
Eszter Horanyi
Buyer’s Guide Editor at iRunFar
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
[Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on our sister site, ExplorersWeb.]Last week, after two prior attempts to set a fastest known time (FKT) on Mount Everest, runner and mountaineer Tyler Andrews launched a last-ditch attempt to achieve the fastest-ever no-oxygen ascent of the highest peak in the world, elevation 8,848 meters (29,032 feet). This third attempt was just three days after a previous one, and with the mountain about to close for the climbing season.
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1 month ago |
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
If you look around the start line of nearly any ultramarathon, especially those with a significant required gear list, you’re probably going to see a lot of people wearing the Salomon Adv Skin 12 ($165), and for good reason. You’ll also find iRunFar’s Editor-in-Chief, Meghan Hicks, fitting everything she needs into a previous version of this vest for a three-day fastpack through the Italian Alps that involved stays at refugios each night.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Eszter Horanyi
One Week On Trail: Expectations vs. RealityOn Thursday, May 1st, I stood at the Southern Terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail with a bag full of gear and a head full of plans, hopes, and …
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1 month ago |
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
The memes poking fun at runners asking friends and family to crew for them for ultramarathons are endless. While someone giving up a weekend to crew a runner is one thing, giving up weeks, or even months, to crew for a long-trail supported fastest known time (FKT) attempt is a whole different beast.
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1 month ago |
irunfar.com | Eszter Horanyi
The film “No Turning Back” starts off with a voice asking, “Why do you think she does this?” A man driving a truck replies, “I’ve got a couple of theories on it. The honest answer? She’s crazy. Crazy in a good way.”The man is Lionel Hunt, and he’s talking about his sister, amputee-runner Jacky Hunt-Broersma. Hunt is in the midst of crewing her during the The Speed Project, an unsanctioned 300-ish mile race from Los Angeles, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada.
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