Friday Inspiration 275
byLast 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…
I Hate Running
by[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…
Competing Against Other Versions Of Yourself
bythis illustration is in a chapter called “Compete (Against Yourself)” in my new book, I Hate Running and You Can Too, which you…
Nature: Macrodoses vs. Microdoses
bymade these a few weeks ago for Arc’teryx and also for myself as a reminder to get…
Pretty Much Every Run Ever
by(From Chapter 5 of my new book, “I Hate Running and You Can Too.”) (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
Friday Inspiration 274
byA minute into this video, I was going, “Wait, is this just 11 minutes of speedy bike descents?” and then a minute later, ”I…
Chart: How To Talk To People About Their Favorite Outdoor Activities
byThanks for reading. These posts are able to continue thanks to the handful of wonderful people who back Semi-Rad on Patreon for as little…
People Who Are Primarily Known For Having Extremely Large Lists
by(work in progress, lemme know if you know somebody out there with a really huge list) (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
Friday Inspiration 273
byRyan Van Duzer will make you want to go ride your bike (or at least make plans to when it warms up a few…
Announcing My New Running Book (+ Free Stuff If You’re Fast)
byTO GET RIGHT TO THE POINT: I have a new book coming out March 16th. It’s called I Hate Running and You Can…
Pencil Designs
bythat eraser would probably be structurally unsound though, I guess (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
Friday Inspiration 272
byPerhaps 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…
Lil Jon’s Lyrical Contributions To ‘Yeah!’
byI can’t remember where I was going with this one (maybe part of a series of graphs?) a while back, and then I…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 271
byA cool film from the folks at Arc’teryx about the idea of nature as a human right (including the voices + ideas of Shelma…
Chart: Winter 2020/2021 Or Rick, A Guy I Used To Bartend With?
byThanks for reading. These posts are able to continue thanks to the handful of wonderful people who back Semi-Rad on Patreon for as little…
Love Distribution
byobviously 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…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 270
by“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…
10 Post-Workout Recovery Methods That Haven’t Been Proven To Work … Yet
byYou’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…
Winter/Guy In Shorts
byI shall never grow tired of spotting the Guy In Shorts in the wild in winter (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 269
by“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…
Solitaire
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Scrabble Vs. Bananagrams
bythis is not a sponsored post or anything, I’ve just been getting my ass kicked in both of these games lately (More stuff…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 268
byReviewing cakes based on the climbing depicted on them (thanks, Regge!) (video) A look back at some of Bruce Davidson’s fascinating photography of the…
The Avalanche Doesn’t Care — A Poem
byAs 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…
Daily Duties
byNot today, software update. (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
New Year,
byI made this last year but I think it’s appropriate every year if you’re looking to change something starting in January as we…