Category Archives: We Run and Ride Every Day

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

Dawn of the Amish Zombie Rumspringa

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

I decided to take the back roads on the return trip from my college reunion in Decorah, Iowa. A simple tap of Directions on Google Maps set up a route through Lancaster and Platteville in southwest Wisconsin. My childhood was … Continue reading →

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The dangers of cycling are real. The reasons why are rather unreal.

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

A new Business Insider article documents the fact that cyclist deaths on American roads increased by 10% last year. That may only constitute an additional 100 or so people, but that is still inexcusable. The article states: “It’s not the … Continue reading →

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I never made the state track meet, but still scored

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The events I’m about to share happened quite a long time ago. But like a good Bob Seger song, some things never quite fade from memory. It was May of 1975. As a senior in high school I was gunning … Continue reading →

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On actually seeing a woman

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning on the way to the train station for her weekly once-weekly commute, my wife pulled an item out of her purse and opened it up. “I have new lipstick,” she told me. She applied it by memory, checked … Continue reading →

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Positive takeaways

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Over the years I’ve read that journaling your emotions is a positive way to get a grip on your feelings. Way back in high school I kept a running journal that recorded results and thoughts about the races in which … Continue reading →

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A Captain at sea and on land

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

As a Captain the Naval Reserves, Mike Czarnik spent many months at sea over the last thirty years. In an event held at Great Lakes Naval Center in North Chicago, Illinois on January 12, 2019, he completed the second phase … Continue reading →

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Why I’m equivocal about legalized pot

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

For quite a few years I’ve been a believer in legalizing pot. Not because I want to smoke it these days. Frankly it was fun to smoke a bit in my twenties, but I just don’t want or need it … Continue reading →

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What book would you use to be sworn in as a Triathlete?

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

My wife turned to me this morning and said, “The new Muslim Congresswoman is being sworn in with a Quran.” Makes total sense of course. We all want to abide in our respective faith traditions. Yet we also know that … Continue reading →

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Cold toes in the shower

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Coming back from a mountain bike ride with temps in the low 30s, I knew what to expect when stepping into the shower. My toes were going to hurt.  When your toes hurt from the cold, it’s a sign that … Continue reading →

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A half-marathon that was half and half

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Let’s begin with what will seem to many people like a bit of a weird confession. The last time I raced a half-marathon was in 1985. Even that fact requires a bit of revisionist history because that half marathon was … Continue reading →

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