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Monthly Archives: June 2013
3 timely lessons about running and riding in the heat
By Christopher Cudworth Lessons learned are like bridges burned, you only need to cross them but once… Is the knowledge gained worth the price of the pain, are the spoils worth the cost of the hunt? –Dan Fogelberg, from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago marathon, cycling in heat, distance running in heat, effects of heat on athletes, global climate change, global warming, heat prostration, heat stroke, heat wave, marathon in heat, record heat wave, riding in heat, running in heat, Satan, tarsnakes, University of Chicago track club
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Understanding our appetites
By Christopher Cudworth Today we’re here to talk about appetites, so a definition is in order: ap·pe·tite. Noun. A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, esp. for food. A strong desire or liking for something. Appetites. We all have them, … Continue reading
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Tagged appetite, biblical perspective, brownies, China, Chinese population, Christopher Cudworth, controlling appetites, country music, country music lyrics, cross country, cross-training, Disciples, fat, fat and depressed, going too far, Greatest Story Ever Told, high blood pressure, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus the triathlete, loss of sexual appetite, Love it patient love is kind, marathon, marathon a day, mental illness, potato chips, ride 112, Roman games, run marathon, running and riding, Rush Limbaugh, Saint Paul, struggling with appetite, succumbing to our appetites, swim 2 miles, tri-balance, tri-gal, tri-guy, triathlon, triathlon training, ultramarathon, watching our appetites, we run and ride
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Orange Crush redux
By Christopher Cudworth Ask me why I take pictures of things run over on the road and I’ll share the reason that the road is a transient place, its surface is ever changing, and there is something symbolic about that … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, anxious, cycling, fitness test, goal-setting, I've got my spine I've got my orange crush, long distance running, Meryl Streep, Orange Crush, R.E.M, REM lyrics, riding, road kill, running, tarsnakes, Time magazine, University of Kentucky, zen buddhism, zen thought
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Screaming serenity
As it crept into the vernacular as an enticing notion of mind control, the idea of zen thought has been twisted and turned into just about anything a person wants to call it. The Urban Dictionary defines zen this way: One … Continue reading
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Tagged aerobic sports, anxiety, art of zen, biking, Christopher Cudworth, corporate fitness, cycling, cycling psychology, Depression, distance running, faith, half marathoners, half-marathon, health, marathon, marathoners, patience, riding, runners, running, sports psychology, tarsnakes, we run and ride, zen, zen thought
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Leaving the bike behind to run
By Christopher Cudworth Pretty soon I’m packing up for a trip to Southwest Wisconsin. Some friends and I are going to visit Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright south of Spring Green, Wisconsin. We’ll also enjoy a play the … Continue reading
Trying not to ride off the Cultural Shelf
By Christopher Cudworth On the western edge of the sprawling Chicago Metropolis is an ancient ridge of gravel deposited by receding glaciers 10,000 years ago. Most people who live in region seem to have no sense of this geological fact, … Continue reading
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Tagged 50% believe in literal bible, 50% obesity rate, America, Boston Marathon bombings, Cultural shelf, cyclists, dust bowl, guns in America, highbrow, Illinois prairie, lowbrow, narcissism, obesity rate, runners, terrorism in America, violence in America
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A ride with a daughter on Father’s Day
By Christopher Cudworth “I might like to go for a bike ride,” she told me. “Well, your mother’s bike is pretty sweet,” I replied. “It’s a Trek Navigator 2.0. A nice trail bike.” We lost her mother to cancer in … Continue reading
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Tagged A ride with a daughter, bike riding, cycling, daughters, Father's Day, Schwinn, schwinn varsity, trek navigator
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Lance Armstrong making reported comeback for 2013 Tour de France
By Christophe Cudowerth, Famouse French Cycling Journaliste Well, we knew it had to happen. Lance Armstrong is making yet another comeback in time for the 2013 Tour de France. If you haven’t heard about the comeback, it’s because Lance has … Continue reading
Busy doin’ nothin’ till we run and ride
It’s great when you get on a training roll and time seems to expand to allow you the freedom and focus to ride or run everyday. But of course it doesn’t always work that way. Busy Doin’ Nothin’ I had … Continue reading
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Tagged beach boys, brian wilson, busy doin' nothing, life management, party, racing, training
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Singing along as we run and ride
By Christopher Cudworth On a recent Saturday afternoon a band called What’s On Tap made it’s world debut on a stage perched at the edge of a wooded property where rose-breasted grosbeaks and purple finches sang background vocals in the … Continue reading
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