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#shorts #substack
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See the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmd55-Dx-q0
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💾(this is not professional advice)
Adapted from:
A Regular Person’s Guide To Surviving An Ultramarathon
https://semi-rad.com/2025/05/a-regular-persons-guide-to-surviving-an-ultramarathon/
Parking Lot Laps: A Rationale
https://semi-rad.com/2021/05/parking-lot-laps-a-rationale/
Race Report: Motatapu Ultra (2025)
https://semi-rad.com/2025/03/race-report-motatapu-ultra/
The Rut 50K In 4 Minutes (2024)
https://youtu.be/M4vJR8H0vjk?feature=shared
Race Report: Ultra-Trail Cape To
The Rut 50K: A Race Report (2021)
https://semi-rad.com/2021/09/the-rut-50k-a-race-report/
All It Takes Is A Goal by Jon Acuff
My Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/7920795
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My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/semi_rad
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My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/semi_rad
Buy my books, T-shirts, coffee mugs, merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/semi-rad
All of my writing and drawings: https://semi-rad.com/
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semi_rad/
Music clearance through MusicBed
Songs:
the world is yours - Instrumental by skateshop
Is The Hugeness Translating? (Sunrise Version) - I
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My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semi_rad/
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Songs:
the world is yours - Instrumental by skateshop
Is The Hugeness Translating? (Sunrise Version) - Instrumental by Floating Action
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#shorts #substack
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💾10 years ago (in September 2015), Jayson and I ran our first ultramarathon race at the Bear Chase Race in Lakewood, Colorado. We decided to go back and run the 2025 Bear Chase 50K and catch up a bit.
Music clearance through MusicBed
Song: Feeling The Love — Instrumental by Lady Bri
Covid spike protein animation from Vecteezy.com
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10 years ago (in September 2015), Jayson and I ran our first ultramarathon race at the Bear Chase Race in Lakewood, Colorado. We decided to go back and run the 2025 Bear Chase 50K and catch up a bit.
Music clearance through MusicBed
Song: Feeling The Love — Instrumental by Lady Bri
Covid spike protein animation from Vecteezy.com
My newsletter about about adventure, creativity, running, and enthusiasm here: https://semi-rad.com/subscribe/
My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/semi_rad
Buy my books, T-shirts, coffee mugs, merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/semi-rad
All of my writing and drawings: https://semi-rad.com/
My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/semi_rad/
💾For My Favorite Things, I'm interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have influenced their lives. Episode 1 is Bodie Johnson. Bodie's favorite things are:
1. Paul Simon, Graceland (album)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgD_2-Ds0_gpHnMOnyYpuVCdAJ_9Olkv-
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/graceland/529574560
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4WoQ94qzwQj28n3nlSOVLB?si=ueQOJVGLR6WxoxI0KDl5gw
2. Alone In The
For My Favorite Things, I'm interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have influenced their lives. Episode 1 is Bodie Johnson. Bodie's favorite things are:
1. Paul Simon, Graceland (album)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgD_2-Ds0_gpHnMOnyYpuVCdAJ_9Olkv-
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/graceland/529574560
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4WoQ94qzwQj28n3nlSOVLB?si=ueQOJVGLR6WxoxI0KDl5gw
2. Alone In The Wilderness
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX_9Qrw9O4KmTFVPexbTFS3tcTUiYEuBm
5. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Publisher's page
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/140301/all-quiet-on-the-western-front-by-erich-maria-remarque-introduction-by-sebastian-faulks/
Amazon
https://amzn.to/4o2sHuW
Bookshop
https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9780449213940
💾For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 2 is Hilary Oliver, a writer and editor (who I happen to be married to). Hilary’s favorite things are:
1. Paul Simon, Graceland (album)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgD_2-Ds0_gpHnMOnyYpuVCdAJ_9Olkv-
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/graceland/529574560
Spotify: https://open.sp
For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 2 is Hilary Oliver, a writer and editor (who I happen to be married to). Hilary’s favorite things are:
1. Paul Simon, Graceland (album)
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgD_2-Ds0_gpHnMOnyYpuVCdAJ_9Olkv-
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/graceland/529574560
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4WoQ94qzwQj28n3nlSOVLB?si=ueQOJVGLR6WxoxI0KDl5gw
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Publisher: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/charlotte-bronte/jane-eyre/9781454957027/
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9781454957027
Amazon: https://amzn.to/43cuN36
💾My friend Doug asked if I'd like to try a Run the Alps running tour this year, and I said, "Sure, how about the Tour du Mont Blanc in five days with a guy I barely know?" Here's how it turned out.
