Nathan Magnetic LED Safety Light Review
The second item in iRunFar’s series on night safety is the Nathan Magnetic LED safety light. While Nathan makes some […]
It’s Western States 100 week! Get prepared by reading our in-depth women’s and men’s previews and, then, follow along with our Western States live coverage over the weekend!
Bryon Powell
Title: Founding Editor
Location: Silverton, Colorado
Social Media Links:
Linkedin | Twitter | Instagram
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).
2009 Winter OR Show – Call for Questions
Right now, I’m somewhere in the Yellowstone National Park. If I’m not still sleeping (may I be so lucky), I’m […]
A Plea to the Western States Board for Transparency and Accountability
Dear Western States Endurance Run Foundation Board of Trustees, Transparency and accountability should be key principles for all non-profit entities […]
Moeben Sleeves Review
If you’ve been to any large trail running event during cool weather in the past year and a half, you’ve […]
La Sportiva Skylite Review
Our Favorite Trail Running Shoes To learn about our current favorite trail running shoes, check out our Best Trail Running […]
Best Debut 100 Mile Effort of the Year?
Running a great 100 mile race is a difficult task. You need to dial in the training and then nail […]
STABILicers SPORT Review
An in-depth review of the STABILicers Sport winter running traction device.
Kako Ice Trekkers Ultra Review [Product Discontinued]
A review of the Kako Ice Trekker Ultra winter running traction device.
Winter Running Traction Devices
This past Friday, after 14 months of waiting, I finally got the chance to try the Kahtoola MICROspikes [iRF MICROspike […]
Flatland Ultra’s iRunFar Interview
Happy holidays everyone! Before we shut down iRunFar headquarters and head up to New Jersey for some sweet trail running […]
How to Run Trails!
“How to Run Trails!” That’s about as ambitious a post title as you’ll ever see here at iRunFar… but today […]
Clif Shot Bloks FastPak Review and Shot Roks Preview [Was Giveaway]
With the holidays upon us, iRunFar.com and Clif Bar teamed up to spread joy to runners around the country. If […]
GreenLaces
What happens when you combine an environmentally-conscious running blog, an overworked editor, and the holidays – a post about GreenLaces! […]
Gu Roctane Review
If you hang around running stores, outdoor retailers, or sporting goods stores nearly as much as we do, then you’ve […]
Greeting Cards for Runners
While you shouldn’t except a greeting card from iRunFar this holiday season, we’d like to introduce you to Far Gone […]
Do You Sardine? BELA-Olhão Sardine Contest!
Do you sardine? We do! While iRunFar.com is generally a meat-free publication, there are times when training or racing and […]
iRunFar Black Friday Giveaway Winners!
Here at iRunFar headquarters we spent this snowy night compiling entries from last week’s Black Friday Giveaway. Well, we’ve run […]
What Is a Trail?
During a run commute sometime last autumn I found myself wondering, “What is a trail?” Those of you who are […]
Lululemon Sergeant Jacket Review
Here at iRunFar.com we’ve been hearing more and more Lululemon Athletica running apparel. We’ve seen it on roommates, transcontinental enviro-charity […]
Cyber Monday at iRunFar
Not to be done by its curmudgeony older sibling, Black Friday, Cyber Monday demanded more iRunFar product giveaways AND the […]
iRunFar Black Friday Giveaway! [more products added 12/2/08]
Here at iRunFar we get approached to test many items on the trail. Rather than have all the fun ourselves […]
Marathon des Sables Training: Weeks 1-8
Long time iRunFar readers may recall that I (Bryon/Trail Goat) used to regularly post training updates. As the focus of […]
Ultramarathons and Performing Enhancing Drugs
While the two biggest factors on how someone performs at an ultramarathon are usually genetic talent and training, there will […]
Snowshoe Running – Fun or Flop?
[Hi visitor, if you’re interested in snowshoe running take a look at our snowshoe running basics and snowshoe racing articles.] […]
iRunFar Survival Tip #2 – Emergency Signal Mirrors
You’re in the middle of an easy 10-miler on a trail just outside of town. While up on little-used ridge […]
