Oh, Woe is Me, My Life Is So Hard
So after work tonight, I have to go to some swanky Asian-Latin fusion restaurant for an “optional” dinner with the […]
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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. 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).
Weak Weeks/Feeling the Heat/Depression
To start, after a few good training weeks, my two previous running weeks have been awful. I think I missed […]
Danger, Will Robinson
Ok, I’ve got to be mighty careful the next few days. After averaging 30 miles a week for the past […]
Hadd Rehash [Updated 6/25 9 a.m.]
I’m going to try something new. Every time (or nearly every time) I run a Hadd workout, I’ll write about […]
Someone's Timely Unilateral Vermont Withdrawal Xposed Yesterday – Zoinks!
You guessed it, that someone was me. That’s right, I officially withdrew from the Vermont 100 yesterday. It’s been the […]
Astronomical Occurences
As you likely know, today marks a major annual astronomical occurrence…. ONLY THREE MONTHS UNTIL AUTUMN!!! :-D For me, autumn […]
My Best Days
My best days end up with me dirty, sore, and exhausted. Those days are satisfying. I love those days. Laurel […]
Big Bighorn Huzzah
A big shout out to all my peeps running the Bighorn 100 this weekend… and there are a ton of […]
Recovery
My recovery seems to be going along alright following Saturday’s outing in Pennsylvania. Here’s a day-by-day how my recovery’s gone. […]
Ultra Advice From a Master
While I haven’t posted a race report for LHU yet, I’ve corresponded with some ultra buddies about it. My summary […]
Laurel Highlands Ultra 2007 Race Report – Prologue
First, I must say that I’m awfully surprised with my performance at the Laurel Highlands Ultra on Saturday. You were […]
Laurel Highlands Ultra
Oh boy. Tomorrow is the Laurel Highlands Ultra. Last fall when I pondered my ’07 racing schedule, I had hope […]
… Come in Threes
Today, I had three memorable firsts. (1) I made my first mortgage payment. Only 359 to go. :-) And since […]
Hadd Mini-Test 1
Here are the results of Hadd mini-test 1 (baseline). (doc file explaining Hadd mini-test) This test is likely slow biased. […]
Ye Ole Dominion (100 Mile Cross Country Run)
Tomorrow is the Old Dominion 100 Mile Cross Country Run, the second of the two “Old Dominion” 100 mile races […]
Trepanation
What I need, unlike a hole in my head, is a fall East Coast 100 miler to run. I don’t […]
Haven't Hadd Enough
I think that the next time I hit the track I’ll run my first Hadd mini-test. The mini-test is a […]
Recreation, Rethinking, and Reinvigoration
At the moment, I’m on a plane flying back from a great weekend in the Rockies with my dad. After […]
Higher and Higher
I forgot to mention one aspect of my workout last night – my runner’s high DURING the workout. While I’ve […]
Who Needs Cruise Intervals?
While some friends are off galavanting around the world and running cruise intervals, I hit the track for some fun. […]
Round and Round We Go
Continuing with the sea change in my training regimen, I hit the track again last night with the plan on […]
A Blur
Ok, super quick update here. (1) I have no idea how much I’m running these days, only it’s not much. […]
Home Depot Run
Last week was not a good week for my training. I ditch running Miwok and instead took the whole week […]
Too Dirty to Run?
I just hopped out the shower and am about to head out on a run. Now, I wouldn’t normally share […]
Gaps in Time
Lots to catch up on in the near future, such as why I didn’t finish the Bull Run Run 50 […]
Change in Race Plans (that's one way to put it)
The other way to put it is – I’m buying a house. I put in an offer on a single […]
Rumblings
While I’ve gone through some dry spells in posting, I think I’ve been pretty consistent for a while now. I’ve […]
Head Banging
Sometimes I’m awfully dumb. I might as well be banging my head against the wall for all I learn from […]
