Category Archives: Christopher Cudworth

Running and riding from here to eternity

Last night on the way out of a networking event, I was walking along with an associate toward our cars. We both looked up at the night sky. I remarked that the big planet in the western sky might be … Continue reading →

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Running head on into your personal brand

For the last two years I’ve written this blog, my objective has been to engage readers with original, hopefully knowledgeable insights on running and riding. The tagline is “original thoughts on running and riding.” And some swimming. Some of the … Continue reading →

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Commemorating 50 Years of Luther College Women’s Athletics

In 1975 when I enrolled as a freshman at Luther College, the very first two women signed up to compete in cross country. At the time I had no idea that women’s sports at the college had only started 10 years … Continue reading →

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10 Reasons Why You Can’t Wait for Spring

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Celebrating the fitness of youth

As my companion Sue and I did a workout of 6 X 800 on the Batavia High School indoor track this morning, we noticed that a couple kids had showed up with their parents to run. Between intervals I jogged over … Continue reading →

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You do your best with the body (and brain) that you have

As children we imagine that all things are possible. You can be what you want to be. That childlike innocence has its purpose. It enables the mind to grow unhindered. We explore through play. Some of us take up that banner … Continue reading →

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That swimming thing, Part Deux

This morning was my second swim session with Whitney, the swim instructor at XSport St. Charles. What a gift today was! Over the weekend with my companion Sue I was reviewing the things I was doing with swim class last week. Understand … Continue reading →

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It’s a cold, cold world and that’s snot funny

Sometime late yesterday afternoon I choked a bit on a section of Clif Bar. Immediately after my throat felt funny. I’d upset the equilibrium somehow… By evening there was a familiar tingling in my nose that told me a cold … Continue reading →

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Running and riding through personal history

I belong to XSport, a fitness club with two locations within 5 miles of my house, one in Batavia where I live and one in St. Charles, just up the road. The St. Charles location is on Randall Road, one … Continue reading →

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Designed by air

During a visit to the Chicago Auto Show this past weekend, we were entering the Toyota arena while a speaker laid into the benefits of some sort of concept or luxury sports couple gleaming in the bright lights. He was … Continue reading →

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