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Tag Archives: yin and yang
Zen and Karma
Yesterday we explored the yin and yang of being fit. The takeaways are vexing. No matter how fit you are, there are always ways to be fitter. That’s the yin and yang effect. We’re always going round in circles. Or, … Continue reading →
Posted in swimming, tri-bikes, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
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Tagged bike wobble, karma, plantar problems, relaxation techniques, shin splints, stress fractures, swimming, yin and yang, zen
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The yin and yang of being fit
At times during our fitness careers, we arrive at points in training and racing where the progress can literally be felt. I had one such moment late this past week. Having just returned from riding, running and swimming in Tucson, … Continue reading →
Head for love
Of all the mysterious forces in the universe, the light side, the dark side, the power of hope and the drag of fear, there is no greater force than love. But what is love, exactly? Thousands of lines of popular … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 Corinthians, compassion, dark and light, head for love, homosexuality, mysterious forces in the universe, transgender, yin and yang
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Paying attention to the Three A’s of Safety while running and riding
By Christopher Cudworth I recently got slammed by Friends on Facebook for posting a short video of a run along a freeway bustling with traffic. The morning was cold and wet with remnants of snow melt whooshing under the tires … Continue reading →
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, Tarsnakes, We Run and Ride Every Day
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Tagged bicycle safety, Bicycling, bicycling on roads, bike safety, bike wobble, cycling alone, cycling lanes, cycling on the roads, cyclist ticketed for riding outside the bike lanes, enforcing cycling laws, group cycling, group rides, group running, group runs, riding alone, riding safely, road cycling, road running, running safety, safety rules for cycling, safety rules for running, tarsnake, tarsnakes, traffic conditions and cycling, traffic laws, traffic laws cycling, yin and yang
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Understanding Cold Comfort when you run and ride
By Christopher Cudworth Those of us who run and ride tend to spend quite a bit of money and effort trying to keep warm during cold weather. Fortunately, the evolution of cold weather running and cycling gear has led to … Continue reading →
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Tagged alternative cold weather training, Christopher Cudworth, cold comfort, cold weather riding, cold weather running, competition, Computrainer, cross country skiing, cycling, cycling psychology, distance running, global warming, health, runners, running, sports psychology, sub zero weather, we run and ride, yin and yang
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Checks and balances are the secret to a healthy life
Christopher Cudworth For all the technology available to us runners and riders these days, there is still something to be said for the good old hand-written schedule of the day’s events. A co-worker noticed the neat list of tasks and … Continue reading →
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Tagged choice, competition, competitive racing, competitive running, obligation, Running unlimited, work/life balance, yin and yang
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The Gift of Life
By Christopher Cudworth On Labor Day weekend last fall I joined friends for an organized bike ride called The Wright Stuff in southwestern Wisconsin. Some of you know the ride turned into a painful adventure when my bike began … Continue reading →
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Tagged brain surgery, cancer, Easter, Easter Sunday, Glacier National Park, kindness, ovarian cancer, salvation, Saving Private Ryan, soldiers, The Gift of Life, war, yin and yang
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But the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, so why are you working out?
New International Version (©1984) For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death. Saturdays and … Continue reading →
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Tagged aerobic sports, Cardinal Francis George, Christian, Christians, Christopher Cudworth, cycling, cycling psychology, cyclists, death, dedication, distance running, Exodus, health, holy day, holy days, Jew, Jews, long distance running, Los Angeles Dodgers, marathon, mental health, mosque, Muslim, New International Version, piety, purification, put to death, runner, running, Sabbath, sacrifice, same sex marriage, sanctification, sanctity, Sandy Koufax, scripture, sports psychology, synagogue, tarsnake, tarsnakes, virginity, we run and ride, women runners, yin and yang
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Bikes and brains and snows and rains
The lifestyles of bicycles in urban areas and college campuses has always fascinated me. Some bikes sit chained to street signs for weeks on end, months even. Years? One walks past one of these chained bikes on the way to … Continue reading →
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Tagged bike commute, bikes, bikes and people, bikes outside, brakes, college campuses, commuter bikes, duct tape, fraternity, gear cables, Illinois, neglected bikes, oil the chain, riding bikes, rusty chains, schwinn varsity, sorority, train stations, University of Chicago, urban bikes, WD-40, yin and yang
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Clawing our way into the New Year and beyond
There is something in the human spirit that likes a practical talisman or two to help us get through life. We wear chains around our necks with a charm, a cross or a hawk’s claw, as I did in college … Continue reading →
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Tagged biblical literalism, Christianity, college student, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, cross country, darkness and light, Devil and god, Division III, forest preserve, hawk's claw, Islam, literalism, nature study, nature vs. nurture, red-tailed hawk, riding, running, running and riding, self and selfless, tarsnakes, wildlife, wildlife laws, wildlife painting, woodstock, yin and yang
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