Monthly Archives: December 2013

How do you grade yourself as an athlete?

Getting good grades is one of the ways we measure our success in life. “Making the grade” is also how we’re assessed in business and other pursuits as well. How do you grade yourself as an athlete? Most commonly we … Continue reading

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10 Things You Have To Hope Don’t Happen in 2014 If You Run and Ride

10 Things You Have To Hope Don’t Happen in 2014 If You Run and Ride By Christopher Cudworth All that positive, encouraging stuff you’re about to read for New Year’s is all well and good. Stuff like resolutions and inspirational … Continue reading

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No room at the Inn

It is interesting to me that so many morality tales don’t really follow up on the real premise of what they are intended to convey. Potters For example, in the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, we witness Mr. Potter stealing … Continue reading

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Have you seen the Copenhagen Wheel? It helps you ride your bike.

By Christopher Cudworth There are a lot of smart people in the world. Fortunately some actually care about the planet, and put their minds to good uses. One of them was Buckminster Fuller, who once said, “You do not belong … Continue reading

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The mercies of getting cut

By Christopher Cudworth The world of sports can be merciless. In some programs, you either make the team or get cut. Getting cut used to be a method of sending a signal to kids that they had to either work … Continue reading

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Running and riding through a world of absolutes

By Christopher Cudworth Liberal folks like me tend to think in terms of relationships when it comes to getting along in the world. But there are quite a few categories of existence that live and die by the numbers. In … Continue reading

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A running (and riding) feud with Coca-Cola

I used to be a big fan of Pepsi-Cola and RC Cola. Both are a bit sweeter-tasting than good old Coca-Cola, the standard by which all other colas is measured. Taste is a big factor in why people choose colas … Continue reading

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How running and riding help you adapt to changes in life

By Christopher Cudworth It is so easy to fall into routines in life that we resist change when it inevitably comes along. People get comfortable and they want everything to stay the same. It happens all the time, and in … Continue reading

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The 7th Man syndrome: Three keys to becoming better than average in your athletic or business pursuits

By Christopher Cudworth For the first three years of college cross country, I ran in the Top 7 at the Varsity Level. And that was good. But it wasn’t great. For a variety of reasons now known to me to … Continue reading

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The 10 Deadly Sins of Training

By Christopher Cudworth You should learn and know the 10 Deadly Sins of Training no matter how much you run and ride. But this is no mere Top 10 list. These can’t be placed in order because they all matter … Continue reading

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