mile performances of the year (that would be Krissy Moehl’s Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc and Geoff Roes’s Wasatch 100), we…
New Zealand Trail Running
[Below is the first article in a series that will profile trail running in various countries around the world. We’ve recruited local experts for each of the posts. Please get…
Trail Runners Look Forward to 2010!
Does it feel like we just crossed the finish line of a really long race or are we toeing the line for the next race? Maybe the New Year feels…
Trail Runners Talk About Their 2009 Seasons!
The year is quickly coming to a close and we thought we’d take a look back. Originally, we intended to review the year iRunFar had, but decided to skip recounting…
Adam Fitzgerald: A Journey From Hospital to Hope
Over the past year you may have heard the inspiring stories of runners Diane van Deren and Amy Palmiero-Winters. Diane, whose epilepsy was cured by aggressive brain surgery in 1997,…
Pocatello 50 Mile Trail Race Profile
iRunFar talks about the Pocatello 50 mile, a tough ultramarathon in Idaho.
