Category Archives: running

Leave your worries behind

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Over the course of a career, athletes experience a variety of circumstances as they approach competition. Every race is different even if one is competing on a perfectly composed and constructed 400-meter track. That means mental preparation for competition is … Continue reading →

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A non-fiction journey through a peak racing season

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  The schedule While cleaning out my house to move, I dug up some running journals that included a summary of a peak competitive season. So I invite you to Come With Me on a non-fiction journey through a peak-period … Continue reading →

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Loss or gain in a puff of smoke

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

The world of endurance sport has changed in many ways over the last thirty years. We’ve watched heroes rise and fall, come and go. Lance Armstrong ruled the world and then collapsed like the subject of a Cold Play song. I … Continue reading →

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Be thankful if you’re not decommissioned

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

There are not many statistics about how many endurance athletes are forced to give up their sports due to injury or other conditions. But it happens. And if you’re still running, riding and swimming, you should be thankful. Not everyone … Continue reading →

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Shut up and run

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Perhaps you’ve been through a phase in life in which you’re not so proud, or weren’t so happy. It’s quite common for example at 19 or 20 years old, to go all Goth in the head and question everything you … Continue reading →

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How to run a marathon without really trying

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

A photographer friend sent me a photo after yesterday’s Fox Valley Marathon. There was some guy named Chris that looked like me who was running the race. Perhaps I ran 26.2 miles yesterday and did not even know it. That’s how … Continue reading →

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Separate ways

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

I had the best friend ever growing up in Pennsylvania. Our family moved to Lancaster when I was five years old. Within days, my mother somehow met up with a woman whose son was the same age as me. We … Continue reading →

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Rehumanize yourself

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Now that football players have come to the realization that they are not robots run by the NFL, the nation has been grappling with what it means not to stand during the National Anthem or recite the Pledge of Allegiance … Continue reading →

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Before (and after) the frost

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

During a cross country season my sophomore year in high school, a friend and I were paired up to do an outdoor field biology project. His name was Doug Benson, I believe, who was a teammate and friend. The instructor … Continue reading →

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When the autumn light leads to inner light

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

The last few days have been so pristine and beautiful here in Illinois it almost takes your breath away. The skies have been clear. Hardly any breeze. That led me to take a run in the forest preserve where the … Continue reading →

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