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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

Racing through time at a walker’s pace

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Dr. Joe is the ER physician who referred me to the amazing collarbone surgeon at OAD Orthopedics, and Joe sent a text this past Sunday afternoon just before my wife and I were going out for a … Continue reading →

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When life deals you s***, you still have to smile.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

It can be said that athletes are at greatest risk when they’re not doing much of anything. We’ve all heard stories of pro athletes chopping their thumb tendons while cutting carrots before a game. Or sneezing and causing a back … Continue reading →

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Excuse me, Sir or Madam. Are you going to wear those running shoes forever?

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Forever shoes. That’s how people who buy and wear running shoes for daily wear but are not really runners seem to view their rubbery footwear. Example: Standing in line one morning behind a woman wearing a pair of near-legacy New … Continue reading →

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If you’re looking for sympathy, you better get crackin’

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

The minute I crashed my bike into a ditch it occurred to me that I’d finally, at last get all the attention I deserved. After all, I’m the most interesting and handsome person in the world. Why shouldn’t everyone pay … Continue reading →

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Do hairy legs make me a better man?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Standing on the 8th tee of a golf course on a boiling hot afternoon, I stepped up to address my golf ball with a driver on a long par 5. Everyone else in the foursome had already taken their turn, … Continue reading →

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The miraculous power of healing

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Think of the worst accident or injury you’ve had in life, and you may be inclined to dwell on the incident itself. Perhaps you crashed your bike. Tripped or slid on ice and broke a wrist while running. Or maybe … Continue reading →

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Are we all just road kill on the highway of life?

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

If you put in any amount of mileage on the roads you will sooner or later encounter road kill. It is seldom a pleasant sight. But here is a highlight reel of some of the most common species of road … Continue reading →

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Riding the Tour with a busted collarbone

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

“Riding with the pain of a broken collarbone, veteran American racer Tyler Hamilton won his first ever stage in the Tour de France on Wednesday after a brave solo breakaway effort.” –Red Orbit website, July 23, 2003 The effort is … Continue reading →

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Is modern dietary training advice a bunch of baloney?

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Today I bumped into a longtime friend, Dave Pichik, who as a young man worked for his father’s grocery store, the Blue Goose in St. Charles, Illinois. The store was not part of a chain, but was a family business … Continue reading →

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Why a forced break from running and riding is actually good for you

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Christopher Cudworth

Despite the fact that I have run more than 50,000 miles and am quickly catching up to that total in cycling miles, I truly didn’t set out in life to become an endurance athlete. Growing up I played baseball and … Continue reading →

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