Category Archives: Christopher Cudworth

Useless skills abounding

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

This past week the neighbor kids up the block were dribbling and shooting a basketball in their driveway. I was headed out for a run when the ball escaped them and rolled to my feet. I scooped it up and … Continue reading →

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How adept are you at confronting your fears?

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Fear is a real killer. It is a killer of confidence. A killer of trust. A killer of motivation. A killer of good judgment and a killer of performance. Yet fear is not the real enemy. It is only the … Continue reading →

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A legacy worth riding home about

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The photograph above is an image of my late grandfather Leo Nichols. I don’t know the year the photo was taken, but it was sometime in the early 1900s. The image was sent to me by my cousin Kermit Nichols, … Continue reading →

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On actually seeing a woman

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning on the way to the train station for her weekly once-weekly commute, my wife pulled an item out of her purse and opened it up. “I have new lipstick,” she told me. She applied it by memory, checked … Continue reading →

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On Black Holes, Red car doors and being a True believer

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

I think it’s a fair statement to say that most success in life can be found in stating the obvious. That’s why the Kevin Costner character Crash Davis in the movie Bull Durham taught the rookie pitcher how to spout … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a tree-sport athlete

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

The weather here in Illinois was stupendous yesterday. Clear and warm by spring standards in this part of the world. In the cool early morning, I rode 20+ miles on a favorite loop through Aurora, out along the Virgil Gilman … 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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Positive takeaways

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Over the years I’ve read that journaling your emotions is a positive way to get a grip on your feelings. Way back in high school I kept a running journal that recorded results and thoughts about the races in which … Continue reading →

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Please stay on the Garden Path

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday while running at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, I glanced down to see a simple sign staked in the ground. It said, “Please stay on the garden path.” The Arb, as many people call it, largely welcomes runners … 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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