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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…
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…
[Note: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog at Semi-Rad.com, and since I started it, I’ve been fortunate to get to do…
Last Friday afternoon, I locked my bike to a sign next to the trail and tried to convince myself it wasn’t that hot—it was…
Ever wondered about something running-related and looked for an answer on the internet? It can be very confusing: questionable advice, mansplaining, conspiracy theories, products…
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yesterday, for instance (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
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[photo by White Blaze Productions] [NOTE: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog at Semi-Rad.com, and since I started it, I’ve been…
(from “Winter Running Tips For Masochists” ) (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
Winter is the prime season for lots of fun activities: skiing, snowboarding, ice climbing, ice skating, curling, and sledding among them. But you’d rather…
1. Congratulations, you’ve decided to go for a run. Today. As you probably know, that’s the first step towards going for a run, so…
These tips are entirely based on my observations while running the 2019 NYC Marathon with Syd, his 11th time running the race. He is…
1. Stayed in bed after my alarm went off. Hey, come on. I work hard all week. And I don’t have 41 teammates waiting…
Here’s a strange thing I did a couple weeks ago: I left my house in running clothes, with a couple packages and envelopes in…
Dear Women Who Think You’re Faster Than Me: Look, I’m a man. I’ve been running for a while now. I know a few things….
Here’s something you don’t really want to hear the week before you run a 100-mile race you’re not sure you can finish: The course…
“I hate this hill,” I said to the man pushing his mountain bike up the dirt road. He was trying to tell me that…
At about Mile 13 of the Colfax Marathon, I was starting to feel hungry. I did the math in my head—I had about 14…
Mark and I sat in the front window of a Denver coffee shop, talking about aging. Mark was 44, I was 37. Thirty-seven and…
I trudge forward, the muddy road tugging at my running shoes, splattering my ankles and shins, as I finish the uphill part of my…
For the past couple years, I’ve drawn non-scientific charts and other doodles and posted them regularly on my Instagram feed. They’re not always about…
I didn’t know why it happened. I was doing OK until the guy with the dog came through, and then, all of a sudden,…
I tried. For a while, it seemed like everyone was talking about how meditation changed their lives—friends, acquaintances, podcast interviewees and interviewers, authors, even…
The concept was pretty simple, and potentially disgusting: Run a marathon, 26.2 miles, around New York City, and eat five slices of pizza—one slice…
It’s (hopefully) common knowledge that if you want to climb a Colorado 14er in the summer, you should be on your way down from…
To climb rocks: Use your feet. Despite what you may have seen in Cliffhanger, or depictions of climbing in energy drink ads, rock climbing…