Category Archives: triathlete

Life tectonics in a sweet season

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

This is the fifth in a series of articles about the Sweet Season of 1978, my college senior year when our Luther College team placed second in the nation in NCAA Division III cross country. To follow the chronological narrative … Continue reading →

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Sleep it off now and then

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

During the summer months we often wake quite early to run or ride before the wind and heat pick up. A few times this summer I even rode in the morning on weekdays. That required getting out the door by … Continue reading →

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Swim time

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

There comes a time in every athlete’s life when it does no further good to offer up excuses why things aren’t happening like they should. When I started swimming three or four years ago, I could barely manage a couple … Continue reading →

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When things are looking up, don’t look down

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I once had a boss who told me, “I like you a lot more when you’re smiling.” Now, the circumstances surrounding my resting dour face were not exactly common. So let’s set the stage. I’d just started a job as … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Florence unleashing a crapload of hurt on North Carolina

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Let’s face it. Being immature about stuff like this is fun. I just read an entire thread of slightly dirty jokes riffing on an image a Facebook friend posted of the weather report for Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas. That’s … Continue reading →

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Wearing down the competition, and not yourself

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

So many endurance events come down to a contest of attrition. In a distance race, the matter of who wins and who loses often comes down to the competitor that can hang on the longest. During one of my triathlon … Continue reading →

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There’s only so much sex the world can take

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

We subscribe to Direct TV for our television programming. When we moved into our house, our connections were all from AT&T. But by some vagary of local wiring, the data was so slow and the Internet so patchy we had … Continue reading →

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Making life harder than it needs to be

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday’s blog offended a few people. The number of followers dropped by 20 overnight. It’s happened before. Whether it was the topic of excrement, my treatise about crap-spattering baboons or the political criticism leveled at certain political figures… that eclipsed … Continue reading →

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Washed out but not up

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I’m still new to triathlon in many respects. But like so many (other) things in life, it is sometimes the early experiences that teach us the most. Bike racing  For example, the first time I tried racing bikes in a … Continue reading →

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The Rule of Threes in triathlon

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

I’m not a triathlon coach. No certifications. No real credentials except the fact that I regularly podium in my age group. But that’s the objective of most triathletes, is it not? As in any endurance sport, especially the three involved … Continue reading →

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