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Lakeside Update on Kilian’s Tahoe Rim Trail Run [Update: 9/30 12 am]

Please forgive me, but I can’t help but post once more about Kilian Jornet’s Tahoe Rim Trail before it kicks […]

The Dirt on Kilian Jornet's Tahoe Rim Trail Run [Updated: 9/26 1 pm]

Final details are coming in for Kilian Jornet’s Tahoe Rim Trail. Salomon has now revealed that Kilian will begin his […]

Dave Terry: Tributes and Memories

A collection of tributes to and memories of ultrarunner Dave Terry.

This Week In Running (Week of 9/26 & 9/27)

We’re back. No, we haven’t returned to celebrate all of the great birthdays that fall on the weekend of September […]

Dreamchasers Stage Race Camp in October

Looking for a change in running scenery this fall? Want to learn how to stage race from the world’s best? […]

Leadville 100 2009: A Sandbagger’s Journey – Part 2

OK… there’s been a bit of the delay since Part 1 of my 2009 Leadville 100 report. Please excuse that. […]

Kilian's Quest Episode 7 – Go West Young Man

With little over a week until Catalan’s Kilian Jornet runs the Tahoe Rim Trail, we’re getting pretty excited here at […]

It's Time To Run Your First Ultramarathon!

Folks, I apologize for the slow week on iRunFar. After pacing at and covering the Wasatch 100 last Friday, I […]

Geoff Roes and Betsy Nye Set Course Records at Wasatch 100

Montrail runner Geoff Roes smashed the Wasatch Front 100 in 18:30:55. Kyle Skaggs set the previous record of 19:35 in […]

iRunFar 2009 Wasatch 100 Updates [Updated Friday at 2 pm MDT]

I’ll be out the Wasatch 100 on Friday and Saturday. I’m not sure when I’ll catch up with the race, […]

Kilian Jornet to Attempt Tahoe Rim Trail

While I (almost) never publish press releases, this one is too close to my heart not to do so. At […]

Daring to Dream, Daring to Fail in the Tetons

I failed yesterday. Sean Meissner and I had planned to climb both the Middle and South Tetons. I did not […]

Course Records Crumble at the Grand Teton Races

With a weekend of perfect weather on the west side of the Tetons it’s no surprise that records were falling […]

Leadville 100 2009: A Sandbagger’s Journey – Part 1

I’ve now had over a week to reflect upon my 2009 Leadville 100 and I couldn’t be more pleased with […]

Watch the "Marathon of the Sands" Movie

Anyone who’s been following iRunFar for more than half a year knows that we love the Marathon des Sables. I […]

La Sportiva Mountain Cup Grand Prize

Less than three months ago, the 2009 La Sportiva Mountain Cup kicked off while anticipation of summer trail running adventures […]

A Plea to Dean Karnazes – Take a Break!

[Update: While the below is a sincere plea to Mr. Karnazes, the broader purpose of the post is to highlight […]

Fire Sale at Shop to the Top

With ski season not far away, the slopes of Ketchum, Idaho heated up one last time this weekend for Shop […]

This Week In Running (Weeks of 8/29 + 8/30 and 9/5 + 9/6)

The “symbolic” end of summer, Labor Day, is quickly upon us. What an ultra running summer it was, but boy […]

2009 Leadville 100 in Brief

I’ll have a full report up on my run at Leadville in the next few days. For now, I’ll simply […]

Video Interviews with Anton Krupicka and Duncan Callahan

The Leadville 100 is just around the corner and boy do we have a treat for you… a video interview […]

Leadville 100 2009: I’m Either In or I’m Out

Oh boy, here I go again, but this time, maybe on my own. I will, for sure, be running the […]

This Week In Running (Week of 8/22 & 8/23)

To the right is the first verse of “Where the Columbines Grow”, the song written by A.J. Flynn and adopted […]

Smart Running at the Half Wit Half Marathon

It looks like most of the top contenders in the La Sportiva Mountain Cup are either content with their current […]

La Sportiva Mountain Cup Giveaway & Analysis through 8 of 10 Races

With the La Sportiva Mountain Cup entering its penultimate weekend and its final eight days, both the competitors and iRunFar […]

Prescription for the Trails? A Shoe Cocktail!

This is iRunFar’s first round up post in quite awhile. It’s got some news that we didn’t squeeze into our […]

This Week In Running (Week of 8/15 & 8/16)

As things gear up for next weekend’s “Race Across the Sky“, the ultrarunning world appears to be taking a weekend […]

Fresh Feet Haul Ass at Haulin’ Aspen

Not since the Barr Trail Mountain Race have locals dominated a La Sportiva Mountain Cup race as much as they […]

Mielke and Kimmel Rocket Upwards at Jupiter Peak Steeplechase

While the weather was cool at the Jupiter Peak Steeplechase this weekend, the competition was hot. According to La Sportiva […]

Living It Up At The Canadian Death Race

Far north of the 49th parallel in a land where the woodland caribou still roams, runners can challenge the terrain […]

This Week In Running (Week of 8/8 & 8/9)

