The Rut 50K: A Race Report
byHigh on the east ridge of Lone Peak, at about 10,500 feet or so, The Rut 50K started to feel like a cartoon, in…
HUMOR
Surely That’s The Summit Just Ahead, Right?
by—Brendan
The Old Bike-In-A-Bag Trick
byIf you’re trying to sneak stuff onto public transportation, there are certainly many ways to do it—I mean, not that I would know about…
10 Questions I Would Ask My Dog
byEvery time I talk to my mother on the phone, we do some version of the same joke. She asks about our dog, something…
The Snowball Effect Of Procrastination
byIf you JUST decided that you MUST have this in a printed format to IMMEDIATELY gift it to someone SPECIAL to hang above…
15 Useful Trail Etiquette Tips
byThe summer trail season is here, and you may or may not have questions about how to properly utilize America’s public lands. Questions like…
Surely These Notebooks Will Help Me Create Amazing Things
byPerhaps you know someone like me, a person who cannot resist buying notebooks of all sizes. I buy pocket notebooks for doodles and quick…
Outdoor Things, But By Unfamiliar Measurements
byI have a smartphone app that converts measurement units into other measurement units. Sure, you probably think that’s pretty dorky. But let me ask…
Things In Yellowstone That Can F—ing Kill You
by[I am re-posting this again this year at the beginning of the season for peak visitation in Yellowstone National Park…
Getting Up Early: An Ode, A Lament
bySome mornings, after I have been jarred out of a deep sleep far too early by my watch alarm, which is a booby trap…
17 Hill-Climbing Strategies
byThere you are, at the bottom of a hill, on foot, or on your bike, or on skis, ready to start up. But are…
“Parking Lot Laps”: A Rationale
byThanks for reading. If you enjoyed this piece…
Some Other Things I Would Like Your Help Reclaiming
byDear guy from those YouTube ads and videos: Thank you for your offer of advice and/or help and/or products to help me reclaim my…
You (Probably) Can’t Everest Mt. Everest
byMaybe you’re familiar with this thing known as “Everesting,” in which maniacs people pick a hill of a certain height and bicycle or run…
Math, Throughout The Year, According To My Life
bythis is a joke about tax season and also a joke about trying to be an adult, I guess (More stuff like this…
26 Useful Facts About Running
by1. It is OK to take breaks while running. Sometimes breaks last a few seconds, and sometimes they last a few years. 2. There…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Best Semi-Rad Illustrations Of 2020
by’Tis the season for the grand holiday tradition of looking back on all the fun stuff we’ve done in 2020 and gathering up the…
20 Haiku About 2020
by20 Haiku, written on Post-it notes, inspired by the weirdest year of many of our lives
How To Be Positive, Part 2
byThis is the second half of this illustrated mega-post (if you missed Part 1 last week, you can click here to read it). Also,…
How To Be Positive — Part 1
byToday’s story is a little different from the usual—there are two options. I made it into an ebook, which is available as a pay-what-you-want…
Staying In The Game
by[this is based on a presentation I gave at the American Alpine Club’s 2020 Craggin’ Classic on Oct. 19th, which you can watch…