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Changes in latitude, changes in attitude

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

That young man in the photo is my son, Evan Cudworth. He lives in southern California. When he moved there a year ago, he mentioned that he wanted a change in latitude. If I recall correctly, he described it this … Continue reading →

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It isn’t rocket science

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

As kids, my brothers and I would make rockets by wrapping aluminum foil around pencils to create the fuselage, which we’d fill by cutting match heads off paper matches. These would fill the cylinder from front to back. Then we’d … Continue reading →

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Cold, hard facts

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

We’ve been spending some good time on the indoor track, seeing results in our efforts. As a specific result, my wife Sue is learning the beauty of speed training and how it makes your base pace and even your race … Continue reading →

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Coyotes and poodles

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

Our home backs up to a wetland. There is a pack of coyotes that frequent the wilds back there. They feed on rabbits and other furry edibles. Recently, they also snatched a neighbor’s poodle. I met the owners that morning, a … Continue reading →

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If I could hold you tonight, I might never let go

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Christopher Cudworth

We celebrated New Year’s Eve with an amazing 11-course treat of a dinner at a restaurant called Gaetano’s in Batavia, Illinois. The Italian fare was strikingly flavorful and fine. Then we hopped over to the house of a friend where our … Continue reading →

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The inside scoop on running (inside)

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday the temps were in the single digits and the wind chill ungodly. Had Jesus been born into this kind of weather, he’d have crawled back inside Mary and waited for the Holy Spirit to warm things up a little. … Continue reading →

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Running and riding away from the Christmas cookies

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Yesterday my wife gathered family members for an afternoon of cookie-baking. I was out of the house finishing up a commissioned painting for a friend, so the merriment and smells did not rope me in. When present during a cookie-baking … Continue reading →

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Don’t write yourself off

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning during the middle of an interval workout at the indoor track, the feeling of being healthy transitioned into gratitude. While my knee still has a torn bit of meniscus inside and my age works against getting faster year … Continue reading →

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Experiments in sun and wind and salt

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

A week ago we returned from sunny Florida. It was eighty degrees every day. We ran in shorts and swam in the afternoon. I walked a boardwalk taking photos of semi-tropical birds. It was lovely. This morning (back in Illinois) … Continue reading →

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How warm was my snuggly bed this morning? I’ll tell you.

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

My wife Sue rose early this morning to head out for Master’s Swim. It was 4:40 a.m when the alarm went off. When it comes to getting up for workouts, the woman has the discipline of a tigress stalking prey … Continue reading →

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