Author Archives: Christopher Cudworth

Unknown's avatar

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

Is your cycling too predictable?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Here in Illinois, land of few hills and much wind, cyclists have to be creative in order to keep from falling into a rut. Stuck in a tarsnake of too many familiar routes and too much routine. … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

How competition can lead you to your best times

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth  For 98% of the running population, the word “racing” is a misnomer for what transpires when most people show up at a running event. Racing actually involves trying to aggressively outrun another runner or a group of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Running into deep grass

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth You know how Sundays go. In your mind there seems to be so much time to do everything you want (or need) to do. So you dreamily, on a Saturday night, occupy your thoughts with plans for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Putting down the Livestrong bracelet

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I finally just took it off. After 8 years of wearing a yellow Livestrong bracelet, it occurred to me while putting on a short-sleeved shirt this spring that the point had been long made. Livestrong had in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Universal thoughts on why we run and ride

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth with original contributions and inspiration from Monte Wehrkamp  If you don’t believe in evolution, you apparently don’t believe in matter. It’s that simple. Evolution traces the history of all things back to that unimaginable moment when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The club scene in cycling or running isn’t for everyone

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

It all started out so perfectly.  Every Wednesday at 6:00 we’d ride 40 miles in a big sweeping loop through the little town of Kaneville. A weekly group ride with the same sane leader leading the group at an average … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Become a Flexible Flyer to improve your cycling this year

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Cycling is a multifaceted endurance sport that involves some contradictions, the first of which is that the lower part of your body is in almost perpetual motion while your upper body, if well-managed, should stay relatively still. It’s almost as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

We sort out who we are by how hard we try

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth A familiar figure ahead on the road. Strong calves. Vee-shaped back. A quick pedal turnover on his black hybrid bike. I recognized my old friend Pete, a high school cross country teammate, pedaling out of town headed … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

10 Things You Can Start Today to Improve Your Running

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

 Go to Bed Earlier. Runners in the habit of staying up late are not likely the runners who get up early to train. Early morning training can be one of your best bets to better overall running because it sets the … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Urban Running Girl inventing new ways for cool gals to keep warm

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Deborah Cape is an apt name for someone who perfected a super new way for women runners to cover that transitional time when the weather outside is too cool for a tank top but might warm up … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments