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On track for a good year

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

The temperature outside this morning was eleven degrees. The Weather Channel app said it felt like minus nine. My running gear was laid out next to the bed as I rose to put in my contact lenses at 6:00 a.m. … Continue reading →

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I Wish I Was a Girl, so that you could believe me

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

Dating a triathlete the last three years, then moving in together and planning a marriage has been an exceptionally interesting journey. We’ve been together through her ups and downs in everything from Sprints to Olympics to Half Ironmans. Then I got … Continue reading →

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All things being equal

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

In the yin and yang of athletic performance, there is no more vexing question than whether women are equal athletes to men. If one looks only at the empiric evidence, the arguments might away. Certainly, the world’s best men athletes … Continue reading →

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A resolution to be honest with yourself

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Christopher Cudworth

After many years of making New Year’s Resolutions, following through on some, while others fall away like bowling pins, there is just one that holds true year after year. Be honest with yourself.  If one does nothing other than that, … Continue reading →

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The profits of a good gym

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

In my mid-20s I had the opportunity to manage a gym called the Norris Sports Complex. It was a publicly-owned and managed facility attached to a high school in St. Charles, Illinois. As such, it was open for evening hours … Continue reading →

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What Carrie Fisher taught us about choking the beast of depression, anxiety and dread

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

When the Star Wars character of Princess Leia Organa played by Carrie Fisher took hold of the chain that bound her and used it to choke the dickens out of her captor, Jabba the Hut, fans cheered at the triumph … Continue reading →

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Locker room talk

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

Even on race days, it’s not that easy to get up at 4:30 a.m. No matter how enthusiastic you might feel the night before, getting out of a snug bed is difficult. Then to consider the cold drive from home … Continue reading →

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Long shadows and snow fences

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

This morning’s run finally felt better. The cold virus that has vexed my body for two weeks has relented a bit. That’s how it is with certain colds. They linger and force you to flirt with disaster if you miss … Continue reading →

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Do you believe in bridges?

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

  Last night following a busy Christmas Day in which we celebrated at three different homes, my mind went to work when the head hit the pillow.   The dreams that came about were all about what it means to have … Continue reading →

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Wrapping with the worst of them

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Christopher Cudworth

The class they never taught in Home Economics class. Gift wrapping. One of the most useful skills in all human activity. Completely ignored. I learned how to make omelets in Home Economics. Even a Baked Alaska. But they never brought up … Continue reading →

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