Category Archives: cycling

A childish fascination with endurance training and bodily functions

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

In order to get your Monday off to a rollickingly childish start, you are invited to click and view this scene from an Austin Powers movie in which our hero engages in a prolonged urination session. Yes, it’s childish. And … Continue reading →

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The devolution of the Clif Bar (and other things we eat)

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Obviously I use the term “devolution” loosely in today’s blog title. Technically the word has political roots. As in: “the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.” Well, the … Continue reading →

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Why my kids aren’t running clones of me

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

One of the vows I made upon becoming a parent was that I would not force my children into liking or doing everything I did. At least I tried to meet that vow. Sure, I dragged them afield for nature … Continue reading →

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6 rules to live by with cycling communication

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

As a cyclist for more than a decade, it has been a challenge and a joy to figure out how to ride better. There have been years when everything seemed to flow. My quads bulged. My lungs thrived. My head … Continue reading →

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Just a few ways that Strava can make you crazy

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth
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Resurrections

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Those of us who run and ride do know what it’s like to rise from death to run and ride again. Or at least we feel dead some days. Aching legs. Ass numb from riding 80 miles on a hot day in August. And yet, when you get moving a little things often improve. You come back from the dead eventually. Continue reading →

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Running and riding from here to eternity

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Last night on the way out of a networking event, I was walking along with an associate toward our cars. We both looked up at the night sky. I remarked that the big planet in the western sky might be … Continue reading →

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10 Reasons Why You Can’t Wait for Spring

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth
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You do your best with the body (and brain) that you have

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

As children we imagine that all things are possible. You can be what you want to be. That childlike innocence has its purpose. It enables the mind to grow unhindered. We explore through play. Some of us take up that banner … Continue reading →

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Running and riding through personal history

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

I belong to XSport, a fitness club with two locations within 5 miles of my house, one in Batavia where I live and one in St. Charles, just up the road. The St. Charles location is on Randall Road, one … Continue reading →

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