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.

3 timely lessons about running and riding in the heat

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Lessons learned are like bridges burned, you only need to cross them but once… Is the knowledge gained worth the price of the pain, are the spoils worth the cost of the hunt?   –Dan Fogelberg, from the … Continue reading →

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Screaming serenity

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

As it crept into the vernacular as an enticing notion of mind control, the idea of zen thought has been twisted and turned into just about anything a person wants to call it. The Urban Dictionary defines zen this way: One … Continue reading →

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Problem solving on the run has a poster child

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth There are two types of problems that need to be solved in this world. 1) Immediate problems, such as things going wrong right now. 2) Long term problems, as in challenges that need to be solved through … Continue reading →

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Are we really surprised about the Boston Marathon bombings?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth It’s horrid. It’s tragic. One cannot really take it in as yet no matter how many online videos there are, or how many heroes rushed to the aid of others. Those stories will unfold. There will be … Continue reading →

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A love/hate relationship with track & field

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Sometimes you don’t choose a sport, it chooses you. Such was the case with track & field. As a kid the track was a strange and foreign environment, mostly because we all ran on cinders years ago. … Continue reading →

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The fine line between Livestrong and being strong

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth My wife Linda passed away last night from a long term struggle with ovarian cancer.  She as 55 years of age. She has been trapped in wrestling match with cancer for 8 years. She won many times. From … Continue reading →

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Let me run this past you…

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

This will be a odd post because it’s a bit of an embarrassing subject. It seems that when I wrote the blog article titled Women Run Past Breast Fixation In Society I had an idea it might get some interesting … Continue reading →

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On cancer, mortality, and running and riding through life

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Over the past few years my wife Linda and I have joined friends on mini-vacations in southwestern Wisconsin. Part of our reason for going is a mutual appreciation for Frank Lloyd Wright, whose work we have explored … Continue reading →

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Take the long way home: the lessons of the water shrew

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I know you’ve been dragged some weird places if you read this We Run and Ride blog on a regular basis. So be prepared, you are about to be dragged somewhere you never thought you’d go. Into … Continue reading →

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Watch out when the rubber hits the road if you run and ride

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth We have read quite a bit on this blog about getting down close to the road and really studying the surface we ride upon. We have celebrated tarsnakes together, and even their wintry cousins, the snowsnake, of … Continue reading →

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