Category Archives: We Run and Ride Every Day

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

A running (and riding) feud with Coca-Cola

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

I used to be a big fan of Pepsi-Cola and RC Cola. Both are a bit sweeter-tasting than good old Coca-Cola, the standard by which all other colas is measured. Taste is a big factor in why people choose colas … Continue reading →

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How running and riding help you adapt to changes in life

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth It is so easy to fall into routines in life that we resist change when it inevitably comes along. People get comfortable and they want everything to stay the same. It happens all the time, and in … Continue reading →

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The 7th Man syndrome: Three keys to becoming better than average in your athletic or business pursuits

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth For the first three years of college cross country, I ran in the Top 7 at the Varsity Level. And that was good. But it wasn’t great. For a variety of reasons now known to me to … Continue reading →

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The 10 Deadly Sins of Training

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth You should learn and know the 10 Deadly Sins of Training no matter how much you run and ride. But this is no mere Top 10 list. These can’t be placed in order because they all matter … Continue reading →

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We’re all Amish when it comes to sharing the roads

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I spent 8 years of childhood where the Amish lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Amish children attended the elementary schools and Amish buggies traveled the roads. A Reuters story in the Chicago Tribune (12/08/2013) documents the fact … Continue reading →

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Sugar. Ah, honey honey.

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

I have a sweet tooth. I know. It’s horrible, right? It’s embarrassing to confess such a weakness. Fortunately you don’t have the same problem I do. Sweets and sugars and hidden sugars in Wheat Thins and other products don’t pull … Continue reading →

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Good design and how it affects your running and riding

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I’m one of those people that rode the wave of graphic design technology all the way from Rubylith to Adobe Creative Suite. If you don’t know what I mean, here’s a simpler version. Prior to the Mac, … Continue reading →

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How running and riding made me a liberal who circles all the way back around to being a conservative

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth All of us get our political, religious and social views from somewhere. Some are formed in youth with the manner in which our parents raise us. Yet the world is full of people who became conservative after … Continue reading →

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Running and riding through sleep’s dark and silent gate

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Are you dreaming of running and riding? Lately I’ve had such weird dreams that I’ve turned to friends and the web to help understand them. On the dream interpretation sites there are zillions of takes about what dreams mean. So … Continue reading →

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Vicarious gleanings for those who run and ride

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth As an active participant in sports all my life, I have never fully fallen into the realm of an armchair participant in sports. I’d much rather play than watch. But there are exceptions. Most recently it was a … Continue reading →

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