Tag Archives: Nike

Has there ever been a better time in history to be a running shoe slut?

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth If you are sensitive to R-Rated language, cover your eyes or stop reading right now. Because we are about to embark on a journey through the sexy, seedy world of Running Shoe Porn. That’s right, pictures of … Continue reading →

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Good design and how it affects your running and riding

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I’m one of those people that rode the wave of graphic design technology all the way from Rubylith to Adobe Creative Suite. If you don’t know what I mean, here’s a simpler version. Prior to the Mac, … Continue reading →

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Urban Running Girl inventing new ways for cool gals to keep warm

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Deborah Cape is an apt name for someone who perfected a super new way for women runners to cover that transitional time when the weather outside is too cool for a tank top but might warm up … 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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It really does matter where you buy your running and riding gear

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth What follows is not so much an endorsement as a bit of documentation of a long-standing relationship. I purchased my first pair of shoes from a man named Dick Pond in 1976. At the time he was … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Putting Black Friday into a running and riding perspective

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s still a bit stunning to me that the major shopping day in America is called Black Friday. Perhaps it is proof that Americans have really short memories. Do people really not recall that the term Black Friday was originally … Continue reading →

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A maximal take on minimalist running

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Let’s talk for a minute about minimalist running. Because we all want to run as naturally as possible. The real deal of course, is running barefoot. That puts you in direct contact with the ground with absolute and constructive feedback … Continue reading →

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The Nike Air Edge and the previously Untold Equipment Addiction Conspiracy

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

It was a simple purchase. Buying new road racing flats. But I am these days convinced it really was a plot of some sort. A clandestine experiment to see how much joy in running a human being could take. It … Continue reading →

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