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The Polar Vortex is talking and the birds know what’s good for us

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s 13 degrees outside in Chicago today. The wind has the flags at my neighbor’s house fluttering madly. But that is tame fare compared to yesterday’s reported migration of sandhill cranes over the City of Chicago. Apparently 5000 birds were … Continue reading →

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The secret life of Walter Mitty runs through our veins

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth There’s a scene in the Ben Stiller movie “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” where he’s standing in the park with the character played by Kirsten Wiig and Walter completely spaces out. His mind is on something … Continue reading →

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Getting stoned is not what it used to be

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

None of us gets through life unscathed by health issues or other calamities. Having had my own share of bump-ups the past few years; broken collar bone, infected finger, dim-witted bike crash with stitches in my chin and a bruised … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about sex and the parallel pursuits of running, riding and swimming

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

You knew it was coming sooner or later. The sex talk. After all, we’ve covered all sorts of other subjects on We Run and Ride. From body parts to body functions, diet to flatulence. It’s only natural we touch occasionally on … Continue reading →

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How soon we forget the pain of the last marathon

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

I run and ride with people who are both conservative and liberal. Always have. Always will. Sometimes politics comes up in conversation. Sometimes it doesn’t. The run or ride is what’s important at the time. Here’s the interesting aspect of … Continue reading →

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Did the 2014 election reveal a holy road or a road that’s holey?

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Those of us who run and ride hundreds if not thousands of miles on America’s roads know the difference between a good road and a bad road. We’re intimately connected to the earth. Grounded you might say in contact … Continue reading →

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This just in: Kids still ride bikes on dirt piles

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

One of the more annoying if partly true memes on Facebook goes something like this: “When we grew up lightning bugs were our curfew…” And so on. It’s a strange worldview that turns the liberal manner in which our parents raised us into … Continue reading →

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Everything right about the world is found in these young runners

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Originally posted on We Run and Ride:
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141030/submitted/141039977/ Today’s blog at We Run and Ride features a link to my story published in Illinois’ third-largest newspaper, the Daily Herald. I am proud to have been a staff member of this…

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Preacher Pat Robertson runs the world’s first sub-2 hour marathon after leg pressing 2000 pounds

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Preacher Pat Robertson, host of the epochal television show The 700 Club, recently ran the world’s first sub-2:00 marathon in a privately held race on the confines of a park near the 700 Club studios. The 76-year … Continue reading →

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10 things sure to get your ass out of bed when it’s time to train

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Let’s face it, when it comes to getting in shape there’s nothing harder than getting your ass out of bed in the morning. Even the best intentions and pledges of fidelity to a fitness regimen fade to black when it … Continue reading →

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