Category Archives: Christopher Cudworth

With thanks to dad in the long run

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

I’ve often related a story of how my running career actually got started in high school. As an eighth grader that previous fall, I’d won the local Punt, Pass & Kick competition in the town of Elburn, Illinois, advancing to … Continue reading →

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Running it up the old flagpole

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday I walked past the flag display at our local hospital. The flags were standing straight out from the pole. “Bad cycling weather,” I thought to myself. Recently some friends participated in the Louisville Ironman. The swim is conducted in … Continue reading →

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Eight days a week, and eight weeks a year

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The point here is that none of this takes place in a void. We can try to isolate our efforts and reduce our obligations while training hard, but life and love and challenges still intervene. Continue reading →

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Confusing times and tarsnakes afoot

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Last Friday afternoon, eager to get in a good workout, I headed out the Great Western Trail in St. Charles. The trail is a former railroad bed that was one of the first lines in Illinois to be converted to … Continue reading →

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Is it better to stand your ground, charge the shooter or run away?

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The strange campaign of Republican Presidential candidate Ben Carson continues to entertain but seldom inspires much more than a scratch on the head at his oversimplification of every issue he encounters. As quoted in a recent New York Times story, he … Continue reading →

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Caregiving is not a race, but it is a form of training

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

At seven in the morning on a July morning in the year 2002, the phone rang as I lay on our big couch in the living room. Our family had just returned from a trip to Glacier National Park and … Continue reading →

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Sorry, John Wayne shooting cyclists is not really funny

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

So, a “friend” on Facebook posted this video with the comment, “I don’t care who you are…this is funny.” So I watched it. And it wasn’t funny to me. Not after having watched several of my cycling friends this summer … Continue reading →

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Come along with Christopher Cudworth on a nature run!

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth
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When the Other Man is an Ironman

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

With the race the size of an Ironman––and there are no small Ironman races––athletes have a ton of gear to organize. Much of that gear is stored in bags and deposited with race organizers at designated rooms or zones so … Continue reading →

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You’ve got a good head on your shoulders, sometimes

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

So yesterday while running I had an embarrassing thing happen. My damn head fell right off. At first I didn’t notice. Not for a few strides. But then my head was lying there watching my body running off without me … Continue reading →

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