Category Archives: cycling the midwest

Going fast and built to last

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

The cycling season has ramped up kind of slow for me this year. For the last few seasons, we’ve gone to a triathlon camp that kicks fitness into gear. Like most athletes, I need that sustained period of training to … Continue reading →

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Bone on bone

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

I saw a former running acquaintance riding his bike on the road outside our cul-de-sac this morning. The bright blinker mounted on his aging Trek Madone caught my eye. As he passed I called out his name. He kept rolling … Continue reading →

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Changing appetites

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

Today is March 1st here in the center of the universe, or as close as we can get in Illinois. That means the northern hemisphere of Planet Earth is on its way toward the vernal equinox. Spring. The light is … Continue reading →

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Meet Mike Savage, one of my favorite Tri-Guys

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

The first time I got to know Mike Savage we were together riding on a long climb near Phoenix, Arizona during a weeklong Experience Triathlon spring training camp. We’d already done a couple rides that week along with a run … Continue reading →

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I keep smiling. It’s the only way to live.

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

At the age of five years old, I was in the backyard of another kid that would become my best friend through the age of twelve. Our mothers were in the front yard talking about how we might get along … Continue reading →

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Abandoned places and the wheelhouse of regrets

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

There’s an old house that sits on one of the most popular running routes that our college team used north of Decorah, Iowa. That house was not in great shape even back then. These days it is close to collapse. … Continue reading →

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On poaching, road rage and political consequences

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday while out birding on a country road west of our home, I turned the corner where the asphalt surface turns to gravel and spied a pile of Canada geese scattered in the snow. Some hunter must have exceeded the … Continue reading →

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The inevitable product of fuel and flame

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

Two days ago I went for a run to Dick Young Forest Preserve for a closeup look at the prairie burn taking place in the western reaches of the property. Flames tore across the ground and smoke rose up in … Continue reading →

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On winter and fading tan lines

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

During the summer I always put sunscreen on my arms, face, ears, neck and nose. But that’s a rather recent habit. For most of my running career before taking up cycling fifteen years ago, the thought of putting on sunscreen … Continue reading →

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Is that the azimuth I Spy?

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

When my kids were little, we played a game called I Spy in which we named something in the room and the other person had to guess. It was particularly fun during the holiday season with the Christmas tree stood … Continue reading →

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