Tag Archives: cycling

What do you think of these new concepts that combine running and cycling?

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Monte Wehrkamp with contributions by Christopher Cudworth After reading this short article on new bike concepts, we invite you to take our 3-question poll on this subject and find out what others think about new cycling concepts at PollDaddy.com My … Continue reading →

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The tarsnake of roadside pornography lives on in the Information Highway

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

by Christopher Cudworth, We Run and Ride 25 years ago, before the Internet was even invented, pornography was produced in print form and video. Digital porn was just starting to makes its inroads in the living rooms and computers of … Continue reading →

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The bike alone. A cyclist’s prayer.

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

It sits there in the garage, front wheel off. It wonders why I let it lean there like that. My bike has to wait. And wait some more. Don’t worry, friend. I will put you back together again. Sooner than … Continue reading →

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I’ve never done steroids or doped. And it’s pretty hard living clean.

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

As a competitive runner from high school to post-collegiate days, I stood 6’1″ and weighed 140 lbs. That’s pretty skinny. A nurse who tested me at a health fair scored my BMI (Body Mass Index) at 3% body fat. “Don’t … Continue reading →

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If you’re looking for sympathy, you better get crackin’

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

The minute I crashed my bike into a ditch it occurred to me that I’d finally, at last get all the attention I deserved. After all, I’m the most interesting and handsome person in the world. Why shouldn’t everyone pay … Continue reading →

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Do hairy legs make me a better man?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Standing on the 8th tee of a golf course on a boiling hot afternoon, I stepped up to address my golf ball with a driver on a long par 5. Everyone else in the foursome had already taken their turn, … Continue reading →

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Are we all just road kill on the highway of life?

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

If you put in any amount of mileage on the roads you will sooner or later encounter road kill. It is seldom a pleasant sight. But here is a highlight reel of some of the most common species of road … Continue reading →

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Riding the Tour with a busted collarbone

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

“Riding with the pain of a broken collarbone, veteran American racer Tyler Hamilton won his first ever stage in the Tour de France on Wednesday after a brave solo breakaway effort.” –Red Orbit website, July 23, 2003 The effort is … Continue reading →

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Why a forced break from running and riding is actually good for you

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Despite the fact that I have run more than 50,000 miles and am quickly catching up to that total in cycling miles, I truly didn’t set out in life to become an endurance athlete. Growing up I played baseball and … Continue reading →

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Riding head-on into the medicine zone with no control

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

When you crash your bike and injure yourself you pretty much give up control of your life. From the moment you hit the ground and hear that crunching sound in your shoulder when you try to get up, you know … Continue reading →

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