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Category Archives: competition
50 Years of Running: The Hardest Thing in the World
During the month of November, when traveling for admissions wore me down to a nub of a human being, I ceased trying to keep track of daily runs because it meant nothing. If you’ve ever run a race where you … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, cross country, Depression, God, life and death, love, mental health, mental illness, running, track and field
Tagged admissions, admissions counselor, artist, bird hike, birding, college admissions, federal duck stamp contest, Iowa duck stamp contest, keep the light on, motel 6, naivete, runner, running mileage, running program, the hardest thing in the world, turning corners, wildlife artist, wildlife painting
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50 Years of Running: Road Trippin’
On the 17th of September, 1979, I climbed into the beatup Chevy Monza that Luther College assigned me for road trips and drove the 5+ hours to the Chicago market for the first college fair of the fall season. For … Continue reading
Posted in adhd, anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, mental health, running, sex
Tagged admissions counselor, admissions quotas, black colleges, black student union, chevy monza, city of chicago, college admissions, college enrollment, college recruiting, Luther College, mental strain, minority students, race relationships, road trippin, urban students
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50 Years of Running: On the Runway to Life
At the end of January Term, with a mere197 miles under my belt, it was time to get serious about training. But there was also the question of a serious relationship going on, and I didn’t mind that one bit. … Continue reading
50 Years of Running: Wonder Left
After the 800-mile season in cross country in the fall of ’78, it felt good to back off running twice-a-day. But then I sprained an ankle playing pickup basketball. So I was out of action completely for four days. I … Continue reading
50 Years of Running: Alternative Realities
The circumstances by which I wound up running for Luther College were serendipitous. By the end of senior year in high school, I’d applied and was accepted to Augustana College in Rock Island. During my visit out there, I ran … Continue reading
50 Years of Running: How the Big Boys Do It
Following our second-place finish at Division III nationals, Coach Kent Finanger suggested we all travel to Madison to watch the Division 1 national meet in Wisconsin. Even with classes going on and the need to catch up, a bunch of … Continue reading
50 Years of Running: National Ambitions
The first time our Luther cross country team traveled to the national cross country meet, we flew to Boston, Massachusetts and finished in 20th place with 441 points. North Central College, led by its perennial All-American Bruce Fischer in 4th … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, cross country, mental health, running
Tagged Augustana College, carleton college, Kent Finanger, Luther college cross country, luther college decorah Iowa, NCAA Division III, North Central College, regional cross country, Rock Island Illinois, st olaf college, wow fun wow
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50 Years of Running: Performance time
As the last two weeks of cross country season wound down, there was little time for looking backward as all our focus came down to one thing: getting through the Regional Championships to make Nationals. That was our whole goal … Continue reading
50 Years of Running: Take Nothing For Granted
After team members circulated rumors about feeling “burnout,” our coach Kent Finanager turned on the motivational jets. What coach wants to hear their runners bitching and whining their way into failure? The season was already marked by success. But it … Continue reading
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