Category Archives: Tarsnakes

Tarsnakes, like the namesake tar patterns on roads across America, are in the context of this blog any allegorical event, thought or other phenomena that can trip you up along the way, or cause you to swerve or even crash. While tarsnakes are usually best avoided, at times they are unavoidable. And so, we discuss how to deal with these “life events” that either affect or stem from your running and riding.

Still, a tarsnake or other road or surface feature when viewed up close can reveal hidden beauty and perhaps even wisdom.

Nighthawks

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Nighthawks by Christopher Cudworth There really is a bird called a nighthawk. They are in the same family of birds as whip-poor-wills, marked with exceptionally cryptic coloration so that when they sit still on a branch or on the ground, … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness on the streets of New York City

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth The last time I was in New York City was at the tender age of 21, but the purpose was not so tender. My job was to lug 140 lbs. of audio visual equipment up from Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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Not going nowhere

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth For SA One simply must love a double negative. The phrase “I’m not going nowhere” for example, actually means the opposite of what we normally intend it to say. Because if you’re not going nowhere, you’re going … Continue reading →

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Cancer Rocks like you never imagined

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth This it the 300th post on We Run and Ride. Thank you for your readership.  As one who has never been afraid to write about cancer and the effects it has had on our family with the … Continue reading →

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You’ll be glad to know that the pain really matters

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Pain tolerance and the dentist chair Sitting in the dentist chair with heavy lead vest draped on my chest and a dental assistant prepping the x-ray machine for another set of images, I thought back to the many other trips … Continue reading →

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Your sock drawer may be key to success in life

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Many years back there was a Thorlo sock campaign in which people ran marathons in their Thorlo socks as a means to prove the quality of the Thorlo brand. Thorlos really are a superior sock. The thickest … Continue reading →

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The tarsnake of no helmets on little kids

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Monte Wehrkamp Tarsnakes come in many forms, as we now know. My fellow blogger Monte Wehrkamp noticed that the tarsnake of no helmets on little kids in biking contraptions is getting all too common.   Out and about this … Continue reading →

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Share the Road. Who, me?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I have an ugly little confession to make. No, it’s not that I look dopey in this picture. It’s that I hate sharing the road with some kinds of cyclists as much as you do. C’mon, admit … Continue reading →

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Thinking on your bare feet

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Of course we know there is a whole movement toward barefoot running, about which some of us are completely convinced and others, completely equivocal. One has reason to ruminate on such subjects while walking barefoot with the dog on on … Continue reading →

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A 50 mph descent is a bit of a rush

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Watching the Tour de France race go through and up and over the island of Corsica has been an exciting start to the 100th Tour. Corsica from all angles is alternately rocky, woodsy and beachy. That makes … Continue reading →

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