Category Archives: religious liberty

50 Years of Running: About religious dedication

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Christopher Cudworth

A longtime female friend told me a few years back that she recalls walking the streets of small-town Elburn with me as I philosophized about various issues. That’s no way to win the heart of a girl. Somehow I could … Continue reading →

Posted in Christopher Cudworth, competition, evangelical Christianity, God, life and death, religious liberty, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

50 Years of Running: Why running is life

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

The Rails-To-Trails movement in Illinois started in the early 1980s. The most significant development in the Fox Valley where I lived was the conversion of the Great Western railroad tracks to a running and cycling path. Most of the training … Continue reading →

Posted in 10K, 13.1, 400 meter intervals, 400 workouts, 5K, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, climbing, college, competition, cross country, healthy aging, it never gets easier you just go faster, life and death, religious liberty, running, running shoes | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I figured out why it’s so hard to run, ride or swim in North America

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

While researching technical information for an engineering client’s website, I found a series of maps that answer a ton of questions I’ve had over the years. For example, why does it always feel like the wind is against me no … Continue reading →

Posted in Christopher Cudworth, cycling, cycling the midwest, religious liberty, swimming, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What athletes can teach the world about surviving a pandemic

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday’s news was dominated by the fact that the State of Florida broke the record for the most cases of Coronavirus in a single day. That outcome was the result of hundreds of thousands of people flooding back to beaches … Continue reading →

Posted in bike accidents, bike crash, competition, cycling, healthy senior, religious liberty, riding, swimming, training, tri-bikes, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

You can’t run from guns in America

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

In February a man named Ahmaud Arbery was shot while out running in a Georgia neighborhood. News coverage of the apparent murder lists several alibis on the part of those who shot Arbery. Video of the incident exists, and it … Continue reading →

Posted in cycling, cycling the midwest, cycling threats, death, hating cyclists, I hate cyclists, life and death, Open Carry, religious liberty, running | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Would you be inspired to compete for Coach Trump?

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Many of us get our start playing organized sports during elementary school years when we first turn out for team sports such as baseball, soccer, hockey or football. That is also the first time in life that we encounter the … Continue reading →

Posted in mental illness, Open Carry, religious liberty, running | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

For the love of God, let’s protect the earth

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Please note: Today’s We Run and Ride addresses at some length and depth the theological issues driving cultural conflicts in this era. This reflects, but is not an excerpt, the work of a book I’m writing titled Sustainable Faith. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Christopher Cudworth, cycling, evangelical Christianity, religious liberty, same sex adults, we run and ride | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Getting your ass kicked by Jesus

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Most of us with a religious faith go through ups and downs during our developmental years. Many teens and college students drift away from the bible stories of youth. Some lose their faith entirely during college years, dumping church attendance in … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, cycling, religious liberty, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Making waves at the pool

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

This summer unlike many summers before, I purchased a pool pass to get in some swim practice. Last year I faked it through the only Sprint Triathlon I did, which required only a 400-meter swim before letting you emerge to … Continue reading →

Posted in Christopher Cudworth, evangelical Christianity, healthy aging, healthy senior, religious liberty, triathlon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

It’s a giant game of chicken on the roads

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

So you see it really is the product of a mindset of dominance and violence of one “tribe” of people toward another. Granted there are elements of prick cyclists making it worse for everyone. Yet the mere fact of existing as an entity on the roads is motivation for the haters to move forward with an agenda of aggression toward cyclists. These actions are protected by laws governing free speech, but at some point the hate does convene into action. And who is then responsible? Continue reading →

Posted in bike accidents, blood on the highway, cycling, cycling threats, evangelical Christianity, game of chicken, gay marriage, hating cyclists, I hate cyclists, internet trolls, Open Carry, religious liberty, road kill lovers, same sex adults, Share the Road, trolls | Leave a comment