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Would you apply for a job to run, ride or swim?
By Christopher Cudworth You love to run, ride or swim. But would you get a job as a runner or cyclist or swimmer if you applied today? What follows are job descriptions for what it takes to do each of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Cudworth, competitive triathlon, cycling, cycling psychology, cyclist, half-marathon, job application, job description, job hunt, job seeker, marathon, requirements, running, speedo, swimming, Tour de France, triathlon, we run and ride, work requirements
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It’s Oscars time. Here are the Academy Awards for the best running and riding movies never made
By Christopher Cudworth A few years back, I organized and hosted a giant Academy Awards party at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles, Illinois. More than 900 people attended. Catering was provided by Panera Bread. People were excited to be … Continue reading
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Tagged academy awards, aerobic sports, christopher cud worth, cycling, cycling films, cycling psychology, long distance running, Luther College, movies about cycling, movies about running, oscars, panera bread, professor, running films, tarsnake, tarsnakes, thriller, Tour de France, we run and ride, werunandride.com
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Cruise Control and what it means to make an honest effort
I have never been one for use of a lot of Cruise Control in any vehicle. It always felt like cheating. Perhaps something in my long career or running and riding makes it feel like that. You come to think … Continue reading
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Tagged aerobic sports, Bicycling, Christopher Cudworth, corporate fitness, cross training for cycling, cross training for running, cruise control, cycling fitness, cycling psychology, cyclist, distance running, drafting, drafting in cycling, fitness, learning about yourself, life philosophy, long distance running, road biking, runner types, runners, running, running and riding, running fitness, save energy, sports psychology, swim training, swimming, Tour de France, triathlon, types of cyclists, types of runners, we run and ride, women runners
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Running and riding through a world of absolutes
By Christopher Cudworth Liberal folks like me tend to think in terms of relationships when it comes to getting along in the world. But there are quite a few categories of existence that live and die by the numbers. In … Continue reading
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Tagged absolute truth, absolutes, biking, Christopher Cudworth, competition, conservative truth, cycling psychology, distance running, focus, focus and attendance to task, liberal truth, long distance running, Rivalry, runners, running, running and riding, smart as hell, Tour de France, we run and ride
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An itch can be a real pain
By Christopher Cudworth For all the hi-tech gear now on the market designed to protect the body from cold, wick sweat and heat and compress the muscles for greater performance, there are still moments in training and racing when the … Continue reading
Is Lance Armstrong really a Jason Bourne in disguise?
Today’s We Run and Ride blog is from my co-blogger Monte Wehrkamp, whose observations via email often fascinate. He’s proven to be right on many fronts over the years, and many times in my experience of knowing him. So when … Continue reading
What to do when your fitness program isn’t twerking
By Christopher Cudworth As we all bear witness to the phenomenon called twerking so famously demonstrated by the precociously sexual Miley Cyrus in a performance at the Video Music Awards (VMAs), it is important for all of us to consider … Continue reading
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21 Days of Tour de France makes a habit, then withdrawal
By Monte Wehrkamp I turned on the TV this morning and turned to NBC Sports Channel. Maybe, just maybe, there’d be a Tour de France recap – a special – with interviews and highlights. Maybe Paul Sherwin and Phil Liggett … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Bob Roll, Bobke, Cadel Evans, Cavendish, chris froome, Christopher Cudworth, jens voigt, Lance Armstrong, Monte Wehrkamp, NBC sports, NBC tour de france, paul sherwin, phil liggett, Quintana, Sagan, Saxo Bank, Shut Up Legs, tarsnake, tarsnakes, Team Sky, Tejay van Garderen, Tour de France, tour de france 2013 results, tour de france broadcast, tour de france withdrawal, USA Pro Tour Challenge
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The Tour de France proceeds on a flawed premise
In its 100th year, the Tour de France has much to celebrate. A storied history. Literal ups and downs. Even reinventing itself after years away due to World War II. It wouldn’t do to have Hitler using Messerschmitts to strafe cyclists … Continue reading
Lance Armstrong rides into the present in Oprah Winfrey interview
Like a man coming up for air, Lance Armstrong burst through the surface of his deep and fantastic past to breathe the air of reality during his interview with Oprah Winfrey on the OWN network. Whether those initial gulps of … Continue reading
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