Category Archives: Uncategorized

50 Years of Running: Competition’s Son, Part 4

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Christopher Cudworth

The hardest part in raising any child is achieving a balance between providing challenges that help them grow and providing the encouragement necessary to keep them trying. The positive effects of challenging a child come down to the manner in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

50 Years of Running: Jacked around

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Christopher Cudworth

Having moved everything I owned east to Philly the previous August, now I was faced with hauling everything back to Chicago the following May. Through a few quick conversations with a close friend living on the north side of the … Continue reading →

Posted in 400 meter intervals, 400 workouts, addiction, Christopher Cudworth, cross country, death, fear, gay marriage, life and death, love, mental illness, race pace, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mulberry Fields Forever

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

The iconic song Strawberry Fields by John Lennon celebrates the place he used to visit as a child where his mind could wander. Apart from the restrictions of society, he felt inspired and freed from false expectations. Let me take … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Like it or not, I’m a single-speed (18 mph) kind of guy

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

When most cyclists talking about going “single-speed” on the bike, they’re referring to “fixies,” the type of bicycle with just one gear. No shifting. No hassles. You ride as fast as you pedal. I’ve seen people riding fixies or single-speed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Apple tree wisdom

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

I had a best friend while growing up in Pennsylvania who lived in a modest home at the center of a golf course south of Lancaster. We did everything together from playing sports to learning about girls as we entered … Continue reading →

Posted in running, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A new twist on the meaning of “run and ride”

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday I woke up early at a hotel in Indianola, Iowa and pulled on the running clothes. The weather was damp and spitting rain, so I wore a rain jacket and took off south into town. I was heading for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

What it means to lose a longtime friend

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

Originally posted on The Right Kind of Pride:
Five Luther College teammates, from left to right: Dani Fjelstad, Steve Corson, Paul Mullen, Keith Ellingson and Christopher Cudworth. I’m driving out to Iowa today to share in the visitation and funeral…

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Bathing in love and respect

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

Originally posted on The Right Kind of Pride:
She works hard and seldom takes time to slow down. After our fifty-mile bike ride in the hills of Galena, Illinois, this past Saturday, we awoke Sunday morning to do a long…

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Feeling out of shape? Hang in there

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Christopher Cudworth

We all know the feeling. A touch of flab around the waist. Tight pants. Sluggish on the run. Unmotivated and defeated by the cold. Hang in there. It doesn’t last forever. We miss a few workouts due to work obligations. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The world on steroids

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Christopher Cudworth

I’m going to tell you two quick stories and then explain why they’re pertinent at this precise moment in time. During college cross country in a season where we’d go on to place second in the NCAA cross country championships, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment