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.

Streetlights may be Life In Hell for those who run and ride

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Years ago when cartoonist Matt Groening had not yet burst onto the national scene with The Simpsons, his work was featured in alternative newspapers around the country. His main feature was a strip called Life In Hell, which the the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged City of San Francisco, driving conditions, e-How Health, electronic grid, fluorescent lighting, grid, LED bulbs, LED lighting, natural light, organic light, organics, sodium vapor lighting, sodium vapor lights, streetlights, tarsnake, tarsnakes, University of Chicago | Leave a comment

But the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, so why are you working out?

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

New International Version (©1984) For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death. Saturdays and … Continue reading →

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Saturday artwork: Hitting the bricks or riding the cobbles

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Actual photo of brick street in Wilmette, Illinois.

Posted in Tarsnakes, Uncategorized | Tagged bricks, cobbles, road surface, roads, sunning surface, tarsnakes | Leave a comment

Training, competing with a cold or flu seems necessary but it’s snot

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

The Lake County Half-Marathon was a one-way ride of sorts. The start and finish were exactly 13.1 miles apart. Then the marathoners kept going, further down the Lake Michigan shore to the finish another 13.1 miles away. A linear race … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged 10K, Christopher Cudworth, cold virus, colds, competition, cycling, cycling psychology, cyclist, cyclists, flu, flu virus, health, long distance running, marathon, racing, riding, runners, running, training through a cold, training through the flu | Leave a comment

Some words of admiration for fat cyclists and heavy runners

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

As a relatively and sometimes frighteningly skinny person all my life, it is only in middle age that dealing with fat has become any sort of problem. The diet relied upon to pump my body full of fuel in more … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged 10K, aerobic sports, bikes, biking, Christopher Cudworth, competition, corporate fitness, cycling, cycling accidents, cycling psychology, fitness, health, long distance running, love handles, marathon, riding, road biking, running, tarsnakes, women runners | 4 Comments

It’s almost 2013 and that means time for reverse resolutions on 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

A couple years ago my cycling took a strange turn in late summer when a series of flats took me out of action day after day. It didn’t take a genius to ascertain that my tires were worn from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged 2012, 2013 resolutions, bike wobble, bitching, Christopher Cudworth, complaining, New Year's resolutions, plan for 2013, reverse resolutions, riding, running, tarsnakes, training, we run and ride | 2 Comments

The tarsnake of running and riding over Hump Day

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

You know the feeling. Wednesday. Hump Day. When will Friday come? Sure, sometimes you face a weird week with Christmas on a Tuesday and all. So let’s have compassion on those who are already back in the office, staring at … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes | Tagged bad weeks, Bell curve, good weeks, gravel road, Hump day, hump day quotes, iron woman, ironman, switchback, work and training, work and training balance, work life balance, work week | 2 Comments

Running and riding past the tarsnake of those sexy cigarettes

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I once did the math on the number of cigarette butts along a stretch of busy road near my home. It had come to my attention that there were quite a few butts stuck on the roadside … Continue reading →

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What tarsnakes are trying to tell those who run and ride

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Every time our county repaves a road, it is cause for celebration among those who run and ride. Gone are the dangerous cracks and rubbery tar snakes that take down cyclists and cause runners to roll ankles or experience the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes | Tagged carpe diem, cycling, cyclist, distance running, elite cyclists, long distance running, one way, perfect road, riding a perfect road, tarsnakes, temporal world | 1 Comment

Dealing with the tarsnake of the common cold is always a gamble

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Through some very hard-won experience, I consider myself an expert on the common cold. A cold history As a committed athlete since elementary school days, and an endurance athlete since middle school, there have been countless encounters … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Tarsnakes

Streetlights may be Life In Hell for those who run and ride

But the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, so why are you working out?

Saturday artwork: Hitting the bricks or riding the cobbles

Training, competing with a cold or flu seems necessary but it’s snot

Some words of admiration for fat cyclists and heavy runners

It’s almost 2013 and that means time for reverse resolutions on 2012

The tarsnake of running and riding over Hump Day

What tarsnakes are trying to tell those who run and ride

Dealing with the tarsnake of the common cold is always a gamble

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