Category Archives: swimming

The important difference between “get through it” and “let’s do it”

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

So do yourself a favor. Before your workout do a review of your daily status in terms of relationships, work obligations and creative endeavors. If you feel conflicted or over-obligated in any of these categories, you’re likely going to feel pulled apart and wind up just “getting through” your workout rather than being fully engaged. Continue reading →

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A personal testimonial for FitnessSingles.com

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

Readers of this blog know a bit about my personal history. More than they’d sometimes like to know perhaps. That’s a blog for you. But I just finished writing a testimonial to FitnessSingles.com where I met my girlfriend Sue. I … Continue reading →

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The 11 things that give you confidence are…

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth Fitness and confidence go hand in hand. When you’re fit and prepared for a race or event, you are naturally more confident. But what does it mean to be confident? How do you get there? What do you … Continue reading →

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Why endurance athletes should be the greatest salespeople in the world.

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s one of the tarsnakes of existence that we must learn from our pain. It teaches us by correcting our wrongs. But it also teaches us that by working through the pain we can achieve great things. Continue reading →

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Let’s focus on you for a minute

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Running and riding and swimming are all activities that give your life focus. When you have focus, it gives you structure around which you build your daily activities. Time becomes valuable as you make choices in what to do each day. … Continue reading →

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Be grateful for the things you don’t have to think about when you run, ride or swim

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth It’s a fact that those of us who run, ride and swim take quite a bit for granted. See, it’s easy to complain about the fact that a workout or race did not go well. Or, you might … 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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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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The dangers in acting your age

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

Occasionally people will remark that I don’t look my age. While I appreciate the supposed kind intent of such comments, it also makes me wonder sometimes what they really mean. What would it mean to them if I did look my age? … Continue reading →

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The top half of my body is blueberries, strawberries and grapes and the bottom half is cheap slices of green melon

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Christopher Cudworth

By Christopher Cudworth It has often been said that we are what we eat. And if that were true we might look pretty interesting. Those of us who run and ride try like heck to eat well and by proxy, … Continue reading →

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