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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

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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The Ecco of a good man

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday I wore a pair of dress shoes to work that were previously owned and worn by my late father-in-law, Melvin Mues. He loved practical, comfortable clothing and shoes, and when Mel passed away six years ago, the family passed along … Continue reading →

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A total eclipse of the run

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Perhaps we’ve become so accustomed as a society to seeing things hyped beyond reason it is normal to feel jaded when something really special comes along. Here in northern Illinois, last summer’s total eclipse of the sun was indeed dramatic … Continue reading →

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Bloody good to be alive

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning’s training session was conducted on a very busy indoor track at the Vaughn Center, the health club facility to which we belong in Aurora. There were two separate youth track teams working out, a pickup basketball game infringing … Continue reading →

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Sock drawer politics

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

This weekend a band of twenty-something children moved out from our house into their own apartment 15 miles away. The move was a delightful mix of chaos and organization. I’ve packed moving vans so many times over the years the … Continue reading →

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Testing, testing

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I’ve never been the best test-taker in the world. Part of my challenge is what my brothers and I call Artistic ADD. All through grade school and high school I struggled with the ability to pay attention. There were times … Continue reading →

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Have you any dreams you’d like to share?

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Like so many people, there are periods when the dreams I have at night are so vivid they almost make my head spin when I wake up in the morning. Some of the dreams are clear and direct. You can … Continue reading →

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