Monthly Archives: March 2018

Bringing Just Do It to life

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I don’t recall if the Nike brand slogan Just Do It coincided exactly with the peak of my competitive running career, but I know that I lived it just the same. The very early 80s were a heady time in … Continue reading →

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Have you ever been poisoned?

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

The weird tale coming out of Great Britain is that a former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia remain hospitalized Tuesday and in critical condition after being subjected to some kind of nerve gas. That was obviously … Continue reading →

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There is a God if you want one

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Just past the peak of my obsession with running, somewhere in my mid-20s, I’d made the decision that enough was enough. I’d taken a couple years to work part-time at most and dedicate my time to see how good I … Continue reading →

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Age 60 going on 200

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning’s track workout consisted of 8 X 200 all out with a 100 meter walk-jog between. It was an experiment to see how much torque the internal engine could take. The test went well enough, but also revealed a … Continue reading →

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Blackbird time

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Early March is always a time of keen transition in our part of the world. The cliches about “in like a lion, out like a lamb” seldom hold true in black and white. Furthermore, as a distance runner for more than … Continue reading →

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What I’d go back and say to my fifteen-old-self

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Turning fifteen years old tends to be a watershed moment in life. The freshman blues abate and the fear of junior year obligations is not yet upon you. Hormones rage but the looks to complement those desires are perhaps not … Continue reading →

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Life and death in the March wind

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

It snowed here in Illinois this morning. The birds gathered around our feeder were manic for the little bits of food that remained after the last refill. I drove down to Woodman’s grocery story and brought back bags of bird … Continue reading →

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What stresses you out?

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Standing at the starting line of the Gasparilla 8K in Tampa, I had cleared my mind of just about everything in preparation for the race. But that had taken some work. My wife’s race started at six in the morning, … Continue reading →

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What goes on in the mind of a runner?

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

People who don’t like to run or find it boring often ask the same question: “What do you think about all that time?” Of course there’s no pat answer to that question. Runners think about a lot of things during … Continue reading →

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