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Even flat turtles have their day in the sun

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning I ran what might possibly be the slowest three miles I’ve done in a long time. Along the way, I chanced to look down and see a flattened turtle on the gravel shoulder of the road. It bugs … Continue reading →

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Escape from Runworld

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

As a viewer of the HBO show Westworld and previously, the popular television series Lost, I willingly suspend some levels of critical analysis about the premise of these shows. One can’t dig too deeply into the context or it quickly … Continue reading →

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New Balance or Old Balance?

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

A friend from college named Dan Johnson recently ran a 5:26 mile. He’s coming up on sixty years old, and that’s a darned fast time for a man his age. He also recently won a big age group 10K award. … Continue reading →

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Livestrong still has a tale or two to tell

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Recently I saw a link to the Livestrong Foundation website and decided to visit and see what they’re doing these days. Despite all the bad press its original spokesperson Lance Armstrong generated through his admission to lying about use of … Continue reading →

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Velociraptors revisited

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

The city sidewalks that were just replaced in our little town were fresh concrete laid between wooden rails when a Canada goose walked across the fragile surface with its big flat feet. The tracks it left may or may not … Continue reading →

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To the top of Ceasar’s Head and back

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Day one of our training vacation in North Carolina saw us cross the eastern Continental Divide and ride back down to Brevard. The climb up Ceasar’s Head State Park consisted of five full miles of climbing  The entire ride saw 5000+ … Continue reading →

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Jumping through hoops to a sense of wonder

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday a longtime friend showed up at a walk that I host in my hometown. Every Wednesday people from the community hike a three-mile loop on bike trails for health and fitness. His mom wanted to join the walk, so he … Continue reading →

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Sock drawer confessions

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

It dawned on me this morning that I have no idea how most other people in the world arrange their socks. That seems like a fair topic in the age of “life hacks” that are supposed to make our existence … Continue reading →

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Is CPR alone essentially useless?

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning on the way to work there was a discussion on radio about how doctors view the art of dying in comparison to the general population. The most shocking part of the interview focused on the nearly useless practice … Continue reading →

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Chicago: City of Big Shoulders and sometimes small minds

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday was the first anniversary of my marriage to Suzanne Astra. We celebrated by heading to Chicago to see Hamilton, take in a romantic dinner at the Chicago Athletic Club with a gift certificate we’d been given as a wedding … Continue reading →

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