Category Archives: aging

Turning it inside out on the track

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

We’ve had some wicked rains the last few days here in Illinois. The Geneva Middle School track where I do speed workouts was covered with dead or dying worms. There were robins so stuffed with the free food they barely … Continue reading →

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Lessons learned are like bridges burned

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

I finished the Champion of Trees 10K in 51:00 flat, a pace of 8:12 per mile through show and up hills and down. At various times during the race I definitely questioned my ability to meet my goal of 8:20 … Continue reading →

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An artistic kind of workout

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

From Thursday through Saturday last week I got in some great training. First an indoor speed session at the track doing 8 X 400m at 6:20 pace. Then a Friday morning 3 X mile repeat session with Sue at sub-9:00 … Continue reading →

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Mike Behr lighting it up in multiple sports

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

On a cold and snowy February morning, a tall, lean distance runner named Mike Behr is running back and forth between a lead pack of runners and a much slower group bringing up the rear. The occasion is a Sunday … Continue reading →

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The testimony of empty storefronts

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The seemingly fragile state of traditional retail in the United States and around the world has people wondering what our cities, towns and villages will look like in fifty years. The back and forth between digital sales and brick-and-mortar outlets … Continue reading →

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Screw the crack of dawn sometimes

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

I’ve always been an early riser. As a kid, I took off before dawn to go fishing in nearby creeks and rivers. As an early teen, I took on a paper route that started at 5:30 a.m. During high school … Continue reading →

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Who needs that kind of baggage?

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Having just gotten home from a triathlon training trip, I got thinking about the physical and rhetorical aspects of baggage, and how much we like to carry. Traveling by air these days forces one to make choices or face big … Continue reading →

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Mortal soles

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Last evening we made the decision to allow our cat Wanda go to a peaceful end. At fourteen years old, some of her vital systems were failing. It would not do to see her suffer through weeks of difficulty. Our … Continue reading →

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Chill factor in Chicago

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

When a friend and I lived in the City of Chicago for a couple years, our apartment was situated on Clark Street overlooking Lincoln Park. We lived on the second floor of a building commonly called a two-flat. Our landlord … Continue reading →

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The day my eyelids froze shut

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s true. I once went running in temperatures of twenty-three below zero. A half mile into the run, my eyelids froze shut. That’s a weird feeling I can assure you. I stopped, covered my face and warmed the area the … Continue reading →

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