Category Archives: cycling

Short and sweet

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

When you’ve been away from any of your favorite activities for a while, the return feels pretty sweet. Which is why it felt so sweet to run a few steps from my car to shut the front door this morning … Continue reading →

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Taking a spin through the recovery zone

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday a nurse from the orthopedic office called to follow up on my recovery progress after surgery. They actually called a couple times immediately following the surgery, but I missed those calls. So the nurse sounded a little surprised when … Continue reading →

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Delayed reactions and side effects in endurance athletes

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

One of the most challenging aspects of high-level training for endurance sports is how to recover properly to avoid overuse injuries, fatigue or illness. Those us us that have pushed the envelope too far know the pain and difficulty of … Continue reading →

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Past perfect weather predictions

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

During brilliant fall weather in the college October cross country season, I used to joke with teammates by saying, “We won’t have weather like this till April 10!” Winters back then tended to be dark, cold and unrelenting. After November’s … Continue reading →

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Walking wounded

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Last fall I should have listened to my instincts and gone ahead with surgery on the torn meniscus in my left knee. It had been popping out some last summer, but when it stopped acting weird going into winter I … Continue reading →

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Cold comfort

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Starting a ride at 5:00 pm on a March evening when the temperature is just 48 degrees is a guarantee of one thing. It will get colder as you go. And sure enough, by the time I finished my ride … Continue reading →

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Looking forward to a peak experience in the hills of North Carolina

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

In late May this year, my spouse and I are participating in a triathlon training camp in the hills (mountains?) of North Carolina. It involves a ton of riding over the three or four days of the camp. There will … Continue reading →

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Life and death in the March wind

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

It snowed here in Illinois this morning. The birds gathered around our feeder were manic for the little bits of food that remained after the last refill. I drove down to Woodman’s grocery story and brought back bags of bird … Continue reading →

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How do you deal with guilt?

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning at 4:45 my wife rose from bed to gather her gear and go swim. She is disciplined about her workouts. And frankly, she loves to swim. That goes back a ways, and she is good in the water. … Continue reading →

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Getting Felt up and still riding

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Two years ago in October I drove into the garage of my house with my Felt 4C bike still perched on the roof of my Subaru. It bent the front fork but as it turned out, the main frame of … Continue reading →

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