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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

It’s time for all people of good conscience to take “the treatment”

By Christopher Cudworth My father was never one to harbor much in the way of complaint from my mother. Whenever she would bitch of some ache or pain of any nature, dad would wave a hand at her and tell her, … Continue reading

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Did the 2014 election reveal a holy road or a road that’s holey?

By Christopher Cudworth Those of us who run and ride hundreds if not thousands of miles on America’s roads know the difference between a good road and a bad road. We’re intimately connected to the earth. Grounded you might say in contact … Continue reading

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Don’t blame Obamacare if the current state of health care makes you sick

Walking into Cadence Hospital was something of a brain rush. For years I strolled those halls between the hospital walls and the cafeteria. There were surgeries and treatments. Chemotherapies and patient recoveries. It was all part of the picture of being … Continue reading

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This just in: Kids still ride bikes on dirt piles

One of the more annoying if partly true memes on Facebook goes something like this: “When we grew up lightning bugs were our curfew…” And so on. It’s a strange worldview that turns the liberal manner in which our parents raised us into … Continue reading

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Everything right about the world is found in these young runners

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http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141030/submitted/141039977/ Today’s blog at We Run and Ride features a link to my story published in Illinois’ third-largest newspaper, the Daily Herald. I am proud to have been a staff member of this…

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Everything right about the world is found in these young runners

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141030/submitted/141039977/ Today’s blog at We Run and Ride features a link to my story published in Illinois’ third-largest newspaper, the Daily Herald. I am proud to have been a staff member of this newspaper for 8 great years. Today’s story … Continue reading

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How Marathon Santa keeps me humble

By Christopher Cudworth Having been known to brag a little in this blog, it is time for me to reveal the method that keeps me humble in the long term. The story is true, and it lives on in our family … Continue reading

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Preacher Pat Robertson runs the world’s first sub-2 hour marathon after leg pressing 2000 pounds

By Christopher Cudworth Preacher Pat Robertson, host of the epochal television show The 700 Club, recently ran the world’s first sub-2:00 marathon in a privately held race on the confines of a park near the 700 Club studios. The 76-year … Continue reading

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10 things sure to get your ass out of bed when it’s time to train

Let’s face it, when it comes to getting in shape there’s nothing harder than getting your ass out of bed in the morning. Even the best intentions and pledges of fidelity to a fitness regimen fade to black when it … Continue reading

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Closing gaps in a race with some history

The last time I ran the Sycamore Pumpkinfest, I was newly married and had no children as yet. That was 1985. It was the year after my peak racing period of 1984, with 24 races in twelve months and a … Continue reading

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