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The tarsnake of being thankful for things that didn’t happen
Thanksgiving is about saying thanks for everything you have in life. Food. Family. Love. Relationships. Your road bike. A favorite pair of shoes. See, if you run and ride, your perspective gets a little skewed toward your favorite activities. Nothing wrong … Continue reading
Posted in Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged angry drivers, bike accident, bike crash, cycling, cycling accidents, cycling advice, cycling injury, cyclist, cyclists, distance running, driving drunk, drunk driving, injury, knife attack, riding, road biking, runner, runners, running, tarsnakes, Thanksgiving, training, women runners
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Caffeine is for wussies: How I quit and lived to tell about it
Those of you who like (or love) coffee seem to be a happy bunch. You can be seen emerging from your local Starbucks or Caribou or local coffee bistro clutching with two hands a cup of whatever favorite flavor you … Continue reading
Posted in Tarsnakes
Tagged caffeine, caffeine fix, Caribou Coffee, coffee, cycling, cyclists, Graham's 318, latte, post-caffeine crash, racing, runners, running, Starbucks, training
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Gift of a lifetime: A tribute to a favorite fan
In late October 2005 I worked for a newspaper and had gone to the office early to make some phone calls and get ready for a sales appointment that morning. Sitting at a desk outside the photo department, I could … Continue reading
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Tagged 10K, chemotherapy, Christopher Cudworth, distance running, Emily Nichols Cudworth, fitness, health, lymphoma, mental health, pancreatic cancer, riding, runners, running, sports psychology, Stewart Cudworth, stroke, training, Unitarian, Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva
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Should you be afraid of tarsnakes? Oh, yes. And here’s why…
By Christopher Cudworth Seriously. We tried to warn you. When this blog began in August we introduced you to the danger of tarsnakes, both the literal and allegorical form, that are waiting on the open road to take you down … Continue reading
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Tagged bike crash, bike wobble, biking, country roads, cycling, cycling accidents, cycling injury, cycling psychology, cyclists, group ride, poisonous creatures, riders, road biking, road racing, road repair, roads, runner, runners, running, snow snakes, sports psychology, tarsnake, tarsnakes, training
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Is riding or running at a “respectable pace” your worst enemy?
The first year I got my road bike was the best year of training and racing ever. And that’s not a good thing. Because in the 8 years since I bought a Felt 4C carbon fiber road bike, I’ve developed … Continue reading
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Tagged 10K, aerobic sports, base, bikes, biking, corporate fitness, criterium, cross country, cross-training, cycling, cycling psychology, cyclist, cyclists, distance running, health, marathon, mental health, pace, pacing, racing, recovery, revelation, riding, road bike, road biking, road racing, runner, runners, running, running shoes, sports psychology, training, training plan
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A maximal take on minimalist running
Let’s talk for a minute about minimalist running. Because we all want to run as naturally as possible. The real deal of course, is running barefoot. That puts you in direct contact with the ground with absolute and constructive feedback … Continue reading
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Tagged adidas, adidas italia, aerobic sports, ASICS, corporate fitness, cycling, cyclist, dress shoes, fitness, health, injury, long distance running, marathon, minimalist, minimalist running, minimalist running shoes, minimalist training, Mizuno, Nike, performance, Puma, racing, Reebok, riding, road racing, runner, runners, running, running efficiency, running shoes, Sebastian Coe, shoes, sports psychology, track racing, track shoes, training, walking
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When nature calls, we all face a tarsnake of how and where to go
We’ve all been there. 3 miles into a 6 mile loop and wham! The urge to go strikes with a vengeance. It can happen to anyone. Like the poor woman I encountered crouching behind the thin cover of leafless hedge … Continue reading
A tribute to a rider named John.
Last evening the guys in our group ride received the sad news that a longtime rider on Saturday and Sunday mornings had passed away suddenly. The causes are not yet known, but it seems he was simply enjoying using his … Continue reading
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Tagged aerobic sports, biking, cross country skiing, cycling, cycling injury, cycling psychology, cyclists, draft, fitness, grief, health, loss, mental health, nordic skiing, riding, running, sports psychology, tarsnakes, Tour de France, training
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Oh my God. I’m out of breath.
As kids most of us grew up running and playing, riding our bikes and generally exerting ourselves without the term “training” associated with our activities. When we got tired, we either stopped or begged others to stop the game while … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 years old, coaching, cycling, fitness, fun, indoor soccer, kids, out of breath, running, simplicity, soccer, training
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The tarsnake of pricks on the road who run and ride
While walking the dog through a park near our house that was in the process of a makeover with new ballfields, playgrounds and turf, we followed the newly paved trail around the perimeter and met up with some interesting artwork … Continue reading
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Tagged being a prick, cycling, distance running, group ride, human nature, joggers, male anatomy, prick, pricks, riding, runners, running, sports, tarsnakes, training, women runners
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