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Become a Flexible Flyer to improve your cycling this year

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Cycling is a multifaceted endurance sport that involves some contradictions, the first of which is that the lower part of your body is in almost perpetual motion while your upper body, if well-managed, should stay relatively still. It’s almost as … Continue reading →

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Reflections of yourself when you run and ride

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Lacking the services of a good running form or riding coach, there are still things you can do to learn how your form may be affecting your fitness and speed. All it takes is a good long look at yourself … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Who owns the road where you run or ride?

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

The motorist leaned out the window of his vehicle yelling, “Get the f*** off the road. I pay taxes to drive here.” As if the rest of us don’t? Of course, the reason people pay taxes to drive on public … Continue reading →

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Saturday artwork: Goldeneyes are a sign of winter

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth
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Phoning it in ain’t what it used to be

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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Having the courage to go slow is the fast track to running and riding success

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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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Can we ever really run or ride in someone’s else’s shoes?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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Training, competing with a cold or flu seems necessary but it’s snot

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

The Lake County Half-Marathon was a one-way ride of sorts. The start and finish were exactly 13.1 miles apart. Then the marathoners kept going, further down the Lake Michigan shore to the finish another 13.1 miles away. A linear race … Continue reading →

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What tarsnakes are trying to tell those who run and ride

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Every time our county repaves a road, it is cause for celebration among those who run and ride. Gone are the dangerous cracks and rubbery tar snakes that take down cyclists and cause runners to roll ankles or experience the … Continue reading →

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