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Tom Caughlan

Tom Caughlan

Title: Gear Reviewer

Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas

Expertise

Topics of Expertise: Running shoes, running gear
Amount of Expertise: More than a decade of reviewing running shoes and running gear

Education & Certifications

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Michigan; Master of Clinical Social Work, Augsburg University
Years of Professional Experience Relevant to iRunFar: Gear Reviewer for iRunFar for more than 10 years. Four years of experience working in running specialty stores.
Other Relevant Positions, Current and Past: Worked in running shoe specialty stores in the mid-1990s. High School cross country and track coach for several years.

A Word from Tom Caughlan

I aim to inform other runners about the best gear on the market, which I hope moves the industry and running technology forward in a sustainable way. The rare fact that at iRunFar we only write reviews of the gear we love, while passing on a lot of other items we test, makes iRF the most objective reviews in the industry. My personal interests outside of running include all types of cycling, playing guitar, and music.