Category Archives: We Run and Ride Every Day

These are the main posts. The big, thought-provoking, original ideas about running and riding.

Is running form an ethos that can make all the difference in your results?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth It is 6:00 in the morning at the Batavia (IL) High School indoor track facility. Kelly Krause is dressed in full running gear along with three of her female proteges. All are up early to work on … Continue reading →

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Lessons on race relations from a sports facility

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

As manager of the Norris Sports Complex, it was my responsibility to run a sports facility used for basketball, soccer, volleyball and the run/walk programs held each night for the general public. The rhythms were fairly well established. Between 40 and 100 … Continue reading →

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Why I no longer believe in calories, because Megan Fox convinced me that science is a load of crap

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

“I don’t know how to say this word, so I’m just going to pretend I know how to say it… That’s how Intergnat savant Megan Fox begins her “audit” of science exhibits at the world renowned Field Museum of Chicago. Her … Continue reading →

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Parallel journeys and new dimensions

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Today’s blog on We Run and Ride relates to author Christopher Cudworth’s book The Right Kind of Pride, an inspiration book about his wife’s 8 year journey through ovarian cancer survivorship and the character, caregiving and community that supported them. The book is featured in … Continue reading →

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It takes concentrated effort to combat hunger, especially when it’s real

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Those of us who run and ride tend to understand hunger in terms of managing how much we eat for fuel and performance. We eat to run and ride and swim, or else we hit the wall, bonk or sink. Yet if we … Continue reading →

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Tom Spadafora combines worlds of running, health and business

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth As President of the Fox River Trail Runners, a popular Chicago-area running club, Tom Spadafora sees plenty of healthy people in action at the races the organization sponsors in the Chicago area. The club itself has a membership … Continue reading →

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Racing toward a slightly different conclusion

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth A few weeks back I posted the photo shown in the featured image with a joking comment that it was good the police had the porta-potties protected. One of my conservative “friends” on Facebook went ballistic. He … Continue reading →

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Nothing wrong with a taste of humble pie for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

The 18th Annual Fox River Trail Runners Turkey Trot was a cold one followed by delicious hot chocolate. That’s the way a Thanksgiving Turkey Trot should be, of course. With temps in the low 20s at best, and a snow … Continue reading →

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On commitments equal to our obsessions

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

The wind is so loud outside it sounds like the trains that pass through nearby Geneva, Illinois every day. This wind has caused the snow to blow sideways all day. There is a skin of ice on the driveway. The … Continue reading →

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The dangers in acting your age

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Occasionally people will remark that I don’t look my age. While I appreciate the supposed kind intent of such comments, it also makes me wonder sometimes what they really mean. What would it mean to them if I did look my age? … Continue reading →

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