Category Archives: cycling

Requiem for a Felt 4C

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The autopsy by my bike mechanic is complete. My Felt 4C is officially a wall ornament. It happened as a result of a long ride under poor physical conditions. I’d been feeling sick during the Pumpkin Ride last October on … Continue reading →

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Nutcracker Dreams and Dancing Fools

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Last evening I attended the Ruth Page Center for the Arts production of The Nutcracker. My niece Victoria Cudworth is already an accomplished dancer that has studied in Cuba. Recently Victoria and my brother contacted me about the appropriate running … Continue reading →

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Circumstance sometimes really can make the man or woman

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Between the sophomore and junior year of my college experience, summer jobs were hard to find. The economy was sputtering in the late 1970s due to the centrifugal force of world politics and America’s sagging malaise coming off the exhaustion … Continue reading →

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Err on the side of caution when running and riding after dark

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday I ran at dusk. As I approached a major intersection a mile from my home, I stopped to take a panorama of the traffic waiting to move in the growing darkness. I had arrived as the traffic lights changed. … Continue reading →

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The wind is bully good outside

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Winds with gusts of more than 50 mph are blowing through the Chicago region this morning. I sat with my little dog on the couch listening to the wind and whispering to him. The house creaked and he jumped. Then … Continue reading →

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10 Lessons from Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

It struck me during a 6-mile run this morning in increasing rain that today is indeed Halloween. I can recall many a fall evening on October 30 being excited about the next day’s promise. Often a conference cross country meet … Continue reading →

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If a Runner, a Cyclist, a Swimmer and a Triathlete were running for President

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Welcome to the Presidential debate hosted by the WTF Network. Tonight’s debate will feature our four leading candidates are all known for their respective sports. We have a Runner, A Cyclist, a Swimmer and a Triathlete at their respective podiums … Continue reading →

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Your place in the parade

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

I don’t know if you have ever participated in a parade, but I have. It’s both a wonderful and a strange thing to be sitting on a float or marching along next to some display or vehicle decorated for the … Continue reading →

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The Truman Show is still running when it comes to climate change

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

The news came in 2-4″ of snow is predicted this weekend for Wisconsin. In case you’re geographically challenged, or live in a country far away (and there are many who read this blog who do) that’s the state just north … Continue reading →

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The view from the hospital

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Ever since 2000, the year my father had his quintuple bypass surgery, followed by his stroke two years later, and the death of my mother in 2005, my life’s journey has involved visits to quite a few hospital beds. That’s … Continue reading →

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