Category Archives: competition

How to deal with getting older as an athlete

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

It is always amusing hearing someone far younger say out loud, “God, I feel so old.” We hear it when people in the mid-to-late 20s suddenly realize the toddler children they once babysat are now graduating from high school or … Continue reading →

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The Three Bitches and Twenty Bastards meet at the Horribly Hilly 100

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

“Isn’t this pretty?” I asked my companion Sue at the 30-mile point of the Horribly Hilly 100 ride. “It’s a valley,” she responded. “So it’s not that pretty. It means we have to go back up again.” And that, my … Continue reading →

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Sideswiped and gutter sniped

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

There are a couple stories about which I’ve been holding out on you. One involves an incident last weekend with a gutter snipe driver who calculatedly attempted to run four of us cyclists off the road. guttersnipe [ ˈgətərˌsnīp ] NOUN derogatory … Continue reading →

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Weekend bookends for a roadie and triathlete

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The storms passing through the Midwest and Illinois this year are no more intense than usual, but they are a little more frequent. Last weekend’s duathlon in a downpour was an interesting experience. This weekend’s sweeping series of rainstorms made … Continue reading →

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Gratitude goes a long way

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Last year for the Batavia Triathlon/Duathlon it was my honor to work the course as a volunteer. Our club Experience Triathlon hosts the race and it takes multiple dozens of workers to make the race go forward. From course marshalls … Continue reading →

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A new and healthy way to look at competition in life

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Whether you choose to believe it or not, you’re always competing with yourself. I know I do. It’s inevitable that we compare our current selves to our past selves. We want to know how we’ve grown or changed. We ache … Continue reading →

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