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About Christopher Cudworth

Christopher Cudworth is a content producer, writer and blogger with more than 25 years’ experience in B2B and B2C marketing, journalism, public relations and social media. Connect with Christopher on Twitter: @genesisfix07 and blogs at werunandride.com, therightkindofpride.com and genesisfix.wordpress.com Online portfolio: http://www.behance.net/christophercudworth

Open water swimming

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

The goal this past weekend was to do my first legitimate Sprint Triathlon in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. We drove up on Saturday to participate in an open water swim session so that I could practice the day before the race. … Continue reading →

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The vital connection between vanity and performance

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  Admit it. You like to look good. As good as you can, anyway. Millions of people spend billions of hours working out in the gym so that they look good. Those of us who run, ride and swim like … Continue reading →

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Rolling with the Axemen

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

While driving home from a visit to Cleveland on a section of the Ohio turnpike, I noticed a band of motorcyclists wearing classic black leather jackets and riding Harleys. Curiosity about the group made me follow them for a hundred … Continue reading →

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Steph Curry shoes and aging ungracefully

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

These are Under Armor Steph Curry basketball shoes. They are bad. Real bad. Not bad in a good way. Bad in a bad way. Bad bad. They have been roasted on Twitter for looking exactly like the style of shoes old … Continue reading →

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Feeling for a friend

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Perhaps you know someone with depression. I know I do. A friend just walked in the door of the coffee shop where I’m writing this morning, and I could tell in an instant he was in the midst of a … Continue reading →

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Rocking and rolling on the Cleveland bandwagon

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

For Father’s Day, I spent a weekend in Cleveland with my son and had a really great time. We visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Basically, the entire museum is a giant admission that without the creativity and genius … Continue reading →

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And what remains

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

ALL OF US experience days when we’re out running or riding or swimming and we just feel dead. The legs are heavy. Even the mind can feel like it’s sinking down into the abyss of the neck. We drag ourselves … Continue reading →

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Take a knee, or something else, seriously

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Way back in the early 2000s I tore my ACL playing soccer. It was a sudden injury and a shocking incident given my lifetime of playing ballistic sports such as basketball, baseball and other activities requiring hard cuts and sudden … Continue reading →

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Jens Voigt in person is the real deal

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  He was much taller and even a bit leaner than we all anticipated. Jens Voigt stands 6’3″, and even in retirement from pro cycling, his athletic frame shows no trace of fat. Yet he had a confession to make … Continue reading →

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The numbers really do lie sometimes

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

At the race packet pickup last Saturday, the guy handing out the numbers gave me a weird smile. “I hate to tell you this,” he grinned. “But your number is 666.” Okay, I laughed. The Mark of the Beast. However, … Continue reading →

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