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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

Best efforts

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Thirty years ago sportswriter Kenny Moore published a compilation of his best writing about runners for Sports Illustrated. His stories included profiles of people such as David Moorcroft, the British runner who ran 13:01 for 5000 meters, breaking the world … Continue reading →

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Super balls and Red Ball Jets

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I grew up in a four-square house south of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  I loved that home for a million reasons, but mostly because our family was all together when I was 5-12 years old. Flawed as we were, there were many … Continue reading →

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Nude selfies and other truth-telling

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Don’t worry. You’ll find no nude selfies of me in today’s blog. But let’s be honest here. We all take them once in a while. If not nude, then at least partially clothed to check on our bodies. How do … Continue reading →

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Changes in latitude, changes in attitude

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

That young man in the photo is my son, Evan Cudworth. He lives in southern California. When he moved there a year ago, he mentioned that he wanted a change in latitude. If I recall correctly, he described it this … Continue reading →

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It isn’t rocket science

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

As kids, my brothers and I would make rockets by wrapping aluminum foil around pencils to create the fuselage, which we’d fill by cutting match heads off paper matches. These would fill the cylinder from front to back. Then we’d … Continue reading →

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Cold, hard facts

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

We’ve been spending some good time on the indoor track, seeing results in our efforts. As a specific result, my wife Sue is learning the beauty of speed training and how it makes your base pace and even your race … Continue reading →

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Coyotes and poodles

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Our home backs up to a wetland. There is a pack of coyotes that frequent the wilds back there. They feed on rabbits and other furry edibles. Recently, they also snatched a neighbor’s poodle. I met the owners that morning, a … Continue reading →

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Miles of asking why…

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning’s run was conducted in deep fog. The sub-zero siege that had hold of the American Midwest has let up long enough to allow a surge of warmer air to flow over Illinois. The snow on the ground and … Continue reading →

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“At least I’m not as fat as that person…”

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

What you’re about to read may not be perceived as kind. But rest assured, the intention is self-directed in some sense. If we can’t reveal some of what goes on inside our heads on a daily basis, then the world … Continue reading →

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You know you’re married to a triathlete when…

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

You know you’re married to a triathlete when… The alarm goes off at 5:00 and you realize your partner has already been up training for half an hour… The laundry basket is a colorful yet highly fragrant core sample of … Continue reading →

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