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Phoning it in ain’t what it used to be
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
Having the courage to go slow is the fast track to running and riding success
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
Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged 10K, aerobic sports, base-building, bikes, biking, Christopher Cudworth, competition, cycling, cycling accidents, cycling psychology, cyclist, cyclists, distance running, fitness, going slow in training, half-marathon, long distance running, long rides, long slow distance, marathon, riding, runner, runners, running, sports psychology, training slow
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Can we ever really run or ride in someone’s else’s shoes?
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
Are running and riding a self-indulgence?
A friend with whom I went to high school and college was living in his girlfriend’s house on Menominee Street in Chicago when I returned to the Midwest after a job in Philadelphia was terminated. It wasn’t just the job … Continue reading
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Tagged 10K, aerobic sports, Alberto Salazar, categories, Chicago, Chicago nights, Christopher Cudworth, Clark Street Chicago, competition, corporate fitness, discipline, distance running, family picnic, get obsessed and stay obsessed, Hotel New Hampshire, John Irving, long distance running, marathon, Marty Liquori, philosophical differences, riding, runner, runners, running, self-discipline, self-indulgence, sports psychology, Thom Hunt, transfer of excellence
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The philosophy of staying upright when you run and ride on ice
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
Training, competing with a cold or flu seems necessary but it’s snot
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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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
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Some words of admiration for fat cyclists and heavy runners
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
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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
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Runnin’ and ridin’ in a Hillbilly Nation
The popular imagination of America seems to have a preoccupation with the unsophisticated side of life. That is, America is in love with hillbillies. One glance at the mega-hit Here Comes Honey Boo should be enough to convince us all … Continue reading
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Tagged backwoods, Bill Clinton, critter, cycling, drinking contests, eating and drinking, eating contests, fat girl, George W. Bush, gold mining, guns, hayseed, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, hillbilly, hillbilly 5k, hillbilly runners, Jimmy Carter, moonshine, riders, riding, road kill, runners, snot-nosed, timber, velominati
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Good Samaritans do not always succeed on the road
In the dim light of evening the figure shuffling ahead was dark and shrouded by his own hood and thick coat. It was 5:15 p.m. on a Saturday evening, mid-winter. A thin skiff of snow had fallen. My mountain bike … Continue reading
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Tagged A Christmas Carol, Bible, cycling, defiant, Dickens, fearful, Good Samaritan, riding, running, Shroud, Spirit of Christmas Future
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