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Make 2022 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm
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What We Think About When We Think About Running
Mark Twain was not a runner, at least to my knowledge. But I think of…
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20 Book Recommendations From 2021
I’m probably not supposed to be doing a book recommendation list at this time of…
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A List Of 20 Feelings You Can Experience While Camping
This is an excerpt from the new book I co-authored with Forest Woodward, The Camping…
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Announcing My New Running Book (+ Free Stuff If You’re Fast)
TO GET RIGHT TO THE POINT: I have a new book coming out March…
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Make 2021 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm
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How To Be Positive, Part 2
This is the second half of this illustrated mega-post (if you missed Part 1 last…
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How To Be Positive — Part 1
Today’s story is a little different from the usual—there are two options. I made it…
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Staying In The Game
[this is based on a presentation I gave at the American Alpine Club’s 2020…
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Periodic Table Of The Elements Of Adventure Posters Are Back
If you missed getting a Periodic Table of the Elements of Adventure poster back in…
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Weren’t We Lucky
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Why We Can Still Listen To “What’s Going On” 50 Years Later
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Zen And The Act Of Washing Dishes
—Brendan Thanks for reading. If you’d like to help keep Semi-Rad…
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18 Things Much Easier Than ‘New Year, New You’
New year, new shampoo New year, new shoes New year, new tattoo New year,…
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Make 2020 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm
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Choose Wonder
The South Rim of the Grand Canyon can be a magical place: You stand with…
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Marathon Tips From My Friend Syd
These tips are entirely based on my observations while running the 2019 NYC Marathon with…
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Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems, Live
To celebrate the publication of my new book, Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems, a…
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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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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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Lessons From Eight Years Of Writing An Adventure Blog
One afternoon last August, a delivery truck rolled up outside my house in Denver. Two…
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Interview: Steve Casimiro On Telling Adventure Stories His Way For 30+ Years
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Make 2019 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm
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A Simple Way To Write Your Own Ending To 2018
If you’re anything like most of us, another year ending means a lot of things:…
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31 Things Skiing Can Teach Us About Life
"Don’t look at what you don’t want to hit" and 30 other valuable life lessons…
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