Monthly Archives: December 2017

Thinking triathlon thoughts

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

As we look ahead to the new year, we should ask ourselves what sorts of thinking should be taking place when it comes to training for the next season’s triathlons. Short stuff Well, that depends in part on the length … Continue reading →

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Don’t write yourself off

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning during the middle of an interval workout at the indoor track, the feeling of being healthy transitioned into gratitude. While my knee still has a torn bit of meniscus inside and my age works against getting faster year … Continue reading →

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Experiments in sun and wind and salt

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

A week ago we returned from sunny Florida. It was eighty degrees every day. We ran in shorts and swam in the afternoon. I walked a boardwalk taking photos of semi-tropical birds. It was lovely. This morning (back in Illinois) … Continue reading →

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Three coaches. Same sports. Different worlds.

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

The Illinois running community has produced some famous coaches over the years. Decades ago there was Ted Haydon, the former leader of the University of Chicago Track Club. His athletes included world record holders such as Rick Wolhuter and many … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Fitness Centers

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Last night I visited for the first time in a long time a fitness center to which I belonged more than twenty years ago. It was once owned by a friend of mine who bought the club with his credit … Continue reading →

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Run rabbit run

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday morning my wife and I noticed a pair of coyotes walking the path behind our house. Our yard backs up to a wetland that attracts wildlife year-round. Rabbits lurk in the hedge between our property and the tall grasses … Continue reading →

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How warm was my snuggly bed this morning? I’ll tell you.

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

My wife Sue rose early this morning to head out for Master’s Swim. It was 4:40 a.m when the alarm went off. When it comes to getting up for workouts, the woman has the discipline of a tigress stalking prey … Continue reading →

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Shrinking the public penis problem

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

From the evidence of recent news reports, it appears that every penis on the planet has now officially either been photographed and either sent as a text or exposed directly to a member (pun intended) of the female human race. So … Continue reading →

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Why it pays to walk, not run nature’s boardwalk

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday I visited Lettuce Lake, a nature reserve park east of Tampa, Florida. The park is situated next to the University of South Florida on the Hillsborough River. The environment is classic backwater swamp habitat. Big cypress trees with characteristic “knees” … Continue reading →

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Salt Life Confessions

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

The Gulf of Mexico. That’s what they call it. You can stand on the 9th-floor balcony of the Opal Sands hotel in Clearwater and squint all you want. Mexico will not become visible no matter how you try. That’s because … Continue reading →

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