Monthly Archives: April 2013

Are we really surprised about the Boston Marathon bombings?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth It’s horrid. It’s tragic. One cannot really take it in as yet no matter how many online videos there are, or how many heroes rushed to the aid of others. Those stories will unfold. There will be … Continue reading →

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When is skinny too skinny if you run and ride?

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

While wading through photos to put in a video for my wife’s Memorial Service this past weekend, it came to pass that I found a picture of myself when I was skinny. Too skinny. As a competitive distance runner I … Continue reading →

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Reflections of yourself when you run and ride

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

Lacking the services of a good running form or riding coach, there are still things you can do to learn how your form may be affecting your fitness and speed. All it takes is a good long look at yourself … Continue reading →

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Riding and running when it’s raining like mad

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth It wasn’t just raining. One of the hurricanes from the Gulf Coast had made it all the way up the middle of the continent and seemed determined to empty its guts on the streets and highways of … Continue reading →

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A love/hate relationship with track & field

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Sometimes you don’t choose a sport, it chooses you. Such was the case with track & field. As a kid the track was a strange and foreign environment, mostly because we all ran on cinders years ago. … Continue reading →

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Thank God for zinc in fighting the common cold

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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A goofball’s guide to grief

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

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 →

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From Maroon Bells to Aspen, a run through life

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Toward the end of a week camping in the Maroon Bells of Colorado, that deliciously beautiful chunk of mountain range above Aspen, it occurred to me that a 12 mile run down the mountain might be a … Continue reading →

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Can we just shave our legs and get on with it?

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

by Christopher Cudworth My brother-in-law is a former CAT 3 cyclist who moved on to skydiving about 10 years back and now doesn’t ride or jump out of airplanes. But he relishes the annual question of whether I am planning … Continue reading →

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