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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).
Three Random Running Tips
Recently, a friend passed along the following request for “3 running suggestions” for newer runners. My division at work has […]
Optimal Endurance Base Building or What's the Longest Period that You've Trained for One Race?
As this post is longer than I originally intended, I’ll ask my question to iRunFar community up front: What is […]
The Week of January 28-February 3, 2008
Synopsis of Week’s Training: Now THAT’s what I’m talking about! Six days of running this week with a 10 mile […]
Take the Stairs!
Even if I’m no longer training for Hardrock, I’ve taken a liking to taking the stairs instead of the elevator […]
Quick Hardrock Update – UPDATED 2/4 12:30 PM
Well, I’m 0 for 2 in lotteries for 2008 ultra. The Hardrock lottery was held yesterday and I came up […]
weRunFar: Angie's One Pink Fuzzy
I’m not sure how I first came across One Pink Fuzzy, but it’s become one of my favorite running blogs. […]
Choosing a Race – What Do You Consider?
Howdy readers,I’m thinking of profiling some races here at iRunFar and am wondering how you choose which races to run. […]
My Places – Anthony Portera edition: Rockefeller State Park Preserve, New York
My friend Anthony Portera from over at Run-A-Long-Way blog was kind enough to write the following post on Rockefeller State […]
Running With Friends and Other Stuff
Most of the time I end up running alone. In fact, a quick query of my mental mainframe reveals that […]
The Week of January 21-27, 2008
Synopsis of Week’s Training:After two back-to-back harder efforts, my legs were a bit tired on Monday. I headed out planning […]
weRunFar: Mike from Banff
Last fall I stumbled upon Canadian Mike’s blog. His pictures from runs in the Canadian Rockies are inspiring and often […]
The Week of January 14-20, 2008
Synopsis of Week’s Training:I came into this week having run 13 straight days, including my YTD longest run of 8 […]
My Places: Potomac Overlook Park, Arlington, Virginia
One of the great things about running is that you end up exploring the areas where you live, work, and […]
weRunFar: Andy Jones-Wilkins – Ultra Philosopher
What follows is the first in a new feature here at the iRunFar blog – weRunFar. weRunFar entries will be […]
Streaking into 2008
I hope y’all don’t mind that I’m mostly posting about my mundane running at the moment. It’s a quiet time […]
The Week of January 7-13, 2008
Synopsis of Week’s Training:After not running 12 of the final 14 days of 2007, I started running again in the […]
Almost Run
Last night I went for a 5 miler jaunt and it almost felt like I was running. I was still […]
I'm Not Dead Yet! (My Break Is Over, I Run Again!)
Happy 2008 everyone! In consideration of my previously discussed endocrine fatigue, I took a brief hiatus from running… and as […]
2007 Year in Review – Words and Pictures Version
Alright, since my running for the year is basically over and Olga tagged me, here’s my 2007 year in review. […]
No Energy While Running – Help!?
Folks, I need your counsel. It’s now been over a week since I dropped out a third of the way […]
2007 Hellgate Race Report [Quick Version]
While I’ll have more to say later, I did, in fact, drop out of Saturday’s Hellgate 100k. By 10 miles […]
It’s Hellgate Time – Ni puha, ni pera
I’ve been told to go to hell on many occasions and at 12:01 tomorrow morning I will. You see since […]
Massanutten 100 – Registration Open, Soon to Be Shut?
In doing something I thought I wouldn’t do for many years, that is sign up for the Massanutten 100, I […]
Time for a True Championship 100 Mile Trail Race?
Another Western States lottery has come and gone and many a top ultrarunner’s name is not to be found on […]
The Dawning of December
Sometimes pictures speak for themselves. I think these pictures I took in Buck Hollow and at Mary’s Rocks in Shenandoah […]
Western States 100 Entry Revisions Revisited – Feedback
I received a tremendous amount of great feedback from the likes of Andy Jones-Wilkins, Scotty Mills, Greg Loomis, and Olga […]
Division 3 Pride
Congratulations to Greg Crowther and Nikki Kimball on being named the 2007 ultrarunners of the year by USATF. Both Greg […]
