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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

Running the Covid-19 gauntlet

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Running the gauntlet: To run the gauntlet is to take part in a form of corporal punishment in which the party judged guilty is forced to run between two rows of soldiers, who strike out and attack him. While visiting a nearby medical center … Continue reading →

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The techie world of fitness trackers

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

I wear a Garmin Fenix 5 fitness tracker. My wife purchased it for me two years ago. It has a ton of features. Beyond recording workout times, pace and route tracking, it also measures heart rate, estimated calories and stress … Continue reading →

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Turning points: what they tell you about performance, and yourself

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

When it comes to successful training and races, we all hope for a “turning point.” That is the moment when the body and brain kick into gear and things begin to roll. Making good on the promise of a positive … Continue reading →

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Wrestling with fear and purification

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

One of the things I frankly fear as a writer is “missing the mark.” It happens now and then. Clients are typically frustrated or angered by that outcome. In a worst case scenario, that means going back to the starting … Continue reading →

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A good belt of rest really helps

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Over five days last week I did a sequence of consecutive training days that included an 8 mile hard run, an interval session of 10 X 400M at 7:40 pace, another eight mile run at an 8:30 pace average, then … Continue reading →

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A long line of strong women

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Heading into last weekend I read that a distance runner named Letensenbet Gidey had run a world record 5000M time of 14:06 in a track meet in Valencia, Spain. I sat there for a moment and thought, “14:06. That means … Continue reading →

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Just my wife and I and ten four hundreds

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

By the time we arrived at the Geneva Middle School track, the sun was barely a hand’s width above the horizon as I took measure of the light. We’d have forty minutes or so to complete a workout of 10 … Continue reading →

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Competition can break your heart

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

I’m sharing a video today that is compelling in its sadness, and yet inspiring. A Colombian rider at the UCI World Championships is left stranded on the roadside after getting a flat. There is supposed to be a neutral service … Continue reading →

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What quitting Cub Scouts taught me early in life

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Like a ton of little kids sucked into the idea that the Boy Scouts of America knew what was good for us, I signed up for Cub Scouts and was assigned to a neighborhood den. Dutifully, to the best of … Continue reading →

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The world on steroids

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

I’m going to tell you two quick stories and then explain why they’re pertinent at this precise moment in time. During college cross country in a season where we’d go on to place second in the NCAA cross country championships, … Continue reading →

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