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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 strong impressions from a triathlon

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This weekend in Madison we arrived at the starting line for the Half Ironman at 5:30 am. As I stood around watching athletes get ready and waiting for my wife Sue to emerge from checking her stuff into transition, I … Continue reading →

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Annual brush with disaster

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Every summer something comes along to make life more interesting on the bike, the run or in the pool. I even had a sense yesterday things were not quite right in the universe with me. There are days when the … Continue reading →

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No animals on the pool deck

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s funny how we human beings, though highly evolved in areas of intelligence and self-awareness in comparison with other living things, still resort to comparisons with animals to generate ideas about the merit of individuals or teams. We name our … Continue reading →

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Living off the fat of the land

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you … Continue reading →

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The bloom of fitness

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

The bloom of fitness is a near miraculous feeling. After waking countless mornings fatigued from training, a dawn arrives where one rises rested even after a hard workout. The brain comes alive. The body feels ready to do that next … Continue reading →

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Slumming it

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

On Saturday morning our city hosted a simple little 5K. The loop on which it was run is quite familiar to me. I first ran on it back in 1982 when it opened. The visionary guy whose idea it was to … Continue reading →

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One of the most inspiring cyclists I barely know

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

I started this blog in the fall of 2012. Within a week or two of posting the first piece, I noticed a woman riding up the block where I lived in Batavia at the time. She wore a visor, no helmet, a … Continue reading →

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A little advice from my Mini-Me

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

As fans of the Austin Powers series well know, the character Dr. Evil was very fond of his Mini-Me dressed in a little gray matching outfit. Perhaps it had something to do with his controverted ego and his creepily suppressed sexual desires, whatever those … Continue reading →

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What do you want from your summer?

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

The last morning in May 2017 delivered a sunny day with a fresh northerly breeze. A four-mile run sounded good to me. Just enough time to think things through about the summer. Because summer starts the first day of June in … Continue reading →

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Open water. Open minds.

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

For those of us with a 30-year gap in our swimming resume, the process of building up to a strong, reliable swim stroke is a step-by-step exercise in humility. From those first manic learning laps in the 25-meter pool to … Continue reading →

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