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A running (and riding) feud with Coca-Cola
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
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged Bicycling, biking, Cherry Coke, Christopher Cudworth, coca-cola, Coke, coke habit, coke zero, competition, cross country, cycling, cycling and coke, cycling psychology, Diet Coke, half-marathon, jack and coke, long distance running, maker's mark and coke, marathon, Rum and coke, Running and coca-cola, running and Coke, tarsnakes, vanilla coke, we run and ride, whisky and coke
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Nothing better than running and riding on a two-track trail
By Christopher Cudworth With all the ways to get lost in this world you probably aren’t looking for one more suggestion on how to escape the confines of GPS and your commuter route. But here goes. You need to find … Continue reading
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Tagged big city, black-headed grosbeak, city dwellers, Colorado, cross country, cross country skiing, Decorah Iowa, feldspar, Iowa, Michigan, off road cycling, off road running, running cross country, single speed, single-track, two-track, Upper Peninsula, urban parks, western tanager, Wyoming
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We run and ride and swim. And then we drink. Sometimes too much.
By Christopher Cudworth In the summer before starting college the group of guys that ran together and hung together began plotting a major league blowout party for an end-of-summer sendoff. We all got blotto. Drunk. Falling down stupefied. And maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged aerobic sports, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, American distance runners, Bicycling, biking, binge drinking, Christopher Cudworth, college binge drinking, college drinking, competition, cross country, cycling, cycling psychology, distance running, drinking, drinking too much, drug abuse, half-marathon, kenyan runners, marathon, marijuana, mental health, pot, runners, running, tarsnakes, we run and ride
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Understanding our appetites
By Christopher Cudworth Today we’re here to talk about appetites, so a definition is in order: ap·pe·tite. Noun. A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, esp. for food. A strong desire or liking for something. Appetites. We all have them, … Continue reading
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A love/hate relationship with track & field
By Christopher Cudworth Sometimes you don’t choose a sport, it chooses you. Such was the case with track & field. As a kid the track was a strange and foreign environment, mostly because we all ran on cinders years ago. … Continue reading
Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged 2-mile, baseball, baseballs, cross country, distance running track, evil demons, gym class, gym teacher, Jim Cudworth, love hate relationship, love hate relationships, running track, tarsnake, tarsnakes, track, track and field, track coach, wrestling coach
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Seeing your way to better running and riding
Right after graduating from college, I went to an optometrist in the little town of Decorah, Iowa where Luther College is located. The appointment was going well until the optometrist dilated my eyes and took a look inside. Then he … Continue reading
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Tagged birdwatch, consonants, contact lenses, cross country, Decorah, floaters, floaters in your eye, Girlfriend, Gunderson Clinic, Iowa, LaCrosse, left eye, marla runyan, medicine, Napolean Dynamite, optometrist, optometry, otolaryngology, Paula Runyan, proctologist, retina, retina surgery, retinal detachment, riding, right eye, Rum and coke, running, senior year, travesty, ugly glasses, vowels, we run and ride, Wisconsin
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On running and riding for a school, a team or a cause
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
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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
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