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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

On the run from golf carts and people

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

I’ve written about the fact that as a child growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and before that, Upstate Seneca Falls, New York, I spent quite around golf courses. Some of my earliest memories are crawling around on the putting green … Continue reading →

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A good deal underfoot

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

The first set of running orthotics that I purchased in the early 1990s were fitted and designed by Dr. John Durkin, who served as a podiatrist to world-class runners such as Sebastian Coe, Craig Virgin and Jim Spivey. The inserts … Continue reading →

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Living with unfinished business

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

After ten years of coaching soccer with my two children, I was invited to join a men’s team playing indoor at several arenas. The first few games were an absolute shock, as my body was not accustomed to the full-out … Continue reading →

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Hard effort feels the same at every age

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Our Sunday morning run yesterday consisted of seven miles from North Aurora up to Batavia and back. Sue had a modest tempo run planned after the previous day’s 40m time trial and 10K brick run on Saturday. I rode 32 … Continue reading →

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Mentoring other athletes and building community

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning I finally made it back to the swimming pool after weeks away due to work commitments and post-triathlon season chillaxing. I struck up a conversation with a young man that had just finishing swimming as well. He was … Continue reading →

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Glory Days: Does it matter what we’ve done in the past?

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

In case you’re not familiar with the term Glory Days, here’s a few lyrics from a Bruce Springsteen song of the same name: I had a friend was a big baseball playerBack in high schoolHe could throw that speedball by … Continue reading →

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The difficulties of life when your brain works differently

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Granted, emotional intelligence enters the picture as well. People addicted to honesty and liberality are not always welcome in the workplace. Not with bosses insecure about their own management capabilities and shortcomings. Continue reading →

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Cold confessions on an autumn bike ride

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Saddling up for a 3:30 ride on a late October day, I thought the gear I’d chosen would serve the purpose of keeping out the chill and the wind. It was fifty degrees outside, on the knot. During the ride, … Continue reading →

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Winning means different things to different people

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

On a chilly October day in October, 1983, I stood on the starting line of a race in downtown Oak Park, Illinois. It was fifty degrees outside. Rain had fallen the night before and the clouds still formed a low, … Continue reading →

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It’s just bodies, sex and all that

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Some people seem to be born with knowledge of what sex is all about. During those formative years in which sex first entered the picture, so to speak, it seemed so tantalizing and out of reach that it vexed me … Continue reading →

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