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About Christopher Cudworth

Christopher Cudworth is a content producer, writer and blogger with more than 25 years’ experience in B2B and B2C marketing, journalism, public relations and social media. Connect with Christopher on Twitter: @genesisfix07 and blogs at werunandride.com, therightkindofpride.com and genesisfix.wordpress.com Online portfolio: http://www.behance.net/christophercudworth

On Halloween and Until Death Do Us Parts

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

A few years back I tore my ACL playing soccer. The orthopedic surgeon discussed the options and told me I could either take out a slice of my patellar tendon and use that the replace my ACL or else use … Continue reading →

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Recurring dreams. I’m only sleeping.

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

So this is my blog and if I want to digress once in a blue moon I shall choose to do so. Hence the following blog about a recurring dream. It starts with my late wife Linda and I traveling in … Continue reading →

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You’re darn right I’m going to Triumph in these shoes

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth You’ll notice a considerable absence of commercial influence on We Run and Ride. I have not written much about products or advocated many other than people who’ve sent a few things to try out. In fact I … Continue reading →

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Rethinking the bike and a few other things

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth At the time I purchased a real road bike nearly 10 years ago, bicycle frames had gone under a revolution in thinking that changed how most people even looked at the machines we use to get around, race … Continue reading →

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There are times when it is actually acceptable to give up or give in a little

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

This past Sunday morning a group of 10 cyclists took off on a 50-mile ride from Aurora out to Big Rock and back. The course was nicely crafted by an engineer in our group for an enjoyable route of quiet … Continue reading →

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Who is she?

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

She doesn’t mind the shape of my legs, Or that I might shave them. She cares not that I devote a little time out on the road. In fact she’s always with me in one way or another. She knows … Continue reading →

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Sometimes fat is good if it is the size of your bike tires

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth A few years back while researching a magazine article on recreational opportunities in the Chicago area, I was tooling along one of the mountain biking trails in the Palos area, the hub of off-road cycling in northern Illinois. While … Continue reading →

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Cigarettes and chocolate milk and the challenges of temptation

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Admit it. The biggest challenge in your training isn’t the hard work it takes to get fit. It isn’t the pain you suffer from giving 100% effort. It isn’t even the injuries or the illness that make … Continue reading →

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So this liberal, a conservative and a libertarian go for a bike ride…

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth The Saturday morning group ride was a great tradition in South Wendon. Up to 40 riders showed up at 7:00 a.m. each week. That meant for fast-paced rides from April through September. But on a cold October … Continue reading →

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Mortal soles and immortal souls

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

While driving from Batavia, Illinois to Decorah, Iowa for a reunion at Luther College this past weekend, I performed a little math in my head. In a way I’ve always loved numbers, but adding them up in my head is has … Continue reading →

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