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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

Advice from Yoda about finding the Force in the swimming pool

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

So our Master’s Swim leader Chris (See You In Barbados!) Colburn posted a video from this morning’s session that included a segment with me swimming along, one elbow high and the other, not so much.  As Luke Skywalker once learned … Continue reading →

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The Real Secret

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

A few years back I read that cryptic little book called The Secret. It supposedly unlocked powers or energies from the universe based on intentional thinking. But this morning while headed out for a run through a fog-shrouded world, it … Continue reading →

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Dad unplugged

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s coming up on two years on October 17, 2016 that my father passed away. I served as his caregiver for more nearly thirteen years after my mother died from a combination of cancer and stroke in 2005. No one … Continue reading →

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Making life harder than it needs to be

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday’s blog offended a few people. The number of followers dropped by 20 overnight. It’s happened before. Whether it was the topic of excrement, my treatise about crap-spattering baboons or the political criticism leveled at certain political figures… that eclipsed … Continue reading →

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What passes for normal in a mixed up world

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I drove down to the gym in darkness today. My wife left early for a business trip, so I was up and at’em at 5:00 a.m. Time to make use of the day. Last night we practiced yoga at the … Continue reading →

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A comma in the sentence of life

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

We all have a history about ourselves that we carry around in our heads. Some of it is based on clear and definitive moments in our lives, our own memories. Yet some of it is created from things people tell … Continue reading →

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On writing and the light within

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I remember well the jury-rigged IBM Selectric typewriter that I used to write in the summer of 1983. I’d purchased the machine from a friend for $100 and it worked fine except for the fact that the carriage would sometimes … Continue reading →

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Washed out but not up

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I’m still new to triathlon in many respects. But like so many (other) things in life, it is sometimes the early experiences that teach us the most. Bike racing  For example, the first time I tried racing bikes in a … Continue reading →

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The Rule of Threes in triathlon

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I’m not a triathlon coach. No certifications. No real credentials except the fact that I regularly podium in my age group. But that’s the objective of most triathletes, is it not? As in any endurance sport, especially the three involved … Continue reading →

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The swim champion in lane two

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I swam next to a state champion in the pool this morning. She’s just graduated from high school and will be going to the University of Cincinnati this fall. One of the coaches in the Master’s swim program described her … Continue reading →

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