Monthly Archives: October 2015

The 10 mile experiment

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

What I learned from my ten-mile experiment is simple. I’m not ready to run a half marathon because there are too many weaknesses in my foundation and training to justify a run of that length. If my pace fell off from the low 8:00s I was running early in the 10-miler it was not because I was winded, but because I was struggling with a numbness and shakey feeling down below the hip line Continue reading →

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With thanks to dad in the long run

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

I’ve often related a story of how my running career actually got started in high school. As an eighth grader that previous fall, I’d won the local Punt, Pass & Kick competition in the town of Elburn, Illinois, advancing to … Continue reading →

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Running it up the old flagpole

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday I walked past the flag display at our local hospital. The flags were standing straight out from the pole. “Bad cycling weather,” I thought to myself. Recently some friends participated in the Louisville Ironman. The swim is conducted in … Continue reading →

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The Truman Show is still running when it comes to climate change

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The news came in 2-4″ of snow is predicted this weekend for Wisconsin. In case you’re geographically challenged, or live in a country far away (and there are many who read this blog who do) that’s the state just north … Continue reading →

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The view from the hospital

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Ever since 2000, the year my father had his quintuple bypass surgery, followed by his stroke two years later, and the death of my mother in 2005, my life’s journey has involved visits to quite a few hospital beds. That’s … Continue reading →

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Eight days a week, and eight weeks a year

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The point here is that none of this takes place in a void. We can try to isolate our efforts and reduce our obligations while training hard, but life and love and challenges still intervene. Continue reading →

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Confusing times and tarsnakes afoot

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Last Friday afternoon, eager to get in a good workout, I headed out the Great Western Trail in St. Charles. The trail is a former railroad bed that was one of the first lines in Illinois to be converted to … Continue reading →

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Unbroken and Whiplashed

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Last night I did the movie thing. Watched the Angelina Jolie feature Unbroken about Louis Zamperini, the World War II bombardier and Olympic distance runner who survived captivity in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Then I watched the tail … Continue reading →

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Is it better to stand your ground, charge the shooter or run away?

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The strange campaign of Republican Presidential candidate Ben Carson continues to entertain but seldom inspires much more than a scratch on the head at his oversimplification of every issue he encounters. As quoted in a recent New York Times story, he … Continue reading →

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Caregiving is not a race, but it is a form of training

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

At seven in the morning on a July morning in the year 2002, the phone rang as I lay on our big couch in the living room. Our family had just returned from a trip to Glacier National Park and … Continue reading →

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