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The antithesis of fitness

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Having spent all of my life exercising my brains and guts out, running so far and so long that my body almost evaporated several times in the heat, it can be hard at times to pause and … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged antithesis of fitness, Beatles, biking, burden, burdens, cancer, cancer treatment, carry that weight, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, cycling psychology, cyclist, cyclists, distance running, dying from cancer, exercise addiction, fitness, getting better all the time, half-marathon, health, Lance Armstrong, Livestrong, mental health, ovarian cancer, overtraining, road biking, runner, runners, running, sports psychology, undertraining, we run and ride | 2 Comments

Running and riding acquaintances never grow old

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Friendships made through running and riding have a timeless quality. Though times and efforts may change and even the ability to run and ride at all may diminish with time, the common bond of shared time on the road, track … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged Christopher Cudworth, counseling, cycling psychology, distance running, Egypt, Egyptian, Elizabeth Khalil-Green, fitness, fox valley, guidance counselor, health, Illinois, massage therapy, mental health, multi-sport, Norris Sports Complex, riding, runners, running, walking, walking for health, women runners | Leave a comment

The tarsnake of self indulgence can help or hinder our running and riding

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Whether you run or ride as your principal form of exercise or add swimming to do triathlons, the time involved to engage in training and racing can be considerable. If truth be told, there is a streak of selfishness that … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged get obsessed and stay obsessed, health, lovable, marathon, marathon obsession, marathon training, nutty characters, obsessed, pursuits, reward yourself, self, self-discipline, self-fulfillment, self-indulgence, selfless, swimming, triathlon, Type-A personality | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged aerobic sports, Christopher Cudworth, competition, corporate fitness, cycling, cycling psychology, cyclist, cyclists, distance running, fitness, health, improving performance, marathon, riding, runners, running, sports psychology | Leave a comment

The philosophy of staying upright when you run and ride on ice

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged accidents on ice, black ice, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, cyclists, distance running, dog walking, falling on the ice, fitness, health, ice, paradox of ice, philosophy, riding, run and ride, running, sunshine, warm air, we run and ride | 4 Comments

But the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, so why are you working out?

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

New International Version (©1984) For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death. Saturdays and … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged aerobic sports, Cardinal Francis George, Christian, Christians, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, cycling psychology, cyclists, death, dedication, distance running, Exodus, health, holy day, holy days, Jew, Jews, long distance running, Los Angeles Dodgers, marathon, mental health, mosque, Muslim, New International Version, piety, purification, put to death, runner, running, Sabbath, sacrifice, same sex marriage, sanctification, sanctity, Sandy Koufax, scripture, sports psychology, synagogue, tarsnake, tarsnakes, virginity, we run and ride, women runners, yin and yang | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged 10K, Christopher Cudworth, cold virus, colds, competition, cycling, cycling psychology, cyclist, cyclists, flu, flu virus, health, long distance running, marathon, racing, riding, runners, running, training through a cold, training through the flu | Leave a comment

Some words of admiration for fat cyclists and heavy runners

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

As a relatively and sometimes frighteningly skinny person all my life, it is only in middle age that dealing with fat has become any sort of problem. The diet relied upon to pump my body full of fuel in more … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged 10K, aerobic sports, bikes, biking, Christopher Cudworth, competition, corporate fitness, cycling, cycling accidents, cycling psychology, fitness, health, long distance running, love handles, marathon, riding, road biking, running, tarsnakes, women runners | 4 Comments

Why we should forgive rather than forget Lance Armstrong

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Retired professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton’s book The Secret Race documents the doper’s decade of the 2000s when bike racers made a common practice of taking performance enhancing drugs and doing blood transfusion to increase hematocrit counts and raise oxygen carrying … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alberto Cantador, Alexander Vinokourov, blood doping, Christian Vande Velde, competition, criminal charges, cycling, cyclists, Floyd Landis, French media, George Hincapie, getting popped, health, hematocrit, hematocrit level, Lance Armstrong, Lance Armstrong comeback, Livestrong, Livestrong Foundation, Nike, peloton, porn, porn star, porn stars, road biking, road cycling, steroids, The Secret Race, Tour de France, Tour titles, Tyler Hamilton, USADA, Velo News | 5 Comments

It’s Monday. Welcome to the treadmill.

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth It’s cold out there Runners and cyclists facing the cold winter months must make a decision on how to keep up their training. You can train outside, bundling up to fight the elements, which for runners often … Continue reading →

Posted in Mechanical Genius, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged aerobic sports, bike safety, bike trainer, corporate fitness, cycling indoors, cycling psychology, cyclists, distance running, fitness, health, indoor running, indoor training, marathon, runners, running, running indoors, spinning, sports psychology, treadmill, treadmills, winter riding, winter running | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: health

The antithesis of fitness

Running and riding acquaintances never grow old

The tarsnake of self indulgence can help or hinder our running and riding

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

The philosophy of staying upright when you run and ride on ice

But the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, so why are you working out?

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

Some words of admiration for fat cyclists and heavy runners

Why we should forgive rather than forget Lance Armstrong

It’s Monday. Welcome to the treadmill.

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