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Tag Archives: riding
Going fast and built to last
The cycling season has ramped up kind of slow for me this year. For the last few seasons, we’ve gone to a triathlon camp that kicks fitness into gear. Like most athletes, I need that sustained period of training to … Continue reading
Posted in aging, aging is not for the weak of heart, Christopher Cudworth, climbing, college, competition, cross country, cycling, cycling the midwest, healthy aging, healthy senior, it never gets easier you just go faster, riding, running, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged cycling, false flats, olympic distance triathlon, riding, runner, running, time trial, time trials
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The difference between Cycling and Riding
Today I rode just over forty miles in a rectangular route straight north to the western reaches of South Elgin, cut over to the east side of the Fox River to catch the bike trail, and headed all the way … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, riding, tour de france
Tagged cycling, goofy brain, overall average pace, riding, time in the saddle, TITS, Tour de France, weekend goals
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On the flip side, I don’t have to prove myself at the family picnic
Yesterday I wrote a short lament about the way sports consumes so much of our lives if we let it. That’s not a total regret. I’ve gained quite a bit from sports, including the aptitudes of perseverance when called upon, … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, competition, healthy aging, healthy senior, mental health, running, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons, werunandride
Tagged caregiving, carpe diem, competition, distance running, flip side, Hamilton, Napolean Dynamite, proving yourself at the family picnic, reconciliation, regrets, riding, swimming, tarsnakes, uncle rico, woulda coulda shoulda
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Data tells a story, but not the whole story
I’ve never been a deep data diver. The data that I know well includes my average resting heart rate (47) blood pressure (118/78) and how fast (or slow) I typically cover training miles. After a six-mile run on Sunday, I … Continue reading
On poaching, road rage and political consequences
Yesterday while out birding on a country road west of our home, I turned the corner where the asphalt surface turns to gravel and spied a pile of Canada geese scattered in the snow. Some hunter must have exceeded the … Continue reading
Competition can break your heart
I’m sharing a video today that is compelling in its sadness, and yet inspiring. A Colombian rider at the UCI World Championships is left stranded on the roadside after getting a flat. There is supposed to be a neutral service … Continue reading
Posted in competition
Tagged colombian cyclist, cycling, cyclist in tears, heartbreaking, riding, world championships cycling
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The wounds we carry with us and leave behind
People like us run and ride for a ton of reasons. Along the way, we experience pain, even invite it into our lives. At other times, we avoid it. Try to block it out. Leave it behind. It’s a strange … Continue reading
Posted in Tarsnakes
Tagged riding, swimming, tarsnakes, triathlete, triathlon, wounds we carry with us, wounds we leave behind
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Questions about being an elitist asshole
Back when I competed for every inch of advantage in the world of running, I was a bit merciless in my regard for other competitors. In the first mile of a five-mile race I would ultimately win while setting a … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Christopher Cudworth, competition, cross country, cycling, Depression, healthy aging, mental health, running, swimming
Tagged apple computers, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, elitist assholes, Frank Lloyd Wright, riding, running, Rush Limbaugh, steve jobs, swimming, the fountainhead, The Matrix
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Looking forward to a peak experience in the hills of North Carolina
In late May this year, my spouse and I are participating in a triathlon training camp in the hills (mountains?) of North Carolina. It involves a ton of riding over the three or four days of the camp. There will … Continue reading
Posted in climbing, cycling
Tagged blue mound state park, cycling hills, horribly hilly, north carolina cycling, riding
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