Tag Archives: cycling

Running and riding through the flood

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Okay. We got a little rain here in Illinois. Streets are closed. Backyards are watery wastelands. People took 3 hours to get to work. Such a contrast to last year’s drought, when parched, dry land kept rain at bay all … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged cycling, drought, flooding, Illinois floods, Noachian flood, Noah, rain, rainfall, riding in the rain, runners, running, running in the rain | Leave a comment

When is skinny too skinny if you run and ride?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

While wading through photos to put in a video for my wife’s Memorial Service this past weekend, it came to pass that I found a picture of myself when I was skinny. Too skinny. As a competitive distance runner I … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged Badlands, bike riding, BMI, body fat, body fat index, body weight, changing my diet, cycling, cycling enthusiasts, managing weight through exercise, riding, run forever, Saturday morning group ride, skinny athletes, skinny distance runners, too skinny, training | Leave a comment

Thank God for zinc in fighting the common cold

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I don’t get paid for product endorsements, so what you are about to read is a simple personal testimonial for a type of product that truly works in easing the risk and length of the common cold. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antihistamines, bike riding, Cold Eaze, Cold Eeze, cold medicines, cold prevention, colds and riding, colds and running, common cold, cycling, digital exam, distance running, distance training, fighting common colds, long slow distance, prostate, prostate swelling, rectum, riding, running, training | Leave a comment

A goofball’s guide to grief

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth When you lose something in life that really matters to you, grief takes over. The most obvious source of grief is losing a loved one. But there are many types and sources of grief. I maintain it … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged a goofball's guide to grief, Bicycling, cancer survival, cancer survivor, casual cycling, companionships, cycling, cyclists, Easter, Good Friday, grief, grief counseling, grieving, grieving a loved on, riding, running | 1 Comment

Watch out when the rubber hits the road if you run and ride

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth We have read quite a bit on this blog about getting down close to the road and really studying the surface we ride upon. We have celebrated tarsnakes together, and even their wintry cousins, the snowsnake, of … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged American Pie, barefoot, barefoot running, caveman, cavewoman, Christopher Cudworth, college, college sex, condoms, cycling, cycling safety, cyclists, dorm rooms, empty condom package, human condoms, journalism, journalist, minimalism, minimalist running, minimalist running shoes, panties, prophylactics, rubbers, sex in college, Sunday morning, Superbad, tarsnake, tarsnakes, teenage sex, teenage wasteland, Trojans, university, used condom, we run and ride, weenie | Leave a comment

Putting some numbers on running and riding

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Putting some numbers together on cycling and running As an Art and English Major I’ve never been all that good at math. But basic numbers still fascinate me. For example, if you maintain your cadence on the bike at an … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged cycling, cycling career, good at numbers, number of miles you ride, number of miles you run, pace per mile, pro cyclists, running career, Word Cloud, wordle, wordle cycling, wordle running | 1 Comment

If your fitness isn’t everything you want it to be, so be it.

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

It used to matter so much what other people thought of my fitness. Friends were competitors. Strangers had to be convinced I was somehow better than them for being in great running shape. Later it even mattered how fast I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged acceptance, basement trainer, bike trainer, bragging, business, competitive distance running, cycling, cyclist, fitness, Good advice, group rides, Just Do It, Marty Liquori, need for acceptance, network marketing, Nike, Nike slogan, politely nod, run away, runner, runner's world, running, So Be It, Train hard while you're young | Leave a comment

Beware the Englishman, the tarsnake of bonk and the wall

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

As competitive runners, my best friend and I were always pounding each other in training. Seldom did a run proceed at less than 6:00 pace. We learned that habit in an era when everyone ran fast all the time. Intensity … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged bonk, bonked, bonking, CAT 3 races, commuting, cycling, English accent, exhaustion from running, hit the wall, riding in heat, roundtrip commuting, running, the Englishman, training madness | Leave a comment

Grass and bamboo bikes are trippy

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Monte Wehrkamp Know what I’d like? Know what Chris, this site’s fearless leader, would like even more? A renewable, recycleable bike. One that’s handmade, custom fit, and one of a kind. And here it is… (courtesy Velo News) It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Mechanical Genius, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged alternative bikes, bamboo bike, bamboo bikes, Bicycling, bike frames, bike weight, Calfee bikes, Campy, carbon fiber bikes, Chicago cycling, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, cycling gear, grass bikes, handmade bikes, kenda tire, Monte Wehrkamp, mountain bike, mountain biking, MTB, Pinarello, Shimano, Super Record gruppo, ultra, we run and ride, wood bikes | 1 Comment

Cycling is no cheap sport. For sure.

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

As a runner I used to think I spent a lot on my sport. 3-6 pairs of running shoes a year cost a couple few hundred dollars or so. But then I became a cyclist, and turned my pockets inside … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged carbon frame, cost of a bike, costs of cycling, cycling, cycling expense, cycling kit, Felt bikes, golf clubs, investment, lube, shaivng your legs, steel frame, Trek bikes | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: cycling

Running and riding through the flood

When is skinny too skinny if you run and ride?

Thank God for zinc in fighting the common cold

A goofball’s guide to grief

Watch out when the rubber hits the road if you run and ride

Putting some numbers on running and riding

Beware the Englishman, the tarsnake of bonk and the wall

Grass and bamboo bikes are trippy

Cycling is no cheap sport. For sure.

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