Tag Archives: running

Thank God for zinc in fighting the common cold

By Christopher Cudworth I don’t get paid for product endorsements, so what you are about to read is a simple personal testimonial for a type of product that truly works in easing the risk and length of the common cold. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A goofball’s guide to grief

By Christopher Cudworth When you lose something in life that really matters to you, grief takes over. The most obvious source of grief is losing a loved one. But there are many types and sources of grief. I maintain it … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Take the long way home: the lessons of the water shrew

By Christopher Cudworth I know you’ve been dragged some weird places if you read this We Run and Ride blog on a regular basis. So be prepared, you are about to be dragged somewhere you never thought you’d go. Into … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Seeing your way to better running and riding

Right after graduating from college, I went to an optometrist in the little town of Decorah, Iowa where Luther College is located. The appointment was going well until the optometrist dilated my eyes and took a look inside. Then he … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Saturday Artwork: Life on the road

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

If your fitness isn’t everything you want it to be, so be it.

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Beware the Englishman, the tarsnake of bonk and the wall

As competitive runners, my best friend and I were always pounding each other in training. Seldom did a run proceed at less than 6:00 pace. We learned that habit in an era when everyone ran fast all the time. Intensity … Continue reading →

Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Saturday Artwork: 1972 drawing of Pre from pic in Sports Illustrated

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Running and riding acquaintances never grow old

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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Running and riding is for the birds

I not only run and ride, I bird. That is, I’m a birdwatcher. Or in North American parlance, a birder. That’s the acceptable terminology these days for those who seek to identify wild birds in the field, in the city, … Continue reading →

Posted in We Run and Ride Every Day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment