Monthly Archives: November 2013

A runner’s long relationship with football

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Growing up in the 1960s when the Green Bay Packers were a green and gold apparition of toughness and admiration, it was in my nature to think of football as the pinnacle of athletic prowess. Bart Starr … Continue reading →

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In thanks for running and riding

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Honestly, I don’t know how I’d have made it through much of life without running, and now riding. There have been tough days when things aren’t going well and a long run has provided salvation. In every … Continue reading →

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Trading places in the operating room and beyond

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Last summer while riding with my significant gal friend we took a trail through a beautiful section of forest preserve about 10 miles from home. The trail follows a ridge of glacial kame through a woods with … Continue reading →

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What is your Kryptonite?

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth As a little kid who came into possession of a Superman costume at the age of 7 one Halloween, I learned the very human limitations of my very human body the hard way. Although the costume made … Continue reading →

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What draws you to run and ride?

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth For those who run… My career in running started before the whole running boom even got going. When asked to run 12 minutes in a 7th grade fitness test, I ran two miles. Something real and earnest … Continue reading →

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Don’t mess with health care, or it will mess with you

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

DON’T MESS WITH HEALTH CARE OR IT WILL MESS WITH YOU By Christopher Cudworth The local hospital system in our area just brought another health care system into the fold with a merger. Big medicine just keeps getting bigger. They … Continue reading →

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Okay, Chad Stafko, you write for the Wall Street Journal, Get over it.

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Hey Chad Stafko. I read that article you wrote for the Wall Street Journal about how runners are supposedly self-glorifying stupes. It is subtitled “Running a marathon is hard enough without also patting yourself on the back … Continue reading →

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Running and Riding back to the Key of C

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth The Ibanez guitar is not my favorite (the Martin my daughter owns is better) but it has served me well as an instrument of mostly personal expression. As one associate put it, “I’m not a guitarist. I … Continue reading →

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No matter how fast you run or ride, the weather always wins

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth On the way to work last Friday morning the voice on the other end of the cell phone call said “Oh my God, what’s going on outside?” I envisioned a traffic accident. Maybe a cat fight. Then she spoke … Continue reading →

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Orange you glad your appetites have grown up, or have they?

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth I don’t really like to talk about the Great Marshmallow Peanut Incident of 7 Years Old, but for the sake of journalism the events will be related here. As a young kid with a Sweet Tooth the … Continue reading →

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