Bryon

You Go Girl!

Ok, now that the deed is done, I can expand upon yesterday’s post. On only a couple days notice after […]
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Ok, now that the deed is done, I can expand upon yesterday’s post. On only a couple days notice after my planting a crazy idea in her head and no run longer than 13 miles, my superstar sister ran her first marathon today. And not only did she run her first marathon… but she did it on trails. On really icy/really muddy (depending where you were) trails. And the “marathon” was actually 28 miles!

Way to go Gretch!

Gretchen and me with less than a mile to go.

Gretchen just finished! Way to go sis. :-D

A smiling sister with her very proud brother after the race.

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Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for more than 15 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.