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Category Archives: triathlon
The techie world of fitness trackers
I wear a Garmin Fenix 5 fitness tracker. My wife purchased it for me two years ago. It has a ton of features. Beyond recording workout times, pace and route tracking, it also measures heart rate, estimated calories and stress … Continue reading
A long line of strong women
Heading into last weekend I read that a distance runner named Letensenbet Gidey had run a world record 5000M time of 14:06 in a track meet in Valencia, Spain. I sat there for a moment and thought, “14:06. That means … Continue reading
Understanding our elemental selves
As a child growing up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I spent tons of time riding around neighborhood roads next to the Meadia Heights Country Club. The black asphalt road surface of those streets was bordered by fine gravel in which chunks … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, cycling, life and death, running, swimming, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged black stone of elagabalus, crystal powers, elabalus, elemental selves, fool's gold, mineral elements, network marketing, powers of crystal, pyrite, rocks and minerals, stones
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3Disciplines and a trail of joy
The folks at 3Disciplines deserve thanks for putting on a well-organized, safe and interesting triathlon event in the Muncie, Indiana area. Communications in advance of the race were clear and helpful. Event registration was simple and quick, even with the … Continue reading
Posted in 10K, 13.1, running, swimming, trail running, tri-bikes, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged 3disciplines, half ironman, muncie triathlon, olympic triathlon
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Transfer of excellence
While many of my peers are retiring or planning to do so in the near future, I have no plans to retire for another ten years or so. There are many reasons for that having to do with career shifts … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Christopher Cudworth, college, competition, Depression, mental health, PEAK EXPERIENCES, racing peak, swimming, training, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged 70.3 triathlon, anxiety, competition's son, content strategist, covid19, expectations, fear, fear of failure, fear of success, full creative forces, impact of fear, rescuing Christianity from the grip of tradition, retirement, retiring, The Right Kind of Pride, transfer of excellence
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Useful takeaways from a triathlete’s first 70.3 Half Ironman
Five years ago, standing on top of the spiral parking ramp by the Madison Hilton, I watched the start of the Wisconsin Ironman race in which my wife Sue was competing. She had a decent go of it that first … Continue reading
Posted in 13.1, bike accidents, bike crash, bike wobble, Christopher Cudworth, climbing, competition, cycling the midwest, duathlon, half marathon, healthy aging, IRONMAN, marathon, running, swimming, training, training for a marathon, tri-bikes, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged 70.3, distance runner, first 70.3 half Ironman, half ironman, Ironman triathlon, ironman wisconsin 70.3, madison Ironman, Madison Wisconsin, olympic distance triathlon, racing a half ironman, sprint distance triathlon, strong swimmers, takeaways, triathlon racing, triathlon training
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Summer’s almost over. Do you love autumn?
The cool rains driven by early September storms have come to the Midwest. The dry grasses of August don’t know what to do with all this sudden moisture. Our drought is perhaps broken, but the browns will perhaps persist all … Continue reading
Squirrel!
This morning my wife let our dog Lucy out the door to greet me at the moment when two squirrels ran out from beneath the line of cedar trees next to our lawn. Lucy gave chase to one of the … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, Christopher Cudworth, healthy aging, life and death, running, swimming, Tarsnakes, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons, we run and ride, We Run and Ride Every Day
Tagged anxiety, anxiety and ADHD, anxiety and exercise, anxiety disorder, Depression, depression and exercise, distracted, distraction, squirrel, squirrels
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Swinging good time
As the son of an avid golfer, I’ve had golf clubs in my hands since the age of three. That never made me a Tiger Woods. But I can play the game respectably. These days the technology in golf clubs … Continue reading
Posted in running, triathlete, triathlon
Tagged couples golf, golf, golfer, golfing, southern hills plantation golf club
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I figured out why it’s so hard to run, ride or swim in North America
While researching technical information for an engineering client’s website, I found a series of maps that answer a ton of questions I’ve had over the years. For example, why does it always feel like the wind is against me no … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Cudworth, cycling, cycling the midwest, religious liberty, swimming, triathlete, triathlon, triathlons
Tagged civil liberties, clinal changes in north america, dog poo, religious freedom, trump turd, weather conditions in north america, wind directions in north america
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