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Tag Archives: cycling accidents
Coming full circle with The Wright Stuff
By Christopher Cudworth From the top of a ridge in Governor Dodge State Park 45 miles west of Madison, Wisconsin, you can see the Milky Way quite clear on a cloudless summer night. The stars that cover the rest of … Continue reading
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Tagged aerobic sports, Bicycling, bike safety, bike wobble, cancer, cancer survival, christopher cud worth, Christopher Cudworth, competition, cycling, cycling accidents, cycling injury, cycling psychology, evolution, fitness, marathon, milky way, milky way galaxy, physics, sports psychology, survival, we run and ride
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Your sock drawer may be key to success in life
By Christopher Cudworth Many years back there was a Thorlo sock campaign in which people ran marathons in their Thorlo socks as a means to prove the quality of the Thorlo brand. Thorlos really are a superior sock. The thickest … Continue reading
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Tagged aerobic sports, athletic socks, blasphemy, Catholic, Catholic Storm Troopers, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, cycling accidents, inquisition, Lance Armstrong, legend, marathon, organizing your sock drawer, running shoes, sock drawer, spanish inquisition, tarsnakes, Thorlo, Thorlos, we run and ride
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How running and riding help conquer your fears
By Christopher Cudworth Fear is the emotion that too commonly keeps people from reaching their potential in all phases of life. We fear failure. We fear success. We fear rejection. We fear lack of will. We fear the unknown. We … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement, Christopher Cudworth, competition, conquering fears, corporate fitness, cycling, cycling accidents, cycling psychology, cyclist, cyclists, distance running, fear, fearing God, fitness, goal-setting, God-fearing, life balance, marathon, over, overcoming fear, overcoming fears, overcoming phobias, personal goals, riding, runner, runners, self-discovery, setting personal goals, sports psychology, we run and ride
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The ever present tarsnake of road rage
By Monte Wehrkamp Hugging the white line, I navigated my way around a busy downtown intersection. Head on a swivel, I checked the parking lot exit of a nearby business — one of the local bike stores — all clear. … Continue reading
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Tagged angry cyclists, angry drivers, bicycle accidents, bicycle deaths, Chevy Trailblazer, cycling accidents, dealing with road rage, illinois league of bicyclists, Jamis, Jamis-hagens Berman, Longmont Colorado, Map My Ride, more cyclists on roads, pile-up, Ride the Rockies, road conflict, Road rage, roadkill, stay calm and pedal on, stop sign, Strava, tarsnake, tarsnakes, tempers, Todd Harriot, Tucson, Tyler Wren
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Saturday artwork: Goldeneyes are a sign of winter
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Tagged arrival time, biking, Christopher Cudworth, climate change, cycling, cycling accidents, cycling psychology, cyclist, cyclists, december, distance running, Fox river, goldeneye ducks, january, long distance running, Midwest, runners, running, running and riding, snowless winter, we run and ride
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Having the courage to go slow is the fast track to running and riding success
By Christopher Cudworth Go slow. In fact, go slow for much of your training. Whether you run or ride, using slower runs and training rides is key to building baseline fitness. If you don’t go slow, but only go medium … Continue reading
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Tagged 10K, aerobic sports, base-building, bikes, biking, Christopher Cudworth, competition, cycling, cycling accidents, cycling psychology, cyclist, cyclists, distance running, fitness, going slow in training, half-marathon, long distance running, long rides, long slow distance, marathon, riding, runner, runners, running, sports psychology, training slow
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Some words of admiration for fat cyclists and heavy runners
As a relatively and sometimes frighteningly skinny person all my life, it is only in middle age that dealing with fat has become any sort of problem. The diet relied upon to pump my body full of fuel in more … Continue reading
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Tagged 10K, aerobic sports, bikes, biking, Christopher Cudworth, competition, corporate fitness, cycling, cycling accidents, cycling psychology, fitness, health, long distance running, love handles, marathon, riding, road biking, running, tarsnakes, women runners
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The tarsnake of being thankful for things that didn’t happen
Thanksgiving is about saying thanks for everything you have in life. Food. Family. Love. Relationships. Your road bike. A favorite pair of shoes. See, if you run and ride, your perspective gets a little skewed toward your favorite activities. Nothing wrong … Continue reading
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Tagged angry drivers, bike accident, bike crash, cycling, cycling accidents, cycling advice, cycling injury, cyclist, cyclists, distance running, driving drunk, drunk driving, injury, knife attack, riding, road biking, runner, runners, running, tarsnakes, Thanksgiving, training, women runners
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It’s not that far to fall
Running and riding both have their risks. Cyclists, however, are at greater risk of falling than runners. But that does not preclude those who run from exercising some caution, or at least watching where they step. Goof or Consequences The … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle harmonics, cycling accidents, cycling advice, cycling form, cycling injury, cycling miles, cyclist, distance running, elite cyclists, falling while cycling, falling while running, long distance running, mountain running, runner, runner deaths due to automobiles, runners, running, running efficiency, running injuries, running injury, steeplechase, trail running, ultra running, women runners
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Should you be afraid of tarsnakes? Oh, yes. And here’s why…
By Christopher Cudworth Seriously. We tried to warn you. When this blog began in August we introduced you to the danger of tarsnakes, both the literal and allegorical form, that are waiting on the open road to take you down … Continue reading
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