“If I could sit around and eat pizza for the rest of my life and not die, I would do that because that’s fun, but I chose running.” – Brendan Leonard
Brendan Leonard is the creative force behind semi-rad.com, a website dedicated to the joy of adventure for runners of all levels.
Brendan loves to explore, to laugh and occasionally he likes to get tired, cold and a little bit scared through his ultra adventures. Brendan is an author of many books, including Ultra-Something, which we discuss during this conversation.
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Hope you enjoy this episode with Brendan.
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Links & Tools mentioned:
- PATH Projects / Ultra-Something collab cap
- Ultra-Something (book) by Brendan Leonard
- The Seven Summits of My Neighborhood on YouTube
- The K’s of Convenience (Ultra)
- The Rut (Ultra)
- The Creative Act (book) by Rick Rubin
Show Notes:
- 00:00 Intro
- 02:44 A marathon to quit smoking
- 05:50 More than a marathon??
- 09:00 Signing up to first ultra 24 days before the event
- 11:40 Ultra-Something.. how aspects of life apply to ultra-running
- 13:38 If you see it, you can be it!
- 17:46 I Hate Running and You Can Too..
- 19:59 The Seven Summits of My Neighborhood (not prohibitively expensive)
- 24:32 Advice for people going after ultra adventures
- 25:46 Event creation
- 33:06 Getting older and looking for new challenges
- 38:09 I didn’t have the strength to quit (coping when the challenge gets real)
- 44:10 If you’re feeling good, slow down. If you’re feeling bad, eat something.
- 46:53 Brandon’s writing ethos
- 52:18 Next ultra plans, couples adventure.
- 56:46 Find out more about Brendan
- 58:20 Closing thoughts
- 1:01:17 Outro
What was your favorite lesson, takeaway or quote from this episode? Please let me know in the YouTube comments.
