Did I Mention That I'm Crazy?
Ok, what follows is a stream off consciousness response to Loomis‘s comment in response to my previous post regarding the application of the conception of proprioception to a bipedal robot:…
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.
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- 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).
Propriocepticons
“Alex, what are robots with proprioception?” This article reminds me of a chat about proprioception I had with teammate/clubmate Greg Loomis over the winter. Ok, so our talk in no…
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 other associates at The Firm. They’re all good folk and…
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 three days two weeks ago and am pretty sure that…
Danger, Will Robinson
Ok, I’ve got to be mighty careful the next few days. After averaging 30 miles a week for the past four months (excluding Laurel Highlands), I ran 42 miles over…
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 it. That’s not so different, as I’ve already posted 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 plan for a while now, but I hadn’t pulled the…
Astronomical Occurences
As you likely know, today marks a major annual astronomical occurrence…. ONLY THREE MONTHS UNTIL AUTUMN!!! :-D For me, autumn can’t come soon enough. Anyone else for eliminating July from…
My Best Days
My best days end up with me dirty, sore, and exhausted. Those days are satisfying. I love those days. Laurel Highlands was one of those days and so was yesterday….
Big Bighorn Huzzah
A big shout out to all my peeps running the Bighorn 100 this weekend… and there are a ton of you. But here’s a few individual shout outs: Amy “I…
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. Sunday: 0 miles Came home to a lawn that needed…
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 is I ran conservatively, ate a ton, didn’t give in,…
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 quite right, Loomdawg. Next, I need to correct any mistaken impression…
Laurel Highlands Ultra
Oh boy. Tomorrow is the Laurel Highlands Ultra. Last fall when I pondered my ’07 racing schedule, I had hope for LHU to be a focus race, if not THE…
… Come in Threes
Today, I had three memorable firsts. (1) I made my first mortgage payment. Only 359 to go. :-) And since I’m in the process of breaking through the running/non-running life…
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. It was the first time I’ve run in real heat…
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 held in Virginia’s Fort Valley each spring. (There’s a long…
Trepanation
What I need, unlike a hole in my head, is a fall East Coast 100 miler to run. I don’t know of any. (TWOT doesn’t count… it’s not an event……
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 free and easy way to determine where your lactate threshold…
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 two months of working myself ragged with the home purchase…
Higher and Higher
I forgot to mention one aspect of my workout last night – my runner’s high DURING the workout. While I’ve had many runner’s highs over the years, I cannot recall…
Who Needs Cruise Intervals?
While some friends are off galavanting around the world and running cruise intervals, I hit the track for some fun. I set off with my normal plan – to run…
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 doing an unknown number of miles at around 165 bpm….
A Blur
Ok, super quick update here. (1) I have no idea how much I’m running these days, only it’s not much. (2) Without time for long runs or even runs everyday,…
Home Depot Run
Last week was not a good week for my training. I ditch running Miwok and instead took the whole week off to spend 9 consecutive days renovating my new house….
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 my daily (most of the time) adventures in hygeine. However,…
Gaps in Time
Lots to catch up on in the near future, such as why I didn’t finish the Bull Run Run 50 miler, my current training, changes in race plans, and the…
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 family home two doors down from where I live in…
