Category Archives: Christopher Cudworth

Let yourself be happy

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

“Maybe the hardest thing I’ve ever done…was to walk away from you…leaving behind the life that we’d begun, I split myself in two…”   ––Jackson Browne There are many ways to be unhappy. A lost love. An anxious mind. The list … Continue reading →

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Annual brush with disaster

Posted on June 9, 2017 by

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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Living off the fat of the land

Posted on June 7, 2017 by

“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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What to do when you feel discouraged.

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

By their nature, endurance sports are not easy. That’s because the algorithm is limitless. The fitter you get, the harder you go. So it never really feels like any of this gets easier. But it can look easier for others. … Continue reading →

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Out and back and all points in between

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

We rode familiar roads this weekend. The exact same route back as out. One could call that boring or engaging. It’s all about the company. Five triathletes. Two on road bikes. At one point during the return trip, a rider in … Continue reading →

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The eyes have it

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

I lost a contact lens last week. That sent me to the eye doctor for an exam, because it’s been three years (I guess…) since the last prescription. That doesn’t mean I have not been to an eye doctor since. … Continue reading →

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I try to be nice

Posted on March 15, 2017 by

Last night it was cold enough to deter me from an outdoor run. So I bundled up the Tyr bag and headed down to the Vaughn Center with the idea to run a series of 400s on the track. So … Continue reading →

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Hanging with the twenty-somethings

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

  With the Cudworth-Astra wedding coming up in May, everyone in our household is knocking out workouts to get in shape for the dresses and tuxedos we’ll be wearing. The treadmill in the workout room has gotten quite a bit … Continue reading →

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Divvy up that commute, would ya?

Posted on March 11, 2017 by

  I’d like to share a couple things about commuting to Chicago. My goal is to make it efficient to get to and from my home to the office in the city where I work a new gig as a … Continue reading →

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Far from washed up as a runner

Posted on February 27, 2017 by

I well remember the first time I thought I was washed up as a runner. During vacation I was running slowly down a long incline at Glacier National Park. My left hip felt sore. It really hurt. I was in … Continue reading →

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