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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

How time slips away, but not with 4WD

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

Well, hello thereMy, it’s been a long, long timeHow am I doing?Oh, I guess that I’m doing fine It’s been so long nowBut it seems now, that it was only yesterdayGee, ain’t it funny, how time slips away =Willie Nelson … Continue reading →

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On the run through a world of hurt

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

One of the key things a distance runner learns over time is how to deal with a world of hurt. Among track athletes, it is those who circle the oval multiple times that learn to deal with sustained levels of … Continue reading →

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A trip back east in search of a sense of hope

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

Following a departure from an audio-visual company reeling from its inability to finish a new product for which they never completed the software, I engaged in full-time caregiving for my wife as she sank into another recurrence of the ovarian … Continue reading →

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Unfinished Business

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

What follows is an expanded version of an essay I recently entered in the Writer’s Digest Personal Essays writing contest. It aligns with this serialized “life story” I’m writing here on We Run and Ride. This is a slightly expanded … Continue reading →

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Cognitive dissonance and neurodivergence

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

During the recession that began in 2008 and lasted well into 2010, the United States came to realize that there was a cost to the go-go nature of trying to run an economic engine on full gas and hot for … Continue reading →

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70.3 miles of key learning experiences

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

For those of you who do triathlons, I’m sharing what it was like to do my first-ever 70.3, a Half Ironman race in Madison, Wisconsin. Those of you who don’t know the sport well are invited to find out what … Continue reading →

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A definite feeling of unsurety

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

Have you ever wondered exactly how good you really are at something? Pick anything. It could be gardening. Your job. Relationships. Marriage. Divorce. We all face these pursuits in our own way. Yet it’s really hard to judge whether you’re … Continue reading →

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Education. Presentation. Inspiration.

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

This post is part of a continuing series of chapters to be included in a book titled Competition’s Son. Hunting for a job when you desperately need one is never fun. If you’re old enough to think back to the … Continue reading →

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A healthy amount of skepticism is always healthy

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

For perspective on the issue of skepticism when it comes to dealing with problems in life, let’s look at a definition for the word “un·for·tu·nate” adjective Sometimes it pays to examine the root meaning of a commonly used word to … Continue reading →

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Riding through the pain

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

During the year 2007 with all the transitions going on in life, I made the decision to expand my fitness retinue by purchasing a genuine road bike. I’d already been riding an ancient 1984-era Trek 400 for several years. That … Continue reading →

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