What I Like Most About the Western States 100
Despite the misimpression I may have made with my previous post about the Western States 100, no other ultramarathon means more to me. Sure, it’s the granddaddy of 100 milers,…
Alex Milne and Naomi Robinson won Saturday’s IAU 50k World Champs in India. Read our results article for the full story.
Bryon Powell
Title: Founding Editor
Location: Silverton, Colorado
Social Media Links:
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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. Book 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).
La Sportiva Crosslite Review
More Trail Running Shoe Options To find more options for trail running shoes, check out our Best Trail Running Shoes article. Winter Running Traction Devices For adding more winter traction…
Ultramarathon and Trail Running Camps
A guide to trail running and ultramarathon camps for adults from around the world.
Why I Hate/Love Running in Winter . . . by Kevin Sullivan
[Kevin Sullivan from Team Inov-8 (and winner of iRF’s best debut 100 mile of 2008) kindly provided the following article on winter running in the wake of a particularly harsh…
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2009: Lighting, Apparel and More
Now that you’ve had a chance to read up on our favorite shoes and food from the 2009 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, we’ll share our favorite lighting systems updates and…
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2009: Food and Shoes
This past weekend, iRunFar had dozens of appointments with trail running companies and scoured the entire 2009 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show floor. In between consuming our fair share of…
Nite Ize Marker Band Review
In addition to making the LED Sports Vest that iRunFar featured on Tuesday, Nite Ize makes what it calls a Marker Band. The Marker Band is an adjustable reflective band…
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 of the best hydration systems on the market, an iRunFar…
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 on the final leg of a 3-day, 50-mile snowshoe trek…
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 and the Western States Endurance Run Foundation (the Foundation) is…
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 likely seen someone wearing Moeben Sleeves. Even if you haven’t…
La Sportiva Skylite Review
Our Favorite Trail Running Shoes To learn about our current favorite trail running shoes, check out our Best Trail Running Shoes article. La Sportiva Skylite Review During a recent run…
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 the nutrition, strategy, and psychological aspects during the race. That…
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 preview]… and that’s not all. When I traveled north to…
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 (no, really) we’re psyched to share an interview with you….
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 we share resources from some masters of the sport that…
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 you were one of the first 25 U.S. residents to…
GreenLaces
What happens when you combine an environmentally-conscious running blog, an overworked editor, and the holidays – a post about GreenLaces! GreenLaces is simple, yet commendable environmental commitment program in which…
Gu Roctane Review
If you hang around running stores, outdoor retailers, or sporting goods stores nearly as much as we do, then you’ve probably noticed Gu Roctane along side the other energy gels…
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 Greetings and its line of running-related greeting cards. This impressively…
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 available non-meat protein sources don’t mesh. In such situations, we…
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 our random number generator (saved some trees) and picked the…
What Is a Trail?
During a run commute sometime last autumn I found myself wondering, “What is a trail?” Those of you who are fortunate (read as smart) to live out in the hinter…
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 runners, and fellow running club members. One of those fellow…
