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  • this is a photo of my wife, hilary, and our little guy, jay. hilary wanted to do some-thing big the year after she gave birth to jay, so she suggested we do the rim-to-rim-to-rim in the grand canyon. you can see a bit of the 48-mile* route in this photo, but jay has no idea. If you were to try to explain it to a toddler, you might say, “you go down to the bottom, up to the other side over there, and then you turn around and come back.” we figured all we needed to do the r2r2r was someone to watch jay for the day, a few months to train, no injuries, and to stay healthy. we got some friends to watch jay for the day, anyway. Across The Grand Canyon Twice, In 11 Photos

    by brendan on November 9, 2023

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  • Tiger Claw 50K Strava map, fake Race Report: Tiger Claw 50K

    by brendan on June 15, 2023

    It’s a perfectly normal question to ask someone, I just wasn’t the right person to…

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  • Almost all my friends are either uphill people or downhill people. Are You An Uphill Person Or A Downhill Person?

    by brendan on April 6, 2023

                  [To check out the stickers in my shop,…

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  • Semi-Rad Chart: What Went Wrong On My Run Today What Went Wrong On My Run Today?

    by brendan on January 12, 2023

    A few seconds after I walked in the door on a recent afternoon, Hilary asked,…

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  • drawing of feet with missing toenails Goodbye, Toenail, And Thank You For Your Service

    by brendan on June 2, 2022

    A few weeks ago in a hotel room bathroom, my left big toenail fell off.…

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  • drawing of a person running with a giant sandwich on their shoulder The Art Of Exercising With A Full Stomach

    by brendan on May 5, 2022

    The other night while eating dinner, after a day of doing various work things and…

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  • drawing of energy gel packets Some Possible Substitutes For Energy Gels

    by brendan on April 7, 2022

    —Brendan    SOME RUNNING + ENDURANCE ITEMS IN THE SEMI-RAD SHOP: The Zen Of Training Coffee…

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  • timeline of running: goof off vs. try hard I Have Decided On A New Goal In The Middle Of My Run And Nothing Will Stop Me

    by brendan on March 24, 2022

    One day a while back, I was out on a run, thinking about nothing in…

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  • How to Make Chip Drink title box How To Make Chip Drink

    by brendan on October 7, 2021

    Last Sunday, while running on a trail through the forest, I ate what I estimate…

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  • photo of runners ascending the east ridge of Lone Peak during the 2021 Rut 50K The Rut 50K: A Race Report

    by brendan on September 22, 2021

    High on the east ridge of Lone Peak, at about 10,500 feet or so, The…

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  • drawing of hand marked "fast" handing a baton to a hand marked "far" Going Fast, Going Far

    by brendan on April 8, 2021

    Even when I was just taping off my steps before the race started, I was…

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  • semi-rad 26 useful facts about running 26 Useful Facts About Running

    by brendan on March 11, 2021

    1. It is OK to take breaks while running. Sometimes breaks last a few seconds,…

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  • semi-rad chart: I should probably go for a run today 7 Illustrations About Running

    by brendan on March 4, 2021

    In writing and illustrating my new book, I Hate Running and You Can Too, I…

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  • semi-rad chart: how to talk to people about their favorite outdoor activities part 1 Chart: How To Talk To People About Their Favorite Outdoor Activities

    by brendan on February 18, 2021

    My stories, art, and newsletter are free, and ad-free, because of the financial support provided…

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  • I Hate Running And You Can Too book by Brendan Leonard Announcing My New Running Book (+ Free Stuff If You’re Fast)

    by brendan on February 11, 2021

          TO GET RIGHT TO THE POINT: I have a new book coming out March…

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  • handwritten title: Solitaire Solitaire

    by brendan on January 14, 2021

         

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  • The Year Of Making Your Own Fun Run

    by brendan on December 3, 2020

         [Note: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog at Semi-Rad.com, and since I…

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  • handwritten title box: running is so simple Running Is So Simple

    by brendan on July 30, 2020

                    Thanks for reading. If you’d like to…

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  • 2019 hellbender 100 start [photo by White Blaze Productions] Fear And Groaning At The Hellbender 100

    by brendan on April 30, 2020

         [photo by White Blaze Productions] [NOTE: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog…

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  • 100-mile ultramarathon map drawing The Bighorn 100: A Race Report

    by brendan on June 27, 2019

    Here’s something you don’t really want to hear the week before you run a 100-mile…

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  • Remember When We Were Young?

    by brendan on April 25, 2019

    Mark and I sat in the front window of a Denver coffee shop, talking about…

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  • a runner and a child finish the 2018 UTMB ultramarathon Why Finish Lines Will Get You Every Time

    by brendan on November 29, 2018

    I didn’t know why it happened. I was doing OK until the guy with the…

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  • rim to rim to rim grand canyon The Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim: A Trail Diary

    by brendan on April 19, 2018

    4:35 a.m. The wind blows across the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, 20 mph…

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  • Motivational Posters For Ultrarunners

    by brendan on July 27, 2017

    Or anyone who’s run further than they thought was fun.     —Brendan More stuff…

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  • ice age trail 50 The Ice Age Trail 50

    by brendan on May 19, 2016

    I guess my theory about ultramarathons is that everyone who’s ever heard of them has…

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