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Friday Inspiration 397

by brendan on September 15, 2023

We watched Season 2 of The Bear a little late, so we were saying “Whoa,…

How To Run Uphill

by brendan on September 14, 2023

— More stories and illustrations about running in my book, Have Fun Out There Or…

Friday Inspiration 396

by brendan on September 8, 2023

Do you remember Clippy from Microsoft Office? Maybe not fondly. What I never thought of,…

Friday Inspiration 395

by brendan on September 1, 2023

If you ever click away from a YouTube video and think, “I’ll just listen to…

Friday Inspiration 394

by brendan on August 25, 2023

I watched this whole video without stopping, near the end asking myself, “Is this too…

8 Ways Running Is Like The Creative Process

by brendan on August 24, 2023

I was talking with another writer (who is also a runner) the other day, and…

Friday Inspiration 393

by brendan on August 18, 2023

As a person who spends a lot of time thinking about the endings of movies…

Friday Inspiration 392

by brendan on August 11, 2023

I very recently read a very in-depth article about the history of Kowloon Walled City,…

New Film: The Seven Summits Of My Neighborhood

by brendan on August 10, 2023

I have a new film out today. It’s called “The Seven Summits of My Neighborhood.”…

Friday Inspiration 391

by brendan on August 4, 2023

As a person who routinely has these types of conversations with friends and family members—“she was…

Friday Inspiration 390

by brendan on July 28, 2023

IMPORTANT: Sunday (July 30th) is the last day to pre-order one of the Practice Maximum…

Things Are Different Now

by brendan on July 27, 2023

In some of the more romantic fantasies I’ve had of how my life might look,…

Friday Inspiration 389

by brendan on July 21, 2023

I think some people might get more out of the mental health story in this…

Friday Inspiration 388

by brendan on July 14, 2023

Twenty-plus years ago, my then-girlfriend who was studying art history got a coffee table book…

Relay Iowa: A Report

by brendan on July 13, 2023

Around 3:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning in eastern Iowa, I am behind the steering…

Friday Inspiration 387

by brendan on July 7, 2023

The concept for this YouTube channel is so simple, but moving too, and I think…

Friday Inspiration 386

by brendan on June 30, 2023

I think this short video could actually be titled “How movies used miniatures before CGI.”…

Unlikely Lost-And-Found Stories From The Great Outdoors

by brendan on June 29, 2023

In February 2010, I was pedaling a touring bicycle somewhere near Hatch, New Mexico, in…

Friday Inspiration 385

by brendan on June 23, 2023

If you’ve ever watched Action Bronson’s “Fuck That’s Delicious” videos, maybe you’re familiar with the…

Friday Inspiration 384

by brendan on June 16, 2023

I think there’s something to Joseph Campbell’s idea of there being one universal model of…

Race Report: Tiger Claw 50K

by brendan on June 15, 2023

It’s a perfectly normal question to ask someone, I just wasn’t the right person to…

Friday Inspiration 383

by brendan on June 9, 2023

Who among us has not looked at a classic American diner and thought, “Wow, that’s…

Friday Inspiration 382

by brendan on June 2, 2023

The question in the title of this video, “Is it normal to talk to yourself?”…

Friday Inspiration 381

by brendan on May 26, 2023

I don’t have a deep relationship with Glacier National Park like my friend Mike Foote…

I Did A Plank Every Day For 120 Days And Here’s What I Learned

by brendan on May 25, 2023

Signed copies of my running books are back in stock and available here: Have Fun…

Friday Inspiration 380

by brendan on May 19, 2023

ANNOUNCEMENT that will not be relevant to everyone, BUT: I am starting to look for…

Friday Inspiration 379

by brendan on May 12, 2023

One of the many things you might notice while running the New York City Marathon…