Monthly Archives: May 2017

Then she said: “Okay, that’s the bad one. Get off now.”

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

We buzzed up to Madison, Wisconsin this weekend for a test ride on the bike course for the Half-Ironman event Sue will be doing this summer. The Half-Ironman course goes south from Madison as compared to the full Ironman course that … Continue reading →

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For once a good time in the pool

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Following my layoff from the pool due to life changes (all good) it has been interesting to return to swimming. This morning was almost revelatory, defined as… “revealing something hitherto unknown.” How romantic, you might say! Well, it’s not too hard … Continue reading →

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An All-Comers meet in May at midnight under a full moon

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

There is a week or two every year that falls in the gap between when college runners complete their track season and the NCAA national meets. For runners that have not yet reached the qualifying mark for nationals, there are All-Comers … Continue reading →

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Lifetimes to be experienced

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This time of year is both immersing and bittersweet. This morning I birded a bike path next to the Fox River south of Batavia. There were hundreds of warblers and songbirds in the trees. I stopped to watch a Wood … Continue reading →

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How to believe in yourself

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

It might be nice if we were all born with this insane built-in confidence and the ability to believe in ourselves. But the truth of the matter is that life has a way of kicking us around. When underlying genetic predispositions … Continue reading →

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Back in the swim (of things)

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Our wedding day was beyond even our expectations in terms of joy and fun and bonding with family and friends. The day seemed to radiate with love. And I mean that seriously. Our children and some boyfriends of Sue’s daughters … Continue reading →

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Getting married today

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

  I know that the headlines to this blog are often intentionally ironic. But this one is literal. I’m getting married today. And so happy to be saying that. We met four years ago in the summer of 2013. Both … Continue reading →

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Archaeopteryx and me

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning during a four-mile run in a driving rain, I hugged the edge of the asphalt by a busy four-lane road. Cars hissed past on the wet surface, and raindrops struck my face with such force it stung. I … Continue reading →

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Wet and wild

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This weekend there were massive storms across the Midwestern United States. The winds were fierce and persistent. Our run club on Saturday morning did an out and back course with the return trip flush into the stiff northern breeze. It was … Continue reading →

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