Category Archives: cycling

On Sports Illustrated, Victoria’s Secret, tattoos and other not so secret displays of self

As a devout liberal and Progressive thinker, I’m all for people being and doing what they want with their bodies. Yet something in me recoils at the manufactured imagery of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. Or for that matter, the airbrushed models in … Continue reading

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Liv Cycling’s newest Ambassador shares the joys of cycling and triathlon

By Christopher Cudworth Sarah Wangerin Farsalas is a resident of Wheaton, Illinois. But that’s just a point of reference for the spectrum of highly mobile adventures in which she engages. Farsalas is first and foremost a mother of three children. That keeps … Continue reading

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The things that go through our head when climbing a really big hill

Yeah. Our brains do weird things to us.

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A little less fear of a cold winter and the blue moon

My record for running in the cold is twenty seven below zero. My eyes froze shut that day. Had to stop and thaw them out with warm hands pulled from thick mittens. That run only lasted two miles. it was … Continue reading

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What it’s like to live with anxiety and depression. How running and riding can help.

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What it means to really LOVE our running and riding

More than one person I know has made this similar observation about their love of running or cycling. “I don’t know what I’d do without it.” Of course (and unfortunately) we all typically do get to experience life without our favorite activities. Injury … Continue reading

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50 Shades of Grey in Cycling

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No time left for you

Back in 7th grade my best friend and I were deep in the business of discovering girls. We dove into the social maelstrom that was the late 1960s lovefest with our eyes on being liked and liking back. Part of … Continue reading

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Beware the opposite of insanity. It can kill you.

Last spring and summer was a weird training period. Every time I ramped up something stupid would happen to provide a setback. Of course the worst of the lot was crashing face first into a tree. That was kind of … Continue reading

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Greetings from Angola, where all my newest readers apparently live

Yes today marked a big new milestone in the annals of We Run and Ride. We just topped 5000 views in a single day. According to the stats on WordPress, those views came from the nearby country of Angola. Here’s a … Continue reading

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