Category Archives: running

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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A place to run through time

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday I ran in Leroy Oakes Forest Preserve, a large park on the west side of St. Charles, Illinois where I went to high school. The preserve is a mix of grassy hills, mature oak woodlands and former farm and … Continue reading →

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Taking back my legs

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

wear running shorts that bottom out 4″ above my knees. But I admit that I’m conflicted by that. When I run past a window and see those long shorts in the window, I feel like I look slow. Like a jogger, not a racer. 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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PechaKucha your way to happiness

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Last night we attended a liberating event right in my hometown of Batavia. To its eternal credit, our little city has a quirky artistic side that is willing to try all kinds of new things. There is a great organization … Continue reading →

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Meet Maura, a great little runner to know

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

A few weeks ago following an Experience Triathlon Run Club, I sat and talked with Elena Tawney, a former high school runner and soccer player that has taken up the triathlon. We shared some stories about running and she brought … Continue reading →

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Running Shoes and Souls: A We Run and Ride video special on biomechanics, orthotics and healthy running

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth
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A harvest of reason from the seasons

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

It was not until my early 20s that I learned that my uncle Kermit Nichols had been a tremendous runner in high school and college. What I knew about him to that point was gleaned from summer visits to the … Continue reading →

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