Monthly Archives: October 2012

Will you try out new styles of bikes that combine running and riding?

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth
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What do you think of these new concepts that combine running and cycling?

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Monte Wehrkamp with contributions by Christopher Cudworth After reading this short article on new bike concepts, we invite you to take our 3-question poll on this subject and find out what others think about new cycling concepts at PollDaddy.com My … Continue reading →

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In which a novice marathoner wrestles the tarsnake of hydration and learns a lesson for the ages

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Runners and cyclists who test their own limits invariably find themselves in interesting circumstances. Whether you run or ride, you can appreciate that pain and suffering can come about whenever you enter into some kind of contract (usually social) and … Continue reading →

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Justice for those who have to be one step or one wheel ahead all the time

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth You probably know someone with whom you run or ride that always has to be one wheel or one step ahead of you. If you pick up the pace, they pick up the pace. Always one wheel. … Continue reading →

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The tarsnake of roadside pornography lives on in the Information Highway

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

by Christopher Cudworth, We Run and Ride 25 years ago, before the Internet was even invented, pornography was produced in print form and video. Digital porn was just starting to makes its inroads in the living rooms and computers of … Continue reading →

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Running again! And cycling too!

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

I don’t usually post twice a day to We Run and Ride because I don’t want to wear out any welcomes. But short bits of good news are always worth writing about, in case it inspires good thoughts in others. My … Continue reading →

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The bike alone. A cyclist’s prayer.

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

It sits there in the garage, front wheel off. It wonders why I let it lean there like that. My bike has to wait. And wait some more. Don’t worry, friend. I will put you back together again. Sooner than … Continue reading →

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I’ve never done steroids or doped. And it’s pretty hard living clean.

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

As a competitive runner from high school to post-collegiate days, I stood 6’1″ and weighed 140 lbs. That’s pretty skinny. A nurse who tested me at a health fair scored my BMI (Body Mass Index) at 3% body fat. “Don’t … Continue reading →

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Racing through time at a walker’s pace

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Dr. Joe is the ER physician who referred me to the amazing collarbone surgeon at OAD Orthopedics, and Joe sent a text this past Sunday afternoon just before my wife and I were going out for a … Continue reading →

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When life deals you s***, you still have to smile.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

It can be said that athletes are at greatest risk when they’re not doing much of anything. We’ve all heard stories of pro athletes chopping their thumb tendons while cutting carrots before a game. Or sneezing and causing a back … Continue reading →

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