Tag Archives: cycling

The Dragoon and The Blaggard

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Whether we like to admit it or not, most of us like a good revenge story. Almost every Clint Eastwood movie from the 1970s was about revenge. You know the plot. Cowboy gets beat up. Cowboy goes into hiding. Cowboy … Continue reading →

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What would you tell a beginning cyclist?

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

    This evening if the weather holds up, I’ll be taking a former neighbor kid out to try my road bike. I’ll let him ride the Specialized Venge. I’ll pedal the Waterford. We’ll ride perhaps an hour. He’s been … Continue reading →

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One of the most inspiring cyclists I barely know

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

I started this blog in the fall of 2012. Within a week or two of posting the first piece, I noticed a woman riding up the block where I lived in Batavia at the time. She wore a visor, no helmet, a … Continue reading →

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Head for nature

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning Sue and I got up to run five miles together. The rains had struck with ferocity the night before. There were worms all over the road. Crawling worms. Crushed worms. Worms so soaked they seemed stuck on the … Continue reading →

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Lifetimes to be experienced

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This time of year is both immersing and bittersweet. This morning I birded a bike path next to the Fox River south of Batavia. There were hundreds of warblers and songbirds in the trees. I stopped to watch a Wood … Continue reading →

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Wet and wild

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This weekend there were massive storms across the Midwestern United States. The winds were fierce and persistent. Our run club on Saturday morning did an out and back course with the return trip flush into the stiff northern breeze. It was … Continue reading →

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Time on your own

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

The idea of tracking a run or a ride by satellite on some days just seems intrusive. Who really, truly needs to know what you’re doing? Perhaps even you don’t need or want to know what you’re doing. Just go … Continue reading →

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On strategies for the long run

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

In 2005 I took a swim lesson or two with plans on becoming a multisport athlete. The swim lessons were interesting. I lost a contact lens in the pool and did not make much progress. That was in late April, … Continue reading →

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Training partners or laundry mates?

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

I’ve always done my own laundry for the most part. Ironing too. I’m no pro mind you. Sometimes I forget to separate the darks and lights. Things like that. But I have learned to separate the performance running, cycling and … Continue reading →

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The republican qualities of cycling

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Everyone that has ever served on a committee knows the frustrations of trying to establish a legitimate, healthy compromise to the most difficult items on an agenda. People typically weigh in with all sorts of opinions. In the end, the … Continue reading →

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