Monthly Archives: December 2016

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

While riding home from church on Sunday morning, Sue and I had a laugh at the lyrics of that holiday tune, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” You know the tale, don’t you? It’s one of the most ‘date-rapey’ songs ever written. … Continue reading →

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Skewer words need never be said

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

On a visit to my friends at Prairie Path Cycles in Batavia, I noted the changes the store had done to improve the shop. The service department was moved and expanded to make the workflow go smoother and quicker. They were … Continue reading →

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Putting up with the cold and putting up with a cold

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

After attending church on Sunday, my nose started to tingle by that evening. We visited the Praise Service and participated in an ad hoc Nativity Scene in which everyone chose a character to portray. There were Wise Men and Angels, … Continue reading →

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The cycling gift that keeps on giving

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Last year in December I started the research process to identify the right kind of bike to replace my Felt 4C, which had succumbed to a combination of my own fatigue and stupidity. I had gotten home from a cold … Continue reading →

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Are you equipped to handle triathlon?

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

It is 4:30 a.m. The great horned owls outside our home have chosen this hour of day to talk with one another. Sue and I lay in bed in the half-dark listening to them the other morning. We both had smiles … Continue reading →

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Pain as a way of life

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday morning while running in the dark, I turned my ankle a bit. Kept running with no real consequence. That was no real surprise. Usually, when you turn an ankle or tweak a knee, the true effects don’t show up … Continue reading →

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Hard truths about cold running and cold truths about hard running

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning was a damn cold run. Yet it was familiar territory. In fact, it felt like I was frozen in time. 6:00 a.m. is a fine time to run, and I’ve been doing that for many, many years. The … Continue reading →

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Keeping our wits about Cheerios and cancer

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

A couple weeks ago the story broke that the breakfast cereal Cheerios® from General Mills is one of the products in which glyphosate was found in trace amounts. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in a Monsanto herbicide called RoundUp used … Continue reading →

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Back in the 80s, when everything was everything

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

At the wake of my late coach Trent Richards, whose funeral will be this morning, I was walking through the photo displays and noticed a race brochure with a familiar logo on it. I burst out laughing, which is not … Continue reading →

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The perils and pleasures of being frightfully naive

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Today there is a wake for my late coach Trent Richards. As shared in this blog last week, I met the man when I was only thirteen years old. I recall the world back then as a bluntly mysterious place. … Continue reading →

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