Category Archives: training

Old School is New School. Never forget it.

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning on the way to drop off our dog at daycare, I drove past the building that was the only high school in town back when I was a student in St. Charles, Illinois. By the time I was … Continue reading →

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Menstruation chronicles

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

As a young runner living in the City of Chicago during the early 1980s, I met a woman through track workouts at the downtown Northwestern University cinder track next to Lake Shore Drive. After scoping her out the entire workout, … Continue reading →

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The year of no racing

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

It hasn’t been by choice that I did not race a triathlon in 2019. The year started out strong with a training camp in Tucson. But perhaps there was an omen in that experience. While climbing Mt. Lemmon the temps … Continue reading →

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The Tar Bubble Chronicles

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

During my run today I looked down and saw a few small bubbles poking up from the surface of the tar at the edge of the road. I stopped and bent down to use the tip of my pointer finger … Continue reading →

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The trials and tribulations of a right hand man

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

This weekend my wife completed the Half Ironman in Madison, Wisconsin. That’s no mean feat given a course that is hilly beyond belief. At several points the grade reaches 10% and a long steep stretch up a country road called … Continue reading →

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What do we want from summer?

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

In two days it will be June. That is the official start of summer in my mind. Which meant it felt a little bittersweet to stumble upon this photo taken in August of last year. Summer often goes too fast… … Continue reading →

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On actually seeing a woman

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning on the way to the train station for her weekly once-weekly commute, my wife pulled an item out of her purse and opened it up. “I have new lipstick,” she told me. She applied it by memory, checked … Continue reading →

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The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins… and anxiety

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Like millions of other children raised in the 1960s, I grew up reading books by Dr. Seuss. One of the most perplexing was the story of Bartholomew Cubbins, a kid who upon encountering an authority figure was supposed to remove … Continue reading →

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Pulling for everyone in Arizona

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

Entering a training camp with 20 other triathletes is always a novel experience. Sue and I just spent four days in the company of athletes from every level, facing the challenges of riding and swimming and running in our own … Continue reading →

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The day my eyelids froze shut

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Christopher Cudworth

It’s true. I once went running in temperatures of twenty-three below zero. A half mile into the run, my eyelids froze shut. That’s a weird feeling I can assure you. I stopped, covered my face and warmed the area the … Continue reading →

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