How to Use Running to Boost Creativity with Semi-Rad Brendan Leonard / ENDURANCE

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

“My goal is to tell stories that help people in some-way,” says Brendan Leonard, author, climber and ultra-endurance athlete.

Spartan Up Endurance Series host, Johnny Waite, talks with Brendan about the creative process and how to take the ideas we all get when running, and put them down on paper. In this episode you’ll learn...

-How writing about your passion creates the most authentic stories

-To try every medium: Brendan tried a ton of outlets before finding writing

-How to capture the moment when inspiration hits

-Why running without headphones is an idea creation machine

-Where does the creative process come from for Brendan?

About Brendan:

Brendan is a writer, and most of his work centers around adventure, travel, and human experiences with both of those. He’s a contributing editor at Adventure Journal and a columnist at Outside. His stories have appeared in Backpacker, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Men’s Journal, Sierra, Adventure Cyclist, and other publications.

Connect with Brendan:

-Buy his book - I Hate Running and You Can Too

-Website: Semi-Rad.com

-Twitter: @semi-rad

-Instagram: @semi-rad

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CREDITS:

Producer: Ryan Warner

Hosts: Johnny Waite

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

Transcript

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0:00.0	I think it just shifted where it was like you want to tell stories that help people in some way or give people.
0:07.0	It's always like you want to improve somebody's day as opposed to like really make them mad or angry or whatever so that's
0:13.8	that's the motivation for me and welcome to the Spartan endurance series on
0:18.4	Spartan Up podcast with host Johnny White.
0:21.1	Hey Spartan's Johnny White here, one of the hosts
0:23.9	of the Spartan Up Podcast.
0:25.0	And today we've got a great writer, filmmaker,
0:27.5	ultra marathon, our climber, Brendan Leonard.
0:29.9	And we're talking about the creative process.
0:31.6	When you're running and you've got these great ideas in your head,
0:34.0	Brendan's going to talk about how you get them down on paper, how you get the down on film, how you share them with others.
0:38.0	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Dore Lane, a single injection that may provide up to six months relief from
0:44.8	osteoarthritis knee pain.
0:46.4	Risks can include general knee pain and pain at the injection site.
0:49.7	You can see full prescribing information at door lane.com.
0:53.0	Hey Spartans, I'm here again with Brennan Leonard.
0:56.5	We interviewed him recently and it was a fantastic interview about how to get
0:59.7	started in endurance sports and how to progress.
1:01.7	He has a great book out called,
1:03.4	I hate running and you can too.
1:05.1	And Brennan, that's actually what I want to talk about today.
1:07.0	We finished our last interview
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