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screen capture from Summer of Wonder
FRIDAY INSPIRATION February 26, 2021 February 25, 2021

Friday Inspiration 275

by brendan

Last summer, Kaytlyn Gerbin set out to run the 93-mile Wonderland Trail around Mt. Rainier really fast, and I won’t spoil it for you…

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I hate running
ESSAYS, HUMOR, RUNNING February 25, 2021 February 24, 2021

I Hate Running

by brendan

[NOTE: To mark the publication of my new book, I Hate Running and You Can Too, on March 16th, I’m re-posting the original essay…

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Competing Against Other Versions Of Yourself
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS February 23, 2021 February 23, 2021

Competing Against Other Versions Of Yourself

by brendan

  this illustration is in a chapter called “Compete (Against Yourself)” in my new book, I Hate Running and You Can Too, which you…

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Nature: Macrodoses vs. Microdoses
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS February 22, 2021 February 22, 2021

Nature: Macrodoses vs. Microdoses

by brendan

              made these a few weeks ago for Arc’teryx and also for myself as a reminder to get…

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Pretty Much Every Run Ever
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS February 19, 2021 February 19, 2021

Pretty Much Every Run Ever

by brendan

(From Chapter 5 of my new book, “I Hate Running and You Can Too.”) (More stuff like this on my Instagram)

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screen capture from L.A. Will Save Cycling
FRIDAY INSPIRATION February 19, 2021 February 18, 2021

Friday Inspiration 274

by brendan

A minute into this video, I was going, “Wait, is this just 11 minutes of speedy bike descents?” and then a minute later, ”I…

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Chart: How To Talk To People About Their Favorite Outdoor Activities
ADVENTURE, BICYCLING, CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS, CLIMBING, HIKING, HUMOR, MOUNTAINEERING, RUNNING, SKIING, ULTRARUNNING February 18, 2021 February 17, 2021

Chart: How To Talk To People About Their Favorite Outdoor Activities

by brendan

Thanks for reading. These posts are able to continue thanks to the handful of wonderful people who back Semi-Rad on Patreon for as little…

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People Who Are Primarily Known For Having Extremely Large Lists
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS February 15, 2021 February 19, 2021

People Who Are Primarily Known For Having Extremely Large Lists

by brendan

  (work in progress, lemme know if you know somebody out there with a really huge list) (More stuff like this on my Instagram)

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screen capture from How 15 Years of Bike Adventures Changed My Life
FRIDAY INSPIRATION February 12, 2021 February 11, 2021

Friday Inspiration 273

by brendan

Ryan Van Duzer will make you want to go ride your bike (or at least make plans to when it warms up a few…

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I Hate Running And You Can Too book by Brendan Leonard
HUMOR, INSPIRATION, RUNNING, ULTRARUNNING February 11, 2021 February 10, 2021

Announcing My New Running Book (+ Free Stuff If You’re Fast)

by brendan

      TO GET RIGHT TO THE POINT: I have a new book coming out March 16th. It’s called I Hate Running and You Can…

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Pencil Designs
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS February 9, 2021 February 9, 2021

Pencil Designs

by brendan

that eraser would probably be structurally unsound though, I guess (More stuff like this on my Instagram)

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screen capture from Nog Jog is an Eggnog Miler
FRIDAY INSPIRATION February 5, 2021 February 4, 2021

Friday Inspiration 272

by brendan

Perhaps you’ve heard of the beer mile? Well, allow Gary Robbins and Linda Barton-Robbins to introduce you to the “Nog Jog,” an equally challenging…

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handwritten title box: Thanks For 10 Years OR: Finding A Voice
ADVENTURE, ILLUSTRATED STORIES February 4, 2021 February 3, 2021

Thanks For 10 Years

by brendan

                     

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Lil Jon’s Lyrical Contributions To ‘Yeah!’
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS January 31, 2021 February 8, 2021

Lil Jon’s Lyrical Contributions To ‘Yeah!’

by brendan

  I can’t remember where I was going with this one (maybe part of a series of graphs?) a while back, and then I…

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screen capture from Outer Peace
FRIDAY INSPIRATION January 29, 2021 January 28, 2021

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 271

by brendan

A cool film from the folks at Arc’teryx about the idea of nature as a human right (including the voices + ideas of Shelma…

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sample of semi-rad chart: winter vs rick
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS, HUMOR, SKIING January 28, 2021 January 27, 2021

Chart: Winter 2020/2021 Or Rick, A Guy I Used To Bartend With?

by brendan

Thanks for reading. These posts are able to continue thanks to the handful of wonderful people who back Semi-Rad on Patreon for as little…

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Love Distribution
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS January 26, 2021 February 8, 2021

Love Distribution

by brendan

obviously there is a not-insignificant population of people who identify with both sides of this diagram, and who drink 2-7 cups of coffee partly…

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screen capture from The Power Of Nostalgic Music
FRIDAY INSPIRATION January 22, 2021 January 21, 2021

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 270

by brendan

“I’d argue—hot take here—that music is only as good as the memories that are attached to it.” —Nathan Zed (video)   The original Nextdoor…

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drawing of hand reaching into bag of chips
BICYCLING, FITNESS, HUMOR, RUNNING January 21, 2021 January 21, 2021

10 Post-Workout Recovery Methods That Haven’t Been Proven To Work … Yet

by brendan

You’ve just clicked the “Stop” button on your watch, or done your last burpee, or put away your bike. You’re catching your breath, a…

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Winter/Guy In Shorts
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS January 19, 2021 February 8, 2021

Winter/Guy In Shorts

by brendan

  I shall never grow tired of spotting the Guy In Shorts in the wild in winter (More stuff like this on my Instagram)

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screen capture from Around the Block
FRIDAY INSPIRATION January 15, 2021 January 14, 2021

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 269

by brendan

“The beauty of it is that as soon as you’re drawing a monster or a creature that you invented out of your brain, no…

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handwritten title: Solitaire
ILLUSTRATED STORIES, RUNNING, ULTRARUNNING January 14, 2021 January 13, 2021

Solitaire

by brendan

     

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Scrabble Vs. Bananagrams
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS January 11, 2021 February 8, 2021

Scrabble Vs. Bananagrams

by brendan

  this is not a sponsored post or anything, I’ve just been getting my ass kicked in both of these games lately (More stuff…

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screen capture from Reviewing Climbing Cakes Based on the Climbing
FRIDAY INSPIRATION January 8, 2021 January 7, 2021

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 268

by brendan

Reviewing cakes based on the climbing depicted on them (thanks, Regge!) (video) A look back at some of Bruce Davidson’s fascinating photography of the…

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hand-drawn avalanche safety checklist
ADVENTURE, SKIING January 7, 2021 January 6, 2021

The Avalanche Doesn’t Care — A Poem

by brendan

As the saying goes, The avalanche doesn’t care if you’re an expert On avalanches, or an expert on anything else, really The avalanche does…

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Daily Duties
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS January 5, 2021 February 8, 2021

Daily Duties

by brendan

  Not today, software update.   (More stuff like this on my Instagram)

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New Year,
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS January 1, 2021 February 8, 2021

New Year,

by brendan

  I made this last year but I think it’s appropriate every year if you’re looking to change something starting in January as we…

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