Category Archives: Christopher Cudworth

Training the untrained cycling eye

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Somewhere during last night’s computraining session, midway through the third of five tw0-minute intervals at 85% intensity, a black vortex began to spin inside my head. The normal floaters that flit before my vision were replaced by a veritable snowglobe of … Continue reading →

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Drawing on experience and the art of what you do

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  During my four years at Luther College, January Interim was like a pause during the school year. We took one course during the month and really dug into whatever we were studying.   Freshman year that meant a life … Continue reading →

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Shortcuts versus tangents

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

The corporate world is fond of hardline sayings such as “There is no such thing as a shortcut to success.” That brand of machismo is prized among people who want to be perceived as smart, realistic and hard-working. The problem … Continue reading →

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It’s 3:00 a.m. Do you know where your thoughts are headed?

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

It seems everyone has their occasional 3:00 a.m. wakeup call. Your mind wakes up even when your body still wants sleep. So you lie there trying to find a position that will lull your mind back to sleep. But it’s just … Continue reading →

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From whence we came

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Did you ever try to figure out how you came to be the person you are now? Perhaps the process starts when you read a particular book that sets off the process of consideration. From there you might delve into … Continue reading →

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Chicken legs

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

When I first started running at age 13, my vision of what would happen to my legs was something of a fantasy. I dreamed that my calves and thighs would evolve into something the girls all loved. My teammates often … Continue reading →

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Memories are mist on the windshield of time

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The last two days I made the wonderful drive up to Minneapolis, Minnesota and back. And I mean that seriously. It really is a beautiful drive. Over the years, and for a variety of reasons I’ve covered that road up from … Continue reading →

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Boyfriend Points and more

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Wouldn’t it be funny if girlfriends had scorecards by which they could grade their boyfriends or husbands on their day to day performance? Can you imagine? For starters, let’s talk to the Ladies. What type of things would you put … Continue reading →

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Nutcracker Dreams and Dancing Fools

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Last evening I attended the Ruth Page Center for the Arts production of The Nutcracker. My niece Victoria Cudworth is already an accomplished dancer that has studied in Cuba. Recently Victoria and my brother contacted me about the appropriate running … Continue reading →

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So many Sunday mornings

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

I’ve been a churchgoer by choice even since I was a little kid, and even when my parents attended a church ten miles away from our home in Elburn, Illinois, I chose to be confirmed at a Congregational Church three … Continue reading →

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