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You never dream it could happen to you

By Christopher Cudworth It doesn’t always pay to try to relate dreams to others. It seems you can never fully capture the weirdness and reality of a dream when you describe it to someone else in conversation. Yet sometimes the … Continue reading

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Training hard when you run and ride? Not in comparison to a crappy summer job.

By Monte Wehrkamp in response to a shared post by Christopher Cudworth Today’s article begins with an hilarious post from a blogger at the site: It’sAlwaysSunnyRunning.com. I read her posts regularly and this one was particularly funny and true, about … Continue reading

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Nighthawks

Nighthawks by Christopher Cudworth There really is a bird called a nighthawk. They are in the same family of birds as whip-poor-wills, marked with exceptionally cryptic coloration so that when they sit still on a branch or on the ground, … Continue reading

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What’s bugging you on the run or ride?

By Christopher Cudworth Every summer while running and riding there seems to be something new and annoying that comes along to bug you from one end of the season to the other. Itching to run and ride For me one … Continue reading

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Enjoying a bloom of fitness

By Christopher Cudworth Athletic fitness, like the bloom of a brilliant flower, often lasts a few days, or at best a few weeks, before the peak fitness must fade. The rhythm of blooms Our bodies, like annual or even perennial … Continue reading

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Chain reactions

By Christopher Cudworth Chain reactions Cyclists know there is no more important component on the bike than the bike chain. Along with the crankset it is the primary device that propels you. A rusted chain slows you down. A busted … Continue reading

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Orange Crush redux

By Christopher Cudworth Ask me why I take pictures of things run over on the road and I’ll share the reason that the road is a transient place, its surface is ever changing, and there is something symbolic about that … Continue reading

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Screaming serenity

As it crept into the vernacular as an enticing notion of mind control, the idea of zen thought has been twisted and turned into just about anything a person wants to call it. The Urban Dictionary defines zen this way: One … Continue reading

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Leaving the bike behind to run

By Christopher Cudworth Pretty soon I’m packing up for a trip to Southwest Wisconsin. Some friends and I are going to visit Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright south of Spring Green, Wisconsin. We’ll also enjoy a play the … Continue reading

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What does a smashed turtle on the road really mean?

At the tail end of a pleasant 25 mile bike ride this past Saturday morning, I was feeling good about the new bike fit and riding with a pair of riders who happened up behind me at a stop light … Continue reading

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