Monthly Archives: August 2019

The high value of red meat and bones

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

We adopted a dog from Safe Haven, the rescue group that brings abandoned pups from Tennessee and Kentucky up to Illinois to find homes for them. We named her Lucy, in part after triathlete Lucy Charles-Barclay, a person we both … Continue reading →

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The naked truth of green leaves and flowers

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

August is a great time of year to be outdoors. I’m planning a long run today at noon on the Great Western Trail, a former railroad bed that has been converted to a limestone path lined with fields and trees. … Continue reading →

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The yellow days of summer

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

This is the time of year that the color yellow begins to take over. From coneflowers and sunflowers to sprays of goldenrod burgeoning in the open fields, yellow demands its time before the chill of fall takes over. I love … Continue reading →

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Mixing it up at Medinah Country Club

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

A few years back I had a friend who belonged to the Medinah Country Club, the posh set of courses perched in the west suburbs of Chicago. This past weekend the BMW Championships were held on the course I once … Continue reading →

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What sharing the roads means to American civility

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

I composed this meme this morning because I spent a couple hours studying the roads while on a 30 miles ride. I was noticing how many types of road shoulders cyclists need to navigate while riding. It also occurred to … Continue reading →

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There has to be a cure for the current state of things

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Coming off a week of taking powerful antibiotics to combat sub-lingual infection from a compromised tooth, I knew there was a risk that the balance of my good gut bacteria might be equally compromised. And sure enough, about six days … Continue reading →

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Not every race is a blessing, but every race holds a lesson

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The photo above is as old as it looks. It is a snapshot taken by my father with one of his jury-rigged cameras in the late 1970s. My folks had come up to Kenosha, Wisconsin from our home back in … Continue reading →

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My annual ride in the Tour de Chicory

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

America’s roadsides in July and August typically bear a ribbon of bright blue flowers known as chicory. They are tough plants that grow in disturbed soil, often popping up through gravel and grit to unleash their starlike blue blossoms in … Continue reading →

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August and cross country

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

From the moment I first walked in the door of a cross country locker room and joined the company of largely skinny misfits that would become my teammates, I was hooked. My coach that first year was an organized fellow … Continue reading →

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In the wake of being a good sport

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

We were invited to spend a day on the river with friends yesterday. They are wonderful people who own a boat and love to tool up and down their favorite body of water in the summertime. The proposed activities including … Continue reading →

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