{"id":24530,"date":"2018-04-03T14:37:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T21:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=24530"},"modified":"2025-11-20T19:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T03:23:08","slug":"take-it-from-brendan-leonard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/take-it-from-brendan-leonard","title":{"rendered":"Take It From Brendan Leonard"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/0aa13382-75ce-435e-8e63-b505c3a11cf8?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Brendan Leonard hates running. Which is why it was surprising when he signed up for a 100-mile race with his best friend. Not only did he figure out how to run 100 miles, he made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/run\/how-to-run-a-100-miles\">documentary film<\/a> about it<em>.<\/em> When Brendan isn\u2019t running he\u2019s a writer, illustrator, adventurer and a believer in living a life outdoors. He encourages people to spend more time doing things they love, going to places that make them feel small and remembering to laugh at themselves.<\/p>\n<p>In the premiere episode of REI\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/social\/take-it-from-me-podcast\">Take It From Me<\/a> podcast, Brendan is interviewed by host Nick Mott while they run a Colorado trail together. Brendan and Nick talk about what convinced Brendan to sign up for a 100-mile race even though running is low on his list of passions. Brendan outlines what it takes to complete an ultramarathon, and what people can do to prepare (hint: eat a lot). If you want to learn more about Brendan and his love\/hate relationship with running, watch his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/run\/how-to-run-a-100-miles\">new documentary<\/a> about running 100 miles with his best friend.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/iC7Lh4opLsc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connect with Brendan <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/semi-rad.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SemiRadMedia\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/semi_rad\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/semi_rad\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/run\/wild-ideas-worth-living-brendan-leonard\">Brendan Leonard on Wild Ideas Worth Living<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Start running\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/h\/running\">Running gear at REI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/learn\/expert-advice\/running-basics.html\">Running basics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/learn\/expert-advice\/running.html\">How to train for running<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brendan Leonard hates running. Which is why it was surprising when he signed up for a 100-mile race with his best friend. Not only did he figure out how to run 100 miles, he made a documentary film about it. 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