A long time ago, I used to think it was a good idea to confront…
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Some Possible Substitutes For Energy Gels
—Brendan SOME RUNNING + ENDURANCE ITEMS IN THE SEMI-RAD SHOP: The Zen Of Training Coffee…
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How To Make Chip Drink
Last Sunday, while running on a trail through the forest, I ate what I estimate…
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The Old Bike-In-A-Bag Trick
If you’re trying to sneak stuff onto public transportation, there are certainly many ways to…
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15 Useful Trail Etiquette Tips
The summer trail season is here, and you may or may not have questions about…
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Cycling Going-to-the-Sun Road In Glacier National Park
Driving Going-to-the-Sun Road is one of the most popular ways to see Glacier National…
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17 Hill-Climbing Strategies
There you are, at the bottom of a hill, on foot, or on your bike,…
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You (Probably) Can’t Everest Mt. Everest
Maybe you’re familiar with this thing known as “Everesting,” in which maniacs people pick a…
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Chart: How To Talk To People About Their Favorite Outdoor Activities
Thanks for reading. These posts are able to continue thanks to the handful of wonderful…
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10 Post-Workout Recovery Methods That Haven’t Been Proven To Work … Yet
You’ve just clicked the “Stop” button on your watch, or done your last burpee, or…
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Life, In 12 Bicycles
Thanks for reading. These posts are able to continue thanks to the handful of wonderful…
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Island Hopping In The Midnight Sun
[NOTE: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog at Semi-Rad.com, and since I…
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Some Strava Features That Would Boost My Self-Esteem And General Morale
Thanks for reading. If you’d like to help keep Semi-Rad going, forward this piece to…
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A Bicycle Crash
In my memory of the house, which is from when I was much smaller, the…
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Should You Do It In Jeans?
The bumper stickers about politicians skiing in jeans were first created more than a decade…
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Riding My Bicycle During The Winter
as my friend Tom Riley says, “on a bike, you always have windchill” (More stuff…
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Alastair Humphreys On Traveling The World At 10 mph, Microadventures, And Not Quitting
NOTE: In 2018, I started recording interviews with creatives (writers, filmmakers, podcasters, photographers, editors, etc.)…
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The Hill That You Love To Hate
“I hate this hill,” I said to the man pushing his mountain bike up the…
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A Case For The Apple Fritter As Endurance Fuel
At about Mile 13 of the Colfax Marathon, I was starting to feel hungry. I…
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Yes, A Friend Can Make Miserable Things Less Miserable
I trudge forward, the muddy road tugging at my running shoes, splattering my ankles and…
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Air Fresheners Based On Real Outdoor Odors
Because you know you want your car to smell like your weekend. —Brendan
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If You Don’t Want To Dawn Patrol, You Can Dusk Patrol
It’s (hopefully) common knowledge that if you want to climb a Colorado 14er in the…
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The One Thing You Need To Know
To climb rocks: Use your feet. Despite what you may have seen in Cliffhanger, or…
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love The Strava
I was hesitant to try Strava at first: Everybody’s heard about some jackass who almost…
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The Shortcut Is: There Is No Shortcut
Here’s something that didn’t happen: Tommy Caldwell, in the days following the first ascent of…
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10 Basic Rules For Adventure
Earlier this year, my book Surviving the Great Outdoors came out, representing about 12 years’…
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Chocolate Spokes: A Film About Bicycles
In early 2013, I walked into a tiny bike shop called Chocolate Spokes in Denver’s…
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