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Tag Archives: cycling
Knowing your rivals in running and riding
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
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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
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One honey of a runner and a rider
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
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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
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Phoning it in ain’t what it used to be
The definition of today’s phrase of the day, to “Phone it in…” is provided by the Urban Dictionary, where you can find out what things really mean in modern terms. Phone it in: to perform an act in a perfunctory, uncommitted fashion, … Continue reading
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
Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day
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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Hanging out with a great bike
Everyone who rides has a bike history. It’s unavoidable. For example, my brother-in-law took up cycling in his early 20s. First he bought a steel frame Trek 400, a decent bike for its time. As he got into riding I … Continue reading
Posted in Mechanical Genius, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged 56cm frame, 58cm frame, Bicycling, Bicycling Magazine, bike, bike commuting, bike fitting, bike history, Bike of the year, bikes, CAT 3, cycling, Felt, Felt bikes, mountain bike, Mustang, Raleigh, Red Rocket, road bike, Rockhopper, sidewalk, sidewalk cracks, skydiving, Specialized, Specialized Rockhopper, toyota matrix, Trek, Trek 400, Trek 4300, Trek 700, Trek bikes, Trek carbon, Waterford, Waterford steel bike
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Can we ever really run or ride in someone’s else’s shoes?
During an Anniversary Event this past weekend at the Eckheart Gallery in Decorah, Iowa where I show my paintings, I grew tired from talking to people and retreated to the studio where my former teacher and now friend Douglas Eckheart does … Continue reading
Lance Armstrong rides into the present in Oprah Winfrey interview
Like a man coming up for air, Lance Armstrong burst through the surface of his deep and fantastic past to breathe the air of reality during his interview with Oprah Winfrey on the OWN network. Whether those initial gulps of … Continue reading
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Tagged admissions, Betsy Andreu, bitter enemies, blood doping, blood transfusions, cancer, cancer survivor, Christian Vande Velde, Christopher Cudworth, circumstances make the man, cycling, cycling news, cyclists, drowning man, enterprise, EPO, fighting cancer, Floyd Landis, Frankie Andreu, George Hincapie, God, Greg LeMond, hell, humility, King David, Lance Armstrong, Lance Armstrong admission, Lance Armstrong confession, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Lance Armstrong interview, Livestrong, Livestrong Foundation, long distance running, marathon, multisport athletes, Oprah Winfrey, Oxygen Network, religion, retired from cycling, retirement, road biking, running, Tour de France, triathlon, Tyler Hamilton, USADA
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The philosophy of staying upright when you run and ride on ice
By Christopher Cudworth In case no one has told you before, the goal when you go out to run and ride is to stay vertical. On your feet. Perched on your bike. Most of us do a pretty good job … Continue reading
On being a painter, who also runs and rides
This morning while pulling on briefs, the merest fleck of red paint showed on the waistband. It was there from some frantic painting session, long ago for the record, in which the painter hurriedly sat down to finish some section … Continue reading
