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.

A little bit crazy and somewhat hobbled, but much the better for it

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

That’s the general feeling of southern Wisconsin, where engaging in sex indoors and out and getting a little crazy is actually an official state sport. In fact if there weren’t laws against public nudity, it is a fairly sure bet there would be Wisconsinites and Flatlanders humping like badgers on every level piece of land and farm fence from Beloit to Eagle River. It’s just what they do up there. Continue reading →

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Why endurance athletes should be the greatest salespeople in the world.

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s one of the tarsnakes of existence that we must learn from our pain. It teaches us by correcting our wrongs. But it also teaches us that by working through the pain we can achieve great things. Continue reading →

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Recurring dreams. I’m only sleeping.

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

So this is my blog and if I want to digress once in a blue moon I shall choose to do so. Hence the following blog about a recurring dream. It starts with my late wife Linda and I traveling in … Continue reading →

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Who is she?

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

She doesn’t mind the shape of my legs, Or that I might shave them. She cares not that I devote a little time out on the road. In fact she’s always with me in one way or another. She knows … Continue reading →

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Cigarettes and chocolate milk and the challenges of temptation

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Admit it. The biggest challenge in your training isn’t the hard work it takes to get fit. It isn’t the pain you suffer from giving 100% effort. It isn’t even the injuries or the illness that make … Continue reading →

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A long and complicated relationship with the shower

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth As a matter of tradition, the phrase “hit the showers, boys!” used to ring out after every high school and college athletic practice. We’d drag our tired bodies back to the locker room, strip naked and stand under … Continue reading →

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Is sex before competition good for you?

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth National Geographic wants you to know that having sex before competition might affect your performance. The linked article says it might be good for you, or it might be bad for you. Frankly we’re a little surprised … Continue reading →

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Bling me up Scotty, I don’t want to be Left Behind

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth So my duathlon race this past weekend was not just some narcissistic attempt at self-aggrandizement. The real reason I competed was that I wanted the bling. Needed the bling. Because bling, in case you have not heard … Continue reading →

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Appreciating the extreme sides of running and riding

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth The extremes of running and riding are a tarsnake of sorts. We’re so often careful to avoid dangerous situations while running and riding and we take measures like wearing helmets, signaling our direction and running against traffic to protect … Continue reading →

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Attack of the wetsuit strippers and other triathlon chaos

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Ever since I started associating with this triathlon crowd, I’ve had a sense that there is something more to the sport than meets the eye. Thanks to intensive research at the recent Racine 70.3 Half Ironman Triathlon, … Continue reading →

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