Monthly Archives: August 2017

The light and shadow in your eyes

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

In late summer when the sun goes low in the sky, the shadows thrown across the road by trees or other structures can produce a flicker that seems to reverberate deep inside your mind. And it is known that the … Continue reading →

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Is racewalking the sport of the future?

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

While doing my strength worth this morning in our home fitness room, I turned on the television to watch the morning session of Day 10 in the World Track and Field Championships. And there was a sport that I’d forgotten … Continue reading →

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The bumper crop of America

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

When I stepped out of my vehicle in the Remote Parking Lot at O’Hare airport, it shocked me to look at the front end of the car across from mine. There was an adult killdeer smashed into the grill. Killdeer … Continue reading →

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One for the ages

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

In August of 1973, heading into my junior year in high school, the world seemed as if it had shifted sideways. My father had moved our family to a new town twelves miles away from my former high school. That … Continue reading →

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Ninja Running and other Meta pursuits

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

After yesterday’s piece on the Japanese marathoner who runs with her arms held low and stiff by her sides, my wife dug into the topic a bit deeper to find out that her methods are called Ninja running. Following up … Continue reading →

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You just never know about running form

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Perhaps you watched the women’s marathon in the World Championship. And perhaps you saw a runner from Japan named Mao Kiyota racing the entire distance with a stiff arm motion that kept her wrists well below her waistline. It was … Continue reading →

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Running to the End of the World

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

You may be aware of this already, but recently there has been a large uptick in the number and urgency of people who believe that the earth is flat. It may seem silly to you, but to Flat Earthers the … Continue reading →

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Try something different today

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

On mornings when I drop my wife at the train for her commute, I circle around to Graham’s 318, a coffee shop on quaint little Third Street in Geneva, Illinois. But given the fact that I don’t like coffee, that … Continue reading →

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On the road with the Road Runners Club of America

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Last year in August or so, I was signed up for a Road Runners Club of America coaching certification program in southeast Michigan. On the Friday night I was scheduled to leave for the weekend, a massive rainstorm surged northeast … Continue reading →

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Transcending the vicissitudes of life

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Up until The White Album, the Beatles were a fairly unified bunch of music makers. They’d ascended to Fab Four status, toured to screaming fans, taken America by storm and were starting to feel fed up with it all. They … Continue reading →

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