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10 things you absolutely must do to become a slower runner

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth You’re sick of running fast.  Admit it. You’d really like to know how to run slower so that you can avoid the pressure of always having to train and try so hard to get faster. Plus, there’s nothing … Continue reading →

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Exercising our ability to deal with stress

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth There are two kinds of stress in this world. The first is stress from the unknown. We grow anxious and worry when fear of the unknown presses in on us. The second type is stress from the … Continue reading →

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Keys to understanding

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth My brother has been using our 2000 Chevy Impala for a few months and he likes the car, so we got together last night to talk about transferring the title and taking over the insurance. He walked up … Continue reading →

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In the pink in all the wrong ways, and tricky days

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

This time of year brings a series of choices for those who run, ride and swim. There are days when weather dictates your run or ride. If it’s a blasting spring wind, the idea of getting out in the open on … Continue reading →

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Why Meb’s Boston victory as an American confuses so many people

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Opening the Chicago Tribune the morning after the Boston Marathon, I read a wonderful article by Philip Hersh, one of the leading sportswriters in America. Not only was the article beautiful, so was the photo inside. The … Continue reading →

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We Run and Ride for sex and a few other things.

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Wake up people, because we’re about to deal with the topic of why you really run and ride. Which is sex. Getting it. Giving it. Round and round we go. We run and ride to get fit, … Continue reading →

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On what it means to be a runner

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth At the age of six years old, I grabbed a traditional old watch off my father’s dresser and headed out to the side yard of our Lancaster, Pennyslvania home. The yard had once been a clay tennis … Continue reading →

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How not to be sore at yourself for working out too hard

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth It happens. You overdo it. Then you’re sore for days. Soreness is the product of muscles and connective tissue that have been strained. The stretching and exhaustion that occurs in body tissue under stress can lead to … Continue reading →

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Town signs and mottos

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Those of us who run and ride tend to visit a few towns along the way. And that can be interesting. Town Mottos Whenever you enter a new town there is often a sign stating the “town … Continue reading →

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5 great ways running and riding can reduce stress

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth In a previous post, we chronicled the strange ways stress enters and leaves your life, comparing it to traveling the Yellow Brick Road in Oz. See, life can be strange, and there is no stranger world than … Continue reading →

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