Category Archives: cycling

Running Shoes and Souls: A We Run and Ride video special on biomechanics, orthotics and healthy running

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth
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A harvest of reason from the seasons

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

It was not until my early 20s that I learned that my uncle Kermit Nichols had been a tremendous runner in high school and college. What I knew about him to that point was gleaned from summer visits to the … Continue reading →

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Suzy Favor Hamilton and the rush to judgment on mental illness

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

A recent issue of Sports Illustrated ran an excerpt from the upcoming book by Suzy Favor Hamilton. You may recall she is the former track star that through her own need for excitement began working as a highly paid escort. … Continue reading →

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Porta Pottie politics

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Everyone knows, or at least they should by now after years of Porta Pottie use, that throwing garbage of any sort into the waste area can mess up the system of cleaning them out. Yet there are people who simply don’t care. In fact they go beyond simply not caring and throw whatever they like in there. Continue reading →

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It’s a long way to Boston any way you run

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

So my friend Russ Bauch was running the Fox Valley Marathon in an attempt to qualify for Boston. He missed by only 30 seconds, due primarily to some cramping in his legs in the final two miles of the race. … Continue reading →

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You’ve got a good head on your shoulders, sometimes

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

So yesterday while running I had an embarrassing thing happen. My damn head fell right off. At first I didn’t notice. Not for a few strides. But then my head was lying there watching my body running off without me … Continue reading →

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The triathlon of eating, sleeping and shitting

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

I once dated a gal in college that professed not to like eating, sleeping or shitting. “I just don’t like to waste time doing those things,” she admitted. That relationship broke off after two years, but not for those reasons. … Continue reading →

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Down a trail gladly

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The path along the Fox River through Fabyan Forest Preserve may be the most popular section of running trail in all of Kane County. The preserve itself has been named a favorite for years in reader polls by local newspapers and … Continue reading →

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Early risers who run, ride and swim

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning while walking the dog I turned the corner and the view down the street was perfectly composed. A rising sun seemed to be following a course through the space between the trees. Of course that’s all an illusion … Continue reading →

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A successful experiment with the Waterford bike

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

A while back I wrote about the difficulty I’ve been having at the competitive level in duathlons and triathlons getting good results in the bike segment. No matter how hard I rode on my Felt 4C, or how I managed … Continue reading →

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