Tag Archives: running

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

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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Seeing your way to better running and riding

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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Saturday Artwork: Life on the road

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth
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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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Beware the Englishman, the tarsnake of bonk and the wall

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth
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Running and riding acquaintances never grow old

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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Running and riding is for the birds

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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The Zen of making tracks while running and riding

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Many of us track the miles we cover through records in journals, online or through new technology such as Strava or other digital methods. But nothing tracks our existence like the immediacy of our own tracks, left … Continue reading →

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Running and riding through the light of your life

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

It happens so often that I walk outside and a certain light captures my attention. It happened just now, in fact, while letting the dog out for his mid-day pee. The light was flat and the air was inviting. Damp … Continue reading →

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