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Virgin Territory a tale of determination
The book Virgin Territory is the new biography of American distance runner Craig Virgin. The book was authored by longtime sportswriter Randy Sharer and is available on Itascabooks.com , at Amazon.com or on Nook Book, A successful sports biography does several things. First, it … Continue reading
Posted in racing peak, running, Uncategorized
Tagged a tale of determination, adidas, Adolf Hitler, biography of Craig Virgin, Boston Marathon, Craig Virgin, craigvirgin.com, hall of fame, Illinois State Cross Country, itasca books, Lebanon, mythic figures, olympic mettle, randy sharer, self-aware athlete, sports biography, Steve Prefontaine, university of illinois, Virgin territory, world cross country
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On roots and transitions
The transition of ownership and management in world of farming is one of the vexing challenges for families that have passed land down from one generation to the next. “The older generation struggles to let go of the reins,” says … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, running
Tagged roots and transitions, triathlon transition, twilight zone
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Through the land of corn and soy
Our home sits on the edge of civilization where suburban homes give way to agricultural land. The farm fields extend 120 miles west to the Mississippi River, broken only by towns with a farming history; Dekalb, Dixon and Rock Island. … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, cycling, cycling the midwest, running, we run and ride
Tagged Canada geese and cranes, corn fields, farm fields, farming, genetically engineered, globalized agricultural, harper's magazine, prequels in Star Wars, soy bean fields, through the land of corn and soy
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Does my knee need Viagra?
The medial collateral ligament in my left knee is a bit squishy of late. At some point in every hard run, it protrudes and the knee joint gets wishy-washy for a bit. This has been taking place on an off … Continue reading
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Tagged four hour erection, knee injury, priapism, running injury, viagra
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes
Thomas Earl Petty was born Oct. 20, 1950, in Gainesville, Fla., the first child of Earl and Katherine “Kitty” Petty. Petty had a difficult relationship with his father, and cited a particularly brutal beating he received at age 5 that … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, 13.1, Christopher Cudworth, competition, cross country, running
Tagged bruce springsteen the river, Chicago area running association, damn the torpedoes, death of tom petty, even the losers get lucky sometimes, out of college money spent, runners, running, tom petty music
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Not the retiring type
In the middle of the first mile of a 4.5 mile run the other morning, my body was not exactly cooperating. Everything felt sluggish and slow. In fact I was trundling along at 11:00 per mile pace. Things eventually improved, … Continue reading
Drawing on years of experience
I’ve been a runner basically since I was born. Skinny. Energetic. Can’t sit still. Love to run. I’ve also always been obsessed with art all my life. Sketching. Painting. Love to draw. Along the way in life, these two interests … Continue reading
Posted in cross country, running, trail running, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged altitude training, grand tetons national park, Ironman triathlon, mountain running, running in Colorado, running in the mountains, running in Wyoming, trail runners, trail running, yellowstone national park
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How do you view yourself as a runner?
Recently I did a little sketch of a male and female runner together. While drawing it, I was thinking about the runners I know that have the best form, at full speed. As a lifelong artist, I have always enjoyed … Continue reading
Somewhere over the rainbow
Last evening while driving from home to my art studio for a painting session, the clouds to the east grew dark at twilight. Then the sun broke through from the west and caught the edge of the clouds. Up from … Continue reading
No better place than Decorah, Iowa
As a freshman at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, the new environment around our college campus was a mystery. Those first few weeks looping around town in training for cross-country amounted to one unveiling after another. There were gravel roads … Continue reading
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