Monthly Archives: June 2017

Don’t June know it’s summer?

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Every flower needs certain basics things to reach full bloom. Good soil helps. Rain at times. Perhaps some tending. Lacking these things, the plant struggles to fulfill its destiny. Likewise with endurance athletes. The ‘base’ of endurance training we all … Continue reading →

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Let yourself be happy

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

“Maybe the hardest thing I’ve ever done…was to walk away from you…leaving behind the life that we’d begun, I split myself in two…”   ––Jackson Browne There are many ways to be unhappy. A lost love. An anxious mind. The list … Continue reading →

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Old schooling it

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

I did a sketch of what Old School runners looked like in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In fact I did a sketch of what I looked like in the late 1970s. And this was the look. Long, often … Continue reading →

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I know a few things about you, America

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

I’ve covered something close to 100,000 miles during 40+ years of running and riding on the roads of America. That time of the road has allowed me to see a few things that others never witness. During a pause during a long … Continue reading →

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Some strong impressions from a triathlon

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This weekend in Madison we arrived at the starting line for the Half Ironman at 5:30 am. As I stood around watching athletes get ready and waiting for my wife Sue to emerge from checking her stuff into transition, I … Continue reading →

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Annual brush with disaster

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Every summer something comes along to make life more interesting on the bike, the run or in the pool. I even had a sense yesterday things were not quite right in the universe with me. There are days when the … Continue reading →

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No animals on the pool deck

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s funny how we human beings, though highly evolved in areas of intelligence and self-awareness in comparison with other living things, still resort to comparisons with animals to generate ideas about the merit of individuals or teams. We name our … Continue reading →

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Living off the fat of the land

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you … Continue reading →

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The bloom of fitness

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

The bloom of fitness is a near miraculous feeling. After waking countless mornings fatigued from training, a dawn arrives where one rises rested even after a hard workout. The brain comes alive. The body feels ready to do that next … Continue reading →

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Slumming it

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

On Saturday morning our city hosted a simple little 5K. The loop on which it was run is quite familiar to me. I first ran on it back in 1982 when it opened. The visionary guy whose idea it was to … Continue reading →

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