Category Archives: running

Running after Pistol Pete Maravich

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

. I loved the game of basketball for its creativity and speed. I actually only legitimately dunked the ball on a 10 foot basket one time. My hands were too small to palm the ball so I had to jump and get a full basketball’s width above the rim to slam it down. I had a lot of squeegee dunks but that one clean stuff is not something I’ll ever forget. You feel like you’re flying…and that was how I liked to feel on the basketball court. Continue reading →

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Handel’s Messiah…For he shall run for ever and ever…

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth My alma mater Luther College is a great music school. Each December there was a giant production of Handel’s Messiah held in the gymnasium. Hundreds of students would sign up to participate in the choir. Earning the … Continue reading →

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Is running form an ethos that can make all the difference in your results?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth It is 6:00 in the morning at the Batavia (IL) High School indoor track facility. Kelly Krause is dressed in full running gear along with three of her female proteges. All are up early to work on … Continue reading →

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1984 Olympic Marathon one of the most beautiful runs of all time

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Hardly in the history of running has there been a more beautiful stride than that of Carlos Lopes. His feet merely kiss the ground. His stride wastes almost no motion. If you are a marathoner or half-marathoner and want to model your stride after one of the greatest runners in distance history, follow the lead of one Carlos Lopes. Continue reading →

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On the road with me and Chuck

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

I did the math a while ago and figured out that my dog Chuck and I have covered a lot of ground together. He’s been in our lives for about 5 years now, and I’ve walked him virtually every day … Continue reading →

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Ask yourself this simple question: “Why am I eating?”

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Humans have to eat like everything else on this earth. Fortunately we don’t actually have to hunt our own food these days or 99.9% of the human population would die in a week. Continue reading →

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Lessons on race relations from a sports facility

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

As manager of the Norris Sports Complex, it was my responsibility to run a sports facility used for basketball, soccer, volleyball and the run/walk programs held each night for the general public. The rhythms were fairly well established. Between 40 and 100 … Continue reading →

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Parallel journeys and new dimensions

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Today’s blog on We Run and Ride relates to author Christopher Cudworth’s book The Right Kind of Pride, an inspiration book about his wife’s 8 year journey through ovarian cancer survivorship and the character, caregiving and community that supported them. The book is featured in … Continue reading →

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It takes concentrated effort to combat hunger, especially when it’s real

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Those of us who run and ride tend to understand hunger in terms of managing how much we eat for fuel and performance. We eat to run and ride and swim, or else we hit the wall, bonk or sink. Yet if we … Continue reading →

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Nothing wrong with a taste of humble pie for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

The 18th Annual Fox River Trail Runners Turkey Trot was a cold one followed by delicious hot chocolate. That’s the way a Thanksgiving Turkey Trot should be, of course. With temps in the low 20s at best, and a snow … Continue reading →

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