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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

Getting Felt up and still riding

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Two years ago in October I drove into the garage of my house with my Felt 4C bike still perched on the roof of my Subaru. It bent the front fork but as it turned out, the main frame of … Continue reading →

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Fireball rally

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

In the never-ending battle to tame my gut at both the appetite and girth level, I’ve lately engaged in a test on the ingestion front. Thanks to my brother-in-law Paul, who likes what he likes and that’s that, I am … Continue reading →

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Clockwise and counterclockwise

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Originally posted on We Run and Ride:
? Photo of a running track taken while approaching Midway Airport southwest of Chicago. When you think about it, there’s no real reason the hands of a clock rotate ‘clockwise.’ The same result…

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Clockwise and counterclockwise

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

  When you think about it, there’s no real reason the hands of a clock rotate ‘clockwise.’ The same result could be achieved if the hands were to move in the other direction, known as ‘counterclockwise.’ But it’s tradition. So … Continue reading →

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Not exactly razor sharp

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I recall a workout during my peak competitive years in which the plan was to do a track session of 8 X 400M at a pace of 60-63 seconds each. I was sharpening for a track race in which my … Continue reading →

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Ahead of the times

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

  The apartment my best buddy and I shared (way back when) on 1764 N. Clark Street had a view overlooking the south end of Lincoln Park in Chicago. Three seasons of the year it was the best place in … Continue reading →

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That about caps it all (the water bottle conundrum)

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Water bottles are a necessity for endurance athletes. They help us hydrate under all kinds of conditions. But if you own a large collection of water bottles as most of us do, there is a big issue all of us … Continue reading →

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We’re all adrift in one way or another, until one day, we’re not

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning we awoke to a layer of snow on the ground that was four inches deep. It was three-below-zero outside, so the snow was light and fluffy. “Low moisture content snow,” I heard the weatherman say. In it’s fluffiest … Continue reading →

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Computraining (my butt)

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Somewhere past the one-hour mark in a 1:30 training session on the Computrainer at Mill Race Cyclery, I simply had to get off the bike. The compression of the bike seat added up to soreness on the sit bones, and … Continue reading →

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That locker room feeling

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

It is hard to describe the desire I had as a little kid to grow up to be an athlete. When I was so young, all I dreamed about was being big enough to wear a baseball uniform, put on … Continue reading →

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