The tour: https://www.runthealps.com/tour/express-tour-du-mont-blanc-self-guided
Run the Alps website: https://www.runthealps.com/
Majell's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/majellb/
Michel Poletti's trail running race: https://montblanc.utmb.world/
Music clearance through Musicbed
T
My friend Doug asked if I'd like to try a Run the Alps running tour this year, and I said, "Sure, how about the Tour du Mont Blanc in five days with a guy I barely know?" Here's how it turned out.
The tour: https://www.runthealps.com/tour/express-tour-du-mont-blanc-self-guided
Michel Poletti's trail running race: https://montblanc.utmb.world/
Music clearance through Musicbed
Tracks:
Floating Action - Dutronc
Floating Action - Burst of Ordinary Light (Instrumental)
Floating Action - Something So Blue (Instrumental)
Floating Action - Moving in A Perfect Arc (Instrumental)
Floating Action - Still a Part of Me (Instrumental)
Chavigrande - Completely Instrumental
Evan Hutchings - In A Hurry
Evan Hutchings - Make It Quick
Sonny Cleveland - You Got Me Running In Circles Instrumental
Jamie Drake - New Girl Instrumental
Human Pyramids - Cafe Hawelka
💾For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 2 is Ed Roberson (https://mountainandprairie.com/ ). Ed’s favorite things are:
1. Liner notes from Jimmy Buffett’s 1990s albums
2. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/117457/the-rise-of-theodore-roosevelt-by-edmund-morris/
https://bookshop.org/a/421
For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 2 is Ed Roberson (https://mountainandprairie.com/ ). Ed’s favorite things are:
1. Liner notes from Jimmy Buffett’s 1990s albums
2. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/117457/the-rise-of-theodore-roosevelt-by-edmund-morris/
https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9781400069651
https://amzn.to/43ephgm
3. The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gulf_Stream_(painting)
4. Tribe by Sebastian Junger
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sebastian-junger/tribe/9781455566389/
https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9781455566389
https://amzn.to/3WGVfhM
💾For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 4 is Kris Hampton, a podcaster, writer, artist, and climbing coach. Kris's favorite things are:
1. The Show by Doug E. Fresh
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-show/1729865987?i=1729866516
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6OLz2O9z6XuquoHtujWCOy?si=f443ac81d1a243c7
YouTube: https://www.youtub
For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 4 is Kris Hampton, a podcaster, writer, artist, and climbing coach. Kris's favorite things are:
1. The Show by Doug E. Fresh
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-show/1729865987?i=1729866516
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6OLz2O9z6XuquoHtujWCOy?si=f443ac81d1a243c7
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDkqz5C62SM
2. Check the Rhime by A Tribe Called Quest
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/check-the-rhime/278911460?i=278911473
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4HfxDJ0uLHTLe0fZrx0MbQ?si=3eac5ae07fb34de3
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QWEPdgS3As
3. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Publisher's page: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/to-kill-a-mockingbird-harper-leeharper-lee?variant=41143510368290
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9780060935467
Amazon: https://amzn.to/482OOuD
To Kill A Mockingbird (movie trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR7loA_oziY
4. Nighthawks by Edward Hopper: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111628/nighthawks
5. No Kings by Doomtree
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-kings/1504590550
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0U49dlX8NX7jZGwB52Ko99?si=NzIW7JkfQ6m8IKBhrGP50w
YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ksR6udgqa1R2tZAo44yGz5LT6EydJGTdA&si=T8Nah6IieLcioKVm
Other things we mentioned:
The Day Todd Skinner Fell To Earth, Men's Journal: https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/todd-skinner-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-20130821
💾For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 5 is Anya Miller Berg, brand creative director at Mountain Hardwear, climber, mountain biker, former architect, and cat mom. Anya’s favorite things are:
1. Teenagers in Their Bedrooms by Adrienne Salinger
Publisher’s Page: https://www.artbook.com/9781942884804.html
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/421
