Category Archives: coaching

On the risks of being actively lazy

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Christopher Cudworth

Pretty soon, the year’s summaries on Strava and Garmin will arrive, and with that assessment comes a bit of introspection about “doing more” in the coming year. I wasn’t a heavy-duty trainer this past year. I did do an Olympic-distance … Continue reading →

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Wear and tear and ‘wouldn’t change a thing’

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Christopher Cudworth

While attending a Luther College reunion, I was walking next to my cross-country coach Kent Finanger, who was bent over and limping due to back issues likely related to his years of playing football and basketball during his college career. … Continue reading →

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Why is anyone anywhere?

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Christopher Cudworth

I took to teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic and have taught in more than 800 classrooms with over 20,000 students. Continue reading →

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Lessons learned in how to carry on

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

Following the passing of my late wife in 2013, I remained the principal caregiver for my father, Stewart Cudworth. My mother died in 2005, and despite my father’s condition as a stroke victim, he remained in their home under the … Continue reading →

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Building our lives together

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

During the early phases of our relationship, Sue and I focused on enjoying time together. She’d just taken on a new job, and I was in a state of transition working as a freelance writer for companies like Aquent and … Continue reading →

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Racing in Racine

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

A few weeks into our dating, Sue was scheduled to do the Half-Ironman 70.3 race in Racine, Wisconsin. Having just gotten to know her by that point, and eager to deepen our relationship, I decided to drive up early Saturday … Continue reading →

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How time slips away, but not with 4WD

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Christopher Cudworth

Well, hello thereMy, it’s been a long, long timeHow am I doing?Oh, I guess that I’m doing fine It’s been so long nowBut it seems now, that it was only yesterdayGee, ain’t it funny, how time slips away =Willie Nelson … Continue reading →

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70.3 miles of key learning experiences

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

For those of you who do triathlons, I’m sharing what it was like to do my first-ever 70.3, a Half Ironman race in Madison, Wisconsin. Those of you who don’t know the sport well are invited to find out what … Continue reading →

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50 Years of Running: coming to grief through soccer

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

In the five years leading up to my late wife’s diagnosis of ovarian cancer, I experienced a period of grief related to my own physical and mental health. During one of the last years my daughter played soccer, her coach … Continue reading →

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50 Years of Running: Going Big Time

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Christopher Cudworth

After the 9/11 tragedy rocked just about everything in American life, people looked for normalcy just about any way they could find it. At the same time, the newspaper industry in which I worked was getting slammed right and left … Continue reading →

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