Black Diamond Deploy 325 and Distance 1500 Headlamp Review
A review of the Black Diamond Deploy 325 and Distance 1500 headlamps.
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.
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