All Quiet on the Western Front….or is it ? Well, we certainly are not talking about the novel first published […]

Drinking Up The La Sportiva Mountain Cup: Analysis Through 6 Races

This year’s La Sportiva Mountain Cup is turning out to be the most exciting trail race series we’ve seen in […]

La Sportiva Runners Squash Competition at Squaw Valley Mountain Run

Oh boy, what a weekend! While the La Sportiva Mountain Cup competition may have been steep at the Eldora Trail […]

Mountain Runners Open It Up At The Eldora Trail 10k

After another three week break, the La Sportiva Mountain Cup made its closest approach to La Sportiva’s North American headquarters […]

Rudy Project Noyz Review

Our Favorite Running Sunglasses Check out our Best Running Sunglasses article to learn about our current favorite running sunglasses! Rudy […]

This Week In Running (Week of 8/1 & 8/2)

The dates of August 1st and 2nd are rich in history – Colorado become the 38th state (August 1, 1876), […]

White River Runs Wild

When we recently decided to cover the White River 50 we took a look at the entrants list and were […]

Montrail Ultra Cup – New and Improved

This evening Montrail announced some major improvements to the Montrail Ultra Cup. Among those improvements are the addition of a […]

2009 Speedgoat 50k – Meltzer and Mason’s Mad Marvel

This past Saturday Karl Meltzer and Scott Mason hosted the third annual Speedgoat 50k and with two years of practice […]

Our Summer 2009 OR Wishlist and Call for Questions

As you’ve probably caught on to by now, we’re gear geeks and keen observers of companies’ engagement of the trail […]

The Battle for the Barr Trail

After a three week break, the La Sportiva Mountain Cup rocketed back to life on Sunday with the Barr Trail […]

SOLE Dean Karnazes Footbed Review

[In the this post, iRunFar reader Alan Jaques reviews the SOLE Dean Karnazes edition custom footbed as a follow up […]

Born to Run Book Review

As someone who loves running books, I was excited to read Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the […]

Hardrock 100 Prediction Contest

Due to popular demand, iRunFar is bringing you another prediction contest – this time for the gnarly Hardrock 100 (HRH). […]

This Week In Running (Week of 7/11 & 7/12)

Friday, July 10…..6:00 AM…..Siverton, Colorado…..A 100 mile counter-clockwise loop through the back country of the San Juan Mountains…..The old mining […]

Kevin Sullivan, 5th Place 2009 Western States 100, Interview

iRunFar was lucky enough to catch up with New Englander Kevin Sullivan following his fifth place finish at the 2009 […]

2009 Western States 100 Prediction Contest Results

We didn’t want a week to go by between the 2009 Western States Endurance Run and the announcement of the […]

2009 Western States 100 Roundup

Yeah, I was on the course and could report on what I saw at this year’s Western States 100. Not […]

SOLE and Montrail Running Footbed Reviews

Many of you address any number of running issues by replacing a shoe’s standard sockliner with a premium footbed, a/k/a […]

2009 Western States 100 Group Think Predictions

With all the data pouring in to the iRunFar Western States Prediction Contest, we just couldn’t help but play with […]

This Week In Running : Special Western States 100 Edition

It has been two long years since Hal Koerner crossed the finish line in first place at the 2007 Western […]

These Runners Climbed Mount Washington

In deciding to cover the La Sportiva Mountain Cup (iRF’s coverage) there was one race that stood out as falling […]

2009 Western States Prediction Contest

In this, the final installment of Western States Synchroblog Project, we’re making the post all about iRunFar readers… or at […]

This Week In Running (Week of 6/20 & 6/21)

Welcome to the Summer Solstice (which occurs this year at 5:45 AM on June 21) edition of This Week In […]

Inov-8 Race Pro 22 (and Inov-8 Shoulder Strap Bottle Holders) Review

With this review, I feel as if I am revealing the location of an endangered animal, what could be perceived […]

iRunFar Gear Closet Giveaway Winners

Thanks to the nearly 50 folks who offered to give some good gear a new home. If you entered iRunFar’s […]

This Week In Running (Week of June 13 & 14)

Welcome back to another edition of This Week In Running, where today we preview just a handful of the races/events […]

Heavenly Runs at Mount Diablo 25k

This past weekend the La Sportiva Mountain Cup (iRF’s LSMC coverage) headed clear across the country for the Mount Diablo […]

iRunFar Gear Closet Cleanout

As you probably know by now, iRunFar is going through some major changes at the moment. As part of the […]

This Week In Running (Week of June 6 & 7)

We’re back ! And we’re sorry that we’ve been away for a while. But hey, things happen, like, for instance, […]

Runners Rip It Up at Rock2Rock Run

This past Friday evening Black Mountain, North Carolina played host to the first race of the 2009 La Sportiva Mountain […]

La Sportiva Mountain Cup and La Sportiva Shoe Giveaway!

Do you ever put down your hydration pack and lace up a pair of lightweight racing shoes to tear up […]

Ultrarunning on the Little Screen

We here at iRunFar.com have been out on the trails busily searching for new stories… that is when we haven’t […]