Category Archives: running

Aren’t you sick of all this garbage?

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

I went for an odd run yesterday. It was windy as heck, for one thing. So my early pace of 10:00 per mile did not increase much over the first two miles. Then I turned into a neighborhood where a … Continue reading →

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Blasts from the past

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Perhaps you’ve experienced a few encounters online the past year or so in which people openly defy practical truth in favor of their closely embraced ideology. Much of the world, it seems, is quite busy manufacturing their own version of … Continue reading →

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There’s always someone faster than you, and often it’s a woman

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday afternoon was hot. Ninety-plus degrees hot. But my planned run on the Great Western Trail promised shade for much of the way. So I parked the car and wandered over to the trailhead and stretched a bit. A mother … Continue reading →

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All-in on the orange today

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Some days you wake up, get dressed and get on your way without much thinking about what to wear. But for reasons deep within my peachy skull, today I wanted to wear orange. I like orange. It makes me happy. … Continue reading →

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The problem with Covid-19 and all that crap

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

While most of the world is sick of Shelter At Home orders and stores and businesses being closed due to Coronavirus, those of us that run and ride and swim face a genuinely vexing problem while we try to stay … Continue reading →

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Maybe fireworks aren’t what really matters

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

For several decades our family tradition was spending the 4th of July in my in-laws’ back yard. We’d light small fireworks all day until everyone smelled like smoke and gunpowder. My son grew to love the pyrotechnics and his uncle … Continue reading →

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“You’re fast.”

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

As the years pile up, the words “You’re fast” aren’t heard so much. On a typical day, my per-mile pace is 3:00 slower than it was while running in my 20s and 30s. That is why it was amusing to … Continue reading →

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Karah Osterberg is a doggone good triathlete

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

On occasion here at We Run and Ride, we profile an interesting athlete. Over the eight-plus years this blog has existed, we’ve interviewed dozens of people from local heroes to world class athletes and even world champions such as Craig … Continue reading →

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Iris it could be like this all year outside

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

I get why people move to moderate climates. It’s easy to get sick of cold weather. That’s especially true when you like to spend time outdoors. These last weeks of May and early weeks of June are special here in … Continue reading →

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A hummingbird can kick your ass

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

About two months ago, a flock of hummingbirds gathered near the shores of the Yucatan peninsula on the East coast of Mexico. Their goal was to fly across the Gulf and arrive somewhere on the shores of Texas. The website … Continue reading →

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