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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

Some reflections on give and take with a PROVIZ 360 cycling jacket

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

When I was out riding my mountain bike on Sunday morning a calamitous thing happened. I was coming through a narrow section of trail where tree branches stuck out. One of them caught the right shoulder of my brand new … Continue reading →

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Running and riding away from the Christmas cookies

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday my wife gathered family members for an afternoon of cookie-baking. I was out of the house finishing up a commissioned painting for a friend, so the merriment and smells did not rope me in. When present during a cookie-baking … Continue reading →

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Fighting fires with unarmed truth

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning a short headline appeared in my feed describing the fact that a firefighter had been killed battling forest fires in California. Perhaps you’ve seen video of that entire hillside in California pulsing with flames. Someone filmed it while … Continue reading →

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Thinking triathlon thoughts

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

As we look ahead to the new year, we should ask ourselves what sorts of thinking should be taking place when it comes to training for the next season’s triathlons. Short stuff Well, that depends in part on the length … Continue reading →

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Don’t write yourself off

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning during the middle of an interval workout at the indoor track, the feeling of being healthy transitioned into gratitude. While my knee still has a torn bit of meniscus inside and my age works against getting faster year … Continue reading →

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Experiments in sun and wind and salt

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

A week ago we returned from sunny Florida. It was eighty degrees every day. We ran in shorts and swam in the afternoon. I walked a boardwalk taking photos of semi-tropical birds. It was lovely. This morning (back in Illinois) … Continue reading →

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Three coaches. Same sports. Different worlds.

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

The Illinois running community has produced some famous coaches over the years. Decades ago there was Ted Haydon, the former leader of the University of Chicago Track Club. His athletes included world record holders such as Rick Wolhuter and many … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Fitness Centers

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Last night I visited for the first time in a long time a fitness center to which I belonged more than twenty years ago. It was once owned by a friend of mine who bought the club with his credit … Continue reading →

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Run rabbit run

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday morning my wife and I noticed a pair of coyotes walking the path behind our house. Our yard backs up to a wetland that attracts wildlife year-round. Rabbits lurk in the hedge between our property and the tall grasses … Continue reading →

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How warm was my snuggly bed this morning? I’ll tell you.

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

My wife Sue rose early this morning to head out for Master’s Swim. It was 4:40 a.m when the alarm went off. When it comes to getting up for workouts, the woman has the discipline of a tigress stalking prey … Continue reading →

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