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Monthly Archives: September 2012
What role does God play in competition?
As a young athlete it always perplexed me what to ask of God related to my performance in sports. The questions were many. Should I ask God to help me win the race? Does God really do that? Or should … Continue reading
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Overtraining is a tarsnake that can really bring an athlete down
By Christopher Cudworth The tarsnake of overtraining For most athletes struggling to find time to fit quality workouts into their busy lives, the concept of “overtraining” seems foreign and unlikely. But most elite athletes will tell you, it is actually … Continue reading
We all need our own criterium
For cyclists, criterium racing is a frenetic test of bike handling skills and fitness. While there is no such thing as a truly “typical” criterium course, there are some general standards that apply to how criteriums work. What is a … Continue reading
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Tagged ahtletes by design, astellas oncology, bike racing, criterium, cycling, joe berenyi
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Read all about it: The best way to prepare for competition
The great thing about racing is the excitement it brings. The chance to test your fitness against others is the reason many of us run and ride. Competition can bring out the best and the worst in us. A simple … Continue reading
I run and ride, therefore I now walk
It’s never fun being injured. Especially when that injury is profound enough to alter your whole fitness routine. So it is with humility and determination that I will now walk my way to fitness. For a while. Walking it off … Continue reading
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Runners and cyclists can all benefit from a visit to a pedorthist
PEDORTHIST. A pedorthist is a foot care specialist, trained specifically in gait analysis, shoe fitting, foot orthoses, custom shoes, wound care and lab fabrication. –From the Foot Mechanics website The Injury Cycle Injuries to the foot, knee, leg or hip … Continue reading
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Tagged biomechanics, cycling injury, pedorthist, podiatry, running injuries
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The relationship between running and riding, and mental health
The Walker makes us think We called him “The Walker.” His real name was Steve. And he walked everywhere he went, and thensome. Local legend had it that a doctor had told him that walking would help cure his “problem,” … Continue reading
Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged acute depression, ADD, anxiety, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, cycling, cyclist, depressions, mental health, mental illness, NAMI, NaMI 5k, national alliance for mental Illness, riding, runners, running, social anxiety disorder, suicide
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The Fixie’s Up: Public Trail + Fixie = Disaster
By Monte Wehrkamp In my community, we have some very nice trails. Note that I do not call them “bike paths.” Cyclists do use them, but these trails are not for bikes exclusively. Riders share these trails with a host … Continue reading
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Tagged bike brakes, bike helmets, bike riders, bike safety, bike trail hazards, bike trails, craigslist, cyclist, cyclists, elite cyclists, fixie rider, fixies, fox valley, Fox Valley bike trail, hauling ass, joggers, Lycra set, no bike helmets, on your right, Premium Rush, rails to trails, rider, riders, trail riders, urban trails, walking trails
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Is your inner animal holding you back from enjoying competition?
by Christopher Cudworth As the skinniest kid in a family of four boys, two older and one younger than me, it was an art of survival to learn to handle teasing from my brothers over skinny arms and skinny legs. … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate fitness, cycling, fitness, half-marathon, riding, runner, running, school, sports psychology, training
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The art of managing your “athletic identity” when you’re hurt or sick
Everyone knows that getting injured sucks. No, it really sucks. More than sucks. Being hurt grinds you down to the nub of who you are, not who you want to be. In that circumstance, you had better be prepared to … Continue reading
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