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

Who owns the road where you run or ride?

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

The motorist leaned out the window of his vehicle yelling, “Get the f*** off the road. I pay taxes to drive here.” As if the rest of us don’t? Of course, the reason people pay taxes to drive on public … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged 3 feet of passage, basic driving skills, bicycling on roads, cycling on roads, cycling rights, cyclist, cyclists, driving rights, pedestrians, road bikes, road cycling, runner's rights, running on roads, separating hazards, Share the Road, traffic conditions, who owns the roads | 1 Comment

Running and riding through the light of your life

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

It happens so often that I walk outside and a certain light captures my attention. It happened just now, in fact, while letting the dog out for his mid-day pee. The light was flat and the air was inviting. Damp … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged cycling, fitness, great horned owl, marathon, moonlight, natural instincts, owl, PR, riding, running | Leave a comment

Maybe I think too much about running and riding

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth They say that the left side of the brain controls the right, say that the right side has to work hard all night, maybe I think too much for my own good, some people say so, other … Continue reading →

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Multisport Madness Triathlon Team moves youth to new levels

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth with contributions from John Lorenz Runners and cyclists who like to train where there is less traffic have long favored the roads in Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. There are long sections where bike and … Continue reading →

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On running and riding for a school, a team or a cause

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Looking back at your career in athletics, it is interesting to consider how many labels one adopts and discards along the way. Schools For example, as an athlete competing for school teams, I have been–in order from middle school through … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged 7-Eleven, Astana, Athletes By Design, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, college, college football, cross country, high school, jim macnider, jon macnider, Lance Armstrong, Luther College, Norseman, North Central College, Olympic Trials, Philadelphia, Prairie Path Cycles, pro sports, Runner's Edge, running for a cause, Running unlimited, St. Charles Illinois, St. charles Saints, Super Bowl, Susan G. Komen, T-Mobile, Team in Training, TNT, track, Us Postal | Leave a comment

Damn you carbohydrates! Damn you to hell!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

The winter weight is stubborn this year. For reasons far too complicated to elucidate here, the workout schedule has been steady, then fitful. Which means a few things do not fit so well. So I’m fit full. Like the fertility goddess … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged austerity, belly, burning carbs, Carb depression, carbohydrate loading, carbohydrates, carbs, cargo, Catch-22, cookies, crackers, Depression, fat belly, fat problem, former lover, God, jilted lover, low carb diet, Merkts, sleeping, sugar, sugar crash, we run and ride | Leave a comment

Knowing your rivals in running and riding

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Rival. It’s probably not a word most of us think about all that much. So it helps to look at the definition of the world to know who your rivals are, and why they might be important … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged albert einstein, altruism, America, athletic programs, Bicycling, blacks, China, colonel Harry Summers, communism, confidence, core of competition, cycling, cyclists, cynical, defeat, DNA, dysfunctional, elite cyclists, enemies, evolution, familiarity, Familiarity breeds contempt, fear, fear of homosexuals, fear of women, fields of competition, force for good, forces of evolution, friends, friends as rivals, go in peace, heated rivalries, homophobia, Iran, Jesse Owen, Muslim, muslim terrorism, nationalism, needlessly bitter rivalry, North Korea, political conservatives, political liberals, power struggle, programs, race, race relations, religion, religion without science is blind, religions, revelation, rival, rivalries, rivalry fades, rivals, rivals as friends, Russia, science without religion is lame, secular humanism, slavery, slavery in America, Super Bowl, the enemy, tortoise and the hare, tradition, Vietnam, we run and ride, whites, willpower, working it out, working out, world history, you know you never defeated us on the battlefield | Leave a comment

One honey of a runner and a rider

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I love honey. Loves it loves it loves it! In fact, my relationship with honey is much like the obsession of Gollum in the Lord of the Rings. Honey is preciouuussssss to me. That said, I don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged allergies, allergy, allergy sufferers, antibodies, babies, bee pollen, beekeepers, chicken soup, colds, common colds, cycling, drinks, e.coli, gels, good health, health benefits of honey, honey, hot tea, Medihoney, overtraining, riding, road rash, runners, running, salmonella, sinuses, sore throat, treating colds, WebMd, zinc | Leave a comment

Keep On Running says it all in song, almost

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth One must always be wary of how you read–or do not understand–the lyrics of a song, lest you get the message altogether wrong. Recent history (the last 40 years or so) offers up so many examples of … Continue reading →

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Saturday artwork: “The Hill” where running began

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged biking path, cross country, cycling, Elburn woods, forest preserve, mountain bike, riding, running, running art, running path, watercolor painting | Leave a comment

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Category Archives: We Run and Ride Every Day

Running and riding through the light of your life

Maybe I think too much about running and riding

Multisport Madness Triathlon Team moves youth to new levels

On running and riding for a school, a team or a cause

Damn you carbohydrates! Damn you to hell!

Knowing your rivals in running and riding

One honey of a runner and a rider

Keep On Running says it all in song, almost

Saturday artwork: “The Hill” where running began

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