Tag Archives: biking

Time trials and times of trial

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Christopher Cudworth

Perhaps you’ve missed me. Perhaps not. I figure I’m kind of like one of those cyclists who shows up at your side in a group ride after you haven’t seen them in months, says hello, and you go, “Where the fuck have YOU been?” Continue reading →

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From Green Road to Bliss Road ten years on

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

As a cyclist for the last twenty years, I entered the Strava World not sure what it would do for my training and racing. At the start of my cycling experience, I rode my Felt 4C road bike in criteriums, … Continue reading →

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Heads up for a summer crash

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

In 2014 I was finishing up the manuscript for the book I was writing about cancer survivorship with my late wife Linda when I went for a bike ride and started thinking about the book cover. Designing book covers isn’t … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Avatar

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

Perusing the profiles on the FitnessSingles dating app in the early summer of 2013, I observed that there were plenty of active women out there in the world, but not so many close to home in Batavia, Illinois. I signed … Continue reading →

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A bike guy, not quite a car guy

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Last night our community hosted a Block Party that included a classic car show. My job as a volunteer was to assist the fellow who organizes the show. As a good volunteer should, I arrived early and introduced myself. He … Continue reading →

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What the death of Michigan cyclists can teach us

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

I’ve waited a few days to think through the meaning of the death and injuries among a group of cyclists in Michigan. By now social media has essentially had its say and will go back to looking for the next … Continue reading →

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The secret to love what you’re doing when you run, ride and swim

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Motivation is the power source of all performance. Without motivation, there is no will to work. Without the will to work, there is no progress. Without progress, there is no achievement. And without the potential for achievement, there is no real … Continue reading →

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11 triathlon “things” we all know about

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s a bit of a lifestyle, this triathlon “thing.” And even though I can’t call myself a true triathlete yet (…yet) I’ve done some duathlons and added the swimming to the point that my first Sprint is under my belt. … Continue reading →

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Why endurance athletes should be the greatest salespeople in the world.

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s one of the tarsnakes of existence that we must learn from our pain. It teaches us by correcting our wrongs. But it also teaches us that by working through the pain we can achieve great things. Continue reading →

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Cid Carver finds peace and family through the triathlon community in Israel

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Cid Carver is originally from northeast Ohio where her interests in sports and international politics were perhaps innocent and marginal at best.  Finding her place in the world It was only after she moved to her adopted … Continue reading →

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