It’s a perfectly normal question to ask someone, I just wasn’t the right person to…
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What Went Wrong On My Run Today?
A few seconds after I walked in the door on a recent afternoon, Hilary asked,…
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Goodbye, Toenail, And Thank You For Your Service
A few weeks ago in a hotel room bathroom, my left big toenail fell off.…
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The Art Of Exercising With A Full Stomach
The other night while eating dinner, after a day of doing various work things and…
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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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I Have Decided On A New Goal In The Middle Of My Run And Nothing Will Stop Me
One day a while back, I was out on a run, thinking about nothing in…
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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 Rut 50K: A Race Report
High on the east ridge of Lone Peak, at about 10,500 feet or so, The…
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Going Fast, Going Far
Even when I was just taping off my steps before the race started, I was…
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26 Useful Facts About Running
1. It is OK to take breaks while running. Sometimes breaks last a few seconds,…
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7 Illustrations About Running
In writing and illustrating my new book, I Hate Running and You Can Too, I…
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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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The Year Of Making Your Own Fun Run
[Note: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog at Semi-Rad.com, and since I…
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Running Is So Simple
Thanks for reading. If you’d like to…
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Fear And Groaning At The Hellbender 100
[photo by White Blaze Productions] [NOTE: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog…
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The Bighorn 100: A Race Report
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?
Mark and I sat in the front window of a Denver coffee shop, talking about…
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Why Finish Lines Will Get You Every Time
I didn’t know why it happened. I was doing OK until the guy with the…
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The Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim: A Trail Diary
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
Or anyone who’s run further than they thought was fun. —Brendan More stuff…
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The Ice Age Trail 50
I guess my theory about ultramarathons is that everyone who’s ever heard of them has…
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