For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 5 is Anya Miller Berg, brand creative director at Mountain Hardwear, climber, mountain biker, former architect, and cat mom. Anya’s favorite things are:
1. Teenagers in Their Bedrooms by Adrienne Salinger
Publisher’s Page: https://www.artbook.com/9781942884804.html
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9781942884804
https://amzn.to/3KAD22S
2. Bobo Choses: https://bobochoses.com/en-us
3. Les Others Magazine: https://www.lesothers.com/
4. Barking at the Knot by Seamus Foster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIr-lrtLxnc
5 (Large scale art):
Echoes of the Infinite by Alex Proba: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ-MMcCkm99/
Souvenir by Kathleen Ryan: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQe2BiAgDKy/?img_index=1
The Red Popsicle by Catherine Mayer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Popsicle
💾For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 6 is running coach, podcaster, writer, and runner Mario Fraioli (https://themorningshakeout.substack.com/). Mario’s favorite things are:
1. The Beatles — Here Comes The Sun
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/song/here-comes-the-sun/1441164589
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6dGnYIeXmHdcikd
For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 6 is running coach, podcaster, writer, and runner Mario Fraioli (https://themorningshakeout.substack.com/). Mario’s favorite things are:
1. The Beatles — Here Comes The Sun
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/song/here-comes-the-sun/1441164589
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6dGnYIeXmHdcikdzNNDMm2?si=4a28d2619e5a4e34
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQetemT1sWc
2. Hunter S. Thompson’s letter to Hume Logan: https://fs.blog/hunter-s-thompson-to-hume-logan/
3. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
Publisher’s Page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/On-Writing/Stephen-King/9781982159375
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9781982159375
Amazon: https://amzn.to/48c1mzV
4. John Gruber’s Daring Fireball: https://daringfireball.net/
5. The White Stripes — Little Room
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/song/little-room/1533513637
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ltf1XEP18QMCMRRQtFbAl?si=ad5f975684c048b4
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6RRsU-P_kk
6. Seth Godin’s blog: https://seths.blog/
7. The church at the end of Mario’s street
Other things we mentioned:It Might Get Loud (trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YvNVqf2at0
Jimmy Page scene in It Might Get Loud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoIHoDg-cqM
💾For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 7 is Andy Pearson, VP of creative at Liquid Death, dad of two kids, ultramarathon runner, and co-host of the Between Two Pines podcast. [https://betweentwopinespodcast.com/ ] Andy’s favorite things are:
1. Back to the Future Part II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdENmefJRpw
2. Calvin and Hobbes
https://w
For My Favorite Things, I’m interviewing people about the books, movies, music, art, and other creative works that have helped shape their lives. My guest for Episode 7 is Andy Pearson, VP of creative at Liquid Death, dad of two kids, ultramarathon runner, and co-host of the Between Two Pines podcast. [https://betweentwopinespodcast.com/ ] Andy’s favorite things are:
1. Back to the Future Part II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdENmefJRpw
2. Calvin and Hobbes
https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes
3. I Get Wet by Andrew WK
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-get-wet/1440920293
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6BQMUDC55fjjnApdWtZYZM?si=lcM0zwP6Qd2duvNRXZhn_w
YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLy1F0NPv5gqF6gPNX26G33G6d7AIQ_Uj&si=AOPK3HRauv7ZuEkj
4. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Publisher’s Page: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/300451/on-the-road-by-jack-kerouac/
Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/4216/9780143129509
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Z72Wif
5. Boys and Girls in America by The Hold Steady
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/boys-and-girls-in-america/1716342434
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0XyAIILYTaoBec479GZTQG?si=LKeAntGZRUGlVeZtagn6ng
YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6bD3oE99FKbgsLacUTQqq1vBNm_WXFk&si=qst2Oom0snpQjP1d
Other things we talked about:
- The Curse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CLrmN3ly5g